Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The radiation belts are zones in space around the

A)

Earth

B)

Mercury

C)

Jupiter and Saturn

D)

Earth, Jupiter and Saturn

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Earth, Jupiter and Saturn

2 .

The longest day (shortest night) in the southern hemisphere is

A)

June 21

B)

July 21

C)

November 22

D)

December 22

Correct Answer : Option (D) - December 22

3 .

The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about

A)

4,500 to 6,000 metres

B)

5,500 to 6,000 metres

C)

3,500 to 6,000 metres

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 5,500 to 6,000 metres

4 .

The right ascension is the equivalent of longitude on the celestial sphere, and it is given in the units of

A)

degrees

B)

time-hours, minutes and seconds

C)

only hours

D)

only seconds

Correct Answer : Option (B) - time-hours, minutes and seconds

5 .

The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the

A)

Aravalli hills

B)

Raj Mahal hills

C)

Siwalik hills

D)

Western Ghats

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Western Ghats

6 .

The strongest bonds exist between the particles found within

A)

metamorphic rocks

B)

igneous rocks

C)

sedimentary rock

D)

all have similar strength of bonds

Correct Answer : Option (B) - igneous rocks

7 .

The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be

A)

1 : 250,000

B)

1 : 100,000

C)

1 : 50,000

D)

1 : 25,000

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 1 : 25,000

8 .

The longest epoch of the tertiary period is

A)

Palaeocene

B)

Eocene

C)

Oligocene

D)

Miocene

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Eocene

9 .

The ozone layer at high altitude contains

A)

only ozone (O3)

B)

mixture of atomic oxygen (O), ordinary oxygen (O2) and Ozone (O3)

C)

only ordinary oxygen (O2)

D)

atomic oxygen (O) and ordinary oxygen (O2)

Correct Answer : Option (B) - mixture of atomic oxygen (O), ordinary oxygen (O2) and Ozone (O3)

10 .

The production of wheat has increased mainly due to

A)

increase in area under wheat

B)

increase in yield per hectare

C)

increase in demand for wheat

D)

increase in prices

Correct Answer : Option (B) - increase in yield per hectare