Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called

A)

the Chinook

B)

the sirocco

C)

the foehn

D)

the loo

Correct Answer : Option (C) - the foehn

2 .

The planet that takes the highest time for completing a rotation is

A)

Mercury

B)

Venus

C)

Earth

D)

Pluto

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Venus

3 .

The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the

A)

corona

B)

asteroid

C)

comet

D)

nebula

Correct Answer : Option (A) - corona

4 .

The shape of earth is

A)

circular

B)

sphere

C)

spheroid

D)

oblate spheroid

Correct Answer : Option (D) - oblate spheroid

While the Earth appears to be round when viewed from the vantage point of space, it is actually closer to an ellipsoid.

5 .

The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called

A)

aquifers

B)

aquicludes

C)

perched aquifer

D)

spring

Correct Answer : Option (B) - aquicludes

An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well.

6 .

The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is

A)

Palaeocene

B)

Palaeozoic

C)

Pliocene

D)

Holocene

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Palaeocene

Palaeocene is the lowermost and oldest epoch of the tertiary period. It spans between 65 million years ago to 57 million years ago

7 .

The pedogenic process associated with poor drainage and which involves the accumulation of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil is called

A)

salinisation

B)

gleisation

C)

calcification

D)

podsolisation

Correct Answer : Option (B) - gleisation

8 .

The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called

A)

Novas

B)

Comets

C)

Asteroids

D)

Meteors

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Asteroids

The Asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars, that is occupied by a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes but much smaller than planets, called "Asteroids" or "minor planets"

9 .

The groundwater can become confined between two impermeable layers. This type of enclosed water is called

A)

unconfined groundwater

B)

artesian well

C)

artesian

D)

confined groundwater

Correct Answer : Option (C) - artesian

10 .

The humidity of the air depends upon

A)

temperature

B)

weather

C)

location

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : Option (D) - All of the above

Humidity depends on water vaporization and condensation, which, in turn, mainly depends on temperature. Therefore, when applying more pressure to a gas saturated with water, all components will initially decrease in volume approximately according to the ideal gas law.