World Geography - General Knowledge Questions

A)
the outer portion of the moon's shadow
B)
formed by the tangent that intersects between the sun and the moon
C)
both (a) and (b)
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   both (a) and (b)

A)
Panama canal, Central America
B)
Suez canal, Egypt
C)
Kiel canal, Germany
D)
St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)

Correct Answer :   St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)

A)
the Chinook
B)
the sirocco
C)
the foehn
D)
the loo

Correct Answer :   the foehn

A)
Mercury
B)
Venus
C)
Earth
D)
Pluto

Correct Answer :   Venus

A)
corona
B)
asteroid
C)
comet
D)
nebula

Correct Answer :   corona

A)
circular
B)
sphere
C)
spheroid
D)
oblate spheroid

Correct Answer :   oblate spheroid

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

A)
aquifers
B)
aquicludes
C)
perched aquifer
D)
spring

Correct Answer :   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.

A)
Palaeocene
B)
Palaeozoic
C)
Pliocene
D)
Holocene

Correct Answer :   Palaeocene

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

A)
salinisation
B)
gleisation
C)
calcification
D)
podsolisation

Correct Answer :   gleisation

A)
Novas
B)
Comets
C)
Asteroids
D)
Meteors

Correct Answer :   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 planetscalled "Asteroids" or "minor planets"