Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which river crosses the equator twice?

A)

Congo

B)

Nile

C)

Amazon

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Congo

The Congo Basin surrounds the equator, with the river crossing the equator twice in about a 700-mile-long (1,100 km) stretch. The mix of equatorial climate and massive water source provided by the river provides the perfect ingredients for the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world.

2 .

'Amphilious' wooden houses, floating of the chanals, are found in :

A)

Bangkok

B)

Phnom Penh

C)

Yangoon

D)

Vientiane

Correct Answer : Bangkok

3 .

The FDA protects the U.S public from

A)

drugs smuggled across the border

B)

paying too much for medicine

C)

harmful prescription and OTC medications

D)

medications that can form addictions

Correct Answer : harmful prescription and OTC medications

FDA, protects the U.S. public from abuses and poor quality products from industries related to food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, tobacco, dietary supplements, and even veterinary products.

Hence, the FDA is suppose to protect the public from harmful prescription and OTC (over the counter) medications.

4 .

Which continent has the least countries?

A)

South America

B)

Africa

C)

Europe

D)

Antarctica

Correct Answer : Antarctica

* Africa - 54 countries

* South America - 12 countries

* Antarctica - 0 countries

* Europe - 43 countries.

Hence, Antarctica continent has the least countries.

5 .

In Germany the Mittle Land Canal runs from the

A)

Rhine to the Wesser

B)

Rhine to the Order

C)

Order to the Elbe

D)

Elbe to the Wesser

Correct Answer : Rhine to the Order

In Germany an important system of canals has been built in the low lying land between the Baltic Heights and the mountains in the southern part of the country. The Channels cut by these Ice-age rivers and later abandoned, have made it comparatively easy to join up the present river by canals which assist considerably in the movement of heavy goods in the north German Plain

6 .

What place is designated as 0â° longitude?

A)

Prime meridian

B)

Tibet

C)

Norway

D)

Greenwich

Correct Answer : Greenwich

The place which is designated as 0â° longitude is Greenwich, England.

7 .

Though the countries of South - West Asia have abundant power resources, they have not developed major industries mainly because

A)

They do not have raw materials

B)

They do not have skilled labour

C)

They do not have capital

D)

They do not have a large market

Correct Answer : They do not have raw materials

8 .

Which of the following has a highest wind velocity ?

A)

Tornado

B)

Hurricane

C)

Loo

D)

Typhoon

Correct Answer : Tornado

A tornado is a rapidly rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It has the highest wind velocity.

9 .

A heavenly body which takes nearly the same time to complete one rotation and one revolution is

A)

a comet

B)

mars

C)

moon

D)

an asteroid

Correct Answer : moon

A heavenly body which takes nearly the same time to complete one rotation and one revolution is Moon.

10 .

Which of the following features may occur when lava cool at the surface

A)

Batholith

B)

Basalt

C)

Dyke

D)

Still

Correct Answer : Basalt

* Basalt is formed when lava cools on the earth's surface.

* Granite is formed when magma cools below the surface of earth.

* Pumice is formed by cooling of froth lava on the surface.