Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

What does the color black on a map illustrate?

A)

woodland areas

B)

water bodies

C)

contours

D)

Borders

Correct Answer : Borders

There are different colors that are used for different signs on the maps. The typical color standard for topographic maps depicts contours in brown, bodies of water in blue, boundaries in black, and grids and roads in red. Topographic maps may use different colors to represent area features.

Black represents man-made objects or cultural features like roads, bridges, borders, etc...

2 .

Clouds usually form when

A)

evapouration has warmed the surrounding air

B)

air temperature reaches the dew point

C)

relative humidity is 0%

D)

condensation nuclei have been removed from the air

Correct Answer : air temperature reaches the dew point

Clouds form when the invisible water vapor in the air condenses into visible water droplets or ice crystals. For this to happen, the parcel of air must be saturated, i.e. unable to hold all the water it contains in vapor form, so it starts to condense into a liquid or solid form.

3 .

Dome mountain are the result of

A)

Intrusion of magma

B)

Faulting

C)

Folding

D)

Frictions at the joints of the rocks

Correct Answer : Intrusion of magma

Dome Mountains are formed from hot molten material (magma) rising from the Earth's mantle into the crust that pushes overlying sedimentary rock layers upward to form a “dome” shape.

4 .

Which of the following are not pastoral nomads?

A)

Kazaks

B)

Masai

C)

Pygmies

D)

Lapps

Correct Answer : Pygmies

Pygmies are not pastoral nomads. Pygmies are nomadic peoples living in the equatorial rainforests of central Africa, with smaller numbers in south-east Asia. They are characterized by their short height (below 1.5 meters, or 4.5 feet, on average). They prefer their specific ethnic names, such as Baka or Mbuti, rather than the generic "pygmy."

5 .

The Earthquake at Sagami bay in Japan which killed two and half lakh people was an example of

A)

Tectonic earthquake

B)

Main induced evarthquake

C)

Isostatic earthquake

D)

Plutonic earthquake

Correct Answer : Tectonic earthquake

6 .

The endangered Ridley turtles have the world's largest aggregation_____

A)

Andaman and Nicobar group of islands

B)

Lakshadweep islands

C)

Sagarmatha

D)

Gahirmatha

Correct Answer : Gahirmatha

7 .

The capital of Colombia is ?

A)

Santiago

B)

Bogota

C)

Lima

D)

Caracas

Correct Answer : Bogota

Bogota is located in central Colombia on the high plateau of Bogotá savanna in the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes, making it the third-highest (8,660 feet above sea level) capital city of South America after Quito. The city occupies an area of 1,587 square km in Colombia.

8 .

East African Valleys, streching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of

A)

a canyon

B)

rift valley system

C)

glaciated valley

D)

river valley

Correct Answer : rift valley system

A rift valley is formed either due to upheaval of blocks on either sides of a fracture or due to subsidence of block between them.

9 .

What is the currency of Mexico ?

A)

Mexican dollars

B)

Krones

C)

Peso

D)

Lira

Correct Answer : Peso

MXN is the currency abbreviation for the Mexican peso which is the official currency of Mexico. The Mexican peso is made up of 100 centavos and is often presented with the symbol $ or Mex$.

10 .

Which of the folowing is a rift valley

A)

The Thames valley

B)

The Mississipipi valley

C)

The Amazon valley

D)

The Rhine valley

Correct Answer : The Rhine valley

The Rhine is a rift valley. The Rhine Rift valley shape is the result of the rifting which begins some 60 million years ago. It is known as a hot spot due to the eruption of the hot mantle into the crust, which caused the crust uplift and the mantle overflow with the development of the Black Forest, the Vosges and the Rhine Rift valley.