World Geography - General Knowledge Questions

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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."

A)
Tectonic earthquake
B)
Main induced evarthquake
C)
Isostatic earthquake
D)
Plutonic earthquake

Correct Answer :   Tectonic earthquake

A)
Andaman and Nicobar group of islands
B)
Lakshadweep islands
C)
Sagarmatha
D)
Gahirmatha

Correct Answer :   Gahirmatha

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.

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.