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World Geography - General Knowledge Questions
A)
EI Nino
B)
La Nina
C)
EI Nino and La Nina
D)
Southern Oscillation

Correct Answer : Option (A) - EI Nino

El Niño is the name given to the occasional development of warm ocean surface waters along the coast of equatorial South America.

A)
Spree
B)
Karnaphuli
C)
Kizil
D)
Maenam

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Maenam

Bangkok lies on river Maenam. The Chao Phraya (Maenam) begins at the confluence of the Ping and Nan rivers at Nakhon Sawan (also called Pak Nam Pho) in Nakhon Sawan Province. After this it flows south for 372 kilometres (231 mi) from the central plains to Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand.

A)
Haramattan
B)
Chinook
C)
Foehn
D)
Mistral

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Chinook

Red Indians called Chinook wind Ice Eater. As these winds move east, they rise over the western slopes of the mountains then descend, becoming extremely dry and much warmer. Air naturally warms as it sinks, but dry air warms almost twice as fast as moist air. The winds can also spread fires easily because of the extremely dry air.

A)
Anemometer
B)
Barometer
C)
Richter Scale
D)
Kelvin meter

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Richter Scale

The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs. Adjustments are included for the variation in the distance between the various seismographs and the epicenter of the earthquakes.

A)
New England diversified its manufacturing industries
B)
The latter have a more humid climate
C)
The south offered lower coast of prodution
D)
The Population growth in the south provided a major market

Correct Answer : Option (C) - The south offered lower coast of prodution

A)
China & Nepal
B)
India & Nepal
C)
China & India
D)
India & Myanmar

Correct Answer : Option (A) - China & Nepal

Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China. At 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth. In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.

A)
Vietnam
B)
Thailand
C)
Malayasia
D)
Laos

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Laos

Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia bordered by Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

A)
Surgarcane and beet
B)
Orange and lemons
C)
Tea and coffee
D)
Wheat and barley

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Orange and lemons

The hot dry summers and cool wet winters are especially suited for citrus fruits and therefore these lands are some times reffered to as the 'world's orchard land'.

A)
Asia and Africa
B)
Europe and Asia
C)
North America and South America
D)
Africa and South America

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Africa and South America

The continents that form a mirror image of each other are Africa and South America.

A)
Oxygen
B)
Helium
C)
Hydrogen
D)
Uranium

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Hydrogen

Therefore,the nuclear fuel in the sun is hydrogen gas. The sun can be considered as a big thermonuclear furnace where hydrogen atoms continuously get fused into helium atoms. Mass gets lost during these fusion reactions and energy is being produced.