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Geography (GK) | Set 3
1. What is the name of the central part of the earth?
A. Mantle
B. Core
C. Crust
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Core
2. What is/are the basic purpose(s) of dams?
A. Storage of water in a large reservoir.
B. Generation of electricity (Hydel Power)
C. Control of floods
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
3. Which continent has no desert?
A. Australia
B. Europe
C. Antarctica
D. South America
Correct : B. Europe
4. Which is the thinnest earth layer?
A. Core
B. Mantle
C. Crust
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Crust
5. What is the name of the second highest African peak?
A. Mount Kenya
B. Mount Kilmanjaro
C. Mount Congo
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Mount Kenya
6. The Nile is the largest river of the world. Name the second largest river of Africa?
A. The Congo
B. The Niger
C. The Senegal.
D. None of the above
Correct : A. The Congo
7. The point that lies directly above the source of an earthquake is known as
A. Earthquake Center
B. Epicenter
C. Gravitational Center
D. Geological Center
Correct : B. Epicenter
8. Name the middle part of the earth?
A. Core
B. Crust
C. Mantle
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Mantle
9. Which is the world’s largest mangrove forest(s)?
A. Changa Manga Forest
B. Sundarbans Forest
C. Amazon Forest
D. All of the above
Correct : B. Sundarbans Forest
10. The part of desert where adequate water is available for cultivation is called:
A. Oasis
B. Marsh
C. Island
D. Isthmus
Correct : A. Oasis
11. The famous Khunjrab Pass is between Pakistan and
A. Afghanistan
B. China
C. Iran
D. India
Correct : B. China
12. A part of land surrounded by water on the three sides is called:
A. Island
B. Creek
C. Peninsula
D. Gulf
Correct : C. Peninsula
13. What is the largest factor that decreases the life of the reservoir of dam?
A. Siltation
B. Floods
C. Drought
D. Waterlogging
Correct : A. Siltation
14. Water source beneath the earth flowing naturally is called:
A. Stream
B. Fall
C. Spring
D. Lake
Correct : C. Spring
15. A small water body say a river that flows into a larger body of water is called
A. Tributary
B. Spring
C. Confluence
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Tributary
16. Name the largest island of Mediterranean Sea?
A. Sicily
B. Sardina
C. Cyprus
D. Malta
Correct : A. Sicily
17. Which is the largest river of Europe?
A. Danube
B. Volga
C. Missouri
D. Thames.
Correct : B. Volga
18. Which city/cities are situated along the river Danube?
A. Budapest
B. Belgrade
C. Vienna
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
19. Which fall is associated with the river Zembazi?
A. Victoria Fall
B. Niagara Fall
C. Angel Fall
D. Tugela falls
Correct : A. Victoria Fall
20. Who is called ‘Father of Geography”?
A. Euclid
B. Herodotus.
C. Marco Polo.
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Herodotus.
21. What is the name of the hot molten matter underneath solid rock?
A. Lava
B. Magma
C. Crust
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Magma
22. The hard, solid rocks, whose composition or texture has been changed by heat or pressure in the Earth are called:
A. Sedimentary rocks
B. Metamorphic rocks.
C. Igneous rocks
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Metamorphic rocks.
23. The rocks formed out of layers of sediment bonded together are known as
A. Metamorphic rocks
B. Sedimentary rocks
C. Igneous rocks
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Sedimentary rocks
24. The fine yellowish dust or silt spread and deposited by the winds, that is very fertile is called:
A. Alluvium
B. Loess
C. Sediment
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Loess
25. The mixture of silt, sand, and gravel deposited by flowing water such as rivers and streams is called
A. Sediment
B. Loess
C. Alluvium
D. All of the above
Correct : C. Alluvium
26. The part of a river near the coast into which the sea flows is termed as
A. Tributary
B. Bank
C. Estuary
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Estuary
27. The areas of grassland totally without trees in South America especially around the estuary of the River Plate are called:
A. Savanna
B. Pampas
C. Loess
D. All of the above
Correct : B. Pampas
28. The Great Barrier Reef is a huge coral reef off the northeast coast of
A. Australia
B. Maldives
C. Sri Lanka
D. Uzbekistan
Correct : A. Australia
29. What is the name of tropical grassland that has tree clumps scattered about it?
A. Pampas
B. Moraines
C. Savanna
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Savanna
30. The floor of a valley that is regularly flooded by a river and which receives a layer of alluvium each time is called
A. Delta
B. Flood Plain
C. Confluence
D. All of the above
Correct : B. Flood Plain
31. What is the name given to areas of land in the higher latitudes where short, cool summers do not permit trees to grow?
A. Arctic
B. Tropical
C. Tundra
D. Terrain
Correct : C. Tundra
32. The study of earthquakes and the waves generated by them is termed as
A. Volcanology
B. Seismology
C. Geomorphology
D. All of the above
Correct : B. Seismology
33. What is the name given to the material borne along by, beneath or within glaciers?
A. Moraines
B. Pampes
C. Loess
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Moraines
34. The flat-topped hill or mountain left isolated by the erosion of softer rocks all around it is generally known as
A. Mesa
B. Munatak
C. Savanna
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Mesa
35. A hill or peak sticking through an ice cap, mostly found in Green land or Antarctica is called:
A. Mesa
B. Moraines
C. Munatak
D. Loess
Correct : C. Munatak
36. A vent in the Earth’s surface that emits steam and gases, essentially associated with volcanic regions is known as:
A. Fumarole
B. Mesa
C. Munatak
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Fumarole
37. What is 38th Parallel line?
A. Boundary line between South Korea and North Korea
B. Boundary line between India and Pakistan
C. Boundary line between Canada and United States of America.
D. Boundary line between India and Bangladesh
Correct : A. Boundary line between South Korea and North Korea
38. Which one is a boundary line between Finland and Russia?
A. Hindenburg Line
B. Curzon Line
C. Mannerheim Line
D. Maginot Line
Correct : A. Hindenburg Line
39. Which are the boundary lines between India and Pakistan?
A. Working Boundary
B. Line of Control
C. Line of actual contact
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
40. Where lies Macmohan line?
A. Boundary line between India and Pakistan
B. Boundary line between India and China
C. Boundary line between India and Nepal
D. Boundary line between India and Bangladesh
Correct : B. Boundary line between India and China
41. Which of these mountain passes are in Pakistan?
A. Babusar Pass
B. Shandur Pass
C. Lowari Pass
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
42. Gobi desert is in
A. Mongolia and China
B. Iran and Iraq
C. Saudi Arabia and Yemen
D. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Correct : A. Mongolia and China
43. Seattle is a seaport of
A. Hong Kong
B. United Kingdom
C. United states of America
D. Singapore
Correct : C. United states of America
44. Which is the largest river of Uzbekistan?
A. River Amu
B. River Syr
C. River Zarafshon
D. River Naryn
Correct : A. River Amu
45. Qyzylqum is the largest desert of
A. Turkmenistan
B. Tajikistan
C. Kirgyzstan
D. Uzbekistan
Correct : D. Uzbekistan
46. Jenish Chokosu or Victory Peak is the highest point in which central Asian State?
A. Uzbekistan
B. Kazakhstan
C. Kyrgyzstan
D. Tajikistan
Correct : C. Kyrgyzstan
47. Garagum desert is in which central Asian State?
A. Turkmenistan
B. Uzbekistan
C. Tajikistan
D. Kyrgyzstan
Correct : A. Turkmenistan
48. The highest peak of the central Asia lies in Tajikistan that is 7500 meters high. Its name is
A. Lenin Peak
B. Victory Peak
C. Ismail Samani or Stalin Peak
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Ismail Samani or Stalin Peak
49. Which is the largest landlocked country of the world?
A. Mangolia
B. Uzbekistan
C. Chad
D. Liechtenstein
Correct : A. Mangolia
50. Which is the second largest country in Africa?
A. Sudan
B. Algeria
C. Egypt
D. South Africa
Correct : B. Algeria
51. Which is the world’s fourth largest country? (Area wise)
A. Canada
B. Russia
C. India
D. China
Correct : D. China
52. Which SAARC Country contains eight of world’s ten highest peak?
A. India
B. Bhutan
C. Nepal
D. Pakistan
Correct : C. Nepal
53. Strait of Messina separates Italy from
A. Sicily
B. Cyprus
C. Sardina
D. France
Correct : A. Sicily
54. What is the name of world’s largest freshwater lake which is in North America?
A. Lake Titicaca
B. Lake Baykal
C. Lake Superior
D. Lake Erie
Correct : C. Lake Superior
55. Which is the world’s second largest continent?
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Australia
D. Antarctica
Correct : B. Africa
56. The highest point of North America is
A. Mount McKinley
B. Mount Elbrus
C. Mount Kenya
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Mount McKinley
57. London is situated across the river
A. Danube
B. Thames
C. Volga
D. Rhine
Correct : B. Thames
58. Which of the following boundaries exists between Germany and Russia?
A. Hindenburg Line
B. Curzon Line
C. Durand Line
D. Redcliff Line
Correct : A. Hindenburg Line
59. Which two countries borders along the 24th Parallel line?
A. South Korea and North Korea
B. United States and Canada
C. Pakistan and India
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Pakistan and India
60. 49th Parallel line is a famous boundary line which exists between:
A. Pakistan and India
B. South Korea and North Korea
C. Canada and United States of America
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Canada and United States of America
61. Which of the following boundary lines does exist between Poland and Russia?
A. Hindenburg line
B. Curzon line
C. Durand line
D. Mannerheim line
Correct : B. Curzon line
62. Siegfred line is a boundary line around:
A. Switzerland
B. United States
C. Finland
D. Germany.
Correct : D. Germany.
63. Green Line is any boundary line. Green Lines exist between:
A. Israel and Jordan (West Bank)
B. Republic of Cyprus and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
C. East Beirut and West Beirut
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
64. Every body knows Great Wall of China. Chinese erected this wall as a defense against:
A. Arabs
B. Indians
C. Iranians
D. Mongols
Correct : D. Mongols
65. Which boundary line does exist between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
A. Machmohan line
B. Maginot line
C. Durand line
D. Curzon line
Correct : C. Durand line
66. Oderneisse line is a boundary line between
A. Poland and Germany
B. India and China
C. Russia and Germany
D. Russia and Finland
Correct : A. Poland and Germany
67. Which defensive boundary wall Roman Britians established against invading tribes?
A. Great Wall
B. Hadrian’s Wall
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Hadrian’s Wall
68. Which of the following is the second longest river in Europe?
A. The Volga
B. The Amazon
C. The Danube
D. The Yangtze
Correct : C. The Danube
69. Which is the second largest river in the world in terms of length?
A. The Nile
B. The Volga
C. The Yangtze
D. The Amazon
Correct : D. The Amazon
70. The largest and most important river in North America is:
A. The Nile
B. The Mississippi
C. The Danube
D. The Indus
Correct : B. The Mississippi
71. The longest river of Asia is:
A. The Indus
B. The Ganges
C. The Yangtze or Chang Jiang
D. None of the above
Correct : C. The Yangtze or Chang Jiang
72. The second longest river in Africa is:
A. The Nile
B. The Congo
C. The Zambezi
D. The Yukon
Correct : B. The Congo