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Geography (GK) | Set 3

1. What is the name of the central part of the earth?

Correct : B. Core

2. What is/are the basic purpose(s) of dams?

Correct : D. All of the above

3. Which continent has no desert?

Correct : B. Europe

4. Which is the thinnest earth layer?

Correct : C. Crust

5. What is the name of the second highest African peak?

Correct : A. Mount Kenya

6. The Nile is the largest river of the world. Name the second largest river of Africa?

Correct : A. The Congo

7. The point that lies directly above the source of an earthquake is known as

Correct : B. Epicenter

8. Name the middle part of the earth?

Correct : C. Mantle

9. Which is the world’s largest mangrove forest(s)?

Correct : B. Sundarbans Forest

10. The part of desert where adequate water is available for cultivation is called:

Correct : A. Oasis

11. The famous Khunjrab Pass is between Pakistan and

Correct : B. China

12. A part of land surrounded by water on the three sides is called:

Correct : C. Peninsula

13. What is the largest factor that decreases the life of the reservoir of dam?

Correct : A. Siltation

14. Water source beneath the earth flowing naturally is called:

Correct : C. Spring

15. A small water body say a river that flows into a larger body of water is called

Correct : A. Tributary

16. Name the largest island of Mediterranean Sea?

Correct : A. Sicily

17. Which is the largest river of Europe?

Correct : B. Volga

18. Which city/cities are situated along the river Danube?

Correct : D. All of the above

19. Which fall is associated with the river Zembazi?

Correct : A. Victoria Fall

20. Who is called ‘Father of Geography”?

Correct : B. Herodotus.

21. What is the name of the hot molten matter underneath solid rock?

Correct : B. Magma

22. The hard, solid rocks, whose composition or texture has been changed by heat or pressure in the Earth are called:

Correct : B. Metamorphic rocks.

23. The rocks formed out of layers of sediment bonded together are known as

Correct : B. Sedimentary rocks

24. The fine yellowish dust or silt spread and deposited by the winds, that is very fertile is called:

Correct : B. Loess

25. The mixture of silt, sand, and gravel deposited by flowing water such as rivers and streams is called

Correct : C. Alluvium

26. The part of a river near the coast into which the sea flows is termed as

Correct : C. Estuary

27. The areas of grassland totally without trees in South America especially around the estuary of the River Plate are called:

Correct : B. Pampas

28. The Great Barrier Reef is a huge coral reef off the northeast coast of

Correct : A. Australia

29. What is the name of tropical grassland that has tree clumps scattered about it?

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

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?

Correct : C. Tundra

32. The study of earthquakes and the waves generated by them is termed as

Correct : B. Seismology

33. What is the name given to the material borne along by, beneath or within glaciers?

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

Correct : A. Mesa

35. A hill or peak sticking through an ice cap, mostly found in Green land or Antarctica is called:

Correct : C. Munatak

36. A vent in the Earth’s surface that emits steam and gases, essentially associated with volcanic regions is known as:

Correct : A. Fumarole

37. What is 38th Parallel line?

Correct : A. Boundary line between South Korea and North Korea

38. Which one is a boundary line between Finland and Russia?

Correct : A. Hindenburg Line

39. Which are the boundary lines between India and Pakistan?

Correct : D. All of the above

40. Where lies Macmohan line?

Correct : B. Boundary line between India and China

41. Which of these mountain passes are in Pakistan?

Correct : D. All of the above

42. Gobi desert is in

Correct : A. Mongolia and China

43. Seattle is a seaport of

Correct : C. United states of America

44. Which is the largest river of Uzbekistan?

Correct : A. River Amu

45. Qyzylqum is the largest desert of

Correct : D. Uzbekistan

46. Jenish Chokosu or Victory Peak is the highest point in which central Asian State?

Correct : C. Kyrgyzstan

47. Garagum desert is in which central Asian State?

Correct : A. Turkmenistan

48. The highest peak of the central Asia lies in Tajikistan that is 7500 meters high. Its name is

Correct : C. Ismail Samani or Stalin Peak

49. Which is the largest landlocked country of the world?

Correct : A. Mangolia

50. Which is the second largest country in Africa?

Correct : B. Algeria

51. Which is the world’s fourth largest country? (Area wise)

Correct : D. China

52. Which SAARC Country contains eight of world’s ten highest peak?

Correct : C. Nepal

53. Strait of Messina separates Italy from

Correct : A. Sicily

54. What is the name of world’s largest freshwater lake which is in North America?

Correct : C. Lake Superior

55. Which is the world’s second largest continent?

Correct : B. Africa

56. The highest point of North America is

Correct : A. Mount McKinley

57. London is situated across the river

Correct : B. Thames

58. Which of the following boundaries exists between Germany and Russia?

Correct : A. Hindenburg Line

59. Which two countries borders along the 24th Parallel line?

Correct : C. Pakistan and India

60. 49th Parallel line is a famous boundary line which exists between:

Correct : C. Canada and United States of America

61. Which of the following boundary lines does exist between Poland and Russia?

Correct : B. Curzon line

62. Siegfred line is a boundary line around:

Correct : D. Germany.

63. Green Line is any boundary line. Green Lines exist between:

Correct : D. All of the above

64. Every body knows Great Wall of China. Chinese erected this wall as a defense against:

Correct : D. Mongols

65. Which boundary line does exist between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

Correct : C. Durand line

66. Oderneisse line is a boundary line between

Correct : A. Poland and Germany

67. Which defensive boundary wall Roman Britians established against invading tribes?

Correct : B. Hadrian’s Wall

68. Which of the following is the second longest river in Europe?

Correct : C. The Danube

69. Which is the second largest river in the world in terms of length?

Correct : D. The Amazon

70. The largest and most important river in North America is:

Correct : B. The Mississippi

71. The longest river of Asia is:

Correct : C. The Yangtze or Chang Jiang

72. The second longest river in Africa is:

Correct : B. The Congo