2. Dogger Bank, Rockfall Bank, Wales Bank and Sand Bank
are located in
Correct : C. North East Atlantic
3. Mid-latitude or temperate forests include the trees of
Correct : D. Olive, Mapple, Walnut
4. White coal refers to
Correct : A. Hydroelectricity
5. Ladang refers to
Correct : A. Shifting cultivation
6. The countries with the lowest and worst economic conditions in the world referred to as the 'Pole of hunger' are
Correct : A. European Countries
7. The countries which are called the 'Rice Bowl' of Asia are
Correct : B. Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
8. The metallic minerals are
Correct : B. iron ore, copper, lead
9. Power minerals are
Correct : C. coal, oil, natural gas
10. Iron ore mining in the former Soviet Union are in
Correct : C. Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
11. Mackeral, tuna, herrings, and anchovies belong to _____ type
of fish.
Correct : A. Pelagic
12. Cod, haddock, halibut, sole, garoupa and snapper are
Correct : C. fish varieties
13. Danube, Dneiper, Don, Volga and Ural rivers are flowing In
Correct : B. Europe
14. Cuban economy is based on
Correct : B. sugarcane cultivation
15. Hemp of Mesta, Ramie and Kapok are
Correct : C. fibre crops
16. Muscovite, Phlogopite and Biotite are
Correct : B. Mica varieties
17. The tropical rain forests in the Amazon basin is known as
Correct : C. Selvas
18. Botswana was formerly known as
Correct : A. Bachuanaland
19. Which of the following is the smallest in terms of area?
Correct : A. Vatican City
20. Shifting agriculture is most commonly practised in
Correct : A. forests
21. Consider the following statements about the 'Roaring
Forties': 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them Which of these statements are correct?
Correct : B. 2, 3 and 4
22. The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere
from the surface of the Earth upwards is:
Correct : C. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
23. _____ canal lies on one of the world's largest of trade routes
connecting Europe and Far East.
Correct : B. The Suez
24. The Earth's population has _____ since the turn of the
century.
Correct : C. trebled
25. In which country will you find the river Po?
Correct : B. Italy
26. Uranus takes _____ years to orbit the Sun.
Correct : B. 84
27. _____ grasses are known as elephant grasses.
Correct : C. Savannah
28. The 'land of eternal spring' are certain parts of
Correct : D. Hot Wet Equatorial region
29. Kolkhoz and Sovkhoz are
Correct : A. farming organization on agriculture
30. Agriculture Involving both crops and livestock is known as
Correct : B. mixed farming
31. Cyclones are called as hurricanes in
Correct : C. Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
32. Which among the following forms of precipitation is different
from the rest?
Correct : D. hail
33. The Savannas or Orinoco Basin are termed as
Correct : D. llanos
34. Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of
three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?
Correct : B. Cyprus
35. Trincomalee is a port situated on the
Correct : B. east coast of Sri Lanka
36. Borobudur in Java is famous for
Correct : B. A Buddhist Temple
37. Shwedagon pagoda is located in
Correct : B. Rangoon
38. Which of the following countries has got its map on its flag?
Correct : B. Cyprus
39. The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of ____ degrees from the
perpendicular to its orbital plane.
Correct : B. 23.5°
40. The first oil well in the world was drilled at
Correct : C. Pensylvania
41. The most valuable cash crop of Brazil is
Correct : B. Coffee
42. Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in
Correct : C. Hawaiian Islands
43. 'Abadan' is well known as
Correct : B. the main oil terminal in Iran
44. 'Roaring Forties' are
Correct : D. westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40· and 60º South
45. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
Correct : B. Honshu
46. "Haneda" is the name of the international airport in
Correct : C. Tokyo
47. The river Mahaweli flows through
Correct : C. Sri Lanka
48. Which, among the following countries, occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderban's Delta?
Correct : A. Bangladesh
49. Japan's total land is about _____ that of India.
Correct : C. one-ninth
50. Which among the following statements about the earth is not true?
Correct : B. The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours
51. Mount Kilimanjaro is in
Correct : D. Tanzania
52. Mount Kailas is in
Correct : B. Tibet
53. Venus has atmosphere made up of
Correct : B. Carbon-di-Oxide
54. The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas
are found in
Correct : A. Tibet
55. The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles
and at equator is
Correct : A. 27 miles
56. Madagascar is the only home of many species of
Correct : C. lemur
57. A heavenly body which takes nearly the same time to complete one rotation and one revolution is
Correct : C. Moon
58. "Limnology" refers to the study of
Correct : C. Lakes and ponds
59. A geographical mile is a measure of length equal to one sixtieth of a degree or one minute (1') of latitude. It varies with latitudes, but is approximately equals
Correct : B. 6080 feet
60. Which of the following planets
Correct : D. Venus
61. International date line is a/an
Correct : C. zigzag line
62. Horizontal transfer of heat is known as
Correct : A. advection
63. Which of the following is a hardwood tree?
Correct : A. shisham
64. The wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The
Hottest place is
Correct : A. Azizia (Libya)
65. The term 'transhumance' means
Correct : B. the seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
66. Tropical deserts are rich in _____ resources.
Correct : A. mineral
67. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is
known as
Correct : B. Isthmus
68. The gigantic tidal waves produced by earthquakes are called
Correct : B. tsunamis
69. Lakes formed due to marine deposits are
Correct : D. lagoons
70. Lava solidifies to form _____.
Correct : B. Basalt
71. Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of ______
river.
Correct : D. Irrawaddy
72. The world's largest port is _____.
Correct : C. New York/New Jersey
73. Podsol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of ____forest.
Correct : B. coniferous
74. A strait is
Correct : A. a narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea
75. The world's largest delta system is the____.
Correct : B. Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/Bangladesh
76. The waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is
Correct : D. The Salto Angel Falls, South America
77. World Environmental day is celebrated on ______ every year.
Correct : B. June 5
78. World's largest solar power plant is located in _____
Correct : D. Mojava Desert USA
79. The continent through which the Equator, Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn pass, is
Correct : C. Africa
80. In the transformation of vegetative matter to coal the first
product is.
Correct : A. peat
81. The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the______.
Correct : C. Kiel Canal
82. The most typical Australian tree which sheds its bark instead
of leaves is
Correct : A. eucalyptus
83. Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the
_____ part of the continent.
Correct : D. south-eastern
84. A stony desert is termed as _____ and sandy desert as_____.
Correct : A. reg, erg
85. The strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland of
Australia is
Correct : B. Bass Strait
86. Moraine is
Correct : B. the debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier
87. River Rhine of Europe drains into
Correct : A. North Sea
88. Hydro-electric power provides more than 90% of the total power consumed in
Correct : A. Norway
89. Name the mountain that separates France and Spain.
Correct : B. Pyrenees
90. Kalgoorlie in Australia is famous for its rich deposits of
Correct : B. Gold
91. Milan, Turin and Genoa industrial triangle is in
Correct : D. Italy
92. The South African River draining into Atlantic Ocean is
Correct : A. Orange
93. Plantation agriculture is a specialised form of agricultural practice carried out in
Correct : B. tropics and subtropics
94. The Continents of Africa and Europe, at their close at point are separated from each other by the strait of
Correct : C. Gibraltar
95. Fjords abound the coast of
Correct : C. Norway
96. Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a
Correct : C. Ria
97. Extensive mechanized wheat cultivation is carried out in
Correct : B. Temperate grasslands
98. 'The Scented Isle' in the Mediterranean Sea is
Correct : B. Corsica
99. East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red
Sea to Syria is an example of
Correct : B. rift valley system
100. Canals serve as passage of communication in the city of ___in
Italy.