GK - Geography 5

1. Which of the following straits separates Asia from North America?

a) Bering Strait
b) Palk Strait
c) Strait of Gibraltar
d) Strait of Malacca

2. Which of the following mountain systems is the oldest?

a) Aravalli ranges
b) Himalayan ranges
c) Nilgiri ranges
d) Satpura ranges

3. What is the molten rock below the surface of earth called?

a) lava
b) magma
c) basalt
d) none of these

4. What is a huge mass of ice fed by snow on a high mountain, slowly sliding down before it starts melting called?

a) avalanche
b) glacier
c) iceberg
d) typhoon

5. Which of the following instruments is used for recording earthquake waves?

a) barograph
b) hydrograph
c) pantograph
d) seismograph

6. The vernal equinox falls on

a) 21st March
b) 21st June
c) 23rd September
d) 22nd December

7. Which of the following is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?

a) stratosphere
b) ionosphere
c) troposphere
d) mesosphere

8. Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?

a) Japan
b) Indonesia
c) West Indies
d) Philippines

9. Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

a) hurricane
b) tornado
c) typhoon
d) thunderstorm

10. What are the imaginary lines drawn on a map connecting places of equal height above sea level called?

a) contours
b) isobars
c) isotherms
d) isotopes

11. What is the relative humidity in the atmosphere when it rains?

a) 50 percent
b) 60 percent
c) 80 percent
d) 100 percent

12. Which of the following instruments is used for measuring atmospheric pressure?

a) anemometer
b) barometer
c) hygrometer
d) thermometer

13. Who amongst the following discovered the Hawaiian island?

a) James Cook
b) Robert Cook
c) Amundson
d) Robert Piery

14. What is the direction of movement often followed by tropical cyclones?

a) east to west
b) west to east
c) south to north
d) north to south

15. Which continent is known as the White Continent?

a) Australia
b) North America
c) Antarctica
d) Asia

16. Asia is the most populous continent in the world. Which is the second most

populous? a) North America
b) South America
c) Europe
d) Africa

17. What type of soil is typical of tropical regions which receive heavy rainfall?

a) black or regur
b) lateritic
c) alluvial
d) none of these

18. Who was the first to reach North Pole?

a) Amundson
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Robert Pierry
d) Nathaniel Palmer

19. What is the difference between Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Time?

a) 6: 30 hrs
b) 6 hrs
c) 5:30 hrs
d) 5 hrs

20. Which layer of atmosphere prevents the ultraviolet radiation from reaching earth?

a) Troposphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) ionosphere

21. The lowest layer of atmosphere is troposphere. What is the highest layer?

a) ionosphere
b) mesosphere
c) stratosphere
d) none of these

22. If you want to visit Golconda Fort you will have to go to which of the following states?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Karnataka

23. If you want to visit Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha, you will have to go to

a) Bihar
b) Maharashtra
c) China
d) Nepal

24. Adam’s Bridge connects

a) Israel and Jerusalem
b) Amman and Damascus
c) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
d) India and Sri Lanka

25. India’s coastline is about

a) 4000 km long
b) 4800 km long
c) 5600 km long
d) 7500 km long

Answers

1. Bering Strait
2. Aravalli ranges
3. Magma
4. glacier
5. seismograph
6. 21st June
7. Troposphere
8. Indonesia
9. Tornado
10. Contours
11. 100 percent
12. Barometer
13. James Cook
14. West to east
15. Antarctica
16. Europe
17. lateritic
18. Robert Piery
19. 5:30 hrs
20. Ionosphere
21. Ionosphere
22. Andhra Pradesh
23. Nepal
24. India and Sri Lanka
25. 7500 km long