19 May 2012

GK Geography-01


GK GEOGRAPHY(Part-I)


2.

Salal hydro electric project is in which of the following states?
 (a) Punjab (b) Orissa (c) Jammu & Kashmir
 (d) Haryana (e) Karnataka











 : C



3.

Kaziranga Sanctuary was set up to protect
 (a) tigers (b) elephants (c) birds (d) rhinoceros











 : D



4.

The State of India having common frontiers with China are:
 (a) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Sikkim
 (b) Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab
 (c) Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
 (d) Uttar Pradesh., Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim











 : D



5.

Which of the following pairs of regions and States is not correct
 (a) Saurashtra ? Gujarat (b) Chhota Nagpur ? Bihar
 (c) Chhattisgarh ? Orissa (d) Vidarbha ? Maharashtra
 (e) All are correct











 : C



6.

Duncan Pass is between
 (a) India and Sri Lanka (b) Andaman and Nicobar
 (c) North and South Andaman (d) North and East Andaman











 : C



7.

The Union Territory possesses a coastal stretch of about 45 km with 28 marine fishing villages. However 45% of the population is engaged in agriculture and allied products. Which among the following union Territories is referred to in the above passage
 (a) Lakshadweep (b) Pondicherry
 (c) Andaman and Nicobar (d) Daman











 : B



8.

The states of India having common border with Myanmar are
 (a) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
 (b) Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam
 (c) Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh
 (d) Assam, West Bengal, Tripura











: A



9.

The International Date Line passes through
(a) Malacca Strait (b) Gibraltar Strait
 (c) Bering Strait (d) Florida Strait











 : C



10.

Which time of the day is generally the hottest all over India?
 (a) 12 pm (b) 1 pm (c) 2 pm (d) 3 pm











 : D



11.

At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
 (a) Pune (b) Leh (c) Kolkatha (d) Kanyakumari











 : D



12.

Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in
 (a) Kashmir (b) Nepal (c) Baluchistan (d) Myanmar











 : D



13.

The river basin which is called 'Ruhr of India' is
 (a) Damodar (b) Hooghly (c) Godavari
 (d) Subarnarekha (e) Periyar











 : A



14.

Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India?
 (a) Khyber (b) Bomdila (c) Bara Lacha la (d) Shipkila











 : A



15.

The mainstream of river Ganga which flows beyond Farakka is known as
 (a) Bhagirathi (b) Hooghly (c) Padma (d) Subarnarekha











 : C



16.

'Pillars of Hercules' refers to
 (a) A huge building in Rome
 (b) A huge historical structure in Greece
 (c) Strait of Bosporus
 (d) Strait of Gibraltar











 : D



17.

What is the average density of population in the world (in persons per sq.km)
 (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) 32 (d) 56











 : C



18.

Which of the following is called the 'Gateway to the Pacific'?
 (a) Suez Canal (b) Panama canal
 (c) Bering Sea (d) Gulf of Alaska











 : B



19.

The highway connecting Sinkiang in China with Pak occupied Kashmir is
 (a) Pak-China Highway (b) Siachin Highway
 (c) Friendship Highway (d) Karakoram Highway











 : D



20.

Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is
 (a) Cape route (b) North Atlantic
 (c) Panama canal (d) Suez canal











 : C



21.

The most important navigable river in Central Europe that provides a link between nine countries-Germany, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Yugoslavia is
 (a) Volga (b) Rhine (c) Dnieper (d) Danube











 : D



22.

Match the following:


List-I

List-II


A. South Africa
 1. Crude oil

 B. Saudi Arabia
 2. Copper

 C. Chile
 3. Diamond

 D. Zaire
 4. Gold

 
 5. Aluminium


Codes:
A
B
C
D

(a)
4
1
2
3

(b)
4
1
3
2

(c)
4
2
5
3

(d)
4
5
2
1
 •












 : A



23.

The world's highest hydel power project 'Rongtong' is located in
 (a) Rangoon (b) Kathmandu (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Beijing











 : C



24.

Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?
 (a) Alluvial (b) Black (c) Red (d) Sandy











 : C



25.

Which river crosses the equator twice?
 (a) Amazon (b) Congo (c) Nile (d) Orinoco











 : A



26.

Adam's bridge connects
 (a) Amman and Damascus
 (b) Dhanushkodi (Rameswaram) and Thalaimannar
 (c) Israel and Jerusalem
 (d) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman











 : B



27.

Coal is found in
 (a) volcanic rocks (b) metamorphic rocks
 (c) igneous rocks (d) sedimentary rocks











 : A



28.

How many states of the USA are not attached to its mainland?
 (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four (e) None of these











 : B



29.

"Namibia" was earlier known as
 (a) South- West Africa (b) New Guinea
 (c) British Guyana (d) British Congo
 (e) British Columbia











 : A



30.

Strait of Malacca separates
 (a) Sumatra and Malaysia (b) Java and Borneo
 (c) Sumatra and Java (d) Malaysia and Borneo











 : A



31.

Which vegetation is called natural cattle country?
 (a) Savanna (b) Downs (c) Selva (d) Prairies











 : A



32.

Which of the following natural regions is known as the big game country or "a Land of safari"?
 (a) Tropical deserts (b) Equatorial regions
 (c) Temperate grass land regions
 (d) Savanna or tropical grassland regions











 : D



33.

Which of the following environment supports the growth of mangrove swamp?
 (a) Tidal flat (b) Monsoon (c) Equatorial (d) Mixed











 : A



34.

The collective farms in the steppes of Eurasia are termed as
 (a) Campos (b) Estancias (c) Kolkhoz (d) Corals











 : C



35.

The hot deserts of the world are generally found near
 (a) the equator (b) the doldrums
 (c) the horse latitudes (d) the Tundras











 : C



36.

The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the
 (a) convergence and divergence movements
 (b) Coriolis force
 (c) density differences in sea water
 (d) impact of prevailing winds











 : B



37.

The most salty sea in the world is the
(a) Dead Sea (b) Red Sea (c) Ural Sea (d) Black Sea











 : A



38.

Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound Land?
 (a) Canaries and Labrador (b) Gulf stream and Labrador
 (c) Gulf stream and Canaries (d) Kuroshio and Kuraile











 : B



39.

Moon shaped sand dunes, formed by wind action are called
 (a) Cirque (b) Bajada (c) Barchans (d) Mesa











 : C



40.

Match the following:


List-I

List-II


A. Loess
 1. Glacier

 B. Moraine
 2. Wind

 C. Alluvial banks
 3. Rivers

 D. Stalactites
 4. Karst regions


Codes:
A
B
C
D

(a)
2
1
4
3

(b)
1
2
3
4

(c)
2
4
3
1

(d)
2
1
3
4
 •












 : D



41.

Synclines and anticlines are the terms associated with
 (a) earthquakes (b) faulting (c) folding (d) volcanoes











 : C



42.

Epicenter of an earthquake is a point associated with the
 (a) place where earthquake is felt
 (b) place of origin of earthquake in the interior of earth
 (c) point on the earth's surface just above seismic focus
 (d) point over the earth's surface where first shock is felt











 : C



43.

Artesian wells are found in
 (a) Sedimentary rocks (b) Igneous rocks
 (c) Metamorphic rocks (d) None of these











 : A



44.

Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side?
 (a) Cyclonic (b) Convectional (c) Orographic (d) All of these











 : C



45.

Choose incorrect statement
 (a) Capacity of air to hold moisture decreases with a rise in temperature of the air
 (b) The air pressure decreases with an increase in temperature
 (c) Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
 (d) With an ascent of every 165 metres, the temperature is reduced by 10C











 : A



46.

Which type of rain is caused by ascent of moisture laden air along a mountain?
 (a) Convectional rainfall (b) Orographic rainfall
 (c) Cyclonic rainfall (d) All of the above











 : B



47.

A sudden fall in the barometric reading indicates
 (a) rain (b) storm (c) fine weather (d) extreme cold











 : B



48.

Which of the following occurs more frequently than the other three, in Indian Ocean?
 (a) Cyclones (b) Hurricanes (c) Tornadoes (d) Typhoons











 : A



49.

Cyclone is a system of wind blowing
 (a) spirally outwards from a high pressure region
 (b) spirally towards low pressure centre
 (c) in a straight line from high to low pressure regions
 (d) from Bay of Bengal towards Bangladesh annually











 : B



50.

Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that
(a) air currents blow much faster than winds
 (b) air currents are always moisture laden while winds are usually dry
 (c) the winds blow on lands while air currents blow over seas and oceans
 (d) winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air











 : D

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