19 May 2012

GK Geography-07

GK GEOGRAPHY(Part-VII)

401.

When will be the Earth very far away from the Sun?
 (a) 12th December (b) 6th August
 (c) 7th March (d) 10th November











 : A



402.

When will be the Earth very near to Sun?
 (a) 1st March (b) 3rd January (c) 2nd January (d) 6th December











 : A



403.

Supernovae is
 (a) a black hole (b) a comet (c) a dying star (d) an asteroid











 : C



404.

'Sea of Tranquility' and 'Ocean of Storms' are in
(a) Jupiter (b) Moon (c) Mars (d) None of these











 : B



405.

Halley's Comet revolves round the Sun once in
(a) 10 years (b) 60 years (c) 76 years (d) 100 years











 : C



406.

From Where was Aryabhatta launched?
 (a) Russia (b) India (c) China (d) None of these











 : A



407.

Who was the first American to enter space?
 (a) Alan Bartlett Sheperd (b) Owen Garriat
 (c) No American entered space so far (d) None of these











 : A



408.

Which of the following is one of the main rivers of the Himalayan group?
 (a) Brahmaputra (b) Godavari (c) Krishna (d) Narmada (e) Tapti











 : A



409.

The most important reason for dwindling forest resources is
 (a) Soil erosion  (b) Forest fire (c) Floods  (d) Over-felling











 : D



410.

The geographic unity among the South-East Asian countries is maintained by the
 (a) Climate  (b) Culture (c) Economy  (d) Topography











 : A



411.

Which of the following spacecrafts first landed on the Moon?
 (a) Apollo 10  (b) Apollo 11 (c) Sputnik  (d) Apollo 13











 : B



412.

Which of the following two seas are linked by the Suez Canal?
 (a) The Mediterranean and the Red Sea
 (b) The Red Sea and the Caspian Sea
 (c) The Red Sea and the Black Sea
 (d) The Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea











 : A



413.

Which one of the following is not a land-locked country?
 (a) Afghanistan  (b) Nepal (c) Bhutan  (d) Thailand











 : D



414.

Fold mountains are formed as result of
 (a) Horizontal tensional forces (b) Volcanic activity
 (c) Horizontal compressional forces (d) Vertical uplift of a landmass











 : C



415.

Earth completes one rotation on its axis in
 (a) 23 hours and 30 minutes
 (b) 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.9 seconds
 (c) 24 hours
 (d) 24 hours 1 minute and 10 seconds











 : B



416.

Atmospheric temperature increases at the higher altitudes due to
 (a) Conduction  (b) Convention (c) Inversion  (d) Radiation











 : B



417.

To which of the following types does the natural vegetation of the  Western Ghats belong?
 (a) Alpine  (b) Deciduous (c) Evergreen  (d) Mangrove











 : C



418.

The rivers included in which of the following groups flow into the Bay of Bengal?
 (a) Brahmaputra, Ganges and Godavari
 (b) Cauveri, Krishna and Narmada
 (c) Krishna, Godavari and Tapti
 (d) Narmada, Ganges and Brahmaputra











 : A



419.

The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is in the continent of
 (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) Europe (d) Partly in Asia and partly in Europe











 : D



420.

Loam is regarded as the most suitable type of soil for crop production because
 (a) It can hold enough water (b) It drains well
 (c) It contains adequate quantities of humus
 (d) Of all of these qualities











 : D



421.

Which of the following is the largest peninsula in the world?
 (a) Arabian Peninsula (b) Indian Peninsula
 (c) Malay Peninsula (d) None of the above











 : A



422.

The time interval between one vernal equinox and the next is nearest to which of the following figures?
 (a) 359 days  (b) 361 days (c) 363 days  (d) 365 days











 : D



423.

A violent whirlwind characterised by a black funnel-shaped cloud hanging from heavy cumulonimbus is known by the name of
 (a) Antipodes (b) Hurricane (c) Tornado (d) Typhoon











 : C



424.

Which of the following statements about the shape of Earth is correct?
 (a) It is an oblate spheroid
 (b) It bulges slightly at the Poles
 (c) It is a little flattened at the Equator
 (d) It is exactly spherical in shape without any bulge at any place











 : A



425.

Which of the following pairing is correct?
 (a) Reindeer?India and Arabia
 (b) Kangaroo?Siberia
 (c) Llama?South America
 (d) Yak?New Zealand











 : C



426.

The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
 (a) Africa  (b) Asia (c) Australia  (d) Europe











 : C



427.

Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensive in
 (a) Malabar  (b) Rann of Kutch (c) Sunderbans  (d) None of these











 : C



428.

Which of the following statements is correct?
 (a) Lines of latitude become smaller towards the poles
 (b) The type of vegetation found along the Malabar coast is tropical deciduous
 (c) The Tropic of Capricorn describes the great circle route
 (d) Orographic type of rainfall is common in the equatorial region











 : A



429.

Which part of India receives rain when the summer monsoon recedes?
 (a) Coastal Orissa (b) Malabar coast
 (c) North-East India (d) Tamil Nadu coast











 : D



430.

Which of the following is a tropical grassland?
 (a) Taiga  (b) Savannah (c) Pampas  (d) Prairies











 : B



431.

Which of the following is measured on the Richter Scale?
 (a) Density of liquids (b) Intensity of earthquakes
 (c) Velocity of tornadoes (d) height of mountains











 : B



432.

To which of the following eras does the Aravalli System belong?
 (a) Cenozoic  (b) Mesozoic (c) Palaeozoic  (d) Precambrian











 : D



433.

Through which of the following countries does the river Tigris flow?
 (a) Egypt  (b) Iran (c) Iraq  (d) Italy











 : C



434.

All the following capitals are situated on the banks of the river Danube except
 (a) Belgrade  (b) Budapest (c) Rome  (d) Vienna











 : C



435.

Which of the following periodical winds blowing from the sea to land cause summer monsoon in India?
 (a) East-West  (b) North-East (c) South-West  (d) South-North











 : C



436.

Which of the following seas is most prone to occurrence of typhoons late in summer or early autumn?
 (a) Arabian Sea  (b) China Sea (c) Mediterranean Sea  (d) Red Sea











 : B



437.

Broadly, there are three layers of Earth?the crust, the mantle and the core. The crust forms what percentage of the total volume of Earth?
 (a) 0.5 percent (b) 2.5 percent (c) 10.5 percent (d) 16.0 percent











 : A



438.

A broad channel where the waters of a river and a sea mingle is called
 (a) A delta  (b) An estuary (c) A harbour  (d) A strait











 : B



439.

Why is sunshine hottest at the places lying on the Equator of the globe?
 (a) The rays of the sun fall vertically on the surface of Earth
 (b) The area covered by the Sun's range is the least
 (c) Both (a) and (b)
 (c) Neither of these











 : C



440.

The polar diameter of Earth is shorter than the equatorial diameter by
(a) 25 km  (b) 50 km (c) 80 km  (d) 95 km











 : C



441.

Why is Gujarat the largest producer of salt in India ?
 (a) Gujarat possesses the largest dry coastal area
 (b) The sea water here is more saline
 (c) Gujarat farmers are highly skilled in making salt
 (d) Gujarat has large areas of shallow sea











 : D



442.

The best cooking coal is mostly obtained from
 (a) Neyveli  (b) Raniganj (c) Singrauli  (d) Jharia











 : D



443.

What is the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun?
 (a) Hyperbolic  (b) Circular (c) Elliptical  (d) Parabolic











 : C



444.

Fumaroles are associated with the emission of
 (a) Sulphur  (b) Gases (c) Water  (d) Magma











 : B



445.

The distance between Earth and the Sun is greatest during
 (a) Summer Solstice (b) Winter Solstice (c) Aphelion (d) Perihelion











 : C



446.

What is Sidereal Day?
 (a) The day on which the Sun reaches its maximum distance from the Equator
 (b) The time during which Earth makes a complete revolution on its axis in respect of the fixed star
 (c) The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
 (d) The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum











 : B



447.

Imaginary lines drawn on a global map, from pole to pole and perpendicular to the Equator, are called
 (a) Contours  (b) Isobars (c) Meridians  (d) Steppes











 : C



448.

The temperate grasslands of Asia and Europe are known as
 (a) Pampas  (b) Prairies (c) Tundras  (d) Steppes











 : D



449.

Which of the following descriptions correctly identifies Prairies?
 (a) These are vast treeless barren plains of the Arctic region of Europe, Asia and Canada
 (b) These ate temperate grasslands of South America
 (c) These are temperate grasslands of North America
 (d) These are the temperate grasslands of Asia and Europe











 : C



450.

Normal salinity of sea water is defined as the amount of salt per thousand grams of seawater. Which of the following is correct?
 (a) 25 gm  (b) 30gm (c) 35 gm  (d) 40 gm











 : C

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