GK GEOGRAPHY(Part-IX)
501.Which river crosses the equator twice?
(a) Amazon (b) Nile (c) Congo (d) Orivico
: A
502.
What is a black hole?
(a) Vacuum in space (b) a dying star
(c) a spot in the sun (d) a type of meteorite
: B
503.
The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun is
(a) Ptolemy (b) Copernicus (c) Eratosthenes (d) Bruno
: B
504.
Light year is a unit of
(a) Acceleration (b) Velocity (c) Speed (d) Distance
: D
505.
The largest continent is
(a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) South America (d) Asia
: D
506.
The time required for moonlight to reach the earth is
(a) 1.3 seconds (b) 2 seconds
(c) 3.6 seconds (d) 2.5 seconds
: A
507.
A volcano Mount Merapi has erupted on 14-5-2006. It is in
(a) Italy (b) Chile (c) Indonesia (d) Japan
: C
508.
The Sun is mainly composed of
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen (c) Nitrogen (d) Helium
: A
509.
How much time does the moon take to go around the earth?
(a) 28 days (b) 26.3 days
(c) 27.3 days (d) 28.5 days
: C
510.
The most abundant metal in earth's crust is
(a) Aluminium (b) Iron (c) Lead (d) Copper
: A
511.
The element found on the surface of the moon is
(a) Uranium (b) Hydrogen (c) Lead (d) Titanium
: D
512.
In the globe India is situated between ..... North latitude.
(a) 60 5' and 370 6' (b) 80 4' and 370 6'
(c) 100 3' and 400 1' (d) None of these
: D
513.
Which element has maximum presence in the sun?
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen
(c) Argon (d) Krypton
: A
514.
Which of the following is known as the 'red planet'
(a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
: B
515.
In India, the shortest day occurs on
(a) December I (b) January I
(c) December 21st (d) December 31st
: C
516.
Longest day is
(a) July 23 (b) June21 (c) August 1 (d) April 1
: B
517.
Who is known as ?Columbus of the sky??
(a) William Hershal (b) Satish Dhavan
(c) S.N. Bose (d) Otta Hahn
: A
518.
Which planet is known as the twin of earth?
(a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Pluto (d) Venus
: D
519.
What is black hole?
(a) vacuum in space (b) a dead star
(c) a shooting star (d) a spot in star
: B
520.
US spacecraft landed on Mars on
: 4th July 1997
521.
The first space vehicle to land on Mars was
: Pathfinder
522.
Which rock is formed by the deposits of animal shells and skeletons?
(a) Sandstone (b) Limestone (c) Phyllite (d) Granite
: B
523.
High pressure subtropical calm belts known as 'Horse latitudes' lies between:
(a) 00 and 150 (b) 200 and 250
(c) 300 and 350 (d) None of these
: C
524.
The Canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is:
(a) Kiel Canal (b) Suez Canal
(c) Panama Canal (d) None of these
: A
525.
On 22nd December, which of the following places has the largest day and shortest night?
(a) Melbourne (b) Moscow (c) Madrid (d) Chennai
: A
526.
Through which one of the following countries the Tropic of Cancer does not pass through?
(a) Bangladesh (b) China (c) Myanmar (d) Nepal
: D
527.
Oberon, Titania, Ariel, Umbriel and Miranda are the five chief satellites of which plant?
: Uranus
528.
The name of which natural phenomenon is derived from the Greek word meaning 'the coil of a snake'?
: Cyclone
529.
In what regions can the sun be seen at midnight?
(a) The tropical zone
(b) Warm temperate regions
(c) The Arctic and Antarctic regions
(d) Anywhere at the time of lunar eclipse
: C
530.
Which was the first planet on which a space probe landed?
(a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
: C
531.
Which water body, opened in 1869, connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea?
: Suez Canal
532.
Consider the following geological phenomena:
1. Development of a fault 2. Movement along a fault
3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption 4. Folding of rocks
Which of the above cause earthquakes?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
: D
An earthquake may occur due to any of these phenomena
533.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals
(b) Cirrus clouds exhibit a flat base and have the appearance of rising domes
(c) Cumulus clouds are white and thin, and form delicate patches and give a fibrous and feathery appearance
(d) Cumulus clouds are classified as high clouds
: A
534.
The great Asian river Mekong does not run through
(a) China (b) Malaysia (c) Cambodia (d) Laos
: B
535.
Which one among the following is nearest to the Sun?
(a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
: D
536.
Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
(a) Angola (b) Gabon (c) Tanzania (d) Zimbabwe
: D
537.
Which is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
(a) Brazil (b) Uruguay (c) Colombia (d) Ecuador
: A
538.
Which of the following factors is not a determining factor of the climate?
(a) Latitude (b) Longitude
(c) Land and Sea contrasts (d) Relief features
: B
539.
Which one among the following is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
(a) Agra (b) Delhi (c) Gwalior (d) Jhansi
: D
540.
A valley with steep, parallel walls along the faultiness, formed by the subsidence of a part of the earth's crust is known as
(a) Hanging Valley (b) Gorge
(c) Canyon (d) Rift Valley
: D
541.
Which one of the following is the cloud that is dark-grey or black, found at very low height and brings the real rain?
(a) Altocumulus (b) Cirrus
(c) Cirrostratus (d) Nimbostratus
: D
542.
The earth's total surface area is approximately
(a) 160 million sq km (b) 240 million sq km
(c) 320 million sq km (d) 509 million sq km
: D
543.
Savanna grasslands are found in
(a) Australia (b) Africa (c) East Asia (d) South America
: B
544.
Which of the Ocean in which the current "Kuroshio" is circulating?
(a) Indian Ocean (b) North Pacific Ocean (c) South Atlantic Ocean (d) China Sea
: D
545.
High altitude westerlies blowing across Asia are called
(a) Monsoon (b) Jet stream (c) Typhoon (d) Hurricane
: B
546.
Which discoverer of a planet coined the name Asteroids?
: William Herschel
547.
In the solar system, Triton and Nereid are the satellites of which planet?
: Neptune
548.
The channel, between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separating the southern tip of the South American mainland from the island of Tierra del Fuego is called
: Strait of Magellan
549.
Java island is in which ocean
: Indian Ocean
550.
Kalahari desert is situated in
: Botswana
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