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GK - Geography 4

The paper on general studies includes questions from a wide variety of subjects like history, geography, science, economy and polity. Here is a collection of questions on geography.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which continent is known as the White Continent?

  1. Australia
  2. North America
  3. Antarctica
  4. Asia
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following straits separates Asia from North America?

  1. Bering Strait
  2. Palk Strait
  3. Strait of Gibraltar
  4. Strait of Malacca
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The vernal equinox falls on

  1. 21st March
  2. 21st June
  3. 23rd September
  4. 22nd December
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

  1. hurricane
  2. tornado
  3. typhoon
  4. thunderstorm
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?

  1. Japan
  2. Indonesia
  3. West Indies
  4. Philippines
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following discovered the Hawaiian island?

  1. James Cook
  2. Robert Cook
  3. Amundson
  4. Robert Piery
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. contours
  2. isobars
  3. isotherms
  4. isotopes
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. west to east
  2. east to west
  3. south to north
  4. north to south
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. 50 percent
  2. 60 percent
  3. 80 percent
  4. 100 percent
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first to reach North Pole?

  1. Amundson
  2. Ferdinand Magellan
  3. Robert Pierry
  4. Nathaniel Palmer
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The lowest layer of atmosphere is troposphere. Which of the following is the highest layer?

  1. Ionosphere
  2. Mesosphere
  3. Stratosphere
  4. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following mountain ranges is the oldest?

  1. Aravalli ranges
  2. Himalayan ranges
  3. Nilgiri ranges
  4. Satpura ranges
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Bihar
  2. Maharashtra
  3. China
  4. Nepal
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Telangana
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Bihar
  4. Karnataka
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

India' s coastline is about

  1. 4000 km long
  2. 4800 km long
  3. 5600 km long
  4. 7500 km long
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Adam' s Bridge connects

  1. Israel and Jerusalem
  2. Amman and Damascus
  3. Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
  4. India and Sri Lanka
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Molten rock below the surface of earth is called

  1. lava
  2. magma
  3. basalt
  4. None of these
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Stratosphere
  2. Ionosphere
  3. Troposphere
  4. Mesosphere
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. avalanche
  2. glacier
  3. iceberg
  4. typhoon
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Barograph
  2. Hydrograph
  3. Pantograph
  4. Seismograph
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Anemometer
  2. Barometer
  3. Hygrometer
  4. Thermometer
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. 6:30 hrs
  2. 6 hrs
  3. 5:30 hrs
  4. 5 hrs
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Troposphere
  2. Stratosphere
  3. Mesosphere
  4. Ionosphere
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. North America
  2. South America
  3. Europe
  4. Africa
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. black or regur
  2. lateritic
  3. alluvial
  4. None of these
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