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This section includes 158 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge (GK) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
'Cloud burst' means |
| A. | Sowing of seeds of a crop in cloudy weather. |
| B. | Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. |
| C. | Formation of artificial rain. |
| D. | Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky. |
| Answer» C. Formation of artificial rain. | |
| 102. |
World's longest land border is between which two countries? |
| A. | Australia and New Zealand |
| B. | India and China |
| C. | Switzerland and Italy |
| D. | Canada and USA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 103. |
Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming? |
| A. | Southern Oscillations |
| B. | El Nino |
| C. | La Nino |
| D. | El Nino Modiki |
| Answer» E. | |
| 104. |
Name the largest desert of Asia. |
| A. | Thar |
| B. | Gobi |
| C. | Takla Makan |
| D. | Karakum |
| Answer» C. Takla Makan | |
| 105. |
'Terra rossa' is a Latin word which means |
| A. | hot area |
| B. | red terrain |
| C. | lateritic region |
| D. | region near the poles |
| Answer» C. lateritic region | |
| 106. |
In the context of 'time', GMT means |
| A. | General Meridian Time |
| B. | Greenwich Mean Time |
| C. | Global Mean Time |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Global Mean Time | |
| 107. |
Which of the following is an alternative theory to the Big Bang theory developed in 1948, stating that the universe does not change even though it is expanding over time? |
| A. | Oscillating Universe |
| B. | Steady State Universe |
| C. | Mirror Universe |
| D. | Eternal Inflation |
| Answer» C. Mirror Universe | |
| 108. |
Which one of the following is called North-easter? |
| A. | Cold and fast-blowing winds in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions |
| B. | Cold and fast-blowing winds in South Pole region |
| C. | Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere |
| D. | Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia |
| Answer» D. Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia | |
| 109. |
Snakes and vultures are eating rats in a field. If wild dogs are let into the field, what will be the immediate result? |
| A. | Decrease in the number of snakes |
| B. | Decrease in the number of vultures |
| C. | Decrease in the number of rats |
| D. | Increase in the number of snakes |
| Answer» D. Increase in the number of snakes | |
| 110. |
Katrina is the name given to . |
| A. | Satellite |
| B. | Star |
| C. | Heat wave |
| D. | Hurricane |
| Answer» E. | |
| 111. |
Which from the following can cause a tsunami? |
| A. | Volcano |
| B. | Avalanche |
| C. | Tornado |
| D. | Earthquake |
| Answer» E. | |
| 112. |
Man can maintain an ecological balance in the biosphere by- |
| A. | deforestation |
| B. | developing new breeds of cultivated plants and domesticated animals |
| C. | using insecticides and pesticides |
| D. | understanding the delicate balance in the relative number of organisms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 113. |
The number of satellites of the planet is Mercury is |
| A. | '0' |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» B. 1 | |
| 114. |
What is meant by Isthmus? |
| A. | Mouth of a river where it joins the sea |
| B. | Narrow strip of water dividing two land masses |
| C. | Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans |
| D. | Narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land |
| Answer» D. Narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land | |
| 115. |
The west to east extension of the Himalayas is from |
| A. | Indus gorge to Dihang gorge |
| B. | K2 to Chomoihari |
| C. | NangaParbat to Namcha Barwa |
| D. | Rakaposhi to Lohit river |
| Answer» B. K2 to Chomoihari | |
| 116. |
Which one of the following is an unpredictable natural disaster? |
| A. | Earthquake |
| B. | Cyclone |
| C. | Tornado |
| D. | Hurricane |
| Answer» B. Cyclone | |
| 117. |
Which one of the following is called as "Roaring Forty"? |
| A. | Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 40 -60 S |
| B. | Winds blowing in northern hemisphere between 40 -60 N |
| C. | Very cold winds which blow in winters |
| D. | Very hot and fast blowing summer winds |
| Answer» B. Winds blowing in northern hemisphere between 40 -60 N | |
| 118. |
Which of the following is not a part of solar system ? |
| A. | Asteroids |
| B. | Meteors |
| C. | Moon |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
In a solar or lunar eclipse, the region of earth's shadow is divided into |
| A. | Five parts |
| B. | Four parts |
| C. | Two parts |
| D. | Three parts |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
Desertification can be checked by |
| A. | plugging gullies |
| B. | checking over-grazing |
| C. | contour ploughing |
| D. | forming shelter belts |
| Answer» C. contour ploughing | |
| 121. |
is the thinnest layer of Earth. |
| A. | Mantle |
| B. | Outer Core |
| C. | Crust |
| D. | Inner Core |
| Answer» D. Inner Core | |
| 122. |
What is meant by the term "mid-night sun"? |
| A. | Twilight |
| B. | Rising Sun |
| C. | Very bright moon |
| D. | Sun shining in the polar circle for long time |
| Answer» E. | |
| 123. |
Which one of the following practices is adopted for restoring the fertility of soil? |
| A. | Weeding |
| B. | Levelling |
| C. | (2) sweet jowar |
| D. | (4) Harrowing |
| Answer» C. (2) sweet jowar | |
| 124. |
The large collection of Stars, dust and gas held together by gravitational attraction between components is known as - |
| A. | Cluster |
| B. | Atmosphere |
| C. | Galaxy |
| D. | Sun Family |
| Answer» D. Sun Family | |
| 125. |
The term 'epicentre' is associated with |
| A. | earthquake |
| B. | folding |
| C. | faulting |
| D. | earth's interior |
| Answer» B. folding | |
| 126. |
With what bio-region is the term "Steppe" associated? |
| A. | Grasslands |
| B. | Tropical forests |
| C. | Savanna |
| D. | Coniferous forests |
| Answer» B. Tropical forests | |
| 127. |
The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is - |
| A. | Mercury |
| B. | Saturn |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | Mars |
| Answer» B. Saturn | |
| 128. |
Asteroids, are also called as minor planets found between the orbits of - |
| A. | Jupiter and Saturn |
| B. | Earth and Mars |
| C. | Mars and Jupiter |
| D. | Venus and Mercury |
| Answer» D. Venus and Mercury | |
| 129. |
All the planets in the solar system move around the sun in a - |
| A. | Circular path |
| B. | Elongated path |
| C. | Rectangular path |
| D. | Triangular path |
| Answer» C. Rectangular path | |
| 130. |
Who of the following has given the term rhizoshcre : |
| A. | Garret |
| B. | Alexopolus |
| C. | Hiltner |
| D. | None of the given options |
| Answer» D. None of the given options | |
| 131. |
Which oneofgreenhouse gas? (1) Oxygen(2) Nitrogen(3) Carbon-dioxide(4) OzoneQ.45) Biggest planet of solar system is |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Mars |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Jupiter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 132. |
The rock that results from solidification of molten lava from a volcano is an example of Which of the following? |
| A. | Igneous rocks |
| B. | Granite Rock |
| C. | Basalt Rock |
| D. | Magnetite |
| Answer» B. Granite Rock | |
| 133. |
Which one of the following is the largest planet? |
| A. | Jupiter |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Uranus |
| Answer» B. Venus | |
| 134. |
The gentle 'seaward sloping surface from the coasts is called . |
| A. | Continental shelf |
| B. | Continental rise |
| C. | Abyssal plains |
| D. | Submarine ridges |
| Answer» B. Continental rise | |
| 135. |
Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet S? |
| A. | Arctic Ocean |
| B. | Indian Ocean |
| C. | Atlantic Ocean |
| D. | Pacific Ocean |
| Answer» D. Pacific Ocean | |
| 136. |
The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope- |
| A. | Bench marks |
| B. | Contours |
| C. | Form lines |
| D. | Hachure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
Airmass near to the earth's surface is warmer because it |
| A. | radiates heat |
| B. | contains dust particles |
| C. | is warmed by terrestrial radiation |
| D. | is far from the sun |
| Answer» D. is far from the sun | |
| 138. |
Basaltic lava is found in the |
| A. | Deccan Trap |
| B. | Himalayas |
| C. | Indo-Gangetic Plain |
| D. | North-Eastern Hills |
| Answer» B. Himalayas | |
| 139. |
The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as: |
| A. | Coast |
| B. | Continental Shelf |
| C. | Continental Platform. |
| D. | Continental Slope. |
| Answer» C. Continental Platform. | |
| 140. |
Soil which is prone to intensive leaching due to rain is called- |
| A. | Laterite |
| B. | Black |
| C. | Alluvial |
| D. | Red |
| Answer» B. Black | |
| 141. |
A group of inter-connected Islands is known as - |
| A. | Strait |
| B. | Peninsula |
| C. | Archipelago |
| D. | Lagoon |
| Answer» D. Lagoon | |
| 142. |
A geyser is a spring which |
| A. | throws water continuously |
| B. | throws water intermittently |
| C. | throws water and steam at regular intervals |
| D. | throws only steam |
| Answer» D. throws only steam | |
| 143. |
The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called the- |
| A. | Isthmus |
| B. | Oceanic ridge |
| C. | Continental shelf |
| D. | Continental slope |
| Answer» D. Continental slope | |
| 144. |
Black soil is also known by which of the following name? |
| A. | Khadar Soil |
| B. | Bangar Soil |
| C. | Alluivial Soil |
| D. | Regur soil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 145. |
The largest forest which covers 25 percent of the world's forest land is : |
| A. | The Tropical Rain forest |
| B. | Taiga forest of Siberia |
| C. | Monsoon forest |
| D. | Temperate forests of Europe |
| Answer» C. Monsoon forest | |
| 146. |
"Great Barrier Reef , the world's largest Coral reef is located in |
| A. | Caribbean Islands |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Philippines |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» C. Philippines | |
| 147. |
Ring of Fire is found commonly in . |
| A. | Pacific Ocean |
| B. | Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Arctic Ocean |
| Answer» B. Atlantic Ocean | |
| 148. |
Which is a tropical food crop requiring a temperature of 270C and a rain fall more than 100 cm? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Maize |
| C. | Rice |
| D. | Barley |
| Answer» D. Barley | |
| 149. |
The largest dry dock in India is situated at - |
| A. | Cochin |
| B. | Marmagoa |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» C. Kolkata | |
| 150. |
Vergreen type Forests are found in |
| A. | Mediterranean region |
| B. | Monsoon climatic area |
| C. | Desert region |
| D. | Equatorial region |
| Answer» E. | |