General Knowledge-Geography Quiz-Part 1

Geography Quiz –Part 1

1. Which one of the following lakes has both fresh water and saline water and forms one of the world’s largest oil-fields?

a.Lake Gairdner

b.Lake Maracaibo

c.Lake Volta

d.Lake Van

Answer: c

2. Which of the following countries is prone to to earthquakes because of a fault called North Anatolian Fault?

a.USA

b.Turkey

c.Japan

d.Chile

Answer: a

3. With which of the following seas, St.George’s Channel joins the Atlantic Ocean?

a.Adriatic Sea

b.North Sea

c.Irish Sea

d.Mediterranean Sea

Answer: b

4. Which of the following factors primarily determines the temperature of a satellite orbiting Earth?

a. the high temperature of the Thermosphere

b. the amount of solar radiation absorbed by the satellite

c. the convectional currents of the troposphere

d. the concentration of O3 in upper atmosphere

  

Answer: c

5. Mount Fujiyama, the highest point in Japan is in

a.Kokkaido

b.Shikoku

c.Kyushu

d.Honshu

Answer: b

6. Which of the following mountains make the border between France and Spain?

a.Carpathians

b.Alps

c.Pyrenees

d.Zagros

Answer: b

7. Which of the following waves causes the maximum damage to buildings on the earths’ surface?

a.R-Waves

b.L-Waves

c.P-Waves

d.S-Waves

Answer: c

8.Among the following greenhouse gases, the emission of  which one of the following is entirely anthropogenic?

a.Chloroflourocarbon

b.Methane

c.Nitrogen Oxide

d.Hydrogen Sulphide

Answer: b

9. Among the following states of India, Which one has the oldest rock formations in the country?

a.Karnataka

b.Assam

c.Haryana

d.Bihar

Answer: d

10. Which one of the following factors can have the greatest influence on the temperature of a place in equatorial latitudes?

a.Ocean current

b.Distance from the sea

c.Aspect

d.Altitude

Answer: c

11. Which of the following is the source region for Earth’s magnetism?

a.Outer core

b.Asthenosphere

c.Hot Spots

d.Inner Core

Answer: a

12. Which one of the following is not required for the formation of photochemical smog?

a.Oxygen

b.Oxides of nitrogen

c.Carbon Monoxide

d.Sunlight

Answer: a

13. Which of the following States of India is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer?

a.Manipur

b.Arunachal Pradesh

c.Mizoram

d.Nagaland

Answer: c

14. Which of the following cities in the world is known for the highest average number of thunderstorms in a year?

a.Kampala

b.Brisbane

c.Sydney

d.Khartoum

Answer: a

15. Which one of the following is not required for the formation of photochemical   smog?

a.Oxygen

b.Oxides of nitrogen

c.Carbon Monoxide

d.Sunlight

    

Answer:  a