General Knowledge- Geography Quiz Part 2

Geography Quiz- Part 2

1. Which of the following cities is known for its oxygen poor air?

a) Dhaka

b) La Paz      

c) Lima

d) Kanpur

Answer: b

2. Which of the following canals joins North Sea to Baltic Sea?

a) Soo
b) Oresound Bridge
c) Welland
d) Kiel

Answer: d

3. Besides Egypt, in which of the following countries, there is a city by the name “Memphis” ?

a) Newzealand

b) Canada

c) Iraq

d) USA

Answer: d

4. Which of the following makes the highest point in the Caribbean Islands?     
   
   

a) Mount Logan

b) Mount Whitney

c) Adam’s Peak

d) Pico Duarte

Answer: d

5. Which one of the following has the volcanic Mount Saint Helens?

a) Aleutian Range
b) Alaska Range

c) Cascade Range

d) Andes

Answer: c

6. Which of the following ridges divides the Arabian Sea into two parts?
   
   a) Carisberg

b) Prince Edward Crozet

c) Seychelles

d) Madagascar

Answer: a

7. Which one of the following Countries has Red River delta?
   
   

a) Japan

b) Indonesia
c) Malaysia

d) Vietnam

Answer: d

8. Which one of the following represents the correct sequence of arrival of seismic waves on to a Seismograph?
   
   a) R, L, P and S

b) L, R, P and S

c) P, S, R and L

d) P, S, L and R

Answer: d

9. Identify the incorrect Statement :
   
   

a) Sir Creek is northe of the Tropic of Cancer
b) Aizwal is north of the Tropic of Cancer

c) Saramati is the highest peak of Naga Hills

d) Palghat gap is north of the Dodda Betta

Answer: d

10. For which of the following Countries, the name “Suomi” (in its own language) means “Land of lakes and marshes” ?
    
    

a) Russia

b) Norway
c) Sweden

d) Finland

Answer: d

11. Book lungs are respiratory organs of
    
    

a) Crab
b) Frog

c) Spider

d) Earthworm

Answer: c

12. Which of the following is true for “Parathormone” ?
    
    a) It increases blood calcium level and decreases calcium store of the bone

b) It decreases blood calcium level and decreases calcium store of the bone

c) It increases blood glucose level and decreases calcium store of the bone

d) It decreases blood glucose level and increases calcium store of the bone

Answer: a

13. Pashmina is a variety of wool obtained from?

a) Cow

b) Sheep

c) Goat

d) Rabbit

Answer: c

14. The Height of Mt.Everest is

a)     8488 Meter

b)     8488 feet

c)      8848 feet

d)     8848 meter

            Answer: d

15. The Longest dam in India is

a)     Bakra Nangal

b)     Narmada Sagar

c)      Metur

d)     Hirakud

           

            Answer: c