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 

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