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World Geography Quiz - 1, General Knowledge


25 Questions MCQ Test General Knowledge | World Geography Quiz - 1, General Knowledge


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Attempt World Geography Quiz - 1, General Knowledge | 25 questions in 50 minutes | Mock test for Current Affairs preparation | Free important questions MCQ to study General Knowledge for Current Affairs Exam | Download free PDF with solutions
QUESTION: 1

The hazards of radiation belts include

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QUESTION: 2

The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with

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QUESTION: 3

The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.

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QUESTION: 4

The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of
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QUESTION: 5

The great Victoria Desert is located in
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QUESTION: 6

The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
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QUESTION: 7

The light of distant stars is affected by
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QUESTION: 8

The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
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QUESTION: 9

Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.
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QUESTION: 10

Which of the following is tropical grassland?
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QUESTION: 11

The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called
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A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups.

Seagrasses are not true grasses but are flowering plants that carry out their entire lifecycles underwater. Like all plants, seagrasses rely on sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into food/energy (via a process called photosynthesis). Therefore, they only succeed in clear, shallow waters. When the conditions are just right, seagrasses can densely cover the sea floor, creating an ecosystem known as the seagrass bed or seagrass meadow.

A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened with destruction. For example, forests are considered as biodiversity hotspots.

QUESTION: 12

With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of ____ Union Republics.
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QUESTION: 13

The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials?
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QUESTION: 14

The temperature increases rapidly after
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QUESTION: 15

The humidity of the air depends upon
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QUESTION: 16

The groundwater can become confined between two impermeable layers. This type of enclosed water is called
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QUESTION: 17

The largest glaciers are
Solution: The largest glacial bodies, ice sheets or continental glaciers, cover more than 50,000 km2 (20,000 mile2). Several kilometers deep, they obscure the underlying topography. Only nunataks protrude from the surface. The only extant ice sheets are the two that cover most of Antarctica and Greenland. These regions contain vast quantities of fresh water. The volume of ice is so large that if the Greenland ice sheet melted, it would cause sea levels to rise six meters (20 ft) all around the world. If the Antarctic ice sheet melted, sea levels would rise up to 65 meters (210 ft).
QUESTION: 18

The ionosphere includes
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QUESTION: 19

The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in
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QUESTION: 20

The iron ore mined at Bailadila is mostly
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QUESTION: 21

The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is
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QUESTION: 22

The leading state in producing paper is
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QUESTION: 23

The largest dune files are found in
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QUESTION: 24

The Harmattan is
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QUESTION: 25

The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at
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