World Geography-Objective GK Questions

World Geography-Objective GK Questions
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1. The strait of malacca lies between—
(A) Myanmar and Malaysia
(B) Malaysia and Sumatra
(C) Indonesia and Philippines
(D) Philippines and Taiwan

2. How many states of India border Myanmar ?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five

3. In which layer of the atmosphere do most weather phenomena occur ?
(A) Exosphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Ionosphere
(D) Troposphere

4. Which one of the following ocean currents converges with the Gulf stream ?
(A) Benguela Current
(B) South Atlantic Current
(C) Kuroshio Current
(D) Labrador Current

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists—
List-I (Rock/Mineral)
(a) Sedimentary Rock
(b) Igneous Rock
(c) Metamorphic Rock
(d) Mineral
List-II (Example)
1. Granite
2. Quartz
3. Shale
4. Basalt
5. Gneiss
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 5 1 3
(B) 3 4 5 2
(C) 3 5 1 2
(D) 2 4 5 3

6. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?
Rivers — Ocean/Sea
1. Yangtze Kiang — East China Sea
2. Euphrates — Aral Sea
3. Lena — Arctic Ocean
4. Mekong — Japan Sea
Select the correct answer using the codes given below—
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 3 and 4

7. Which one of the following topographic units receives the first monsoon in summer ?
(A) Western Ghats
(B) Himalayas
(C) Meghalaya Plateau
(D) Eastern Ghats

8. Which one of the following nations has recently pushed back its time and synchronised with the tandard time ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Bhutan
(D) Nepal

9. Which of the following countries is not in the African continent ?
(A) Togo
(B) Sierra Leone
(C) Costa Rica
(D) Mauritania

10. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Lake — Location
(A) Superior — US-Canada
(B) Baikal — Russia
(C) Great Bear — Canada
(D) Great Slave — Russia

11. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Line — Countries
(A) Durand Line — Pakistan and Afghanistan
(B) Maginot Line — France and Germany
(C) 38th Parallel — Russia and Finland
(D) Radcliffe — India and Pakistan

12. The atmospheric layer reflecting radio waves is called ?
(A) Ozonosphere
(B) Ionosphere
(C) Statosphere
(D) Mesosphere

13. The deepest surface depression on the earth is—
(A) Kurile Trench
(B) Mariana Trench
(C) Tonga-Kermadec Trench
(D) Benfley Subglacial Trench

14. Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rock ?
(A) Graphite
(B) Gneiss
(C) Marble
(D) Slate

15. A metal is exposed to the atmosphere for sometime. It becomes coated with green carbonate the metal must be—
(A) Silver
(B) Copper
(C) Aluminium
(D) Zinc

16. Where are the hot deserts generally found ?
(A) On the eastern margins of the tropics
(B) On the western margins of the tropics
(C) Nearer the Equator
(D) In the middle of the continents

17. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere that in Northern Hemisphere ?
(A) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere
(B) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
(C) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
(D) Southern Hemisphere is less in habited

18. Consider the following statements and give the answer with the help of codes given below—
Assertion (A) : Only one side of the moon’s surface is visible from the earth.
Reason (R) : The period of rotation of the moon on its axis is equal to the period of its revolution round the earth.
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are correct R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is correct but R is wrong
(D) A is wrong but R is correct

19. On which of the following dates is your shadow at noon the smallest ?
(A) December 25
(B) March 21
(C) June 22
(D) February 14

20. Ozone layer in atmosphere—
(A) Produces rain
(B) Produces pollution
(C) Provides safty to life on earth from ultraviolet radiation
(D) Produces oxygen in the atmosphere

21. ‘Threat of global warming’ is increasing due to increasing concentration of—
(A) Ozone
(B) Nitrozen
(C) Sulphur oxide
(D) Carbon dioxide

22. When a body is taken from the earth to the moon—
(A) Its weight increase
(B) Its weight decrease
(C) Its weight remains unchanged
(D) It becomes completely weightless

23. Shahtoosh Shawl is made from the hairs of—
(A) Hangul
(B) Chinkara
(C) Chiru
(D) Merino

24. Environment refers—
(A) As the Natural world of land, water, air, plants and animals that exist around it
(B) To the sum total of conditions which surround man at a given point of time
(C) The interacting systems of physical, biological and cultural elements which are interlinked
(D) All the above

25. Environmental degradation means—
(A) Overall lowering of environmental qualities
(B) Adverse changes brought in by human activities
(C) Ecological imbalance because of ecological diversity(D) All the above

Answers :
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (D)
11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (B) 16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (C) 20. (C)
21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (D) 25. (D)

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