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GK (Geography)

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The 2.4 km long Jawahar Tunnel is built to provide all weather road link between

  1. Simla and Srinagar

  2. Simla and Leh

  3. Leh and Jammu

  4. Jammu and Srinagar


Correct Option: D

Ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the

  1. convergence and divergence movements

  2. coriolis force

  3. density differences in sea water

  4. impact of prevailing winds


Correct Option: D

The tropical grasslands of Africa are known as

  1. steppes

  2. savannas

  3. pampas

  4. downs


Correct Option: B

Gulf Stream carries

  1. warm equatorial water to the west American coast

  2. warm equatorial water to the eastern coast of Brazil

  3. warm equatorial water to the western coast of Europe

  4. cold polar water to the east American coast


Correct Option: C

'Platypus' (duckbill) is a kind of animal found in

  1. Africa

  2. America

  3. Asia

  4. Australia


Correct Option: D

Zebu is

  1. an ancient tribe of Mongolia

  2. a type of animal in Canada

  3. a cattle kept by Masai

  4. a variety of trees growing in Argentina


Correct Option: C

Which ocean current is popularly known as 'Warm Blanket of Europe'?

  1. East Australian current

  2. Brazil current

  3. Equatorial current

  4. Gulf stream


Correct Option: D

Long treeless grassy palms are characteristics of

  1. campos

  2. Llanos

  3. pampas

  4. prairies


Correct Option: D

Sunderban is the name of

  1. Tropical forest

  2. Tidal forest

  3. Semi evergreen

  4. Decidouous forest


Correct Option: B

The driest spot on earth is the Atacama desert, parts of which went without rain for 400 years. The Atacama desert is in

  1. Africa

  2. Asia

  3. Canada

  4. South America


Correct Option: D

High Velds are the temperate grasslands of

  1. Africa

  2. South Australia

  3. Europe and Asia

  4. South America


Correct Option: A

Slovenes are people (of slave origin) inhabiting in

  1. Czechoslovakia

  2. Yugoslavia

  3. Austria

  4. Australia


Correct Option: B

Wood pulp comes from

  1. coniferous forest region

  2. equatorial region

  3. temperate region

  4. tropical region


Correct Option: A

Hawaiian islands are located in the

  1. North Atlantic Ocean

  2. South Atlantic Ocean

  3. North Pacific Ocean

  4. South Pacific Ocean


Correct Option: C

Diego Garcia is located in the

  1. Arabian Sea

  2. Bay of Bengal

  3. Indian Ocean

  4. Gulf of Aden


Correct Option: C

In Southeast Asia, the only land locked country is

  1. Kampuchea

  2. Laos

  3. Malaysia

  4. Thailand


Correct Option: B

The capital of unified Vietnam is

  1. Phnom Penh

  2. Saigon

  3. Ho-Chi-Minh

  4. Hanoi


Correct Option: D

Surinam was previously known as

  1. British Guiana

  2. Dutch Guiana

  3. Madagascar

  4. Venezuela


Correct Option: B

Nambia is the new name of

  1. Cambodia

  2. Zaire

  3. Rhodesia

  4. Southwest Africa


Correct Option: D

The Taiga belt lies between

  1. Mediterranean climate and Tundra

  2. monsoon climate and Tundra

  3. temperate grasslands and Tundra

  4. Tibet type climate and Tundra


Correct Option: C

The Benguela current touches

  1. the eastern coast of South America

  2. West Bengal

  3. Indian Coast

  4. West African Coast


Correct Option: D

Sunda Strait separates

  1. Sicily and Italy

  2. Java and Sumatra

  3. Japan and Korea

  4. Borneo and Celebes


Correct Option: B

Which is the largest Gulf in the World?

  1. The Gulf of Cambay

  2. The Gulf of Mexico

  3. The Persian Gulf

  4. The Strait of Hormuz


Correct Option: B

Which of the following states of the U.S.A. once belonged to Mexico?

  1. California and Texas

  2. Kansas and Kentucky

  3. New Mexico and Arkansas

  4. Rhode Island and Hawaii


Correct Option: A

The Elephant Pass is located in

  1. India

  2. Pakistan

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. China


Correct Option: C
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