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GK - Geography 4

Description: The paper on general studies includes questions from a wide variety of subjects like history, geography, science, economy and polity. Here is a collection of questions on geography.
Number of Questions: 25
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Which continent is known as the White Continent?

  1. Australia

  2. North America

  3. Antarctica

  4. Asia


Correct Option: C

Which of the following straits separates Asia from North America?

  1. Bering Strait

  2. Palk Strait

  3. Strait of Gibraltar

  4. Strait of Malacca


Correct Option: A

The vernal equinox falls on

  1. 21st March

  2. 21st June

  3. 23rd September

  4. 22nd December


Correct Option: B

Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

  1. hurricane

  2. tornado

  3. typhoon

  4. thunderstorm


Correct Option: B

Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?

  1. Japan

  2. Indonesia

  3. West Indies

  4. Philippines


Correct Option: B

Who among the following discovered the Hawaiian island?

  1. James Cook

  2. Robert Cook

  3. Amundson

  4. Robert Piery


Correct Option: A

What are the imaginary lines drawn on a map connecting places of equal height above sea level called?

  1. contours

  2. isobars

  3. isotherms

  4. isotopes


Correct Option: A

What is the direction of movement often followed by tropical cyclones?

  1. west to east

  2. east to west

  3. south to north

  4. north to south


Correct Option: B

What is the relative humidity in the atmosphere when it rains?

  1. 50 percent

  2. 60 percent

  3. 80 percent

  4. 100 percent


Correct Option: D

Who was the first to reach North Pole?

  1. Amundson

  2. Ferdinand Magellan

  3. Robert Pierry

  4. Nathaniel Palmer


Correct Option: C

The lowest layer of atmosphere is troposphere. Which of the following is the highest layer?

  1. Ionosphere

  2. Mesosphere

  3. Stratosphere

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following mountain ranges is the oldest?

  1. Aravalli ranges

  2. Himalayan ranges

  3. Nilgiri ranges

  4. Satpura ranges


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Aravalli ranges

If you want to visit Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha, you will have to go to

  1. Bihar

  2. Maharashtra

  3. China

  4. Nepal


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Nepal Lumbinī is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Nepal. It is the place where, according to Buddhist tradition, Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in 563 BCE.

If you want to visit Golconda Fort, then you will have to go to which of the following states?

  1. Telangana

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Bihar

  4. Karnataka


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Golkonda, also known as Golconda, is a citadel and fort in Southern India, and was the capital of the medieval sultanate of the Qutb Shahi dynasty (c.1518–1687). It is situated 11 kilometres to the west of Hyderabad.

India' s coastline is about

  1. 4000 km long

  2. 4800 km long

  3. 5600 km long

  4. 7500 km long


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India' s coastline is about 7500 km long.

Adam' s Bridge connects

  1. Israel and Jerusalem

  2. Amman and Damascus

  3. Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

  4. India and Sri Lanka


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: India and Sri Lanka

Molten rock below the surface of earth is called

  1. lava

  2. magma

  3. basalt

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: magma

Which of the following is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?

  1. Stratosphere

  2. Ionosphere

  3. Troposphere

  4. Mesosphere


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Troposphere

A huge mass of ice fed by snow on a high mountain, slowly sliding down before it starts melting is called

  1. avalanche

  2. glacier

  3. iceberg

  4. typhoon


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: glacier

Which of the following instruments is used for recording earthquake waves?

  1. Barograph

  2. Hydrograph

  3. Pantograph

  4. Seismograph


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Seismograph

Which of the following instruments is used for measuring atmospheric pressure?

  1. Anemometer

  2. Barometer

  3. Hygrometer

  4. Thermometer


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Barometer

What is the difference between Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Time?

  1. 6:30 hrs

  2. 6 hrs

  3. 5:30 hrs

  4. 5 hrs


Correct Option: C

Which layer of atmosphere prevents the ultraviolet radiation from reaching the earth?

  1. Troposphere

  2. Stratosphere

  3. Mesosphere

  4. Ionosphere


Correct Option: B

Asia is the most populous continent in the world. Which is the second most populous?

  1. North America

  2. South America

  3. Europe

  4. Africa


Correct Option: C

What type of soil is typical of tropical regions which receive heavy rainfall?

  1. black or regur

  2. lateritic

  3. alluvial

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: lateritic

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