(GK) Geography
1.Name the world’s only floating National park
Ans : Keibul Lamjao
2.Kimberley mines in South Africa is famous for
a. Silver
b. Coal
c. Gold
d. Diamonds
Ans : D
3.The length of the river Nile from its remotest headstream in Burundi is
Ans : 6695 km
4.Which is the principle source of the river Nile
Ans : Lake Victoria
5.The longest river in the world Nile flows north to the Mediterranean Sea through the countries
Ans : Uganda, Sudan and Egypt
6.The term Dawn Under denotes
a. Arctic Ocean
b. Australia
c. Cape of Good Hope
d. South Pole
Ans : B
7.The term ‘COP 9’ is related with
Ans : UN framework on climate change held in Italy
8.Pong dam has been constructed over the river
Ans : Beas
9.What is Angkor Wat of Kampuchea
Ans : A temple
10.Which is the longest river in the African continent
Ans : Nile
11.What is sobriquet (Geographical surname) of Finland
Ans : The land of Thousand Lakes
12.Durand line is the International boundary which separates the countries
Ans : Pakistan-Afghanistan
13.Which countries are linked by the Khyber Pass
Ans : Afghanistan and Pakistan
14.The longest river in the world Nile, drains into which sea
Ans : Mediterranean Sea
15.‘Po’ is the largest river of
Ans : Italy
16.The Great Barrier Reef is situated on the coast of
Ans : Australia
17.The third largest continent in the world
Ans : North America
18.The longest river of Europe is
Ans : Volga
19.A European country has 5500 lakes within its territory. Which is the country
Ans : Finland
20.Eritrea is on the banks of which sea
Ans : Red sea
21.The Grand Canyon is located on the
Ans : Colorado River
22.The second largest desert in the world is
Ans : Gobi
23.The largest desert in the world is
Ans : Sahara
24.Location of Mohave desert is in
Ans : Southwestern United States
25.Location of Simpson desert is in
Ans : Australia
26.Location of Thar desert is in
Ans : India/Pakistan
27.Location of Kyzyl Kum desert is in
Ans : Uzbekistan
28.Location of Kalahari desert is in
Ans : Southwestern Africa
29.Location of Sonoran desert is in
Ans : Mexico/southwestern United States
30.Takla Makan desert is in which country
Ans : Northern China
31.Chihuahuan desert is in
Ans : Mexico/southwestern United States
32.Great Victoria desert is in
Ans : Southwestern Australia
33.Great Sandy desert is in
Ans : Northwestern Australia
34.Rub‘ al Khali desert in in
Ans : Southern Arabian peninsula
35.Patagonian desert is in which country
Ans : Argentina
36.Congo river falls into which ocean
Ans : Atlantic Ocean
37.The fifth largest river in the world is
Ans : Congo river
38.The second longest river in Africa after the Nile is
Ans : Congo
39.Earth is the third nearest planet to the Sun orbiting between the planets
Ans : Venus and Mars
40.The wind blowing in a spiral form around a region of low atmospheric pressure is a
Ans : Cyclone
41.What is a leap year
Ans : Year in which the month of February has 29 days
42.What is called the two points in the calender when we experience the longest day or the longest night of the year
Ans : Solstice
43.Term applied to either of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the celestial equator
Ans : Solstice
44.The equinoxes occur around
Ans : March 21 and September 23
45.One of two times of year when the sun’s position makes day and night of nearly equal length in all parts of the earth
Ans : Equinoxes
46.Earth moves faster at
Ans : Perihelion
47.Earth’s distance from the sun has little to do with seasons. Instead, what causes seasonal climate changes
Ans : The tilt of the earth on its axis
48.The earth's perihelion occurs in the month of
Ans : January
49.The earth’s aphelion occurs in the month of
Ans : July
50.The earth’s aphelion is only about ....... km farther away from the sun than its perihelion
Ans : 5.9 million
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with warm regards
Harish Sati
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
(M) + 91 - 9990646343 | (E-mail) Harish.sati@gmail.com
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