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13 Mar 2015

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201.  What is the name of the central part of the earth?
(a)  Mantle  (b)  Core
(c)  Crust  (d)  None of the above
202.  What is/are the basic purpose(s) of dams?
(a)  Storage of water in a large reservoir.
(b)  Generation of electricity (Hydel Power)
(c)  Control of floods
(d)  All of the above
203.  Which continent has no desert?
(a)Australia  (b)  Europe
(c)Antarctica  (d)  South America
204.  Which is the thinnest earth layer?
(a)  Core  (b)  Mantle
(c)  Crust  (d)  None of the above
205.  What is the name of the second highest African peak?
(a)  Mount Kenya  (b)  Mount Kilmanjaro
(c)  Mount Congo  (d)  None of the above
206.  The Nile is the largest river of the world. Name the second
largest river of Africa?
(a)  The Congo  (b)  The Niger
(c)  The Senegal.  (d)  None of the above
207.  The point that lies directly above the source of an
earthquake is known as
(a)  Earthquake Center  (b)  Epicenter
(c)  Gravitational Center  (d)  Geological Center
208.  Name the middle part of the earth?
(a)  Core  (b)  Crust
(c)  Mantle  (d)  None of the above
209.  Which is the world’s largest mangrove forest(s)?
(a)  Changa Manga Forest  (b)  Sundarbans Forest
(c)  Amazon Forest  (d)  All of the above
210.  The part of desert where adequate water is available for
cultivation is called:
(a)  Oasis  (b)  Marsh
(c)Island  (d)Isthmus
211.  The famous Khunjrab Pass is between Pakistan and
(a)  Afghanistan  (b)China
(c)  Iran  (d)India
212.  A part of land surrounded by water on the three sides is
called:
(a)Island  (b)  Creek
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(c)  Peninsula  (d)  Gulf
213.  What is the largest factor that decreases the life of the
reservoir of dam?
(a)  Siltation  (b)  Floods
(c)  Drought  (d)  Waterlogging
214.  Water source beneath the earth flowing naturally is called:
(a)  Stream  (b)  Fall
(c)  Spring  (d)  Lake
215.A small water body say a river that flows into a larger body
of water is called
(a)Tributary  (b)  Spring
(c)Confluence  (d)  None of the above
216.  Name the largest island of Mediterranean Sea?
(a)  Sicily  (b)  Sardina
(c)  Cyprus  (d)  Malta
217.  Which is the largest river of Europe?
(a)Danube  (b)  Volga
(c)  Missouri  (d)  Thames.
218.  Which city/cities are situated along the river Danube?
(a)  Budapest  (b)  Belgrade
(c)  Vienna  (d)  All of the above
219.  Which fall is associated with the river Zembazi?
(a)  Victoria Fall  (b)  Niagara Fall
(c)  Angel Fall  (d)  Tugela falls
220.  Who is called ‘Father of Geography”?
(a)  Euclid  (b)  Herodotus.
(c)  Marco Polo.  (d)  None of the above
221.  What is the name of the hot molten matter underneath solid
rock?
(a)  Lava  (b)  Magma
(c)  Crust  (d)  None of the above
222.  The hard, solid rocks, whose composition or texture has been
changed by heat or pressure in the Earth are called:
(a)  Sedimentary rocks  (b)  Metamorphic rocks.
(c)  Igneous rocks  (d)  None of the above
223.  The rocks formed out of layers of sediment bonded together
are known as
(a)  Metamorphic rocks  (b)  Sedimentary rocks
(c)  Igneous rocks  (d)  None of the above
224.  The fine yellowish dust or silt spread and deposited by the
winds, that is very fertile is called:
(a)  Alluvium  (b)  Loess
(c)  Sediment  (d)  None of the above
225.  The mixture of silt, sand, and gravel deposited by flowing
water such as rivers and streams is called
(a)  Sediment  (b)  Loess
(c)  Alluvium  (d)  All of the above
226.  The part of a river near the coast into which the  sea flows is
termed as
(a)Tributary  (b)Bank
(c)Estuary  (d)  None of the above
227.  The areas of grassland totally without trees in South
America especially around the estuary of the River Plate are
called:
(a)  Savanna  (b)  Pampas
(c)  Loess  (d)  All of the above
228.  The Great Barrier Reef is a huge coral reef off the northeast
coast of
(a)Australia  (b)  Maldives
(c)  Sri Lanka  (d)  Uzbekistan
229.  What is the name of tropical grassland that has tree clumps
scattered about it?
(a)  Pampas  (b)  Moraines
(c)  Savanna  (d)  None of the above
230.  The floor of a valley that is regularly flooded by a river and
which receives a layer of alluvium each time is called
(a)  Delta  (b)  Flood Plain
(c)Confluence  (d)  All of the above
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231.  What is the name given to areas of land  in the higher
latitudes where short, cool summers do not permit trees to
grow?
(a)  Arctic  (b)  Tropical
(c)Tundra  (d)  Terrain
232.  The study of earthquakes and the waves generated by them
is termed as
(a)  Volcanology  (b)  Seismology
(c)  Geomorphology  (d)All of the above
233.  What is the name given to the material borne along by,
beneath or within glaciers?
(a)  Moraines  (b)  Pampes
(c)  Loess  (d)  None of the above
234.  The flat-topped hill or mountain left isolated by the erosion
of softer rocks all around it is generally known as
(a)  Mesa  (b)Munatak
(c)  Savanna  (d)  None of the above
235.  A hill or peak sticking through an ice cap, mostly found in
Green land or Antarctica is called:
(a)  Mesa  (b)  Moraines
(c)Munatak  (d)  Loess
236.  A vent in the Earth’s surface that emits steam and gases,
essentially associated with volcanic regions is known as:
(a)  Fumarole  (b)  Mesa
(c)Munatak  (d)  None of the above
237.  What is 38th Parallel line?
(a)  Boundary line between South Korea and North Korea
(b)  Boundary line between India and Pakistan
(c)  Boundary line between Canada and United States of
America.
(d)  Boundary line between India and Bangladesh
238.  Which one is a boundary line between Finland and Russia?
(a)  Hindenburg Line  (b)  Curzon Line
(c)  Mannerheim Line  (d)  Maginot Line
239.  Which are the boundary lines between India and Pakistan?
(a)  Working Boundary  (b)  Line of Control
(c)  Line of actual contact  (d)  All of the above
240.  Where lies Macmohan line?
(a)  Boundary line between India and Pakistan
(b)  Boundary line between India and China
(c)  Boundary line between India and Nepal
(d)  Boundary line between India and Bangladesh
241.  Which of these mountain passes are in Pakistan?
(a)  Babusar Pass  (b)  Shandur Pass
(c)  Lowari Pass  (d)  All of the above
242.  Gobi desert is in
(a)  Mongolia and China
(b)  Iran and Iraq
(c)  Saudi Arabia and Yemen
(d)  Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
243.  Seattle is a seaport of
(a)  Hong Kong  (b)  United Kingdom
(c)  United states of America  (d)  Singapore
244.  Which is the largest river of Uzbekistan?
(a)  River Amu  (b)  River Syr
(c)  River Zarafshon  (d)  River Naryn
245.  Qyzylqum is the largest desert of
(a)Turkmenistan  (b)  Tajikistan
(c)  Kirgyzstan  (d)  Uzbekistan
246.  Jenish Chokosu or Victory Peak is the highest point in
which central Asian State?
(a)  Uzbekistan  (b)  Kazakhstan
(c)  Kyrgyzstan  (d)  Tajikistan
247.  Garagum desert is in which central Asian State?
(a)Turkmenistan  (b)  Uzbekistan
(c)  Tajikistan  (d)  Kyrgyzstan
248.  The highest peak of the central Asia lies in Tajikistan that is
7500 meters high. Its name is
(a)  Lenin Peak
(b)  Victory Peak
(c)  Ismail Samani or Stalin Peak
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(d)  None of the above
249.  Which is the largest landlocked country of the world?
(a)  Mangolia  (b)  Uzbekistan
(c)  Chad  (d)  Liechtenstein
250.  Which is the second largest country in Africa?
(a)  Sudan  (b)  Algeria
(c)  Egypt  (d)  South Africa
251.  Which is the world’s fourth largest country? (Area wise)
(a)  Canada  (b)  Russia
(c)India  (d)China
252.  Which SAARC Country contains eight of world’s ten highest
peak?
(a)India  (b)Bhutan
(c)  Nepal  (d)  Pakistan
253.  Strait of Messina separates Italy from
(a)  Sicily  (b)  Cyprus
(c)  Sardina  (d)  France
254.  What is the name of world’s largest freshwater lake which is
in North America?
(a)  Lake Titicaca  (b)  Lake Baykal
(c)  Lake Superior  (d)  Lake Erie
255.  Which is the world’s second largest continent?
(a)  Asia  (b)  Africa
(c)Australia  (d)Antarctica
256.  The highest point of North America is
(a)  Mount McKinley  (b)  Mount Elbrus
(c)  Mount Kenya  (d)  None of the above
257.  London is situated across the river
(a)Danube  (b)  Thames
(c)  Volga  (d)Rhine
258.  Which of the following boundaries exists between Germany
and Russia?
(a)  Hindenburg Line  (b)  Curzon Line
(c)  Durand Line  (d)  Redcliff Line
259.  Which two countries borders along the 24th Parallel line?
(a)  South Korea and North Korea
(b)  United States and Canada
(c)  Pakistan and India
(d)  None of the above
260.  49th Parallel line is a famous boundary line which exists
between:
(a)  Pakistan and India
(b)  South Korea and North Korea
(c)  Canada and United States of America
(d)  None of the above
261.  Which of the following boundary lines does exist between
Poland and Russia?
(a)  Hindenburg line  (b)  Curzon line
(c)  Durand line  (d)  Mannerheim line
262.  Siegfred line is a boundary line around:
(a)  Switzerland  (b)  United States
(c)Finland  (d)  Germany.
263.  Green Line is any boundary line. Green Lines exist between:
(a)  Israel and Jordan (West Bank)
(b)  Republic of Cyprus and Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus
(c)  East Beirut and West Beirut
(d)  All of the above
264.  Every body knows Great Wall of China. Chinese erected this
wall as a defense against:
(a)  Arabs  (b)Indians
(c)Iranians  (d)  Mongols
265.  Which boundary line does exist between Pakistan and
Afghanistan?
(a)  Machmohan line  (b)  Maginot line
(c)  Durand line  (d)  Curzon line
266.  Oderneisse line is a boundary line between
(a)  Poland and Germany  (b)  India and China
(c)  Russia and Germany  (d)  Russia and Finland
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267.  Which defensive boundary wall Roman Britians established
against invading tribes?
(a)  Great Wall  (b)  Hadrian’s Wall
(c)  Both of the above  (d)  None of the above
268.  Which of the following is the second longest river in Europe?
(a)  The Volga   (b)  The Amazon
(c)  The Danube  (d)  The Yangtze
269.  Which is the second largest river in the world in terms of
length?
(a)  The Nile   (b)  The Volga
(c)  The Yangtze  (d)  The Amazon
270.  The largest and most important river in North America is:
(a)  The Nile  (b)  The Mississippi
(c)  The Danube  (d)  The Indus
271.  The longest river of Asia is:
(a)  The Indus
(b)  The Ganges
(c)  The Yangtze or Chang Jiang
(d)  None of the above
272.  The second longest river in Africa is:
(a)  The Nile  (b)  The Congo
(c)  The Zambezi  (d)  The Yukon





 201.b  202.d  203.b  204.c
205.a  206.a  207.b  208.c  209.b  210.a
211.b  212.c  213.a  214.c  215.a  216.a
217.b  218.d  219.a  220.b  221.b  222.b
223.b  224.b  225.c  226.c  227.b  228.a
229.c  230.b  231.c  232.b  233.a  234.a
235.c  236.a  237.a  238.a  239.d  240.b
241.d  242.a  243.c  244.a  245.d  246.c
247.a  248.c  249.a  250.b  251.d  252.c
253.a  254.c  255.b  256.a  257.b  258.a
259.c  260.c  261.b  262.d  263.d  264.d
265.c  266.a  267.b  268.c  269.d  270.b
271.c  272.b

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