General Knowledge Tests- Geography 1
1. Which of the following states has the largest coastal area in India?
a)Andhra Pradesh b)Tamilnadu c)Kerala d) Karnataka
2. Which river is also known as the Vridha Ganga/Dakshin Ganga?
a)Krishna b)Cauvery c) Godavery d)Narmada
3. Which is the most widely distributed system of irrigation in India?
a) wells b) tanks c) tubewells d)Canals
4. Which is the longest river in India?
a)Indus b) Brahmaputra c) Ganga d) Yamuna
5. The only river to cross the Equator twice—
a)Nile b)Amazon c)Zaire d)Mississippi
6. The _________ regions of the world are known as the ‘orchards of the world’
a)Tropical b) Mediterranean c)Temperate d) Equatorial
7. The largest river in the World is
a)Nile b)Amazon c) Yangtze- Kiang d) Missouri-Mississippi
8. The Suez Canal was built by
a) David Livingstone b) Le Corbuiser c) Ferdinand De Lesseps d) Vasca da Gama
9. The country with highest death rate and lowest life expectancy
a) Sierra Leone b) Ethiopia c) Guines- Bissau d) Zaire
10. The aborigines of Africa’s KalahariDesert are known as
a) Pygmies b) Bushmen c) Masais d) Hausas
11. Kimberley Mines of South Africa are Known for its
a) Diamonds b) Copper c) Gold d) Coal
12. Present day Zimbabwe was earlier known as
a) Northern Rhodesia b) Southern Rhodesia c) Persia d) Mesopotamiia
13. The largest country areawise in Africa is
a) South Africa b) Egypt c) Nigeria d) Sudan
14. Sweden, Icland, Norway and Denmark are collectively known as
a) Balkans b)Latin Americans c) Scandinavians d) Gulf countries
15. Which country is the cockpit of Europe ?
a) Belgium b) Switzerland c) Ireland d) Greece
16. __________ is known as the land of seven seas.
a) Rome b) Arabia c) Finland d) Cuba
17. Who discovered Australia?
a) Captain James Cook b) Cap. Arthur Phillip c) Colombus d) Vasco da gama
18. Detroit in U.S.A. is famous for
a) Films b) Cigars c) Glass d) Automobiles
19. London is situated on the banks of the river
a) Danube b) Ravi c) Siene d) Thames
20. _______ line separates India and Pakistan.
a) Durand b) Macmohan c) Radcliffe d)Maginot line
21. Australian Temperate Grasslands are known as
a) Praries b)Savanna c) Downs d) Velds
22. Kalgoorlie in Australia is famous for
a) Diamond mining b) Gold Mining c) Coal Mining d) Petroleum
23. Where is Schrodinger’s Basin?
a) On Jupiter b) On Moon c) On Venus d) Andaman
24. The longest river in Europe is
a) Tiber b) Siene c) Danube d) Volga
25. The deepest point on earth is in the Pacific Ocean.It is the
a) Mariana Trench b) Phillipines Trench c) Tonga Trench d) Japan Islands
26. The Indian Institute Of Petroleum is located in
a)Delhi b)Deheradun c) Dibrugarh d) Digboi
27. The lines joining the areas having the same rainfall are called as
a) Isobars b) Isotherms c) Isohalines d) Isohyets
28.Which one of the following soils is best suited for deep rooted crops?
a)Black soils b) Alluvial soils c) Laterite soils d) Red soils
29. Which one of the following ocean currents is popularly known as “warm blanket of Europe”?
a) Gulf stream b) West wind drift c) Benguela current d) Canaries current
30. Which of the following set of countries are completely surrounded by land?
a) Syria,Czechoslovakia,Paraguay b) Mongolia,Zambia,Bolivia c) Libya, Zambia, Czechoslovakia
d) Paraguay, Mongolia, Syria.
31. Which climatic region has the least temperature range?
a)Equatorial region b)Monsoon region c) Tropical region d) Mediterranean region
32. Who, among the following, invented the principle of reflecting telescope , which is now used in the
world’s largest telescopes?
a)Nicolas Copernicus b) Issac Newton c) Tycho Branche d) Galileo Galilei
33. A dense, hard,radioactive, nickel-white metal with the highest atomic weight is
a) Aluminium b) Copper c) Thorium d) Uranium
34. Appalachian coalfields are located in which of the following countries?
a) China b) Great Britain c) U.S.A. d) U.S.S.R.
35.The belts of low atmospheric pressure on either side of the equator are called
a) Doldrums b) Westerlies c) Latitudes d) Easterlies
36. Tirana is the capitalof
a)Cyprus b) Albania c) Zanzibar d) Cuba
37. Kalahari is in which country?
a) South Africa b) Libya c) China d) Botswana
38. Which of the following rivers divide Aravalli ranges?
a) Narmada and Tapti b) Narmada and Sone c) Betwa and Koyna d) Banas and Luni
39. A broad channel where the waters of a river and a sea mingle is called
a)A delta b) An estuary c) A harbour d) A Strait
40. One-hour difference in local time between two places is equivalent to a difference of
a) 10 degree longitude b) 15 degreelongitude c) 15 degree latitide d) 20 degree latitude
41. The time-lag between the sun-rise in Arunachal Pradesh and Saurashtra is approximately
a) Half an hour b) One hour c) Two hours d) Three hours
42. In which country was the first oil-well drilled in 1859?
a) Saudi Arabia b) U.S.A. c) U.S.S.R. d) Venezuela
43. The first newsprint paper mill in the public sector was set up in
a) Andhra Pradesh b) Madhya Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) West Bengal
44. Rihand Valley Project is in
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Orissa c) Madhya Pradesh d)Maharashtra
45. Who, amongst the following is regarded as the first astrophysicist?
a) Johannes Kepler b) Issac Newton c) Tycho Brahe d) Christian huygens
46. Which of the following is a tropical grassland?
a) Taiga b) Savanna c) Pampas d) Prairies
47.Which of the following has the highest hydel power potential?
a) Nile basin b) Congo basin c) Amazon basin d) Mississippi basin
48. Which of the following countries has the longest land frontier?
a) Burma b) U.S.S.R. c) China d) Laos
49. Which of the following is the deepest lake ?
a) Superior b) Mansarover c) Victoria d) Baikal
50. Which of the following mountain ranges acquires N.E.-S.E. structural trend in India?
a) Vindhya range b) Aravali range c) Shivalik range d) Satpura range
