Practice Quiz On Punjab Geography-Objective GK

1. Which is the most famous city in Punjab?
(A) Ludhiana (B) Amritsar
(C) Chandigarh (D) Patiala
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2. Who is the first lady Chief Minister of Punjab?
(A) Bibi Jagir Kaur (B) Kiran Bedi
(C) Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (D) Ms. Seema Roy
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3. Who was the first Governor of Punjab?
(A) Mr. Chandu Lal Trivedi (B) Bansilal
(C) Gopi Chand (D) Amrinder Singh
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4. Who is the first lady Deputy commissioner of Punjab?
(A) Ms. Vini Chohan (B) Ms. Vini Mahajan
(C) Ms. Kiran Bedi (D) None of these
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5. Which is the biggest District of Punjab?
(A) Fatehgarh Sahib (B) Mansa.
(C) Morinda (D) Ferozepur
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6. Which is the smallest District in Punjab?
(A) Moga (B) Mansa
(C) Fatehgarh Sahib (D) Bhatinda
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7. When was the Punjab annexation with the British Rule?
(A) 1829 (B) 1839
(C) 1859 (D) 1849
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8 . Which is new created city in Punjab?
(A) Fatehgarh Sahib (B) Anandgarh
(C) Garshankar (D) Nawashahar
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9. When was Punjabi University established at Patiala?
(A) 1930 (B) 1940
(C) 1950 (D) 1960
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10. When was the Punjab School Education Board established in Punjab?
(A) 1969 (B) 1959
(C) 1949 (D) 1939
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11. Where is the Sikh Heritage Complex developed?
(A) Mansa (B) Amritsar
(C) Ropar (D) Anandpur Sahib
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12. Who is the first Punjabi novelist to get Jananpith Award?
(A) Sr. Nanak Singh (B) Sr. Gurdial Singh
(C) Sr. Gurdial Duggal (D) Sr. Nanak Duggal
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13. When was the use of Punjabi made compulsory in the year?
(A) 1990 (B) 1991
(C) 1992 (D) 1994
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14. Who is the Governor of Punjab?
(A) Mr. Shivraj V. Patil (B) Prakash Singh Badal
(C) Mr. Butta Singh (D) Naresh Kumar Sandhu
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15. Which is the biggest grain market of Punjab?
(A) Marinda (B) Mansa
(C) Kotkpoora (D) Khanna
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16. When was the treaty of Amritsar held on–
(A) 1805 (B) 1806
(C) 1807 (D) 1809
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17. When was the Punjab and Papsu meged?
(A) 1950 (B) 1952
(C) 1953 (D) 1956
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18. According to 2011 census, the total population of Punjab is–
(A) 2, 43, 89, 296 (B) 2, 77, 04, 236
(C) 2, 44, 89, 296 (D) 2, 44, 88, 296
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19. Where is the Punjabi University located at–
(A) Chandigarh (B) Ludhiana
(C) Jalandhar (D) Patiala
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20. Who is the pioneer of Punjabi Suba?
(A) Master Tara Singh (B) Master Kapoor
(C) Master Akesh (D) Master Mohan
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21. Which city of Punjab is famous for furniture goods?
(A) Kirtpur (B) Mansa
(C) Kartarpur (D) Khanna
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22. Who is the Punjabi Poetess to get Jananpith Award?
(A) Ms. Amrita Shergil (B) Ms. Amrita Pritam
(C) Dilip KaurTiwana (D) Ms. Sharmila Panday
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23. Which is the Pioneer of Punjabi Novel?
(A) Sr. Gurdial Singh (B) Sr. Nanak Singh
(C) Sr. Nanak Dugga (D) Sr. Gurdial Khanna
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24. Where was the headquarters of Punjab school Education Board?
(A) Morinda (B) Chandigarh
(C) Mohali (D) Ropar
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25. Forest area ....................of the total area of the state.
(A) 5.22% (B) 5.12%
(C) 6.22% (D) 6.12%
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26. How many divisions of Punjab State?
(A) 5 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 7
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27. Where is Punjab Agriculture University located?
(A) Chandigarh (B) Amritsar
(C) Ludhiana (D) Ropar
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28. How many Universities in Punjab?
(A) 8 (B) 10
(C) 6 (D) 9
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29. What is the old name of Punjab?
(A) Sapta Sindhu (B) Sapta Rishi
(C) Sapta-Aba (D) Panj-Ab
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30. Who is the Chief Minister of Punjab at present–
(A) Prakash Verma (B) C. Amrinder Singh
(C) Prakash Singh Badal (D) M. Surjeet Singh.
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31. Who was the first Chief Minister of Punjab?
(A) M. Ajit Singh (B) Gurmel Singh
(C) Tota Singh (D) Gopi Chand Bhargva
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32. How many Border State of Punjab?
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6
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33. Which is the famous and biggest Airport in Punjab?
(A) Amritsar (B) Chandigarh
(C) Bhatinda (D) Ludhiana
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34. How many Parliamentary constituencies in Punjab?
(A) 14 (B) 13
(C) 16 (D) 17
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35. How many Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab?
(A) 7 (B) 6
(C) 8 (D) 9
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36. Which is the centre of newspapers of Punjab?
(A) Chandigarh (B) Jalandhar
(C) Ludhiana (D) Amritsar
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37. Who is the first IPS lady of Punjab?
(A) Ms. Surinder Kaur (B) Bibi Jagir Kaur
(C) Ms. Rajinder Kaur (D) Ms. Kiran Bedi
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38. Where is the science city of Punjab?
(A) Jalandhar (B) Ludhiana
(C) Moga (D) Khanna
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39. Where is the Manchester of Punjab?
(A) Jalandhar (B) Ludhiana
(C) Chandigarh (D) Amritsar
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40. How many Airport in Punjab?
(A) 5 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 4
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41. Which is the most Polluted City of Punjab?
(A) Jalandhar (B) Bhatinda
(C) Ludhiana (D) Sirsa
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42. When was the present Punjab came into Existence?
(A) 1866 (B) 1966
(C) 1766 (D) 1867
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43. When was the Punjabi declared as a official language in Punjab?
(A) 1766 (B) 1867
(C) 1966 (D) 1967
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44. When was SGPC established in Punjab?
(A) 1970 (B) 1925
(C) 1922 (D) 1924
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45. Who was the first Sikh ruler of Punjab?
(A) Guru Nanak Dev (B) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
(C) Bhai Lakha Singh (D) Maharaja Kamaljit Singh
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46. Which is the most famous temple of Punjab?
(A) Golden Temple (B) Temple of Sikh Guru
(C) Nanak Temple (D) Heritage Temple
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47. Which District of Punjab has lowest literacy rate–
(A) Patiala (B) Moga
(C) Khana (D) Mansa
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48. Which is the major occupation of Punjab’s?
(A) House hold (B) Sports things
(C) Farming (D) Dairy
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49. Which district of Punjab has the highest literacy rate?
(A) Ludhiana (B) Hoshiarpur
(C) Patiala (D) Faridkot
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50. Which is the most popular game of Punjab?
(A) Hockey (B) Kabaddi
(C) Kho-Kho (D) Badminton
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51. After two abortive Anglo-Sikh wars, Punjab was finally annexed to the British Empire in ?
(A) 1849 (B) 1850
(C) 1851 (D) 1852
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52...........princely states of East Punjab were grouped together to form a single state called PEPSU.
(A) 7 (B) 8
(C) 9 (D) 10
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53. PEPSU state was merged with Punjab in ?
(A) 1952 (B) 1954
(C) 1956 (D) 1958
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54. In ............., Haryana was carved out of Punjab.
(A) 1960 (B) 1962
(C) 1964 (D) 1966
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55. Punjab is having ......... per cent geographical area of country.
(A) 1.5 (B) 3.5
(C) 5.5 (D) 9.5
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56. Punjab produces ......... per cent of Wheat and ...... per cent of Rice in the country.
(A) 40,36 (B) 36,28
(C) 32,20 (D) 22,12
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57. There are ............. lakh small-scale units in Punjab.
(A) 1.57 (B) 2.04
(C) 2.52 (D) 3.96
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58. Dam which has been constructed near Madhopur Head Works is ?
(A) Bhakra Dam (B) Nangal Dam
(C) Ranjit Sagar Dam (D) Sutlej Dam
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59. Punjab is having geographical area of ....... lakh hectares.
(A) 50.36 (B) 55.95
(C) 61.75 (D) 68.58
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60. The total Network Length in Punjab is is ...... km.
(A) 40,312 (B) 50,506
(C) 65,215 (D) 87,568
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61. Punjab extends from the latitudes ?
(A) 19.30° North to 28.32° North (B) 2.30° North to 18.32° North
(C) 29.30° North to 32.32° North (D) 39.30° North to 52.32° North
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62. Punjab extends from the longitudes–
(A) 73.55° East to 76.50° East (B) 69.55° East to 72.50° East
(C) 65.55° East to 68.50° East (D) 62.55° East to 65.50° East
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63. Of the five Takhts of Sikkhism, ...........is/are in Punjab.
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Three (D) Four
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64. Punjab is Divided into ...... districts.
(A) 19 (B) 20
(C) 21 (D) 22
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65. The First Anglo-Sikh War between the British East India Company and Sikh Empire started in ?
(A) 1845 (B) 1846
(C) 1847 (D) 1848
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66. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was crowned in year ?
(A) 1799 (B) 1801
(C) 1803 (D) 1805
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67. Central University of Punjab (CUP) is located at–
(A) Talwandi Sabo (B) Amritsar
(C) Bathinda (D) Fatehgarh Sahib
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68. Guru Nanak Dev was born in ?
(A) 1466 (B) 1467
(C) 1468 (D) 1469
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69. Bhakra Nangal Dam is Asia's largest Dam Having height of ?
(A) 210.55 m (B) 225.55 m
(C) 310.55 m (D) 325.55 m
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70. Gurmukhi was standardized by ?
(A) Guru nanak Dev (B) Guru Angad Dev
(C) Guru Teg Bahadur (D) Guru Gobind Singh
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Quiz : UGC NET/JRF Geography Question Paper– III

1. Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day ?
(A) World Sparrow Day (B) International Women's Day (C) World Cuckoo Day
(D) International Child Day (E) International Mother's Day
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2. Invisible Export means export of–
(A) Services (B) Prohibited goods (C) Restricted goods
(D) Goods as per OGL list (E) Other than those given as options
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3. One of the famous Indian Sportsperson released his/her autobiography–'Playing to Win' in November 2012. Name the sports-person correctly–
(A) Saina Nehwal (B) Mary Kom (C) Yuvraj Singh
(D) Sachin Tendulkar (E) Sushil Kumar
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4. The NRIs while investing in the equity of a company cannot buy more than prescribed percentage of the paid up capital of that company .What is the prescribed percentage ?
(A) 2% (B) 3% (C) 4%
(D) 5% (E) 6%
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5. Government as part of the recapitalisation plan, infused capital in State Bank of India recently. Indicate the approximate capital infusion–
(A) Rs. 500 cr. (B) Rs. 1000 cr. (C) Rs. 1,500 cr.
(D) Rs. 2,000 cr. (E) Rs. 3,000 cr.
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6. Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent of which of the following concepts in the field of banking ?
(A) Core Banking (B) Micro Credit (C) Retail Banking
(D) Real Time Gross Settlement (E) Internet Banking
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7. Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities with the Reserve Bank of India. This portion is called–
(A) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (B) Cash Reserve Ratio (C) Bank Deposit
(D) Reverse Repo (E) Government Securities
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8. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
(A) Dollar (B) Dinar (C) Yen
(D) Euro (E) Peso
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9. Who is the Captain of Australian Cricket Team, which currently (March 2013) visited India ?
(A) Michael Clarke (B) Shane Watson (C) Shane Warne
(D) Michael Hussey (E) Ricky Ponting
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10. Who is the author of the book 'Women of Vision' ?
(A) Ravinder Singh (B) Preeti Shenoy (C) Amish Tripathi
(D) Durjoy Dutta (E) Alam Srinivas
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11. Which of the following term is associated with the game of Cricket ?
(A) Bouncer (B) Love (C) Goal
(D) Mid Court (E) Collision
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12. The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per–
(A) Reserve Bank Act (B) Banking Regulation Act (C) Negotiable Instruments Act
(D) Securities and Exchange Board of India Act (E) Companies Act
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13. In banking business, when the borrowers avail a Term Loan, initially they are given a repayment holiday and this is referred as–
(A) Subsidy (B) Interest Water (C) Re-phasing
(D) Interest concession (E) Moratorium
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l4. One of IT Company from India has become the first Indian Company to trade on NYSE Euronext London and Paris markets from February 2013 onwards. Which is this company ?
(A) Wipro Infotech Ltd. (B) L&T Infotech (C) HCL Technologies LTD.
(D) Infosys Technologies Limited (E) Polaris Financial Technology Ltd.
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l5. Banking Ombudsman is appointed by–
(A) Government of India (B) State Governments (C) RBI
(D) ECGC (E) Exim Bank
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l6. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the oldest stock exchange in Asia has joined hands with one more International index in February 2013. This association has resulted in change of name of BSE index. What is the change of name effected ?
(A) Dow Jones BSE Index (B) NASDAQ BSE Index (C) S&P BSE Index
(D) Euronext BSE Index (E) Other than those given as options
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17. Interest on Savings deposit now-a-days is–
(A) Fixed by RBI (B) Fixed by the respective Banks (C) Fixed by the Depositors
(D) Fixed as per the contract between Bank and the Consumer Court (E) Not pay by the Bank
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18. The customers' by opening and investing in the Tax Saver Deposit Account Scheme in a bank would get benefit under–
(A) Sales Tax (B) Customs Duty (C) Excise Duty
(D) Professional Tax (E) Income Tax
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19. Pre-shipment finance is provided by the banks only to–
(A) Credit Card Holders (B) Students aspiring for further studies (C) Brokers in equity market
(D) Village Artisans (E) Exporters
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20. A non-performing asset is–
(A) Money at call and short notice (B) An asset that ceases to generate income
(C) Cash balance in till (D) Cash balance with RBI
(E) Balance with other banks
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21. Interest below which a bank is not expected to lend to customers is known as–
(A) Deposit Rate (B) Base Rate (C) Prime Lending Rate
(D) Bank Rate (E) Discount Rate
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22. Government usually classifies its expenditure in term of planned and non-planned expenditure. Identify, which is the correct definition of Planned expenditure ?
(A) It represents the expenditure of all the State Governments
(B) It represents the total expenditure of the Central Government
(C) It is the expenditure which is spent through centrally sponsored programmes and flagship schemes of Government
(D) It represents the expenditure incurred on Defence
(E) Other than those given as options
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23. Which of the following organization is made specifically responsible for empowering Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in India ?
(A) NABARD (B) RBI (C) SIDBI
(D) ECGC (E) SEBI
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24. The Union Budget for 2013-14 proposed by the Finance Minister on February 28, 2013 announced introduction of new variety of bonds by the Government. What is the name of these bonds ?
(A) Deep discount bonds (B) Zero Coupon bonds (C) Bullet Bonds
(D) Inflation Indexed Bonds (E) Inflation Variable Bonds
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25. RBI has released its guidelines for entry of new banks in the private sector in the month of February 2013. One of the norms is at least a prescribed percentage of branches of new bank should be set in unbanked rural centres with a population of upto 9,999 people. What is the percentage of such branches prescribed in the norms?
(A) 10% (B) 15% (C) 18%
(D) 25% (E) Other than those given as options
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26. A joystick is primarily used to/for–
(A) Control sound on the screen (B) Computer gaming (C) Enter text
(D) Draw pictures (E) Print text
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27. The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and …………….. units.
(A) Microprocessor (B) Arithmetic/Logic (C) Output
(D) ROM (E) Input
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28. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ?
(A) A super computer (B) A personal computer (C) A laptop
(D) A mainframe (E) A PDA
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29. To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should–
(A) click on it (B) collapse it (C) name it
(D) give it a password (E) rename it
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30. 'C' in CPU denotes–
(A) Central (B) Common (C) Convenient
(D) Computer (E) Circuitry
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31. …………….. is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network.
(A) Desktop (B) Network Client (C) Network server
(D) Network station (E) Network switch
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32. Which is not a storage device ?
(A) A CD (B) A DVD (C) A Floppy disk
(D) A Printer (E) A Hard disk
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33. Which bf the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs ?
(A) Desktop (B) Dialog box (C) Menu
(D) Window (E) Icon
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34. …………….. devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can process.
(A) Printing (B) Output (C) Solid state
(D) Monitor (E) Input
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35. The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as–
(A) DBMS (B) suites (C) spreadsheets
(D) presentation software (E) word Processors
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36. …………….. is a Windows utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges files and unused-disk space to optimize operations.
(A) Backup (B) Disk Cleanup (C) Disk Defragmenter
(D) Restore (E) Disk Restorer
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37. Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge?
(A) Anomaly (B) Shock (C) Spike
(D) Virus (E) Splash
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38. A (n) …………….. appearing on a web page opens another document when clicked.
(A) anchor (B) URL (C) hyperlink
(D) reference (E) heading
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39. A successful marketing Person requires one of the following qualities–
(A) Empathy (B) Sympathy (C) Insistence
(D) Aggressiveness (E) Pride
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40. Market segmentation can be resorted to by dividing the target group as per–
(A) Income levels of customers (B) Age of the employees (C) Needs of the sales persons (D) Marketing skills of the employees (E) Size of the Organisation
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41. Innovation in marketing is same as–
(A) Abbreviation (B) Communication (C) Creativity
(D) Aspiration (E) Research work
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42. Effective Selling Skills depends on–
(A) Number of languages known to the DSA (B) Data on marketing staff (C) Information regarding IT market
(D) Knowledge of related market (E) Ability to talk fast
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43. A Direct Selling Agent (DSA) is required to be adept in–
(A) Surrogate marketing (B) Training Skills (C) Communication skills
(D) Market Research (E) OTC Marketing
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44. Leads can be best sourced from–
(A) Foreign customers (B) Yellow pages (C) Dictionary
(D) List of vendors (E) Local supply chains
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45. Value added services means–
(A) Low cost products (B) High cost products (C) At par services
(D) Additional services for the same cost (E) Giving Discounts
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46. Post-sales activities includes–
(A) Sales presentation (B) Customer Feedback (C) Customer indentification
(D) Customer apathy (E) Product design
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47. The target market for Debit Cards is–
(A) All existing account-holders (B) All agriculturists (C) All DSAs
(D) All vendors (E) All outsourced agents
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48. The Competitive position of a company can be improved by–
(A) increasing the selling price (B) reducing the margin (C) ignoring competitors
(D) increasing the cost price (E) understanding and fulfilling customers’ needs
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49. A good Brand can be built up by way of–
(A) Customer grievances (B) Break-down of IT support (C) Old age
(D) Large number of products (E) Consistent offering of good services
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50. The ‘USP’ of a product denotes–
(A) Usefulness of the product (B) Drawback of a product (C) Main functions
(D) Number of allied products available (E) High selling features of a product
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Study Material for GS :Geographical Discoveries

	Discovery	Discoveror	Country	Year
01	South Pole (Explored)	Amundsen	Norway	1911
02	North Pole (Explored)	Robert Edwin Peary	USA	1909
03	Hawaiian Island	Captain James cook	England	1770
04	Australia	Captain James cook	England	-
05	Sea-route to India via the Cape of Good Hope	Vasco-D-Gama	Portugal	1498
06	Course of the Zambesi river,the Victoria Falls	David Livingstone	Scotland	-
07	America	Cristopher Columbus	Italy	1497

practice quiz on GEOGRAPHY

1.Match the following :
A, Pampas 1. Argentina
B CGYUDOS 2- Australia
C. Prairies 3. South Africa
D. Veldt 4. North America
E. Downs 5. Brazil
A B C D E
(a) 1 2 3 4 5
(b) 1 5 4 3 2
(c) 5 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 3 5 4 1
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2. Match the following :
Cities Natural Regions
A. Darwin 1. China type
B. New Orleans 2. Equatorial type
C San Francisco 3. Mediterranean type
D Vancouver 4. Tropical Monsoon type
5. West European
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 5
(b) 3 5 2 1
(c) 4 5 3 1
(d) 3 1 2 5
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3. Mid-latitude forests have :
I. deciduous forests
ll. coniferous forests
III. evergreen forests
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and II
(d) Only II
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4. In which region China type climate is found?
(a) South Japan
(b) South West Korea
(C) Natalin Africa
(d) All of the above
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5. Shallow-rooted trees are associated with:
(a) Savanna climate
(bl Temperate climate
(c) Tropical climate
(d) Equatorial climate
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6. Winter temperature ranging from 29�Cto 40�C, summer temperature about 1O�C,
Total annual precipitation about 25 cm and low humidity. These characterise . the ...,,.
climate :
(a) Taiga
(b) Tundra
(c) Mountain
(d) West European
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7. Which one of the following regions has Mediterranean type of climate?
(a) Cape Town region of South Africa
(b) Great Plains of North America
(C) North-EasternAusi1'alia
(d) Southern Algeria
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8.Match the following Cities
City Climatic Type
A. Auckland 1. Mediterranean
B. Lagos 2.Humid
Subtropical
C. San Francisco 3. Marine West
European
D. Shanghai 4. Equatorial
(a) A B C D
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c ) 2 4 1 3
(d) 3 1 4 2
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9. Match the following :
Timber Country
A. Cedar 1. Myanmar
B. Douglas Fir 2. Canada
C. Mahogany 3. Mexico
D. Teak 4. Honduras
ABCD
(a) 3 2 14
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 2 3 1 4
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10. Which one of the following activities occupies the largest area of the world '?
(a) Commercial plantation
(b) Pastoral herding
(c) Commercial grain farming
(d) Subsistance agriculture
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11. Which type of climate is known for the maximum diurnal range of temperature?
(a) Mediterranean
(b) Equatorial
(c) Hot desert
(d) Cold desert
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12. Which one of the following characteristics is not found in the convectional rainfall?
(a) Drizzling
(b) Lightning and thunder
(c) Torrential rain
(d) Afternoon rain
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13. Which of the following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World�s Pressure Belts?
(a) Equatorial type
(b) Tundra type
(c) Tropical desert type
(d) Monsoon
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14. The greatest average annual precipitation is in:
(a) Hawaii
(b) India
(c) Philippines
(d) West lndies
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15. The average annual temperature is 19�C. An average annual rainfall of about 120 cm is
distributed throughout the year. Late summer and autumn are the dreaded seasons of
hurricanes and typhoons. These are the climatic conditions of :
(a) China type
(b) Sudan type
(c) Tropical desert type
(d) Taiga Type
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16. A place having an average annual temperature of 27�C and an annual rainfall of
over 200 cm could be :
(a) Tehran
(b) Singapore
(c) Nagpur
(d) Moscow
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17. ln which of the following types of climate does the temperature never rise above 10�C
throughout the year ?
(a) Continental Climate ,
(b) Tundra Climate
(c) Mediterranean Climate
(d) Taiga Climate
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18. The region which does not receive most of its rainfall during winter, is :
(a) Central California
(b) Central North America
(c) South West Australia
(d) South West Africa
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19. The climate of a place is decided by :
(al proximity to the sea
(b) altitude
(c) latitude
(d) All of the above
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20. Which one of the following countries celebrates Christmas festival in summer
season?
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(C) Mexico
(d) Italy
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GEOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES

1. Blue Mountains = Nilgiri Hills
2. Bengal's Sorrow = Damodar river
3. City of Palaces = Kolkota
4. China's Sorrow = Hwang Ho
5. City of Seven Hills = Rome
6. City of Skyscrapers = New York
7. Cockpit of Europe = Belgium
8. Dark Continent = Africa
9. Empire city = New York
10. Emerald Island = Ireland
11. Gift of Nile = Egypt
12. Gateway of India = Bombay
13. Granite city = Aberdeen ( Scotland )
14. Holy land = Jerusaleum
15. Island of Cloves = Zanzibar
16. Land of Midnight Sun = Norway
17. Land of Rising Sun = Japan
18. Land of Thousand Lakes = Finland
19. Land of Golden Pagoda = Burma
20. Land of Morning Calm = Korea
21. Land of Maple Leaf = Canada
22. Land of Thousand Elephants = Laos
23. Land of White Elephants = Thailand
24. Land of Five Rivers = Punjab
25. Land of Thunderbolt = Bhutan
26. PlayGround of Europe = Switzerland
27. Rose Pink City = Jaipur
28. Roof of World = The Pamirs in Central Asia
29. Sugar Bowl of World = Cuba
30. Yellow River = Hawang-Ho ( China )

General Knowledge:Geographical Terms- GK - Terminology

ANTIPODES	A region or place on the opposite side of a point on the earth.
ANTICYCLONES	Winds which blow outward from the center.
APHELION	Position of the earth in its orbit when is at the maximum distance from the sun.
ARCHIPELAGO	A cluster of islands, e.g., Pearl Islands in the Gulf of Panama.
ATOLL	Coral reef resembling a horse shoe, enclosing a lagoon.
AXIS	An imaginary line joining north and south poles.
AVALANCHE	A vast mass of snow mixed with earth or stones.
BIOSPHERE	Animate or inanimate organic kingdom on earth.
CANYON	A deep valley cut by a river through a mountain region, e,g., the Grand Canyon of the Colarado river in the USA.
CONTINENTAL SHELF	Land adjoining a continent submerged in the sea.
CYCLONES	A low pressure system area in which the wind blows spirally inward.
CROP ROTATION	Growing different crops needing different minerals for their growth in the same piece of land in order to get more yield.
DATE LINE	An imaginary line pointing north-south approximating to the Meridian 180 (east or west) where the date changes by one day the moment it is crossed.
DELTA	Alluvial deposit shaped like Greek letter, formed at the mouth of the river, where it falls into the sea, e.g., the Sunderban delta.
DEW	Condensed atmospheric water vapours due to the cooling of the air.
DRY FARMING	Growing of crops in low rainfall areas by moisture conservation, crop rotation but without irrigation.
EQUATOR	An imaginary line dividing the earth into two equal parts.
EQUINOXES	The day on which nights and days are of equal duration, e.g., March 22 and September 23.
EROSION	Wearing away of the earth's land surface by rain, wind, water, etc. rendering the land infertile.
ECLIPSE	When one earthly body obscures another one partially or completely.
FOG	When the atmospheric moisture touches cold earth and condenses on dust particles.
FROST	When the atmospheric moisture deposits in the shape of icy flakes on the exposed objects or near the ground due to below freezing point temperature.
HIGH SEAS	The parts of the sea which do not come under the territorial jurisdiction of the nations.
ICEBERG	Huge mass of ice separated from glacier in the polar regions. These masses of ice float in the oceans with 9 parts submerged in the ocean and one part visible.
ISOBARS	Lines on the map connecting the places of the same pressure.
ISOTHERMS	Lines on the map joining the places of the same temperature.
ISTHMUS	Narrow neck of land joining two land areas.
KUNDAN	Anew variety of wheat which gives high yields in both rained and irrigated tracts and responds well to low dose of water and fertiliser.
LAGOON	A shallow stream of water at the mouth of a river enclosed bu dunes of river silt.
LIGHT YEAR	The distance traveled by light in one year. It is equal to 9.4*10612 km.
LOCAL TIME	Time calculated from the sun at noon at any place of earth.
MERIDIAN	Imaginary line joining north and south poles and cutting the equator at right angles.
MIST	It is just like fog but contain more moisture.
OASIS	A part of the desert where water and vegetation are found.
ORBIT	The path of the heavenly bodies.
PYGMALLION POINT	The southernmost point of India, 700 km away from mainland India.
PRAIRIES	Smooth, treeless, green plain of Central and North America.
REEF	Jutting of rock or shingle or sand at just above or below sea level.
SAVANNA	Land covered with natural grass.
SIDEREAL DAY	Time taken by the earth to rotate once round its axis.
SNOW LINE	Altitudinal line along which the area remains snow clad.
SPRING TIDES	Higher tides in the ocean caused by the sun and the moon together. When the sun, the earth and the moon are positioned in a straight line.
NEAP TIDES	Tides caused by the differences of the forces exerted by the moon and the sun when both are at right angles to each other.
TORNADO	A brisk and violent storm generally having rotator motion.
TUNDRAS	Peripheral area of Arctic ocean.
TYCOON	Violent hurricane in China Sea.
WEATHER SATELLITE	Artificial satellite designed to forecast weather.
WESTERLIES	Constant winds blowing from south-west in the northern hemisphere and north-west in south hemisphere.

100 Multiple Choice Questions on Geography

1. What is 'Watergate'?
   1. A gate of dam across Mississippi
   2. A dam across Hudson river
   3. Scandal in which President Richard Nixon got entangled
   4. A five star hotel in Los Angeles
2. What is the name of the building which holds the principal US bullion depository
   1. Fort Atkinson
   2. Fort Collins
   3. Fort Knox
   4. Jodrell Bank
3. Which country produces the maximum sugar in the world
   1. USA
   2. India
   3. Cuba
   4. Brazil
4. What is the capital of Morocco
   1. Muscat
   2. Managua
   3. Ulan Bator
   4. Rabat
5. 'Death Valley' is located in
   1. California US
   2. Kerala, India
   3. Israel
   4. Saudi Arabia
6. 'Yurts' are
   1. A nomadic tribe of the Middle East
   2. A type of milk preparation
   3. A tent of animal skins of the monadic tribes of Central Asia
   4. A type of land form found in deserts
7. 'Galileo Satellites', named after their discoverer, are four large moons of the planet
   1. Jupiter
   2. Neptune
   3. Saturn
   4. Uranus
8. “With the disintegration of USSR towards the end of 1991, comprises …… Unions Republics
   1. 15
   2. 10
   3. 5
   4. 25
9. 'Old Faithful' is a
   1. Geyser in the US
   2. Volcano in Hawaii
   3. Waterfall in Venezuela
10. Which of the following types of coal contains over 90 per cent carbon and is smokeless?
    1. Anthracite
    2. Bituminous coal
    3. Lignite
    4. Peat
11. 'Willy willies' are tropical revolving storm in
    1. Western arctic Ocean
    2. Atlantic Ocean
    3. Antarctic Ocean
    4. North-west Australian waters
12. …… and …… are sometimes referred to as the 'low countries' of Europe.
    1. Denmark, Sweden
    2. England, Ireland
    3. Netherlands, Belgium
    4. Germany, France
13. …… is sometimes referred to as 'the land of white elephants'.
    1. Tanzania
    2. India
    3. Thailand
    4. Sri Lanka
14. 90 percent loss from floods occurs in the
    1. Coastal plains
    2. Deccan plateau
    3. North plains
    4. None of the above
15. A bowl-shaped depression created by glacial erosion is called a
    1. Tallus
    2. Cirque
    3. Hanging trough
    4. Tarn
16. A cataract is a
    1. Huge waterfall
    2. Marshy creek
    3. Mountain pass
    4. Currency
17. A comet
    1. Has a tail always pointing away from the Sun
    2. Has a tail, always pointing away towards the Sun
    3. Has a tail, sometimes pointing towards the Sun and sometimes away from it
    4. Has no tail at all
18. A cyclone is a system of wind in which the wind blows spirally
    1. Towards the centre of low pressure
    2. Towards the central region of high pressure
    3. Towards a region of low pressure
    4. Outwards from a central region of high pressure
19. A day is added when a man crosses the international Date Line from
    1. North to south
    2. East to west
    3. North to east
    4. South to west
20. A hot dry summer, mild winter with moderate rainfall and ample sunshine characterize the …… climate.
    1. Mediterranean
    2. Taiga
    3. West European
    4. Subtropical Steppe
21. Colombo is the capital of
    1. Japan
    2. China
    3. Sri Lanka
    4. Thailand
22. Comets are luminous celestial bodies moving round the …
    1. Sun
    2. Moon
    3. Earth
    4. Jupiter
23. Commercial fishing is best developed in
    1. China
    2. Japan
    3. South Korea
    4. Russia
24. Compared to other slopes in the northern hemisphere which is the warmest?
    1. East facing
    2. South facing
    3. North facing
    4. West facing
25. Congo is situated on the …… coast of Africa
    1. North
    2. South
    3. West
    4. East
26. 'Gate of Tears' is
    1. Aberdeen (Scotland)
    2. Bab-el-mandab (Jerusalem)
    3. Prairies (Australia)
    4. Pamirs (Central Asia)
27. 'Land of the Morning Calm' refer to
    1. Japan
    2. Korea
    3. Taiwan
    4. The Netherlands
28. 'Sick Man of Europe' is the nick name for
    1. Rome
    2. Turkey
    3. Italy
    4. Oxford
29. African name of Rhodesia which is dominated by white minority is
    1. Zomba
    2. Zimbabwe
    3. Zaire
    4. Zanzibar City
30. Bauxite is an important of
    1. Aluminum
    2. Zinc
    3. Copper
    4. Mica
31. Belize was formerly known as
    1. British Honduras
    2. Nicaragua
    3. Aksai Chin
    4. Malvinas
32. Cambodia was earlier known as
    1. Mauritania
    2. Persia
    3. Kampuchea
    4. None of these
33. Coal is an essential energy resource for industries. However, some countries have been able to achieve industrialization without depending on coal as a source of energy. For example
    1. Poland and Switzerland
    2. Switzerland and Holland
    3. Sweden and Italy
    4. None of these
34. Day and night are the result of
    1. Earth's rotation around its axis
    2. Earth's revolution
    3. Earth's rotation accompanied with its revolution
    4. None of these
35. Day and nights are at equal duration at
    1. The tropic of cancer alone
    2. Equator alone
    3. The Tropic of Capricorn alone
    4. All paralisis is latitude
36. Dakshin Gangotri is a/an ……
    1. River-valley in Andhra Pradesh
    2. Unnamed station located in the Antarctic for continuous weather and scientific recordings
    3. Second source of the River Ganga
    4. Island in the Indian ocean near Antarctica
37. Earthquakes are caused by
    1. Tetonism
    2. Denudation
    3. Earth revolution
    4. Earth's rotation
38. El Nino is
    1. Associated with world weather
    2. An African language
    3. An erosional flurial feature
    4. A river in south Africa
39. How many days does the moon take to revolve round the earth
    1. 26⅓
    2. 27⅓
    3. 28⅔
    4. 29½
40. Largest island in the world is
    1. Australia
    2. Greenland
    3. New Guinea
    4. None of these
41. London is located at 0° while Baghdad at 45° east. If a news is broad cast from London at 10.00 a. m. at what time it will heard at Baghdad
    1. 11.30 a.m.
    2. 2.00 a.m.
    3. 1.00 p.m.
    4. 12.30 p.m.
42. Loti is the currency of
    1. Burundi
    2. Libya
    3. Sudan
    4. Lesotho
43. Match the following
    1. City of Golden - 1. Belgium
    2. Forbidden City - 2. Ireland
    3. Emerald Island - 3. Lhasa
    4. Cockpit of Europe - 4. San Francisco
44. Mount Everest is located in
    1. India
    2. China
    3. Nepal
    4. Bhutan
45. On which of the cities was the first atomic bomb dropped by the United States in 1945?
    1. Berlin
    2. London
    3. Hiroshima
    4. Paris
46. Petroleum deposits in India are found chiefly in
    1. Granite
    2. Basalt
    3. Metamorphic rocks
    4. Sedimentary rocks
47. Rhodesia's new name is
    1. Zaire
    2. Zimbabwe
    3. Tanzania
    4. Swaziland
48. Rubber is a product of
    1. Plantation agriculture
    2. Mixed agriculture
    3. Mediterranean agriculture
    4. Special horticulture
49. Seychelles is located in the
    1. Pacific Ocean
    2. Indian Ocean
    3. Atlantic Ocean
    4. Mediterranean Sea
50. Switzerland is famous for Swiss watches. What is the Capital of this country?
    1. Geneva
    2. Vevey
    3. Lausanne
    4. Berne
51. The capitals of Libya, Ghana and Kenya respectively are
    1. Lagos, Nairobi, Accra
    2. Lagos, Accra, Nairobi
    3. Lagos, Nairobi, Oslo
    4. Tripoli, Accra, Nairobi
52. The earth completes one rotation on its axis in
    1. 23h 30 min
    2. 23h 56 min. 4.9s
    3. 24h
    4. 23h 10min 2s
53. The earth is
    1. Spherical
    2. Elliptical
    3. Oblate Spheroid
    4. Prolate Spheroid
54. The earth is elliptical because of its
    1. Revolution round the sun
    2. Gravitational force
    3. Centrifugal force of rotation
    4. Inclination on its own axis
55. The equatorial radius of the earth is approximately
    1. 12,700 km
    2. 6,900 km
    3. 6,400 km
    4. 11,600 km
56. The largest mica producing country in the world?
    1. USA
    2. India
    3. Russia
    4. Japan
57. The latitude AA' on the map represents
    1. Tropic at cancer
    2. Tropic at Capricorn
    3. Equator
    4. None of these
58. The layer of atmosphere close to the earth's surface is called
    1. Exosphere
    2. Ionosphere
    3. Stratosphere
    4. Troposphere
59. The longest canal in the world is
    1. Volga Baltic
    2. Beloye-More Baltic
    3. Suez Canal
    4. Grand China canal
60. The most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere is
    1. Argon
    2. Nitrogen
    3. Oxygen
    4. Krypton
61. The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than its equatorial diameter by
    1. 25km
    2. 80km
    3. 43km
    4. 30km
62. The second highest mountain peak in the world is
    1. Nanga Parvat
    2. Nanda Devi
    3. Andes
    4. Godwin Austin
63. The second largest island in the world is
    1. New Guinea
    2. Madagascar
    3. Great Britain
    4. Victoria
64. Tropical cyclone storms occurring in Philippines Japan and China seas are known as
    1. Tornado
    2. Thunder Storms
    3. Typhoons
    4. Hurricane
65. What is the approximate circumference of the earth?
    1. 25,000 km
    2. 16,000 km
    3. 40,000 km
    4. 50,000 km
66. What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?
    1. Circular
    2. Hyperbolic
    3. Elliptical
    4. Parabolic
67. Which country is called the 'Sugar Bowl of the World'?
    1. Cuba
    2. India
    3. Burma
    4. Norway
68. Which Country/currency/capital combination is wrong?
    1. Iran / Rial / Tehran
    2. Bulgaria / Lev / Sofia
    3. Korea / Won/ Seoul
    4. Mongolia / Kip / Ulan Bator
69. Which is the world's largest mountain range?
    1. Alps
    2. Himalaya - Karakoram
    3. Andes
    4. Tibet
70. Which of the following countries has the largest area in the world?
    1. Canada
    2. China
    3. USA
    4. Russia
71. Which of the following countries is known as 'Land of the Thunder Bolt'?
    1. Taiwan
    2. Tibet
    3. Bhutan
    4. Japan
72. Which of the following countries/capital combination is not correct
    1. Libya/Tripoli
    2. Malawi/Zomba
    3. Egypt/Cairo
    4. Chad/Bangui
73. Which of the following is an agricultural produce of Taiwan?
    1. Coffee
    2. Maize
    3. Rice
    4. Millets
74. Which of the following is the capital and seaport of Philippines?
    1. Manila
    2. Davao
    3. Zamboanga
    4. Quezon City
75. Which of the following is the largest river of the world?
    1. Nile
    2. Mississippi-Missouri
    3. Amazon
    4. Yangtze
76. Which of the following is/are the Asian agents of soil erosion?
    1. Wind and water
    2. Rocks
    3. Sand
    4. None of these
77. Which of the following river crosses the equator twice?
    1. Amazon
    2. Nile
    3. Congo
    4. Orinoco
78. Which of the following rivers has a bird's foot delta?
    1. The Amazon
    2. The Brahmaputra
    3. The Mississippi
    4. The Nile
79. Which of the following river has the largest basin?
    1. Congo
    2. Amazon
    3. Nile
    4. Ganges
80. Which of the following statements is correct concerning Bridgetown?
    1. Chief port of Guinea-Bissau
    2. Capital of Barbados, an island country in Atlantic ocean
    3. A famous seaport of Barbados
    4. None of these
81. Which one of the following country/capital/currency combination is correct?
    1. Botswana/Usumbura/Franc
    2. Bangladesh/Dhaka/Taka
    3. Jordan/Jerusalem/Dinar
    4. Guinea/Conakry/Drachma
82. Which one of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
    1. Peat
    2. Chalk
    3. Granite
    4. Lignite
83. Which one of the following towns is situated at the highest altitude?
    1. Lhasa
    2. Kathmandu
    3. Gartola
    4. Thimpu
84. Which pair is incorrect?
    1. Gift of the Nile: Egypt
    2. Holy Land: Palestine
    3. Hermit Kingdom: Japan
    4. Land of Lilies: Canada SBI/PO
85. Which river in the world carries the maximum volume of water?
    1. Amazon
    2. Nile
    3. Mississippi-Missouri
    4. None of these
86. Sun rises in the east and sets in the west due to the
    1. Shape of the Earth
    2. Revolution of the Earth around the Sun
    3. Rotation of the Earth on its axis
    4. Movement of the Sun
87. What are cyclones?
    1. Sudden, heavy floods
    2. No rain for a long duration
    3. Heavy showers
    4. Violent wind and rain
88. Which of the following explains why there is n total eclipse of the sun?
    1. Size of the sun in relation to the Moon
    2. Direction of rotation of the Earth round the Sun
    3. Orbit of the Moon around the Sun
    4. Size of the Earth in relation to the Sun
89. Match the following
    1. Atoll 1. Dew Point
    2. Crater 2. River
    3. Condensation 3. Volcano
    4. Denudation 4. Coral Reef
       -----------------------------------------------
    1. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
    2. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
    3. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
    4. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
90. Match the following
    1. Earthquake 1. Isohyte
    2. Rainfall 2. Bora
    3. Agulhas 3. Ocean Current
    4. Wind 4. Seismic Lines
       --------------------------------------------------
    1. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
    2. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
    3. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
    4. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
91. Indian Standard Time is associated with
    1. 82½° east longitude
    2. 180° west longitude
    3. 95° east longitude
    4. 90° west longitude
92. For a time difference of one hour the longitudinal distance is equal to
    1. 15°
    2. 30°
    3. 45°
    4. 60°
93. When it is 8 am on Wednesday at Greenwich
    1. It is 10.30 pm on Wednesday at London
    2. It is 6.25 am on Tuesday at New York
    3. It is 3 pm on Wednesday at Hong Kong
    4. It is 5 pm on Wednesday at Tokyo
94. IST is
    1. A uniform time adopted by all places in India
    2. The difference of time between two states
    3. The difference of time between two places
    4. None of these
95. The International Date Line passes through
    1. Exactly through 180° longitude
    2. Equator
    3. Approximately 180° east or west meridian
    4. Exactly 0° meridian
96. The IST is ahead of GMT by
    1. 2 h
    2. 5¼ h
    3. 5½ h
    4. 6½ h
97. It is 12 noon at Greenwich. What will be the time at a place situated at 50° east Longitude?
    1. 8:40 am
    2. 3:20 am
    3. 5:00 am
    4. 12 midnight
98. A day is added when a man crosses the International Date Line from
    1. North to south
    2. East to west
    3. North to east
    4. South to west
99. In a tropical cyclone, pressure
    1. Increases towards the center
    2. Decreases towards the center and wind moves in an anticlockwise direction in the northern hemisphere
    3. Does not very appreciably
    4. First decreases towards the centre and then increases
100. Regions lying on the western margins of the continents between 30° and 40° north have
     1. Dry summers and wet winters
     2. Rainfall all the year
     3. Dry climate all the year
     4. Wet summers and warm winters

Answers to Geography Quiz Questions

The answers to Geography Quiz Questions asked above are mentioned below.

1. c	2. c	3. b	4. d	5. a
6. c	7. a	8. a	9. a	10. a
11. d	12. c	13. c	14. c	15. b
16. a	17. a	18. a	19. a	20. b
21. b	22. c	23. b	24. b	25. a
26. b	27. b	28. b	29. b	30. a
31. a	32. c	33. c	34. a	35. d
36. b	37. a	38. c	39. b	40. b
41. c	42. d	43. b	44. c	45. c
46. d	47. b	48. a	49. d	50. d
51. d	52. b	53. c	54. c	55. c
56. b	57. c	58. d	59. b	60. b
61. c	62. d	63. a	64. c	65. c
66. c	67. a	68. d	69. b	70. d
71. c	72. d	73. c	74. a	75. c
76. a	77. a	78. c	79. b	80. b
81. c	82. c	83. a	84. c	85. a
86. c	87. d	88. a	89. d	90. b
91. a	92. a	93. d	94. a	95. c
96. c	97. b	98. b	99. b	100. a