1. The “Ninety East Ridge” is a submarine volcanic ridge located in __?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Indian Ocean
[D] Arctic Ocean
Answer: Indian Ocean
2. The “Helmand Province” of Afghanistan is famous for cultivation of __:
[A] Tobacco
[B] Opium
[C] wheat
[D] Cotton
Answer: Opium
3.The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which among the following Islands of Japanese Archipelago?
[A] Honshu and Kyushu respectively
[B] Honshu and Shikoku respectively
[C] Hokkaido and Kyushu respectively
[D] Kyushu and Shikoku respectively
Answer: Honshu and Kyushu respectively
4.Which of the following countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?
[A] Portugal and Morocco
[B] Algeria and Spain
[C] Morroco and Spain
[D] Algeria and Portugal
Answer: Morroco and Spain
5.Which of the following places of the world is known for ‘Guano’, a uniquely-produced natural fertilizer which has a high concentration of nitrates?
[A] Tierra del Feugo
[B] Atacama desert
[C] Minas Gerais of Brazil
[D] Coastal headlands and Islands of Peru
Answer: Coastal headlands and Islands of Peru
6.Laterite soils’ are formed due which of the following actions?
[A] Leaching
[B] Erosion
[C] Deposition of fertile riverine silt
[D] Mechanical Weather
Answer: Leaching
7.Pemba’ and ‘Zanzibar’ Islands of Africa are famous for the cultivation and export of:
[A] Cloves
[B] Sugarcane
[C] Tobacco
[D] Coffee
Answer: Cloves
8.Which of the following mountain ranges form the longest mountain chain in the world?
[A] The Rockies of North America
B] The Andes of South America
[C] The Transantarctic Range
[D] The Great Dividing Range of Australia
Answer: The Andes of South America
9.‘Samarqand’ was invaded and destroyed by Alexander in 329 B.C. and Chengiz Khan in 1221 A.D. It is one of the important cultural and industrial city of Central Asia which is located in :
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Turkmenistan
[C] Uzbekistan
[D] Iran
Answer: Uzbekistan
10.‘Oxus’ is the ancient name of which of the following rivers?
[A] Tigris
[B] Euphrates
[C] Amu Darya
[D] Syr Darya
Answer: Amu Darya
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Indian Ocean
[D] Arctic Ocean
Answer: Indian Ocean
2. The “Helmand Province” of Afghanistan is famous for cultivation of __:
[A] Tobacco
[B] Opium
[C] wheat
[D] Cotton
Answer: Opium
3.The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which among the following Islands of Japanese Archipelago?
[A] Honshu and Kyushu respectively
[B] Honshu and Shikoku respectively
[C] Hokkaido and Kyushu respectively
[D] Kyushu and Shikoku respectively
Answer: Honshu and Kyushu respectively
4.Which of the following countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?
[A] Portugal and Morocco
[B] Algeria and Spain
[C] Morroco and Spain
[D] Algeria and Portugal
Answer: Morroco and Spain
5.Which of the following places of the world is known for ‘Guano’, a uniquely-produced natural fertilizer which has a high concentration of nitrates?
[A] Tierra del Feugo
[B] Atacama desert
[C] Minas Gerais of Brazil
[D] Coastal headlands and Islands of Peru
Answer: Coastal headlands and Islands of Peru
6.Laterite soils’ are formed due which of the following actions?
[A] Leaching
[B] Erosion
[C] Deposition of fertile riverine silt
[D] Mechanical Weather
Answer: Leaching
7.Pemba’ and ‘Zanzibar’ Islands of Africa are famous for the cultivation and export of:
[A] Cloves
[B] Sugarcane
[C] Tobacco
[D] Coffee
Answer: Cloves
8.Which of the following mountain ranges form the longest mountain chain in the world?
[A] The Rockies of North America
B] The Andes of South America
[C] The Transantarctic Range
[D] The Great Dividing Range of Australia
Answer: The Andes of South America
9.‘Samarqand’ was invaded and destroyed by Alexander in 329 B.C. and Chengiz Khan in 1221 A.D. It is one of the important cultural and industrial city of Central Asia which is located in :
[A] Afghanistan
[B] Turkmenistan
[C] Uzbekistan
[D] Iran
Answer: Uzbekistan
10.‘Oxus’ is the ancient name of which of the following rivers?
[A] Tigris
[B] Euphrates
[C] Amu Darya
[D] Syr Darya
Answer: Amu Darya
