| 1 |
What does "dormant" mean when used to refer to a volcano? |
Extinct
Sleeping
Ready to erupt
None of these
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| 2 |
Which of the following phenomena is responsible for the formation of the highest mountains? |
Denudation
Fault formation
Volcanic activity
Folding
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| 3 |
Which country of Europe is known as the 'Country of Lakes'? |
Finland
Italy
France
Spain
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| 4 |
What is the highest large lake in the world? |
Lake Titicaca
Grand Lake
Lake Baikal
Lake Malawi
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| 5 |
What is the deepest lake in the world? |
Lake Michigan
Caspian Sea
The Great Salt Lake
Lake Baikal
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| 6 |
What is the largest fresh water lake in the world by volume? |
Lake Michigan
Caspian Sea
Superior Lake
Lake Baikal
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| 7 |
What is the largest lake in the world by volume? |
Lake Michigan
Caspian Sea
Superior Lake
Lake Baikal
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| 8 |
What is the largest salt water lake in the world by volume? |
Lake Michigan
Caspian Sea
Superior Lake
Lake Baikal
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| 9 |
What is the world's oldest lake? |
Lake oldfolk
Lake Berryessa
Lake Khuvsgul
Lake Baikal
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| 10 |
What is the largest salt water lake in the world by area? |
Lake Superior
Lake Tahoe
Lake Baikal
Caspian Sea
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| 11 |
What is the largest lake in the world by area? |
Lake Superior
Lake Tahoe
Lake Baikal
Caspian Sea
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| 12 |
A crack in the earth's crust through which hot magma and gases forces out is called: |
Eruption
Volcano
Break
Crack
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| 13 |
The epicenter of earthquake which struck Pakistan on 8th October 2005 was 100 kilometer in the north of Islamabad at: |
Balakot
Muzaffarabad
Garhi Habib Ullah
None of these
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| 14 |
How many people were died in 8th October 2005's earthquake in Pakistan? |
65000
67000
71000
73338
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| 15 |
An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on Richter scale hit the northern areas and Azad Kashmir on: |
6th October 2004
8th October 2005
8th October 2006
6th October 2005
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| 16 |
The movement inside the Earth's crust is studied by: |
Geodesy
Geology
Plate Tectonics
Seismology
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| 17 |
Places experiencing equal impact of an earthquake are called: |
Snow lines
Seismic line
Isobars
Belts
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| 18 |
Where would you find Mauna Loa volcano? |
Philippines
Japan
Hawaii
China
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| 19 |
What is the name given to molten rocks that are erupted by a volcano? |
Firestone
Marble
Slate
Lava
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| 20 |
In which country of Europe is located the active volcano of Vesuvius? |
Italy
Norway
France
Germany
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| 21 |
Where is the world's highest active volcano located? |
U.S.A
Chile
Japan
Philippines
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| 22 |
Mount McKinley is the highest mountain of which state? |
Alaska
Texas
Yukon, Canada
California
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| 23 |
What is the highest mountain located in the western hemisphere? |
Mount Aconcagua
Mount McKinley
Mount Hood
Mount Baker
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| 24 |
The second highest mountain in the world is located in which of these Pairs of countries? |
Pakistan
India
Nepal
China
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| 25 |
Which is the Antarctic's highest point? |
Vinson Massif
Mount Queen Maud
Mount Erebus
Vostok
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| 26 |
Which is the Europe's highest peak? |
Jungfrau
Mont Blanc
Mount Elbrus
Matterhorn
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| 27 |
Which is the longest mountain chain in the world? |
Himalaya
Andes
Rockies
Pyrenees
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| 28 |
Which sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea? |
Sargasso
Ionian
Tasman
Aegean
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| 29 |
What is Earth's smallest Ocean? |
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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| 30 |
What is the name of the deepest trench? |
Tonga Trench
Mariana Trench (Challenger Deep)
Kermadec Trench
Philippine Trench
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| 31 |
Where is the Dead Sea? |
Israel and Syria
Israel
Israel and Jordan
Jordan
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| 32 |
Which body of water lies between the Sudan and Saudi Arabia? |
Red Sea
Pacific Ocean
Cook Strait
Coral Sea
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| 33 |
The majority of tsunamis occur in the |
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
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| 34 |
Oceans cover how much of the earth's surface? |
71 percent
75 percent
70 percent
76 percent
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| 35 |
London is situated on bank of river: |
Delaware River
Nile River
Thames River
None of these
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| 36 |
On which river is New York situated? |
River Colorado
River Hudson
Rhine River
None of these
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| 37 |
Paris is situated on bank of river: |
Seine River
Spree River
Rhine River
None of these
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| 38 |
Khartoum is situated on bank of river: |
Delaware river
Rhine river
Nile river
None of these
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| 39 |
Bonn is situated on bank of river: |
Delaware River
Elbe River
Rhine River
None of these
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| 40 |
Which of these lakes does the Jordan River flow into? |
Dead Sea
Lake Nasser
Great Salt Lake
Lake Baron
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| 41 |
What lake is the source of the Nile (White Nile) river? |
Lake Victoria
Lake Nasser
Great Salt Lake
Lake Baron
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| 42 |
Which is the shortest river in the world? |
D River (USA)
Roe River
Selenga
None of these
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| 43 |
The Tiber River flows through which city? |
Madrid
Rome
Algiers
Baghdad
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| 44 |
Baghdad lies on which river? |
Ganges
Tigris
Euphrates
Indus
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| 45 |
What is the world's longest river? |
Nile river
Yangtze river
Mississippi River
Amazon river
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