1 |
According to definition of deserts, which desert is the largest in the world? |
Antractica
Gobi, Mongolia/northern China
Shahra, northern Africa
Kalahari, southwestern Africa
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2 |
An area in which rainfall is usually less than 250 mm per year and vegetation covers less than 50 percent of the ground is called: |
Desert
Lake
Gulf
Sand
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3 |
Which strait connects the South Atlantic with the South Pacific? |
Cook Strait
Makassar Strait
Strait of Magellan
Soya Strait
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4 |
The Cook Strait runs between two islands of New Zealand. Name them. |
North Island, South Island
Cook Island, Stewart Island
North Island, Chatham Island
Chatham Island, Steward Island
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5 |
Which of these lies between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula? |
Andaman Sea
Sunda Strait
Strait of Malacca
Java Sea
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6 |
Which strait connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea |
Dardanelles Strait
Shelekhov Gulf
Tatar Strait
Yellow Sea
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7 |
Bosphorus Strait connects Black Sea with the? |
Sea of Marmara
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean
Lonean Sea
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8 |
Through which choke point does the least oceanic cargo pass? |
Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Malacca
Strait of Magellan
Strait of Hormuz
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9 |
Mt.Ararat, 5166 m is the highest mountain of which country? |
Armenia
Turkey
Georgia
Azerbaijan
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10 |
K2 (Mt.Godwin Austen), 8611 m is the highest mountain of which country? |
Nepal
India
China
Pakistan
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11 |
What is the highest peak in Australia? |
Mount Canberra
Mount Erebus
Mount Kosciusko
Mount Blanc
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12 |
Both Japan and Indonesia are made up of a chain of islands called |
A peninsula
An atoll
An archipelago
A delta
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13 |
The Strait of Hormuz joins which of the following water bodies- |
Red Sea and Mediterranean sea
Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
Caspian sea and black sea
Gulf of Oman and Arabian sea
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14 |
Which Isthmus connects the continents of North and South America? |
Isthmus of Panama
Isthmus of Suez
Madison Isthmus
Isthmus of Dubrovnik
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15 |
Which strait is famous for export of oil? |
Strait of Hormuz
Palk strait
Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Magellan
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16 |
The biggest island in the world is? |
New Guinea
Borneo
Greenland
Sumatra
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17 |
What is the new name of the island of Madagascar? |
Haiti
Malagasy
Mozambique
Maputo
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18 |
When did Sir Edmund Hillary (New Zealand) reach the summit of Mount Everest? |
March 2, 1954
May 29, 1953
July 27, 1952
June 18, 1951
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19 |
What is the official height (feet above sea level) of Everest? |
29,200
29,000
29,035
28,500
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20 |
What is the 3rd highest peak in the world called? |
Kanchenjunga
K2
Lhotse
Makalu
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21 |
Aconcagua is the highest mountain of which country? |
Alaska
Argentine
Yukon, Canada
California
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22 |
What does "dormant" mean when used to refer to a volcano? |
Extinct
Sleeping
Ready to erupt
None of these
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23 |
Which of the following phenomena is responsible for the formation of the highest mountains? |
Denudation
Fault formation
Volcanic activity
Folding
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24 |
Which country of Europe is known as the 'Country of Lakes'? |
Finland
Italy
France
Spain
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25 |
What is the highest large lake in the world? |
Lake Titicaca
Grand Lake
Lake Baikal
Lake Malawi
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26 |
What is the deepest lake in the world? |
Lake Michigan
Caspian Sea
The Great Salt Lake
Lake Baikal
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27 |
What is the largest fresh water lake in the world by volume? |
Lake Michigan
Caspian Sea
Superior Lake
Lake Baikal
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28 |
What is the largest lake in the world by volume? |
Lake Michigan
Caspian Sea
Superior Lake
Lake Baikal
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29 |
What is the largest salt water lake in the world by volume? |
Lake Michigan
Caspian Sea
Superior Lake
Lake Baikal
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30 |
What is the world's oldest lake? |
Lake oldfolk
Lake Berryessa
Lake Khuvsgul
Lake Baikal
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31 |
What is the largest salt water lake in the world by area? |
Lake Superior
Lake Tahoe
Lake Baikal
Caspian Sea
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32 |
What is the largest lake in the world by area? |
Lake Superior
Lake Tahoe
Lake Baikal
Caspian Sea
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33 |
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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34 |
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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35 |
How many people were died in 8th October 2005's earthquake in Pakistan? |
65000
67000
71000
73338
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36 |
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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37 |
The movement inside the Earth's crust is studied by: |
Geodesy
Geology
Plate Tectonics
Seismology
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38 |
Places experiencing equal impact of an earthquake are called: |
Snow lines
Seismic line
Isobars
Belts
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39 |
Where would you find Mauna Loa volcano? |
Philippines
Japan
Hawaii
China
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40 |
What is the name given to molten rocks that are erupted by a volcano? |
Firestone
Marble
Slate
Lava
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41 |
In which country of Europe is located the active volcano of Vesuvius? |
Italy
Norway
France
Germany
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42 |
Where is the world's highest active volcano located? |
U.S.A
Chile
Japan
Philippines
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43 |
Mount McKinley is the highest mountain of which state? |
Alaska
Texas
Yukon, Canada
California
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44 |
What is the highest mountain located in the western hemisphere? |
Mount Aconcagua
Mount McKinley
Mount Hood
Mount Baker
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45 |
The second highest mountain in the world is located in which of these Pairs of countries? |
Pakistan
India
Nepal
China
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