1. Who was the first person to use the word “geography”?
a. Eratosthenes
b. Strabo
c. Ptolemy
d. William Morris Davis
ANSWER: a. Eratosthenes
2. The Earth is comprised of how many continental and oceanic tectonic plates?
a. 10
b. 13
c. 20
d. 14
ANSWER: d. 14
3. Mantle layer is situated between _____________
a. Crust and Lithosphere
b. Crust and Core
c. Core and Lithosphere
d. Inner Core and Outer Core
ANSWER: b. Crust and Core
4. Mantle is composed of _____________
a. Silicon and Magnesium
b. Silicon
c. Magnesium
d. None of the above
ANSWER: a. Silicon and Magnesium
5. After oxygen which is the most abundant element in the earth’s crust?
a. Sodium
b. Silicon
c. Magnesium
d. Aluminium
ANSWER: b. Silicon
6. Which one of the following is the cause for a change in the season?
a. Earth’s Rotation and Revolution
b. Earth’s Rotation
c. Earth’s Revolution
d. None of the above
ANSWER: c. Earth’s Revolution
7. In which direction earth spins on its axis?
a. West to East
b. East to West
c. South to North
d. North to South
ANSWER: a. West to East
8. How long does Earth takes to complete one rotation?
a. 23 Hours, 56 minutes
b. 23 Hours, 55 minutes
c. 23 Hours, 54 minutes
d. 22 Hours, 60 minutes
ANSWER: a. 23 Hours, 56 minutes
9. Which is the longest and shortest day in the northern hemisphere?
a. 21 June, 21 December
b. 20 June, 21 December
c. 21 June, 20 December
d. 20 June, 20 December
ANSWER: a. 21 June, 21 December
10. ______________ is the longest and shortest day in the southern hemisphere.
a. 21 December, 20 June
b. 20 December, 20 June
c. 22 December, 21 June
d. 22 December, 20 June
ANSWER: c. 22 December, 21 June
11. The spring tides occur when _______________________________
a. The Earth and the Moon are in a line
b. The Earth, the Sun and the Moon are in a line
c. The Moon and the Sun are in a line
d. None of the above
ANSWER: b. The Earth, the Sun and the Moon are in a line
12. What is the time difference between the Greenwich time and Indian Standard time?
a. 5
b. 5 and ½
c. 5 and ¼
d. 4 and ½
ANSWER: b. 5 and ½
13. What is the number of latitudes and longitudes?
a. 180 latitudes, 360 meridians of longitudes
b. 180 latitudes, 180 meridians of longitudes
c. 90 latitudes, 180 meridians of longitudes
d. 360 latitudes, 180 meridians of longitudes
ANSWER: a. 180 latitudes, 360 meridians of longitudes
14. _____________ is the oldest mountain?
a. Aravallis
b. Himalayas
c. Andes
d. Alps
ANSWER: a. Aravallis
15. Which line demarcates the boundary of India and Pakistan?
a. Radcliffe Line
b. 24th Parallel
c. 38th Parallel
d. Mc Mohan Line
ANSWER: a. Radcliffe Line
16. Which is known as “Pearl Island”?
a. Baharain
b. Ireland
c. Greenland
d. Madagascar
ANSWER: a. Baharain
17. Arrange the world’s longest rivers in the descending order of length
Nile, Amazon, Missisipi-Missouri, Chang Jiang
a. Nile, Amazon, Chang Jiang, Missisipi-Missouri
b. Nile, Chang Jiang, Amazon, Missisipi-Missouri
c. Chang Jiang, Nile, Amazon, Missisipi-Missouri
d. Nile, Missisipi-Missouri, Amazon, Chang Jiang
ANSWER: a. Nile, Amazon, Chang Jiang, Missisipi-Missouri
18. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
a. Lake Superior
b. Caspian Sea
c. Lake Baikal
d. Lake Titicaca
ANSWER: a. Lake Superior
19. Select the longest river of Asia from the following
a. Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
b. Nile
c. Amazon
d. Euphrates
ANSWER: a. Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
20. Which is the third largest ocean in the world?
a. Indian Ocean
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Atlantic Ocean
d. Arctic Ocean
ANSWER: a. Indian Ocean
Geography Related Gk Set 1
Geography Related Gk Set 2
1. Which is the largest continent in the world?
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) Europe
d) North America
ANSWER: a) Asia
Asia is the largest continent with 43,820,000 sq. km.
2. Which of the following rivers does not belong to Asia?
a) Yang-tze
b) Amur
c) Hwang-ho
d) Limpopo
ANSWER: d) Limpopo
The Limpopo River rises in central southern Africa, and flows generally eastwards to the Indian Ocean. The term Limpopo is the modified version of the original Sepedi name diphororo tša meetse, meaning ″gushing strong waterfalls".
3. Which of the following lakes does not belong to Asia?
a) Caspian Sea
b) Baikal
c) Aral Sea
d) Malawi
ANSWER: d) Malawi
Lake Malawi is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
4. Which is the second largest continent in the world?
a) Antarctica
b) Africa
c) Europe
d) South America
ANSWER: b) Africa
Africa is the second largest continent with 30,370,000 sq. km.
5. Which among the following deserts does not belong to Asia?
a) Arabia
b) Gobi
c) Sahara
d) Thar
ANSWER: c) Sahara
The Sahara Desert is the world's largest hot desert, located in North Africa. It stretches from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
6. Which is the highest mountain in Africa?
a) Atlas Mountains
b) Mount Elgon
c) Mount Kenya
d) Mount Kilimanjaro
ANSWER: d) Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain on the African continent. It is located in Tanzania.
7. Which among the following rivers does not belong to Africa?
a) Congo
b) Niger
c) Nile
d) Colorado
ANSWER: d) Colorado
The Colorado River is the principal river of the Southwestern United States and northwest Mexico.
8. Which of the following lakes does not belong to Africa?
a) Victoria
b) Tanganyika
c) Malawi
d) Balkhash
ANSWER: d) Balkhash
Lake Balkhash is one of the largest lakes in Asia and 13th largest continental lake in the world. It is located in southeastern Kazakhstan, in Central Asia.
9. Which among the following mountains does not belong to Europe?
a) Alps
b) Pyrenes
c) Carpathians
d) Rocky
ANSWER: d) Rocky
The Rocky Mountains, commonly known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western North America.
10. Which among the following rivers does not belong to Europe?
a) Volga
b) Rhine
c) Don
d) Mississippi
ANSWER: d) Mississippi
The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system in North America.
Geography Related Gk Set 3
1. Which among the following lakes does not belong to Europe?
a) Great slave
b) Ladoga
c) Onega
d) Vaitern
ANSWER: a) Great slave
The Great Slave Lake is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada, the deepest lake in North America and the tenth-largest lake in the world.
2. Which of the following deserts does not belong to North America?
a) Mojave
b) Sonoran
c) Atacama
d) Chihuahuan
ANSWER: c) Atacama
The Atacama Desert is a plateau in South America. It is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
3. Which is the largest sweet water lake in the world by surface area?
a) Caspian Sea
b) Lake Superior
c) Victoria
d) Huron
ANSWER: b) Lake Superior
The lake is shared by Canada's Ontario and the United State's Minnesota to the north and west, and Wisconsin and Michigan to the south.
4. Which among the following lakes does not belong to North America?
a) Lake Superior
b) Huron
c) Michigan
d) Titicaca
ANSWER: d) Titicaca
Titicaca or Titiqaqa is a lake in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia. It is the largest lake in South America by volume of water.
5. Which among the following mountain ranges does not belong to Asia?
a) Kunlun
b) Tien Shah
c) Altai
d) The Andes
ANSWER: d) The Andes
The Andes is the longest continental mountain range in the world. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America.
6. Which of the following rivers does not belong to North America?
a) Missourie
b) St. Lawrence
c) Amazon
d) Ohio
ANSWER: c) Amazon
The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge of water in the world.
7. Which of the following mountains does not belong to North America?
a) Appalachian
b) Mackenzie
c) Brooks
d) Caucasus
ANSWER: d) Caucasus
The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region.
8. Which of the following lakes does not belong to South America?
a) Junin
b) Sarococha
c) Poopo
d) Peipus
ANSWER: d) Peipus
Lake Peipus is the biggest trans-boundary lake in Europe on the border between Estonia and Russia.
9. Which among the following rivers does not belong to South America?
a) Paraguay
b) Parana
c) Uruguay
d) Mekong
ANSWER: d) Mekong
Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia.
10. Which is the oldest state in Australia?
a) Canberra
b) New South Wales
c) Victoria
d) Queensland
ANSWER: b) New South Wales
It is Australia's oldest and most populated state. It was originally settled as a penal colony on the shores of Port Jackson where the bustling capital city of Sydney now stands. More than a third of Australians live in New South Wales, and Sydney is the nation's largest city.
Geography Related Gk Set 4
1. What are parallel lines drawn north and south of the Equator known as?
a) Great Circles
b) Latitudes
c) Longitudes
d) Tropics
ANSWER: b) Latitudes
They indicate angular distance of a place in relation to the Equator.
2. What join places of equal height above sea level on a map?
a) Meridians
b) Tropics
c) Contour lines
d) Map projection
ANSWER: c) Contour lines
An isogon is a contour line for a variable which measures direction.
3. Which among the following is the method by which the curved surface of the Earth is depicted on a flat surface of plane?
a) Map Projection
b) Mercator Projection
c) Conical Projection
d) Cylindrical Projection
ANSWER: a) Map Projection
It represents the projection of curved lines of latitude and longitude on a global map.
4. Which among the following is adopted to construct equal area or equidistant maps?
a) Conical projection
b) Cylindrical projection
c) Mercator projection
d) Zenithal projection
ANSWER: d) Zenithal projection
Zenithal projection is a type of map projection in which a part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it. It is either at one of the poles called as polar zenithal, at the equator called as equatorial zenithal, or between called as oblique zenithal.
5. Which among the following is fixed in relation to mean time of a certain meridian which generally passes through it?
a) Greenwich Mean Time
b) Indian Standard Time
c) Standard Time
d) Local Time
ANSWER: c) Standard Time
Standard time is the uniform time fixed by each country.