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Q.14. Which one of following is the largest lake in the world?

  1. Caspian sea
  2. Lake Baikal
  3. Lake Victoria
  4. Lake superior
Answer: (a) Caspian sea
Explanation: Caspian sea is the largest lake in the world.

World Geography Practice Test #1 | General Knowledge Quiz

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Q.1. The innermost layer of the earth is known as?

  1. Mesosphere
  2. Lithosphere
  3. Asthenosphere
  4. Barysphere

Q.2. On which particular date, does the sun remain at its shortest distance from the earth?

  1. 4th July
  2. 3rd January
  3. 21st March
  4. 22nd December

Q.3. Which of the following is the largest island?

  1. Madagascar
  2. Honshu
  3. Sumatra
  4. Cuba

Q.4. The Capital of Nigeria is -

  1. Abuja
  2. Sanna
  3. Vienna
  4. Warsaw

Q.5. Which is the land of morning calm?

  1. Thailand
  2. Korea
  3. Finland
  4. Japan

Q.6. Which of the following countries occupies an important place in the world for the production of coffee?

  1. Vietnam
  2. Thailand
  3. Brazil
  4. Malaysia

Q.7. Which of the following is known as the morning star?

  1. Saturn
  2. Venus
  3. Jupiter
  4. Mars

Q.8. The shape of the milky way galaxy is -

  1. Spiral
  2. Circular
  3. Elliptical
  4. None of the above

Q.9. Which of the following instruments is used for recording the earthquake waves?

  1. Hydrograph
  2. Pantograph
  3. Seismograph
  4. Barograph

Q.10. The substances present at the center of the sun are in -

  1. Solid, liquid and gaseous state
  2. Liquid state only
  3. Gaseous state only
  4. Both liquid and gaseous states

Q.11. The best variety of world's cotton is known as -

  1. Sea Island
  2. Short staple Indian
  3. Egyptian
  4. Upland American

Q.12. Which of the following rivers flows in Germany?

  1. Volga
  2. Danube
  3. Thames
  4. Seine

Q.13. Arakan yoma is the extension of Himalayas located in -

  1. Baluchistan
  2. Nepal
  3. Kashmir
  4. Myanmar

Q.14. Which one of following is the largest lake in the world?

  1. Caspian sea
  2. Lake Baikal
  3. Lake Victoria
  4. Lake superior

Q.15. The largest postal network in the world is in which country?

  1. U.S A.
  2. China
  3. India
  4. Brazil

Q.16. The coniferous forests are not found in -

  1. Amazonia
  2. Scandinavia
  3. Canada
  4. Finland

Q.17. Which animal is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund?

  1. Tiger
  2. Giant Panda
  3. Hornbill
  4. White Bear

Q.18. If it is 6.00 AM at greenwich, then it will be 11.00 AM at -

  1. 90° E
  2. 60° E
  3. 75° E
  4. 15° W

Q.19. Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

  1. Tornado
  2. Typhoon
  3. Cyclone
  4. Hurricane

Q.20. In terms of longitude, the international Date line generally follows -

  1. 90° E
  2. 90° W
  3. 180° ( E or W )
  4. None of the above

Q.21. Death valley is located in which state of USA?

  1. Miami
  2. California
  3. Pennsyvania
  4. Texas

Q.22. Which of the following rivers falls in the land-locked sea?

  1. Niger
  2. Volga
  3. St. Lawrence
  4. Danube

Q.23. Water from an artesian well flows up automatically due to 

  1. Volcanic activity
  2. Hydrostatic pressure
  3. Heavy rainfall in region
  4. Geothermal energy

Q.24. When the sun is nearest to Earth, Earth is said to be in 

  1. Aphelion
  2. Perihelion
  3. Apogee
  4. Perigee

Q.25. The most important activity of the Tundra region is -

  1. Cropping
  2. Hunting
  3. Fish farming
  4. Cattle rearing

Q.26. Where is the Doldrums Belt located?

  1. Near the poles
  2. Near the tropic of cancer
  3. Near the Equater
  4. Near the Tropic of Capricorn

Q.27. A class of animals known as marsupials is a characteristic feature of - 

  1. South America
  2. Africa
  3. Australia
  4. South East Asia

Q.28. Which country is known as Britain of the south?

  1. Fizi
  2. Malaysia
  3. Australia
  4. New Zealand

Q.29. Which one of the following is the biggest shipping canal in the world?

  1. Suez canal
  2. Soo canal
  3. Kiel canal
  4. Panama Canal

Q.30. Khamsin is a hot and dry local wind experienced in -

  1. Iran
  2. Egypt
  3. Saudi Arabia
  4. Iran

Q.31. Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes?

  1. Plateaus
  2. Costal plains
  3. Old shields
  4. Young folded mountains

Q.32. Which one of the following is not a member of the Ganga-Mekong Swarnbhoomi coopration project?

  1. India
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Laos
  4. Vietnam

Q.33. Which country is the chief exporter of Copper?

  1. Morocco
  2. South Africa
  3. Ghana
  4. Zambia

Q.34. The seasonal movement of men with its animals in search of pastures is known as -

  1. Pastoral farming
  2. Shifting Cultivation
  3. Nomadic herding
  4. Trans humance

Q.35. Number of persons expressed in terms of unit area of land is known as -

  1. Economic density
  2. Agricultural density
  3. Physiological density
  4. Arithmetical density

Q.36. A large number on species of plants are found within a small unit of area at 

  1. Coniferous temperate forests
  2. Mangrove coastal forests
  3. Wet evergreen equatorial forests
  4. Deciduous monsoon forests

Q.37. Who was the first to state that the earth is spherical?

  1. Copernicus
  2. Ptolemy
  3. Strabo
  4. Aristotle

Q.38. which one of the following is a fresh water fish?

  1. Rohu
  2. Salmon
  3. Sardine
  4. Pomfret

Q.39. Which one of the following metals has the highest density?

  1. Gold
  2. Iron
  3. Platinum
  4. Lead

Q.40. More than 90% of the rock forming minerals in the earth's crust consist of -

  1. Oxides
  2. Silicates
  3. Carbonates
  4. Sulphides and sulphates
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