Static GK. World Geography. innovation. Assignment 01

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1 Static GK World Geography innovation Assignment 01

2 World Geography Practice Assignment 01 Direction for question 1-35: Mark the best option. 1. Which strait separates Europe from Africa? A) Mallaica B) Gibralter C) Berring D) Palk 2. Which of the following is known as the Vineyard of the World? A) Russia B) Sweden C) France D) Canada 3. Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland are together called A) Slovakia B) Scandinavia C) Netherland D) Australia 4. The Prime Meridian does not pass through A) Algeria B) France C) Niger D) Spain 1

3 5. The Sargasso sea is situated in the : A) Indian Ocean B) Arctic Ocean C) Atlantic Ocean D) Pacific Ocean 6. What is Davos famous for? A) It is best known tourist place of Switzerland B) G8 members meet here, every year C) EU financial headquarter D) World Economic Forum 7. The biggest delta in the world is the A) Nile Delta B) Sunderbans Delta C) The Amazon Delta D) The Rhine Delta 8. Large salt water masses smaller than oceans are called A) lakes B) Islands C) Seas D) Rivers 9. Which of the following soils is favorable for cotton cultivation? 2

4 A) Red Soil B) Regur/Black Soil C) Alluvial Soil D) Laterite Soil 10. India is connected with Europe through A) Persian Gulf B) Suez Canal C) Red Sea D) Malaccan Strait 11. The atmospheric layer responsible for most of the weather phenomena is referred to as the A) Mesophere B) Stratosphere C) Ionosphere D) Troposphere 12. Savana grasslands are found in A) East Asia B) Africa C) Australia D) America 13. Which two independent nations does the 17th Parallel separate? A) North and South Korea B) North and South Vietnam C) East and West Germany 3

5 D) Mexico and Panama 14. Folding is the result of A) Epeirogenetic force B) Coriolis force C) Orogenetic force D) Exogenetic 15. The largest mountain range in the world is A) Alps B) Himalayas C) Andes D) Rockies 16. Durand Line is the border common to which two nations? A) Pakistan and Afghanistan B) India and China C) India and Tibet D) China and Afghanistan 17. In which types of rocks would you find coal and petroleum? A) Igneous B) Sedimentary C) Granite D) Metamorphic 4

6 18. Which is the longest shipping canal in the world? A) Panama Canal B) Suez Canal C) White Sea-Baltic Canal D) Kiel Canal 19. The depth of the sea is measured in. A) Feet B) Fathom C) Nautical D) Mile 20. Indonesia is situated in: A) South-East Asia B) Far East C) West Asia D) Central Asia 21. Mogadishu is the capital of A) Ethiopia B) Somalia C) Sudan D) Kenya 22. Which among the following countries is the biggest producer of tea? A) India B) Brazil C) Australia D) China 23. An Archipelago is a group of 5

7 A) Stars B) Islands C) Galaxies D) Coral reef islands 24. Which is the highest waterfall in the world? A) Jog Falls B) Angel C) Gavarnie D) Ribbon 25. Rubber cultivation is done in which areas A) Pampas B) Savannah C) Temporary Decidious Forest D) None of these 26. The sea of tranquility is on the A) Jupiter B) Moon C) Sun D) Pacific ocean 27. Taiwan was earlier known as A) Fuchow B) Marshall Island C) Formosa D) Macau 6

8 28. Formosa was the old name of A) Zaire B) Cambodia C) Taiwan D) Burma 29. The deepest lake in the world is A) Wular Lake B) Lake Superior C) Victoria Nyanza D) Baikal Lake 30. GIS stands for A) Global Institute for Soils B) Geographical International Studies C) Geographical Information Systems D) Global Information Statistics 31. The International Date Line is an imaginary line, which lies along A) 0 degree meridian B) 45 degree meridian C) 90 degree meridian D) 180 degree meridian 32. Pristina is the capital of 7

9 A) Kosovo B) Lithuania C) Latvia D) Serbia 33. At which particular place on the Earth are days and nights always of equal duration? A) Poles B) Equator C) Prime meridian D) Nowhere 34. Which comet appears at every 76 years A) Holme's B) Alpha Centauri C) Donati's D) Halley's 35. Kuala Lumpur is the Capital of A) Bhutan B) Indonesia C) Malaysia D) Cambodia 8

10 World Geography Practice Assignment 01- Answer Key Q. No. Key Q. No. Key 1. B 21. B 2. C 22. D 3. B 23. B 4. C 24. B 5. C 25. D 6. D 26. B 7. B 27. C 8. C 28. C 9. B 29. D 10. B 30. C 11. D 31. D 12. B 32. A 13. B 33. B 14. C 34. D 15. C 35. C 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. A 9