Saturday, 9 June 2012

GK Questions from Geography - 001

01.

 

Among the various States in India, the sun rise will occur first in ?

Ans :   Arunachal Pradesh

02.

 

Asthenosphere is a part of ?

Ans :   Mantle

03.

 

Black Sea fleet dispute is between ?

Ans :   Russia and Ukraine

04.

 

Congo Basin experiences ?

Ans :   Equatorial Climate

05.

 

Considering the nature of rocks in which petroleum is found which of the area should not be prospected for it ?

Ans :   Chota Nagpur Plateau

06.

 

Everywhere at the Equator  the latitude is ?

Ans :   Zero Degree

07.

 

In which continent, the longest mountain range above the sea level ?

Ans :   South America

08.

 

In which country, The rain deer is found ?

Ans :   Siberia

09.

 

India receives most of the rainfall from ?

Ans :   South - West Monsoon

10.

 

Lichens and Moses are the characteristic vegetation of ?

Ans :   Tundra Region

11.

 

Lines of latitude and longitude are measured from ?

Ans :   Earth's Centre

12.

 

Local winds are caused due to ?

Ans :   Variable nature in heating of land and sea

13.

 

Lunar Eclipse occurs when ?

Ans :   Earth comes between Sun and Moon

14.

 

One of the Indian States through which the Tropic of Cancer passes ?

Ans :   Bihar

15.

 

Salinity of the equatorial water is less because ?

Ans :   Heavy rainfall dilutes water

16.

 

The `Roaring Forties' refers to ?

Ans :   Westerlies

17.

 

The 23.5 degree north latitude is known as ?

Ans :   Tropic Cancer

18.

 

The art of drawing maps and charts ?

Ans :   Cartography

19.

 

The atmosphere gets heated mainly by ?

Ans :   Radiation from the Earth

20.

 

The core of the Earth is called ?

Ans :   Nife

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