General Knowledge Quiz – Set Forty

Geography quiz

1. The said shape of earth is
a) Oval
b) Oblate spheroid
c) Round
d) Ovoid

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Answer b) oblate spheroid

2. _______ layer or zone that contains the very deep benthic communities near the bottom of oceans. At depths of 4,000 to 6,000 metres (13,123 to 19,685 feet), this zone remains in perpetual darkness and never receives daylight.
a) Abyssal zone
b) Mariana Trench
c) bathyal zone
d) abyssopelagic

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Answer a) Abyssal zone

3. Which among the following is apprehensive with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms?
a) Geography
b) Evolutionary study
c) Geomorphology
d) Ecology

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Answer c) geomorphology

4. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and _____
a) Red sea
b) Caspian Sea
c) Mediterranean Sea
d) Baltic Sea

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Answer a) Red sea

5. Among which of the following is the smallest country of the world
a) Pakistan
b) Vatican City
c) Brazil
d) Canada

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Answer b) vatican sea

6. The study of soils is known as _______
a) Mycology
b) Pedology
c) Geomorphology
d) Geopedology

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Answer b) pedology

7. The smallest glaciers are known as
a) mountain or alpine glaciers
b) continental glaciers
c) oceanic glaciers
d) None of the above

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Answer a) mountain and alpine glacier

8. The planet that takes the maximum period for concluding a rotation is
a) Neptune
b) Mercury
c) Venus
d) Saturn

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Answer c) Venus

9. The religion which is followed by Afghanistan ________
a) Islam
b) Christian
c) Zoroastrians
d) Jewish

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Answer a) Islam

10. The ocean water is saline in nature due to
a) Evaporation of its surface
b) Volume of fresh water added by rainfall
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Acid Rain

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Answer c) both 1 and 2