Home / General Knowledge / Miscellaneous World Geography :: section-6

General Knowledge :: Miscellaneous World Geography

  1. Which of the following is not an island?

  2. A.

     Cuba

    B.

     Greenland

    C.

     Ireland

    D.

     Sweden


  3. The largest amongst the following seas is ________.

  4. A.

     The Red Sea

    B.

     The South China Sea

    C.

     The Caribbean Sea

    D.

     The Andaman Sea


  5. People living in South India generally have more features of

  6. A.

     Caucasoid

    B.

     Mongoloid

    C.

     Negroid

    D.

     None of these


  7. Panama Canal has locks alone its path in order to

  8. A.

     Regulate traffic

    B.

     Permit check by customs staff

    C.

     Control the level of water

    D.

     Collect canal dues


  9. Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and mature

  10. A.

     Over land bodies only

    B.

     In a belt 35°-65° N and S latitudes

    C.

     Anywhere in the tropical zone

    D.

     Over water bodies only


  11. The construction of Panama Canal in 1913 eliminated the long and hazardous voyage

  12. A.

     Round the stormy Cape Horn

    B.

     Round the Cape of Good Hope

    C.

     Between North and South America

    D.

     In the stormy Atlantic Ocean


  13. ________ and ________ are called the 'Low countries' of Europe.

  14. A.

     Spain and Portugal

    B.

     Holland and Belgium

    C.

     England and Ireland

    D.

     Denmark and Germany


  15. Which of the following is a Great Circle?

  16. A.

     The Equator

    B.

     The 0º longitude

    C.

     180º longitude

    D.

     Antarctic region


  17. Railways are best suited for

  18. A.

     Passenger traffic for distances upto 1000 km

    B.

     Freight traffic for bulky commodities

    C.

     Urban commuters

    D.

     Fast passenger movement


  19. Sunspots generally wax and wane over a/an

  20. A.

     11-year cycle

    B.

     25-year cycle

    C.

     3-year cycle

    D.

     15-year cycle