GK Practice Test: Question Set - 07
1. The largest fish exporting region in the world is
- (A) The
north-east Atlantic region
- (B) The
north-east pacific region
- (C) The
north-west pacific region
- (D) The
south-east Asian region
2. With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of _________ Union Republics.
- (A) 15
- (B) 10
- (C) 5
- (D) 25
3. The most well known member of halick group is
- (A) Halite
- (B) Pyrite
- (C) Galena
- (D) Hematite
4. The languages used in China is
- (A) Chinese,
English
- (B) Chinese,
Arabic
- (C) Chinese,
French
- (D) Chinese,
Korean
5. The ground water that occurs when flow of the subterranean water is not confined by the presence of impermeable layers is called
- (A) Unconfined
groundwater
- (B) Confined
groundwater
- (C) Aquifer
- (D) Artesian
6. The important mountains of Europe include
- (A) Andes, Alps,
Pyrenees
- (B) Alps,
Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines
- (C) Alps,
Himalayas, Rock mountains
- (D) None
of the above
7. The maximum soil fertility occurs in the pH range of
- (A) 5.0 to 6.2
- (B) 6.0 to 7.2
- (C) 7.0 to 8.2
- (D) 4.0 to 5.2
8. The largest gulf in the world is
- (A) Gulf of
Mexico
- (B) Persian Gulf
- (C) Gulf of
Carpentaria
- (D) Gulf
of Mannar
9. The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?
- (A) Anthracite
- (B) Bituminous
coal
- (C) Lignite
- (D) Peat
10. The most recent era of the geological time scale is
- (A) Mesozoic
- (B) Cenozoic
- (C) Triassic
- (D) Paleocene
11. The sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is
- (A) Troposphere,
tropopause, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, mesopause, ionosphere (thermosphere, thermopause, exosphere)
- (B) Troposphere,
stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, ionosphere
- (C) Troposphere,
tropopause, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
- (D) Troposphere,
tropopause, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere, thermopause
12. The second largest continent in the world is
- (A) Asia
- (B) Australia
- (C) Africa
- (D) Europe
13. The shape of earth is
- (A) Sphere
- (B) Oblate
spheroid
- (C) Circular
- (D) Spheroid
14. The smallest country of the world is
- (A) Russia
- (B) Vatican City
- (C) Brazil
- (D) Canada
15. The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called
- (A) Till
- (B) Moraine
- (C) Glacial sand
- (D) None of the
above
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