Geography GK Questions and Answers Quiz
Q. Which type of rain is caused by ascent of moisture laden air along a mountain?
1) Convectional rainfall
2) Orographic rainfall
3) Cyclonic rainfall
4) All of the above
Q. Choose incorrect statement
1) Capacity of air to hold moisture decreases with a rise in temperature of the air
2) The air pressure decreases with an increase in temperature
3) Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
4) With an ascent of every 165 metres, the temperature is reduced by 10C
Q. Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side?
1) Cyclonic
2) Convectional
3) Orographic
4) All of these
Q. Artesian wells are found in
1) Sedimentary rocks
2) Igneous rocks
3) Metamorphic rocks
4) None of these
Q. Epicenter of an earthquake is a point associated with the
1) place where earthquake is felt
2) place of origin of earthquake in the interior of earth
3) point on the earth's surface just above seismic focus
4) point over the earth's surface where first shock is felt
Q. Synclines and anticlines are the terms associated with
1) earthquakes
2) faulting
3) folding
4) volcanoes
Q. Moon shaped sand dunes, formed by wind action are called
1) Cirque
2) Bajada
3) Barchans
4) Mesa
Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound Land?
1) Canaries and Labrador
2) Gulf stream and Labrador
3) Gulf stream and Canaries
4) Kuroshio and Kuraile
Q. The most salty sea in the world is the
1) Dead Sea
2) Red Sea
3) Ural Sea
4) Black Sea
Q. The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the
1) convergence and divergence movements
2) Coriolis force
3) density differences in sea water
4) impact of prevailing winds
