1. In hydro power station, the motion produced in turbines is due to-
(A) Flow of water (B) Burning of coal
(C) Burning of diesel (D) Production of steam
Ans. (A)
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2. The New name of Burma is Myanmar and its capital is–
(A) Naypyitaw (B) Arakan
(C) Rangoon (D) Ava
Ans. (A)
3. Corsica Island is related to-
(A) Mussolini (B) Hitler
(C) Napoleon Bonaparte (D) Churchill
Ans. (C)
4. The World’s biggest concrete structure “Three Gorges Dam” is located in which of the following countries?
(A) China (B) Taiwan
(C) Malaysia (D) Thailand
Ans. (A)
5. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
(A) Hevea tree – Brazil
(B) Sumatra storm – Malaysia
(C) River kayan – Borneo
(D) Dekke toba fish – Brazil
Ans. (D)
6. Which of the followings is not correctly matched?
(A) Indonesia – Jakarta
(B) Maldives – male
(C) North Korea – Seoul
(D) Zimbabwe – Harare
Ans. (C)
7. Match the following countries with their capitalsCountry Capital
A. Argentina 1. Bogota
B. Columbia 2. Harare
C. Egypt 3. Buenos Aires
D. Zimbabwe 4. Cairo
A B C D
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 3 1 4 2
Ans. (D)
8. Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?
(A) Britain (B) Germany
(C) USA (D) Indonesia
Ans. (B)
9. Which of the following continent is located in Northern-Southern and Eastern-Western hemisphere of the earth?
(A) Australia (B) Africa
(C) Europe (D) South America
Ans. (B)
10. “Dark Continent” is-
(A) Africa (B) South America
(C) Australia (D) Asia
Ans. (A)
11. “Tin Bigha” corridor connects-
(A) India and Pakistan (B) India and China
(C) Bangladesh and Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh and India
Ans. (D)
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12. Which of the following is not a member of SAARC.
(A) Bhutan (B) Nepal
(C) Singapore (D) Maldives
Ans. (C)
13. Greenland is the largest island of the world. It
is an integral part of-
(A) Norway (B) North America
(C) Denmark (D) Canada
Ans. (C)
14. Which is the largest island SSC Tax Asst 2006, CPO 2003, SSC MTS 2002)
(A) New Guinea (B) Medagascar
(C) Greenland (D) Iceland
Ans. (C)
15. Which is the smallest (in area) member of United Nations?
(A) Papua New Guinea (B) Cuba
(C) Vatican (D) Seychelles
Ans. (D)
16. Which of the following countries does not share its border with Iraq?
(A) Jordan (B) Syria
(C) Turkey (D) Lebanon
Ans. (D)
17. Which is the smallest Country (in population)?
(A) Vatican city (B) Nauru
(C) Monaco (D) Palau
Ans. (A)
18. What is the modern name of “Siam”?
(A) Myanmar (B) Thailand
(C) Philippines (D) Cambodia
Ans. (B)
19. The Famous Kruger National Park is located in–
(A) Saudi Arabia (B) South Africa
(C) Sudan (D) Tanzania
Ans. (B)
20. The coast of which of the following country are
not touched by Arabian sea?
(A) Saudi Arabia (B) Oman
(C) Kenya (D) Iran
Ans. (A)
21. In which of the following country, the first iron
bridge was constructed?
(A) England (B) Italy
(C) Greece (D) France
Ans. (A)
22. Peshawar is nearer to which of the following?
(A) Karakoram Pass (B) Zojila Pass
(C) Namika La Pass (D) Khybar Pass
Ans. (D)
23. The world’s most humid continent is-
(A) Asia (B) Europe
(C) North America (D) South America
Ans. (D)
24. Which is the largest country of the Africa?
(A) South Africa (B) Sudan
(C) Algeria (D) Egypt
Ans. (C)
25. What is the capital of Rwanda?
(A)Libreville (B) Kigali
(C)Copenhagen (D)Bogota
Ans. (B)
26. Which of the following separates Asia and Africa?
(A) Panama Canal (B) Suez Canal
(C) Nile River (D) Buckingham River
Ans. (B)
27. Which of the following has to be crossed over
to reach Colombo from Kanyakumari?
(A) Palk Strait (B) Gulf of Palk
(C) Gulf of Mannar (D) Cook Strait
Ans. (C)
28. Which of the following is India’s north station?
(A) Dakshin Gangotri (B) Maitri
(C) Himadri (D) None of These
Ans. (C)
29. Which of the following set of country is known as “Golden Crescent”, world’s largest opium
Industry?
(A) Myanmar, Laos and Thailand
(B) Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq
(C) Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
(D) Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand
Ans.(C)
30. The capital of South Sudan is-
(A) Suva (B) Juba
(C) Khartoum (D) Taichung
Ans. (B)
31. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
(A) Pacific Ocean (B) Indian Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean (D) Arctic Ocean
Ans. (A)
32. India is developing Chabahar Port in which of
the following countries?
(A) Iraq (B) Oman
(C) Iran (D) Afghanistan
Ans. (C)
33. “Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest Coral
reef is located in ________
(A) Caribbean Islands (B) Australia
(C) Philippines (D) Indonesia
Ans. (B)
34. Suez Canal connects-
(A) Red Sea and Arabian Sea
(B) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(C) Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(D) North Sea and Baltic Sea
Ans. (B)
35. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?
(A) Red Sea – Mediterranean Sea
(B) Red Sea – Arabian Sea
(C) Atlantic Ocean – Mediterranean Sea
(D) Mediterranean Sea – Black Sea
Ans. (C)
36. Black forest is found in-
(A) France (B) Germany
(C) Czechoslovakia (D) Romania
Ans. (B)
37. The nuclear reactor, where the leak of radioactive substance was detected in Japan following the tsunami of March 11,2011,are in-
(A) Fukushima (B) Kyoto
(C) Tokyo (D) None of These
Ans. (A)
38. Which of the following are related with “Red Indian”?
(A) New Zealand (B) Srilanka
(C) North America (D) Kenya
Ans. (C)
39. Which of the following tribe performs animal husbandry?
(A) Bodo (B) Maasai
(C)Pygmy (D) Eskimo
Ans. (B)
40. Bara (kral) is used for which of the following-
(A) House of Maasai shepherd
(B) Village of Maasai shepherd
(C) Stockyard of kikuyu (D) Tent of Kirgiz
Ans. (B)
41. Pale colour, medium height, epicanthic eye are
the characteristics of –
(A) Australoid (B) Negroid
(C) Mongoloid (D) Cancosoid
Ans. (C)
42. In population, high growth rate is a characteristics of-
(A) High birth and High mortality rate
(B) High birth and Low mortality rate
(C) Low birth and Low mortality rate
(D) Low birth and High mortality rate
Ans. (B)
43. When total land is divided by total population, we get?
(A) Population Density (B) Nutritional Density
(C) Agriculture Density (D) Industrial Density
Ans. (A)
44. The Density of population in any region is measured by numbers of-
(A) People (B) Children
(C) Families (D) Houses
Ans. (A)
45. In which of the following country has the maximum population of Muslims?
(A) India (B) Pakistan
(C) Indonesia (D) Saudi Arabia
Ans. (C)
46. In demographic features, India is sorted out in which of the following stage of population cycle?
(A) Early expanding stage
(B) High stationary
(C) Late expanding stage
(D) Declining stage
Ans. (C)
47. Arrange the following countries of south-Asia
in their descending order of literacy of people1. Bangladesh 2. India
3. Pakistan 4. Srilanka
(A) 1,4,3,2 (B) 3,2,4,1
(C) 4,2,3,1 (D) 4,3,2,1
Ans. (C)
48. Which of the following countries is the largest
producer of uranium in the world?
(A) Canada (B) South Africa
(C) Namibia (D) USA
Ans. (A)