Quiz 162 : World Geography

1.The Chota Nagpur Plateau covers much of Jharkhand. Which are the other states covered at some extent by this plateau?
(A)Orissa & West Bengal
(B)Orissa, West Bengal & Bihar
(C)Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh

2.Darya-i-Noor is a name of __________?
(A)A river in Iraq
(B)An oasis in the Sahara desert
(C)A diamond originated from Golconda Mines of India

3.Chota Nagpur Plateau is a world famous region of India for which of the following ?
(A)flora & fauna
(B)minerals
(C)touristic attraction

4.What is India's rank in the world regarding the coal reserves?
(A)third
(B)second
(C)fourth

5.Baltic Sea & North Sea are connected by _________?
(A)Kiel Canal
(B)Panama Canal
(C)Suez Canal

6.Indian ocean is characterized by a greater frequency of _________?
(A)Cyclones
(B)Tornados
(C)Hurricanes

7.World's largest number of active volcanoes are found in which of the following oceans?
(A)Arctic Ocean
(B)Atlantic Ocean
(C)Pacific Ocean

8.The largest producers of Iron, Mica, Coal & Aluminum are respectively ?
(A)USA, India, Russia, USA
(B)Russia, India, USA, USA
(C)USA, India, USA, Russia

9.The size, mass & density of which of the planets is very near to those of Earth ?
(A)Mars
(B)Venus
(C)Mercury

10.Which of the following river crosses equator twice?
(A)Nile
(B)Amazon
(C)Congo

11.Amazon river is the largest river in the world by volume and has the largest drainage basin in the world. This accounts for approximately what fraction of the world's total river flow?
(A)10%
(B)20%
(C)30%

12.What is the main occupation of the residents of Third World Countries ?
(A)Mining
(B)Manufacturing
(C)Agriculture

13.Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia plays a critically important geopolitical role because of ____ _____?
(A)Its Location
(B)Vast reserves of oil and natural gas
(C)Port Cities

14.Among Fog, Hail, Snowfall & Rains all are forms of precipitation except?
(A)Fog
(B)Hail
(C)Snowfall

15.Among Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Black Sea & Red Sea all are closed seas except _________?
(A)Aral Sea
(B)Black Sea
(C)Red Sea

16.Santa Ana, Brickfielder, Sirocco & Khamsin are examples of ______?
(A)currents
(B)volcanoes
(C)winds

17.Jet streams are examples of ________?
(A)water currents
(B)air currents
(C)Polar winds

18.Among Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China and Russia all border the Sea of Japan except_______?
(A)Russia
(B)China
(C)North Korea

19.Minsk is the capital of _ ______?
(A)Belarus
(B)Finland
(C)Liechtenstein

20.The national parliament of which country is called althing ?
(A)Indonesia
(B)Iceland
(C)Finland