10 MCQ's on World Geography GK 01/10/2022

 1. Other names for the expanding universe hypothesis include:

  • [A] Nebular theory
  • [B] Big Bang theory
  • [C] Steady state theory
  • [D] None of the above
Answer - [B] Big Bang theory

2. Which of the following coterminates with the constellation "Sapta Rishi" from Indian mythology? 
  • [A] Orion
  • [B] Scorpio
  • [C] Ursa Major
  • [D] Ursa Minor
Answer - [C] Ursa Major

3 .How far apart are adjacent longitudes at the poles?
  • [A] 0 km
  • [B] 10 km
  • [C] 15 km
  • [D] 20 km
Answer - [A] 0 km

4. Which nation's flag features a sharp red maple leaf?
  • [A] Austria
  • [B] Canada
  • [C] Lebanon
  • [D] Australia
Answer - [B] Canada

5. Which of the following ages shows a particularly noticeable increase in human population when compared to other ages?
  • [A] Deposition
  • [B] Saltation
  • [C] Attrition
  • [D] Weathering
Answer - [B] Saltation

 6. Which of the following nations does not share a sea border with Japan?

  • [A] Russia
  • [B] China
  • [C] North Korea
  • [D] None of the above
Answer - [C] North Korea

7. Which of the following nations is home to a well-known palaeontological hoax involving the discovery of the remains of a previously undiscovered early human known as Piltdown Man?
  • [A] Germany
  • [B] England
  • [C] Australia
  • [D] France
Answer - [B] England

8. The Archipelago Sea is is part of following
  • [A] Mediterranean Sea
  • [B] Red Sea
  • [C] Baltic Sea
  • [D] North Sea
Answer - [C] Baltic Sea

9. Which constellation in the sky is the biggest?
  • [A] Virgo
  • [B] Ursa Major
  • [C] Ophiuchus
  • [D] Hydra
Answer - [D] Hydra

10. Which of the Earth's genesis ideas and its proponents is accurately matched among the following?
  • [A] Nebular Hypothesis – Jeffreys
  • [B] Binary star theory – Russel
  • [C] Planetesimal Hypothesis – Laplace
  • [D] Tidal Hypothesis – Holmes
Answer - [B] Binary star theory – Russel

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