Quiz-6 : Indian & world Geography Questions asked in State Public Service Commission

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1. Which strait connects Red Sea and Indian Ocean ?

(1) Bab-el-Mandeb
(2) Hormuz
(3) Bosporus
(4) Malacca
Correct Answere: Bab-el-Mandeb
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2. The strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is ---- ?

(1) Bering Strait

(2) Dover Strait
(3) Palk Strait
(4) Vermosa Strait
Correct Answere: Palk Strait
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3. Which river has the largest drainage basin ?

(1) Nile
(2) Mississippi
(3) Congo
(4) Amazon
Correct Answere: Amazon
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4. Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe ?

(1) Japan
(2) West Indies
(3) Indonesia
(4) Philippines
Correct Answere: Indonesia
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5. Amongest the following which is the largest island ?

(1) England
(2) Japan
(3) Borneo
(4) New Guinea
Correct Answere: New Guinea
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6. The grat Asian river Mekong does not run through ?

(1) China
(2) Malaysia
(3) Cambodia
(4) Laos
Correct Answere: Malaysia
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7. The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is --- ?

(1) Kiel Canal

(2) Suez Canal
(3) Panama Canel
(4) Bass Strait
Correct Answere: Kiel Canal
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8. Which is the largest sea in the world ?

(1) Caspian Sea

(2) South China Sea
(3) Mediterranean Sea
(4) North Sea
Correct Answere: South China Sea
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9. The deepest ocean in the world is ---- ?

(1) The Indian ocean

(2) The Atlantic ocean
(3) The pacific ocean
(4) None of these
Correct Answere: The pacific ocean
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10. There is a submarine ridge in the Bay of Bengal. What is it called ?

(1) Ninety east ridge

(2) Mozambique ridge
(3) Chagod-Laccadive ridge
(4) Carlsberg ridge
Correct Answere: Ninety east ridge
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11. The highest salinity is found in ---- ?

(1) Lake Van

(2) Lake Chad
(3) Dead Sea
(4) Red Sea
Correct Answere: Dead Sea
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12. What is the average salt content in a liter of sea water ?

(1) 39 gm
(2) 37 gm
(3) 35 gm
(4) 32 gm
Correct Answere: 35 gm
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13. Which of the following sea has maximum salinity ---- ?

(1) Red Sea

(2) Baltic Sea
(3) Dead Sea
(4) White Sea
Correct Answere: Dead Sea
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14. The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in ---- ?

(1) Atlantic Ocean

(2) Arctic Ocean
(3) Pacific Ocean
(4) Indian Ocean
Correct Answere: Pacific Ocean
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15. Which of the following is a continental shelf sea ---- ?

(1) North sea

(2) Arabian sea
(3) Red sea
(4) Mediterranean sea
Correct Answere: Red sea
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16. Which one of the following seas is without a coastline ?

(1) White sea

(2) Sargasso sea
(3) Sea of Okhotsk
(4) Tasman sea
Correct Answere: Sargasso sea
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17. Which is the largest Gulf in the World ?

(1) The Gulf of Cambay

(2) The Gulf of Mexico
(3) The Persian Gulf
(4) The Strait of Hormoz
Correct Answere: The Gulf of Mexico
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18. Niagara Falls are in ----- ?

(1) Australia
(2) U.K.
(3) South Africa
(4) U.S.A.
Correct Answere: U.S.A.
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19. Which of the following is called the 'Gateway of the pacific' ?

(1) Suez Canal

(2) Panama Canal
(3) Bering Sea
(4) Gulf of Alaska
Correct Answere: Panama Canal
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20. Which strait connects Red Sea and Indian Ocean ?

(1) Bab-el-Mandeb
(2) Hormuz
(3) Bosporus
(4) Malacca
Correct Answere: Bab-el-Mandeb
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21. 17th Parallel separates ----- ?

(1) North and South America

(2) North and South Korea
(3) North and South Vietnam
(4) North and South Yemen
Correct Answere: North and South Vietnam
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22. The Strait which separates Africa form Europe is ?

(1) Hook Strait

(2) Strait of Gibraltar
(3) Palk Strait
(4) Bering Strait
Correct Answere: Strait of Gibraltar
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23. Which of the following is a deepest lake ?

(1) Lake Victoria

(2) Caspian sea
(3) Lake Superior
(4) Lake Baikal
Correct Answere: Lake Baikal
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24. The world's largest shipping canal is ---- ?

(1) Suez in Egypt

(2) Panama in America
(3) Kiel in Germany
(4) Gota in Sweden
Correct Answere: Suez in Egypt
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25. Of the following which capital city is not situated on the banks of the river Danube ?

(1) Vienna
(2) Rome
(3) Budapest
(4) Belgrade
Correct Answere: Rome
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26. The Australian state which is an island is ---- ?

(1) Queensland
(2) Java
(3) Tasmania
(4) New Guinea
Correct Answere: Tasmania
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27. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(1) Algeria --- Niger

(2) Brazil --- Amazon
(3) Iraq --- Tigris
(4) Myanmar --- Irrawady
Correct Answere: Algeria --- Niger
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28. The largest island in the Indian Ocean is ---- ?

(1) Medagascar
(2) Tasmania
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Sumatra
Correct Answere: Tasmania
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29. Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world ?

(1) Lake Victoria

(2) Lake Superior
(3) Lake Baikal
(4) Lake Michigan
Correct Answere: Lake Superior
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30. The island of Seychelles are located in the ---- ?

(1) Indian Ocean

(2) Arctic Ocean
(3) Atlantic Ocean
(4) Pacific Ocean
Correct Answere: Indian Ocean
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31. The Strait which separate Asia from North America is ?

(1) The Bering Strait

(2) The Palk Strait
(3) The Strait of Gibraltar
(4) The Strait of Malacca
Correct Answere: The Bering Strait
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32. Victoria Falls in Africa are located on ---- ?

(1) River Niger

(2) River Congo
(3) River Zambezi
(4) River Nile
Correct Answere: River Zambezi
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33. What is the International Date Line ?

(1) It is the equator

(2) It is the 00 longitude
(3) It is the 900 east longitude
(4) It is the 1800 longitude
Correct Answere: It is the 1800 longitude
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34. The Panama Canal links ---- ?

(1) Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea

(2) Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean
(3) Indian Ocean with Mediterranean
(4) Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
Correct Answere: Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
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35. Strait of Malacca separates ---- ?

(1) Sumatra and Malaysia

(2) Java and Brunei
(3) Sumatra and Java
(4) Malaysia and Brunei
Correct Answere: Sumatra and Malaysia
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36. The Kiel Canal links the ---- ?

(1) Mediterranean Sea with Black Sea

(2) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
(3) North sea and Baltic sea
(4) Mediterranean Sea and Red SEa
Correct Answere: North sea and Baltic sea
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37. The world's highest waterfall is in ---- ?

(1) Brazil
(2) U.S.A.
(3) Venezuela
(4) Zambia
Correct Answere: Venezuela
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38. On the bank of which river is New York situated ?

(1) River Colorado

(2) River Hudson
(3) River Mississippi
(4) River Amazon
Correct Answere: River Hudson
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39. Adam's bridge connects --- ?

(1) Amman and Damascus

(2) Dhanushkodi (Ramaeshvaram) and Talaimannar
(3) Isrel and Jerusalem
(4) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
Correct Answere: Dhanushkodi (Ramaeshvaram) and Talaimannar
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40. Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal of the world ?

(1) Panama Canal

(2) Sirhind Canal
(3) Suez Canal
(4) Indira Gandhi Canal
Correct Answere: Indira Gandhi Canal
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41. The highest waterfall of the world is ----- ?

(1) Niagara Falls

(2) Boyoma Falls
(3) Salto Angles Falls
(4) Khone Falls
Correct Answere: Salto Angles Falls
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42. The world's largest lake is ----- ?

(1) Lake Victoria

(2) Lake Superior
(3) Caspian Sea
(4) Black Sea
Correct Answere: Caspian Sea
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43. Hawaiian islands are located in ----- ?

(1) North Atlantic Ocean

(2) South Atlantic Ocean
(3) North Pacific Ocean
(4) South Pacific Ocean
Correct Answere: North Pacific Ocean
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44. The highest lake above the sea level in the world is ?

(1) Lake Avernus

(2) Lake Tanzania
(3) Lake Toba
(4) Lake Titicaca
Correct Answere: Lake Titicaca
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45. Durand line is the border common to which two countries ---- ?

(1) India and China

(2) China and Afghanistan
(3) India and Tibet
(4) Pakistan and Afghanistan
Correct Answere: Pakistan and Afghanistan
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46. The 38th parallel separates ----- ?

(1) North korea and South Korea

(2) East Germany and West Germany
(3) China and Tibet
(4) Asia and Europe
Correct Answere: North korea and South Korea
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47. The largest lake in Africa is ----- ?

(1) Lake Victoria

(2) Lake Malawi
(3) Lake Tanganyika
(4) Lake Chad
Correct Answere: Lake Victoria
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48. Strait of Florida runs in between ----- ?

(1) Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea

(2) Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
(3) Atalntic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
(4) Caribbean Sea and pacific Ocean
Correct Answere: Atalntic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
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49. Which of the following cities is incorrectly matched to the river on which it is situated ?

(1) Budapest - River Danube

(2) Baghdad - River Tigris
(3) Amsterdam - River Amsel
(4) Alexandria - River Niger
Correct Answere: Alexandria - River Niger
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50. Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes ?

(1) Lake Superior and Lake Huron

(2) Lake Huron and Lake Erie
(3) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
(4) Lake Ontario and Lake Huron
Correct Answere: Lake Erie and Lake Ontario