World Geography : General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Q91. An intrusion of magma along a bedding plane is called a

[A] Dyke

[B] Laccolith

[C] Still

[D] Batholith

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Correct Answer: Batholith


Q92. ‘A Valley of ten thousand smokes’ is the name given to a zone near the volcano

[A] Katmai of Alaska

[B] Pelle in the Caribbean sea

[C] Pinatabu of Philippines

[D] Mauna loa of Hawaie

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Correct Answer: Katmai of Alaska


Q93. Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other

[A] Africa and South America

[B] Europe and Asia

[C] North America and South America

[D] Asia and Africa

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Correct Answer: Africa and South America


Q94. Which is not causative factor of earthquake?

[A] Isostacy

[B] Tectonics

[C] Waves

[D] Volcanoes

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Correct Answer: Waves


Q95. The world’s largest river is the

[A] The Nile

[B] The Brahmaputra

[C] The Amazon

[D] The Mississippi and Missouri

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Correct Answer: The Amazon


Q96. Which of the following regions receives rainfall throughout the year?

[A] Equatorial

[B] Mediterranean

[C] Tundra

[D] Monsoon

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Correct Answer: Equatorial


Q97. The Largest producer of Gold in the world is 

[A] South Africa

[B] Russia

[C] Australia

[D] Canada

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Correct Answer: South Africa


Q98. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from

[A] Poles to equator

[B] Equator to poles

[C] East and west of the prime meridian

[D] West to East

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Correct Answer: Equator to poles


Q99. Which port is situated on the southern tip of the Suez Canal?

[A] Ismailia

[B] Port Ibrahim

[C] Port Suez  

[D] Port Said

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Correct Answer: Port Suez


Q100. The largest producer of fruits in the Anglo-American Region is ___________

[A] Greak Lakes Region

[B] California

[C] Application Region

[D] New – England Region

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Correct Answer: California


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