World Geography: General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Q71. Ema is an example of 

[A] Extinct volcano

[B] Active volcano

[C] Plateau in a volcano region

[D] Dormant Volcano

Q72. Which of the following is a volcanic plateau?

[A] Antrum plateau

[B] Anatolia plateau

[C] Brazilian plateau

[D] Tibetan plateau

Q73. Which of the following features may occur when lava cool at the surface?

[A] Batholith

[B] Dyke

[C] Still

[D] Basalt plateau

Q74. The place of origin of an earthquake is called

[A] Seismal

[B] Focus

[C] Amphidromic Point

[D] Epicentre

Q75. The busiest and most important sea route of the world is

[A] South Atlantic Sea Route

[B] Indian Ocean Route

[C] North Atlantic Sea Route

[D] North Pacific Sea Route

Q76. The Sea that separates Greece and Italy is 

[A] The Adriatic

[B] Mediterranean

[C] The Aegean

[D] The Tyrrhenian

Q77. Dome mountain are the result of

[A] Folding

[B] Intrusion of magma

[C] Faulting

[D] Frictions at the joints of the rocks

Q78. The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the earth floats is called

[A] Mohorovic discontinuity

[B] Asthenosphere

[C] Mesosphere

[D] Barysphere

Q79. The Tropic of cancer does not pass through

[A] Bangladesh

[B] Myanmar

[C] Pakistan

[D] India

Q80. “Golden Land” is a popular sobriquet of which of the following country?

[A] Myanmar

[B] Sri Lanka

[C] China

[D] Bhutan