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Q1001. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is
(a) Maldives (b) Sri Lanka
(c) Mauritius (d) Madagascar
Ans: (a)
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Q1002. Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from
(a) east to west
(b) west to east
(c) north to south
(d) south to north
Ans: (c)
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Q1003. Which one of the following cities of Iraq is located on Tigris river?
(a) Baghdad (b) Mousul
(c) Kirkuk (d) Basra
Ans: (a)
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Q1004. Which among the following is called as ‘Land of the midnight Sun’?
(a) Norway (b) Sweden
(c) Denmark (d) France
Ans: (a)
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Q1005. What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?
(a) Mount Singabung
(b) Mount Merapi
(c) Mount Rinjani
(d) Mount Agung
Ans: (a)
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Q1006. Which of the following is the Third largest country in population after China and India ?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) United States of America
(c) Indonesia
(d) Japan
Ans: (b)
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Q1007. Which one of the following tribes practices pastoral nomadism ?
(a) Boro (b) Masai
(c) Pygmies (d) Eskimo
Ans: (c)
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Q1008. Which is the largest metals trading centre ?
(a) Johannesburg (b) London
(c) New York (d) Singapore
Ans: (c)
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Q1009. Which is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco ?
(a) via Canada (b) overland
(c) Over the South Pole
(d) Over the North Pole
Ans: (d)
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Q1010. The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is
(a) North Pacific Sea Route
(b) North Atlantic Sea Route
(c) South Atlantic Sea Route
(d) Indian Ocean Route
Ans: (b)
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Q1011. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
(a) Russia – Bauxite
(b) Mexico – Silver
(c) Bolivia – Tin
(d) U.S.A. – Copper
Ans: (a)
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Q1012. Major producer of sugar is
(a) Australia (b) Cuba
(c) India (d) Mauritius
Ans: (c)
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Q1013. Sun belt of U.S.A. is important for which one of the following industries?
(a) Cotton textile
(b) Petro- chemical
(c) Hi-tech electronics
(d) Food processing
Ans: (b)
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Q1014. Extensive areas of grape cultivation in France are especially called
(a) Wine cellars (b) Grape fields
(c) Grape farms (d) Vineyards
Ans: (d)
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Q1015. Which country is the largest producer of Timber?
(a) United States (b) Brazil
(c) Nigeria (d) Sweden
Ans: (a)
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Q1016. Japan’s famous shipbuilding Industries are located at :
(a) Detroit (b) Pittsburgh
(c) Kobe (d) Las Vegas
Ans: (c)
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Q1017. The civilian Airport of highest altitude is in
(a) Tibet (b) Nepal
(c) India (d) China
Ans: (d)
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Q1018. Which of the biomes is called the “Bread Basket” of the world?
(a) Mid-latitude grasslands
(b) Taiga
(c) Mediterranean
(d) Tropical Savannah
Ans: (a)
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Q1019. Largest producer of Bauxite in the world is
(a) U.S.A. (b) Jamaica
(c) Chile (d) Australia
Ans: (d)
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Q1020. Which of the following countries is not an exporter of tea?
(a) United Kingdom
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) India
(d) Kenya
Ans: (a)
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Q1021. World’s largest producer of coffee is
(a) Peru (b) Argentina
(c) India (d) Brazil
Ans: (d)
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Q1022. The correct sequence of countries on basis of fish catch in descending order :
(a) China, Japan, Peru
(b) Japan, China, Peru,
(c) China, Peru, Japan
(d) Peru, China, Japan
Ans: (c)
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Q1023. The civilian airport of highest altitude is in
(a) Tibet (b) Nepal
(c) India (d) China
Ans: (a)
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Q1024. The world’s largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country?
(a) Belgium (b) Austria
(c) Switzerland(d) Sweden
Ans: (c)
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Q1025. Bosnia-Herzegovina formed the parts of
(a) Czechoslovakia
(b) Yugoslavia
(c) Bulgaria
(d) Azerbaijan
Ans: (b)
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Q1026. Which countries are separated by the 49th parallel ?
(a) USA and Canada
(b) USA and Mexico
(c) France and Germany
(d) Russia and China
Ans: (a)
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Q1027. The capital of the USA is situated on the bank of the river
(a) Ohio (b) Tennessee
(c) Yukron (d) Potomac
Ans: (d)
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Q1028. The capital of Tanzania is
(a) Nairobi (b) Lusaka
(c) Kampala
(d) Dar-es-Salaam
Ans: (d)
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Q1029. Which one of the following countries is known as the “Land of Thunderbolt?
(a) Belgium (b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan (d) Bolivia
Ans: (c)
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Q1030. Which of the following is not an Arab country?
(a) Israel (b) Syria
(c) Jordan (d) Lebanon
Ans: (a)