Saturday, September 29, 2012

General Studies Quiz

1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched—
Line Countries
(1) Durand Line — Pakistan and Afghanistan
(2) Maginot Line — France and Germany
(3) 38th Parallel — Russia and Finland
(4) Radcliffe — India and Pakistan
2. The atmospheric layer reflecting radio waves is called ?
(1) Ozonosphere (2) Ionosphere (3) Statosphere (4) Mesosphere

3. The deepest surface depression on the earth is—
(1) Kurile Trench (2) Mariana Trench (3) Tonga-Kermadec Trench 
(4) Benfley Subglacial Trench

4. Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rock ?
(1) Graphite (2) Gneiss (3) Marble (4) Slate

5. A metal is exposed to the atmosphere for sometime. It becomes coated with green carbonate the metal must be—
(1) Silver (2) Copper (3) Aluminium (4) Zinc

6. Where are the hot deserts generally found ?
(1) On the eastern margins of the tropics (2) On the western margins of the tropics
(3) Nearer the Equator (4) In the middle of the continents

7. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere that in Northern Hemisphere ?
(1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere
(2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
(3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
(4) Southern Hemisphere is less in habited

8. On which of the following dates is your shadow at noon the smallest.
(1) December 25 (2) March 21 (3) June 22 (4) February 14

9. Ozone layer in atmosphere—
(1) Produces rain (2) Produces pollution
(3) Provides safty to life on earth from ultraviolet radiation
(4) Produces oxygen in the atmosphere

10. Which of the following atmospheric layers is responsible for the deflection of radio-waves?
(1) Troposphere (2) Stratosphere (3) Mesosphere (4) Ionosphere


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