General Studies Quiz

1. The strait of malacca lies between—
(1) Myanmar and Malaysia (2) Malaysia and Indonesia (3) Indonesia and Philippines (4) Philippines and Taiwan


2. How many states of India border Myanmar ?
(1) Two (2) Three (3) Four (4) Five

3. In which layer of the atmosphere do most weather phenomena occur ?
(1) Exosphere (2) Stratosphere (3) Ionosphere (4) Troposphere

4. Which one of the following ocean currents converges with the Gulf stream ?
(1) Benguela Current (2) South Atlantic Current (3) Kuroshio Current  
(4) Labrador Current


5. Compaction of soil—
(1) Decreases void ratio
(2) Decreases dry density and increases voids ratio
(3) Decreases shear strength and increases porosity
(4) Increases shear strength as well as porosity

6. The best method of applying water to sandy undulating area is—
(1) Free flooding (2) Sub irrigation (3) Furro method (4) Sprinkler irrigation

7. Which one of the following topographic units receives the first monsoon in summer ?
(1) Western Ghats (2) Himalayas (3) Meghalaya Plateau (4) Eastern Ghats

8. Which one of the following nations has recently pushed back its time and synchronised with the standard time ?
(1) Sri Lanka (2) Bangladesh (3) Bhutan (4) Nepal

9. Which of the following countries is not in the African continent ?
(1) Togo (2) Sierra Leone (3) Costa Rica (4) Mauritania

10. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Lake Location
(1) Superior — US-Canada(2) Baikal — Russia (3) Great Bear — Canada  
(4) Great Slave — Russia

ANSWER
QUE	ANS	QUE	ANS
1	2	6	4
2	3	7	1
3	4	8	1
4	4	9	3
5	1	10	4