General Awareness Quiz – Geography

General Awareness Quiz Set 10 for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL and Railways exams. Geography Quiz for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, Railways etc.

Topic: Geography

1. Which of these planet has 3 well defined systems of rings?
   A) Jupiter
   B) Saturn
   C) Neptune
   D) Uranus
   
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     Option B
   Explanation: Saturn
2. What is the name for phenomenon when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight?
   A) full time sun
   B) all night sun
   C) midnight sun
   D) full day sun
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight.
3. Mohorovicic Discontinuity is the boundary between?
   A) Earth’s crust and core
   B) Core and mantle
   C) Earth’s crust and mantle
   D) Either A, B or C
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Mohorovicic Discontinuity, or “Moho,” is the boundary between the crust and the mantle.
4. Cotopaxi in Ecuador is a type of?
   A) Grassland
   B) Volcano
   C) Forest
   D) Desert
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: It is an active Volcano
5. Almost 97% of the earth’s atmosphere lies within ____ km of the earth’s surface?
   A) 5
   B) 8000
   C) 29
   D) 30000
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: within 29 km
6. Which layer of atmosphere is responsible for making radio communication possible?
   A) Troposphere
   B) Stratosphere
   C) Mesosphere
   D) Ionosphere
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Ionosphere contains ions that reflects the radio waves back to the earth thus making radio communication possible.
7. Coriolis force is absent at the _____ and increases towards the ______.
   A) poles, equator
   B) equator, poles
   C) hemisphere, poles
   D) poles. Hemisphere
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: equator, poles
8. Where are the Veldt grasslands found?
   A) North America
   B) Australia
   C) South Africa
   D) Russia
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: South Africa
9. Which phenomenon occurs due to friction of water with winds?
   A) Isopleth
   B) Ocean Currents
   C) Waves
   D) Salinity
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Waves are caused due to the friction of water and wind
10. Which of the following is the most populous continent?
    A) Africa
    B) Europe
    C) North America
    D) Asia
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: 1-Asia; 2-Africa; 3-Europe

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