Geography – General Studies MCQ Quiz

The following quiz provides General Science Multiple Choice Questions With Answers. Candidates who are preparing for various Government exams must take this quiz series brought to them by Infinity Lectures.

• Number of Questions: 15
• Target: SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Assistant, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SSC CGL, SSC GD, SSC CPO, SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, Railways, etc.

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1. Huge clouds of frozen gases and dust that orbit round is the sum and have a glowing tail are called?

1. Pulsars
2. Comets
3. Asteroids
4. Quasars

2. Consider the following about to big bang theory and choose the correct options

• (1) The big bang theory was propounded by Dr Allan Sandage
• (2) The big bang theory is based on the phenomena of redshift & the doppler effect.
• (3) According to the theory the universe originated as a dimensionless dot and is expanding since then

1. Only 1 and 3
2. 1,2 and 3
3. 2 and 3
4. All of the above

3. Consider the correct statements –

• (1) Asteroids are remains of an unknown planet between Mars & Jupiter
• (2) A blue moon is the occurrence of two full moons in one month
• (3) The area where water is available in patches is called the sea of tranquillity

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 2
4. All correct

4. Why is Syzygy?

1. The Earth, Sun & Moon are in a straight line
2. Earth lies between the Sun & Moon
3. The Sun & Moon lie towards one side of the Earth
4. Sun, Earth & Moon lie towards one side of the Earth

5. Arrange the following radiations according to the increasing order of their wavelengths

1. Visible radiation, ultraviolet radiation, radio waves, infrared waves
2. U.V. Radiation, visible radiations, infrared radiation, radio waves
3. U.V. Radiation, infrared radiation, Radio waves, visible light
4. Infrared waves, visible light, radio waves, U-V radiation

6. Which of the following is not a monistic concept regarding the origin of the earth

1. Nebular hypothesis
2. Gaseous hypothesis
3. Tidal hypothesis
4. All the above

7. Which cannot travel in liquids-

1. P waves
2. L waves
3. S waves
4. All of the above

8. The Moho discontinuity separates.

1. Crust and Upper Mantle
2. Upper and Lower Mantle
3. Lower Mantle and Outer Core
4. Outer Core and Inner Core

9. Asyncline is defined as-

1. A series of folds
2. The apex of a fold
3. The lower part or basis of a fold
4. The middle part of a fold

10. Which of the following lakes lie in the Great African Rift Valley?

1. Lake Victoria & Lake Chad
2. Lake Leopold and lake sudd
3. Lake Kilimanjaro and Lake Aswan
4. Lake Nyasa & Tanganyika

11. Which of the following is not a metamorphic rock?

1. Gabro
2. Diamond
3. Mica
4. Graphite

12. Which of the following is not Igneous?

1. Basalt
2. Marble
3. Granite
4. Andesite

13. Which of the following is a basic rock-

1. Granite
2. Basalt
3. Gabbro
4. Andesite

14. The gas that does not originate along with volcanic activity is-

1. Oxygen
2. Hydrogen
3. Sulphur-di-oxide
4. Carbon mono oxide

15. According to the place of location which of the following is different from the rest.

1. Dyke
2. Laccolith
3. Sill
4. Plastic core

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