Gk Questions interview questions – page 102

The instrument used for recording earthquake waves is

1. Seismograph
2. Pantograph
3. Hydrograph
4. Barograph

Volcanic activity leads to the formation of

1. Limestone caves
2. Crater lakes
3. Costal terraces
4. River valleys

Which continent has the highest density of population?

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Europe
4. North America

Which part of Europe is most densely populated?

1. Area around the Black Sea
2. Northern Europe
3. Eastern Europe
4. Western Europe

Which country has the largest population?

1. U.S.A.
2. U.S.S.R.
3. China
4. India

Which of the following regions is sparsely populated?

1. Southern part of Japan
2. Western Europe
3. Island of Java
4. South-western U.S.A.

The percentage of white population in South Africa is

1. 19%
2. 25%
3. 40%
4. 70%

Which of the following regions of the world is most thickly populated?

1. North and South America
2. North-West Europe
3. East Asia
4. South Asia

Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population?

1. Japan, U.S.A. and Russia
2. France, Italy and Ireland
3. U.K., Sweden and Germany
4. Australia, Canada and Sweden

The movement of slaves from Africa to North and south America is an example of

1. Internal migration
2. Short term migration
3. Involuntary migration
4. Voluntary migration

What approximately is the percentage of the world population concentrated in Asia?

1. 17%
2. 39%
3. 58%
4. 73%

Most of the people of the Middle East belong to ___ group of people.

1. Alpine
2. Negro
3. Nordic
4. Mediterranean

Which of the following groups of people does not reside in the Tundra region?

1. Yakuts
2. Samoyeds
3. Eskimo
4. Gaucho

Which cannot be a reason for sparse population in any area?

1. Excessive pollution
2. Inaccessibility
3. Excessive cold
4. High altitude

Coffee cultivation in Sri Lanka was abandoned because of the disease of

1. leaf blight
2. leaf spot
3. leaf rust
4. rut

What is mixed farming?

1. Growing of several corps in a planned way
2. Growing several crops and also rearing animals
3. Growing Rabi as well as Kharif crops
4. Growing of fruits as well as vegetables

State with maximum production of coffee in India is

1. Maharashtra
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Karnataka
4. Kerala

State Land Reforms is under which part of the Constitution?

1. 7th Schedule
2. 8th Schedule
3. 9th Schedule
4. 10th Schedule

Crop Insurance is the monopoly of

1. National Insurance Company
2. Life Insurance Company
3. NABARD
4. General Insurance Company

Who among the following was the first European to encounter the cocoa plant, from which chocolate is made

1. Christopher Columbus
2. Hernando Cortez
3. John Cabot
4. De Leon

Which one of the following is not known for automobile industry?

1. Stutgart
2. Deteroit
3. Edinbourg
4. Dernu

The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act was legislated in

1. 1974
2. 1976
3. 1977
4. 1978

The scope of land reforms does not include

1. abolition of intermediaries
2. consolidation of land holdings
3. housing loans to farmers
4. cooperative farming

Which one of the following countries is the leading producer of uranium?

1. Canada
2. Australia
3. France
4. Russia

Which one of the following states is the first state to impose Agriculture Income Tax in India?

1. Bihar
2. West Bengal
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Uttar Pradesh

Which one among the following Agricultural sectors is covered under the market Intervention scheme (MIS) of the Indian Government?

1. Animal Husbandry
2. Horticulture
3. Irrigation
4. Forestry

First Agricultural University in India was established in

1. Pant Nagar
2. Kumarganj, Faizabad
3. Kanpur
4. Jabalpur

Which one of the following is not included in the Agriculture and Allied Services of Indian Economy?

1. Food Processing
2. Logging
3. Forestry
4. Fishing

Green Revolution in India started from

1. Pant Nagar
2. Bangalore
3. Delhi
4. Kanpur

The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by

1. Seismology
2. Geology
3. Geodesy
4. Plate Tectonics