Gk Questions interview questions – page 103

The material that comes out of a volcano at the time of eruption is

1. Liquid and gaseous
2. Solid and liquid
3. Solid and gaseous
4. Solid, liquid, gaseous

Tectonic force is related with the building of various features of

1. Earth’s surface
2. Earth’s crust
3. Mountains
4. Ocean floor

Earthquakes rarely occur in

1. New Zealand
2. Mexico
3. Brazil
4. Alaska

Earthquakes are caused by

1. Eruption of volcanoes
2. Landslide
3. Denudation
4. None of these

On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?

1. Saturn
2. Mars
3. Jupiter
4. Venus

Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?

1. Jupiter
2. Mars
3. Venus
4. Mercury

The bright heavenly body with a long luminous tail is called

1. A planet
2. A satellite
3. A constellation
4. A comet

The planet having the largest number of satellites in the solar system is

1. Saturn
2. Mars
3. Uranus
4. Jupiter

The sunspots cause

1. Aurora borealis and aurora austral is
2. Magnetic storms on the surface of the sun
3. Polar auroras
4. All of these

How many years does Pluto take in revolving round the Sun?

1. 110 years
2. 246 years
3. 248 years
4. 250 years

Ursa Minor is

1. The name of disease in U.S.A
2. The name of a satellite
3. A group of stars that form the Little Dipper in the most northern constellation
4. The name of an island

The ‘Solar Corona’ mainly consists of

1. Ice
2. Gases
3. Molten lava
4. Cosmic rays

Moon is called a satellite of the earth because

1. It is much smaller than the earth
2. It revolves round the earth
3. It produces tides on the earth
4. It has no light of its own

The Saturn rings were discovered by

1. Copernicus
2. Galileo
3. Newton
4. None of these

The planet having five moons is

1. Neptune
2. Uranus
3. Venus
4. Mars

Year is longest on

1. Pluto
2. Jupiter
3. Earth
4. Mercury

Which among the following is not a ‘geographical indicator’?

1. Kani Shawl
2. Darjeeling Basmati
3. Mysore Silk
4. Naga Mircha

Which one of the following as the largest petroleum deposit in the world?

1. Kirkuk
2. Dubai
3. Abadan
4. Ghawar

NABARD was established on the recommendation of which of the following?

1. Public Account Committee
2. Shivaraman Committee
3. Narsimham Committee
4. Tendulkar Committee

Consolidation of holdings as a land reforms measure failed to take off in

1. Haryana
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Punjab

Central Seed Testing and Referral Laboratory (CSTRL) is located in

1. Dehradun
2. Bhopal
3. Lucknow
4. Varanasi

Where is the central Rice Research institute located?

1. Cuttack
2. Coimbatore
3. Bangalore
4. Kanpur

Indian agriculture is typically characterized as

1. Land surplus, labour scare economy
2. Land surplus, labour surplus economy
3. Land scare, labour scare economy
4. Land scare, labour surplus economy

In India, which of the following has the highest share in the disbursement of credit to agriculture and allied activities?

1. Microfinance Institutions
2. Regional Rural Banks
3. Co-operative Banks
4. Commercial Banks

Which one of the following agencies assigns the Agricultural Income Tax to States in India?

1. Finance commission
2. Inter-State Council
3. Agriculture Finance Corporation
4. National Development Council

Finns are the inhabitants of

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Congo Basin
3. Tundra of Europe
4. Taiga of U.S.S.R

The most densely populated and the least densely populated cities of U.K. are respectively

1. London& Scotland
2. London & Glasgow
3. Sheffield& Dublin
4. Manchester & Edinburgh

The country with the highest density of population in Europe is

1. Belgium
2. Portugal
3. Italy
4. France

Maoris are the inhabitants of

1. New Zealand
2. Brazil
3. Nigeria
4. Egypt

Which of the following forms the largest racial group in the world?

1. Australoids
2. Mongoloids
3. Negroids
4. Caucasoids