Gk Questions interview questions – page 104

Aborigines are the original inhabitants of

1. Australia
2. Uganda
3. South Africa
4. North America

On which of the following rivers is London situated?

1. Thames
2. Rhine
3. Darling
4. Mississippi

Which continent has the highest population?

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Europe
4. None of these

World’s highest urban density of population occurs in

1. London
2. New York
3. Tokyo
4. Calcutta

In the total population of South Africa, Asians constitute about

1. 1%
2. 2.5%
3. 5.5%
4. 11%

Which among the following is the most populous city in the world?

1. Tokyo
2. Sao Paulo
3. Calcutta
4. Mexico City

The world population crossed the five billion mark in

1. 1960
2. 1973
3. 1987
4. 1993

Which country has the highest density of population per sq km?

1. Bangladesh
2. Burma
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka

The biggest aggregation of coral islands in India is

1. Andamans
2. Nicobar
3. Lakshadweep
4. None of these

The highest mountain peak in India is

1. Nangaparbat
2. Nanda Devi
3. Mount Everest
4. Kanchenjunga

By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?

1. Tsangpo
2. Dihang
3. Manas
4. Dhansisi

The source of river Chambal is in which district?

1. Indore
2. Shahdol
3. Mandla
4. Khargone

Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?

1. Godavari
2. Kosi
3. Cauvery
4. Narmada

The Eastern Coast of India is known as

1. Cyclonic Coast
2. Eastern plateau
3. Bengal coast
4. Coromandel coast

Which of the following is not a name of a come?

1. Ceres
2. Halley
3. Swift-tuttle
4. Hale-bopp

Planet word, comes from greek (aster planetes), which means _____

1. Hanging star
2. Wandering star
3. Falling star
4. Shooting star

What is siderial day?

1. Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to the sun
2. Time taken by the earth to complete one roatation with respect to the sun
3. Time taken by the earth to complete one revolution with respect to the moon
4. Time taken by the earth to complete one rotation with respect to a fixed star at infinity

A lunar eclipse results when,

1. Earth passes through moon’s shadow
2. Moon passes through sun’s shadow
3. Moon passes through earth’s shadow
4. None of the above

The planet whose density is less than water and on keeping at the water surface it starfs of float

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

Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets?

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

Which of the following sequences of planets is in the ascending order of their distances from the Sun?

1. Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
2. Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
3. Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Pluto
4. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Among the planets of the solar system, the one which has the longest period of rotation is

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

The North Star is a part of the constellation

1. Little dipper
2. Orion
3. Big dipper
4. Cassiopsiea

If there is no Sun, the colour of the sky would be

1. Yellow
2. Blue
3. Orange
4. None of these

Comets revolve around

1. Venus
2. Sun
3. Earth
4. No single heavenly body

Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?

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

The planet having no moon is

1. Neptune
2. Venus
3. Mercury
4. Pluto

The distance of the nearest star besides the sun from the earth is

1. 2 light years
2. 4 light years
3. 5 light years
4. 9 light years

The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to

1. These are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface
2. Atmospheric refraction
3. Motions of the earth
4. Vertical motion of these heavenly bodies

Which of the following astronaut is landed or stepped down first on the surface of moon?

1. Neil Armstrong
2. Uri Gagarin
3. Denial Pearl
4. None of these