Gk Questions interview questions – page 110

The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season

1. In the Mediterranean Sea
2. In the Indian Ocean
3. In the Pacific Ocean
4. In the Atlantic Ocean

Which of the following is a cold current?

1. Gulf stream
2. Brazil
3. Benguela
4. Kuroshio

The Benguela current touches

1. West African Coast
2. The eastern coast of South America
3. Indian Coast
4. West Bengal

White goods are

1. Goods imported from the western countries
2. Durable consumption goods
3. Cosmetic articles
4. Basic raw materials

Which of the ports of U.S.S.R. is a port of five seas?

1. Leningrad
2. Odessa
3. Baku
4. Moscow

The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries?

1. India-Nepal
2. China-Pakistan
3. India-Pakistan
4. India-china

Which of the following is the longest Railway Tunnel?

1. Simplon (Switzerland)
2. Cascade (U.S.A)
3. Gothard (Switzerland)
4. East Finchley (London)

First railway line in the world, was laid in

1. U.S.S.R
2. Federal Republic of Germany
3. Western U.S.A.
4. North-East England

The world’s largest lake is

1. Black Sea
2. Caspian Sea
3. Lake Victoria
4. Lake Superior

Which ocean current is popularly known as ‘Warm Blanket of Europe’?

1. Gulf Stream
2. East Australian current
3. Equatorial current
4. Brazil current

The North and South Equatorial Currents are caused by

1. The prevailing Westerlies
2. The prevailing Trades
3. Difference in temperatures
4. Equatorial climate

Victoria Falls in Africa are located on

1. River Niger
2. River Nile
3. River Zambezi
4. River Congo

The deepest trench ‘Mariana Trench’ is in

1. Pacific Ocean
2. Arctic Ocean
3. Atlantic ocean
4. Indian Ocean

The most salty sea in the world is

1. Dead sea
2. Red sea
3. Black sea
4. Ural sea

The tide at its maximum height is known as

1. Tsunami
2. Spring tide
3. Neap tide
4. Equinox

Sargassa sea is located in

1. South Atlantic Ocean
2. North Sea
3. North Pacific Ocean
4. North Atlantic Ocean

The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth’s surface is in

1. North America
2. South America
3. U.S.S.R.
4. Africa

Who is the author of One Night @ the Call Centre?

1. Anurag Mathur
2. Chetan Bhagat
3. Robin Sharma
4. Vikram Seth

What is the field in which outstanding work may be recognised with the Award of Pulitzer Award?

1. Science and Technology
2. Literature and Journalism
3. International Understanding
4. Environmental Studies

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘India Remembered’?

1. Pamela Mountbatten
2. J K Rowling
3. Robert Dallek
4. Stephen Hawking

Which one of the following political theories advocates the ‘Dictatorship of Proletariat’?

1. Democratic socialism
2. Fabian socialism
3. Marxism
4. Liberalism

In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel Peace Prize located?

1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Sweden
4. Norway

Frontal rain is caused by

1. Convection currents
2. Condensation of water evaporated from mountains
3. Winds from sea
4. Cyclonic activity

The instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air is

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

The amount of actual water vapour of air is known as

1. Condensation point
2. Relative humidity
3. Dew point
4. Absolutely humidity

Which of the following terms is not connected with the study of climate?

1. Stevenseon Screen
2. Hygrogram
3. Flash point
4. De point

Lunar eclipse is caused when the

1. Sun comes between the earth and the moon
2. Moon comes between the sun and the earth
3. Earth comes between the sun and the moon
4. None of these

Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?

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

The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called

1. Light year
2. Cosmic year
3. Parsec
4. Astronomical year

Which of the following planets is known as ‘Morning Star’?

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