ONLINE TEST FOR FPSC & PPSC JOBS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST NO. 05

ONLINE TEST FOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST NO. 05

Category : General Knowledge
Topic : General World Issues
Basic Purpose : Online Preparation for Competition and Commission Exams for different Jobs/Recruitments in Pakistan , India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Iran and China etc.
Test Type : Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ’s]

General Knowledge Test No. 05

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Question 1

Which is the smallest continent of the world area-wise?

A	Asia
B	Europe
C	Antarctica
D	Australia

Question 2

The Panama Canal links______

A	Canada with Greenland
B	North America with South America
C	None of the above
D	Siberia (Russia) with Greenland

Question 3

Asia is the biggest continent of the world. How much approximate of the world land is covered by area?

A	35%
B	41%
C	29.50%
D	38%

Question 4

The basin of which of the following rivers is regarded as having the highest hydel power potential?

A	Congo
B	Nile
C	Mississippi
D	Amazon

Question 5

The base of all of the following fuels is organic materials, except that of

A	Uranium
B	Coal
C	Natural gas
D	Petroleum

Question 6

Cirrus clouds are_______

A	High clouds
B	Very low clouds
C	Low clouds
D	Medium height clouds

Question 7

Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral mineral materids of highest density?

A	Crust
B	Crust and Mantle
C	Mantle
D	Central Core

Question 8

Where is the largest Coral Reef located?

A	Germany
B	Australia
C	U.K.
D	Canada

Question 9

which of the following types of coal contains over 90 per cent carbon and smokeless?

A	Anthracite
B	Lignite
C	Bituminous coal
D	Peat

Question 10

The mean radius of the earth is approximately_____________

A	3,200 km
B	9,600 km
C	6,400 km
D	12,800 km

Question 11

Which of the following countries does not have a common land with the Peoples Republic of China ?

A	Russia
B	All of the above have a common land border with China
C	North Korea
D	Japan

Question 12

Which of the following countries is not land-locked?

A	Afghanistan
B	Nepal
C	Switzerland
D	Burma

Question 13

The sun's heat and light energy reaches the earth by which of the following modes of transmission?

A	Reflection
B	Radiation
C	Conduction
D	Convection

Question 14

Earth completes one rotation on its axis in________

A	23 hours and 30 minutes
B	24 hours 1 minute and 10 seconds
C	23 hours 56 minutes and 4.9 seconds
D	24 hours

Question 15

Which of the following countries consumes more fish than any other country in the world?

A	France
B	Great Britain
C	China
D	Japan

Question 16

Climate is the average atmospheric conditions of an area over a considerable period of time. For proper conclusions observations are needed for a minimum period of

A	35 years
B	20 years
C	5 years
D	10 years

Question 17

What percentage of insolation is received by the earths ,surface?

A	47%
B	51%
C	66%
D	100%

Question 18

North America is the third largest continent of the world. How much world population in percentage is accommodated by North America?

A	8.00%
B	9.50%
C	7.50%
D	6.50%

Question 19

The North Pole of the Earth is turned away from the sun on___________

A	22nd September
B	21 st March
C	21 st June
D	22nd December

Question 20

Which one of the following four agricultural resources by way of crops cultivated by man does not belong to the group comprising the r wining three?

A	Coffee
B	Vegetables
C	Fruits
D	Sugarcane

Question 21

Which layer of the atmosphere reflects radio-waves back to the earth's surface?

A	Ionosphere
B	Troposphere
C	Ozone layer
D	Stratosphere

Question 22

When the sun shines vertically on the whole Arctic circle, it is vertical on the _________

A	Tropic of cancer
B	Equator
C	Tropic of Capricorn
D	None the above

Question 23

Which region of the earths surface receives the highest amount of insolation?

A	Equatorial region
B	Land masses
C	Tropical desert
D	Water bodies

Question 24

Which, amongst the following countries, has the highest density of population per sq km?

A	Burma
B	Sri Lanka
C	Bangladesh
D	Pakistan

Question 25

What is meant by Archipelago?

A	Cluster of Small States
B	Cluster of Stars
C	Rocks Under Seas
D	Cluster of Islands

Question 26

The speed per minute at which the earth revolves around the sun is

A	1,000 km
B	More than 1,600 km
C	800 km
D	1,400 km

Question 27

All of the following are renewable abiotic resources in nature except______

A	Cobalt
B	Iron ore
C	Copper and nickel
D	Manganese

Question 28

Which of the following metals is not only magnetic but also radioactive?

A	Platinum
B	Aluminium
C	Thorium
D	Iron

Question 29

Which of the following types of forest mostly grow in the below of land lying between 50^° N and 70^° N?

A	Temperate coniferous forests
B	Tropical evergreen forests
C	Temperate deciduous forests
D	Temperate hardwood forests

Question 30

Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of ti:die.main features of the Universe?

A	Geomorphology
B	Cosmography
C	Cosmology
D	None of the above

Question 31

The word "Tsunami" belongs to which of the following languages?

A	Latin
B	Chinese
C	Japanese
D	English

Question 32

All of the following are non-metallic minerals, except______

A	Platinum
B	Sulphur
C	Graphite
D	Asbestos

Question 33

Which of the following is a non_metallic mineral?

A	Cobalt
B	Uranium
C	Gypsum
D	Thorium

Question 34

Which of the following is not an example of inexhaustible resources of the earth available to man?

A	Forests and wildlife
B	Solar energy
C	Air
D	Fossil fuels

Question 35

Cryogenics is the science that______

A	Describes and maps the main features of the Universe
B	Deals with the physical history of the earth
C	Studies the nature of heavenly bodies
D	Deals with the production, control and application of very low temperature

Question 36

The frozen Continent around the South Pole is_____

A	Iceland
B	Antarctica
C	Greenland
D	Arctic

Question 37

Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?

A	Bituminous coal
B	Peat
C	Anthracite
D	Lignite

Question 38

Ai the core of the earth, temperature is estimated around____________

A	2,000 degree C
B	2,600 degree C
C	1,200 degree C
D	1,000 degree C

Question 39

The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?

A	Lignite
B	Anthracite
C	Peat
D	Bituminous coal

Question 40

Which of the following illustrate the extreme effects of the phenomena of seasons?

A	The North Temperate regions
B	The Polar regions
C	The South Temperate regions
D	The Equatorial regions

Question 41

Which of the following countries is in the continent of Europe?

A	Albania
B	Algeria
C	Venezuela
D	Libya

Question 42

Which of the following countries leads the world in the export of oil?

A	Iraq
B	Iran
C	Venezuela
D	Saudi Arabia

Question 43

The area of our Globe that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called

A	North Temperate
B	South Temperate
C	Torrid zone
D	Frigid zone

Question 44

Of the total volume of the earth, the three layers _ the crust, the mantle and the core, constitute respectively________

A	16.5%, 0.5% and 83%
B	0.5%, 16.5% and 83%
C	0.5%, 83% and 16.5%
D	83%, 16.5% and 0.5%

Question 45

The latitude of the equator is__________

A	60^°
B	0^°
C	45^°
D	30^°

Question 46

Copper may be found native, that is, in its pure state, but is more often found in chemical combinations with__________

A	Iron, lead and sulpur
B	Gold, silver and lead
C	All of the above minerals
D	Iron, gold and silver

Question 47

Which of the following exhaustible and non-renewable fuels are inorganic in nature?

A	Anthracite and bituminous coal
B	Petroleum and natural gas
C	Uranium and thorium
D	Lignite and peat

Question 48

The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than the equatorial diameter by_______

A	43 km
B	60 km
C	95 km
D	25 km

Question 49

Which country leads the production of copper in the world?

A	Australia
B	Russia
C	Chile
D	U.S.A.

Question 50

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

A	Flash point
B	Stevenson Screen
C	Dew point
D	Hydrogram

Question 51

Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?

A	France
B	Australia
C	U.S.A.
D	Pakistan

Question 52

What percentage of the earth's total surface is covered by forests?

A	24 per cent
B	15 per cent
C	29 per cent
D	20 per cent

Question 53

Which of the following is not an example of exhaustible resources of the earth available to man?

A	Petroleum
B	Coal
C	Natural gas
D	Water

Question 54

Which is the least populated continent of the world?

A	None of them
B	Antarctica
C	Australia
D	North America

Question 55

The Earth rotates on its axis from__________

A	South to North
B	West to East
C	East to West
D	North to South

Question 56

The percentage of oxygen in the atmospheric air is approximately?

A	30 per cent
B	40 per cent
C	21 per cent
D	10 per cent

Question 57

Which of the following heavy chemicals are produced from common salt?

A	Chlorine, caustic soda and soda ash
B	Caustic soda and soda ash
C	Chlorine only
D	Caustic soda only

Question 58

The soil which is a mixture of sand, c y and silt is known as

A	Clayey soil
B	Sandy soil
C	Desert soil
D	Loamy soil

Question 59

The term Flora in the context of rptural vegetation refer to___________

A	Role played by species of animals in the maintenance of ecological balance
B	Assemblage of plant species living in association with each other in a given environmental frame
C	Plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a group
D	A large tract covered by trees and shrubs and its administration for assessing economic benefits