GK-World Geography Question and Answer

GK-World Geography Question and Answer
21. The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is
  • silicate group
  • organic group
  • oxide group
  • hydride group
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22. The iron ore mined at Bailadila is mostly
  • haematite
  • siderite
  • limonite
  • magnetic
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23. The leading state in producing paper is
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Kerala
  • Orissa
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24. The largest dune files are found in
  • Middle East
  • North Africa
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
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25. The Harmattan is
  • cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or south-westward to the African coast
  • wind that blows during the dry season from December to February
  • tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara
  • All of the above
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26. The Harmattan is
  • cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or south-westward to the African coast
  • wind that blows during the dry season from December to February
  • tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara
  • All of the above
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27. The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes

  • the storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere
  • the movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
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28. The least explosive type of volcano is called
  • Basalt plateau
  • Cinder cone
  • Shield volcanoes
  • Composite volcanoes
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29. The largest fish exporting region in the world is
  • the north-east atlantic region
  • the north-east pacific region
  • the north-west pacific region
  • the south-east asian region
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30. The largest country of the world by geographical area is

  • Russia
  • Vatican City
  • Australia
  • USA
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