10 self study question with answer--4

GK Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following is known as the “Pearl City”?

  Kandala

  Tuticorin

  Hyderabad

  Kochi

It's 'Tuticorin '
Tuticorin is known as "Pearl City" due to the pearl fishing carried out in the town. It is a commercial seaport which serves the inland cities of Southern India and is one of the sea gateways of Tamil Nadu.

Question 2

Which of the following is the longest river in the world?

  Amazon

  Nile

  Mississippi

  Danube

It's 'Nile '
The River Nile is the longest river in the world. It measures 6,695 kilometresfrom its source in Burundi, along the White Nile to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 3

How does the sun get its energy?

  From gravitational pressure

  From nuclear fission

  From nuclear fusion

  None of these

It's 'From nuclear fusion '
The Sun gets its energy from nuclear fusion. Four atoms of hydrogen fuse to form one atom of helium. Since the mass of a helium atom is slightly less than that of four hydrogen atoms put together, the deficit manifests itself as energy.

Question 4

Geostationary orbit is at a height of ______.

  6 Km

  1000 Km

  3600 Km

  36,000 Km

It's '36,000 Km '
Geostationary orbit is a circular geosynchronous orbit in the plane of the Earth's equator with a radius of approximately 42,164 km. A satellite in such an orbit is at an altitude of approximately 35,786 km above mean sea level.

Question 5

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:

  India

  Pakistan

  Bangladesh

  Myanmar

It's 'Pakistan '
The Tropic of Cancer is the most northerly circle of latitude on the Earth at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its culmination. It does not passes through Pakistan.

Question 6

Which one of the following is an example igneous rock?

  Marble

  Sandstone

  Gabbro

  Gimestone

It's 'Gabbro '
Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. Gabbro is an example of igneous rock.

Question 7

Moraines are formed in _________.

  Glacial regions

  Monsoon region

  River deltas

  Arid regions

It's 'Glacial regions '
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (soil and rock) that occurs in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions on Earth through geomorphological processes.

Question 8

Alps mountains are spread over _______.

  France, Switzerland, Italy, Romania

  France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria

  France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain

  France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium

It's 'France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria '
Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 km across eight Alpine countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia, and Switzerland.

Question 9

Kuroshio is a warm ocean current which runs from ____.

  Philippines to Japan

  Indonesia to Philippines

  Japan to China

  Sri Lanka to Indonesia

It's 'Philippines to Japan '
The Kuroshio is a north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. It begins off the east coast of Luzon, Philippines, Taiwan and flows northeastward past Japan.

Question 10

Niagara falls are in ______.

  Australia

  U.K.

  South Africa

  U.S.A

It's 'U.S.A '
Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States.