1.Which one of the following cities has been chosen as ad hoc capital of Andhra Pradesh?
[A] Vijayawada ✔
[B] Visakhapatnam
[C] Tirupati
[D] Kurnool
→ The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to have an ad hoc capital at Vijayawada until the needed infrastructure and other projects for the new capital are completed.
2.On 14 August, 2014, which among the following World’s Greatest Project has turned 100 years of construction?
[A] Suez Canal
[B] Nicaragua Canal
[C] Panama Canal ✔
[D] Hudson Dam
→ The Panama Canal is a 77.1 kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The canal was officially opened on August 15, 1914. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduced the ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
3.The “Tsongmo or Changu” lake is located in ___?
[A] Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Sikkim ✔
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Uttarkhand
→ Changu Lake is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim, located around 40 kilometres away from capital Gangtok at elevation of 3,780 m.
4.The “Mount Blanc” is the highest mountain in the ____?
[A] Australia
[B] European Union ✔
[C] North America
[D] Africa
→ Mount Blanc or Monte Blanco both meaning white mountain is the highest mountain in the Alps and the European Union.
5.Petermann Glacier is located in which among the following?
[A] Greenland ✔
[B] Antarctica
[C] Europe
[D] Siberia
→ Petermann Glacier is a large glacier located in North-West Greenland to the east of Nares Strait. It connects the Greenland ice sheet to the Arctic Ocean near 81°N. As per the recently released NASA satellite imagery, a massive iceberg has broken off of a glacier in Greenland, in what could be the latest indication of global warming. The NASA images show the massive chunk of ice breaking off of the Petermann Glacier on the north-western coast of Greenland. The glacier produced a similar ice island twice as large in 2010. NASA says that the crack in the glacier had been visible since 2001, and that its polar-orbiting Aqua satellite had observed the break on July 16-17. On July 15/16 2012, a 130 km2 (50 square-miles) chunk calved from the northern tip of the glacier.
6.Catalonia region is located in which country?
[A] Denmark
[B] Spain ✔
[C] Portugal
[D] Italy
→ Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the center of one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an official population of 7,535,251. Catalonia is considering pursuing a path toward independence from Spain.
7.In which country is located world’s longest high-speed rail line:
[A] United States of America
[B] Russia
[C] China ✔
[D] Australia
→ China launched service on the world’s longest high-speed railway with trains scheduled to run 2,298 kilometres between Beijing and Guangzhou in about eight hours. Travelling at an average speed of about 300 km per hour, the service would cut the journey time from more than 20 hours by conventional trains.
8.Neelam Heera off-shore oil field are located near:
[A] Surat
[B] Mumbai ✔
[C] Goa
[D] Kandla
→ Recently, ONGC has by chance discovered a new oil reservoir could add nearly 58 million tonnes of initial oil in-place (IOIP) in ONGC’s producing D1 field, making it the third largest field in western offshore after the prolific Mumbai High and Heera.
9.Madagan 2 oil field is located in _
[A] South China Sea
[B] Sea of Okhostk ✔
[C] Yellow Sea
[D] Chukchi Sea
→ ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) is in talks with Russia’s Rosneft for buying stake in the Madagan 2 field in the Northern part of the Sea of Okhostk.Talks are in the preliminary stages.
10.An extremely river-like structure, Reull Vallis, has been recently discovered on ___________?
[A] Moon
[B] Mars ✔
[C] Titan
[D] Venus
→ Scientists have discovered that a gigantic river once flowed through Mars. The river was unearthed by European Space Agency which used a high-speed stereo camera to click pictures of Mars’ surface area during the Mars Express episode. The river that is over 7 km wide has multiple tributaries and crater like structures suggesting depth. The river, scientists claim, was formed nearly 1.8 and 3.5 million years ago and contained fresh water with elements not very different from that of Earth rivers. Also, the Promethei Terra Highlands mountain range is to the right of the river, with proof of glacial activity in the past. The glaciers could then have gone on to become tributaries of the now dry river bed. The presence of such a huge river on Mars might spark of rumours of life on the now-dry planet and re-ignite scientists’ hope of sustaining life forms on Mars in the future.
11.Consider the following statements:
1. The land border of India is approximately twice of the coastline of the country
2. Largest state with coastline in India is Gujarat
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2 ✔
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
→ Both the statements are correct in this question. The total land boundary of India is about 15,200 km and the total length of the coast line of the mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is 7,516.6 km. This implies that land border of India is approximately twice of the coastline of the country.
12.Which among the following country is not bigger than India in terms of total geographical area?
[A] Brazil
[B] Canada
[C] Australia
[D] South Africa ✔
→ India is the seventh largest country of the world. The biggest seven countries have the areas as follows:
Country................Total in km²
Russia→1,70,98,242
Canada→99,84,670
China→97,06,961 United
States→96,29,091
Brazil→85,14,877
Australia→76,92,024
India→3,287,263
World→51,00,72,000
13.What fraction of total geographic area of the world is covered by India?
[A] 1.4%
[B] 2.4% ✔
[C] 3.4%
[D] 4.4%
→ The total area of Indian land mass is around 3.28 million Km². This implies that the total area of India accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the word.
14.Consider the following statements:
1. India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere
2. India is divided into two almost equal halves by Tropic of Cancer
Which among the above statements is / are correct?
[A] Only is is correct
[B] Only 2 is correct
[C] Both 1 & 2 are correct ✔
[D] Both 1 & 2 are incorrect
→ Both the statements are correct in this question. India lies entirely in the Northern hemisphere. India’s main land extends between latitudes 8°4′N and 37°6′N and longitudes 68°7′E and 97°25′E. India is divided into almost two equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer (23° 30′N) . To the southeast and southwest of the mainland, lie the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the Lakshadweep islands in Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea respectively.
15.If you travel through the Himalayas, you are likely to see which of the following plants naturally growing there?
1. Oak
2. Rhododendron
3. Sandalwood
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 3 only
[C] 1 and 3 only
[D] 1, 2 and 3 ✔
→ Kindly note that sandalwood is found in tropical decidous forests or monsoon forests which are found in western ghats, deccan plateu, northern plains and foot hills of Himalayas. Thus, sandalwood grows naturally in Himalaya foothills.
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