Which is the largest desert in the world present in North Africa?
- (a) Atacama
- (b) Sahara
- (c) Gobi
- (d) Rub’ al-Khali
- (b) Sahara
Gobi desert is situated in:
- (a) Magnolia
- (b) India
- (c) Russia
- (d) Syria
- (a) Magnolia
Myanmar, whose chief mineral resources comprise silver, lead, and tin, is engaged in chief industrial activity of:
- (a) Tinning black iron for food containers
- (b) Tinning export
- (c) Rice export
- (d) None of these
- (c) Rice export
Which of the following is not a Scandinavian country?
- (a) Denmark
- (b) Belgium
- (c) Norway
- (d) None of these
- (b) Belgium
The belt of low atmospheric pressure on either side of the equator are called:
- (a) Doldrums
- (b) Westerlies
- (c) Latitudes
- (d) Easterlies
- (a) Doldrums
What is the duration of a day at the poles?
- (a) 3 months
- (b) 6 months
- (c) 9 months
- (d) 12 months
- (b) 6 months
Andes Mountains are present in:
- (a) South America
- (b) North America
- (c) Pakistan
- (d) Morocco
- (a) South America
Highest mountain peak of Hindukush range which is situated in Pakistan with the height of 25,263 ft is:
- (a) Batura Peak
- (b) Tirich Mir
- (c) Rakaposhi
- (d) Broad Peak
- (b) Tirich Mir
Which of the following regions of the world is most thickly populated?
- (a) East Asia
- (b) South Asia
- (c) North-West Europe
- (d) North and South America
- (b) South Asia
Which of the following gases is most predominant in the Sun?
- (a) Helium
- (b) Hydrogen
- (c) Nitrogen
- (d) Ozone
- (b) Hydrogen