(GK) Geography

(GK) Geography
1.Name the world’s only floating National parkAns : Keibul Lamjao2.Kimberley mines in South Africa is famous fora. Silverb. Coalc. Goldd. DiamondsAns : D3.The length of the river Nile from its remotest headstream in Burundi isAns : 6695 km4.Which is the principle source of the river NileAns : Lake Victoria5.The longest river in the world Nile flows north to the Mediterranean Sea through the countriesAns : Uganda, Sudan and Egypt6.The term Dawn Under denotesa. Arctic Oceanb. Australiac. Cape of Good Hoped. South PoleAns : B7.The term ‘COP 9’ is related withAns : UN framework on climate change held in Italy8.Pong dam has been constructed over the riverAns : Beas9.What is Angkor Wat of KampucheaAns : A temple10.Which is the longest river in the African continentAns : Nile11.What is sobriquet (Geographical surname) of FinlandAns : The land of Thousand Lakes12.Durand line is the International boundary which separates the countriesAns : Pakistan-Afghanistan13.Which countries are linked by the Khyber PassAns : Afghanistan and Pakistan14.The longest river in the world Nile, drains into which seaAns : Mediterranean Sea15.‘Po’ is the largest river ofAns : Italy16.The Great Barrier Reef is situated on the coast ofAns : Australia17.The third largest continent in the worldAns : North America18.The longest river of Europe isAns : Volga19.A European country has 5500 lakes within its territory. Which is the countryAns : Finland20.Eritrea is on the banks of which seaAns : Red sea21.The Grand Canyon is located on theAns : Colorado River22.The second largest desert in the world isAns : Gobi23.The largest desert in the world isAns : Sahara24.Location of Mohave desert is inAns : Southwestern United States25.Location of Simpson desert is inAns : Australia26.Location of Thar desert is inAns : India/Pakistan27.Location of Kyzyl Kum desert is inAns : Uzbekistan28.Location of Kalahari desert is inAns : Southwestern Africa29.Location of Sonoran desert is inAns : Mexico/southwestern United States30.Takla Makan desert is in which countryAns : Northern China31.Chihuahuan desert is inAns : Mexico/southwestern United States32.Great Victoria desert is inAns : Southwestern Australia33.Great Sandy desert is inAns : Northwestern Australia34.Rub‘ al Khali desert in inAns : Southern Arabian peninsula35.Patagonian desert is in which countryAns : Argentina36.Congo river falls into which oceanAns : Atlantic Ocean37.The fifth largest river in the world isAns : Congo river38.The second longest river in Africa after the Nile isAns : Congo39.Earth is the third nearest planet to the Sun orbiting between the planetsAns : Venus and Mars40.The wind blowing in a spiral form around a region of low atmospheric pressure is aAns : Cyclone41.What is a leap yearAns : Year in which the month of February has 29 days42.What is called the two points in the calender when we experience the longest day or the longest night of the yearAns : Solstice43.Term applied to either of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the celestial equatorAns : Solstice44.The equinoxes occur aroundAns : March 21 and September 2345.One of two times of year when the sun’s position makes day and night of nearly equal length in all parts of the earthAns : Equinoxes46.Earth moves faster atAns : Perihelion47.Earth’s distance from the sun has little to do with seasons. Instead, what causes seasonal climate changesAns : The tilt of the earth on its axis48.The earth's perihelion occurs in the month ofAns : January49.The earth’s aphelion occurs in the month ofAns : July50.The earth’s aphelion is only about ....... km farther away from the sun than its perihelionAns : 5.9 million