World Geography General Knowledge Questions
Q.1 The highest place on the Earth
Ans . Everest
Q.2 The circles which vertically cross the equator
Ans . Longitudes
Q.3 What is the total weight of the air in the atmosphere?
Ans . 6×10 Tones
Q.4 International space line passes through?
Ans . 180 Greenwich
Q.5 What are the different kinds of rocks found on the Earth?.
Ans . Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rocks, Metamorphic rocks
Q.6 The metal which form the core of Earth:
Ans . Iron and Nickel
Q.7 The innermost part of the Earth:.
Ans . Molten core
Q.8 What is the temperature at the center of the Earth?
Ans . 4500 C
Q.9 What is the pressure of the Earth’s atmosphere at sea level?
Ans . The pressure varies with temperature. It is calculated to be 104561 kg per sq.cm (approximate)
Q.10 What is the force of gravity of the Earth?.
Ans . The force which attracts the bodies towards the center of the Earth
Q.11 Where is the lowest point of Earth’s land surface.
Ans . The lowest point of Earth is the shores of Dead sea which is below 1300 ft (approximate)
Q.12 What is the latitude of South Pole?
Ans . 90 C
Q.13 What is the thickness of the mantle which surrounds the outer core?.
Ans . 2900 km
Q.14 Why is air surrounding the Earth moving forever?
Ans . Due to sun’s heat
Q.15 What is the most common compound on the Earth?
Ans . Water
Q.16 What is the biggest energy source on the surface of the Earth?.
Ans . Solar Radiation
Q.17 The largest amount of energy the Earth receives from the Sun in the form of d
Ans . Cosmic rays
Q.18 Which element is found abundant in the crust of the Earth?
Ans . Oxygen
Q.19 99% of the crust of the Earth is composed of
Ans . Elements
Q.20 The earliest living forms on the Earth were:
Ans . Stromatolites
Q.21 What is the Isthmus?.
Ans . A narrow neck of land that connects two larger landmasses
Q.22 What is the time taken by sunlight to reach the Earth?
Ans . 8 minutes
Q.23 What is the Earth’s Rotation?.
Ans . The Earth spins on its own axis from west to east once in 24 hours and is called Rotation
Q.24 What is the Earth’s Revolution?.
Ans . The Earth while rotating on its axis, also revolves around the Sun, along an almost circular (elliptical) path called orbit or revolution
Q.25 What causes seasons?.
Ans . The Earth’s Revolution causes seasons
Q.26 The Rotation of the Earth is not felt at
Ans . Poles
Q.27 What is the weight of a matter at the center of the Earth?
Ans . Zero
Q.28 The surfaces of the Earth where most of the fresh water is accumulated:.
Ans . Snows and glaciers
Q.29 What is Equator?.
Ans . It is an imaginary line passing round the earth midway between the North and South Poles. It divides the earth into two equal halves. i.e. Northern &Southern hemi-spheres
Q.30 What is Meridian?.
Ans . The imaginary lines drawn on the map which join the two poles and cut the equator at right angles
Q.31 What are Poles?.
Ans . Poles are the ends of earth’s axis. One end is called the North Pole and the other the South Pole
Q.32 What are Tropics?.
Ans . They are imaginary circles on the celestial sphere about 23 C North or South of the Equator, when the sun turns on reaching its greatest declination North or South
Q.33 Why does the sky appear Blue?.
Ans . The appear Blue because of the scattering of light by dust particles or air molecules in the atmosphere. The smaller the wavelength the wider the scattering. As the blue color has the smallest wavelength, the sky appears blue
Q.34 What is midnight Sun?.
Ans . In the arctic region the sun is visible even at midnight for some months. This is called midnight Sun
Q.35 What is called Orbit?.
Ans . It is the eliptical path of earth’s revolution round the sun
Q.36 What is magnetic Storm?
Ans . It is an abnormal disturbance of the magnetic field of the earth. They are associated with sun spots.
Q.37 What is erosion?.
Ans . Gradual wearing away of portions of earth’s surface by rain, snow and wind
Q.38 What is horizon?
Ans . The circular line where the sky and the earth or sea appear to meet.
Q.39 What is the difference between Isobars and Isotherms?
Ans . Isobars are lines on a map joining those places which have the same barometric pressure. Isothrms are lines on a map joining those places which have the same mean temperature.
Q.40 What is a Continent?.
Ans . A Continent is a major land mass including both the region of dry land above sea level and the continental shelf. 29% of the surface of the Earth is made up of continents
Q.41 What is continental shelf?
Ans . It is a region at the edge of a continent extending from the shore line to the first steeping of the continental slope.
Q.42 What is Continental rise?
Ans . It is the gently sloping region that lies on the seaward side of the continental slope and extends down to the Abyssal plain.
Q.43 What is continental divide?
Ans . It is the high region of a continent which separate streams flowing to opposite sides of the continent and ultimately, in some cases, into separate oceans.
Q.44 Who published the Theory of continental Drift?
Ans . German meterologist Alfred Wegener in 1915.
Q.45 What divides Asia from North America?
Ans . Berring Strait.
Q.46 Which is the longest river in Asia?
Ans . The Yangtze (4345 km) in China
Q.47 Which is the second largest country in terms of population?
Ans . India
Q.48 World’s most destructive earthquake occurred in which country?.
Ans . Japan in 1923
Q.49 Which country is the third largest producer of electric energy?
Ans . japan
Q.50 Where is the world’s largest Sea port?
Ans . Singapore
States and Capitals of India
| S.no | State | Capital |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad (Proposed Capital Amaravati) |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| 3 | Assam | Dispur |
| 4 | Bihar | Patna |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| 6 | Goa | Panaji |
| 7 | Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
| 8 | Haryana | Chandigarh |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter) |
| 11 | Jharkhand | Ranchi |
| 12 | Karnataka | Bengaluru |
| 13 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
| 15 | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
| 16 | Manipur | Imphal |
| 17 | Meghalaya | Shillong |
| 18 | Mizoram | Aizawl |
| 19 | Nagaland | Kohima |
| 20 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
| 21 | Punjab | Chandigarh |
| 22 | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| 23 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
| 25 | Telangana | Hyderabad |
| 26 | Tripura | Agartala |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| 29 | West Bengal | Kolkata |
| S.no | Union Territories | Capital |
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| 2 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 3 | Dadar and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa |
| 4 | Daman and Diu | Daman |
| 5 | Delhi | Delhi |
| 6 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| 7 | Puducherry | Pondicherry |
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