GK question -3

• More than 90% of the rock forming minerals in the earth's crust consist of :
  a) Silicates
  b) Oxides
  c) Carbonates
  d) Sulphides & Sulphates
  
  Ans. a
  
• Which of the following is the largest island ?
  a) Sumatra
  b) Madagascar
  c) Honshu
  d) Cuba
  
  Ans. b
  
• When the Sun is nearest to the Earth , the earth is said to be in:
  a) Aphelion
  b) Perihelion
  c) Apogee
  d) Perigee
  
  Ans. b
  
• Where is the Doldrums Belt located ?
  a) Near the Equator
  b) Near the Poles
  c) Near the Tropic of Cancer
  d) Near the Tropic of Capricorn
  
  Ans. a
  
• The most important activity of the Tundra region is :
  a) Fish farming
  b) Cattle rearing
  c) Hunting
  d) Cropping
  
  Ans. c
  
• The most urbanized country in the world is :
  a) Japan
  b) Singapore
  c) Germany
  d) Israel
  
  Ans.  b
  
• Which is the poorest country among the following ?
  a) Sierra Leone
  b) Uganda
  c) Bangladesh
  d) Somalia
  
  Ans. d
  
• Which is the land of Morning Calm ?
  a) Finland
  b) Korea
  c) Japan
  d) Thailand
  
  Ans. b
  
• Richter Scale is a /an ______ scale to measure earth tremors
  a) Exponential
  b) Logarithmic
  c) Geometric
  d) Physical
  
  Ans. b
  
• The correct sequence of the given planets in increasing order of their distance from the sun is :
  a) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter
  b) Venus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter
  c) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
  d) Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn
  
  Ans. c