1. Where is the oldest working refinery?
Texas
2. The capital of the USA is situated on the bank of the river ___
Potomac
3. In which of the following countries does Three Gorges Dam’ called world’s largest concrete structure lie?
China
4. The main reason for deforestation in Asia is ___
excessive fuel wood collection
5. Suez Canal connects ___
Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
6. What is the International Date Line?
It is the 180° longitude
7. The countries separated by the Mac-Mahon Line are ___
China and India
8. Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest, is ___
Brazil
9. Indian Standard Time relates to ___
82.5° E longitude
10. Which from the following is a land-locked sea?
Aral Sea
11. Nuclear energy is a mineral-based energy source. It is derived from ___
uranium, thorium, plutonium
12. Equator represents ___
imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
13. Which is the largest metals trading centre?
New York
14. Helgoland is an island of which of the following countries?
Germany
15. Energy that is produced commercially from coal is called ___
Thermal energy
16. The largest producer of world’s mica is ___
India
17. The Trans-Siberian Railway (8960 km) connects____ in the West to ____ in the East.
St. Petersburg Vladivostok
18. Which current is responsible for increase in the temperature of the western Europe?
North Equatorial current
19. Major fishing grounds are found in ___
Northern Hemisphere
20. In which of the following is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Coral Sea
21. Which of the following volcanoes is situated in Mexico?
Colima
22. ___ are places with powerful lights to guide and warn the ships coming from different directions in the ocean.
Light houses
23. Black Forests are found in ___
Germany
24. The largest island in the world is Greenland. It Is an Integral part of ___
Denmark
25. Which of the following regions is referred to as Garden of Eden as mentioned in the Bible?
Kutch region of South Iraq
26. What is called as the ‘Roof’ of the World?
Pamir Knot
27. Which one of the following is the greatest circle?
Arctic Circle
28. How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time?
Four minutes
29. The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is ___
North Atlantic Sea Route
30. In atmosphere the lowermost layer is ___
troposphere