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General Knowledge MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 19 General Knowledge questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1In the global wind system, where do the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres generally meet?
NASA explains the Intertropical Convergence Zone as the region near the equator where the trade winds from the two hemispheres come together. Subtropical highs, polar highs and mid-latitude westerlies are different parts of the circulation pattern.
Q2Which statement best describes one common impact of globalization?
UN material on globalization links it with greater mobility of goods, services, capital, labour and technology, making economies and societies more interconnected. It does not mean the disappearance of cross-border flows, total self-sufficiency or the end of cooperation.
Q3Which option is an example of a pull factor in migration?
Migration analysis commonly separates adverse origin conditions from attractions at the destination. Crop failure, conflict and drought push people out, whereas better employment prospects at the destination pull people toward that place.
Q4Which statement about continents is correct?
NCERT geography material lists Asia as the largest continent and Australia as the smallest continent. Therefore, the correct comparison is Asia as the largest by land area, not Australia, Europe or Antarctica in the ways stated.
Q5Suez Canal connects :
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. Hence option D is the correct pairing.
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6The Montreal Protocol is mainly associated with which environmental strategy?
7The Paris Agreement is most directly connected with which environmental issue?
8Uspallata Pass is situated in between-
9Which of the following is the highest mountain peak of Europe continent ?
10The ‘Al-Aqsa Mosque’ is located at –
11Which is the highest plateau in the world ?
12Where is Mauritius island located:
13What do you mean by 'SELVAS'? (1) Thick equatorial forests or rain forest (2) It is land slide (3) State farms in Russia (4) Parabolic Dunes in deserts
14Hot desert regions are found mostly in the western part of the continents between which latitudes ?
15According to the United Nations definition used for statistical purposes, an international migrant is a person who has changed which of the following?