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World Geography General Knowledge Questions

Q. Which one of the following is the highest volcanic mountain of the world?
(A) Mount Pinatubo
(B) Mount Kilimanjaro
(C) Mount Tall
(D) Mount Cotopaxi
Ans: (D)
Q. The most abundant gas emitted from volcanoes is
(A) Water Vapour
(B) Helium
(C) Sulphur Dioxide
(D) Carbon Dioxide
Ans: (A)
Q. Mt. Etna is
(A) A mountain
(B) A mountain peak
(C) A volcano
(D) A plateau
Ans: (C)
Q. Volcanic eruptions do not occur in the
(A) Baltic Sea
(B) Black Sea
(C) Caribbean Sea
(D) Caspian Sea
Ans: (A)
Q. Mauna Loa is an active volcano in
(A) Alaska
(B) Hawaii
(C) Italy
(D) Japan
Ans: (B)
Q. Where is the mount Saint Helens situated?
(A) Chili
(B) Japan
(C) Phillippines
(D) United State of America (USA)
Ans: (D)
Q. The highest mountain peak of Africa, Kilimanjaro is situated in
(A) Kenya
(B) Malawi
(C) Tanzania
(D) Zambia
Ans: (C)
Q. Mauna Loa is an example of
(A) Active volcano
(B) Dormant volcano
(C) Dead volcano
(D) Plateau in volcano region
Ans: (A)
Q. Which volcano is called ‘the light house’ of Mediterranean Sea?
(A) Etna
(B) Pele
(C) Strombali
(D) Vesuvius
Ans: (C)
Q. Kilimanjaro is a
(A) Volcano
(B) Island
(C) Peak
(D) River
Ans: (A)

Q. The most active volcano is
(A) Cotopaxi
(B) Fujiyama
(C) Kilauea
(D) Vesuvius
Ans: (C)
Q. Stromboli is a/an
(A) Dormant volcano
(B) Active volcano
(C) Extinct volcano
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B)
Q. Which of the following are active volcanoes?
1. Aconcagua 2. Etna
3. Kilimanjaro 4. Vesuvius Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 2 and 4
Ans: (D)
Q. Which of the following are active volcanoes?
1. Aconcagua
2. Cotopapaxi
3. Etna
4. Fujiyama Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (D)
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Volcano)
(a) Mount Rainier
(b) Etna
(c) Paricutin
(d) Taal List-II (Country)
1. Italy 2. Mexico
3. Philippines 4. U.S.A.
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (B)
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I
(a) Etna
(b) Vesuvius
(c) Erebus
(d) Cotopaxi List-II
1. Ross Island
2. Ecuador
3. Italy
4. Sicily
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (B)
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Volcano)
(a) Sabankaya
(b) Mount Etna
(c) Colima
(d) Merapi List-II (Country)
1. Italy
2. Peru
3. Indonesia
4. Mexico
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (C)
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I
(a) Mount Kinabalu
(b) Elburz
(c) Aconcagua
(d) Kilimanjaro List-II
1. Argentina 2. Malaysia
3. Tanzania 4. Iran
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: (D)

Q5. Earthquake

Q. The intensity of Earthquakes is measured
(A) On the Richter scale
(B) On the Kelvin scale
(C) In decibel
(D) In pascal
Ans: (A)
Q. Richter Scale is used to measure
(A) Intensity of Earthquake
(B) Depth of Ocean
(C) Velocity of Space-craft
(D) Height of a building
Ans: (A)

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