GK Olympiad for 7 - Sample question paper 08
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Q) Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?
(a) Sundarbans
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Eastern Himalayas
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Answer: (b) Western Ghats
Explanation: The Western Ghats is recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot in India.
Q) Which type of forest exhibits the highest biodiversity?
(a) Temperate deciduous forest
(b) Taiga forest
(c) Tropical rainforest
(d) Coniferous forest
Answer: (c) Tropical rainforest
Explanation: Tropical rainforests exhibit the highest biodiversity among various types of forests.
Q) If a bar magnet is cut lengthwise into 3 parts, what will the total number of poles be?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 6
Answer: (d) 6
Explanation: Cutting a bar magnet lengthwise into 3 parts will result in a total of 6 poles.
Q) Within which river is the Omkareshwar Project associated?
(a) Godavari
(b) Yamuna
(c) Narmada
(d) Krishna
Answer: (c) Narmada
Explanation: The Omkareshwar Project is associated with the Narmada River.
Q) What is the main activity associated with the fold mountain?
(a) Volcanic eruptions
(b) Earthquakes
(c) Glacial activities
(d) Formation of deserts
Answer: (b) Earthquakes
Explanation: Fold mountains are often associated with seismic activities, such as earthquakes.
Q) Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (d) Maharashtra
Explanation: Maharashtra shares boundaries with the maximum number of other states in India.
Q) Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in the west to Delhi in the north?
(a) Western Ghats
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Vindhya Range
(d) Aravalli Range
Answer: (d) Aravalli Range
Explanation: The Aravalli Range stretches from Gujarat in the west to Delhi in the north.
Q) The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range?
(a) Pir Panjal Range
(b) Zanskar Range
(c) Dhauladhar Range
(d) The Great Himalayan Range
Answer: (d) The Great Himalayan Range
Explanation: The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges, and the oldest range among them is The Great Himalayan Range.
Q) Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Answer: (b) Rajasthan
Explanation: Rajasthan has the largest number of salt lakes in India.
Q) Which port was especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan?
(a) Haldia Port
(b) Chennai Port
(c) Ennore Port
(d) Paradeep Port
Answer: (d) Paradeep Port
Explanation: Paradeep Port was especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan.
Q) Which tree, once very popular in social forestry, is now taken to be an environmental hazard?
(a) Neem
(b) Peepal
(c) Eucalyptus
(d) Teak
Answer: (c) Eucalyptus
Explanation: Eucalyptus, once popular in social forestry, is now considered an environmental hazard.
Q) 'Gobar gas' contains mainly which gas?
(a) Methane
(b) Carbon Dioxide
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Oxygen
Answer: (a) Methane
Explanation: 'Gobar gas' primarily contains Methane.
Q) Where is the Sargasso Sea located?
(a) South Pacific Ocean
(b) North Atlantic Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) South Atlantic Ocean
Answer: (b) North Atlantic Ocean
Explanation: The Sargasso Sea is located in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Q) Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean)?
(a) 8,848 m
(b) 10,994 m
(c) 11,033 m
(d) 12,080 m
Answer: (c) 11,033 m
Explanation: The greatest known ocean depth, Challenger Deep, lies in the Pacific Ocean at approximately 11,033 meters.
Q) Which foreign country is closest to the Andaman Islands?
(a) Thailand
(b) Myanmar
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Indonesia
Answer: (b) Myanmar
Explanation: Myanmar is the foreign country closest to the Andaman Islands.
Q) Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Australia
(d) Brazil
Answer: (c) Australia
Explanation: Australia is the largest producer of Bauxite.
Q) How are Oxygen and ozone?
(a) Isotopes
(b) Isomers
(c) Allotropes
(d) Isobars
Answer: (c) Allotropes
Explanation: Oxygen and ozone are allotropes of each other.
Q) From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/pineapple?
(a) Africa
(b) Europe
(c) South America
(d) North America
Answer: (c) South America
Explanation: India introduced cultivation of tobacco, tapioca, and pineapple from South America.
Q) Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?
(a) Monsoon forests
(b) Mediterranean Climate
(c) Taiga
(d) Tropical Rainforest
Answer: (b) Mediterranean Climate
Explanation: The western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes experiences a Mediterranean Climate.
Q) In which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite is found?
(a) Polar latitudes
(b) Temperate latitudes
(c) Tropical latitudes
(d) Equatorial latitudes
Answer: (c) Tropical latitudes
Explanation: The largest quantities of bauxite are found in tropical latitudes.
Q) The latitude of a place is the same as which place?
(a) Tropic of Cancer
(b) Tropic of Capricorn
(c) Equator
(d) Celestial pole
Answer: (d) Celestial pole
Explanation: The latitude of a place is the same as the celestial pole.
Q) When does Relative humidity decrease?
(a) With increased humidity
(b) With increased temperature
(c) During the night
(d) During rainfall
Answer: (b) With increased temperature
Explanation: Relative humidity decreases with increased temperature.
Q) A man with dark skin, in comparison with a man with white skin, What will experience?
(a) More heat and less cold
(b) Less heat and more cold
(c) Less heat and less cold
(d) More heat and more cold
Answer: (c) Less heat and less cold
Explanation: A man with dark skin generally experiences less heat and less cold compared to a man with white skin.
Q) Where are a large number of species found within a small unit of area?
(a) Desert
(b) Tundra
(c) Wet evergreen equatorial forests
(d) Grasslands
Answer: (c) Wet evergreen equatorial forests
Explanation: Wet evergreen equatorial forests exhibit high biodiversity.
Q) Which is the tree requiring minimum water for its growth?
(a) Eucalyptus
(b) Neem
(c) Babul
(d) Banyan
Answer: (c) Babul
Explanation: Babul is a tree that requires minimum water for its growth.
Q) Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?
(a) Venus
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
Answer: (b) Mars
Explanation: Mars appears reddish in the night sky.
Q) What was the source of the blue gemstone, lapis lazuli, for the people of Harappan culture?
(a) Persia
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Mesopotamia
(d) Egypt
Answer: (b) Afghanistan
Explanation: The people of the Harappan culture sourced lapis lazuli from Afghanistan.
Q) In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?
(a) Mars
(b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn
(d) Venus
Answer: (b) Jupiter
Explanation: Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of Jupiter in 1610.
Q) How are Latitude and Longitude?
(a) Parallel to each other
(b) Perpendicular to each other
(c) At an angle of 45 degrees
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Perpendicular to each other
Explanation: Latitude and Longitude are perpendicular to each other.
Q) Which Philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by Universal Law?
(a) Confucianism
(b) Jain Philosophy
(c) Stoicism
(d) Taoism
Answer: (b) Jain Philosophy
Explanation: Jain Philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by Universal Law.