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.


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