Most Common GK Questions
Which of the following is an example of a cold desert?
(A) Great Victoria Desert
(B) Desert of Kalahari
(C) Desert of Thar
(D) Desert of Gobi
Correct Answer : D
'Furious Fifties' winds are associated with –
(A) westerly winds
(B) tropical cyclones
(C) polar winds
(D) trade winds
Correct Answer : A
The habitat of ‘Yakut’ tribe is
(A) New Zealand
(B) Congo Basin
(C) Amazon Basin
(D) North Siberia
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
1. Habitat of the Yakut tribe in Northern Siberia.
2. The Yakuts, or Sakha, are a Turkic ethnic group that lives primarily in the Sakha Republic in the Russian Federation. Their habitat also extends to the Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin regions and the Taimyr and Evenk districts of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
3. Yakut language belongs to the Siberian branch of Turkic languages. The Russian word Yakut is derived from Evenk Yoko.
4. In some old histories the Yakuts call themselves Sakha or Urangai Sakha.
5. The Yakuts engage in animal husbandry, traditionally focusing on the raising of horses.
Longest river of Asia is
(A) Hwang-Ho
(B) Yang-ti-si (Yangtze)
(C) Mekong
(D) Lena
Correct Answer : B
Nagoya is industrial region of-
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) South Korea
(D) Malaysia
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following are block mountains?
(A) Himalayas
(B) Appalachians
(C) Ural
(D) Vosges
Correct Answer : D
habitat of ‘Yakut’ tribe is
(A) New Zealand
(B) Congo Basin
(C) Amazon Basin
(D) North Siberia
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
1. Habitat of the Yakut tribe in Northern Siberia.
2. The Yakuts, or Sakha, are a Turkic ethnic group that lives primarily in the Sakha Republic in the Russian Federation. Their habitat also extends to the Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin regions and the Taimyr and Evenk districts of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
3. Yakut language belongs to the Siberian branch of Turkic languages. The Russian word Yakut is derived from Evenk Yoko.
4. In some old histories the Yakuts call themselves Sakha or Urangai Sakha.
5. The Yakuts engage in animal husbandry, traditionally focusing on the raising of horses.
Kilimanjaro mountain lies in which country?
(A) Tanzania
(B) Kenya
(C) Uganda
(D) Rawanda
Correct Answer : A
On which coast is the St. Petersburg city in Russia
(A) Black Sea
(B) Caspian Sea
(C) Baltic Sea
(D) North Sea
Correct Answer : C
Atacama desert is situated in_____ continent.
(A) Australia
(B) North America
(C) South America
(D) Africa
Correct Answer : C
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