CDS GK Questions: 13th April 2020

Quiz on GK
1. Geomorphic factors affecting plant and animal distributions are
a. slope  angle and  relief only
b. slope aspect  and relative relief
c. slope  angle,  slope aspect and relief
d. slope angle, slope  aspect and relative relief

2. Which one of the following groups cities  ScrerophyII   as its natural vegetation cover?
a. Valparaiso and Cape Town
b. Lisbon and perth
c. Los Angeles and Adelaide
d. Las vegas and Queensland
3. Which of the following are warm ocean currents?
a. Kuroshio  and California current
b. North Atlantic  Drift and Brazil current
c. Canaries and Benguela current
d. West Wind Drift and Falkland Current
4.  In India, how many states / Unions Territories  have more than two international boundaries?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
5. In the  Hadley cell thermal circulation,  air rises  up and finally  descends at
a. Intertropical convergence zone
b. Doldrums
c. Subtropical high-pressure cell
d. Equatorial troughs
6. Which one of the following soil  is charecterized  by very high content of organic matter?
a. Vertisol
b. Histosol
c. Gellisol
d. Spodosol
7. Overseas Indians can exercise franchise in an election to   Lok Sabha election under which  of the following conditions?
1. They must be citizens of India.
2. Their names must figure  in the electoral roll.
3. They must be present in India to vote.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 2 only
d. 1 only