Class XI GK Term-1 Questions - Indiabix - Com (PRINT VERSION)
Class XI GK Term-1 Questions - Indiabix - Com (PRINT VERSION)
Class XI GK Term-1 Questions - Indiabix - Com (PRINT VERSION)
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I. World Geography
1 . The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of?
Ans: Area
2. The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with
Ans: Zones of climate
3. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves
travel, the __ waves and the __ energy they
process.
Ans: Larger, more
4. The hazards of radiation belts include
Ans: All of the above (deterioration of electronic circuits, damage of solar cells of spacecraft, adverse effect on living
organisms)
5. The great Victoria Desert is located in
Ans: Australia
6. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
Ans: Geographic grids
7. The light of distant stars is affected by
Ans: The earth's atmosphere , interstellar dust (both a , b)
8. The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
Ans: Australia
9. Without __ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.
A. latitudinal redistribution of heat
B. cycle of air circulation
C. global wind pattern
D. All are similar terms
Ans: All are similar terms
10. The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called
Ans: Sea grass bed
11. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called
Ans: Asteroids
12. The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is
Ans: Palaeocene
13. The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the
Ans: Corona
14. The longest ship canal in the world is the
Ans: St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
15. The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include
Ans: Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore , Appalachians and Central European mountains come up(both a , b)
16. The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include
Ans: Formation of crust, continents and oceans,formation of crust, birth of oldest known rock, origin of life,formation of
present day atmosphere(all of the above)
17 .The meridian passing through London is called the
Ans: Prime Meridian of 0 Meridian
18. The most recent era of the geological time scale is
Ans: Cenozoic
19. The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?
Ans: Peat
20. The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is
Ans: Climate
IV. Techonlogy
41. In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?
Ans: 1880s
42 .What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?
Ans: Field
43. 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?
Ans: Operating System
44. In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?
Ans: 1900s
45.' .MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
Ans: Animation/movie file
46. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?
Ans: 1970s
47. Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?
Ans: Remote control
48. Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory?
Ans: Flash
49. The purpose of choke in tube light is ?
Ans: To increase the voltage momentarily
50. ‘.MPG’ extension refers usually to what kind of file?
Ans: Animation/movie file
V. World Organizations
51. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?
Ans: ASEAN
52. The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council Members
Ans: Every month
53. Which of the following is not a chief organ of the United Nations Organisations?
Ans: International Labour Organisation
54. Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at
Ans: Kathmandu
55. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by
Ans: Dr. Manmohan Singh
56. The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the following international organisations?
Ans: UNO
57. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?
Ans: Geneva
58. Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?
Ans: Protection Of Human Rights
59. The Halifax summit was that of
Ans: G-7 countries
60. The office of the UN General Assembly is in
Ans: New York
VII. Sports
71. Name the Indian Chess player who has broken the World Record by finishing the game in first twelve moves?
Ans: Vishwanathan Anand
72. Yondieki who set up a new world record in 10,000 meters race, belongs to
Ans: Kenya
73. Jeev Milkha Singh is associated with which sports?
Ans: Golf
74. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in ?
Ans: Cycling
75. How many players are there in Kabbadi team?
Ans: 7