Geography Diagnostic Test

Question 1

Which is the largest continent on Earth by land area?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Answer

Africa

Answer

North America

Answer

Europe

Question 2

What is the highest mountain peak above sea level on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Answer

K2

Answer

Kangchenjunga

Answer

Lhotse

Question 3

Which is the longest river flowing entirely within India?

Accepted Answer

Ganga

Answer

Yamuna

Answer

Godavari

Answer

Narmada

Question 4

Which latitude line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Prime Meridian

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 5

The Strait of Gibraltar connects which two major bodies of water?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

Answer

Red Sea and Indian Ocean

Answer

Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean

Answer

Baltic Sea and North Sea

Question 6

Which Indian state is historically known as the 'Land of Five Rivers'?

Accepted Answer

Punjab

Answer

Haryana

Answer

Himachal Pradesh

Answer

Uttar Pradesh

Question 7

Which is the largest hot desert on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Sahara Desert

Answer

Gobi Desert

Answer

Thar Desert

Answer

Kalahari Desert

Question 8

Which atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer that protects Earth from harmful UV rays?

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

Answer

Troposphere

Answer

Mesosphere

Answer

Thermosphere

Question 9

What is the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland?

Accepted Answer

Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin)

Answer

Indira Point

Answer

Rameswaram

Answer

Dhanushkodi

Question 10

In which ocean is the Mariana Trench, the deepest location on Earth, situated?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Answer

Indian Ocean

Answer

Arctic Ocean