All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. Cod War
• B. Seal War
• C. Whisky War
• D. Ice War

Explanation: Canadian and Danish visitors left bottles of spirits on the island in the playful "Whisky War".

• A. 24
• B. 44
• C. 32
• D. 56

Explanation: About 44 countries are landlocked; 32 of them are classed as landlocked developing countries.

• A. Nepal
• B. Maldives
• C. Sri Lanka
• D. Bangladesh

Explanation: Nepal, between India and China, is a classic landlocked developing country.

• A. Climate changes daily; weather is permanent
• B. Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is the average weather over about 30 years or more
• C. They are the same thing
• D. Weather is long-term; climate is short-term

Explanation: Weather describes day-to-day conditions, while climate is the long-term average pattern.

• A. Alfred Wegener
• B. Charles Darwin
• C. Alexander von Humboldt
• D. Wladimir Köppen

Explanation: Wladimir Köppen's climate classification, later refined by Geiger, is the global standard.

• A. 0°
• B. 66.5° N
• C. 23.5° S
• D. 23.5° N

Explanation: The Equator is the 0° latitude line dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• A. 0°
• B. About 23.5° N
• C. About 23.5° S
• D. About 66.5° N

Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer lies at roughly 23.5° north of the Equator.

• A. About 23.5° N
• B. About 23.5° S
• C. 0°
• D. About 66.5° S

Explanation: The Tropic of Capricorn lies at roughly 23.5° south of the Equator.

• A. 90° N
• B. About 66.5° S
• C. About 66.5° N
• D. About 23.5° N

Explanation: The Arctic Circle sits at about 66.5° N, marking the polar day/night zone.

• A. 90° S
• B. About 23.5° S
• C. About 66.5° N
• D. About 66.5° S

Explanation: The Antarctic Circle at about 66.5° S rings the Antarctic polar region.

• A. A thermometer
• B. A hygrometer
• C. A barometer
• D. An anemometer

Explanation: A thermometer measures temperature; a barometer measures air pressure, a hygrometer humidity and an anemometer wind speed.

• A. A wind vane
• B. A hygrometer
• C. A rain gauge
• D. A barometer

Explanation: A rain gauge collects and measures precipitation.

• A. A hygrometer
• B. An anemometer
• C. A thermometer
• D. A barometer

Explanation: Barometers measure air pressure, used in weather forecasting.

• A. A hygrometer
• B. A thermometer
• C. A barometer
• D. A rain gauge

Explanation: Hygrometers measure the moisture content (humidity) of air.

• A. The rotation of the Earth
• B. The tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun
• C. Ocean currents
• D. The Earth's distance from the Sun

Explanation: Earth's 23.5° axial tilt makes each hemisphere lean toward or away from the Sun through the year.

• A. It fluctuates randomly
• B. It increases
• C. It decreases
• D. It stays constant

Explanation: In the troposphere, temperature falls with height.

• A. The rate of glacier movement
• B. The rate at which pressure rises with height
• C. The speed of falling rain
• D. The rate at which temperature falls with increasing height, about 6.5°C per 1,000 m

Explanation: The normal lapse rate is roughly 6.5°C of cooling per kilometre of altitude.

• A. The effect of distance from the sea, giving larger temperature ranges inland
• B. The drifting of continents
• C. The shape of continents
• D. The effect of ocean currents on coasts

Explanation: Inland areas far from the sea's moderating influence have hotter summers and colder winters.

• A. Monsoon climate
• B. Mediterranean climate
• C. Equatorial climate
• D. Desert climate

Explanation: The equatorial zone stays hot and rainy throughout the year.

• A. The Pampas
• B. The Atacama
• C. Patagonia
• D. The Amazon Basin

Explanation: The Amazon Basin is the largest equatorial climate region in South America.