Introductory World

101. Dark skin shields the body from the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiations. Therefore which of the following regions are inhabited by the people with darker skin?

• ক. Desert regions
• খ. Forest regions
• গ. Tropicalregions
• ঘ. Temperate regions

102. Which one of the following is not a form of precipitation?

• ক. rainfall
• খ. fog
• গ. hail
• ঘ. snowfall

103. Who was the first navigator who had sailed around the earth and proved that the shape of earth is round?

• ক. Ptolemy
• খ. Vasco da Gama
• গ. James Cook
• ঘ. Ferdinand Magellan

104. Which of the following is not an Arab country?

• ক. Iraq
• খ. Egypt
• গ. Iran
• ঘ. Syria

105. North and South Korea are divided by the--

• ক. 17th parallel
• খ. 30th parallel
• গ. 38th parallel
• ঘ. 18th parallel

106. Which of the following is a feature formed by rivers?

• ক. cirque
• খ. meander
• গ. moraine
• ঘ. inselberg

107. The Himalayan rivers are--

• ক. ephemeral
• খ. seasonal
• গ. monsoon fed
• ঘ. snow-fed

108. Which country does include 'the Cape of Good Hope'?

• ক. Morocco
• খ. Ethiopia
• গ. South Africa
• ঘ. Namibia

109. Rhine valley in France is known for mineral deposits of---

• ক. Nickel
• খ. Zinc
• গ. Bauxite
• ঘ. Copper

110. Which of the following are linked by the Panama Canal?

• ক. Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
• খ. Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
• গ. Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
• ঘ. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

111. Which of the following is the deepest lake?

• ক. Lake Huron
• খ. Lake Weland
• গ. Lake Michigan
• ঘ. Lake Baikal

112. Which of the following is the area most susceptible to earthquakes?

• ক. Mexican belt
• খ. Mediterranean belt
• গ. Himalayan belt
• ঘ. Circum-Pacific belt

113. Russia allowed whistleblower Edward Snowden temporary asylum on—

• ক. 15 August 2013
• খ. 1 August 2013
• গ. 31 December 2012
• ঘ. 18 July 2013

114. Morsi was ousted from power in a military coup in Egypt on—

• ক. 12 June 2013
• খ. 23 August 2013
• গ. 3 July 2013
• ঘ. 29 May 2013

115. The current year 2013 Venezuelan president is—

• ক. Nicolas Maduro
• খ. Hugo Chavez
• গ. Victor Chavez
• ঘ. Jose Maria Vargas

116. Which of the following is the longest river in the world?

• ক. Amazon
• খ. Mississippi
• গ. Nile
• ঘ. None of the above

117. What is capital of Turkey?

• ক. Istanbul
• খ. Turashka
• গ. Ankara
• ঘ. None of the above