GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1 :
Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes? [NDA 2002]

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Manipur
  4. Uttaranchal
  

Question 2 :
Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India: 1. Red soils 2. Laterite soils 3. Alluvial soils

  1. I, IV, II, III
  2. IV, II, I, III
  3. IV, I, III, II
  4. I, III, IV, II
  

Question 3 :
The road length in Mumbai city is about:

  1. 1000 km.    
  2. 2000 km.        
  3. 3000 km.    
  4. 4000 km.
  

Question 4 :
Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to: [CPO SI 2003]

  1. cyclones
  2. earthquakes
  3. landslides
  4. tornadoes
  

Question 5 :
Meaning of conurbation:

  1. The process of growth of urban population                        
  2. The study of the life of the city                                
  3. The movement of people out of cities to the surrounding areas                
  4. A territorial coalescence of two or more cities whose peripheral zones have grown together
  

Question 6 :
The point below the surface where an earthquake originates is called ____.

  1. Tsunamis
  2. Focus
  3. Epicentre
  4. Eye of the Earthquake
  

Question 7 :
Among the following regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall? [IAS 2009]

  1. An 80 km wide coastal belt from Nellore to Point Calimere
  2. The middle and lower Asom valley
  3. North-eastern Rajasthan
  4. The coastal plains of Gujarat south of Narmada
  

Question 8 :
On which or the following African riven is the Kariba Dam one of the world's largest hydel power systems located?

  1. The Nile
  2. The Niger
  3. The Congo
  4. The Zambezi
  

Question 9 :
Meaning of Counter Urbanisation:

  1. The process of growth of urban population                        
  2. The study of the life of the city                                
  3. The movement of people out of cities to the surrounding areas                
  4. A territorial coalescence of two or more cities whose peripheral zones have grown together
  

Question 10 :
The phenomenon known as the Midnight Sun is caused by

  1. The rotation of the Earth on its axis
  2. Sun spots
  3. Inclination of the Earth's axis
  4. Nuclear explosions
  

Question 11 :
M6nsoon retreat is marked by: [UP PCS 1995] 1. clear sky 2. high pressure conditions at the Bay of Bengal 3. rise in temperature on land

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1, 2 and 3
  

Question 12 :
Urbanism is mainly the study of:

  1. Process of urban growth          
  2. Growth of the urban population      
  3. the character of city life          
  4. None of these
  

Question 13 :
The countries which are facing the beginning of industrialization are called:

  1. Developed Countries      
  2. Developing Countries            
  3. Less Developed Countries    
  4. None of these
  

Question 14 :
The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of:

  1. south-west monsoons
  2. retreating monsoons
  3. north-east monsoons
  4. westerly disturbances
  

Question 15 :
Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level? [IAS 2003]

  1. Bangalore
  2. Delhi
  3. Jodhpur
  4. Nagpur
  

Question 16 :
What is the big concern for defining urban and rural areas?

  1. Income      
  2. Size of population  
  3. Activity    
  4. All of these
  

Question 17 :
World Environmental day is celebrated on ______ every year.

  1. May 1
  2. June 5
  3. October 24
  4. December 25
  

Question 18 :
How many zones are there in Hoyt’s Sector Model of Urban Land Use?

  1. 4 Zone      
  2. 5 Zone          
  3. 6 Zone      
  4. 7 zone
  

Question 19 :
The Bhutia group of languages does not include

  1. Laddakhi
  2. Tibetan
  3. Lepcha
  4. Sherpa
  

Question 20 :
Wedge like an expansion' is the example of:

  1. Multiple Nuclei Theory  
  2. Sector Theory    
  3. Concentric Zone Theory      
  4. None of these
  

Question 21 :
How many populations are there in Class III towns classified by Census of India

  1.  5, 000 – 9, 999    
  2. 10, 000 – 19, 999        
  3. 20, 000 – 49, 999    
  4. 50, 000 – 99, 9999
  

Question 22 :
Percentage of urban population of Mizoram:

  1. 48.53 %      
  2. 50.00 %      
  3. 52.11 %      
  4. 60. 12 %
  

Question 23 :
How many criteria made by census of India to be a census town?

  1. 3            
  2. 4            
  3. 7        
  4. 10
  

Question 24 :
Major source of water in Mumbai comes from:

  1. Yamuna      
  2. Ganga        
  3. Modak Sagar Lake
  4. None of these
  

Question 25 :
The Himalayan rivers are:

  1. monsoon fed
  2. snow fed
  3. ephemeral
  4. seasonal
  

Question 26 :
How many Local Council are there in Aizawl city?

  1. 56          
  2. 75          
  3. 82          
  4. 105  
  

Question 27 :
Which of the following ports are on the west coast? 1. Marmugao 2. Cochin 3. New Mangalore 4. Paradeep

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2, 3 and 4
  4. 2 and 3
  

Question 28 :
In developing countries, factors of production have been:

  1. Effectively Utilized    
  2. Ineffectively Utilized  
  3. No utilized          
  4. None of these
  

Question 29 :
Name the mountain that separates France and Spain.

  1. Alps
  2. Pyrenees
  3. Jura
  4. Vosges
  

Question 30 :
The Urban Community' (1926) was written by:

  1. H. Hoyt      
  2. R. L. Sigh      
  3. E. Burgess      
  4. Ullman