GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 271 :
The population of Delhi City in 2011 census is around:

  1. 5 million        
  2. 8 million        
  3. 11 million      
  4. 12 million
  

Question 272 :
Which of the following is not a species of tropical moist deciduous forests?

  1. Mahagony
  2. Sal
  3. Shisham
  4. Teak
  

Question 273 :
The busiest sea route is

  1. The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route
  2. The South Atlantic Route
  3. The North Atlantic Route
  4. The Pacific Route
  

Question 274 :
Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?

  1. Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
  2. Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
  3. Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
  4. Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
  

Question 275 :
Which one of the following is a global biodiversity hotspot in India? [CDS 2001]

  1. Western Ghats
  2. Western Himalayas
  3. Eastern Ghats
  4. Northern Himalayas
  

Question 276 :
The largest country in the world (area-wise) is

  1. China
  2. India
  3. Russia
  4. the USA
  

Question 277 :
Which shipyard is known for the manufacture of bargets, coasters arid dredgers?

  1. Hindustan Shipyard
  2. Mazgaon Shipyard
  3. Garden Reach Shipyard
  4. Cochin Shipyard
  

Question 278 :
Which of the following is the longest river in India? [LIC 1994]

  1. Ganga
  2. Narmada
  3. Brahmaputra
  4. Godavari
  

Question 279 :
The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is :

  1. convectional
  2. orographic
  3. monsoonal
  4. cyclonic
  

Question 280 :
Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?

  1. Strip cropping
  2. Crop rotation
  3. Contour ploughing
  4. Terracing
  

Question 281 :
The most important commercial forests of India are:

  1. tropical evergreen
  2. tropical deciduous
  3. coniferous
  4. mangrove
  

Question 282 :
Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover on India: [CPO AC 2003]

  1. Dense forest - Open forest - Mangrove forest
  2. Open forest – Dense forest – Mangrove forest
  3. Dense forest - Mangrove forest - Open forest
  4. Open forest - Mangrove forest - Dense forest
  

Question 283 :
Hemp of Mesta, Ramie and Kapok are

  1. food crops
  2. fodder crops
  3. fibre crops
  4. plantation crops
  

Question 284 :
When was Aizawl City officially established?

  1. 1890        
  2. 1894    
  3. 11906        
  4. 1945
  

Question 285 :
Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals? [CRPF 1990]

  1. Alluvial soils
  2. Red soils
  3. Laterite soils
  4. None of these
  

Question 286 :
As per United Nation criteria, the minimum population which is needed for the area called as a city:

  1. 10, 000      
  2. 15, 000      
  3. 20, 000      
  4. 25, 000
  

Question 287 :
In Burges Concentric Zone Model, the Factory or shop workers are live in which zone?

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

Question 288 :
Aizawl city water supply hugely depends on:

  1. Underground water        
  2. Monsoon Rain
  3. Lake
  4. None of these
  

Question 289 :
Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs? [IAS 2008]

  1. Jabalpur and Nagpur
  2. Mumbai and Pune
  3. Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
  4. Guwahati and Shillong
  

Question 290 :
The retreating monsoon withdraws from the:

  1. west coast to the east coast
  2. north to the south
  3. north-east India to the west coast
  4. north-west India to Bengal
  

Question 291 :
Mudumalai Sanctuary famous for elephants and deer is situated in

  1. Assam
  2. Gujarat
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Karnataka
  

Question 292 :
Consider the following statements: 1. The south-west monsoon causes heavy rainfall in the Shillong plateau. 2. The north-east monsoon causes the rainfall over Orissa coast during winter. - Which of these statements is/are correct ? [CDS 2003]

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
  

Question 293 :
The biggest lake in India is :

  1. Dal Lake
  2. Chilka Lake
  3. Wular Lake
  4. Sambhar Lake
  

Question 294 :
Grand Bank, Sable Bank, Middle Bank and Jeffery Bank are the major fishing grounds of

  1. North West Atlantic
  2. North East Pacific
  3. North East Atlantic
  4. North West Pacific
  

Question 295 :
Among the following, which State has highest level of literacy? [NDA 2001]

  1. Mizoram
  2. West Bengal
  3. Gujarat
  4. Punjab
  

Question 296 :
Which country is known as the Cockpit of Europe?

  1. France
  2. Denmark
  3. Holland
  4. Belgium
  

Question 297 :
World's largest solar power plant is located in _____

  1. Kalahari Desert, Africa
  2. Sahara Desert, Libya
  3. Thar Desert India
  4. Mojava Desert USA
  

Question 298 :
The Bhadravati Steel Plant is the only plant which is managed by a State Government. Which is that State Government?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Odisha
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Karnataka
  

Question 299 :
Which among these is a cold current

  1. Florida current
  2. Canaries current
  3. Brazilian current
  4. Norwegian current
  

Question 300 :
Deforestation results in : 1. flora destruction 2. fauna destruction 3. ecological disbalance

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