GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 331 :
Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Broad guage railway engines- Varanasi 2. Electric locomotives - Bhopal

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

Question 332 :
Which one of the following statements is correct? [NDA 2003]

  1. India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage
  2. Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
  3. Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
  4. India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
  

Question 333 :
The Himalayan Range is very rich in species diversity. Which one among the following is the most appropriate reason -for this phenomenon? [CSAT 2011]

  1. It has a high rainfall that supports luxuriant vegetative growth
  2. It is a confluence of different bio-geographical zones
  3. Exotic and invasive species have not been introduced in this region
  4. It has less human interference
  

Question 334 :
Ozone layer is present in

  1. Stratosphere
  2. Troposphere
  3. Ionosphere
  4. Exosphere
  

Question 335 :
The Indian Wild Ass (Ghor-Khur) is found in:

  1. Sunderbans
  2. Assam forests
  3. the Rann of Kachch
  4. Cauvery delta
  

Question 336 :
Consider the following statements: 1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds. 2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds. 3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon. Which of these are correct statements? [NDA 2001]

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

Question 337 :
Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct? [CDS 2010]

  1. In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide programme on man and biosphere
  2. Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation
  3. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
  4. Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems
  

Question 338 :
Consider the following places: 1. Shimla 2. Gangtok 3. Mumbai 4. Delhi. Arrange these places in decreasing order of their atmospheric pressure on their ground surface using the codes given below: [CDS 2002]

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

Question 339 :
How many slum pockets are made by Government of Mizoram?

  1. 45          
  2. 52          
  3. 66          
  4. 73
  

Question 340 :
Which zone is highest in Crime rate?

  1. CBD      
  2. Commuters’ Zone      
  3. Zone in Transition          
  4. Residential Zone
  

Question 341 :
India is divided into how many pin code zones?

  1. Six
  2. Seven
  3. Eight
  4. Ten
  

Question 342 :
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given tiger reserves of India from north of south? [CDS 2010]

  1. Dudwa - Kanha - Indravati - Bandipur
  2. Kanha - Bandipur - Dudwa - Indravati
  3. Indravati - Kanha - Dudwa - Bandipur
  4. Dudwa - Kanha - Bandipur – Indravati
  

Question 343 :
Consider the following statements __ 1. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest National Park of India. 2. It was one of the nine Tiger Reserves created at the launch of the Project Tiger in 1973. 3. Initially it was named as ‘Haile National Park’. - Which of the statements given above are correct? [CDS 2009]

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

Question 344 :
Which of the following is false?

  1. Krishna serves Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
  2. Godavari serves Madhya Pradesh
  3. Mahanadi serves Bihar and Orissa
  4. Narmada serves Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 345 :
India has one land-locked and protected port which is at

  1. Paradeep
  2. Chennai
  3. Kolkata
  4. Visakhapatnam
  

Question 346 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [CDS 2009] ____National Park : State____

  1. KanhaNational Park : Madhya Pradesh
  2. Sultanpur National Park : Haryana
  3. Ranthambore National Park : Gujarat
  4. Bandipur National Park : Karnataka
  

Question 347 :
Which of the following towns is not on the Golden Quadrilateral being created for the roads infrastructure of the country ? [SSC Graduate 2003]

  1. Chennai
  2. Hyderabad
  3. Vishakhapatnam
  4. Bhubhaneshwar
  

Question 348 :
The river Cauvery flows from: [UPCS 1994]

  1. Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu
  2. Karnataka to Maharashtra
  3. Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
  4. Kerala to Tamil Nadu
  

Question 349 :
Where is the old and over 2 km-long 'Pamban Railway Bridge', which attracts tourists from all over the country? [Asstt Comm 2008]

  1. Nilgiris
  2. Krishna delta
  3. Palk straits
  4. Malabar coast
  

Question 350 :
Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India? [IAS 2003]

  1. Constructing high rise building and sky scrapers
  2. Dispersing the factories - industries to the neighbouring but independent location.
  3. Building up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city
  4. Preventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city
  

Question 351 :
The settlements with the lowest order of specialization would be =lly spaced and surrounded by hexagonal shaped service area or hinterlands.' Who defines thing?

  1. Ullman      
  2. Christaller      
  3. Losch        
  4. Burgess
  

Question 352 :
Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?

  1. 20°30’W
  2. 82°30'E
  3. 92°30’W
  4. 92°30'E
  

Question 353 :
Pick out the correct example of simple basic service or low order:

  1. Steel Manufacturing Industry
  2. Universities    
  3. Grocery Store        
  4. None of these
  

Question 354 :
Which of the following are the features of the Himalayan rivers? 1. They are of youthful nature, forming deep gorges and performing intense erosional activity 2. They are free to form their courses and follow a dendritic pattern 3. They have very large basins

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

Question 355 :
Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water? [Stenographers' Exam 1994]

  1. Desert soil
  2. Laterite soil
  3. Red soil
  4. Regur soil
  

Question 356 :
The country which have highest proportion of urban population:

  1. Kuwait      
  2. Singapore        
  3. Japan        
  4. Switzerland
  

Question 357 :
What is the largest City in India by area-wise?

  1. Greater Mumbai  
  2. NCT Delhi        
  3. Bengaluru        
  4. Kolkata
  

Question 358 :
Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?

  1. Kandla
  2. Vishakhapatnam
  3. Haldia
  4. Tuticorin
  

Question 359 :
Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?

  1. Cauvery
  2. Narmada
  3. Kosi
  4. Godavari
  

Question 360 :
The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is:

  1. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
  2. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
  3. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
  4. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere