GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 361 :
In which year, the concept of Primate city was proposed?

  1. 1928        
  2. 1935    
  3. 1936    
  4. 1939
  

Question 362 :
Takla Makan desert is situated in

  1. Mongolia
  2. Tibet
  3. Sinkiang
  4. South West China
  

Question 363 :
The width of the road is narrow in Aizawl city is mainly due to:

  1. Low budget      
  2. Not usable      
  3. Topography      
  4. None of these
  

Question 364 :
Which zone is the farthest zone in Burgess Concentric Zone Theory?

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

Question 365 :
One of the pioneer scholars of Indian Urban studies is:

  1. R. L. Singh      
  2. Surendar Singh  
  3. Savindra Singh  
  4. None of them
  

Question 366 :
Which one among the following is a correct sequence of the Indian ports from north to south? [NDA 2011]

  1. Haldia - Kandla - Paradeep - Kochi
  2. Kandla - Haldia - Paradeep - Kochi
  3. Kandla - Haldia - Kochi - Paradeep
  4. Kochi - Kandla - Haldia – Paradeep
  

Question 367 :
When adjoining towns grow and merge together. It is known as:

  1. Metropolis      
  2. Agglomeration        
  3. Conurbation  
  4. None of them
  

Question 368 :
Based on Chauncey D. Harris Classification of Cities, the transportation cities should have the working population who are engaged in transportation and communication at least:

  1. 11%          
  2. 22%          
  3. 35%          
  4. 0.5
  

Question 369 :
Shifting agriculture is most commonly practised in

  1. forests
  2. deserts
  3. plain areas
  4. grass lands
  

Question 370 :
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in : [CDS 2004]

  1. Gujarat
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Maharashtra
  

Question 371 :
Savanna is a

  1. desert
  2. forest
  3. grassland
  4. snowclad mountain
  

Question 372 :
During pre-industrial era, the proportion of urban population was about:

  1. 1 – 2 percent    
  2. 10 – 15 percent  
  3. 20 per cent      
  4. 50 per cent
  

Question 373 :
The second largest river basin in India is of the river: [CBI 1994]

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

Question 374 :
Walter Christaller publish his theory on:

  1. Isolated state      
  2. Central Places  
  3. Agriculture land use    
  4. All of these
  

Question 375 :
Name the largest slum area in India:

  1. Dharavi      
  2. Mankhurd    
  3. Madanpur Khadar  
  4. Seemapur
  

Question 376 :
Which one of the following characteristics is NOT associated with the tropical cyclones? [NDA 2002]

  1. Before the cyclone arrives the air becomes very still and temperature and humidity are high
  2. As the front of the vertex arrives, gusty winds develop and thick clouds appear
  3. As the cold front passes, the weather changes very rapidly
  4. Calm conditions return when the eye of the cyclone arrives
  

Question 377 :
The most useful method of classifying towns is according to:

  1. Form    
  2. Function    
  3. Size        
  4. Population
  

Question 378 :
Arrange the following States on the basis of ascending dates of the onset of monsoon : [NDA 2010] 1.Uttar Pradesh 2.Kerala 3.West Bengal 4.Rajasthan

  1. 2-3-1-4
  2. 3-2-1-4
  3. 3-1-2-4
  4. 1-2-3-4
  

Question 379 :
In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the

  1. Equator
  2. horse latitudes
  3. sub polar low pressure belts
  4. poles
  

Question 380 :
What is the unit of measurement of the distance of the stars from the earth?

  1. fathoms
  2. kilometres
  3. light years
  4. Nautical miles
  

Question 381 :
Which is the world's largest river?

  1. The Nile
  2. The Amazon
  3. The Brahmaputra
  4. The Mississippi and Missouri
  

Question 382 :
How many populations are there in Class VI towns classified by Census of India

  1.  Less than 5, 000        
  2. 10, 000 – 19, 999        
  3. 50, 000 – 99, 9999      
  4. More than 1000, 000
  

Question 383 :
An aerial unit having twenty-five or more kutcha structure mostly of temporary nature, or inhabited by persons with practically no private latrine and inad=te public latrine and water’ is known for:

  1. Notified slums      
  2. Chawls      
  3. Declared slums            
  4. Undeclared slums
  

Question 384 :
The Sion-Panvel Highway is run along:

  1. Delhi city      
  2. Mumbai City  
  3. Aizawl City      
  4. None of these
  

Question 385 :
Which of the following is a hardwood tree?

  1. shisham
  2. pine
  3. spruce
  4. deodar
  

Question 386 :
In which zone, High-Class Residential is founded in Harris and Ullman’s Multiple-Nuclei Model of Urban Land Use?

  1. Zone III    
  2. Zone IV      
  3. Zone V      
  4. Zone VI
  

Question 387 :
The study of CBD (Central Business District) was done by:

  1. Murphy and Vance    
  2. C. D. Harris and Ullman      
  3. Burgess      
  4. None of the above
  

Question 388 :
______ is called the land of thousand lakes'.

  1. Switzerland
  2. Canada
  3. Finland
  4. Sweden
  

Question 389 :
The smallest amongst the following continents is ______.

  1. Africa
  2. Antarctica
  3. North America
  4. South America
  

Question 390 :
‘Down Town’ is associated with:

  1. CBD      
  2. Suburb      
  3. Ghetto      
  4. Residential