GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 421 :
The first month of the 'Saka era' is : [IAS 2003]

  1. Vaishakha
  2. Phalguna
  3. Chaitra
  4. Bhadon
  

Question 422 :
Consider the following railway zones: 1. North-Eastern Railway 2. Central Railway 3. North-Western Railway 4. South-Eastern Railway . - Which one of the following is the correct order of locations of the headquarters of the above railway zones from west to east ? [Asstt Commt 2010]

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

Question 423 :
Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip? [IAS2007]

  1. Simlipal National Park
  2. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
  3. Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
  4. Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
  

Question 424 :
Which among the following is the major item of export from Paradeep Port ? [NDA 2008]

  1. Rice
  2. Tea
  3. Fish
  4. Iron Ore
  

Question 425 :
Which of the following was not one of the consequences of the policy of exporting raw materials and food grains from India to Britain? [IAS 2003]

  1. It raised the prices of raw materials
  2. It brought enormous profits to unscrupulous businessman
  3. It led to agricultural shortage and famines
  4. It denuded the country of her agricultural surplus
  

Question 426 :
Which one of the following National Highways passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa? [IAS 2007]

  1. NH 4
  2. NH 5
  3. NH 6
  4. NH 7
  

Question 427 :
Kanha National Park belongs to which one among the following biogeographical areas in the world? [CDS 2011]

  1. Tropical Sub-humid Forests
  2. Tropical Humid Forests
  3. Tropical Dry Forests
  4. Tropical Moist Forests
  

Question 428 :
Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to pollution will cause

  1. earth's temperature to rise
  2. earth's temperature to fall
  3. no change in earth's temperature
  4. increase in ultra-violet radiation reaching the earth
  

Question 429 :
Which is the largest tiger reserve in India? [SSC Graduate 2003]

  1. Nagarjuna
  2. Manas
  3. Pench
  4. Corbett
  

Question 430 :
If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, which one of the following groups of National Highways it has to go by ? [IAS 2007]

  1. NH 2, NH 11, NH 12
  2. NH 2, NH 3, NH 12
  3. NH 8, NH 3, NH 11
  4. NH 2, NH 25, NH 11
  

Question 431 :
Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?

  1. Insolation
  2. Evaporation
  3. Condensation
  4. Precipitation
  

Question 432 :
The position of Indian Railways network in the world is [SSC Grad 2011]

  1. second
  2. third
  3. fourth
  4. fifth
  

Question 433 :
Which from the following towns is not on the Golden Quadrilateral being created for the roads-infrastructure of the country? [SSC Graduate 2003)]

  1. Ajmer
  2. Ahmedabad
  3. Jabalpur
  4. Gaya
  

Question 434 :
Which of the following are the components of loamy soils? 1. Red soil 2. Clay soil 3. Alluvial soil 4. Silt soil

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

Question 435 :
What is the correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean sea level in descending order?

  1. Kodaikanal, Darjeeling, Shimla and Mahabaleshwar
  2. Shimla, Darjeeling, Kodaikanal and Mahabaleshwar
  3. Kodaikanal, Shimla, Mahabaleshwar and Darjeeling
  4. Mahabaleshwar, Shimla, Darjeeling and Kodaikanal
  

Question 436 :
In which one of the following places is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway located? [CDS 2008]

  1. Guwahati
  2. Gorakhpur
  3. Kolkata
  4. Bhubaneswar
  

Question 437 :
The last three digits of a PIN code represent:

  1. zone
  2. sub-zone
  3. sorting district
  4. mailing route
  

Question 438 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [IAS 2006] __ Railway Zone : Headquarters__

  1. North Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur
  2. South Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar
  3. Eastern Railway : Kolkata
  4. South East Central Railway : Bilaspur
  

Question 439 :
International date line is a/an

  1. straight line
  2. curved line
  3. zigzag line
  4. elliptical line
  

Question 440 :
Which one of the following is NOT the port town of Gujarat ? [UP PCS 2011]

  1. Jamnagar
  2. Okha
  3. Porbandar
  4. Verval
  

Question 441 :
Which National Highway connects Chennai and Visakhapatnam ? [Asstt Comm 2008]

  1. NH 4
  2. NH 5
  3. NH 6
  4. NH 8
  

Question 442 :
Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ?

  1. Kerala coast
  2. Central India
  3. Punjab
  4. Rajasthan
  

Question 443 :
Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin? [NDA 1993]

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

Question 444 :
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are connected by _____ canal

  1. Suez
  2. Panama
  3. Kiel
  4. Soo
  

Question 445 :
Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards? [CDS 2008]

  1. Kosi
  2. Ghaghara
  3. Gandak
  4. Sone
  

Question 446 :
Although hot deserts have a very low annual rainfall, occasional heavy rain storms do occur and these sometimes produce steep-sided, flat-floored valleys called:

  1. gorges
  2. wadi
  3. canyons
  4. barchans
  

Question 447 :
Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched? 1. Zojila and Burzil - Jammu - Kashmir 2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La - Uttar Pradesh 3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh - Himachal Pradesh 4. Nathu La and Jelep La - Sikkim

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

Question 448 :
The biggest railway Junction in the United States is

  1. New York
  2. Chicago
  3. St Louis
  4. Washington DC
  

Question 449 :
West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries? [NDA 2004]

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four
  

Question 450 :
Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area? [IAS 2008]

  1. Cauvery
  2. Krishna
  3. Mahanadi
  4. Narmada