GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 571 :
Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ? [CPO AC 2003]

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Assam
  4. Bihar
  

Question 572 :
Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? [CPO SI 2003]

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Myanmar
  3. Indonesia
  4. Pakistan
  

Question 573 :
Which of the following is not a plantation crop?

  1. Coffee
  2. Rubber
  3. Sugarcane
  4. Tea
  

Question 574 :
The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in

  1. West Bengal and Assam
  2. Deccan Plateau
  3. Gujarat and Maharashtra
  4. Kerala and Karnataka
  

Question 575 :
Which of the following tribes is not found in Central India ? [IAS 2003]

  1. Gonds
  2. Todas
  3. Bhils
  4. Munda
  

Question 576 :
Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them active?

  1. Norway
  2. Finland
  3. Ireland
  4. Iceland
  

Question 577 :
Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate? [Railways 1994]

  1. Alluvial
  2. Black
  3. Red
  4. Sandy
  

Question 578 :
Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ?

  1. Khyber
  2. Bomdila
  3. Bara Lacha La
  4. Shipkila
  

Question 579 :
Consider the following statements regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 1. It enjoys equatorial climate 2. This is the only place in India where a volcano is located 3. This is the only place in India where coral bed is found . - Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [NDA 2010]

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

Question 580 :
People or north Africa are generally

  1. Negroid
  2. Hematic
  3. Mongoloid
  4. None of these
  

Question 581 :
Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India? 1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm 2. The trees are short rooted 3. Thorny shrubs and grassland 4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.

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

Question 582 :
The length of India's coastline is about: [SBI 2013]

  1. 5900 km
  2. 6100 km
  3. 7000 km
  4. 7500 km
  

Question 583 :
Duncan Passage is situated between: [CDS 1999]

  1. Minicoy and Amindiv
  2. Minicoy and Maldives
  3. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
  4. South Andaman and Little Andaman
  

Question 584 :
Which states of India have a common border with Pakistan? 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Punjab 4. Gujarat 5. Rajasthan

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

Question 585 :
The highest plateau in the world is

  1. Plateau of Tibet
  2. Deccan Plateau
  3. Plateau of Iran
  4. Spanish Plateau
  

Question 586 :
Among the following States, which one has the largest forest area? [IAS 2008]

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

Question 587 :
The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of ____ degrees from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.

  1. 17.5°
  2. 23.5°
  3. 36°
  4. 45°
  

Question 588 :
The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is : [IAS 1994]

  1. the Siwalik Range
  2. the Lesser Himalayas
  3. the Great Himalayan Range
  4. the Dhaula Dhar Range
  

Question 589 :
In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located? [IAS 2007]

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

Question 590 :
The capital of Lakshadweep is : [Stenographers' Exam 1990]

  1. Port Blair
  2. Silvassa
  3. Aizawl
  4. Kavaratti
  

Question 591 :
Which one of the following does NOT lie in Maharashtra? [UP PCS 2011]

  1. Balaghat Range
  2. Harishchandra Range
  3. Mandav Hills
  4. Satmala Hills
  

Question 592 :
Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste? [BPSC 2011]

  1. Bihar
  2. West Bengal
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Punjab
  

Question 593 :
Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the Vale of Kashmir ? [CDS 2002]

  1. It is a synclinal valley
  2. It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas
  3. It is drained by the river Jhelum
  4. Previously it was a bed of a great lake, subsequently uplifted.
  

Question 594 :
The Konkan Coast stretches between:

  1. Goa and Cochin
  2. Goa and Mumbai
  3. Goa and Daman
  4. Goa and Diu
  

Question 595 :
Which of the following towns is located at easternmost? [IAS 2003]

  1. Bokaro
  2. Jamshedpur
  3. Patna
  4. Ranchi
  

Question 596 :
The wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is

  1. Azizia (Libya)
  2. Ramagundam (India)
  3. Stwart Island (New Zealand)
  4. Kandy (Sri Lanka)
  

Question 597 :
The Rajasthan Canal Project coven

  1. Punjab
  2. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
  3. Haryana
  4. Rajasthan
  

Question 598 :
Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes? [CDS 2000]

  1. Coastal plains
  2. Old shields
  3. Plateaus
  4. Young folded mountains
  

Question 599 :
What separates Daman and Diu? [RRB 1993]

  1. Narmada River
  2. Gulf of Khambat
  3. Gir Hills
  4. Tapti River
  

Question 600 :
__________ forms the western boundary of the Indian sub-continent.

  1. Aravalli
  2. Pirpanjal
  3. Karakoram
  4. Hindukush