GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 601 :
Which State has the largest coastline in India? [Railway 2009]

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

Question 602 :
The western coast of India receive very high rainfall in summer mainly due to [NDA 2011]

  1. Tropical location
  2. Nearness to sea
  3. Western Ghats
  4. Himalayas
  

Question 603 :
The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as: [CDS 2001]

  1. bhabar
  2. bhangar
  3. khadar
  4. terai
  

Question 604 :
The first steam boat was built by

  1. Stevenson
  2. Newton
  3. James Watt
  4. Robert Fulton
  

Question 605 :
Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost? [CDS 2003]

  1. Kohima
  2. Jorhat
  3. Itanagar
  4. Dibrugarh
  

Question 606 :
Lakshadweep Islands are the product of: [CDS 1999]

  1. volcanic activity
  2. wave action
  3. sea-floor expansion
  4. reef formation
  

Question 607 :
A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as

  1. Metropolis
  2. Megalopolis
  3. Conurbation
  4. City sprawl
  

Question 608 :
Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?

  1. Bangalore-Varanasi
  2. Chennai-Varanasi
  3. Kakinanda-Pondicherry
  4. Pondicherry-Varanasi
  

Question 609 :
Deltas are formed where the shores are free of

  1. Low tide
  2. Hard rocks
  3. High tide
  4. Trees
  

Question 610 :
Between which one of the following pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located? [IAS 2008]

  1. South Andaman and Little Andaman
  2. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
  3. Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar Island
  4. Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island
  

Question 611 :
The wont affected state of India by the menace of sea erosion is

  1. Kerala
  2. Odisha
  3. Gujarat
  4. Andhra Pradesh
  

Question 612 :
Which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2005]

  1. The Western Ghats are relatively higher in their northern region
  2. The Anal Mudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats
  3. Tapi river lies to the south of Satpura
  4. The Narmada and the Tapi river valleys are said to be old rift valleys
  

Question 613 :
The extension of the landmass into the sea is shown as the

  1. continental slope
  2. continental shelf
  3. continental mass
  4. continental territory
  

Question 614 :
The two volcanic islands in the Indian territory are: [CDS 2002]

  1. Kavaratti and New Moor
  2. Bitra and Kavaratti
  3. Pamban and Barren
  4. Narcondam and Barren
  

Question 615 :
Arrange the following religious groups in increasing order of their population in India: 1. Muslims 2. Buddhists 3. Sikhs 4. Jains 5. Christians

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

Question 616 :
The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in:

  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Sikkim
  

Question 617 :
Port Blair is situated in : [NDA 1993]

  1. North Andaman
  2. South Andaman
  3. Middle Andaman
  4. Little Andaman
  

Question 618 :
The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?

  1. Block mountains
  2. Fold mountains
  3. Volcanic mountains
  4. Residual mountains
  

Question 619 :
Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats ?

  1. Height
  2. Continuity
  3. Proximity to the coast
  4. Vegetation
  

Question 620 :
Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

  1. Thailand
  2. Sri Lanka
  3. Indonesia
  4. All of them
  

Question 621 :
Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?

  1. forests act as water sheds
  2. forests bring rainfall in monsoon
  3. forests lower the temperature of the environment
  4. forests prevent soil erosion
  

Question 622 :
What is the name of the highest summit of Nilgiri Hills? [Asstt Comm 2008]

  1. Coonoor-betta
  2. Anaimudi
  3. Doda-betta
  4. Vellangiri
  

Question 623 :
Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size? [CDS 2002]

  1. Pundicherry
  2. Lakshadweep
  3. Daman and Diu
  4. Chandigarh
  

Question 624 :
Ten Degree Channel is between: [CDS 2011]

  1. Dover and Calais
  2. Alaska and Russia
  3. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
  4. North Korea and South Korea
  

Question 625 :
The process of water getting evaporated from the surface of leaves is known as

  1. evaporation
  2. evapo-transpiration
  3. transpiration
  4. transportation
  

Question 626 :
The north flowing rivers of Siberia are not of much use tor navigation mainly because

  1. they are too shallow in the dry season
  2. the lower courses remain frozen for many months
  3. they flow through uninhabited areas
  4. they lack navigation facilities to ensure safety
  

Question 627 :
Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the

  1. Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Mt. Everest
  2. Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mt. Everest
  3. Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kumaun, Namcha Barwa
  4. Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest, Nanda Devi
  

Question 628 :
The Ganges in Bangladesh is known as the

  1. Farakka
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Padma
  4. Sonar
  

Question 629 :
A stony desert is termed as _____ and sandy desert as_____.

  1. reg, erg
  2. reg, loess
  3. erg, loess
  4. erg, reg
  

Question 630 :
River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it : [CPO SI 2003]

  1. gets flooded often causing havoc
  2. causes maximum soil erosion
  3. forms number of dangerous waterfalls
  4. is not a perennial river