GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 721 :
Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas?

  1. Folding of the earth's crust
  2. Accumulation of loess deposits
  3. Folding of the geosyncline
  4. Faulting of the earth's crust
  

Question 722 :
The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in

  1. Mettur Dam
  2. Bhakra Dam
  3. Ranjit Sagar Dam
  4. Rajasthan Canal
  

Question 723 :
Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct? [CDS 2003]

  1. Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Orissa
  2. Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chattisgarh
  3. West Bengal - Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Tamil Nadu
  4. Chhattisgrah - Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu – Orissa
  

Question 724 :
The States which have common borders with China are: 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Sikkim 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Himachal Pradesh

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

Question 725 :
Which of these oceans touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other?

  1. Indian Ocean
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. Atlantic Ocean
  4. Antarctic Ocean
  

Question 726 :
The smallest Union Territory is:

  1. Pondicherry
  2. Lakshadweep
  3. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  

Question 727 :
Where are most or the Earth's active volcanoes concentrated at present?

  1. South America
  2. Africa
  3. Pacific Ocean
  4. Europe
  

Question 728 :
Which among the following is the greatest inland waterway in Europe?

  1. Thames
  2. Elbe
  3. Rhine
  4. Volga
  

Question 729 :
Which one of the following is the southern-most city ? [CDS 2004]

  1. Bhopal
  2. Kolkata
  3. Raipur
  

Question 730 :
Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in

  1. Japan
  2. Philippines
  3. Hawaiian Islands
  4. Singapore
  

Question 731 :
Changing of colour of a rock into yellow or red is due to

  1. hydration
  2. oxidation
  3. carbonation
  4. exfoliation
  

Question 732 :
Consider the following statements: 1. Alluvial soil is rich in chemical properties and is capable of yielding Rabi and Kharif crops. 2. Black soil is suitable for cotton, groundnut. 3. Rabi crops are reaped in autumn after sowing in June. - Which of these statements are correct ? [Asstt Comm PF 2002]

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

Question 733 :
Canals serve as passage of communication in the city of ___in Italy.

  1. Rome
  2. Venice
  3. Turin
  4. Genoa
  

Question 734 :
Duncan Passage is located between [CDS 2012]

  1. South and Little Andaman
  2. Little and Great Nicobar
  3. North and Middle Andaman
  4. Middle and South Andaman
  

Question 735 :
Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on : [IAS 2003]

  1. Palni hills
  2. Anaimalai mountain
  3. Nilgiri mountain
  4. Cardamon hills
  

Question 736 :
Jharkhand does not share boundary with: [CPO AC 2003]

  1. West Bengal
  2. Orissa
  3. Chhattisgarh
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 737 :
Which one of the following groups comprises of States sharing borders with Chhattisgarh ? [NDA 2002]

  1. Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa
  2. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
  3. Bihar, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Orissa
  4. Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
  

Question 738 :
Which one of the following Indian states does not have a common international border with Bangladesh? [CDS 2008]

  1. Manipur
  2. West Bengal
  3. Tripura
  4. Assam
  

Question 739 :
Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? 1. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss 2. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets 3. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the plateau 4. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges.

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

Question 740 :
The construction of Panama Canal in 1913 eliminated the long and hazardous voyage

  1. round the stormy Cape Horn
  2. round the Cape of Good Hope
  3. between North and South America
  4. in the stormy Atlantic Ocean
  

Question 741 :
What do you understand by the term 'Doab' ?

  1. Where the delta of river begins
  2. Where two or more rivers meet
  3. Land between two separate river systems
  4. Land between two tributaries of a river
  

Question 742 :
The Tropic of Cancer passes through: [NDA 2004]

  1. Bihar
  2. Gujarat
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Orissa
  

Question 743 :
Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to [BPSC 2011]

  1. the difference in their altitudes
  2. snowfall in Shimla
  3. pollution in Amritsar
  

Question 744 :
Biome represents ____.

  1. a desert vegetation
  2. a major ecological group of plants
  3. a large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate
  4. a major ecological group of animals
  

Question 745 :
Which of the following is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? [UTI 1993]

  1. Dadra
  2. Nagar Haveli
  3. Kavaratti
  4. Silvassa
  

Question 746 :
Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer? [IAS 2003]

  1. Delhi
  2. Kolkata
  3. Jodhpur
  4. Nagpur
  

Question 747 :
Sues Canal connects ____ and____.

  1. Port Said and Suez
  2. Cairo and Dumyat
  3. Dumyat and Port Said
  4. Suez and Dumyat
  

Question 748 :
A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with

  1. Geothermal power
  2. Tidal power
  3. Wind mills
  4. Biomass power
  

Question 749 :
Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ? 1.A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate 2.Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able toread and write 3.For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 4.The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate

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

Question 750 :
The second highest peak in the world is:

  1. Kanchenjunga
  2. K-2 (Godwin Austin)
  3. Nandadevi
  4. Lhotse