GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 811 :
The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is : [IAS 2002]

  1. Allahabad
  2. Chennai
  3. Cherapunji
  4. Kolkata
  

Question 812 :
The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were

  1. leap years
  2. not leap years
  3. famine years
  4. years of natural calamities
  

Question 813 :
Christaller’s K=4 represents:

  1. Marketing principle      
  2. Traffic principle    
  3. Administrative principle    
  4. None of these
  

Question 814 :
Liverpool Hull, Bristol and Southampton are ports in

  1. America
  2. Europe
  3. Africa
  4. England
  

Question 815 :
In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past? [IAS 2007]

  1. Hoshangabad
  2. Raipur
  3. Sambalpur
  4. Warangal
  

Question 816 :
In which state is Jog Falls located?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Karnataka
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Kerala
  

Question 817 :
What is the largest city in the world?

  1. Delhi        
  2. Tokyo        
  3. New York    
  4. Mumbai
  

Question 818 :
The river basin which is called 'Ruhr of India' is:

  1. Damodar
  2. Hooghly
  3. Godavari
  4. Swarnarekha
  

Question 819 :
Based on Chauncey D. Harris Classification of Cities, the manufacturing cities should have working population engaged in Manufacturing industries at least:

  1. 30%          
  2. 45%          
  3. 60%          
  4. 0.75
  

Question 820 :
What per cent of the world population live in the Urban Areas?

  1. 40 per cent      
  2. 35 per cent      
  3. 30 per cent      
  4. 20 per cent
  

Question 821 :
Which city do not have metro railway line?

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

Question 822 :
By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?

  1. Manas
  2. Dhansiri
  3. Dlhang
  4. Tsangpo
  

Question 823 :
Which one of the following does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)?

  1. Nasik
  2. Koraput
  3. Kolkata
  4. Bangalore
  

Question 824 :
The countries which are independent and prosperous are known as:

  1. Developed Countries      
  2. Developing Countries            
  3. Less Developed Countries    
  4. None of these
  

Question 825 :
Which of the following minerals is needed for generation of nuclear power?

  1. Potassium
  2. Aluminium
  3. Cadmium
  4. Uranium
  

Question 826 :
The largest producer of wood pulp is

  1. India
  2. Canada
  3. Russia
  4. USA
  

Question 827 :
Pick out the correct example of Specialized service or high order:

  1. Universities    
  2. Grocery Store    
  3. both ( and (    
  4. None of these
  

Question 828 :
Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? [CDS 2001, CDS 2003]

  1. Cochin
  2. Ennore
  3. Tuticorin
  4. Vishakhapatnam
  

Question 829 :
The location of a cement industry is mostly based on _____.

  1. nearness to a port
  2. where demand is high
  3. where transportation facilities are available
  4. availability of raw materials
  

Question 830 :
The deflection of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to Its left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the

  1. rotation of the Earth
  2. revolution of the Earth
  3. uneven heating of the Earth
  4. All the above
  

Question 831 :
Statutory towns are the towns which:

  1. have more than 75% of the total population engaged in non-agriculture activities
  2. have total population of more than 10,000                            
  3. are notified under law by the concerned State/UT Government              
  4. All of these
  

Question 832 :
Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan? [IAS 2004]

  1. Bharatpur
  2. Jaipur
  3. Jodhpur
  4. Udaipur
  

Question 833 :
The density of population of NCT Delhi is:

  1. 6598 per sq. km.
  2. 8700 per. Sq. km
  3. 11320 per sq. km
  4. 24000 sq. km.
  

Question 834 :
Consider the following mountain ranges of Jammu and Kashmir:1. Karakoram 2. Ladakh 3. Zanskar Which of the following arrangements is correct according to their locations from north to south?

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

Question 835 :
Consider the following rivers: 1. Ganga 2. Brahmaputra 3. Godavari 4. Krishna - Which of these rivers build a common delta? [CDS 2001]

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

Question 836 :
Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?

  1. Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
  2. Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
  3. Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
  4. Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
  

Question 837 :
In which zone, Medium-Class Residential is founded in Harris and Ullman’s Multiple-Nuclei Model of Urban Land Use?

  1. Zone I      
  2. Zone II      
  3. Zone III    
  4. Zone IV
  

Question 838 :
Who made the division of slum as declared slums and undeclared slums?

  1. Census of India          
  2. National Sample Survey Organisation      
  3. Socio-economic Surey of India    
  4. None of them
  

Question 839 :
The total area covers by NCT Delhi is around:

  1. 323 sq. km.      
  2. 1,484 sq. km.    
  3. 1, 985 sq. km.  
  4. 2015 sq. km.
  

Question 840 :
The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is

  1. 27 miles
  2. 36 miles
  3. 48 miles
  4. 57 miles