GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 841 :
The primate city of Mizoram is:

  1. Tlabung      
  2. Lunglei      
  3. Aizawl      
  4. Sairang
  

Question 842 :
Pick out the correct answer:

  1. Census town must have at least more than 75% of the main working population engaged in non-agriculture activities        
  2. Census town must have at least more than 75% of the male main working population engaged in non-agriculture activities      
  3. both ( and ( are correct
  4. None of these
  

Question 843 :
Which one is the early approach to study Urban Geography?

  1. Urban Morphology    
  2. Positivism   approach    
  3. Behavioral approach  
  4. Humanistic approach
  

Question 844 :
The term conurbation defines:

  1. Million cities  
  2. Rural Urban areas    
  3. Remote areas
  4. Coalesce of Cities
  

Question 845 :
Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth's origin is from gases and dust particles?

  1. James Jeans
  2. H Alfven
  3. F Hoyle
  4. O Schmidit
  

Question 846 :
The concept of ‘Range of good or services’ is:

  1. the minimum population that is required to bring about the provision of certain good or services                                        
  2. the average maximum distance people will travel to purchase goods and services  
  3. a place which serves as a focal point for a number of other settlements which are dependent on it                                        
  4. None of the above
  

Question 847 :
Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?

  1. Yamuna
  2. Son
  3. Gomti
  4. Sutlej
  

Question 848 :
Power minerals are

  1. manganese, platinum, tungsten
  2. mica, potash, sulphur
  3. coal, oil, natural gas
  4. lead, zinc, bauxite
  

Question 849 :
The largest coal reserves of India are found in : [UP PCS 2002]

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Orissa
  

Question 850 :
The shape of modern town is affected by:

  1. Shopping facilities          
  2. Parking facilities  
  3. Driving facilities          
  4. None of them
  

Question 851 :
Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of ______ river.

  1. Salween
  2. Menam
  3. Mekong
  4. Irrawaddy
  

Question 852 :
Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing?

  1. Mahanadi
  2. Godavari
  3. Tapti
  4. Cauvery
  

Question 853 :
Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to

  1. increase in the humidity of air
  2. fall in the atmospheric pressure
  3. severe heat energy from the sun
  4. rise in the atmospheric pressure
  

Question 854 :
Consider the following problems being faced by the Indian Coal Industry : 1. Poor quality of coal and bottlenecks in the coal movement 2. Low utilisation capacity of washeries 3. Growing dependence on the import of coking coal 4. Administered prices. - Which of the above are correct? [BPSC 2011]

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

Question 855 :
In the decreasing order of the length of the rivers, the correct sequence is : [C2003]

  1. Brahmaputra - Ganga - Godavari - Narmada
  2. Ganga - Godavari - Brahmaputra - Narmada
  3. Brahmaputra - Narmada - Godavari - Ganga
  4. Ganga - Brahmaputra - Godavari – Narmada
  

Question 856 :
Where is Pygmalion Point also known as Indira Point?

  1. Lakshadweep
  2. Andman and Nicobar Islands
  3. Rameswaram
  4. Point Calimere
  

Question 857 :
Consider the following: 1. Chilika Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Vembanad Lake - Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)? [CDS 2005]

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

Question 858 :
The continuous circulation of water among the hydrosphere, atmosphere and Lithosphere is known as

  1. Water circulation
  2. Hydrologic cycle
  3. Hydro-equilibrium
  4. Precipitation
  

Question 859 :
European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by

  1. Straits of Bosporus
  2. Sea of Marmara
  3. Straits of Dardanelles
  4. All the above
  

Question 860 :
On the Equator the day and night are equal

  1. on equinoxes
  2. on summer solstice
  3. on winter solstice
  4. throughout the year
  

Question 861 :
Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending order? [IAS 2003]

  1. Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari
  2. Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari
  3. Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
  4. Indus, Ganga Godavari, Brahmaputra
  

Question 862 :
The home of spices is

  1. Middle East
  2. The USA
  3. France
  4. India
  

Question 863 :
Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India?

  1. West Bengal
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Gujarat
  4. Maharashtra
  

Question 864 :
The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in

  1. North America
  2. Germany
  3. Europe
  4. Former USSR (now defunct)
  

Question 865 :
Which of the following is/are correct? 2. Broad guage railway engines - Varanasi 3. Electric locomotives - Bhopal 4. Integral Coach Factory - Kolkata

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

Question 866 :
People living in Sweden generally belong to

  1. Mediterranean
  2. Alpine
  3. Nordic
  4. Mongoloid
  

Question 867 :
A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called

  1. ridge
  2. peninsula
  3. isthmus
  4. neck
  

Question 868 :
The Naga hills form the watershed between India and: [IES 1994]

  1. China
  2. Myanmar
  3. Bhutan
  4. Bangladesh
  

Question 869 :
Which of the following is an inland drainage area? [CDS 1994]

  1. Chilka region
  2. Mansarovar lake
  3. Rann of Kutch
  

Question 870 :
The 'Chilka lake region' lies in between the deltas of: [NDA 2003]

  1. Ganga and Mahanadi
  2. Godavari and Krishna
  3. Mahanadi and Godavari
  4. Krishna and Cauvery