GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1111 :
The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the penisular India from north to south is

  1. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vaigai
  2. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vaigai and Pennar
  3. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vaigai
  4. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vaigai and Pennar
  

Question 1112 :
The famous Matterhorn Peak is found in

  1. Austria
  2. Switzerland
  3. France
  4. Sweden
  

Question 1113 :
Land of Fishermen' refers to

  1. Europe
  2. Former USSR
  3. Norway
  4. Japan
  

Question 1114 :
Ear rot is a disease which Infects

  1. wheat
  2. sugarcane
  3. corn
  4. coffee
  

Question 1115 :
The Persian Gulf region is rich in _____.

  1. crude oil reserves
  2. iron ore reserves
  3. bauxite ore reserves
  4. uranium ore reserves
  

Question 1116 :
Which of the following does not characterless 'selva'?

  1. Evergreen forest
  2. They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
  3. Climbers hang from the roof formed by the foliage
  4. Commercial utilisation of these forests is difficult
  

Question 1117 :
Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?

  1. dew
  2. fog
  3. mist
  4. hail
  

Question 1118 :
The highest navigable lake in the world is

  1. Huron
  2. Titicaca
  3. Superior
  4. Tanganyika
  

Question 1119 :
The tropical rain forests in the Amazon basin is known as

  1. Savanna
  2. Prairies
  3. Selvas
  4. Pampas
  

Question 1120 :
Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?

  1. Turkey
  2. Cyprus
  3. Syria
  4. Yemen
  

Question 1121 :
What is the shape of the Earth?

  1. Geoid
  2. Circle
  3. Sphere
  4. Hemi-sphere
  

Question 1122 :
Fold mountains are formed due to forces born out of

  1. tension
  2. compression
  3. expansion
  4. volcanoes
  

Question 1123 :
The ______ railway is the longest railway route in the world.

  1. Trans-Siberian
  2. Canadian-Pacific
  3. Trans-Andes
  4. Trans-Continental, Australia
  

Question 1124 :
Blizzards are more frequent in

  1. Tropical region
  2. Temperate region
  3. Arctic region
  4. Antarctic region
  

Question 1125 :
The area of the Earth's total surface is of the order of ____.

  1. 510 million square kilometres
  2. 450 million square kilometres
  3. 400 million square kilometres
  4. 350 million square kilometres
  

Question 1126 :
Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?

  1. Surat
  2. Agra
  3. Cuttack
  4. Mysore
  

Question 1127 :
The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about

  1. 22 km
  2. 32 km
  3. 42 km
  4. 62 km
  

Question 1128 :
Consider the following statements: 1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30°to 35°Nand S Latitudes is known as Horse Latitude. 2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
  

Question 1129 :
The dry wind 'Santa Ana' blows in :

  1. Siberia
  2. Argentina
  3. Switzerland
  4. California
  

Question 1130 :
Lakes formed due to marine deposits are

  1. crater lakes
  2. cirque lakes
  3. ox-bow lakes
  4. lagoons
  

Question 1131 :
Climate of a place is decided by

  1. latitude
  2. altitude
  3. proximity to sea
  4. All of them
  

Question 1132 :
The snowline is the line on mountain or hill slope which

  1. is the highest limit of perpetual snow .
  2. is the lowest limit of perpetual snow
  3. represents the highest amount of snowfall received
  4. represents the lowest amount of snowfall received
  

Question 1133 :
_____ canal lies on one of the world's largest of trade routes connecting Europe and Far East.

  1. The Panama
  2. The Suez
  3. The Kiel
  4. The Goth
  

Question 1134 :
Panama Canal connects ____ and____.

  1. San Jose and Colon
  2. Panama and San Jose
  3. Panama and Colon
  4. Cartagena and Colon
  

Question 1135 :
Doldrum is an area of ___.

  1. low rainfall
  2. low temperature
  3. low pressure
  4. high winds
  

Question 1136 :
The biggest island at the tip of South America is the

  1. Falkland Island
  2. Long Island
  3. Tierra Del Fuego Island
  4. Azores Island
  

Question 1137 :
You find some local people living in log cabins in

  1. Tropical rainforest
  2. Taiga regions
  3. Deserts
  4. Mediterranean regions
  

Question 1138 :
The world's largest delta system is the____.

  1. The Nile, Egypt
  2. Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/Bangladesh
  3. The Mississippi, USA
  4. The Amazon, Brazil
  

Question 1139 :
The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately ______.

  1. 24 million sq km
  2. 44 million sq km
  3. 64 million sq km
  4. 74 million sq km
  

Question 1140 :
The velocity of wind is related to

  1. revolution of the Earth
  2. rotation of the Earth
  3. temperature
  4. pressure gradient