GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 91 :
The amount of dew is measured by

  1. Pluviometer
  2. Drosometer
  3. Anemometer
  4. Hygrometer
  

Question 92 :
Which Indian state is known as 'Land of Five Rivers' ? [Railways 1993]

  1. U.P.
  2. Punjab
  3. Haryana
  4. Jammu and Kashmir
  

Question 93 :
Which one most influence the land and rent values in Hoyt Sectoral Model?

  1. Topography      
  2. Major Transportation routes  
  3. Housing  
  4. None of these
  

Question 94 :
Which of the following is an ore of iron?

  1. Bauxite
  2. Haematite
  3. Dolomite
  4. Alunite
  

Question 95 :
Valparaiso is an important port of

  1. Argentina
  2. Uruguay
  3. Chile
  4. Paraguay
  

Question 96 :
MLD is stand for:

  1. Minimum Lower Division      
  2. Major Land Division              
  3. Millions of Liters per Day      
  4. None of these
  

Question 97 :
As per 2011 census, the total population of Mumbai’s Urban Agglomeration is about:

  1. 20 million      
  2. 25 million      
  3. 30 million      
  4. 35 million
  

Question 98 :
‘S = ei – et/ Et.Ei’ is a formula of:

  1. The index of surplus workers    
  2. Multivariate Analysis            
  3. Standard Deviation Method        
  4. None of these
  

Question 99 :
In India the State with the largest area under very dense forests is [UP PCS 2011]

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Orissa
  

Question 100 :
Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003]

  1. Kolkata
  2. Kochi
  3. Mumbai
  4. Vishakhapatnam
  

Question 101 :
Road Density in Delhi City is around:

  1. 1000 km/100 km2 of land          
  2. 1750 km/100 km2 of land          
  3. 2000 km/100 km2 of land          
  4. 3000/100 km2 of land
  

Question 102 :
The concept of ‘Threshold’ 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 103 :
Passenger and merchant ships are constructed at

  1. Mazagaon Docks
  2. Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
  3. No place; the Indian docks only make navy ships
  4. Goa shipyard
  

Question 104 :
Most of the house structure in Delhi City is a type of:

  1. Pucca house      
  2. Semi-Pucca house
  3. Kutcha house
  4. None of these
  

Question 105 :
The highest water fall in the world is

  1. Tugela
  2. Jog
  3. Angel
  4. Yosemite
  

Question 106 :
The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a U turn in its course to flow into India. This U turn is due to [CSAT 2011]

  1. Uplift of folded Himalayan series
  2. Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
  3. Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
  4. Both (a) and (b) above
  

Question 107 :
The South African River draining into Atlantic Ocean is

  1. Orange
  2. Zambezi
  3. Limpopo
  4. Nile
  

Question 108 :
Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the _____ crop.

  1. Jute
  2. Cotton
  3. Hemp
  4. Flax
  

Question 109 :
With increasing distance from the center of the town; population density usually:

  1. Increases        
  2. Remain constant  
  3. Decreases        
  4. None of these
  

Question 110 :
Which of the following rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga'?

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

Question 111 :
Concentric circle theory in urban land use is formulated by:

  1. Burgess      
  2. Harris      
  3. Ullman      
  4. Dickinson
  

Question 112 :
A modern town often has:

  1. Curved street            
  2. Street cutting at right angles          
  3. Street are usually live with trees  
  4. Only ( and (
  

Question 113 :
As per 2011 census, the slum households in the country are about:

  1. 13.7 million    
  2. 20.02 million    
  3. 56.5 million    
  4. 10 million
  

Question 114 :
Which are of the following is wrongly characterised?

  1. Chinook- Canada - winter - warm
  2. Khamsin – Egypt – spring - hot
  3. Sirocco – Sahara – spring - hot
  4. Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
  

Question 115 :
The phenomenon ‘Urban revolution’ was mainly led by:

  1. Agriculture revolution      
  2. Industrial revolution    
  3. Famine and war  
  4. None of these
  

Question 116 :
A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a

  1. Mulatto
  2. Mestizo
  3. Meiji
  4. Mau Mau
  

Question 117 :
Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India? 1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India 2. Deflection of trade winds 3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean 4. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal

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

Question 118 :
Segregation in Urban Geography refers to:

  1. Set apart from each other; isolated or divided      
  2. Urban Crime      
  3. A part of a city, especially a slum area        
  4. None of these
  

Question 119 :
Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct? 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content. 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash. 3. They are porous and have friable structure. - Select the correct answer using the code given below: [(OS2011]

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

Question 120 :
Peaty soil is found in :

  1. Kerala
  2. Kashmir
  3. Assam
  4. Gujarat