GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1261 :
The evergreen trees are those which remain green through out the year. This is because

  1. their leaves do not fall at all
  2. of the effect of the climatic conditions in which they have evolved
  3. their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals
  4. None of the above
  

Question 1262 :
Muscovite, Phlogopite and Biotite are

  1. Iron ore varieties
  2. Mica varieties
  3. Coal varieties
  4. Manganese varieties
  

Question 1263 :
Chemical weathering is a name given to

  1. disintegration of rocks without any change in their chemical composition
  2. chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
  3. removal of soil by chemical action
  4. artificial breaking up of rocks for man's use
  

Question 1264 :
The busiest inland water-way of Europe is the Rhine. Its preeminence as a waterway rests on the fact that

  1. it flows through the most industrialised part of Europe
  2. it follows a rift valley
  3. its course is never frozen
  4. it falls in the North Sea
  

Question 1265 :
The Balkan Peninsula is separated from the rest of Europe by the river.

  1. Danube
  2. Rhine
  3. Elbe
  4. Weser
  

Question 1266 :
Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth's radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?

  1. Dust
  2. Water vapour
  3. Ozone
  4. Nitrogen
  

Question 1267 :
The term 'transhumance' means

  1. the practice of moving to a new clearing in the forest every few years
  2. the seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
  3. moving over to another neighbouring country
  4. moving from place to place in search of work
  

Question 1268 :
River Rhine of Europe drains into

  1. North Sea
  2. Black Sea
  3. Caspian Sea
  4. Adriatic Sea
  

Question 1269 :
Vernal equinox occurs on the

  1. 23rd September
  2. 21st March
  3. 21st June
  4. 22nd December
  

Question 1270 :
The home or the fur-bearing animals is the

  1. coniferous forests
  2. temperate deciduous forests
  3. tundra
  4. temperate grasslands
  

Question 1271 :
Mid-latitude grasslands of Canada are known as

  1. Steppes
  2. Prairies
  3. Pampas
  4. Downs
  

Question 1272 :
Which of the following yield teak?

  1. Coniferous forests
  2. Tropical forests
  3. Deciduous forests
  4. Himalayan forests
  

Question 1273 :
The number of economic minerals associated with sedimentary rocks is

  1. more than that associated with igneous rocks
  2. less than that associated with igneous rocks
  3. same as that in igneous rocks
  4. unknown
  

Question 1274 :
Which set of two riven given below together form the world's largest delta?

  1. The Ganges and the Brahmpautra
  2. The Mississippi and the Missouri
  3. The Tigris and the Euphrates
  4. The Seine and the Rhine
  

Question 1275 :
Suez Canal was completed in the year

  1. 1859
  2. 1869
  3. 1871
  4. 1889
  

Question 1276 :
Japan's total land is about _____ that of India.

  1. one-sixth
  2. one-fifth
  3. one-ninth
  4. one-tenth
  

Question 1277 :
The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc are found in which of the following natural regions of the Earth?

  1. Siberian Type
  2. Tundra Type
  3. Taiga Type
  4. Laurentian Type
  

Question 1278 :
Railways are best suited for

  1. passenger traffic for distances upto 1000 km
  2. freight traffic for bulky commodities
  3. urban commuters
  4. fast passenger movement
  

Question 1279 :
The Indian sub-continent lies

  1. mostly in the southern hemisphere and partly in the northern hemisphere
  2. mostly in the northern hemisphere and partly in the southern hemisphere
  3. wholly in the northern hemisphere
  4. wholly in the southern hemisphere
  

Question 1280 :
Wavy hair is characteristic or

  1. Neanderthal man
  2. Nordic race
  3. Mongoloid race
  4. Cromagnon man
  

Question 1281 :
The longitudinal, transverse and surface waves in an earthquake originate from

  1. the focus within the body of the earth
  2. the epicentre on the surface of the earth
  3. the focus on the surface of the earth
  4. the epicentre within the body of the earth
  

Question 1282 :
Fohn is a local wind of_____.

  1. Canada
  2. Switzerland
  3. Northern Italy
  4. West Africa
  

Question 1283 :
Crude oil is generally round in

  1. igneous rocks
  2. sedimentary rocks
  3. metamorphic rocks
  4. sandy desert soils
  

Question 1284 :
The Great Barrier Reef is found

  1. close to Greenland
  2. near the Suez Canal
  3. in the Bay of Bengal
  4. of the coast of Queensland
  

Question 1285 :
A large loop like bend in a river is called

  1. a river cliff
  2. a spur
  3. a meander
  4. a spit
  

Question 1286 :
Which among these is a form of precipitation?

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

Question 1287 :
Hammada is the name given to ____.

  1. an icy desert
  2. a sandy desert
  3. a stony desert
  4. None of the above
  

Question 1288 :
Quinine is obtained from the

  1. Mulberry tree
  2. Eucalyptus tree
  3. Cinchona plant
  4. Cocoa plant
  

Question 1289 :
The 38th parallel separates

  1. North Vietnam from South Vietnam
  2. South Korea from North Korea
  3. Hungary from Serbia
  4. Afghanistan from Uzbekistan
  

Question 1290 :
The 90º East Ridge lies in the _____Ocean.

  1. Pacific
  2. Atlantic
  3. Indian
  4. Arctic