GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1291 :
The only port in erstwhile Soviet Union that is ice tree throughout the year is

  1. Leningrad
  2. Odessa
  3. Murmansk
  4. Vladivostok
  

Question 1292 :
Which one among the following statements relating to a cyclone is not correct? [Asstt Commdt 2011]

  1. It is a wind circulation system with a low pressure at the centre
  2. It brings about sudden change In weather condition in an area
  3. Wind movement towards the low pressure centre of a cyclone is clockwise in the northern hemisphere
  4. It is known as hurricane in West Indies
  

Question 1293 :
Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron?

  1. Desert sand
  2. Alluvial
  3. Podzolic
  4. Lateritic
  

Question 1294 :
Western Gateway to the United States is

  1. Seattle
  2. San Diego
  3. San Francisco
  4. Los Angeles
  

Question 1295 :
A river erodes by

  1. hydraulic action
  2. corrosion
  3. attrition
  4. All the above
  

Question 1296 :
The waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is

  1. The Jog Falls, India
  2. The Victoria Falls, Africa
  3. The Niagara Falls, North America
  4. The Salto Angel Falls, South America
  

Question 1297 :
The largest amongst the following seas is _______.

  1. the Red Sea
  2. the South China Sea
  3. the Caribbean Sea
  4. the Andaman Sea
  

Question 1298 :
Dally weather map showing isobars is an example of

  1. Choropleth map
  2. Isopleth map
  3. Chorochromatic map
  4. Choroschematic map
  

Question 1299 :
Where do Birhors live?

  1. Chhattishgrah
  2. Assam
  3. Nagaland
  4. Tamil Nadu
  

Question 1300 :
Chicago, one of world's largest steel centres, is located on the southern tip of the lake.

  1. Superior
  2. Michigan
  3. Huron
  4. Erie
  

Question 1301 :
Plains formed by the deposits brought by glacier are

  1. lacustrine plains
  2. flood plains
  3. drift plains
  4. coastal plains
  

Question 1302 :
Which one of the following towns is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?

  1. Allahabad
  2. Lucknow
  3. Agra
  4. Kanpur
  

Question 1303 :
A strait is

  1. a narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea
  2. a narrow strip of land joining two large land-masses
  3. a wide indentation into the land formed by a sea or a lake
  4. a narrow headland
  

Question 1304 :
Venice of the East is the name given to

  1. Singapore
  2. Bangkok
  3. Rangoon
  4. Hong Kong
  

Question 1305 :
Alaskan current is found in

  1. Northern Atlantic
  2. South Atlantic
  3. North Pacific
  4. Indian Ocean
  

Question 1306 :
What is true with regard to Jet Streams? 1. High velocity winds 2. Blow from west to east 3. Blow in upper troposphere near the tropopause 4. Blow in the mesosphere

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

Question 1307 :
The process which leads to the formation of clouds is known as

  1. evaporation
  2. condensation
  3. cloud-transpiration
  4. precipitation
  

Question 1308 :
At which particular place on earth are day and nights of equal length always?

  1. Prime Meridian
  2. Poles
  3. Equator
  4. Nowhere
  

Question 1309 :
Oceans occupy per cent of the earth.

  1. 21
  2. 71
  3. 29
  4. 79
  

Question 1310 :
Burkina Faso is the new name of _____ Republic.

  1. Chad
  2. Cameroon
  3. Kenya
  4. Upper Volta
  

Question 1311 :
The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains are known as _______.

  1. Steppe
  2. Prairies
  3. Pampas
  4. Pusztas
  

Question 1312 :
Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in

  1. 43 minutes
  2. 4.3 seconds
  3. 4.3 minutes
  4. 4.3 years
  

Question 1313 :
The radiant energy received by the Earth from the sun is

  1. radiation
  2. insolation
  3. reflection
  4. refraction
  

Question 1314 :
______ is famous for its rubber production.

  1. Nigeria
  2. Ghana
  3. Malaysia
  4. Germany
  

Question 1315 :
Tonle Sap is the biggest fresh water lake in South East Asia. It is located In

  1. Thailand
  2. Kampuchea
  3. Laos
  4. Vietnam
  

Question 1316 :
Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Odisha
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 1317 :
According to historical geography Bharata Varaha is a part of

  1. Pushkharadweepa
  2. Jambudweep
  3. Kraunchidweepa
  4. Kushadweepa
  

Question 1318 :
Nayveli Power Project is a ________ Power Project.

  1. Hydro-electric
  2. Nuclear
  3. Thermal
  4. Non-conventional
  

Question 1319 :
Himadri is the term by which the _______ are known.

  1. Western Ghats
  2. Siwalik Ranges
  3. Middle Himalayas
  4. Greater Himalayas
  

Question 1320 :
Which of the following varieties of coal accounts for the maximum coal output of the world?

  1. Peat
  2. Lignite
  3. Bituminous
  4. Anthracite