GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1351 :
Caucasoid people account for ______ per cent of world population.

  1. 33
  2. 39
  3. 29
  4. 43
  

Question 1352 :
Quartzite is metamorphosed from

  1. Limestone
  2. Obsidian
  3. Sandstone
  4. Shale
  

Question 1353 :
Ozone layers absorb

  1. infrared rays
  2. ultraviolet rays coming from the sun
  3. all radiations from the sun
  4. cosmic rays
  

Question 1354 :
The planet with the maximum number of satellites is ______.

  1. Uranus
  2. Jupiter
  3. Saturn
  4. Neptune
  

Question 1355 :
The approximate depth of the Mariana Trench or the Pacific Ocean is

  1. 5530 m
  2. 7530 m
  3. 11030 m
  4. 13030 m
  

Question 1356 :
For short-term climatic perdictions, which one of the following events is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?

  1. La Nina
  2. Movement of Jet Streams
  3. El Nino and Southern Oscillations
  4. Greenhouse effect on global level
  

Question 1357 :
A narrow inlet of sea between cliffs or steep slopes, especially associated with Scandinavia is

  1. Bay
  2. Gulf Stream
  3. Fjord
  4. None of these
  

Question 1358 :
Collective Farm of Ukraine is also known as

  1. Kolkhoz
  2. Dom
  3. Ryckay Eezik
  4. Sovkhoz
  

Question 1359 :
On account of which one of the following reasons, we can say that Asia and Australia at one time were joined together?

  1. Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia
  2. Culture of both places has many similarities
  3. Climate is quite similar
  4. The big green fields found in Australia are very much like those in Asia
  

Question 1360 :
The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from

  1. The west coast to the east coast
  2. North-East India to the west coast
  3. The north to the south
  4. North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
  

Question 1361 :
The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called

  1. Typhoons
  2. Hurricanes
  3. Depressions
  4. Tornadoes
  

Question 1362 :
Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India?

  1. Nearness to Equator
  2. Presence of Indian Ocean
  3. Monsoons
  4. Ocean currents
  

Question 1363 :
The countries which are called the 'Rice Bowl' of Asia are

  1. China, Japan, Sri Lanka, India
  2. Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
  3. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia
  4. Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India
  

Question 1364 :
The approximate radius or the Earth is

  1. 25000 km
  2. 12500 km
  3. 6400 km
  4. 4500 km
  

Question 1365 :
Roaring Forties' are

  1. waterfalls in Canada
  2. cyclonic winds
  3. the turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944
  4. westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40· and 60º South
  

Question 1366 :
Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the IndoGangetic plain?

  1. It is derived from Himalayan rocks
  2. It is rich in humus
  3. It is formed of peninsular rocks
  4. It is derived from local rocks
  

Question 1367 :
Why is very little rice sold in world markets?

  1. The farmers cultivating rice exist on subsistence cultivation
  2. The main producers of rice are also the main consumers
  3. The market price of rice is not very remunerative
  4. Rice is not eaten throughout the world
  

Question 1368 :
The largest desert in the world is the

  1. Sahara
  2. Gobi
  3. Kalahari
  4. Thar
  

Question 1369 :
Mahi Project will greatly benefit

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Punjab
  3. Gujarat
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  

Question 1370 :
The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States?

  1. Assam
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Mizoram
  4. Meghalaya
  

Question 1371 :
The sea that separates Greece and Italy is

  1. Mediterranean
  2. The Tyrrhenian
  3. The Adriatic
  4. The Aegean
  

Question 1372 :
The most effective farming method for returning minerals to the soil is

  1. Contour ploughing
  2. Terracing
  3. Crop rotation
  4. Furrowing
  

Question 1373 :
Bangkok lies on river

  1. Kizil
  2. Spree
  3. Karnaphuli
  4. Maenam
  

Question 1374 :
An important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs sun's ultraviolet rays is

  1. Oxygen
  2. Nitrogen
  3. Ozone
  4. Hydrogen
  

Question 1375 :
Plantation agriculture is a specialised form of agricultural practice carried out in

  1. temperate region
  2. tropics and subtropics
  3. urbanised region
  4. coastal region
  

Question 1376 :
Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the _____ part of the continent.

  1. northern
  2. southern
  3. north-western
  4. south-eastern
  

Question 1377 :
The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as

  1. average annual temperature
  2. mean temperature
  3. annual range of temperature
  4. isothermic range of temperature
  

Question 1378 :
The earliest arrivals in India are believed to be Negritos. At which one of the following places are they mainly found now?

  1. Punjab
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Andaman Islands
  

Question 1379 :
Monazite is an ore of

  1. copper
  2. iron
  3. thorium
  4. titanium
  

Question 1380 :
What is the usual altitude of the plains?

  1. Sea level
  2. Less than 500 metres above sea level
  3. Less than 600 metres above sea level
  4. Less than 800 metres above sea level