GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1411 :
The navigable European rivers are

  1. Mississippi, Missourie, Tennesee, St Lawrence
  2. Ob, Yenisey, Volga, Rhine
  3. Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe
  4. Yangtze, Sikiang, Hwang Ho, Chientang
  

Question 1412 :
_____ canal is gateway to the Pacific.

  1. Suez
  2. Panama
  3. Kiel
  4. Grand Union
  

Question 1413 :
Addis Ababa is the capital of

  1. Ethiopia
  2. Kenya
  3. Zambia
  4. Nigeria
  

Question 1414 :
The trans-continental railway in South America links

  1. Moscow and Vladivostok
  2. Sao Paulo and Trinidad
  3. San Diego and Buenos Aires
  4. Valparaiso and Buenos Aires
  

Question 1415 :
Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping

  1. Damodar
  2. Mahanadi
  3. Sone
  4. Yamuna
  

Question 1416 :
Which is the largest island of the Philippines?

  1. Mindanao
  2. Palawan
  3. Luzon
  4. Negnos
  

Question 1417 :
A fumarole is

  1. a small crack on the side of volcano ejecting gas and steam
  2. a river truncated by river piracy
  3. a rock projecting through ice cap
  4. an underground cavern
  

Question 1418 :
A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth's surface is

  1. meteorite
  2. asteroid
  3. meteor
  4. comet
  

Question 1419 :
Seasonal contrasts are maximum in

  1. low latitudes
  2. high latitudes
  3. mid latitudes
  4. subtropics
  

Question 1420 :
Which of the following is NOT a food crop?

  1. Maize
  2. Bajra
  3. Paddy
  4. Cotton
  

Question 1421 :
White coal refers to

  1. Hydroelectricity
  2. Petroleum
  3. Uranium
  4. Coal
  

Question 1422 :
The term epicentre is associated with

  1. the inner core of the earth
  2. the outer core of the Earth
  3. earthquakes
  4. volcanoes
  

Question 1423 :
Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?

  1. Bihar
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Punjab
  

Question 1424 :
Which is the largest fishing ground in the world?

  1. Japan Sea
  2. North Sea
  3. North-East Pacific
  4. Newfoundland Water
  

Question 1425 :
The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is

  1. North Sea
  2. Baltic Sea
  3. Mediterranean Sea
  4. Red Sea
  

Question 1426 :
The Planet which comes close to the size of Earth is ______.

  1. Venus
  2. Jupiter
  3. Saturn
  4. Mercury
  

Question 1427 :
In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)

  1. permeable, non-permeable and permeable
  2. non-permeable and permeable
  3. permeable and non- permeable
  4. non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
  

Question 1428 :
The temperature at which dew is formed is known as

  1. evaporation point
  2. dew point
  3. precipitation point
  4. critical point
  

Question 1429 :
Inversion of temperature refers to _____ temperature with height.

  1. decrease in
  2. increase in
  3. constant
  4. both increase and decrease in
  

Question 1430 :
Which of the following is the smallest in terms of area?

  1. Vatican City
  2. Monaco
  3. Nauru
  4. San Marino
  

Question 1431 :
What is a shaft mine?

  1. A query
  2. An open pit mine
  3. A mine dug deep into the earth
  4. A mine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
  

Question 1432 :
Littoral forests occur

  1. on hills
  2. along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
  3. where the rainfall is heavy
  4. at elevated places
  

Question 1433 :
The North Pole is always in the light

  1. from September 23 to March 21
  2. from March 21 to September 23
  3. from June 21 to December 22
  4. on June 21
  

Question 1434 :
In USA rice is grown

  1. in Texas
  2. in the West
  3. in Colorado
  4. nowhere
  

Question 1435 :
Cod, haddock, halibut, sole, garoupa and snapper are

  1. major species of Tropical Forests
  2. cattle breeds
  3. fish varieties
  4. Pacific Islands
  

Question 1436 :
If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their

  1. seasons are opposite
  2. day and night are opposite
  3. seasons day and night are opposite
  4. climates are opposite
  

Question 1437 :
The meeting or warm and cold currents in the ocean lives rise to

  1. frost
  2. rain
  3. fog
  4. cloud-burst
  

Question 1438 :
Limestone is an example of

  1. igneous rocks
  2. sedimentary rocks
  3. metamorphic rocks
  4. crystalline rocks
  

Question 1439 :
The coral reefs are most characteristic of

  1. Indian Ocean
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. Atlantic Ocean
  4. Mediterranean Sea
  

Question 1440 :
The major thermal power station fed on natural gas is at

  1. Lunej
  2. Trombay
  3. Naharkatiya
  4. Digboi