GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1681 :
The Sunderbans are found in

  1. The Luni Basin
  2. Godavari Delta
  3. Ganga Delta
  4. Mahanadi Delta
  

Question 1682 :
Which of the following sequences of atmospheric layers is correct from below?

  1. Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Tropopause, Troposphere
  2. Ionosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Tropopause
  3. Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Ionosphere
  4. Tropopause, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Stratosphere
  

Question 1683 :
Mekong Ganga Co-operation Project is

  1. an irrigation project involving India and Myanmar
  2. a joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
  3. a hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
  4. a defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours
  

Question 1684 :
The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is

  1. 50% of the total land area
  2. 40% of the total land area
  3. 33% of the total land area
  4. 25% of the total land area
  

Question 1685 :
Hampi is in

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Karnataka
  4. Sri Lanka
  

Question 1686 :
The Himalayas are considered as ________ type of mountains.

  1. relief
  2. submarine
  3. volcanic
  4. tectonic
  

Question 1687 :
How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?

  1. They cause heavy damage to the standing crops
  2. They bring in locusts which destroy the crops
  3. They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
  4. They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter
  

Question 1688 :
The Cudappah Ranges lie between

  1. Godavari and Palkonda Range
  2. Godavari and Jamshedpur
  3. Palar and Cauvery
  4. Satpura and Mohadeo-Maikal range
  

Question 1689 :
With reference to the area devoted to its cultivation pulses hold the third place in India. Which crops occupy the first and second places respectively?

  1. Rice and Wheat
  2. Rice and Cotton
  3. Jowar and Cotton
  4. Jowar and Bajara
  

Question 1690 :
Saddle peak' the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands is located in

  1. Great Nicobar
  2. Middle Andaman
  3. Little Andaman
  4. North Andaman
  

Question 1691 :
Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to

  1. Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
  2. Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
  3. Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
  4. Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
  

Question 1692 :
What causes snowfall?

  1. When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
  2. When rain freezes into snow-flakes while passing through the atmosphere
  3. When condensation takes place in form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes
  4. When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature
  

Question 1693 :
A rainshadow region gets

  1. large quantity of rainfall
  2. rainfall six months in a year
  3. rainfall all through the year
  4. scanty or no rainfall
  

Question 1694 :
Which one of the following constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather? [NDA 1995]

  1. Nitrogen
  2. Oxygen
  3. Ozone
  4. Water Vapour
  

Question 1695 :
Which is the best irrigated State in India?

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

Question 1696 :
Which of the following sequences of clouds in ascending order would one meet 500 metres and above the mean sea level? [IAS 2009]

  1. Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
  2. Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, Stratus
  3. Cirrostratus, Stratus, Cumulo-nimbus
  4. Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulo-numbus, Cirrocumulus
  

Question 1697 :
Which of the following are the ideal conditions for the phenomenon of temperature inversion to occur? [IAS 2001] 1. Long nights 2. Cloudy sky 3. Calm and stable air 4. Dry air

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

Question 1698 :
Consider the following statements regarding the atmosphere of the earth: 1. It is enveloping the earth because of gravity. 2. Its density decreases with increasing height from the surface of the earth. 3. Its characteristic composition is same throughout its height. 4. Amount of pressure it exerts on earth's surface at sea level is called one atm sphere. Which of these statements are correct? [CDS 2001]

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

Question 1699 :
Land masses are heated and cooled much faster than water bodies. Identify the true statements in this regard: 1. Land gets heated by conduction 2. Water has higher specific heat 3. Only the surface layers of water are heated 4. Water gets heated by convection

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

Question 1700 :
The approximate age of the Aravillis range is

  1. 370 million years
  2. 470 million years
  3. 570 million years
  4. 670 million years
  

Question 1701 :
The Tropic of Cancer which passes through India is ______ to/of the equator.

  1. at right angles
  2. to the North
  3. to the South
  4. 90º to the South
  

Question 1702 :
Open stunted forests with bushes and having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in

  1. Eastern Odisha
  2. North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
  3. Shiwaliks and Terai regions
  4. Western Andhra Pradesh
  

Question 1703 :
Panchmarhi is near the highest point on the range of

  1. Vindhyas
  2. Aravallis
  3. Nilgiris
  4. Satpuras
  

Question 1704 :
The National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) is located at

  1. Kolkata
  2. Lucknow
  3. Dehradun
  4. New Delhi
  

Question 1705 :
In the Andaman Islands live the

  1. Todas
  2. Onge
  3. Gonda
  4. Lepcha
  

Question 1706 :
Major coal deposits of India occur in

  1. Seams separated by igneous rocks
  2. Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
  3. Seams separated by metamorphic rocks
  4. Open cast mines
  

Question 1707 :
Rain shadows are associated with

  1. Convectional rainfall
  2. Orographic rainfall
  3. Cyclonic rainfall
  4. Orographic cyolonic rainfall
  

Question 1708 :
Bhim Tal is a

  1. river in West Bengal
  2. lake around Nainital
  3. strike valley
  4. pass in Kashmir
  

Question 1709 :
In USA, which one of the following regions Receives heavy rainfall throughout the year under the influence of Wester lies? [IAS 2009]

  1. North-western
  2. North-eastern
  3. South-western
  4. South-eastern
  

Question 1710 :
The main drawback of the railway network in India is

  1. lack of rolling stock
  2. existence of single track in many areas
  3. lack of coal
  4. the presence of three types of gauges