GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1711 :
______ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves.

  1. Moran Oilfield
  2. Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
  3. Ankaleshwar Oilfield
  4. Naharkatiya Oilfield
  

Question 1712 :
Which of the following physiographic features of India is 'geologically the oldest?

  1. Himalayan Mountain Chain
  2. Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra Plain
  3. The Peninsular Plateau
  4. The Coastal Plains
  

Question 1713 :
The term used for the zone at low pressure and light and variable winds in the oceanic equatorial regions is :

  1. depression
  2. doldrums
  3. horse-latitudes
  4. inter-tropical convergence
  

Question 1714 :
With reference to convectional type of rainfall, consider the following statements 1. It is a warm weather phenomenon. 2. This rainfall is associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? [IAS 2009]

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
  

Question 1715 :
Bauxite is the ore of

  1. Aluminium
  2. Copper
  3. Zinc
  4. Mica
  

Question 1716 :
The Dowlaiswaram Anicut is an important canal system in the

  1. Godavari Delta
  2. Krishna Delta
  3. Ganga Delta
  4. Cauvery Delta
  

Question 1717 :
The intensity of insolation depends on [NDA 2011]

  1. Altitude
  2. Nature of terrain
  3. Wind
  4. Latitude
  

Question 1718 :
Which of the following statements about convectional rainfall are true? 1. The areas of the world, having an equatorial type of climate, receive this kind of rainfall. 2. It is usually torrential and accompanied by thunder and lightning. 3. It is also known as 4 o'clock rain.

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

Question 1719 :
Rabi crop is sown in

  1. October - November
  2. April - May
  3. January - February
  4. August – September
  

Question 1720 :
Which of the following types of soils is most suited for tea cultivation?

  1. Laterite soils
  2. Red soils
  3. Black soils
  4. Alluvial soils
  

Question 1721 :
The national highway from Amritsar to Kolkata via Delhi is numbered

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 8
  

Question 1722 :
The river Damodar ends in

  1. River Ganga
  2. River Hugli
  3. The Bay of Bengal
  4. Salt Lake
  

Question 1723 :
Penicillin is produced at

  1. Alwaye
  2. Poona
  3. Pimpri
  

Question 1724 :
Which is common to Guwahati, Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Digboi and Mathura?

  1. Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
  2. They are prominent game sanctuaries
  3. They are hill stations
  4. Oil and natural gas commission has its units in all these places
  

Question 1725 :
The nuclear power plant in India which will provide power mainly for agriculture is located at

  1. Kalpakkam
  2. Narora
  3. Kota
  4. Tarapur
  

Question 1726 :
A rain shadow zone is present in India

  1. along western flanks of the Aravallis
  2. along the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats
  3. along the western slopes of the Eastern Ghats
  4. along the northern flanks of the Vindhyas
  

Question 1727 :
Canal irrigation la moat Important in north India because the

  1. soil is porous
  2. level of underground water is high
  3. sources of the canals are the perennial rivers
  4. regions is densely populated
  

Question 1728 :
Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India?

  1. Wheat
  2. Rice
  3. Maize
  4. Cotton
  

Question 1729 :
Which part of India receives rainfall from both the SouthWest and North-West monsoons?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Odisha
  3. Lakshadweep Islands
  4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  

Question 1730 :
Sagar Samrat' is

  1. an oil drilling platform in Mumbai High
  2. an island in Indian Ocean
  3. a ship used for Antarctica expedition
  4. a space craft
  

Question 1731 :
The southern moat point of Indian territory is in

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Lakshadweep
  3. Trivandrum
  4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  

Question 1732 :
Khetri project in Rajasthan has been set up for producing

  1. Zinc
  2. Manganese
  3. Copper
  4. Salt
  

Question 1733 :
Main constituents of biogas are

  1. Methane and carbon monoxide
  2. Butane and carbon monoxide
  3. Methane and carbon dioxide
  4. Ethylene and carbon dioxide
  

Question 1734 :
Which of the following is not an international airport?

  1. Palam
  2. Dum Dum
  3. Meenambakkam
  4. Ahmedabad
  

Question 1735 :
The first shore based integrated steel project in India is coming up at

  1. Ernakulam
  2. Tuticorin
  3. Visakhapatnam
  4. Mangalore
  

Question 1736 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correct?

  1. New Moore Island - India
  2. Hurricane - China Sea
  3. Doldrums - The equator
  4. Trade winds - Winds which blow towards the equator
  

Question 1737 :
The glacier of the Nubra Valley the longest one with a length of over 72 km is called the _______ glacier.

  1. Hispar
  2. Siachen
  3. Biafo
  4. Baltaro
  

Question 1738 :
Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage caused In India

  1. Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
  2. Alkalinity and water-logging, ravine erosion and weeds
  3. Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine erosion
  4. All are equally damaging
  

Question 1739 :
There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because

  1. the Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
  2. the region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons
  3. lack of high mountains in the Deccan
  4. of some unknown reason
  

Question 1740 :
Which central government agency is responsible for the

  1. The Geological Survey of India
  2. Surveyor General of India
  3. National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
  4. Indian Bureau of Mines