GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1741 :
The Hirakud Project harnesses the water of the _______ river.

  1. Ganga
  2. Sutlej
  3. Mahanadi
  4. Tapi
  

Question 1742 :
The amount of actual water vapour of air is known as: [NDA 1992]

  1. absolute humidity
  2. dew point
  3. relative humidity
  4. condensation point
  

Question 1743 :
Which industry provides jobs to the maximum number of people?

  1. Iron textiles
  2. Cotton textiles
  3. Sugar industry
  4. Tea processing
  

Question 1744 :
Naharkatiya oilfields are located in

  1. Tripura
  2. West Bengal
  3. Assam
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 1745 :
A temperature inversion is most likely to occur under which of the following conditions? [IAS 2004]

  1. Mountain top in late evening
  2. Windy but cloudy night
  3. Calm, cloudy and humid night
  4. Calm, clear and cool winter night
  

Question 1746 :
The two northeastern hills that block the South West Monsoon winds and cause heavy rains in Assam are

  1. Arakan Yoma and Pegu Yoma
  2. Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
  3. Barail and Patkai hills
  4. Khasi and Pegu Yoma
  

Question 1747 :
Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan?

  1. Lord Curzon
  2. Lord Canning
  3. Cyril Radcliffe
  4. Stafford Cripps
  

Question 1748 :
The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of cashewnut. Which of the following is NOT a major cashewnut growing State?

  1. Goa
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Kerala
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  

Question 1749 :
What is the International Date Line?

  1. An imaginary line connecting places of the same altitude
  2. It is 180º Meridian from Greenwich
  3. Region within 5º of the Equator
  4. None of these
  

Question 1750 :
The second largest river system in India, next to the Ganga system, is that of _________.

  1. Godavari
  2. Krishna
  3. Brahmani
  4. Baitarni
  

Question 1751 :
Which of the following sets of three ports is on the east coast of India?

  1. Cochin, Goa, Mumbai
  2. Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai
  3. Paradeep, Kakinada, Nagapattinam
  4. Machilipatnam, Kandla, Aleppey
  

Question 1752 :
Which of the following places does not lie on the banks of Godavari?

  1. Nanded
  2. Bhadrachalam
  3. Rajhamundry
  4. Kakinada
  

Question 1753 :
Which of the following la the major rubber producing states in India?

  1. Punjab
  2. Odisha
  3. West Bengal
  4. Kerala
  

Question 1754 :
Why is the Delta of the Indus small compared to the Delta of the Ganga?

  1. The Indus traverses a shorter distance than the Ganga
  2. The Indus is not as broad as the Ganga
  3. The path of the Indus is through arid area, whereas the Ganga collects more water alone its path of the sea
  4. None of the above
  

Question 1755 :
The EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of India is

  1. 12 miles
  2. 360 km
  3. 140 km
  4. None of these
  

Question 1756 :
Temperate cyclones bring along with them:

  1. pleasant weather
  2. snowfall and hail
  3. thunderstorms and torrential rainfall
  4. mild rainfall
  

Question 1757 :
Increase in carbon dioxide in atmosphere causes: [Railways 1994]

  1. rise in earth temperature
  2. fall in earth temperature
  3. uniform earth temperature
  4. increase in Ultraviolet rays
  

Question 1758 :
Local thunderstorms ‘Nor westers’ are prominent in :

  1. Punjab
  2. West Bengal
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Tamil Nadu
  

Question 1759 :
In the agricultural resources, cereals comprise

  1. rubber, oil seeds, groundnut
  2. cotton, Jute, hemp
  3. tea, coffee, cocoa
  4. rice, wheat, millets
  

Question 1760 :
Because of which one of the following factors, clouds do not precipitate in deserts? [CDS 2009]

  1. Low pressure
  2. Low humidity
  3. High wind velocity
  4. High temperature
  

Question 1761 :
Which of the following is the most fertile soil in India?

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

Question 1762 :
Where was India's first rocket launching station set up?

  1. Sriharikota
  2. Arvi
  3. Thumba
  4. Port Blair
  

Question 1763 :
Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Roaring forties are the southern latitudes where Westerlies are prevalent
  2. Monsoons are local seasonal winds
  3. Doldrum belt lies between 10°N and 10°S latitudes
  4. Horse latitudes are found between Trade winds and Westerlies
  

Question 1764 :
The State having the maximum number of oil wells on its

  1. Gujarat
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Assam
  4. Bihar
  

Question 1765 :
The part of India receives maximum insolation.

  1. northern
  2. eastern
  3. western
  4. southern
  

Question 1766 :
Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from

  1. Mumbai
  2. Cochin
  3. Tuticorin
  4. Chennai
  

Question 1767 :
The mangrove forests are present in

  1. the Eastern Ghats
  2. the Sunderbans
  3. the Western Ghats
  4. the Aravallis
  

Question 1768 :
What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface? [CDS 2012]

  1. Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
  2. Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
  3. Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
  4. Lets incoming sunlight' pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
  

Question 1769 :
The National Geophysical Research Institute is located in

  1. Pilani
  2. Goa
  3. Lucknow
  4. Hyderabad
  

Question 1770 :
Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because [SSC Grad 2011]

  1. it is closest to the Sun
  2. there are charged particles in it
  3. it is heated by the Earth's surface
  4. heat is generated in it