GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1831 :
The absence of which among the following causes the temperature of the atmosphere to decrease with ascent along with decreasing density of air? 1. Vegetation 2. Water 3. Carbon dioxide 4. Oxygen 5. Nitrogen

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

Question 1832 :
The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the

  1. Astraloids
  2. Caucasoids
  3. Mongoloids
  4. Negroids
  

Question 1833 :
What is Bandipur Sanctuary situated in Karnataka particularly noted for

  1. Wild Elephant
  2. Indian Bison
  3. Rhinoceros
  4. Spotted Deer
  

Question 1834 :
Iron ore mines are located in

  1. Salem, Bhadravati, Raniganj
  2. Hazaribagh, Jharia, Kudremukh
  3. Monghyr, Balaghat, Hazaribagh
  4. Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
  

Question 1835 :
The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats is the matter of

  1. continuity
  2. proximity of coast
  3. ending in Nilgiris
  4. height
  

Question 1836 :
The Nagarjunasagar Project is an important multipurpose project on the river ________ in the ________ district of Andhra Pradesh.

  1. Godavari, West Godavari
  2. Mahanadi, Krishna
  3. Krishna, Nalgonda
  4. Tungabhadra, East Godavari
  

Question 1837 :
Which of the following colour types do not indicate fair or fine weather?

  1. Cirrus
  2. Cumulus
  3. Altocumulus
  4. Cumulonimbus
  

Question 1838 :
The edible oil commonly used in India for preparation of toilet soap is

  1. Linseed oil
  2. Mustard oil
  3. Soyabean oil
  4. Coconut oil
  

Question 1839 :
The 'Ruhr or India' is

  1. Mumbai-Pune region
  2. Damodar Valley region
  3. Chennai-Bengaluru region
  4. Delhi-Kanpur region
  

Question 1840 :
The Farakka Project la mainly aimed towards

  1. irrigating more land in West Bengal
  2. utilizing maximum of Ganga water
  3. preserving the port of Kolkata
  4. production of electricity
  

Question 1841 :
‘Cloud burst’ means:

  1. abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
  2. formation of artificial rain
  3. presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
  4. sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
  

Question 1842 :
On which of the following sets of rivers are Nagarjunasagar, Ukai, Hirakud, and Thein Dam located respectively?

  1. Krishna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Tapi
  2. Cauvery, Krishna, Narmada, Beas
  3. Krishna, Tapi, Mahanadi, Ravi
  4. Godavari, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Yamuna
  

Question 1843 :
Which of the following is the name of very violent and serious type of winds which bring a lot of disaster?

  1. Trade winds
  2. Hurricane
  3. Cirrus
  4. Stratus
  

Question 1844 :
Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side?

  1. Cyclonic
  2. Convectional
  3. Orographic
  4. All of these
  

Question 1845 :
The deepest land locked and protected port in India is

  1. Marmugoa
  2. Visakhaptanam
  3. Mumbai
  4. Cochin
  

Question 1846 :
The 'Todas' are one of the major tribes found in

  1. Sikkim
  2. Assam
  3. Nilgiris
  4. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  

Question 1847 :
The Coromandel Coast of India receives good rains from cyclonic storms in the months of

  1. February and March
  2. July and August
  3. November and December
  4. None of the above
  

Question 1848 :
The state which tops in the production of rubber is

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Karnataka
  3. Kerala
  4. Odisha
  

Question 1849 :
Which of the following types of soils is found throughout India in all climatic zones?

  1. Saline and Alkaline soils
  2. Red soils
  3. Laterite soils
  4. Alluvial soils
  

Question 1850 :
Which one of the following is not conducive to the formation of deltas?

  1. Currents and Tides
  2. Calm winds
  3. Absence of large lakes along the course of the river
  4. Sheltered coastline
  

Question 1851 :
The water content in the atmosphere:

  1. is independent of temperature
  2. increases as temperature increases
  3. decreases as temperature increases
  4. either increases or decreases with temperature increase
  

Question 1852 :
How do dust storms in summer affect the temperature?

  1. Increase it
  2. Decrease it
  3. No effect
  4. Cannot say
  

Question 1853 :
When the relative humidity is 50 percent and air temperature is 30°C, a cooling of air mass: [NDA 1990]

  1. raises the absolute humidity
  2. produces no change in relative humidity
  3. decreases the relative humidity
  4. increases the relative humidity
  

Question 1854 :
Cyclone is a system of wind blowing: [CBI 1991]

  1. spirally outwards from a high pressure region
  2. spirally towards low pressure region
  3. in a straight line from high to low pressure region
  4. from Ball of Bengal towards Bangladesh annually
  

Question 1855 :
Which one of the following statements is correct? [IAS 2004]

  1. Jet streams are best developed in winters
  2. Jet streams have often developed oscillations
  3. Jet streams greatly influence our surface weather
  4. All the above three are correct in respect of jet streams
  

Question 1856 :
A sudden fall in the barometric reading indicates:

  1. rain
  2. storm
  3. fine weather
  4. extreme cold
  

Question 1857 :
Which of the following is a cold wind?

  1. Buran
  2. Foehn
  3. Chinook
  4. Sirocco
  

Question 1858 :
Smog is likely to occur: [CDS 2002]

  1. around valleys
  2. near lakes
  3. on calm, clear and cool nights
  4. near the industrial areas
  

Question 1859 :
Consider the following statements: [Asstt Comm 2008] 1. Rainfall in the doldrums is of convectional nature. 2. Convectional rainfall is highly localized and is associated with minimum cloudiness. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Question 1860 :
What do you understand by the term ‘Advection’ ?

  1. Heat is transferred horizontally by winds
  2. Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
  3. Heat is transferred vertically through the air
  4. Heat is transferred horizontally through ocean currents