GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1921 :
Lakshadweep Islands are situated in

  1. Arabian Sea
  2. Palk Strait
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Bay of Bengal
  

Question 1922 :
Gold Mines in India are located mainly in

  1. Kolar
  2. Raniganj
  3. Jadugoda
  4. Veeranam
  

Question 1923 :
Which of the following is a wrong combination of location and hydroelectric projects undertaken by the NHPC?

  1. Baira Siul-Himachal Pradesh
  2. Salal-Jammu and Kashmir
  3. Loktak-Sikkim
  4. Devi Ghat-Nepal
  

Question 1924 :
Which of the following have almost the same point of beginning?

  1. Ganga and Indus
  2. Ganga and Brahmaputra
  3. Beas and Tapi
  4. Indus and Brahmaputra
  

Question 1925 :
The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to

  1. the heavy and timely rains and forests
  2. alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
  3. hard labour of the farmers over the generations
  4. better irrigation facilities
  

Question 1926 :
Where are the Lepchas mainly to be found staying?

  1. Meghalaya
  2. Mizoram
  3. Sikkim
  4. Arunachal Pradesh
  

Question 1927 :
The main hydroelectric power potential of the Indus river system lies in India and not in Pakistan because

  1. the need for hydroelectric power is greater in India than the Pakistan
  2. India has superior technology to develop hydroelectric power
  3. India has a greater labour force to develop hydroelectric power
  4. the mountain stages of these rivers lie in India
  

Question 1928 :
Palk Strait separates India from

  1. Pakistan
  2. China
  3. Andaman Island
  4. Sri Lanka
  

Question 1929 :
India is particularly poor in reserves of

  1. coal
  2. iron ore
  3. non-ferrous metals
  4. limestone
  

Question 1930 :
In which of the following areas of India is there an overlapping plantation of tea and coffee?

  1. North-east
  2. North-west
  3. South-west
  4. South-east
  

Question 1931 :
Air travel has become very important for the north eastern part of India mainly because,

  1. the region is mountainous
  2. population density is low
  3. surface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh
  4. air transport is cheaper
  

Question 1932 :
Which of the following hydro-electric stations is situated in Uttar Pradesh?

  1. Mayurakshi
  2. Rihand
  3. Kangsabati
  4. Hirakud
  

Question 1933 :
Which sanctuary has been selected as an alternative home for the Indian lion?

  1. Bandipur Sanctuary (Karnataka)
  2. Ghana Sanctuary (Bihar)
  3. Periyar Sanctuary (Kerala)
  4. Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)
  

Question 1934 :
Diamond mine are being worked at _______.

  1. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
  2. Kolar, Karnataka
  3. Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
  4. Panna, Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 1935 :
Which one among the following is a high cloud? [NDA 2003]

  1. Cirrus
  2. Cumulonimbus
  3. Nimbostratus
  4. Stratus
  

Question 1936 :
The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as

  1. Legume
  2. Rice
  3. Tuber
  4. Potato
  

Question 1937 :
Where is the Black Pogoda?

  1. Konark
  2. Khajuraho
  3. Madurai
  4. Egypt
  

Question 1938 :
Which of the following Railway zones and their Headquarters is not correct?

  1. North-Eastern-Gorakhpur
  2. South-Central-Hyderabad
  3. Eastern-Kolkata
  4. Western-Mumbai
  

Question 1939 :
Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have a delta at its egress?

  1. Tapi
  2. Godavari
  3. Cauvery
  4. Mahanadi
  

Question 1940 :
Jamshedpur city is located at the confluence site of rivers

  1. Subarnarekha and Korkai
  2. Ganges and Yamuna
  3. Kosi and Brahmaputra
  4. Damodar and Mayurakshi
  

Question 1941 :
The Portuguese possessions Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated in ________.

  1. 1961
  2. 1971
  3. 1981
  4. 1951
  

Question 1942 :
The air transport industry was nationalized in the year

  1. 1953
  2. 1950
  3. 1948
  4. 1947
  

Question 1943 :
During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate?

  1. 1921-31
  2. 1911-21
  3. 1941-51
  4. 1931-41
  

Question 1944 :
The world's longest masonry dam is

  1. Hirakud
  2. Bhakra Nangal
  3. Nagarjuna Sagar
  4. Aswan
  

Question 1945 :
What is Obra?

  1. Copper project in Rajasthan
  2. Super thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
  3. Atomic power plant at Kalpakkam
  4. Hydroelectric project in Uttar Pradesh
  

Question 1946 :
Which of the following is a major sugarcane-producing state in India?

  1. Odisha
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Kerala
  4. Maharashtra
  

Question 1947 :
Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga?

  1. Yamuna
  2. Sone
  3. Chambal
  4. Hugli
  

Question 1948 :
Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to geological history?

  1. Nilgiris
  2. Satpura Range
  3. Vindhyas
  4. Aravalli
  

Question 1949 :
What was the primary purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage?

  1. Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
  2. To supply Ganga water to Bangladesh
  3. To bring additional area of West Bengal under irrigation
  4. To meet the chronic power shortage in Kolkata
  

Question 1950 :
The National highways system is the responsibility of

  1. State Governments
  2. Central Government
  3. A special Roads Authority
  4. State and Central Government