GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 2011 :
Which one of the following shipyards makes warships for the Indian Navy?

  1. Cochin Shipyard, Cochin
  2. Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam
  3. Mazagaon Dock, Mumbai
  4. Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
  

Question 2012 :
The most important factor in thunderstorms development is: [IAS 2003]

  1. atmospheric stability
  2. atmospheric instability
  3. abundance of moisture
  4. temperature inversion
  

Question 2013 :
Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of

  1. Sabarmati
  2. Mahi
  3. Luni
  4. Nannada
  

Question 2014 :
The Sea breeze blows during: [Senior Observer's Exam 1991]

  1. day from land to sea
  2. day from sea to land
  3. night from land to sea
  4. night from sea to land
  

Question 2015 :
Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?

  1. Orographic
  2. Convectional
  3. Frontal
  4. None of these
  

Question 2016 :
Which of the following is the annual precipitation of an area?

  1. All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water
  2. The total actual amount of rain, snow, hail and sleet
  3. The total amount of rain per year, irrespective of snow, hail and sleet
  4. All forms of precipitation measured after conversion to equal quantity of ice
  

Question 2017 :
Rain shadow effect is associated with [NDA 2011]

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

Question 2018 :
The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is : [IAS 1997]

  1. 21° C
  2. 18° C
  3. 12° C
  4. 15° C
  

Question 2019 :
Evening sun is not a shot as the mid-day sun. What is the reason? [NDA 2008]

  1. In the evening, radiations travel slowly
  2. In the evening, the temperature of the sun decreases
  3. Ozone in atmosphere absorbs more light in the evening
  4. In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere
  

Question 2020 :
Doldrums is a [NDA 2011]

  1. Tropical wind belt
  2. Tropical wind deflection belt
  3. Sub-tropical wind belt
  4. Tropical no-wind belt
  

Question 2021 :
In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called: [NDA 1994]

  1. Westerly wind
  2. Trade wind
  3. Polar Easterly
  4. Jet Stream
  

Question 2022 :
Precipitation takes place when:

  1. the sky is overcast with clouds
  2. temperature of moisture in air suddenly increases
  3. temperature of moisture in air sharply decreases
  4. winds begin to blow in a circular motion
  

Question 2023 :
Which one of the following is a type of planetary wind?

  1. Monsoons
  2. Loo
  3. Westerlies
  4. Tornadoes
  

Question 2024 :
The form of precipitation in which the raindrops get frozen into ice on coming in contact with a cold layer of air near the earth's surface is called:

  1. fog
  2. hail
  3. sleet
  4. snowfall
  

Question 2025 :
Consider the following statements regarding general characteristics associated with tropical cyclones - 1. Tropical cyclones move with very low velocity over the oceans but become strong while moving over the land areas. - 2. They are confined to a particular period of the year (mainly summer) and normally move from east to west. 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 2026 :
What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?

  1. Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
  2. The atmosphere absorbs heat
  3. Incoming solar radiation is reflected
  4. The earth absorbs heat
  

Question 2027 :
Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclone? [NDA 1994]

  1. Tornadoes
  2. Typhoons
  3. Hurricanes
  4. Nor westers
  

Question 2028 :
Consider the following statements: 1. The variation in average annual range of temperature at1 5° latitude of Southern Hemisphere is much less than that at 15° latitude of Northern Hemisphere. 2. At latitudes pole ward of 35° the incoming radiation exceeds the outgoing radiation in. Northern Hemisphere, whereas in Southern Hemisphere the outgoing radiation exceeds the incoming radiation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]

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

Question 2029 :
What is a cloudburst? [CDS 2012]

  1. It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
  2. it refers to 50mm rain over a period of time
  3. It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
  4. It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
  

Question 2030 :
When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as: [NDA 1994]

  1. geostropic wind
  2. polar wind
  3. westerlies
  4. trade winds
  

Question 2031 :
In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from :

  1. north
  2. north east
  3. north west
  4. south east
  

Question 2032 :
The dense mass of small water drops on smoke particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is :

  1. smog
  2. frost
  3. fog
  4. dew
  

Question 2033 :
Which one among the following statements relating to an anticyclone is correct? [NDA 2011]

  1. Anticyclone is a wind system with a high pressure centre
  2. In anticyclone the movement of wind is inward
  3. The contribution of an anticyclone towards determining weather of an area is quite significant
  4. The movement of wind is clockwise in an anticyclone of southern hemisphere
  

Question 2034 :
Consider the following statements: 1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]

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

Question 2035 :
A devastating Cloud Burst swept over Leh on August 2010. Which one of the following statements with regard to Cloud Burst is not correct? [CDS 2011]

  1. Cloud Burst is a localized weather phenomenon representing highly concentrated rainfall over a small area in a short duration of time
  2. Cloud Burst occurs due to upward movement of moisture laden air with sufficient rapidity to form cumulonimbus clouds
  3. Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas
  4. There is no satisfactory technique till now for predicting Cloud Burst
  

Question 2036 :
A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called: [NDA 2004]

  1. anti-cyclonic
  2. convectional
  3. cyclonic
  4. orographic
  

Question 2037 :
Which of the following is wrongly matched?

  1. Rainfall caused by mountain standing in the way of moisture - laden winds - relief rainfall
  2. Rain caused by vertical circulation of air currents - orographic rainfall
  3. Rain caused by a warm moist air mass moving upward over cold air mass - cyclonic rainfall
  4. An area sheltered from rain bearing winds by a hill - rain shadow area
  

Question 2038 :
At low elevation which among the following clouds are to be found ?

  1. Cirrus
  2. Nimbus
  3. Cumulus
  4. Stratus
  

Question 2039 :
Transfer of surplus heat from the lower latitudes to higher latitudes is done by : 1. ocean currents 2. planetary winds 3. tides 4. waves

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

Question 2040 :
Of the solar energy coming into the Biosphere, what percentage of it is actually used in the photosynthesis? [IAS 2008]

  1. Less than 1%
  2. Between 1% and 15%
  3. Between 15% and 2%
  4. More than 2%