GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 2341 :
Which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2008]

  1. Most reef-forming, corals prefer sea temperature between 17°C and 33°C
  2. Coral growth is usually restricted to the upper 25 or 30 m of the sea
  3. Coral animals belong to the organisms of Phylum Porifera
  4. Coral animals live in a mutualistic relationship with algae
  

Question 2342 :
Consider the following statements: 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found. 2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2010]

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

Question 2343 :
At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night? [NDA 2001]

  1. 45°N
  2. 45°S
  3. 60°N
  4. 60°S
  

Question 2344 :
What are Sun spots? [Railways 1994]

  1. Regions on earth without winter climate
  2. Desert areas on the sun
  3. Dark patches on the surface of the sun which are cooler areas
  4. Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
  

Question 2345 :
The largest lake in Africa is:

  1. Lake Victoria
  2. Lake Malawi
  3. Lake Tanganyika
  4. Lake Chad
  

Question 2346 :
The major cause of the decrease in population of rural areas as compared to the towns is :

  1. increased death rate due to lack of amenities
  2. lack of transport facilities
  3. low birth rates
  4. migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment
  

Question 2347 :
The country with the highest density of population in Europe is :

  1. France
  2. Italy
  3. Belgium
  4. Netherlands
  

Question 2348 :
Which one of the following continents has the lowest birth and death rates? [IAS 2004]

  1. Europe
  2. Australia
  3. North America
  4. South America
  

Question 2349 :
Strait of Florida runs in between:

  1. Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
  2. Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
  3. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
  4. Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
  

Question 2350 :
Which one among the following is not correct regarding Tsunami? [CDS 2012]

  1. Tsunamis have a very long wavelength
  2. Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches about the normal sea surface
  3. Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water
  4. Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
  

Question 2351 :
The Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is: [IES 1991]

  1. Bering Strait
  2. Dover Strait
  3. Palk Strait
  4. Vermosa Strait
  

Question 2352 :
The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called:

  1. Parsec
  2. Astronomical year
  3. Cosmic year
  4. Light year
  

Question 2353 :
Which of the following river stages and features is/are wrongly matched? 1. Mountain stage : waterfalls 2. Plain stage : oxbow lake 3. Plain stage : delta 4. Mountain stage : deposition

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 3 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. None
  

Question 2354 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [IAS 2007]

  1. Gulf of Aqaba : Jordan
  2. Gulf of Aden : Yemen
  3. Ligurian Sea : Greece
  4. Cardigan Bay : United Kingdom
  

Question 2355 :
Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ? [Asstt Comm 2008]

  1. A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
  2. The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the rotation of Earth
  3. The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
  4. The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
  

Question 2356 :
Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as [IAS 2009]

  1. Oyashio and California currents
  2. Alaska and Kuroshio currents
  3. North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents
  4. North Pacific and Kuroshio currents
  

Question 2357 :
Which of the following group of people changes their house types according to seasons? [IAS 2003]

  1. Pygmies
  2. Bantus
  3. Kirghiz
  4. Eskimos
  

Question 2358 :
Which of the following features is not formed by running water?

  1. Valleys
  2. Tunnels
  3. Gorges
  4. Canyons
  

Question 2359 :
Which is the correct sequence of the given American cities from West to East? [Asstt Comm PF 2002]

  1. Salt Lake City - Pittsburgh - San Francisco - Boston
  2. San Francisco - Salt Lake City Pittsburgh - Boston
  3. Salt Lake City - San Francisco - Boston - Pittsburgh
  4. San Pittsburgh - Salt Lake City – Boston
  

Question 2360 :
Put the following ores in descending order of their iron content: 1. Haemetite 2. Magnetite 3. Limonite 4. Siderite

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

Question 2361 :
The Panama Canal links :

  1. Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea
  2. Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean
  3. Indian Ocean with Mediterranean Sea
  4. Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
  

Question 2362 :
The Ocean currents transfer heat from :

  1. one sea or ocean to another
  2. one coast to another
  3. the surface of the sea to greater depths
  4. lower to higher latitudes
  

Question 2363 :
Which of the following rivers flowing through Pakistan has its source of origin in that country itself?

  1. Ravi
  2. Jhelum
  3. Chenab
  4. None of these
  

Question 2364 :
NASA's Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus? [IAS 2007]

  1. Halley's Comet
  2. Hale-Bopp
  3. Hyakutake
  4. Tempel 1
  

Question 2365 :
The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the _____ region.

  1. North-West Pacific
  2. South-East Pacific
  3. North-West Atlantic
  4. North-East Atlantic
  

Question 2366 :
The planet having thirteen moons is :

  1. Venus
  2. Mars
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune
  

Question 2367 :
Which one of the following European countries borders Atlanic Ocean? [CDS 2000]

  1. Portugal
  2. Austria
  3. Finland
  4. Romania
  

Question 2368 :
The most important navigable river in, Central Europe that provides a link between seven countries-Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Rome, Russia and Yugoslavia is :

  1. Volga
  2. Rhine
  3. Dnieper
  4. Danube
  

Question 2369 :
Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova? 1. Ukraine 2. Romania 3. Belarus Select the correct answer using the code given below: [IAS 2008]

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

Question 2370 :
The main area of production of icebergs is found in . [CDS 2012]

  1. the West Coast of Greenland
  2. the East Coast of Japan
  3. the North Coast of Siberia
  4. the West Coast of Africa