GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 211 :
Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka?

  1. Elephanta
  2. Rameshwaram
  3. Nicobar
  4. Salsette
  

Question 212 :
Taking into account the amount of rainfall occurring from June to September, which one of the following is the correct order of cities in terms of rainfall? [IAS 2007]

  1. Kolkata > Ahmedabad > Allahabad
  2. Kolkata > Allahabad > Ahmedabad
  3. Allahabad > Kolkata > Ahmedabad
  4. Ahmedabad > Kolkata > Allahabad
  

Question 213 :
In which year, the concept of Wedge or Sectoral Model was proposed?

  1. 1928        
  2. 1933    
  3. 1939    
  4. 1945
  

Question 214 :
Slum population are more populous in:

  1. Developed Countries          
  2. Developing Countries        
  3. Less Developed countries        
  4. None of these
  

Question 215 :
Which of the following is not a tropical cyclone?

  1. typhoon
  2. tornado
  3. hurricane
  4. willy-willy
  

Question 216 :
In which of the following states would you not find Bhils?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Karnataka
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  

Question 217 :
The relationship between the largest city in a region is called:

  1. Continum    
  2. Primate City
  3. Hierarchy        
  4. None of these
  

Question 218 :
A landform composed of sediments brought by a river and found where it enters a main valley or emerges from a mountain on to a plain is called a/an

  1. meander
  2. alluvial fan
  3. oxbow lake
  4. levee
  

Question 219 :
Developed Countries generate revenue mainly from:

  1. Agriculture Sector      
  2. Industrial Sector        
  3. Service Sector      
  4. None of these
  

Question 220 :
_____ grasses are known as elephant grasses.

  1. Prairie
  2. Steppe
  3. Savannah
  4. Llanos
  

Question 221 :
Consider the following statements: 1. The monsoon climate is found in Northern Australia. 2. The China type climate is f6und in Argentina. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [Asstt Comm 2008]

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

Question 222 :
The principal cause of soil damage in Punjab and Haryana is

  1. Deforestation
  2. Soil erosion
  3. Excessive cultivation
  4. Salinity and water logging
  

Question 223 :
A census town must have a total population of at least:

  1. 2000        
  2. 5000    
  3. 7000    
  4. 10000
  

Question 224 :
What phenomena led the growth of urbanization in developed countries?

  1. Agriculture Revolution          
  2. Industrial Revolution            
  3. Technological Development        
  4. None of these
  

Question 225 :
How many populations are there in Class II towns classified by Census of India

  1.  5, 000 – 9, 999    
  2. 10, 000 – 19, 999        
  3. 50, 000 – 99, 9999      
  4. More than 1000, 000
  

Question 226 :
Most of India's rainfall is: [NDA 1993]

  1. cyclonic
  2. convectional
  3. elusive
  4. orographic
  

Question 227 :
Consider the following areas: 2. Himalayas 3. Chhotta Nagpur 4. Chhattisgarh 5. Son Valley What is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? [NDA 2003]

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

Question 228 :
Doldrums is/are

  1. mount of sand blown and formed on beaches and in deserts
  2. low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
  3. the north-east and south-east winds
  4. planetary winds
  

Question 229 :
Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon? [NDA 2002]

  1. Chennai
  2. Mangalore
  3. Mumbai
  4. New Delhi
  

Question 230 :
Which of the following is grown in the cold climate of Kashmir?

  1. Coconut
  2. Palm
  3. Saffron
  4. Jute
  

Question 231 :
How many major highways are there in Mumbai City?

  1. 3            
  2. 7            
  3. 9            
  4. 12
  

Question 232 :
Major impact of changing of land use the city is:

  1. Urbanisation
  2. Industry    
  3. Development  
  4. Business
  

Question 233 :
Major source of water in Aizawl comes from the river of:

  1. Chite        
  2. Tlawng      
  3. Tuirial      
  4. None of these
  

Question 234 :
In which zone, Low-Class Residential is founded in Harris and Ullman’s Multiple-Nuclei Model of Urban Land Use?

  1. Zone I      
  2. Zone III    
  3. Zone VII    
  4. Zone IX
  

Question 235 :
Pre-industrial cities mainly situated on the place of:

  1. Top of the hill with highly secure      
  2. Fertile lands along river basin      
  3. Easily access of agriculture land        
  4. None of these
  

Question 236 :
As per 2011 census, the total population of Aizawl city is around:

  1. 2 lakhs      
  2. 3 lakhs      
  3. 4 lakhs      
  4. 5 lakhs
  

Question 237 :
Meaning of Urban Agglomeration:

  1. The expansion of poorly planned, low-density, auto-dependent development, which spreads out over large amounts of land                          
  2. A continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths, or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns
  3. The movement of people out of cities to the surrounding areas                
  4. A territorial coalescence of two or more cities whose peripheral zones have grown together
  

Question 238 :
Which of the following is/are methods of checking soil erosion? 1. Strip cropping 2. Contour ploughing 3. Use of irrigation and fertilisers 4. Terrace farming

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

Question 239 :
Consider the following statements: 1. In the tropical rainforest of Brazil, the average diurnal range of temperature is much greater than the average annual range of temperature. 2. In the humid subtropical climate of Kyushu island of Japan, the rainfall for the year almost totals that of the rainfall in tropical rainforest. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]

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

Question 240 :
Consider the following ports: 1. Karaikal 2. Machilipatnam 3. Paradeep 4. Visakhapatnam - What is the correct sequence of the above ports from north to south? [NDA 2005]

  1. 1-2-4-3
  2. 1-4-2-3
  3. 3-2-4-1
  4. 3-4-2-1