GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 2371 :
On the bank of which river is New York situated?

  1. River Colorado
  2. River Hudson
  3. River Mississippi
  4. River Amazon
  

Question 2372 :
The country which is commonly known as 'The Land of Golden Fleece' is: [CDS 1991]

  1. Australia
  2. Britain
  3. France
  4. Japan
  

Question 2373 :
The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents:

  1. Half an hour
  2. Forty five minutes
  3. One hour
  4. One hour fifteen minutes
  

Question 2374 :
Which of the following is the deepest lake? [MBA 1994]

  1. Lake Victoria
  2. Caspian Sea
  3. Lake Superior
  4. Lake Baikal
  

Question 2375 :
Which one of the following is a land-locked country? [CDS 2004]

  1. Angola
  2. Gabon
  3. Tanzania
  4. Zimbabwe
  

Question 2376 :
The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season: [CDS 1991]

  1. in the Pacific Ocean
  2. in the Atlantic Ocean
  3. in the Indian Ocean
  4. in the Mediterranean Sea
  

Question 2377 :
A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the following cities: 1. Belgrade 2. Vienna 3. Sophia 4. Prague What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey? [NDA 2001]

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

Question 2378 :
Which of the following celestial bodies bear, 'The Sea of Tranquility' and 'The Ocean of Storms' ?

  1. Mars
  2. Venus
  3. Moon
  4. Sun
  

Question 2379 :
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:

  1. Egypt
  2. India
  3. Iran
  4. Mexico
  

Question 2380 :
Venice in Italy and Vienna in Austria are famous for:

  1. pottery
  2. glass industry
  3. chemical industry
  4. textile industry
  

Question 2381 :
Which of the following rivers falls into the Atlantic Ocean? 1. Orinoco 2. Danube 3. Amazon 4. Congo

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

Question 2382 :
Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insolation?

  1. Tropical deserts
  2. Equatorial region
  3. Savanna region
  4. No such criteria
  

Question 2383 :
Which one of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the Earth's crust? [CDS 2003]

  1. Bauxite
  2. Silica
  3. Manganese
  4. Iron
  

Question 2384 :
Halley's comet appears once in a period of:

  1. 24 years
  2. 32 years
  3. 76 years
  4. 84 years
  

Question 2385 :
Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in:

  1. Antarctic region
  2. Arctic Ocean
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Southern Atlantic Ocean
  

Question 2386 :
Given below are names of four oceans: [NDA 1995] 1. Atlantic 2. Arctic 3. Indian 4. Pacific The correct order of these oceans from the smallest to the biggest in terms of area is:

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

Question 2387 :
Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population? 1. Only 10 percent of the total population lives in the southern hemisphere 2. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of sea 3. Nearly 80 percent of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea level

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

Question 2388 :
Which one of the following countries is situated, geographically in America' but politically a part of Europe? [UP PCS 2002]

  1. Iceland
  2. Canary Islands
  3. Green Land
  4. Cuba
  

Question 2389 :
Which of the following are the factors that are mainly responsible for the movements of surface oceanic currents? 1. Prevailing winds 2. Earth's Rotation 3. Earthquake activity 4. Bottom Topography Difference in the density of seawater

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 2 and 4
  3. 1, 2 and 5
  4. 3, 4 and 5
  

Question 2390 :
The Strait which separates Africa from Europe is : [Intelligence Bureau 1994]

  1. Hook Strait
  2. Strait of Gibraltar
  3. Palk Strait
  4. Bering Strait
  

Question 2391 :
The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is located:

  1. wholly in the Continent of Europe
  2. wholly in the Continent of Asia
  3. partly in Europe and partly in Asia
  4. partly in Africa and partly in Asia
  

Question 2392 :
Which of the following are associated with Saudi Arabia? [IAS 2004] 1. High proportion of urban population 2. Extensive agriculture pattern 3. Considerable extent of land under pasture lands Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

Question 2393 :
Which of the following tribes and their area of inhabitance is incorrect ?

  1. Samoyeds - Asiatic Tundra
  2. Gaucho - Uruguay
  3. Bindibus - Algeria
  4. Tartars – Siberia
  

Question 2394 :
To a space traveller on moon, the lunar sky during day time appears:

  1. white
  2. blue
  3. black
  4. red
  

Question 2395 :
Hawaiian islands are located in :

  1. North Atlantic Ocean
  2. South Atlantic Ocean
  3. North Pacific Ocean
  4. South Pacific Ocean
  

Question 2396 :
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from upper to lower course of a river? [CDS 2010]

  1. Ox-bow lake-Rapids-Estuary
  2. Rapids-Estuary-Ox-bow lake
  3. Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
  4. Estuary- Ox-bow lake-Rapids
  

Question 2397 :
The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because:

  1. It is on the western side of the continent
  2. it 'is near the sea
  3. it receives only light falls of snow
  4. it lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
  

Question 2398 :
The Milky way extends through a distance:

  1. 1 light year
  2. 8 light years
  3. 105 light years
  4. 1010 light years
  

Question 2399 :
Which is the correct order of ocean currents in the northern part of Pacific ocean in clockwise direction?

  1. North equatorial - California Kuroshio - North equatorial
  2. North equatorial – California – Kuroshio - Pacific drift-North equatorial
  3. North equatorial - Kuroshio - Pacific drift - North equatorial
  4. North equatorial - Pacific drift – Kuroshio – California - North equatorial
  

Question 2400 :
In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?

  1. Saturn
  2. Jupiter
  3. Neptune
  4. None of these