GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 2401 :
Adam's bridge connects: [IES 1993]

  1. Amman and Damascus
  2. Dhanushkodi (Rameshvaram) and Talaimannar
  3. Israel and Jerusalem
  4. Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
  

Question 2402 :
Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea? [NDA 2004]

  1. Malta
  2. Libya
  3. Italy
  4. Bulgaria
  

Question 2403 :
Sunda Trench lies in : [NDA 2008]

  1. Atlantic Ocean
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Antarctic Ocean
  

Question 2404 :
Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?

  1. Mercury and Venus
  2. Venus and Mars
  3. Mercury and Mars
  4. Venus and Neptune
  

Question 2405 :
Which of the following set of countries are completely surrounded by land?

  1. Libya, Zambia, Czech Republic
  2. Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia
  3. Paraguay, Mongolia, Syria
  4. Syria, Czech Republic, Paraguay
  

Question 2406 :
The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth's surface is in :

  1. North America
  2. South America
  3. Russia
  4. Africa
  

Question 2407 :
Among the following countries, which one is the most densely populated? [IAS 2008]

  1. Belgium
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. The Netherlands
  

Question 2408 :
Lunar Sea refers to :

  1. a small sea on the moon
  2. a sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon
  3. a dark plain on the moon
  4. a light water body illuminated by the moon-light
  

Question 2409 :
The fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean, the world's greatest fishing regions, lie between the :

  1. Bering Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
  2. the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
  3. the East China Sea and the Bering Sea
  4. the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea
  

Question 2410 :
Which is the largest sea in the world?

  1. Caspian Sea
  2. South China Sea
  3. Mediterranean Sea
  4. North Sea
  

Question 2411 :
Which one of the following is correctly matched?

  1. Canary current - Mediterranean Sea
  2. Falkland current - Arabian Sea
  3. Gulf Stream - Pacific Ocean
  4. Labrador Current - North Atlantic Ocean
  

Question 2412 :
What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth? [Hotel Management 1992]

  1. 30,000 Km
  2. 35,000 Km
  3. 40,000 Km
  4. 45,000 Km
  

Question 2413 :
Commercial sources of energy purely consist of [BPSC 2011]

  1. power, coal, oil, gas, hydro-electricity and uranium
  2. coal, oil, firewood, vegetable waste and agricultural waste
  3. power, coal, animal dung and firewood
  4. coal, gas, oil and firewood
  

Question 2414 :
The highest coal-producing country in the world is [BPSC 2011]

  1. India
  2. USA
  3. China
  4. Russia
  

Question 2415 :
Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density ?

  1. Central core
  2. Crust
  3. Mantle
  4. Both (b) and (c)
  

Question 2416 :
How many kilometres are represented by 1° of latitude? [CDS 2011]

  1. 321 km
  2. 211 km
  3. 111 km
  4. 91 km
  

Question 2417 :
The following statements are made about ocean currents: 1. They are warm off the west coast of continents within the tropics 2. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere 3. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere Which of the above are correct?

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

Question 2418 :
Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day? [IAS 2003, CDS 1994]

  1. Mercury
  2. Jupiter
  3. Venus
  4. Earth
  

Question 2419 :
Consider the following statements: 1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere. 2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes in the northern hemisphere. 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 2420 :
Consider the following rivers: 1. Don 2. Syr Darya 3. Volga 4. Ural Which of the above rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea? [IAS 2008]

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

Question 2421 :
The oceanic current named as 'Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan' are located in [CDS 2001]

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

Question 2422 :
Which one of the following countries is not in South America? [CDS 2003]

  1. Bolivia
  2. Paraguay
  3. Suriname
  4. Swaziland
  

Question 2423 :
Asia accounts for nearly ______ percent of world population.

  1. 40
  2. 45
  3. 55
  4. 70
  

Question 2424 :
Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is:

  1. Cape route
  2. North Atlantic route
  3. Panama canal
  4. Suez canal
  

Question 2425 :
What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?

  1. Moscow to Europe to Greenland; crossing Atlantic and then North America
  2. Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
  3. Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific
  4. Over the North Pole and over Canada
  

Question 2426 :
The Great Barrier Reef is: [CDS 1992]

  1. conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
  2. Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
  3. Salt hills of Afghanistan
  4. Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
  

Question 2427 :
The broken hill famous for zinc and lead are located in [CDS 2011]

  1. Turkey
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Australia
  

Question 2428 :
The shortest air-route from Perth to London is: [IAS 1994]

  1. Perth, Mumbai, Rome, London
  2. Perth, Ankara, Paris, London
  3. Perth, Aden, Paris, London
  4. Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London
  

Question 2429 :
Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system? [IAS 2002]

  1. The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system
  2. The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon
  3. The Sun contains 75 percent of the mass of the solar system
  4. The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth
  

Question 2430 :
The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is :

  1. 1 sec
  2. 1.3 sec
  3. 2 sec
  4. 2.3 sec