GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 2491 :
Which of the following regions gets no rainfall throughout the year? [NDA 1992]

  1. The Equatorial Region
  2. The Tundra Region
  3. The Himalayan Region
  4. The Mediterranean Region
  

Question 2492 :
Comets are celestial bodies moving about the solar system in

  1. elliptical or hyperbolic orbits, usually accompanied by a shining tail
  2. elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shining tail
  3. hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shining head
  4. hyperbolic orbit without projecting any tail or head
  

Question 2493 :
Which of the following is not helpful for delta formation? [CRPF 1990]

  1. Fast movement of river in mountains to cut sediments
  2. Slow speed
  3. Long river course
  4. Tidal nature of waves
  

Question 2494 :
The least densely populated country among the following countries of Europe is:

  1. Poland
  2. Norway
  3. Germany
  4. Belgium
  

Question 2495 :
Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’ situated? [BPSC 2011]

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

Question 2496 :
Niagara Falls are in: [Bank PO 1991]

  1. Australia
  2. U.K.
  3. South Africa
  4. U.S.A.
  

Question 2497 :
17th Parallel separates:

  1. North and South America
  2. North and South Korea
  3. North and South Vietnam
  4. North and South Yemen
  

Question 2498 :
Consider the following statements : 1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France. 2. Berumuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic. 3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf. Which of these statements is/are correct? [CPO AC 2003]

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

Question 2499 :
Which one of the following does not border Panama? [IAS 2004]

  1. Costa Rica
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. Columbia
  4. Venezuela
  

Question 2500 :
The longest inland waterways in the world is : [IAS 2004]

  1. Mississippi river system
  2. The Great Lakes
  3. St. Lawrence
  4. River Rhine
  

Question 2501 :
Which one of the following countries produces the largest amount of crude steel of the world? [IAS 2007]

  1. Japan
  2. USA
  3. South Korea
  4. China
  

Question 2502 :
Golan Heights belonging to a country A were captured by a country B. The countries A and Bare:

  1. Tibet and China
  2. Russia and Japan
  3. Syria and Israel
  4. Iran and Iraq
  

Question 2503 :
Which river has the largest drainage basin?

  1. Nile
  2. Mississippi
  3. Congo
  4. Amazon
  

Question 2504 :
The largest island in the Indian Ocean is :

  1. Madagascar
  2. Maldives
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. Sumatra
  

Question 2505 :
The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the: [Railways 1993]

  1. rotation of the earth
  2. revolution of the earth
  3. elliptical path of the earth's orbit
  4. parallelism of inclined axis of the earth
  

Question 2506 :
Where is Copacabana Beach located? [IAS 2007]

  1. Buenos Aires
  2. Hawaiian Islands
  3. Rio de Janeiro
  4. Valletta
  

Question 2507 :
Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy? [IAS 2004]

  1. New Zealand
  2. Japan
  3. Iceland
  4. Russia
  

Question 2508 :
Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?

  1. Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
  2. Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
  3. Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere
  4. Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited
  

Question 2509 :
On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?

  1. Venus
  2. Mars
  3. Jupiter
  4. Saturn
  

Question 2510 :
The smallest country in South America is : [CBI 1993]

  1. Uruguay
  2. Guyana
  3. Surinam
  4. Ecuador
  

Question 2511 :
Which of the following is a reason for the increase in population of the developing countries?

  1. Increase in birth rate due to reluctance to accept family planning measures
  2. Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities
  3. Both of these
  4. None of these
  

Question 2512 :
Which of the following is a low-density area? 1. Equatorial forest 2. Tropical deserts 3. Eastern Asia 4. North-eastern America

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

Question 2513 :
One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to: [IAS 1997]

  1. Alexandria
  2. Suez
  3. Port Said
  4. Benghazi
  

Question 2514 :
The great Asian river Mekong does not run through:

  1. China
  2. Malaysia
  3. Cambodia
  4. Laos
  

Question 2515 :
Where are the Balearic Islands located? [IAS 2005]

  1. Mediterranean Sea
  2. Black Sea
  3. Baltic Sea
  4. North Sea
  

Question 2516 :
The Australian state which is an island is:

  1. Queensland
  2. Java
  3. Tasmania
  4. New Guinea
  

Question 2517 :
Which of the following is a tropical monsoon crop? [RRB 1992]

  1. Wheat
  2. Rice
  3. Cotton
  4. Maize
  

Question 2518 :
Which one of the following countries is not land-locked?

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Myanmar
  3. Nepal
  4. Switzerland
  

Question 2519 :
Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca? [IAS 2010]

  1. Bali
  2. Brunei
  3. Java
  4. Singapore
  

Question 2520 :
Which of the following is wrongly matched?

  1. Benguela Current : Cold
  2. Humboldt Current : Cold
  3. Kamchatka Current : Warm
  4. Kuroshio : Warm