GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 2581 :
The hot desert of the world are generally found near: [CDS 1991]

  1. the equator
  2. the doldrums
  3. the horse latitude
  4. the Tundras
  

Question 2582 :
Which one of the following countries celebrates Christmas festival in summer season? [UDC 1994]

  1. Australia
  2. Canada
  3. Mexico
  4. Italy
  

Question 2583 :
Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for the spherical shape of the earth?

  1. Solar eclipse
  2. Revolution
  3. Lunar eclipse
  4. Rotation of Earth
  

Question 2584 :
When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ? [NDA 1992]

  1. 4.56 p.m.
  2. 4.56 a.m.
  3. 7.04 p.m.
  4. 7.04 a.m.
  

Question 2585 :
Which one of the following would have occured if the earth had NOT been inclined on its own axis? [CDS 2002]

  1. All the seasons would have been of same duration
  2. The seasons would not have changed
  3. The summers would have been of longer duration
  4. The winters would have been of longer duration
  

Question 2586 :
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? [I. Tax - Central Excise 1990]

  1. Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses
  2. Mediterranean region - Groundnut and Potato
  3. China Type region - Tea and Sugarbeet
  4. West-European region - Corn and Wheat
  

Question 2587 :
Antipodes are:

  1. lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours
  2. places diametrically opposite on earth's surface
  3. places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude
  4. lines joining places having the same depths
  

Question 2588 :
What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? 1. Cenozoic 2. Mesozoic 3. Palaeozoic 4. Protozoic

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

Question 2589 :
What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?

  1. 12.5 minutes
  2. 7 minutes 40 seconds
  3. 1 hour 40 seconds
  4. There is no maximum duration
  

Question 2590 :
The world's highest hydel power project 'Rongtong' is located in :

  1. Rangoon
  2. Kathmandu
  3. Himachal Pradesh
  4. Beijing
  

Question 2591 :
The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it : [I. Tax - Central Excise 1990]

  1. divides the land masses under the same administration
  2. does not divide the Bering strait
  3. does not divide a group of islands under the same administration
  4. divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
  

Question 2592 :
Which one of the following has geographical position of 0 degree latitude and 0 degree longitude? [CDS 2008]

  1. In the South Atlantic Ocean
  2. In the Mediterranean Sea
  3. In Ghana, a West African-country
  4. At Greenwich Observatory in England
  

Question 2593 :
Which of the following is an example of Mid-latitude desert ?

  1. Sahara desert
  2. Arabian desert
  3. Thar desert
  4. Patagonia desert
  

Question 2594 :
The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately:

  1. 22 km
  2. 68 km
  3. 125 km
  4. 625 km
  

Question 2595 :
The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon's velocity is at a minimum, the known as:

  1. Apehelion
  2. Apigee
  3. Umbra
  4. Perihelion
  

Question 2596 :
What is 'Siderial Day'?

  1. The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum
  2. The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
  3. The time during which the earth makes a complete rotation on its axis in respect of the fixed stars
  4. The day on which the sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
  

Question 2597 :
The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

  1. 3200 km
  2. 6400 km
  3. 9600 km
  4. 12800 km
  

Question 2598 :
The largest volcano crater in the world is :

  1. Vesuvius (Italy)
  2. Toba (Indonesia)
  3. Etna (Sicily)
  4. Stromboli (Sicily)
  

Question 2599 :
If a traveller going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him at Tokyo?

  1. Friday
  2. Saturday
  3. Sunday
  4. Monday
  

Question 2600 :
Climate change resulting in the rise of temperature may benefit which of the countries/regions? [CDS 2011]

  1. South Africa
  2. East Indies islands comprising of Java, Sumatra and Borneo
  3. The western coasts of South America
  4. Russia and Northern Europe
  

Question 2601 :
The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through: [NDA 2003]

  1. Egypt
  2. Mexico
  3. Oman
  4. Yemen
  

Question 2602 :
The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called: [IAS 2003]

  1. barysphere
  2. mesophere
  3. mohorovic discontinuity
  4. asthenosphere
  

Question 2603 :
One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of:

  1. 34.5 miles
  2. 50 miles
  3. 60 miles
  4. 69 miles
  

Question 2604 :
Which of the following best describes longitude?

  1. An imaginary line joining north and south poles
  2. The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
  3. The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian
  4. The position of a place on earth's surface with reference to the Prime Meridian
  

Question 2605 :
The antipodal position of a place located at 35° south and 80° west is [Asstt Commdt 2010]

  1. 55° north and 80° east
  2. 35° north and 100° east
  3. 100°north and 80° east
  4. 55° south and 10° east
  

Question 2606 :
The sun is never overhead at any time in : 1. North Temperate Zone 2. South Temperate Zone 3. North Frigid Zone 4. Torrid Zone

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

Question 2607 :
Tides in the sea have stored in them: [CDS 1994]

  1. hydraulic energy
  2. kinetic energy
  3. gravitational potential energy
  4. a combination of all the above three forms of energy
  

Question 2608 :
On Monday, the 14th June, a man crosses the International Date Line at 5 p.m. from the Asian side to the American side. Which of the following will he now assume to be the correct date and time?

  1. 5 a.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
  2. 5 p.m. of Tuesday, the 15th June
  3. 5 a.m. of Monday, the 14th June
  4. 5 p.m. of Sunday, the 13th June
  

Question 2609 :
The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of B is at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be :

  1. half an hour behind A
  2. half an hour ahead of A
  3. half an hour ahead or behind that of A
  4. the same as that of A
  

Question 2610 :
The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called:

  1. perihelion
  2. apihelion
  3. apigee
  4. perigee