GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 2761 :
Which one among the following is not an important factor of climate of an area? [CDS 2011]

  1. Latitude
  2. Longitude
  3. Altitude
  4. Distance from the sea
  

Question 2762 :
Teak and Sal are the principal trees in the forests known as: [NDA 1991]

  1. Dry deciduous
  2. Dry evergreen
  3. Tropical moist deciduous
  4. Tropical moist evergreen
  

Question 2763 :
The average annual temperature is 19°C. An average annual rainfall of about 120 cm is distributed throughout the year, Late summer and autumn are the dreaded seasons of hurricanes and typhoons. These are the climatic conditions of:

  1. China type
  2. Sudan type
  3. Tropical desert type
  4. Taiga type
  

Question 2764 :
The lowest winter temperature in the northern hemisphere is of:

  1. Ottawa
  2. Mexico city
  3. Moscow
  4. Verkhoyansk
  

Question 2765 :
Consider the following statements: 2. The Taiga biome stretches across large parts of Canada, Europe and Asia. 3. Taiga is the largest biome in the world 4. A lot of coniferous trees grows in the Taiga Which of the statements given above are correct? [IAS 2004]

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

Question 2766 :
What are 'Igloos'? [NDA 1994]

  1. A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
  2. A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
  3. Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
  4. A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
  

Question 2767 :
Which vegetation is called natural cattle country ?

  1. Savanna
  2. Downs
  3. Selva
  4. Prairies
  

Question 2768 :
La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino ? 1. La Nina is characterised by un-usually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino IS characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. 2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [CSAT2011]

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

Question 2769 :
Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world's requirement of newsprint? [Stenographers' Exam 1993]

  1. Coniferous forest
  2. Deciduous forest
  3. Evergreen forest
  4. Mediterranear forest
  

Question 2770 :
Which of the following industries uses mica?

  1. Glass and Pottery industry
  2. Electrical industry
  3. Steel industry
  4. Textile industry
  

Question 2771 :
Which one of the following activities occupies the largest area of the world? [IAS 2004]

  1. Commercial plantation
  2. Pastoral herding
  3. Commercial grain farming
  4. Subsistence agriculture
  

Question 2772 :
Arrange the following soil particle by size in the descending order: 1. Gravel 2. Clay 3. Silt 4. Sand

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

Question 2773 :
Consider the following statements: 1. The acid lava usually melts at a relatively higher temperature as compared to basic (basaltic) lava. 2. The acid lava solidifies into glass-like sheets and the basaltic lava solidifies into rough surfaces. - Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]

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

Question 2774 :
The term ‘Granary of the world’ is related to _____ type.

  1. Monsoon
  2. Temperate
  3. Mediterranean
  4. Laurentian
  

Question 2775 :
Which of the following forms of coal is the oldest? [IES 1991]

  1. Peat
  2. Lignite
  3. Bituminous
  4. Anthracite
  

Question 2776 :
Batholiths and Laccoliths are formations of: [NDA 2003]

  1. sedimentary rocks
  2. igneous rocks
  3. metamorphic rocks
  4. polymetamorphosed rocks
  

Question 2777 :
Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced along the coasts of: [NDA 1991]

  1. India
  2. China
  3. Australia
  4. Japan
  

Question 2778 :
Major wheat and rice producing area in China is:

  1. Hwang-Ho basin
  2. Yangtse-basin
  3. Si-Kiang basin
  4. All the above
  

Question 2779 :
The World's largest producer of wool is:

  1. India
  2. Russia
  3. U.S.A
  4. Australia
  

Question 2780 :
Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests?

  1. Southern part of India
  2. South America
  3. Southern island of New Zealand
  4. Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
  

Question 2781 :
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [CDS 2001]

  1. Monsoon Region: Campos
  2. Mediterranean Region: Llanos
  3. Pampas Region: Prairies
  4. Savanna Region: Steppes
  

Question 2782 :
The Llanos and Campos of South America are examples of:

  1. coniferous forest regions
  2. deciduous regions
  3. equatorial regions
  4. Savanna regions
  

Question 2783 :
Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of: [CDS 2000]

  1. orographic precipitation
  2. natural precipitation
  3. frontal precipitation
  4. convectional precipitation
  

Question 2784 :
Which country falls in all three natural regions : Hot desert, Mediterranean and Cool temperate type of climate?

  1. Chile
  2. Israel
  3. Lebanon
  4. None of these
  

Question 2785 :
The role of spines in the desert plants is :

  1. to protect themselves from the herbivores.
  2. to provide more surface for photosynthesis
  3. to save the moisture from evaporation.
  4. none of the above
  

Question 2786 :
The chief industry of Afghanistan is : [IFS 1988]

  1. cotton textiles
  2. carpet making
  3. sugar refining
  4. automobile manufacturing
  

Question 2787 :
Brazil has become the world's largest producer of coffee mainly because:

  1. the Brazilian plateau is well drained land
  2. the climatic conditions are suitable
  3. the terra-rosa soil is very fertile
  4. the coffee plant is native of Brazil
  

Question 2788 :
The igneous rocks are formed due to : [CDS 1992]

  1. accumulation of sediments at the bottom of sea
  2. granitisation
  3. disintegration of magma
  4. altering of metamorphic rocks
  

Question 2789 :
China type of climate prevails in :

  1. China, Korea and Vietnam
  2. Southern China, Vietnam and Laos
  3. Central China, North China and Southern Japan
  4. North China, Southern Russia and Japan
  

Question 2790 :
Postaz are temperate grassland in:

  1. Australia
  2. South Africa
  3. Hungary
  4. Egypt