GK Geography MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 2881 :
Soil erosion can be prevented by:

  1. allowing herbivorous animals to graze freely
  2. growing plants on a large scale to form soil cover
  3. making the land sloppy
  4. adding chemicals to increase cohesion
  

Question 2882 :
Caldera' is a feature associated with: [IAS 1990]

  1. volcanoes
  2. earthquakes
  3. folding of rocks
  4. faulting of mountains
  

Question 2883 :
Decaying .vegetation produces organic acids which causes a breakdown of minerals. This is :

  1. physical weathering
  2. chemical weathering
  3. both (a) and (b)
  4. chemical erosion
  

Question 2884 :
Which of the following features are product of vulcanicity? 1. Atoll 2. Caldera 3. Batholith 4. Geosyncline

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

Question 2885 :
In which country is 'Takla Makan' desert situated? [BPSC 2011]

  1. Kazakhstan
  2. Turkmenistan
  3. Uzbekistan
  4. China
  

Question 2886 :
Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind action are called:

  1. Cirque
  2. Bajada
  3. Barkhans
  4. Mesa
  

Question 2887 :
Earthquakes occur frequently in :

  1. Eastern coast of Asia
  2. Islands of South East Pacific Ocean
  3. Western coast of America
  4. all of the above areas
  

Question 2888 :
Longest mountain range in the world is :

  1. Himalayas
  2. Andes
  3. Karakoram
  4. Ural mountains
  

Question 2889 :
The region which does not receive most of its rainfall during winter, is :

  1. Central California
  2. Central North America
  3. South West Australia
  4. South West Africa
  

Question 2890 :
Which of the following belts are associated with seismic activity? [NDA 1994] 1. Circum-Pacific Belt 2. Circum-Atlantic Belt 3. Mid-Continental Belt 4. Mid-Atlantic Belt

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

Question 2891 :
Which metal is most abundant in the earth's crust?

  1. Calcium
  2. Magnesium
  3. Aluminium
  4. Iron
  

Question 2892 :
A block of the earth's crust that has remained in position while the ground around it has subsides is known as : [NDA 2001]

  1. horst
  2. plain
  3. plateau
  4. young folded mountain
  

Question 2893 :
Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called:

  1. Basalt
  2. Laccolith
  3. Lava
  4. Magma
  

Question 2894 :
The 'ring of fire' : 1. is associated with earthquakes 2. is associated with volca noes 3. goes round the Pacific Ocean 4. is associated with forest fires

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

Question 2895 :
The youngest mountain range in the world is:

  1. Western Ghats
  2. Himalayas
  3. Aravallis
  4. Andes
  

Question 2896 :
Rocks which are formed by the solidification of lava on the earth's surface are: [MBA 1992]

  1. Sandstone
  2. Limestone
  3. Granites
  4. Basalts
  

Question 2897 :
Earthquakes rarely occur in: [NDA 1990]

  1. Alaska
  2. Brazil
  3. Mexico
  4. New Zealand
  

Question 2898 :
The epicentre of an earthquake is the: [CDS 1992]

  1. point where P-waves touch the surface
  2. nearest point to the surface from the focus perpendicular to the earth's surface
  3. point of intersection of P and S wave fronts
  4. antipodal point
  

Question 2899 :
The material that comes out of a volcano at the time of eruption is : [NDA 1995]

  1. solid, liquid, gaseous
  2. solid and liquid
  3. solid and gaseous
  4. liquid and gaseous
  

Question 2900 :
Consider the following statements: 1. Igneous rocks are classified into Extrusive and Intrusive rocks. 2. Sedimentary rocks are also called as Primary rocks 3. Marble is an example of Metamorphic rocks 4. Coal is a sedimentary rock. Which of the above statements is/are correct? [NDA 2002]

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

Question 2901 :
Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering? [NDA 2011]

  1. Crystallization
  2. Exfoliation
  3. Hydration
  4. Carbonation
  

Question 2902 :
Residual hill in the desert region is known as : [IAS 2004]

  1. Inlier
  2. Inselberg
  3. Playa
  4. Pediment
  

Question 2903 :
Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world? [CDS 1992]

  1. Colorado Plateau
  2. Pamir Plateau
  3. Patagonia Plateau
  4. Potwar Plateau
  

Question 2904 :
In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?

  1. Granite
  2. Igneous
  3. Metamorphic
  4. Sedimentary
  

Question 2905 :
The features produced by glacial deposition are: 1. outwash plains 2. drumlins 3. eskers 4. levees

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

Question 2906 :
The type of igneous rocks which are formed midway between volcanic and plutonic rocks, are known as :

  1. Basalt
  2. Hypabyssal
  3. Laccolith
  4. Batholith
  

Question 2907 :
Shield volcanoes refer to: [NDA 1993]

  1. explosive lava eruptions
  2. repeated lava flows
  3. ejection of a wide range of pyroclastic materials
  4. individual lava flows
  

Question 2908 :
Colorado in U.S.A is famous for this landform : [CPO SI 2003]

  1. Grand Canyon
  2. Grand Crators
  3. Great Valleys
  4. Great Basins
  

Question 2909 :
The soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts is called [CDS 2012]

  1. silty soil
  2. loamy soil
  3. sandy soil
  4. loess soil
  

Question 2910 :
The Hawaii islands are the top of submerged: [NDA 1991]

  1. block mountains
  2. folded mountains
  3. volcanic mountains
  4. dome mountains