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This section includes 409 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
Which star is nearest to the Earth?$? |
| A. | Sun |
| B. | Alpha Centauri |
| C. | Pole star |
| D. | Chitra |
| Answer» B. Alpha Centauri | |
| 302. |
On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole for ________$? |
| A. | Zero hrs. |
| B. | 12 hrs. |
| C. | 18 hrs. |
| D. | 24 hrs. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 303. |
The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________$? |
| A. | West to east |
| B. | East and west of the prime meridian |
| C. | Poles to equator |
| D. | Equator to poles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 304. |
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of$? |
| A. | Axis of the Earth |
| B. | Equator |
| C. | North pole |
| D. | South pole |
| Answer» C. North pole | |
| 305. |
Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly$? |
| A. | 8 min. |
| B. | 2 min. |
| C. | 6 min. |
| D. | 4 min. |
| Answer» B. 2 min. | |
| 306. |
Who Invented Universal Standard Time?$? |
| A. | Enrico Fermi |
| B. | Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick |
| C. | Sandford Fleming |
| D. | Benoit Fourneyron |
| Answer» D. Benoit Fourneyron | |
| 307. |
Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because ________$? |
| A. | Longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator |
| B. | Longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian |
| C. | Longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian | |
| 308. |
The point below the surface where an earthquake originates is called ________.$? |
| A. | Tsunamis |
| B. | Focus |
| C. | Epicentre |
| D. | Eye of the Earthquake |
| Answer» C. Epicentre | |
| 309. |
When does tides rise in sea?$? |
| A. | Only on lunar day |
| B. | Full Moon and half Moon |
| C. | When Moon is on first phase |
| D. | Only half Moon |
| Answer» C. When Moon is on first phase | |
| 310. |
The Contour line is those imaginary line which show?$? |
| A. | Areas of similar atmospheric pressure |
| B. | Areas of similar temperature |
| C. | Areas of similar height |
| D. | Equal Sunning areas |
| Answer» D. Equal Sunning areas | |
| 311. |
After Sun, which is the closest star to the Earth?$? |
| A. | Vega |
| B. | Sirius |
| C. | Proxima centauri |
| D. | Alpha centauri |
| Answer» D. Alpha centauri | |
| 312. |
Lunar eclipse occurs on ________$? |
| A. | New moon |
| B. | Full moon |
| C. | Half moon |
| D. | Quarter moon |
| Answer» C. Half moon | |
| 313. |
The most abundant metal in the Earth's Crust is$? |
| A. | Zinc |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Aluminium |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» D. Iron | |
| 314. |
Evidence suggests that life on Earth has existed for about ________.$? |
| A. | 3.5 million years |
| B. | 35 billion years |
| C. | 35 million years |
| D. | 3.5 billion years |
| Answer» B. 35 billion years | |
| 315. |
Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?$? |
| A. | Geological Survey of India (G.S.I. |
| B. | National Atlas & Thematic MappingOrganisation (N.A.T.M.O.) |
| C. | Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.) |
| D. | Survey of India (S.O.I.) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 316. |
Which one of the following is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed star, called?$? |
| A. | Lunar year |
| B. | Solar year |
| C. | Tropical year |
| D. | Sideral year |
| Answer» E. | |
| 317. |
The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of$? |
| A. | 23.5° |
| B. | 22.5° |
| C. | 21.5° |
| D. | 20.0° |
| Answer» B. 22.5¬¨‚àû | |
| 318. |
What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?$? |
| A. | Latitudes |
| B. | Longitudes |
| C. | Isobars |
| D. | Isotherms |
| Answer» B. Longitudes | |
| 319. |
Antipodes are ________$? |
| A. | Lines joining places having a time difference of 12 hours |
| B. | Places diametrically opposite on earth's surface |
| C. | Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude |
| D. | Lines joining places having the same depths |
| Answer» C. Places located at a point where degree of latitude is equal to degree of longitude | |
| 320. |
What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin?1. Cenozoic2. Mesozoic3. Palaeozoic4. Protozoic$? |
| A. | 4, 3, 1, 2 |
| B. | 3, 4, 2, 1 |
| C. | 3, 4, 1, 2 |
| D. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 321. |
The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________$? |
| A. | North Temperate Zone |
| B. | Frigid Zone |
| C. | South Temperate Zone |
| D. | Torrid Zone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 322. |
The alignment of the lines of beginning and end is expressed by$? |
| A. | Dentate |
| B. | Feasibility |
| C. | Record |
| D. | Font |
| Answer» C. Record | |
| 323. |
How much is the difference of time between any two consecutive longitudes?$? |
| A. | 10 minutes |
| B. | 14 minutes |
| C. | 4 minutes |
| D. | 30 minutes |
| Answer» D. 30 minutes | |
| 324. |
Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.$? |
| A. | 2 alone |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 1 alone |
| D. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» C. 1 alone | |
| 325. |
Which of the following is/are true of world time zones?I. The world is divided into thirty time zonesII. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich MeridianIII. All countries have more than one time zoneIV. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast$? |
| A. | I, II, III and IV |
| B. | II and IV |
| C. | I, III and IV |
| D. | II only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 326. |
Due to gravity, acceleration at the Equator is$? |
| A. | Less than acceleration on poles |
| B. | More than acceleration on poles |
| C. | Equal to acceleration on poles |
| D. | Not dependant on the centrifugal accelerationof Earth |
| Answer» B. More than acceleration on poles | |
| 327. |
Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insolation?$? |
| A. | Tropical deserts |
| B. | Equatorial region |
| C. | Savanna region |
| D. | No such criteria |
| Answer» B. Equatorial region | |
| 328. |
When and where did the concept of the Earth Hour started?$? |
| A. | June, 2007 in Christchurch, New Zealand |
| B. | May, 2009 in Colombo, Srilanka |
| C. | April, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan |
| D. | March, 2007 in Sydney, Australia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 329. |
Days and nights are similar here$? |
| A. | Poles |
| B. | Main time zone |
| C. | Antarctica |
| D. | Equator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 330. |
Latitude of place is indicative of its ________$? |
| A. | Time |
| B. | Altitude |
| C. | Amount of rainfall |
| D. | Temperature |
| Answer» E. | |
| 331. |
Tides are caused by the gravitational forces of$? |
| A. | Of Earth on Moon |
| B. | Of Earth on Sun |
| C. | Of Sun and Moon on Earth |
| D. | Of Moon on Earth |
| Answer» D. Of Moon on Earth | |
| 332. |
The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________$? |
| A. | Low latitudes |
| B. | Mid-latitudes |
| C. | Sub tropics |
| D. | High latitudes |
| Answer» C. Sub tropics | |
| 333. |
Who proposed Continental drift theory?? |
| A. | Alfred Wegener |
| B. | Alfred Worwick |
| C. | Alfred Hanks |
| D. | Alfred Mane |
| Answer» B. Alfred Worwick | |
| 334. |
Which of the following .countries are located on the Greenwich Meridian?1. Algeria2. Germany3. Guinea4. Iceland? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» C. 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 335. |
When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?? |
| A. | 4.56 p.m. |
| B. | 4.56 a.m. |
| C. | 7.04 p.m. |
| D. | 7.04 a.m. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 336. |
The seasonal contrasts are maximum in ________? |
| A. | Low latitudes |
| B. | Mid-latitudes |
| C. | Sub tropics |
| D. | High latitudes |
| Answer» C. Sub tropics | |
| 337. |
________ is a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streams of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole? |
| A. | Acaulis |
| B. | Matus |
| C. | Albopictus |
| D. | Aurora |
| Answer» E. | |
| 338. |
In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________? |
| A. | Free oxygen |
| B. | No oxygen |
| C. | Oxygen in fixed form |
| D. | Oxygen bound to carbon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 339. |
How much is the difference of time between any two consecutive longitudes?? |
| A. | 10 minutes |
| B. | 14 minutes |
| C. | 4 minutes |
| D. | 30 minutes |
| Answer» D. 30 minutes | |
| 340. |
The area of the Earth's total surface is of the order of ________.? |
| A. | 510 million square kilometres |
| B. | 450 million square kilometres |
| C. | 400 million square kilometres |
| D. | 350 million square kilometres |
| Answer» B. 450 million square kilometres | |
| 341. |
Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth? 1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator.3. Occurrence of' sunrise, noon and sunset4. Magnetic field of the earth.? |
| A. | 1 and 3 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 342. |
The instrument to measure the area on maps is called? |
| A. | Planimeter |
| B. | Ideograph |
| C. | Pantograph |
| D. | Opisometer |
| Answer» B. Ideograph | |
| 343. |
Which of the following Isohels are the isopleths of? |
| A. | Sunshine |
| B. | Flowering time |
| C. | Rain |
| D. | Clouds |
| Answer» B. Flowering time | |
| 344. |
The alignment of the lines of beginning and end is expressed by? |
| A. | Dentate |
| B. | Feasibility |
| C. | Record |
| D. | Font |
| Answer» C. Record | |
| 345. |
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the? |
| A. | Earth on the Moon |
| B. | Earth on the Sun |
| C. | Sun and Moon on the Earth |
| D. | Moon on the Earth |
| Answer» D. Moon on the Earth | |
| 346. |
The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called ________? |
| A. | North Temperate Zone |
| B. | Frigid Zone |
| C. | South Temperate Zone |
| D. | Torrid Zone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 347. |
Which of these statements are correct? 1. Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich and is at 0° Longitude.2. International Date Line, on the map appears as a straight line along 180° Longitude.3. While crossing International Date Line from east to west, one gains a day.4. Tropic of Cancer lies at Latitude.$ |
| A. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| B. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | 1 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 348. |
Which among the following statments is true regarding International Date Line? |
| A. | It is 180° Longitude |
| B. | It is a straight line |
| C. | It is a big circle |
| D. | It is a curved line beyond Earth |
| Answer» B. It is a straight line | |
| 349. |
Latitude and longitude both ________ |
| A. | Pass through poles |
| B. | Run parallel to the equator |
| C. | Run parallel to each other |
| D. | Run perpendicular to each other |
| Answer» E. | |
| 350. |
The Sun shines vertically on the equator ________ |
| A. | Throughout the year |
| B. | For six months |
| C. | Twice a year |
| D. | Once a year |
| Answer» D. Once a year | |