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This section includes 2658 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 601. |
The pacific Islands from new Guinea South East-wards to the Fiji Islands' group is called [NDA 2009-II] |
| A. | The Polynesia |
| B. | The Mellanesia |
| C. | The Micronesia |
| D. | The Autralasia |
| Answer» C. The Micronesia | |
| 602. |
The Island of Honshu is located in which one of the following countries? [NDA 2008-II] |
| A. | Indonesia |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | South Korea |
| Answer» D. South Korea | |
| 603. |
In which one of the following countries is the volcano 'Guallatiri' located? [NDA 2008-II] |
| A. | Peru |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Tanzania |
| D. | Ecuador |
| Answer» C. Tanzania | |
| 604. |
The Great Barrier Reef is located in which country? [NDA 2007-II] |
| A. | Chile |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» C. USA | |
| 605. |
What is the other name for the equatorial rain forests? [NDA 2007-II] |
| A. | Lianos |
| B. | Campos |
| C. | Gran Chaco |
| D. | Selvas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 606. |
Which of the following statements regarding hurricanes is are correct? 1. They develop over the ocean between\[{{8}^{o}}-{{15}^{o}}N\]. 2. They are almost absent in the South Atlantic Ocean. 3. They do not develop close to the equator. Select the correct answer using the code given below. |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 and 3 only |
| C. | 1 and 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 2 and 3 only | |
| 607. |
Which of the following straits is not in Asia? [NDA 2007-II] |
| A. | Malacca Strait |
| B. | Bass Strait |
| C. | Formosa Strait |
| D. | Molucca Strait |
| Answer» C. Formosa Strait | |
| 608. |
Rift valley is formed by |
| A. | Earthquake |
| B. | Folding |
| C. | Faulting |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 609. |
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Current) List-II (Feature) A. Kuroshio current 1. Warm current in Atlantic Ocean B. Cold current in the Atlantic Ocean 2. Peru current C. Warm current in the Pacific Ocean 3. Labrador current D. Cold current in the Pacific Ocean 4. Florida current |
| A. | A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1 |
| B. | A-3; B-2 C-4; D-1 |
| C. | A-1; B-4; C-2; D-3 |
| D. | A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3 |
| Answer» B. A-3; B-2 C-4; D-1 | |
| 610. |
Which among the following statements about has North Atlantic Drift is/are correct? I. It keeps the west coast of Northern Europe ice free II. It is responsible for the w arm air mass which interact with the cold air mass from the Polar region and causes rainfall in Western Europe. III. It meets the Labrador Current near Vancouver Island and causes dense fog. Select the correct answer using the code given below |
| A. | I, II and III |
| B. | I and II only |
| C. | II only |
| D. | I and III only |
| Answer» C. II only | |
| 611. |
Consider the following statements: 1. In tropical grassland regions rainfall mainly occurs in the short summer season with a long dry season. 2. In Mediterranean region the winter rainfall is caused the passage of cyclones in the westerly wind be which lies over this area. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 3 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 612. |
Consider the following statements : 1. The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean. 2. The Falkland current is a warm current that flows along the Chile coast of South Pacific Ocean. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. Only 2 | |
| 613. |
Match die following List-I (Local wind) List-II (Area of Prevalence) A. Chinook 1. North African desert B. Foehn 2. Rocky mountain slopes of the USA C. Sirocco 3. Northern slopes of Alps D. Mistral 4. Sourthern slopes of Alps |
| A. | A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 |
| B. | A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 |
| C. | A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2 |
| D. | A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 |
| Answer» B. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 | |
| 614. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. List-I (Mountains peak) List-II (Country) A. Mt. Everest 1. India B. K2 2. Nepal C. Mt. Mc Kinley 3. North America (USA) D. Mt Aconcagua 4. South America |
| A. | A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 |
| B. | A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 |
| C. | A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 |
| D. | A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2 |
| Answer» B. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 | |
| 615. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List-I (Continent) List-II (Desert) A. Asia 1. Atacama B. Africa 2. Great Sandy Desert C. Australia 3. Kalahari D. South America 4. Gobi |
| A. | A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1 |
| B. | A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 |
| C. | A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2 |
| D. | A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 |
| Answer» C. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2 | |
| 616. |
Examine the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below: 1. The greater part of Russia is having cold climate. 2. Development of Russia is largely concentrated west of Ural Mountains. 3. Siberia is an important agricultural region of Russia. 4. In Russia, Ural mountains separate the two extensive plains. |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 are correct. |
| B. | 1, 3 and 4 are correct. |
| C. | 1, 2 and 4 are correct. |
| D. | 2, 3 and 4 are correct. |
| Answer» D. 2, 3 and 4 are correct. | |
| 617. |
Where is the Blind valley found? |
| A. | River valley region |
| B. | Arid region |
| C. | Karst region |
| D. | Glacier region |
| Answer» D. Glacier region | |
| 618. |
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List-I (Type of winds) List-II (Region) A. Blizzard 1. Pairie Plains B. Chinook 2. Siberian Plains C. Bora 3. Greenland D. Khamsin 4. Egypt |
| A. | A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 |
| B. | A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 |
| C. | A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4 |
| D. | A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 |
| Answer» D. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 | |
| 619. |
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched'? (River) (Countries) 1. Niger Guinea 2. Orange S. Africa 3. Karai Egypt 4. Nile Mali Select the correct answer using the codes given below: |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1 and 3 |
| C. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» B. 1 and 3 | |
| 620. |
The Gibraltar is a/an |
| A. | peninsula |
| B. | strait |
| C. | isthmus |
| D. | river |
| Answer» C. isthmus | |
| 621. |
Which is called the Emerald Island? |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | Ireland |
| C. | Gibraltar |
| D. | Sicily |
| Answer» C. Gibraltar | |
| 622. |
What is referred to as the Sorrow of China? |
| A. | Taklamakan Desert |
| B. | Tibetan region |
| C. | Hwang He River |
| D. | Nei Mongol |
| Answer» D. Nei Mongol | |
| 623. |
Gobi Desert is situated in |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Arabia |
| C. | China |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» D. South Africa | |
| 624. |
The Santa Anna is local |
| A. | hot wind in southern California |
| B. | cold wind in southern California |
| C. | hot wind in northern California |
| D. | cold wind in northern California |
| Answer» B. cold wind in southern California | |
| 625. |
The coldest place on the earth is |
| A. | Halifax |
| B. | Chicago |
| C. | Siachin |
| D. | Verkhoyansk |
| Answer» E. | |
| 626. |
Foehn is a local wind of |
| A. | China |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Korea |
| D. | Switzerland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 627. |
In which of the following the west European type of climate is found? |
| A. | British Columbia |
| B. | California |
| C. | North Chile |
| D. | Algeria |
| Answer» B. California | |
| 628. |
The driest area of the Earth is |
| A. | Arabian Desert |
| B. | Atacama Desert |
| C. | Gobi Desert |
| D. | Thar Desert |
| Answer» C. Gobi Desert | |
| 629. |
Which one of the following islands of the East Indies is divided into three countries? |
| A. | Borneo |
| B. | Celebes |
| C. | New Guinea |
| D. | Timor |
| Answer» B. Celebes | |
| 630. |
The Death Valley in South California, USA is an example of |
| A. | Anticlinal valley |
| B. | Synclinal valley |
| C. | Antecedent valley |
| D. | Rift valley |
| Answer» E. | |
| 631. |
What is the most commonly used building material in deserts? |
| A. | Mud and clay |
| B. | Wood |
| C. | Bricks |
| D. | Thatch and reeds |
| Answer» B. Wood | |
| 632. |
Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Agents of erosion) List-II (Topographical feature) A. Running water 1. Cirque B. Glacier 2. Barchan C. Wind 3. Rift Valley D. Underground Water 4. Do line 5. Gorge |
| A. | A-5; B-1; C-2; D-4 |
| B. | A-5; B-2; C-1; D-3 |
| C. | A-4; B-2; C-1; D-5 |
| D. | A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2 |
| Answer» B. A-5; B-2; C-1; D-3 | |
| 633. |
Consider the following statements? I. The oasis in the Sahara and the Nile Valley in Egypt supports settled population. II. Trucks are replacing camels in the salt trade. III. The discovery of oil in Algeria, Libya and Egypt is constantly transforming the Sahara desert. Of these statements: |
| A. | I and II are correct |
| B. | I, II and III are correct |
| C. | Only III is correct |
| D. | II and III are correct |
| Answer» C. Only III is correct | |
| 634. |
Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns: Column I (Land forms) Column II (Exogenic forces) A. Flood plain (i) Sea waves B. Sea cliff (ii) Glaciers C. Moraines (iii) Wind D. Sand dunes (iv) River |
| A. | A - (iv), B - (iii), C - (ii), D - (i) |
| B. | A - (iii), B - (ii), C - (i), D - (iv) |
| C. | A - (iv), B - (i), C - (ii), D - (iii) |
| D. | A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (ii) |
| Answer» D. A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (ii) | |
| 635. |
Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns: Column I (Waterfalls) Column II (Countries) A. Angel falls (i) Africa B. Niagara falls (ii) India C. Victoria falls (iii) South America D. Jog falls (iv) North America |
| A. | A - (i), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (ii) |
| B. | A - (ii), B - (iii), C - (iv), D - (i) |
| C. | A - (i), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (iv) |
| D. | A - (iii), B - (ii), C - (i), D - (iv) |
| Answer» B. A - (ii), B - (iii), C - (iv), D - (i) | |
| 636. |
Match the deserts with their locations and select the correct alternative: Column I (Desert) Column II (Location) A. Gobi (i) Chile B. Kalahari (ii) Sudan and Egypt C. Atacama (iii) China and Mongolia D. Nubian (iv) Namibia and Botswana |
| A. | A - (iii), B - (i), C- (iv), D - (ii) |
| B. | A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (ii) |
| C. | A - (ii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (iii) |
| D. | A - (iv), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (i) |
| Answer» C. A - (ii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (iii) | |
| 637. |
Which one of the following is not a tropical desert? |
| A. | Atacama |
| B. | Arabia |
| C. | Gobi |
| D. | Kalahari |
| Answer» D. Kalahari | |
| 638. |
Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns: Column A Column B A. Oasis (i) Glacier B. Oil (ii) Depressions with water C. Gangri (iii) Sahara D. Bedouins (iv) Libya |
| A. | A - (i); B - (ii); C - (iii); D - (iv) |
| B. | A - (iii); B - (ii); C - (i); D - (iv) |
| C. | A - (iii); B - (iv); C - (ii); D - (i) |
| D. | A - (ii); B - (iv); C - (i); D - (iii) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 639. |
Match the following List-I List-II A. Isobars 1. Temperature B. Isohyets 2. Pressure C. Isotherms 3. Rainfall D. Isohel 4. Snowfall 5. Sunshine |
| A. | A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3 |
| B. | A-2 B-3 C-1 D-5 |
| C. | A-2 B-3 C-5 D-1 |
| D. | A-2 B-1 C-3 D-5 |
| Answer» C. A-2 B-3 C-5 D-1 | |
| 640. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List-I (Soils) List-II (Climatic region) A. Podzol 1. Temperate grass lands B. Chemozem 2. Cool temperate C. Spodsols 3. Hot and humid D. Laterite 4. Humid cool temperate |
| A. | A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 |
| B. | A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 |
| C. | A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 |
| D. | A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2 |
| Answer» B. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1 | |
| 641. |
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer with the help of the codes: List-I (Land forms) List-II (Agents of formation) A. Faults 1. Glacial activity B. Flood plains 2. Fluvial effects C. Coral reefs 3. Organic activity D. Moraines 4. Earth movement |
| A. | A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4 |
| B. | A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1 |
| C. | A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 |
| D. | A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4 |
| Answer» C. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2 | |
| 642. |
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from codes given below: Assertion [A]: Tropical areas get more insolation than the temperate area. Reason [R]: Tropical areas have larger length of day than the temperate areas. |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» D. A is false, but R is true. | |
| 643. |
Select the correct chronological order of the following organic cycles from the codes given below: 1. Alpine 2. Torridonian 3. Caledonian 4. Hercynian |
| A. | 2, 4, 1, 3 |
| B. | 2, 3, 4, 1 |
| C. | 1, 3, 4, 2 |
| D. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Answer» C. 1, 3, 4, 2 | |
| 644. |
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List-I (Processes) List-II (Land forms) A. Permafrost 1. Flood plain B. Diastrophism 2. Pingo C. Running water 3. Stack D. Sea waves 4. Horst |
| A. | A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3 |
| B. | A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 |
| C. | A-1 B-2 C-2 D-4 |
| D. | A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1 |
| Answer» B. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3 | |
| 645. |
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: Assertion [A]: Aridity is the distinctive characteristic of the deserts. Reason [R]: They receive low rainfall and have high evaporation. |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false. |
| D. | A is false, but R is true. |
| Answer» B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
| 646. |
Bays and gulfs are usually made by the erosional work of |
| A. | waves |
| B. | large streams |
| C. | coastal glaciers |
| D. | underground water |
| Answer» B. large streams | |
| 647. |
Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from- [SSC 2016] |
| A. | east to west |
| B. | west to east |
| C. | north to south |
| D. | south to north |
| Answer» D. south to north | |
| 648. |
Which of the following is not correctly matched? |
| A. | Mt. Rainier-USA |
| B. | Mt. Etna - Italy |
| C. | Paricutin - Mexico |
| D. | Taal-Argentina |
| Answer» E. | |
| 649. |
Which of the following statements is correct about cryosphere? |
| A. | These are such parts of earth's system where temperature goes down below \[{{0}^{o}}C\] at least one year |
| B. | The largest component of Cryosphere is the belt of Greenland and Antarctica. |
| C. | Marine snow, ice shelf, frozen land and ice caps the components of Cryosphere |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 650. |
Which one of the following deserts is famous for the deposits of Nitrates? [UGC-II (Geog) 2016] |
| A. | Sahara |
| B. | Gobi |
| C. | Kalahari |
| D. | Atacama |
| Answer» E. | |