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This section includes 319 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea? 1. Don2. Syr Darya3. Volga4. Ural |
| A. | and 2 |
| B. | and 3 |
| C. | and 4 |
| D. | and 4 |
| Answer» D. and 4 | |
| 2. |
An ox-bow lake is a ________ |
| A. | ake formed behind an off-shore bar |
| B. | ake occupying a volcanic crater |
| C. | ake formed due to cut off meander |
| D. | ake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier |
| Answer» D. ake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier | |
| 3. |
The smallest amongst the following islands is ________. |
| A. | orneo |
| B. | reenland |
| C. | umatra |
| D. | ew Guinea |
| Answer» D. ew Guinea | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is the deepest lake? |
| A. | ake Victoria |
| B. | aspian Sea |
| C. | ake Superior |
| D. | ake Baikal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf? |
| A. | ntarctic ocean |
| B. | rctic Ocean |
| C. | ndian Ocean |
| D. | tlantic ocean |
| Answer» C. ndian Ocean | |
| 6. |
Where is Sunda Trench? |
| A. | ndian Ocean |
| B. | acific Ocean |
| C. | tlantic Ocean |
| D. | ulf of Mexico |
| Answer» B. acific Ocean | |
| 7. |
What is coral island? |
| A. | and Dune |
| B. | ake |
| C. | and Coast |
| D. | errestrial Sea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The world's highest waterfall is in ________ |
| A. | razil |
| B. | . S.A. |
| C. | enezuela |
| D. | ambia |
| Answer» D. ambia | |
| 9. |
Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population?I. Only 10 percent of the total population lives in the southern hemisphereII. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of seaIII. Nearly 80 percent of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levels |
| A. | and II |
| B. | I and III |
| C. | and III |
| D. | , II and III |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world ? |
| A. | ake Tanganyika |
| B. | ake Superior |
| C. | ake Baikal |
| D. | ake Michigan |
| Answer» C. ake Baikal | |
| 11. |
Water exists in how much part of the world? |
| A. | 0.7 |
| B. | 0.8 |
| C. | 0.25 |
| D. | 0.55 |
| Answer» B. 0.8 | |
| 12. |
On the bank of which river is New York situated? |
| A. | iver Colorado |
| B. | iver Hudson |
| C. | iver Mississippi |
| D. | iver Amazon |
| Answer» C. iver Mississippi | |
| 13. |
Consider the following statements:I. Suez Canal is an important link between developed countries and developing countries.II. It joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of SuezIII. It is not a sea level canal.Which of the statement given above is/are correct? |
| A. | and II |
| B. | and III |
| C. | I and III |
| D. | only |
| Answer» B. and III | |
| 14. |
Consider the following statements:1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | only |
| B. | only |
| C. | oth 1 and 2 |
| D. | either 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Consider the following statements:1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere.2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes in the northern hemisphere.Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? |
| A. | only |
| B. | only |
| C. | oth 1 and 2 |
| D. | either 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. only | |
| 16. |
Which of the following is incorrect about rain water harvesting? |
| A. | t is helpful in raising water level |
| B. | t increases the harms of flow |
| C. | t is a mode of water conservation |
| D. | t is helpful in fulfilling the growing demandsof water |
| Answer» C. t is a mode of water conservation | |
| 17. |
Which is a type of erosion caused by hydraulic action? |
| A. | lowing Water |
| B. | ind |
| C. | lacier |
| D. | one Of These |
| Answer» B. ind | |
| 18. |
Which of the following river stages and features is/are wrongly matched?1. Mountain stage : waterfalls2. Plain stage : oxbow lake3. Plain stage : delta4. Mountain stage : deposition |
| A. | and 2 |
| B. | and 4 |
| C. | , 3 and 4 |
| D. | one |
| Answer» C. , 3 and 4 | |
| 19. |
Suez Canal joins ________ |
| A. | ed Sea and Arabian Sea |
| B. | ed Sea and Mediterranean Sea |
| C. | rabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | orth Sea and Baltic Sea |
| Answer» C. rabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea | |
| 20. |
Farakka barrage is a major reason for contention between India and ________. |
| A. | angladesh |
| B. | akistan |
| C. | hina |
| D. | epal |
| Answer» B. akistan | |
| 21. |
The best way of conservation of water resources is |
| A. | torage of rain water |
| B. | ustainable water consumption |
| C. | ncouraging reformation of natural plants |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries ? |
| A. | ustralia |
| B. | uba |
| C. | hana |
| D. | hilippines |
| Answer» B. uba | |
| 23. |
Consider the following statements :1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France.2. Bermuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic.3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf.Which of these statements is/are correct? |
| A. | , 2 and 3 |
| B. | only |
| C. | and 3 |
| D. | and 3 |
| Answer» D. and 3 | |
| 24. |
Consider the following statements:1. Falkland Islands are situated in Pacific Ocean2. Red Sea separates Sudan from Egypt.3. England, Norway, Denmark surround North Sea.Which of these statements is/are correct? |
| A. | only |
| B. | and 3 |
| C. | and 3 |
| D. | only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Which of the following is not an important condition for growth of coral? |
| A. | ave-free salt water |
| B. | lean salt water |
| C. | arm seas |
| D. | lenty of sunlight |
| Answer» B. lean salt water | |
| 26. |
Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system? |
| A. | rminger current |
| B. | abrador current |
| C. | razilian current |
| D. | anarie current |
| Answer» D. anarie current | |
| 27. |
The salinity of the sea is maximum at the |
| A. | ndian Ocean |
| B. | ed Sea |
| C. | altic Sea |
| D. | tlantic Ocean |
| Answer» C. altic Sea | |
| 28. |
The largest ocean is |
| A. | tlantic Ocean |
| B. | ndian Ocean |
| C. | rctic Ocean |
| D. | acific Ocean |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth's surface is in ________ |
| A. | orth America |
| B. | outh America |
| C. | ussia |
| D. | frica |
| Answer» B. outh America | |
| 30. |
Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________ |
| A. | he North Sea around the Netherlands |
| B. | he coastal areas from Alaska to California |
| C. | he Sea of Japan |
| D. | he Gulf of Mexico |
| Answer» B. he coastal areas from Alaska to California | |
| 31. |
Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action? |
| A. | aterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes |
| B. | eander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes |
| C. | aterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes |
| D. | iver terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes |
| Answer» D. iver terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes | |
| 32. |
________ islands are the "cross roads of the Pacific". |
| A. | iji |
| B. | alkland |
| C. | indward |
| D. | awaiian |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Which is the largest island of the Philippines? |
| A. | indanao |
| B. | alawan |
| C. | uzon |
| D. | egnos |
| Answer» D. egnos | |
| 34. |
Which of the following lake is known as "Honeymoon Lake"? |
| A. | yasa |
| B. | had |
| C. | iticaca |
| D. | oba |
| Answer» D. oba | |
| 35. |
Which one among the following rivers is the longest? |
| A. | mazon |
| B. | mur |
| C. | ongo |
| D. | olga |
| Answer» B. mur | |
| 36. |
Sea water is saltier than rain water because ________ |
| A. | ea animals are salt producing |
| B. | he air around the sea is saltish |
| C. | iver wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea |
| D. | ea beds have salt producing mines |
| Answer» D. ea beds have salt producing mines | |
| 37. |
What percentage of World's fresh water is stored in the form of glacier ice |
| A. | 0.5 |
| B. | 0.1 |
| C. | 0.7 |
| D. | 0.3 |
| Answer» D. 0.3 | |
| 38. |
Which of the following are the factors that are mainly responsible for the movements of surface oceanic currents?1. Prevailing winds2. Earth's Rotation3. Earthquake activity4. Bottom Topography5. Difference in the density of seawater |
| A. | , 2 and 3 |
| B. | , 2 and 4 |
| C. | , 2 and 5 |
| D. | , 4 and 5 |
| Answer» D. , 4 and 5 | |
| 39. |
Mongla port is located in |
| A. | rilanka |
| B. | angladesh |
| C. | hutan |
| D. | ndia |
| Answer» C. hutan | |
| 40. |
A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is |
| A. | endritic |
| B. | rellis |
| C. | ectangular |
| D. | adial |
| Answer» C. ectangular | |
| 41. |
The Canals in Western Europe are mainly used for ________ |
| A. | rrigation |
| B. | nland navigation |
| C. | hip building |
| D. | rade |
| Answer» C. hip building | |
| 42. |
Which of the following are true of the Pacific Ocean?I. It is the largest of all water bodiesII. It is roughly triangular in shapeIII. The average depth is about 7300 mIV. Nearly 20,000 islands dot this vast ocean |
| A. | , II and III |
| B. | and III |
| C. | I and III |
| D. | , II, III and IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
The World's largest shipping canal is ________ |
| A. | uez in Egypt |
| B. | anama in America |
| C. | iel in Germany |
| D. | ota in Sweden |
| Answer» B. anama in America | |
| 44. |
The largest island in the Indian Ocean is ________ |
| A. | adagascar |
| B. | aldives |
| C. | ri Lanka |
| D. | umatra |
| Answer» B. aldives | |
| 45. |
The largest and the busiest inland waterways in the world is ________ |
| A. | . Rhine in Germany |
| B. | . Ganga in India |
| C. | he Great Lakes and the rivers St. Lawrence in U.SA |
| D. | . Lena and Lake Baikal in Russia |
| Answer» D. . Lena and Lake Baikal in Russia | |
| 46. |
Which is the biggest Gulf of the World? |
| A. | ulf of Mexico |
| B. | ulf of Persia |
| C. | ay of Bengal |
| D. | udson bay |
| Answer» B. ulf of Persia | |
| 47. |
An artificial navigation channel is called |
| A. | anal |
| B. | reenhouse effect |
| C. | lord |
| D. | aprock |
| Answer» B. reenhouse effect | |
| 48. |
Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans? |
| A. | olombia |
| B. | osta Rica |
| C. | uatemala |
| D. | icaragua |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The equator cuts through which of the following islands ________ |
| A. | adagascar |
| B. | asmania |
| C. | ava |
| D. | orneo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
In which one of the following is Malta located? |
| A. | altic Sea |
| B. | editerranean Sea |
| C. | lack Sea |
| D. | orth Sea |
| Answer» C. lack Sea | |