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This section includes 1127 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 601. |
*/*_Hydro-electric power provides more than 90% of the total power consumed in? |
| A. | Norway |
| B. | Sweden |
| C. | India |
| D. | UK |
| Answer» B. Sweden | |
| 602. |
*/*_The Trans-Andean railway connects? |
| A. | Mexico City with Santiago |
| B. | Panama City with Santiago |
| C. | Buenos Aires with Valparaiso |
| D. | Rio de Janerio with Bogota |
| Answer» D. Rio de Janerio with Bogota | |
| 603. |
*/*_Lava solidifies to form ________.? |
| A. | Pumice |
| B. | Basalt |
| C. | Marble |
| D. | Sandstone |
| Answer» C. Marble | |
| 604. |
*/*_The relative humidity or the atmospheric air? |
| A. | Increases with increase in temperature |
| B. | Decreases with increase in temperature |
| C. | Decreases with decrease in temperature |
| D. | Is independent of temperature |
| Answer» C. Decreases with decrease in temperature | |
| 605. |
*/*_Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.? |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 84 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 606. |
*/*_Most of the people of the middle east belong to ________ group of people.? |
| A. | Negro |
| B. | Nordic |
| C. | Alpine |
| D. | Mediterranean |
| Answer» E. | |
| 607. |
*/*_A fumarole is? |
| A. | A small crack on the side of volcano ejecting gas and steam |
| B. | A river truncated by river piracy |
| C. | A rock projecting through ice cap |
| D. | An underground cavern |
| Answer» B. A river truncated by river piracy | |
| 608. |
*/*_Pedology is a science of the study of? |
| A. | Rocks |
| B. | Soils |
| C. | Earthquakes |
| D. | Volcanoes |
| Answer» C. Earthquakes | |
| 609. |
*/*_The highest navigable lake in the world is? |
| A. | Huron |
| B. | Titicaca |
| C. | Superior |
| D. | Tanganyika |
| Answer» C. Superior | |
| 610. |
*/*_If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their? |
| A. | Seasons are opposite |
| B. | Day and night are opposite |
| C. | Seasons day and night are opposite |
| D. | Climates are opposite |
| Answer» D. Climates are opposite | |
| 611. |
*/*_Which of the following reflects radio waves back to the Earth?? |
| A. | Ionosphere |
| B. | Thermosphere |
| C. | Tropopause |
| D. | Mesopause |
| Answer» B. Thermosphere | |
| 612. |
*/*_Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?? |
| A. | Turkey |
| B. | Cyprus |
| C. | Syria |
| D. | Yemen |
| Answer» C. Syria | |
| 613. |
*/*_The shortest air-route from Perth to London is ________? |
| A. | Perth, Mumbai, Rome, London |
| B. | Perth, Ankara, Paris, London |
| C. | Perth, Aden, Paris, London |
| D. | Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London |
| Answer» D. Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London | |
| 614. |
*/*_Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct?? |
| A. | Revolution of the earth is the cause of the change of seasons |
| B. | Rotation of the earth is the cause of days and nights |
| C. | Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights |
| D. | Rotation of the earth affects the movement of winds and ocean currents |
| Answer» D. Rotation of the earth affects the movement of winds and ocean currents | |
| 615. |
*/*_The urban population of the world is growing faster than Its rural population. This is mainly because of? |
| A. | High birth rate in towns |
| B. | Rural-urban migration |
| C. | High death rate in rural areas |
| D. | Low death rate in towns |
| Answer» C. High death rate in rural areas | |
| 616. |
*/*_Mackeral, tuna, herrings, and anchovies belong to ________ type of fish.? |
| A. | Pelagic |
| B. | Demersal |
| C. | Anadromous |
| D. | Fresh water |
| Answer» B. Demersal | |
| 617. |
*/*_The Pacific terminal of Trans-Siberian Railway is? |
| A. | Okhotsk |
| B. | Vladivostok |
| C. | Leningrad |
| D. | Moscow |
| Answer» C. Leningrad | |
| 618. |
*/*_Panama Canal connects ________ and ________.? |
| A. | San Jose and Colon |
| B. | Panama and San Jose |
| C. | Panama and Colon |
| D. | Cartagena and Colon |
| Answer» D. Cartagena and Colon | |
| 619. |
*/*_The Balkan Peninsula is separated from the rest of Europe by the river.? |
| A. | Danube |
| B. | Rhine |
| C. | Elbe |
| D. | Weser |
| Answer» B. Rhine | |
| 620. |
*/*_The Tagus river flows through? |
| A. | Damascus |
| B. | Khartoum |
| C. | Lisbon |
| D. | Kabul |
| Answer» D. Kabul | |
| 621. |
*/*_In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the? |
| A. | Equator |
| B. | Horse latitudes |
| C. | Sub polar low pressure belts |
| D. | Poles |
| Answer» B. Horse latitudes | |
| 622. |
*/*_Doldrums is/are? |
| A. | Mount of sand blown and formed on beaches and in deserts |
| B. | Low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator |
| C. | The north-east and south-east winds |
| D. | Planetary winds |
| Answer» C. The north-east and south-east winds | |
| 623. |
*/*_Fold mountains are formed due to forces born out of? |
| A. | Tension |
| B. | Compression |
| C. | Expansion |
| D. | Volcanoes |
| Answer» C. Expansion | |
| 624. |
*/*_Khartoum is situated at the confluence of ________? |
| A. | Murray and Darling |
| B. | Porena and Prague |
| C. | Tigris and Euphrates |
| D. | White Nile and Blue Nile |
| Answer» E. | |
| 625. |
*/*_A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as? |
| A. | Strait |
| B. | Isthmus |
| C. | Headland |
| D. | Bay |
| Answer» C. Headland | |
| 626. |
%_Panama Canal has locks alone its path in order to_% |
| A. | Regulate traffic |
| B. | Permit check by customs staff |
| C. | Control the level of water |
| D. | Collect canal dues |
| Answer» D. Collect canal dues | |
| 627. |
%_Railways are best suited for_% |
| A. | Passenger traffic for distances upto 1000 km |
| B. | Freight traffic for bulky commodities |
| C. | Urban commuters |
| D. | Fast passenger movement |
| Answer» C. Urban commuters | |
| 628. |
%_Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by man In the earth's crust?_% |
| A. | Silicon |
| B. | Oxygen |
| C. | Carbon |
| D. | Calcium |
| Answer» C. Carbon | |
| 629. |
%_Moraine is_% |
| A. | A tribe inhabiting the equatorial region |
| B. | The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier |
| C. | A salt water lake in Arabia |
| D. | A nocturnal animal found in Amazon forests |
| Answer» C. A salt water lake in Arabia | |
| 630. |
%_The world's largest port is ________._% |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Sydney |
| C. | New York/New Jersey |
| D. | Singapore |
| Answer» D. Singapore | |
| 631. |
%_First railway line in the world, was laid in _________% |
| A. | Western U.S.A. |
| B. | North-East England |
| C. | Federal Republic of Germany |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» C. Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 632. |
%_In which country will you find the river Po?_% |
| A. | China |
| B. | Italy |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Zambia |
| Answer» C. Sri Lanka | |
| 633. |
%_The world's major fishing grounds are located along the eastern shores of continents between 40º N and 50º N latitudes where cool and warm currents converge. An example or such area is_% |
| A. | The Grand Banks off Newfoundland |
| B. | The Dogger Bank in the North Sea |
| C. | The coastal region of Norway |
| D. | Fisheries off the coast of Peru |
| Answer» B. The Dogger Bank in the North Sea | |
| 634. |
%_The Cape Route has recently assumed some importance in the shipping world because _________% |
| A. | The trade through this route has greatly increased with the development of South African States |
| B. | The canal tolls on the Suez Canal are heavy |
| C. | Large oil tankers cannot be accommodated in the narrow and comparatively shallow Suez Canal |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 635. |
%_Which of the following regions are regarded as areas of high density of population?_% |
| A. | East Asia, Central and Southern Europe, Tropical deserts |
| B. | Amazon and Congo Basins, South-East Asia, European Russia |
| C. | Congo Basin and Indonesia, Central and Southern Europe, European Russia |
| D. | East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 636. |
%_The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is_% |
| A. | Erie canal |
| B. | Kiel canal |
| C. | North Sea canal |
| D. | Trent and Mersey canal |
| Answer» B. Kiel canal | |
| 637. |
%_Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers ________ of in former Soviet Union._% |
| A. | Coal |
| B. | Manganese |
| C. | Copper |
| D. | Iron ore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 638. |
%_Which one of the following does not border Panama?_% |
| A. | Costa Rica |
| B. | Pacific Ocean |
| C. | Columbia |
| D. | Venezuela |
| Answer» E. | |
| 639. |
%_The depositional feature at the point where the river comes down from hills to plain is_% |
| A. | Meander |
| B. | Water fall |
| C. | Levee |
| D. | Alluvial fan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 640. |
%_Rubber is the coagulated Juice or latex or an equatorial tree called_% |
| A. | Ebony |
| B. | Mahogany |
| C. | Cinchona |
| D. | Hevea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 641. |
%_The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because _________% |
| A. | It is on the western side of the continent |
| B. | It 'is near the sea |
| C. | It receives only light falls of snow |
| D. | It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift |
| Answer» E. | |
| 642. |
%_Which is the largest Gulf in the World?_% |
| A. | The Gulf of Cambay |
| B. | The Gulf of Mexico |
| C. | The Persian Gulf |
| D. | The Strait of Hormuz |
| Answer» C. The Persian Gulf | |
| 643. |
%_Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?_% |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | West Indies |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Philippines |
| Answer» D. Philippines | |
| 644. |
%_"Venice of the East" is the name given to_% |
| A. | Singapore |
| B. | Bangkok |
| C. | Rangoon |
| D. | Hong Kong |
| Answer» C. Rangoon | |
| 645. |
%_Lava solidifies to form ________._% |
| A. | Pumice |
| B. | Basalt |
| C. | Marble |
| D. | Sandstone |
| Answer» C. Marble | |
| 646. |
%_The duration of the day and night is always equal at the_% |
| A. | Equator |
| B. | Greenwhich Line |
| C. | Poles |
| D. | Tropics |
| Answer» B. Greenwhich Line | |
| 647. |
%_In USA rice is grown_% |
| A. | In Texas |
| B. | In the West |
| C. | In Colorado |
| D. | Nowhere |
| Answer» B. In the West | |
| 648. |
%_Limestone is an example of_% |
| A. | Igneous rocks |
| B. | Sedimentary rocks |
| C. | Metamorphic rocks |
| D. | Crystalline rocks |
| Answer» C. Metamorphic rocks | |
| 649. |
%_The country with the highest density is _________% |
| A. | China |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | India |
| D. | Singapore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 650. |
%_The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is_% |
| A. | Eastward then poleward |
| B. | Eastward then towards the equator |
| C. | Westward then poleward |
| D. | Westward then towards the equator |
| Answer» D. Westward then towards the equator | |