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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.
| 651. |
%_In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from_% |
| A. | Liverpool to Hull |
| B. | Cardiff to Birmingham |
| C. | Glasgow to Edinburgh |
| D. | West Midlands to the London area |
| Answer» E. | |
| 652. |
%_Which of the following is correctly matched?_% |
| A. | Eskimo - Canada |
| B. | Oran - Sweden |
| C. | Pygmies - Pampas |
| D. | Gonds - Africa |
| Answer» B. Oran - Sweden | |
| 653. |
%_'Roaring Forties' are_% |
| A. | Waterfalls in Canada |
| B. | Cyclonic winds |
| C. | The turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944 |
| D. | Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40· and 60 º South |
| Answer» E. | |
| 654. |
%_A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called_% |
| A. | Ridge |
| B. | Peninsula |
| C. | Isthmus |
| D. | Neck |
| Answer» D. Neck | |
| 655. |
%_The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in_% |
| A. | Tibet |
| B. | Afghanistan |
| C. | Myanmar |
| D. | Cyprus |
| Answer» B. Afghanistan | |
| 656. |
%_Infant mortality rate is _________% |
| A. | Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population |
| B. | Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 1000 of the population |
| C. | Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 100 of the population |
| D. | Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 100 of the population |
| Answer» B. Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 1000 of the population | |
| 657. |
%_Which part of Europe is most densely populated?_% |
| A. | Eastern Europe |
| B. | Western Europe |
| C. | Northern Europe |
| D. | Area around the Black Sea |
| Answer» C. Northern Europe | |
| 658. |
%_________ canal is gateway to the Pacific._% |
| A. | Suez |
| B. | Panama |
| C. | Kiel |
| D. | Grand Union |
| Answer» C. Kiel | |
| 659. |
%_Which one of the following is not an African country?_% |
| A. | Cameroon |
| B. | Gabon |
| C. | Mauritania |
| D. | Yemen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 660. |
%_The coral reefs are most characteristic of_% |
| A. | Indian Ocean |
| B. | Pacific Ocean |
| C. | Atlantic Ocean |
| D. | Mediterranean Sea |
| Answer» C. Atlantic Ocean | |
| 661. |
%_"Limnology" refers to the study of_% |
| A. | Limestone |
| B. | Lignite of brown coal |
| C. | Lakes and ponds |
| D. | Laterites |
| Answer» D. Laterites | |
| 662. |
%_The ________ route is the busiest ocean route of the world._% |
| A. | Suez |
| B. | Panama |
| C. | North Atlantic |
| D. | South Atlantic |
| Answer» D. South Atlantic | |
| 663. |
%_Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?_% |
| A. | New Zealand |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Iceland |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» D. Russia | |
| 664. |
%_Which of the following natural regions is known as the "big game country" a land of "Safari"?_% |
| A. | Equatorial |
| B. | Tropical deserts |
| C. | Savanna or Tropical Grassland region |
| D. | Temperate Grassland region |
| Answer» D. Temperate Grassland region | |
| 665. |
%_Peshawar is nearer to which of the following?_% |
| A. | Karakoram Pass |
| B. | Zojila Pass |
| C. | Namika La Pass |
| D. | Khybar Pass |
| Answer» E. | |
| 666. |
%_Contours are lines showing_% |
| A. | Places on earth of equal rainfall |
| B. | Places of same temperature |
| C. | Places on earth at the same altitude |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 667. |
%_The temperature at the core of the earth is about_% |
| A. | 20000º C |
| B. | 2000º C |
| C. | 200000º C |
| D. | 26000º C |
| Answer» C. 200000¬¨‚à´ C | |
| 668. |
%_Crude oil is generally round in_% |
| A. | Igneous rocks |
| B. | Sedimentary rocks |
| C. | Metamorphic rocks |
| D. | Sandy desert soils |
| Answer» C. Metamorphic rocks | |
| 669. |
%_Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna, are located on the banks of the river_% |
| A. | Danube |
| B. | Rhine |
| C. | Rhone |
| D. | Volga |
| Answer» B. Rhine | |
| 670. |
_ Japan's total land is about ________ that of India.$? |
| A. | One-sixth |
| B. | One-fifth |
| C. | One-ninth |
| D. | One-tenth |
| Answer» D. One-tenth | |
| 671. |
_ Spot the odd item.$? |
| A. | Mt Fuji |
| B. | Mt Godwin Austin |
| C. | Mt Vesuvius |
| D. | Mt Etna |
| Answer» C. Mt Vesuvius | |
| 672. |
_ Which continent has the highest density of population?$? |
| A. | Asia |
| B. | Africa |
| C. | Europe |
| D. | North America |
| Answer» D. North America | |
| 673. |
_ The Trans-Andean railway connects$? |
| 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 | |
| 674. |
_ The winter snow-house or Eskimos is known as$? |
| A. | Yurt |
| B. | Tupic |
| C. | Igloo |
| D. | Tent |
| Answer» D. Tent | |
| 675. |
_ Which of these is not true of the effects of the ocean currents?$? |
| A. | They affect commerce because they keep the harbours open even during winter |
| B. | Water of the ocean is kept pure |
| C. | Warm equatorial currents raise the temperature while the cold polar currents lower the temperature of the place through which they pass |
| D. | They do not affect rainfall over the coast |
| Answer» E. | |
| 676. |
_ Grasslands in Australia are known as the$? |
| A. | Downs |
| B. | Steppes |
| C. | Veldt |
| D. | Prairies |
| Answer» B. Steppes | |
| 677. |
_ People living in Sweden generally belong to$? |
| A. | Mediterranean |
| B. | Alpine |
| C. | Nordic |
| D. | Mongoloid |
| Answer» D. Mongoloid | |
| 678. |
_ The relative humidity or the atmospheric air$? |
| A. | Increases with increase in temperature |
| B. | Decreases with increase in temperature |
| C. | Decreases with decrease in temperature |
| D. | Is independent of temperature |
| Answer» C. Decreases with decrease in temperature | |
| 679. |
_ In which of the following country has the maximum population of Muslims?$? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Saudi Arabia |
| Answer» D. Saudi Arabia | |
| 680. |
_ The world's largest inland sea is ________.$? |
| A. | The Black Sea |
| B. | The Dead Sea |
| C. | The Caspian Sea |
| D. | The Aral Sea |
| Answer» D. The Aral Sea | |
| 681. |
_ When humidity is expressed in terms of percentage then it is known as$? |
| A. | Absolute humidity |
| B. | Specific humidity |
| C. | Relative humidity |
| D. | Ratio humidity |
| Answer» D. Ratio humidity | |
| 682. |
_ Which of the following gives the correct decreasing order in numbers in the food chain pyramid?1. Primary Producers2. Herbivores3. Carnivores4. Man$? |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 1, 3, 2, 4 |
| C. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| D. | 1, 2, 4, 3 |
| Answer» B. 1, 3, 2, 4 | |
| 683. |
_ Wavy hair is characteristic or$? |
| A. | Neanderthal man |
| B. | Nordic race |
| C. | Mongoloid race |
| D. | Cromagnon man |
| Answer» C. Mongoloid race | |
| 684. |
_ Strait of Malacca separates ________$? |
| A. | Sumatra and Malaysia |
| B. | Java and Brunei |
| C. | Sumatra and Java |
| D. | Malaysia and Brunei |
| Answer» B. Java and Brunei | |
| 685. |
_ The latitude also known as the$? |
| A. | Tropic of Capricorn |
| B. | Tropic of Cancer |
| C. | Antarctic Circle |
| D. | Arctic Circle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 686. |
_ Hammada is the name given to ________.$? |
| A. | An icy desert |
| B. | A sandy desert |
| C. | A stony desert |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 687. |
_ Which among these is an intermontane plateau?$? |
| A. | Deccan |
| B. | Anatolia |
| C. | Columbia |
| D. | Tibet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 688. |
_ When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?$? |
| A. | 21st June |
| B. | 22nd December |
| C. | 21st March |
| D. | 23rd March |
| Answer» C. 21st March | |
| 689. |
_ What is the similarity between Milwaukee Deep, Java Trench and Challenger Deep?$? |
| A. | They all are trenches in the Pacific Ocean |
| B. | They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively |
| C. | They all are trenches in the Indian Ocean |
| D. | They all are deeps of the Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» C. They all are trenches in the Indian Ocean | |
| 690. |
_ The number of women per thousand men is called$? |
| A. | Men-women ratio |
| B. | Sex ratio |
| C. | Relative density |
| D. | Manage ratio |
| Answer» C. Relative density | |
| 691. |
_ Scandinavia is a suitable country for exploiting hydroelectricity because of the presence of$? |
| A. | Lakes |
| B. | Steep slopes |
| C. | Great rivers |
| D. | Waterfalls |
| Answer» B. Steep slopes | |
| 692. |
_ The only port in erstwhile Soviet Union that is ice tree throughout the year is$? |
| A. | Leningrad |
| B. | Odessa |
| C. | Murmansk |
| D. | Vladivostok |
| Answer» D. Vladivostok | |
| 693. |
_ Hydro-electric power provides more than 90% of the total power consumed in$? |
| A. | Norway |
| B. | Sweden |
| C. | India |
| D. | UK |
| Answer» B. Sweden | |
| 694. |
_ Most of the people in the world live in lowland areas except those in ________$? |
| A. | Central and Western Africa |
| B. | Southern and South - eastern Europe |
| C. | Southern and South - eastern Asia |
| D. | Central America and North - western South America |
| Answer» B. Southern and South - eastern Europe | |
| 695. |
_ Which parallel separates North and South Korea?$? |
| A. | 38th |
| B. | 50th |
| C. | 42nd |
| D. | 40th |
| Answer» B. 50th | |
| 696. |
_ Mid-latitude or temperate forests include the trees of$? |
| A. | Rosewood, Mahogany, Rubber |
| B. | Teak, Sal, Bamboo |
| C. | Pine, Fir, Spruce |
| D. | Olive, Mapple, Walnut |
| Answer» E. | |
| 697. |
Which of the following is not a member of SAARC? |
| A. | Bhutan |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Maldives |
| Answer» D. Maldives | |
| 698. |
_ Which of the following is not a member of SAARC$? |
| A. | Bhutan |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Maldives |
| Answer» D. Maldives | |
| 699. |
_ Which of the following is known as 'golden fiber'?$? |
| A. | Silk |
| B. | Egyptian cotton |
| C. | Jute |
| D. | Manila hemp |
| Answer» D. Manila hemp | |
| 700. |
_ Consider the following statements: 1. Germany and America are the two largest producers of wind-power2. America has nuclear energy generation capacity of around 100,000 MW3. America has more nuclear reactors than any other country in the worldWhich of the statements given above are correct?$? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 2 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |