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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.
| 851. |
A large loop like bend in a river is called$? |
| A. | A river cliff |
| B. | A spur |
| C. | A meander |
| D. | A spit |
| Answer» D. A spit | |
| 852. |
Barkhans are$? |
| A. | Depositional features of wind action |
| B. | Erosional features associated with rivers |
| C. | Erosional features associated with wind action |
| D. | Depositional features of glacial action |
| Answer» B. Erosional features associated with rivers | |
| 853. |
The Shatt-al-Arab waterway is associated with the$? |
| A. | Euphrates and Tigris |
| B. | White Nile and Blue Nile |
| C. | Jordan and Firat |
| D. | Oxus and Kabul |
| Answer» B. White Nile and Blue Nile | |
| 854. |
Cuban economy is based on$? |
| A. | Fishing |
| B. | Sugarcane cultivation |
| C. | Iron ore mining |
| D. | Dairying |
| Answer» C. Iron ore mining | |
| 855. |
Condensation occurs when$? |
| A. | The air is cold |
| B. | The air is warm |
| C. | The air is saturated |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. The air is warm | |
| 856. |
The Continents of Africa and Europe, at their close at point are separated from each other by the strait of$? |
| A. | Messina |
| B. | Bonifacio |
| C. | Gibraltar |
| D. | Otranto |
| Answer» D. Otranto | |
| 857. |
In hydro power station, the motion produced in turbines is due to$? |
| A. | Flow of water |
| B. | Burning of coal |
| C. | Burning of diesel |
| D. | Production of steam |
| Answer» B. Burning of coal | |
| 858. |
Which one of the following is a land-locked country?$? |
| A. | Angola |
| B. | Gabon |
| C. | Tanzania |
| D. | Zimbabwe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 859. |
Jute requires$? |
| A. | Hot and humid climate |
| B. | Cold climate |
| C. | Hot and dry climate |
| D. | Mediterranean climate |
| Answer» B. Cold climate | |
| 860. |
Which city is called the 'City of Perpetual Spring'?$? |
| A. | Colombo |
| B. | Quito |
| C. | Lisbon |
| D. | Berlin |
| Answer» C. Lisbon | |
| 861. |
Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing$? |
| A. | Earthquake intensity |
| B. | Noise level |
| C. | Wind speed |
| D. | Radioactive intensity |
| Answer» D. Radioactive intensity | |
| 862. |
Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?$? |
| A. | Hevea tree - Brazil |
| B. | Sumatra storm - Malaysia |
| C. | River kayan - Borneo |
| D. | Dekke toba fish - Brazil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 863. |
"Golan Heights" belonging to a country A were captured by a country B. The countries A and Bare ________$? |
| A. | Tibet and China |
| B. | Russia and Japan |
| C. | Syria and Israel |
| D. | Iran and Iraq |
| Answer» D. Iran and Iraq | |
| 864. |
Which of the following separates Asia and Africa?$? |
| A. | Panama Canal |
| B. | Suez Canal |
| C. | Nile River |
| D. | Buckingham River |
| Answer» C. Nile River | |
| 865. |
Suez Canal connects$? |
| A. | Red Sea and Arabian Sea |
| B. | Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea |
| C. | Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | North Sea and Baltic Sea |
| Answer» C. Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea | |
| 866. |
Biome represents ________.$? |
| A. | A desert vegetation |
| B. | A major ecological group of plants |
| C. | A large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate |
| D. | A major ecological group of animals |
| Answer» D. A major ecological group of animals | |
| 867. |
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? States of USA Geography Division$? |
| A. | Iowa West North Central |
| B. | Texas West South Central |
| C. | California Pacific |
| D. | New Jersey South Atlantic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 868. |
Which one of these places lies nearest to the Equator?$? |
| A. | Singapore |
| B. | Lagos |
| C. | Colombo |
| D. | Jakarta |
| Answer» B. Lagos | |
| 869. |
The countries which are called the 'Rice Bowl' of Asia are$? |
| A. | China, Japan, Sri Lanka, India |
| B. | Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam |
| C. | India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia |
| D. | Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India |
| Answer» C. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia | |
| 870. |
What is the shape of the Earth?$? |
| A. | Geoid |
| B. | Circle |
| C. | Sphere |
| D. | Hemi-sphere |
| Answer» B. Circle | |
| 871. |
A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with$? |
| A. | Geothermal power |
| B. | Tidal power |
| C. | Wind mills |
| D. | Biomass power |
| Answer» E. | |
| 872. |
The region with the lowest mean winter temperature (-50º C) is found in$? |
| A. | Greenland |
| B. | Northern Canada |
| C. | North Pole |
| D. | North Eastern Siberia |
| Answer» C. North Pole | |
| 873. |
Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary?1. Albania2. Bosnia Herzegovina3. Croatia4. Macedonia$? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | Only 4 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 3 and 4 |
| Answer» D. 3 and 4 | |
| 874. |
Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the ________ and ________ layers of the earth.$? |
| A. | Sial and Sima |
| B. | Sima and Mantle |
| C. | Sial and Mantle |
| D. | Mantle and Core |
| Answer» C. Sial and Mantle | |
| 875. |
Which of the following States of the U.5A are attached to Mexico?$? |
| A. | California and Texas |
| B. | Kansas and Kentucky |
| C. | New Mexico and Arkansas |
| D. | Rhode Island and Hawaii |
| Answer» B. Kansas and Kentucky | |
| 876. |
Fohn is a local wind of ________.$? |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | Switzerland |
| C. | Northern Italy |
| D. | West Africa |
| Answer» C. Northern Italy | |
| 877. |
The world's largest delta system is the ________.$? |
| A. | The Nile, Egypt |
| B. | Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/Bangladesh |
| C. | The Mississippi, USA |
| D. | The Amazon, Brazil |
| Answer» C. The Mississippi, USA | |
| 878. |
The largest country in the world (area-wise) is$? |
| A. | China |
| B. | India |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | The USA |
| Answer» D. The USA | |
| 879. |
Collective Farm of Ukraine is also known as$? |
| A. | Kolkhoz |
| B. | Dom |
| C. | Ryckay Eezik |
| D. | Sovkhoz |
| Answer» B. Dom | |
| 880. |
"Dark Continent" is$? |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | South America |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Asia |
| Answer» B. South America | |
| 881. |
Everyday the moon rises about ________ minutes later than the previous day$? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 60 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 882. |
Which of the following is a reason for the increase in population of the developing countries?$? |
| A. | Increase in birth rate due to reluctance to accept family planning measures |
| B. | Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities |
| C. | Both of these |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both of these | |
| 883. |
In winter the Eskimos of the Tundra region live in$? |
| A. | Grass Huts |
| B. | Trees |
| C. | Igloos |
| D. | Tents |
| Answer» D. Tents | |
| 884. |
________ canal lies on one of the world's largest of trade routes connecting Europe and Far East.$? |
| A. | The Panama |
| B. | The Suez |
| C. | The Kiel |
| D. | The Goth |
| Answer» C. The Kiel | |
| 885. |
The major cause of the decrease in population of rural areas as compared to the towns is ________$? |
| A. | Increased death rate due to lack of amenities |
| B. | Lack of transport facilities |
| C. | Low birth rates |
| D. | Migration of people from villages to the urban areas in search of better facilities and employment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 886. |
The land-locked country in South East Asia is$? |
| A. | Thailand |
| B. | Malayasia |
| C. | Laos |
| D. | Vietnam |
| Answer» D. Vietnam | |
| 887. |
World's largest solar power plant is located in ________$? |
| A. | Kalahari Desert, Africa |
| B. | Sahara Desert, Libya |
| C. | Thar Desert India |
| D. | Mojava Desert USA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 888. |
The coast of which ofthe following country are not touched by Arabian sea?$? |
| A. | Saudi Arabia |
| B. | Oman |
| C. | Kenya |
| D. | Iran |
| Answer» B. Oman | |
| 889. |
'The Land of the Morning Calm' is$? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Korea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 890. |
A narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies or water is known as$? |
| A. | Bay |
| B. | Isthmus |
| C. | Strait |
| D. | Archipelago |
| Answer» D. Archipelago | |
| 891. |
Mid-latitude grasslands of Canada are known as$? |
| A. | Steppes |
| B. | Prairies |
| C. | Pampas |
| D. | Downs |
| Answer» C. Pampas | |
| 892. |
Cyclones are called as hurricanes in$? |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | China |
| C. | Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» D. Japan | |
| 893. |
Which of the following grades of coal has the highest carbon content?$? |
| A. | Anthracite |
| B. | Bituminous coal |
| C. | Lignite |
| D. | Peat |
| Answer» B. Bituminous coal | |
| 894. |
The largest amongst the following seas is ________.$? |
| A. | The Red Sea |
| B. | The South China Sea |
| C. | The Caribbean Sea |
| D. | The Andaman Sea |
| Answer» C. The Caribbean Sea | |
| 895. |
________ and ________ are called the 'Low countries' of Europe.$? |
| A. | Spain and Portugal |
| B. | Holland and Belgium |
| C. | England and Ireland |
| D. | Denmark and Germany |
| Answer» C. England and Ireland | |
| 896. |
Malaspine Glacier is in$? |
| A. | Karakoram Range |
| B. | Alps |
| C. | Alaska |
| D. | Hindukush |
| Answer» D. Hindukush | |
| 897. |
The deflection of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to Its left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the$? |
| A. | Rotation of the Earth |
| B. | Revolution of the Earth |
| C. | Uneven heating of the Earth |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. Revolution of the Earth | |
| 898. |
The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of ________ degrees from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.$? |
| A. | 17.5° |
| B. | 23.5° |
| C. | 36° |
| D. | 45° |
| Answer» C. 36¬¨‚àû | |
| 899. |
Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because$? |
| A. | Shimla is further north |
| B. | Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar |
| C. | Shimla is farther from the Equator |
| D. | Their longitudes differ |
| Answer» C. Shimla is farther from the Equator | |
| 900. |
The North Pole is always in the light$? |
| A. | From September 23 to March 21 |
| B. | From March 21 to September 23 |
| C. | From June 21 to December 22 |
| D. | On June 21 |
| Answer» C. From June 21 to December 22 | |