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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.
| 951. |
Which one the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?? |
| A. | Active vertical and lateral erosion in the lower course of the rivers |
| B. | Coast should be preferably tideless |
| C. | Sea adjoining the delta should be shallow |
| D. | There should be no strong current running at right angles to the river mouths |
| Answer» B. Coast should be preferably tideless | |
| 952. |
The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because ________? |
| A. | India is a busy centre situated between the two places |
| B. | It provides the shortest route |
| C. | India is the only country in Asia providing refuelling capacity |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. It provides the shortest route | |
| 953. |
What is the usual altitude of the plains?? |
| A. | Sea level |
| B. | Less than 500 metres above sea level |
| C. | Less than 600 metres above sea level |
| D. | Less than 800 metres above sea level |
| Answer» C. Less than 600 metres above sea level | |
| 954. |
World's highest urban density of population occurs in ________? |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Tokyo |
| C. | New York |
| D. | London |
| Answer» C. New York | |
| 955. |
Which of the following is the longest Railway Tunnel?? |
| A. | St. Gothard (Switzerland |
| B. | East Finchley (London) |
| C. | Cascade (U.S.A.) |
| D. | Tanna (Japan) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 956. |
Which among these is a form of precipitation?? |
| A. | Dew |
| B. | Fog |
| C. | Mist |
| D. | Hail |
| Answer» E. | |
| 957. |
India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following countries?? |
| A. | Iraq |
| B. | Oman |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» D. Afghanistan | |
| 958. |
Lowest temperature is recorded in? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Mexico |
| C. | Verkhoyansk |
| D. | Alaska |
| Answer» D. Alaska | |
| 959. |
Which of the following separates Asia and Africa?? |
| A. | Panama Canal |
| B. | Suez Canal |
| C. | Nile River |
| D. | Buckingham River |
| Answer» C. Nile River | |
| 960. |
The Great Barrier Reef is found? |
| A. | Close to Greenland |
| B. | Near the Suez Canal |
| C. | In the Bay of Bengal |
| D. | Of the coast of Queensland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 961. |
European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by? |
| A. | Straits of Bosporus |
| B. | Sea of Marmara |
| C. | Straits of Dardanelles |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 962. |
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 | |
| 963. |
Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to? |
| A. | Increase in the humidity of air |
| B. | Fall in the atmospheric pressure |
| C. | Severe heat energy from the sun |
| D. | Rise in the atmospheric pressure |
| Answer» C. Severe heat energy from the sun | |
| 964. |
The pygmies are found in ________.? |
| A. | The Congo Basin, Africa |
| B. | Bihar, India |
| C. | Queenslands, Australia |
| D. | Finland, Northern Europe |
| Answer» B. Bihar, India | |
| 965. |
Eskimos belong to? |
| A. | Mongoloid race |
| B. | White race |
| C. | Negroid race |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. White race | |
| 966. |
Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line? |
| A. | Malacca Strait |
| B. | Bering Strait |
| C. | Strait of Florida |
| D. | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Answer» C. Strait of Florida | |
| 967. |
The temperature at which the air is saturated is known as |
| A. | Saturation temperature |
| B. | Critical temperature |
| C. | Condensation temperature |
| D. | Dew point |
| Answer» E. | |
| 968. |
Snow is formed by the process of |
| A. | Condensation |
| B. | Evaporation |
| C. | Sublimation |
| D. | Evaporation and condensation |
| Answer» D. Evaporation and condensation | |
| 969. |
The Great Circle routes join |
| A. | London to Los Angeles and Amsterdam to Tokyo |
| B. | Vancouver to Quebec and Perth to Melbourne |
| C. | Perth to Tokyo and London to Quebec |
| D. | Los Angeles to Perth and Tokyo to Bombay |
| Answer» B. Vancouver to Quebec and Perth to Melbourne | |
| 970. |
Of the total water on the Earth, fresh water reserve a constitute approximately |
| A. | 70% |
| B. | 3% |
| C. | 10% |
| D. | 9% |
| Answer» C. 10% | |
| 971. |
Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest? |
| A. | Dew |
| B. | Fog |
| C. | Mist |
| D. | Hail |
| Answer» E. | |
| 972. |
"Tin Bigha" corridor connects |
| A. | India and Pakistan |
| B. | India and China |
| C. | Bangladesh and Pakistan |
| D. | Bangladesh and India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 973. |
When dew point is reached it is said that at that temperature |
| A. | The atmosphere is said to be saturated with water vapour |
| B. | The relative humidity of the atmosphere is 100% |
| C. | The atmosphere can hold no more water vapour |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 974. |
The world's largest reserves of petroleum are located in |
| A. | The USA |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Saudi Arabia |
| D. | Kuwait |
| Answer» D. Kuwait | |
| 975. |
The nuclear reactor, where the leak of radioactive substance was detected in Japan following the tsunami of March 11,2011 ,are in |
| A. | Fukushima |
| B. | Kyoto |
| C. | Tokyo |
| D. | None of These |
| Answer» B. Kyoto | |
| 976. |
What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco? |
| A. | Moscow to Europe to Greenland; crossing Atlantic and then North America |
| B. | Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America |
| C. | Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific |
| D. | Over the North Pole and over Canada |
| Answer» C. Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific | |
| 977. |
There are two types of crusts - the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is |
| A. | Thicker below the plains than below mountains |
| B. | Thicker below the mountains than below the plains |
| C. | Almost same all over |
| D. | Thicker under the oceans than under the seas |
| Answer» C. Almost same all over | |
| 978. |
________ is called "the land of thousand lakes”.$ |
| A. | Switzerland |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Finland |
| D. | Sweden |
| Answer» D. Sweden | |
| 979. |
Ozone layers absorb |
| A. | Infrared rays |
| B. | Ultraviolet rays coming from the sun |
| C. | All radiations from the sun |
| D. | Cosmic rays |
| Answer» C. All radiations from the sun | |
| 980. |
The tip of South America is ________ |
| A. | Cape Verde |
| B. | Cape York |
| C. | Cape Horn |
| D. | Cape Cod |
| Answer» D. Cape Cod | |
| 981. |
People or north Africa are generally |
| A. | Negroid |
| B. | Hematic |
| C. | Mongoloid |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Mongoloid | |
| 982. |
Prognathiam rerers to |
| A. | Slanting forehead |
| B. | Protruding jaw |
| C. | Slit eye |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Slit eye | |
| 983. |
Name the mountain that separates France and Spain. |
| A. | Alps |
| B. | Pyrenees |
| C. | Jura |
| D. | Vosges |
| Answer» C. Jura | |
| 984. |
By what name the Third World Countries are now commonly referred to? |
| A. | Least developed countries |
| B. | Underdeveloped countries |
| C. | Developing countries |
| D. | Underdeveloped countries |
| Answer» D. Underdeveloped countries | |
| 985. |
Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France? |
| A. | Davis Strait |
| B. | Denmark Strait |
| C. | Strait of Dover |
| D. | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Answer» D. Strait of Gibraltar | |
| 986. |
Which among the following is a renewable source? |
| A. | Forest |
| B. | Coal |
| C. | Limestone |
| D. | Sand |
| Answer» B. Coal | |
| 987. |
Shortest air route from New Delhi to Vancouver will be ________ |
| A. | New Delhi - Bangkok - Tokyo - Vancouver |
| B. | New Delhi - London - New York - Vancouver |
| C. | New Delhi - Moscow - London - Vancouver |
| D. | New Delhi - Paris - New York - Vancouver |
| Answer» B. New Delhi - London - New York - Vancouver | |
| 988. |
The meeting or warm and cold currents in the ocean lives rise to |
| A. | Frost |
| B. | Rain |
| C. | Fog |
| D. | Cloud-burst |
| Answer» D. Cloud-burst | |
| 989. |
The gigantic tidal waves produced by earthquakes are called |
| A. | Breakers |
| B. | Tsunamis |
| C. | Currents |
| D. | Drift |
| Answer» C. Currents | |
| 990. |
Three European cities viz Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade lie on the river |
| A. | Volga |
| B. | Rhone |
| C. | Rhine |
| D. | Danube |
| Answer» E. | |
| 991. |
The most typical Australian tree which sheds its bark instead of leaves is |
| A. | Eucalyptus |
| B. | Teak |
| C. | Birch |
| D. | Oak |
| Answer» B. Teak | |
| 992. |
The trans-continental railway in South America links |
| A. | Moscow and Vladivostok |
| B. | Sao Paulo and Trinidad |
| C. | San Diego and Buenos Aires |
| D. | Valparaiso and Buenos Aires |
| Answer» E. | |
| 993. |
Podsol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of ________ forest. |
| A. | Deciduous |
| B. | Coniferous |
| C. | Evergreen |
| D. | Alpine |
| Answer» C. Evergreen | |
| 994. |
Which of the following has to be crossed over to reach Colombo from Kanyakumari? |
| A. | Palk Strait |
| B. | Gulf of Palk |
| C. | Gulf of Mannar |
| D. | Cook Strait |
| Answer» D. Cook Strait | |
| 995. |
Amongst the following, which is the largest island? |
| A. | England |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Borneo |
| D. | New Guinea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 996. |
Why is very little rice sold in world markets? |
| A. | The farmers cultivating rice exist on subsistence cultivation |
| B. | The main producers of rice are also the main consumers |
| C. | The market price of rice is not very remunerative |
| D. | Rice is not eaten throughout the world |
| Answer» C. The market price of rice is not very remunerative | |
| 997. |
________ is a land locked country. |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» D. Sri Lanka | |
| 998. |
Fjords abound the coast of |
| A. | Sweden |
| B. | France |
| C. | Norway |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 999. |
The capital city of Kenya is ________. |
| A. | Nairobi |
| B. | Entebbe |
| C. | Cairo |
| D. | Port Louis |
| Answer» B. Entebbe | |
| 1000. |
The largest fresh water body (volume-wise) in the world is lake |
| A. | Baikal |
| B. | Titicaca |
| C. | Superior |
| D. | Victoria |
| Answer» D. Victoria | |