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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.
| 1001. |
The Density of population in any region is measured by numbers of |
| A. | People |
| B. | Children |
| C. | Families |
| D. | Houses |
| Answer» B. Children | |
| 1002. |
If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as |
| A. | Adiabatic |
| B. | Lapse rate |
| C. | Alto-cooling |
| D. | Inverse cooling |
| Answer» B. Lapse rate | |
| 1003. |
Limestone changes into ________ due to metamorphism. |
| A. | Marble |
| B. | Quartzite |
| C. | Gneiss |
| D. | Schists |
| Answer» B. Quartzite | |
| 1004. |
The ocean currents allow the oceans to ________ year after year. |
| A. | Become warmer |
| B. | Become colder |
| C. | Maintain the same temperature |
| D. | Increase salinity |
| Answer» D. Increase salinity | |
| 1005. |
The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the ________. |
| A. | Panama Canal |
| B. | Suez Canal |
| C. | Kiel Canal |
| D. | Buckingham Canal |
| Answer» D. Buckingham Canal | |
| 1006. |
A strait is |
| A. | A narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea |
| B. | A narrow strip of land joining two large land-masses |
| C. | A wide indentation into the land formed by a sea or a lake |
| D. | A narrow headland |
| Answer» B. A narrow strip of land joining two large land-masses | |
| 1007. |
The Earth's population has ________ since the turn of the century. |
| A. | Stayed the same |
| B. | Doubled |
| C. | Trebled |
| D. | Multiplied ten times |
| Answer» D. Multiplied ten times | |
| 1008. |
Sunda Trench lies in ________ |
| A. | Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | Pacific Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Antarctic Ocean |
| Answer» D. Antarctic Ocean | |
| 1009. |
The world's largest river is |
| A. | Amazon |
| B. | Nile |
| C. | Mississippi |
| D. | Brahmaputra |
| Answer» B. Nile | |
| 1010. |
The approximate radius or the Earth is |
| A. | 25000 km |
| B. | 12500 km |
| C. | 6400 km |
| D. | 4500 km |
| Answer» D. 4500 km | |
| 1011. |
The busiest sea route is |
| A. | The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route |
| B. | The South Atlantic Route |
| C. | The North Atlantic Route |
| D. | The Pacific Route |
| Answer» D. The Pacific Route | |
| 1012. |
The home of spices is |
| A. | Middle East |
| B. | The USA |
| C. | France |
| D. | India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1013. |
Which one of the following countries is situated, geographically in America' but politically a part of Europe? |
| A. | Iceland |
| B. | Canary Islands |
| C. | Green Land |
| D. | Cuba |
| Answer» D. Cuba | |
| 1014. |
East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of |
| A. | River valley |
| B. | Rift valley system |
| C. | Glaciated valley |
| D. | A canyon |
| Answer» C. Glaciated valley | |
| 1015. |
What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass? |
| A. | Brazil |
| B. | Uruguay |
| C. | Colombia |
| D. | Ecuador |
| Answer» B. Uruguay | |
| 1016. |
Pakistan's nuclear power plant is located at ________ |
| A. | Islamabad |
| B. | Peshawar |
| C. | Kahuta |
| D. | Karachi |
| Answer» D. Karachi | |
| 1017. |
The first steam boat was built by |
| A. | Stevenson |
| B. | Newton |
| C. | James Watt |
| D. | Robert Fulton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1018. |
'Land of Fishermen' refers to |
| A. | Europe |
| B. | Former USSR |
| C. | Norway |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» D. Japan | |
| 1019. |
The temperature at which dew is formed is known as |
| A. | Evaporation point |
| B. | Dew point |
| C. | Precipitation point |
| D. | Critical point |
| Answer» C. Precipitation point | |
| 1020. |
The Tropical Grasslands of Brazil are known as |
| A. | Llanos |
| B. | Campos |
| C. | Selvas |
| D. | Savanna |
| Answer» C. Selvas | |
| 1021. |
What does the 17th parallel separate? |
| A. | South and North America |
| B. | North and South Korea |
| C. | South and North Vietnam |
| D. | South and North Yemen |
| Answer» D. South and North Yemen | |
| 1022. |
Which of the following is not an island? |
| A. | Cuba |
| B. | Greenland |
| C. | Ireland |
| D. | Sweden |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1023. |
The construction of Panama Canal in 1913 eliminated the long and hazardous voyage |
| A. | Round the stormy Cape Horn |
| B. | Round the Cape of Good Hope |
| C. | Between North and South America |
| D. | In the stormy Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» B. Round the Cape of Good Hope | |
| 1024. |
Doldrum is an area of ________. |
| A. | Low rainfall |
| B. | Low temperature |
| C. | Low pressure |
| D. | High winds |
| Answer» D. High winds | |
| 1025. |
Pygmies are people living in |
| A. | Congo forests |
| B. | Namibia |
| C. | Kenya |
| D. | Cape Province |
| Answer» B. Namibia | |
| 1026. |
Lake Manasarovar is in |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Tibet |
| C. | Kashmir |
| D. | Himachal Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Kashmir | |
| 1027. |
Latex is a name for |
| A. | A milk product |
| B. | Latent heat |
| C. | Crude rubber |
| D. | Refined honey |
| Answer» D. Refined honey | |
| 1028. |
The most valuable cash crop of Brazil is |
| A. | Tea |
| B. | Coffee |
| C. | Cardamom |
| D. | Spices |
| Answer» C. Cardamom | |
| 1029. |
Mount Kilimanjaro is in |
| A. | Alaska |
| B. | Argentina |
| C. | Chile |
| D. | Tanzania |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1030. |
Which one of the following statements is not true? |
| A. | Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides |
| B. | Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel |
| C. | Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river |
| D. | The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port |
| Answer» B. Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel | |
| 1031. |
Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth's origin is from gases and dust particles? |
| A. | James Jeans |
| B. | H Alfven |
| C. | F Hoyle |
| D. | O Schmidit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1032. |
The Persian Gulf region is rich in ________. |
| A. | Crude oil reserves |
| B. | Iron ore reserves |
| C. | Bauxite ore reserves |
| D. | Uranium ore reserves |
| Answer» B. Iron ore reserves | |
| 1033. |
Which one of the following can be considered as an initial warning of an approaching Tsunami? |
| A. | Thundering noise |
| B. | Squally winds and rainfall |
| C. | Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach |
| D. | Rapid landward movement of water |
| Answer» D. Rapid landward movement of water | |
| 1034. |
The "Horn of Africa" includes ________ |
| A. | Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia |
| B. | Namibia, Botswana, Republic of South Africa |
| C. | Senegal, Guinea, Somalia |
| D. | Libya, Egypt, Sudan |
| Answer» B. Namibia, Botswana, Republic of South Africa | |
| 1035. |
What is a graticule? |
| A. | The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map |
| B. | The network of intersections of Equator and Prime Meridian |
| C. | The intersection of roads |
| D. | The intersection of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn |
| Answer» B. The network of intersections of Equator and Prime Meridian | |
| 1036. |
17th Parallel separates ________ |
| A. | North and South America |
| B. | North and South Korea |
| C. | North and South Vietnam |
| D. | North and South Yemen |
| Answer» D. North and South Yemen | |
| 1037. |
The river Irrawaddy is the life blood of |
| A. | Myanmar |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Thailand |
| D. | Laos |
| Answer» B. Bangladesh | |
| 1038. |
Which of the following countries does not share its border with Iraq? |
| A. | Jordan |
| B. | Syria |
| C. | Turkey |
| D. | Lebanon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1039. |
Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because |
| A. | Suez Canal has no locks |
| B. | Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America |
| C. | Suez Canal is older |
| D. | Panama Canal has limited capacity |
| Answer» C. Suez Canal is older | |
| 1040. |
Alaskan current is found in |
| A. | Northern Atlantic |
| B. | South Atlantic |
| C. | North Pacific |
| D. | Indian Ocean |
| Answer» D. Indian Ocean | |
| 1041. |
A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a ________ |
| A. | Mulatto |
| B. | Mestizo |
| C. | Meiji |
| D. | Mau Mau |
| Answer» C. Meiji | |
| 1042. |
Which is the largest fishing ground in the world? |
| A. | Japan Sea |
| B. | North Sea |
| C. | North-East Pacific |
| D. | Newfoundland Water |
| Answer» C. North-East Pacific | |
| 1043. |
The largest fish exporting region in the world is ________ |
| A. | The South - East Asian Region |
| B. | The North - West Pacific Region |
| C. | The North - East Pacific Region |
| D. | The North - East Atlantic Region |
| Answer» C. The North - East Pacific Region | |
| 1044. |
From east to west, which one of the following sequences of cities of Canada is correct? |
| A. | Quebec – Montreal - Ottawa -Toronto |
| B. | Montreal – Quebec - Ottawa -Toronto |
| C. | Quebec – Montreal - Toronto - Ottawa |
| D. | Montreal - Quebec - Toronto – Ottawa |
| Answer» B. Montreal ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ Quebec - Ottawa -Toronto | |
| 1045. |
The river that runs along the USA-Mexico boundary is |
| A. | Rio-Grande |
| B. | Gila |
| C. | Mississippi |
| D. | Colorado |
| Answer» B. Gila | |
| 1046. |
The age of the Earth is approximately |
| A. | 1000 million years |
| B. | 4600 million years |
| C. | 3000 million years |
| D. | 100 million years |
| Answer» C. 3000 million years | |
| 1047. |
The Savannas or Orinoco Basin are termed as |
| A. | Pampas |
| B. | Steppes |
| C. | Prairies |
| D. | Llanos |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1048. |
River Rhine of Europe drains into |
| A. | North Sea |
| B. | Black Sea |
| C. | Caspian Sea |
| D. | Adriatic Sea |
| Answer» B. Black Sea | |
| 1049. |
Rice crop needs |
| A. | Low temperature and heavy rainfall |
| B. | High temperature and low rainfall |
| C. | Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity |
| D. | Low temperature and low rainfall |
| Answer» D. Low temperature and low rainfall | |
| 1050. |
Pale colour, medium height, epicanthic eye are the characteristics of |
| A. | Australoid |
| B. | Negroid |
| C. | Mongoloid |
| D. | Cancosoid |
| Answer» D. Cancosoid | |