Geography/World Geography Questions (MCQs) for UPSC, State PCS and SSC Examinations Part1 Sample Test,Sample questions

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Question: 
For which of the following commodity / mineral the Shenshi and shanshi regions of China are world famous?

1.Iron

2.Coal

3.Diamond

4.Petroleum

Question: 
For which of the following commodity / mineral the Shenshi and shanshi regions of China are world famous?

1.Iron

2.Coal

3.Diamond

4.Petroleum

Question: 
Forest Research Institute of India is located in?

1.Ghaziabad

2.Dehradun

3.Delhi

4.Lucknow

Question: 
Forest Research Institute of India is located in?

1.Ghaziabad

2.Dehradun

3.Delhi

4.Lucknow

Question: 
In which of the following direction we can find the evening star?

1.East

2.West

3.North

4.South

Question: 
In which of the following direction we can find the evening star?

1.East

2.West

3.North

4.South

Question: 
In which of the following oceans world�s largest island is located?.

1.Atlantic

2.Arctic

3.Pacific

4.Indian

Question: 
In which of the following oceans world�s largest island is located?.

1.Atlantic

2.Arctic

3.Pacific

4.Indian

Question: 
In which type of rocks the Fossil Fuel can be found?

1.Igneous

2.Sedimenatry

3.Metamorphic

4.None of the above

Question: 
In which type of rocks the Fossil Fuel can be found?

1.Igneous

2.Sedimenatry

3.Metamorphic

4.None of the above

Question: 
Old Faithful� Geyser is located in which among the following countries?

1.Canada

2.US

3.Spain

4.Mexico

Question: 
Old Faithful� Geyser is located in which among the following countries?

1.Canada

2.US

3.Spain

4.Mexico

Question: 
On which of the following does the seismic wave velocity depend?

1.Density of the rock

2.Elasticity of the rock

3.Shape of the rock

4.Both 1 and 2

Question: 
On which of the following does the seismic wave velocity depend?

1.Density of the rock

2.Elasticity of the rock

3.Shape of the rock

4.Both 1 and 2

Question: 
The Archipelago Sea is the part of which sea?Arabian Sea

1.Arabian Sea

2.Mediterranean Sea

3.Baltic Sea

4.Sea of Japan

Question: 
The Archipelago Sea is the part of which sea?Arabian Sea

1.Arabian Sea

2.Mediterranean Sea

3.Baltic Sea

4.Sea of Japan

Question: 
The Big Splat theory is related to the origin of which among the following?

1.Moon

2.Sun

3.Volcanoes

4.Universe

Question: 
The Big Splat theory is related to the origin of which among the following?

1.Moon

2.Sun

3.Volcanoes

4.Universe

Question: 
The �Amos� series of satellites belongs to which among the following countries?

1.India

2.USA

3.Israel

4.China

Question: 
The �Amos� series of satellites belongs to which among the following countries?

1.India

2.USA

3.Israel

4.China

Question: 
The stars are mostly composed of which elements?

1.Hydrogen and Nitrogen

2.Hydrogen and Helium

3.Hydrogen and oxygen

4.Nitrogen and Helium

Question: 
The stars are mostly composed of which elements?

1.Hydrogen and Nitrogen

2.Hydrogen and Helium

3.Hydrogen and oxygen

4.Nitrogen and Helium

Question: 
What are Arete like features in Alps described as?

1.Lahars

2.Grat

3.Hart

4.Horns

Question: 
What are Arete like features in Alps described as?

1.Lahars

2.Grat

3.Hart

4.Horns

Question: 
What are Ox bow lakes created by Rio Grande called?

1.Resacas

2.Loo

3.Cuesta

4.Backswamp

Question: 
What are Ox bow lakes created by Rio Grande called?

1.Resacas

2.Loo

3.Cuesta

4.Backswamp

Question: 
What does the word �Pangaea� mean?

1.All Earth

2.All Ocean

3.All Mountains

4.All Volcanoes

Question: 
What does the word �Pangaea� mean?

1.All Earth

2.All Ocean

3.All Mountains

4.All Volcanoes

Question: 
What is a large cluster of stars called?

1.Constellation

2.Nebula

3.Quasar

4.Galaxy

Question: 
What is a large cluster of stars called?

1.Constellation

2.Nebula

3.Quasar

4.Galaxy

Question: 
What is a valley with steeper slope on one side called?

1.Asymmetric valley

2.Tor

3.Mesa

4.Vale

Question: 
What is a valley with steeper slope on one side called?

1.Asymmetric valley

2.Tor

3.Mesa

4.Vale

Question: 
What is decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water called?

1.Oxidation

2.Hydrolysis

3.Erosion

4.Carbonation

Question: 
What is decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water called?

1.Oxidation

2.Hydrolysis

3.Erosion

4.Carbonation

Question: 
What is the approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun ?

1.350 million km

2.100 million km

3.150 million km

4.250 million km

Question: 
What is the approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun ?

1.350 million km

2.100 million km

3.150 million km

4.250 million km

Question: 
What is the � Sidereal Month � in Hours  Minutes and Seconds?

1.27 days 7 hours and 11.6 seconds

2.27 days 8 hours and 11.6 seconds

3.27 days 9 hours and 11.6 seconds

4.27 days 11 hours and 11.6 seconds

Question: 
What is the � Sidereal Month � in Hours  Minutes and Seconds?

1.27 days 7 hours and 11.6 seconds

2.27 days 8 hours and 11.6 seconds

3.27 days 9 hours and 11.6 seconds

4.27 days 11 hours and 11.6 seconds

Question: 
What is the name of the first white dwarf to be discovered?

1.Eridani B

2.Betelgeuse

3.Procyon B

4.Sirius B

Question: 
What is the name of the first white dwarf to be discovered?

1.Eridani B

2.Betelgeuse

3.Procyon B

4.Sirius B

Question: 
What is the reduction in the size of the wind blown particles due to their mutual friction called?

1.Abrasion

2.Attrition

3.Deflation

4.Deposition

Question: 
What is the reduction in the size of the wind blown particles due to their mutual friction called?

1.Abrasion

2.Attrition

3.Deflation

4.Deposition

Question: 
What type of a landform is Ejecta blanket?

1.Fluvial landform

2.Impact landform

3.Karst landform

4.Lacustrine landform

Question: 
What type of a landform is Ejecta blanket?

1.Fluvial landform

2.Impact landform

3.Karst landform

4.Lacustrine landform

Question: 
What type of landform is Gaur?

1.Fluvial

2.Glacial

3.Aeolian

4.Karst

Question: 
What type of landform is Gaur?

1.Fluvial

2.Glacial

3.Aeolian

4.Karst

Question: 
When did the Supercontinent Pangaea begin to break up?

1.200 million years ago

2.50 million years ago

3.2000 million years ago

4.500 million years ago

Question: 
When did the Supercontinent Pangaea begin to break up?

1.200 million years ago

2.50 million years ago

3.2000 million years ago

4.500 million years ago

Question: 
Which among the following African country has been traditionally a center of ethnic conflicts between Hutus & Tutsi ethnic groups?15.

1.Tanzania

2.Nigeria

3.Rwanda

4.Sudan

Question: 
Which among the following African country has been traditionally a center of ethnic conflicts between Hutus & Tutsi ethnic groups?15.

1.Tanzania

2.Nigeria

3.Rwanda

4.Sudan

Question: 
Which among the following countries is known as �Land of Thousand Lakes�?

1.Norway

2.Finland

3.Sweden

4.Estonia

Question: 
Which among the following countries is known as �Land of Thousand Lakes�?

1.Norway

2.Finland

3.Sweden

4.Estonia

Question: 
Which among the following country is the world�s leading producer of synthetic industrial diamond?16.

1.United states

2.Congo

3.China

4.South Africa

Question: 
Which among the following country is the world�s leading producer of synthetic industrial diamond?16.

1.United states

2.Congo

3.China

4.South Africa

Question: 
Which among the following Galaxies is also known as Messier 31?

1.Milky Way galaxy

2.Pinwheel galaxy

3.Andromeda galaxy

4.Sombrebo galaxy

Question: 
Which among the following Galaxies is also known as Messier 31?

1.Milky Way galaxy

2.Pinwheel galaxy

3.Andromeda galaxy

4.Sombrebo galaxy

Question: 
Which among the following gas is abundant on atmosphere of Mars ?

1.Carbon Dioxide

2.Nitrogen

3.Argon

4.Carbon Monoxide

Question: 
Which among the following gas is abundant on atmosphere of Mars ?

1.Carbon Dioxide

2.Nitrogen

3.Argon

4.Carbon Monoxide

Question: 
Which among the following is a biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil called?

1.Alvars

2.Lavakas

3.Lahars

4.Hoodoo

Question: 
Which among the following is a biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil called?

1.Alvars

2.Lavakas

3.Lahars

4.Hoodoo

Question: 
Which among the following is a step-like landform?

1.Ridges

2.Terraces

3.Hoodoos

4.Benches

Question: 
Which among the following is a step-like landform?

1.Ridges

2.Terraces

3.Hoodoos

4.Benches

Question: 
Which among the following is not a characteristic of shield volcano?

1.Hottest Lava

2.Highly Fluid

3.Light colored lava

4.Poor in silica

Question: 
Which among the following is not a characteristic of shield volcano?

1.Hottest Lava

2.Highly Fluid

3.Light colored lava

4.Poor in silica

Question: 
Which among the following is not an alternative name for Moon?

1.Gaia

2.Luna

3.Selene

4.Cynthian

Question: 
Which among the following is not an alternative name for Moon?

1.Gaia

2.Luna

3.Selene

4.Cynthian

Question: 
Which among the following is not an Eon?

1.Archean

2.Hadean

3.Palaeozoic

4.Proterozoic

Question: 
Which among the following is not an Eon?

1.Archean

2.Hadean

3.Palaeozoic

4.Proterozoic

Question: 
Which among the following is not an example of a landform Butte?

1.Devil�s Tower

2.Sugarloaf mountain

3.Pawnee Buttes

4.Tamanrasset Province

Question: 
Which among the following is not an example of a landform Butte?

1.Devil�s Tower

2.Sugarloaf mountain

3.Pawnee Buttes

4.Tamanrasset Province

Question: 
Which among the following is not the island of Indonesia?

1.Sumatra

2.Java

3.Sulavesi

4.Greenland

Question: 
Which among the following is not the island of Indonesia?

1.Sumatra

2.Java

3.Sulavesi

4.Greenland

Question: 
Which among the following planet and its associated weather system is not correctly matched?28.

1.The Great Red Spot � Saturn

2.Dust Storms � Mars

3.Hurricanes � Earth

4.Holes in atmosphere � Neptune

Question: 
Which among the following planet and its associated weather system is not correctly matched?28.

1.The Great Red Spot � Saturn

2.Dust Storms � Mars

3.Hurricanes � Earth

4.Holes in atmosphere � Neptune

Question: 
Which caves are formed along the coasts of the world?

1.Primary caves

2.Littoral caves

3.Corrasional caves

4.Glacier caves

Question: 
Which caves are formed along the coasts of the world?

1.Primary caves

2.Littoral caves

3.Corrasional caves

4.Glacier caves

Question: 
Which cosmologist is not associated with the Steady State theory of the universe?33.

1.Hermann Bondi

2.Thomas Chamberlin

3.Sir Fred Hoyle

4.Thomas Gold

Question: 
Which cosmologist is not associated with the Steady State theory of the universe?33.

1.Hermann Bondi

2.Thomas Chamberlin

3.Sir Fred Hoyle

4.Thomas Gold

Question: 
Which is the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter?

1.Pioneer 10

2.Galileo

3.InSight

4.New Horizons

Question: 
Which is the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter?

1.Pioneer 10

2.Galileo

3.InSight

4.New Horizons

Question: 
Which is the thinnest layer among all the layers of the Earth?

1.Crust

2.Mantle

3.Inner core

4.Outer core

Question: 
Which is the thinnest layer among all the layers of the Earth?

1.Crust

2.Mantle

3.Inner core

4.Outer core

Question: 
Which of the following country is the largest producer of Uranium?

1.Australia

2.Canada

3.Russia

4.France

Question: 
Which of the following country is the largest producer of Uranium?

1.Australia

2.Canada

3.Russia

4.France

Question: 
Which of the following disciplines attempts spatial synthesis?

1.History

2.Geography

3.Polity

4.None of the above

Question: 
Which of the following disciplines attempts spatial synthesis?

1.History

2.Geography

3.Polity

4.None of the above

Question: 
Which of the following forms outermost solid part of the earth?

1.Core

2.Crust

3.Mantle

4.Magma

Question: 
Which of the following forms outermost solid part of the earth?

1.Core

2.Crust

3.Mantle

4.Magma

Question: 
Which of the following is a black sand beach in India?

1.Tithal Beach

2.Radhanagar Beach

3.Varkala Beach

4.Varca Beach

Question: 
Which of the following is a black sand beach in India?

1.Tithal Beach

2.Radhanagar Beach

3.Varkala Beach

4.Varca Beach

Question: 
Which of the following is the largest island of Indonesia?

1.Java

2.Sulawesi

3.Sumatra

4.Bali

Question: 
Which of the following is the largest island of Indonesia?

1.Java

2.Sulawesi

3.Sumatra

4.Bali

Question: 
Which of the following is the value of Hubble constant?

1.73 kilometers per second per mega parsec

2.75 kilometers per second per mega parsec

3.77 kilometers per second per mega parsec

4.69 kilometers per second per mega parsec

Question: 
Which of the following is the value of Hubble constant?

1.73 kilometers per second per mega parsec

2.75 kilometers per second per mega parsec

3.77 kilometers per second per mega parsec

4.69 kilometers per second per mega parsec

Question: 
Which of the following was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky during the second millennium BC?

1. Mars

2. Venus

3.Jupiter

4.Saturn

Question: 
Which of the following was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky during the second millennium BC?

1. Mars

2. Venus

3.Jupiter

4.Saturn

Question: 
Which type of rocks is/are commonly affected by hydrolysis?

1.Igneous

2.Sedimentary

3.Metamorphic

4.Both 2 & 3

Question: 
Which type of rocks is/are commonly affected by hydrolysis?

1.Igneous

2.Sedimentary

3.Metamorphic

4.Both 2 & 3

Question: 
Who discovered the first pulsar ?

1.Edwin Hubble

2.Galileo Galilei

3.Fred Hoyle

4.Jocelyn Bell

Question: 
Who discovered the first pulsar ?

1.Edwin Hubble

2.Galileo Galilei

3.Fred Hoyle

4.Jocelyn Bell

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