Geography-General Knowledge(GK)/Indian Geography MCQs Sample Test,Sample questions

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Question: 
49th Parallel is the boundary line between which two countries?

1.USA and Canada

2.North and South Vietnam

3.Germany and France

4.Brazil and Chile

Question: 
According to the census data released in July 2011, the fall in child sex ratio in rural areas as compared to urban areas is ______:

1. Five times

2.Four times

3.Three times

4.Two times

Question: 
Arrange the following hill stations as per the descending order of their height
1. Mussoorie
2. Araku Valley
3. Pachmarhi
4. Gulmarg
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

1.4, 3, 1 ,2

2.4, 2, 1, 3

3.1, 2, 4, 3

4.4, 1, 3, 2

Question: 
Arrange the following river of peninsular India as per the descending order of their length
1. Narmada
2. Krishna
3. Godavari
4. Mahanadi
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

1. 3, 1, 2, 4

2. 3, 2, 1, 4

3.2, 3, 1, 4

4.4, 3, 2, 1

Question: 
As per 2011 census, among the following States, which State has the lowest child-sex ratio?

1.Haryana

2.Kerala

3.Punjab

4.Chhattisgarh

Question: 
At which among the following places, Brahamputra takes a U-turn at the time of entering into India?

1. Kula Kangri

2.Lunpo Gangri

3. Namcha Barwa

4.Noijin Kangsang

Question: 
Bharachukki Falls are in which state of India?

1.Karnataka

2.Andhra Pradesh

3.Telangana

4.Tamil Nadu

Question: 
Borra caves are situated on the East Coast of India in which of the following hills?

1. Ananthagiri Hill

2. Horsley Hills

3.Nagari Hills

4.Nallamala Hills

Question: 
hich of the following is a correct sequence of sea ports of India from “South to North”?

1.Cochin – Thiruvananthapuram – Calicut – Mangalore

2.Calicut – Thiruvananthapuram – Cochin – Mangalore

3.Thiruvananthapuram – Cochin – Calicut – Mangalore

4.Thiruvananthapuram – Calicut – Mangalore – Cochin

Question: 
How many types of ecological pyramids are present in ecosystem?

1.Two

2.Three

3.Four

4.Five

Question: 
In India, which among the following state has the maximum estimated Uranium Resources?

1.Jharkhand

2.Tamil Nadu

3.Madhya Pradesh

4.Andhra Pradesh

Question: 
In what type of mining, minerals are just dug out of the rocks?

1.Shaft mining

2.Drilling

3. Open Cast mining

4.Quarrying

Question: 
In which city of India would you find the Swami Vivekananda Airport?

1.Ranchi

2.Raipur

3.Durgapur

4.Kanyakumari

Question: 
Kunchikal Falls”, highest tiered waterfalls in India is located in?

1.Uttar Pradesh

2.Uttarakhand

3.Karnataka

4.Tamilnadu

Question: 
Majuli, the largesMajuli is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India. It was formed due to course changes by the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries, mainly the Lohit. It has reduced in its size in last two centuries due to erosion and climate reasons. t river island in the world is located in which among the following states of India?

1.Assam

2.Manipur

3.Nagaland

4.Tripura

Question: 
Mt. Vesuvius is located in which among the countries?

1.Japan

2.Indonesia

3.Italy

4.Iceland

Question: 
Oak-Rhododendron are characteristic plants of which of the following type of forests?

1.Temperate forest

2.Sub-tropical forest

3.Sub-alpine forest

4.All of the above

Question: 
On the banks of which river is Aurangabad situated?

1.Godavari

2.Mahanadi

3.Kham

4.Musi

Question: 
Port Blair is located on which of the following Islands?

1. North Andaman

2. South Andaman

3.Middle Andaman

4.None of the above

Question: 
Puncak Jaya, which is the highest peak in South East Asia and only place in south east asia where ice Glacier can be found is located in which among the following countries?

1.Malaysia

2.Indonesia

3.Laos

4.Brunei

Question: 
Salt River Canyon is located in which Country?

1.United States

2.Russia

3.China

4.France

Question: 
Sarhul festival is celebrated by the tribal people of which of the following states of India?

1.Gujarat

2.Chattisgarh

3.Maharashtra

4.Jharkhand

Question: 
Shiva Crater is located near which of the following places in India ?

1.Mumbai

2.Chennai

3.Cochin

4.Puri

Question: 
Siachen glacier is located near to which of the following valley?

1.Doon Valley

2. Silent Valley

3.Nubra Valley

4.Neelam Valley

Question: 
South-West Monsoon reaches Kerala in which of the following time of the months?

1.First weak of July

2. Mid-July

3.Last June

4.End of May

Question: 
Stilwell Road” connects India with which among the following neighbors?

1.China

2.Bhutan

3.Bangladesh

4.Pakistan

Question: 
Systematic approach is one of the major approach to study geography. The systematic approach was introduced by:

1.Eratosthenese

2.Ptolemy

3. Alexander Von Humboldt

4.Karl Ritter

Question: 
That desert is located in which side of Aravalli range?

1.Eastern

2.Nothern

3.Southern

4.Western

Question: 
The classification of air masses is based on which among the following factors?
Revolution of the Earth
Humidity
Temperature
Select the correct code from the options given below:

1.Only 1

2.Only 1 & 3

3.Only 2 & 3

4.1, 2 & 3

Question: 
The concentration of the Urban population is highest in which of the following states of India?

1.Uttar Pradesh

2.Maharashtra

3.Tamil Nadu

4.West Bengal

Question: 
The elimination of the top soil is known as what type of soil erosion?

1.Gully erosion

2.Sheet erosion

3.Rill erosion

4.None of the above

Question: 
The lake which formed due to the meandering of rivers in the plain is known as by which of the following name?

1. Plunge-pool Lake

2.Ox-bow lake

3.Delta Lakes

4.Alluvial Lakes

Question: 
The largest irrigation canal in India is called the _____:

1.Indira Gandhi canal

2.Yamuna canal

3.Sirhand canal

4.Upper Bari Doab canal

Question: 
The longest river of Peninsular India is ______:

1.Kaveri

2.Narmada

3.Godavari

4.Mahanadi

Question: 
Tumkur, where Geological Survey of India has found indications of Gold Reserves, is located in which among the following states?

1.Andhra Pradesh

2.Karnataka

3.Tamil nadu

4.Maharatsra

Question: 
What are the harmful hot and dry winds flowing in the plains of north India and Pakistan called?

1.Chinook

2.Loo

3.Fohn

4.Mistral

Question: 
What are the warm, dry winds descending the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains called?

1.Chinook

2.Loo

3.Mistral

4.Sirocco

Question: 
What are window like features in the karst landscapes?

1.Uvalas

2.Karst fenster

3.Polje

4.Stalactites

Question: 
What is a dome shaped inselberg formed by granite or gneiss called?

1.Bornhardt

2.Hoodoo

3.Erg

4.Demoiselles

Question: 
What is the annual number of deaths per 1,000 people called?

1.Crude fertility rate

2.Infant mortality rate

3.Crude death rate

4.Life expectancy

Question: 
What is the process of transformation in the functions of the settlement from primary to secondary activities called?

1.Sub-urbanisation

2.Urbanisation

3.Migration

4.Ruralisation

Question: 
What is the rainfall when warm and humid air strike landform barriers such as mountain ranges called?

1.Orographic

2.Convectional

3.Cyclonic

4.Frontal

Question: 
What is the term used to describe the angular distance of a place north or south of Earth”s equator?

1.Hemisphere

2.Pole

3.Longitude

4.Latitude

Question: 
What is the type of migration of people where people keep moving along with their animals, from one place to the other in search of grazing and water?

1.Commuting

2.Nomadism

3.Floating population

4.Seasonal Migration

Question: 
What would be the influence on the weather conditions when in mid-winter a feeble high pressure develops over the North-Western part of India?
1. High and dry winds would blow outward from this high-pressure area.
2. The Northern plain would become cold.
3. Scorching winds (locally called loo) would blow during the day time.
4. There would be torrential rains brought by thunderstorms.
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

1. 1 only

2. 1 & 2

3.1, 3 & 4

4.1, 2, 3 & 4

Question: 
Which among the following about the river Chenab are correct?
1. The length of the Chenab river is 1,180 kilometer in India
2. It is known as Chandrabhaga in Himachal Pradesh
3. It flows between Pir panjal and Greater Himalayas
4. Salal project is located on this river
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

1. 1 & 2

2.1, 2 & 3

3.1, 2 & 4

4.1, 2, 3 & 4

Question: 
Which among the following beaches are located in the Coromandel Coast?
1. Marina Beach
2. Golden Beach
3. Covelong Beach
4. Sothavilai Beach
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

1.1 & 2

2. 2 & 3

3.2, 3 & 4

4.1, 2, 3 & 4

Question: 
Which among the following conditions are favourable for the formation of Cyclone?
Large sea surface with temperature higher than 27° C
Presence of the Coriolis force 
Small variations in the vertical wind speed
Select the correct code from the options given below:

1.Only 1

2.Only 2 & 3

3.1, 2 & 3

4.None of the above

Question: 
Which among the following conditions is/are favourable for the formation of Cyclone?
Low sea surface with temperature lower than 27° C.
Presence of the Coriolis force 
Small variations in the vertical wind speed
Upper divergence above the sea level system
Select the correct code from the options given below:

1.Only 1, 2 & 3

2.Only 2, 3, & 4

3.Only 1 & 2

4.1, 2, 3 & 4

Question: 
Which among the following groups in Koeppen’s climate classification is referred as the climate of Highland region?

1.A

2.B

3.E

4.H

Question: 
Which among the following groups in Koeppen’s climate classification is used to designate Steppe’s climate?

1.D

2.W

3.S

4.E

Question: 
Which among the following hill stations are situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh?
1. Chail
2. Dalhousie
3. Palampur
4. Kullu
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

1. 1 & 4

2.1, 2 & 4

3. 2, 3 & 4

4. 1, 2, 3 & 4

Question: 
Which among the following is not a type of the biological weathering?

1.Organic activity by Lichen and algae

2.Oxidation

3.Burrowing by animals

4. Plant roots

Question: 
Which among the following is not affected by changes in pressure or temperature?

1.Precipitation

2.Specific Humidity

3.Condensation

4.Relative Humidity

Question: 
Which among the following is/are a characteristic feature of Air masses?
It must be large 
It must have uniform properties in vertical dimension
It must travel as a unit
Select the correct code from the options given below:

1.Only 1

2.Only 1 & 2

3. Only 1 & 3

4.1, 2 & 3

Question: 
Which among the following pairs of Koeppen’s climate classification is/are correctly matched?
BS – Steppe Climate
Aw – Tropical rainforest 
Af – Tropical Savannah
Select the correct code from the options given below:

1.Only 1

2.Only 1 & 2

3.Only 3

4.None of the above

Question: 
Which among the following pairs of Mud is/are correctly matched?
Green Mud – It contains 35% of calcium carbonate.
Blue Mud – It includes the materials derived through the disintegration of rocks rich in Iron Sulphide and organic elements.
Red Mud – The sediments derived through the communition of rocks rich in iron oxides from red mud.
Select the correct code from the options given below:

1.Only 2 & 3

2.Only 1 & 3

3.Only 1 & 2

4. 1, 2 & 3

Question: 
Which among the following part of Bombay (now Mumbai) is known as Old Woman’s Island?

1. Parel

2.Worli

3.Colaba

4.Mazgaon

Question: 
Which among the following species of timber has a large oil content, making it more durable?

1.Mahogany

2.Teak

3.Cedar

4.Ebony

Question: 
Which among the following statements is/are correct about Neap Tides?
They occur when the sun, the moon, and the earth are in a straight line.
The tides during this period will be lower than the normal.
They occur twice in a month- one on the full moon and the other on the new moon.
Select the correct code from the options given below:

1.Only 1

2. Only 2

3.Only 1 & 2

4.Only 2 & 3

Question: 
Which among the following statements is/are correct about Ocean Currents?
In the lower latitudes, the warm currents flow on the eastern shores and cold on the western shores
The warm currents move along the western shores and the cold currents along the eastern shores in the higher latitudes.
Select the correct code from the options given below:

1.Only 1

2.Only 2

3.Both 1 & 2

4.Neither 1 & 2

Question: 
Which among the following statements is/are correct about Ocean Currents?
Warm currents flow from equatorial regions towards the polar regions and hence have a higher surface temperature.
Cold currents flow from polar regions towards the equator and have a lower surface temperature
Select the correct code from the options given below:

1.Only 1

2.Only 2

3.Both 1 & 2

4.Neither 1 & 2

Question: 
Which among the following two gases contribute to begin the formation of stars?

1. Hydrogen & Nitrogen

2. Hydrogen & Helium

3.Hydrogen & Oxygen

4.Nitrogen & Helium

Question: 
Which is the largest asteroid in the solar system?

1.Haumea

2.4 Vesta

3.2 Pallas

4.Ceres

Question: 
Which layer contains almost 67% of the Earth’s mass?

1.Crust

2.Mantle

3.Core

4.Outer crust

Question: 
Which line marks the boundary of the zone where the Sun never sets during June solstice and never rises during December Solstice?

1.Antarctic Circle

2.Arctic Circle

3.Tropic of Cancer

4.Tropic of Capricorn

Question: 
Which of the following archipelago connects the Pacific ocean and the Sea of Japan?

1.Bahama Archipelago

2.Seto Inland Sea

3.Thousand Islands

4.Malay Archipelago

Question: 
Which of the following glaciers is located in the Lahul Spiti region?

1.Diamir

2.Rupal

3.Sonapani

4.Zemu

Question: 
Which of the following is known as thinnest layer of the earth?

1.Crust

2.Mantle

3.Core

4. None of the above

Question: 
Which of the following is the basic reason for winter rainfall in the northwestern part of India?

1.Trade wind

2.Western disturbances

3.Retreating of monsoon

4.South-west monsoon

Question: 
Which of the following is the cheapest mode of transport?

1.Air transport

2.Rail transport

3.Water Transport

4.None of the above

Question: 
Which of the following is the cheapest mode of transport?

1.Air transport

2.Rail transport

3.Water Transport

4.None of the above

Question: 
Which of the following is the largest south bank tributary of the river Ganga?

1.Yamuna

2.Kosi

3.Gandak

4.Son

Question: 
Which of the following peaks of India is known as the ‘five treasures of snow’?

1.Kanchenjunga

2.Trishul

3.Nanda Devi

4.Kamet

Question: 
Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ?

1.Southern Oscillations

2.El Nino

3.La Nino

4.El Nino Modiki

Question: 
Which of the following regions is not affected much by the Arabian Sea branch of the Monsoon?

1.Chhattisgarh Basin

2.Deccan Plateau

3.Madhya Pradesh

4.The Western Ghat

Question: 
Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Planet Mars?

1. It has two permanent polar ice caps

2.After the Moon, it is the brightest object in our night sky

3. Liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars due to low atmospheric pressure

4.Mars is less dense than Earth

Question: 
Which of the following terms indicates the net population increase of towns and cities?

1.Urbanisation

2.Population Growth

3.Urban Area

4.Urban Growth

Question: 
Which of the following Union Territories of India has the shortest length of National Highways?

1.Dadra and Nagar Haveli

2.Daman and Diu

3.Chandigarh

4.None of the above

Question: 
Which one of the following is a land locked country?

1.India

2.Russia

3.China

4.Austria

Question: 
Which settlements develop on the cross-roads and houses extend in all the four direction?

1.Cruciform

2.Double village

3.Circular

4.Rectangular

Question: 
Which spacecraft was launched to study of outer planets in the solar system?

1.BepiColombo

2.InSight

3.Voyager

4.Messenger

Question: 
Which state has the highest population of Indian ethnic group of Black African descent called Siddi?

1.Maharastra

2.Gujarat

3.Andhra Pradesh

4.Karnataka

Question: 
Who gave the Theory of Expanding Universe?

1.Newton

2.Edwin Hubble

3. Alexander Von Humboldt

4.Keppler

Question: 
Who proposed the nebular cloud hypothesis theory of the origin of the solar system?

1.Karl Von Weizsacker

2. Gerald kuiper

3.Fred Hoyle

4. Edwin Hubble

Question: 
Who put forward the Cepheid hypothesis?

1.Laplace

2.A.C.Banerji

3.James Jeans

4.Hannes Alfven

Question: 
Wind rose represents which of the following?

1.wind turbulance

2.wind data

3.wind pressure

4.wind temperature

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