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GK - Geography

Description: A collection of expected questions on geography.
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: General Knowledge UPSC general studies geography Science Geography General Science and Scientific Terminology General science & Scientific Terminology Indian Geography Space and Astronomy
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What are clouds with vertical development called?

  1. Cirrus

  2. Stratus

  3. Cirrocumulus

  4. Cumulo-nimbus


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is most destructive?

  1. Tornado

  2. cyclone

  3. typhoon

  4. Willy Willy


Correct Option: A

Rhine valley in France is known for mineral deposits of

  1. Bauxite

  2. copper

  3. Nickel

  4. Zinc


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is responsible for the change of seasons over the surface of earth?

  1. Rotation of earth

  2. Revolution of earth

  3. Inclination of earth

  4. Declination of earth


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is a feature formed by rivers?

  1. moraine

  2. inselberg

  3. cirque

  4. meander


Correct Option: D

Which of the following was absent in the atmosphere of the primitive earth?

  1. oxygen

  2. carbon dioxide

  3. nitrogen

  4. ammonia


Correct Option: A

By what name is the saline-desert-cum-marsh known in India?

  1. Dhand

  2. kaher

  3. lagoon

  4. rann


Correct Option: D

What is the study of spatial distribution of plants and animals called?

  1. zoogeography

  2. biogeography

  3. plant geography

  4. ecology


Correct Option: B

The equatorial radius of the earth is approximately

  1. 7000 km

  2. 6000 km

  3. 5000 km

  4. 4000 km


Correct Option: B

Seasonal variation is the least

  1. in the Arctic Circle

  2. at 450 N latitude

  3. in the Tropic of Cancer

  4. at the Equator


Correct Option: D

The Himalayan rivers are

  1. monsoon fed

  2. snow-fed

  3. ephemeral

  4. seasonal


Correct Option: B

When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the earth, it is called as

  1. geotropic wind

  2. polar wind

  3. Westerlies

  4. Trade winds


Correct Option: A

Which of the following are linked by the Panama Canal?

  1. Atlantic Ocean and Pacific ocean

  2. Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean

  3. Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

  4. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea


Correct Option: A

The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest

  1. along the Equator

  2. along the Tropic of Cancer

  3. along the Arctic Circle

  4. at the North Pole


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following rocks is a metamorphic equivalent of sandstone?

  1. marble

  2. quartzite

  3. Gneiss

  4. Granite


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is the deepest lake?

  1. Caspian sea

  2. Lake Baikal

  3. Lake Superior

  4. Lake Victoria


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is the area most susceptible to earthquakes?

  1. Himalayan belt

  2. Circum-Pacific belt

  3. Mexican belt

  4. Mediterranean belt


Correct Option: B

What is the time difference between each longitude?

  1. 6 minutes

  2. 4 minutes

  3. 5 minutes

  4. 8 minutes


Correct Option: B

Which atmospheric layer lies closely above the troposphere?

  1. mesosphere

  2. ionosphere

  3. chemosphere

  4. stratosphere


Correct Option: D

Which of the following pairs of seas are connected by the Suez Canal?

  1. Atlantic-Pacific

  2. Indian-Pacific

  3. Mediterranean - Red

  4. Mediterranean - Red Mediterranean - Black


Correct Option: C

Who is a cartographer?

  1. one who pulls a cart

  2. one who makes cartoons

  3. one who writes travel stories

  4. one who plots maps


Correct Option: D

The time period of a pendulum on moon

  1. remains the same

  2. decreases

  3. increases

  4. becomes zero


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following regions is the most suitable for the cultivation of citrus fruits?

  1. Equatorial region

  2. Mediterranean region

  3. polar region

  4. tundra region


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is the youngest mountain range in the world?

  1. Alps

  2. Andes

  3. Aravallis

  4. Himalayas


Correct Option: D

What are the lines drawn on a weather map joining places having the same temperature called?

  1. isotopes

  2. isobars

  3. isotherms

  4. isometers


Correct Option: C
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