Geography MCQ Question Answers

Geography Gk (quiz) MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as ________

A.
Clayey soil
B.
Loamy soil
C.
Sandy soil
D.
Desert soil

Answer

Correct Answer : Loamy soil

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Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. The soils of the plains have not been derived

A.
Only from the rocks existing locally
B.
From the Himalayan rocks
C.
From the Peninsular rocks
D.
From material brought by the rivers

Answer

Correct Answer : Only from the rocks existing locally

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Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries without much manuring or fallowing are

A.
Black and alluvial soils
B.
Alluvial and late rite soils
C.
Red and laterite soils
D.
Laterite and black soils

Answer

Correct Answer : Black and alluvial soils

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Earth Geography

Q. The Solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because ________

A.
Sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of the shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction
B.
The trajectories of the Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth are not perfect circles
C.
The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth
D.
The Earth is not a smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions

Answer

Correct Answer : The size of the shadow of the Moon on the Earth is small compared to the cross-section of the Earth

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Geography Indian Geography

Q. The Sonapani glacier is the longest glacier of:

A.
The Western Ghat
B.
Sivalik range
C.
Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas
D.
The Eastern Ghat

Answer

Correct Answer : Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas

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Geography Indian Geography

Q. The source of Kaveri River lies in –

A.
Gavaligarh
B.
Sahyadri
C.
Brahmagiri hills
D.
Amarkantak

Answer

Correct Answer : Brahmagiri hills

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Geography Indian Geography

Q. The source of the Brahmaputra is

A.
Somewhere near Tibet
B.
Pindari glacier
C.
A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake
D.
Punjab

Answer

Correct Answer : A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake

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Geography World Geography

Q. The South African River draining into Atlantic Ocean is

A.
Limpopo
B.
Orange
C.
Zambezi
D.
Nile

Answer

Correct Answer : Orange

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Earth Geography

Q. The South Pole experiences continuous light at ________

A.
Vernal equinox
B.
Summer solstice
C.
Winter solstice
D.
No time

Answer

Correct Answer : Winter solstice

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