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.

Geography Lithosphere

Q. Choose the correct statement about Sedimentary rocks ________

A.
The structure of these rocks is contingent on heat and pressure
B.
These rocks cannot be formed under water
C.
These rocks are crystalline
D.
These rocks have been deposited in layers

Answer

Correct Answer : These rocks have been deposited in layers

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Agriculture And Soil in India Geography

Q. Choose the crops which were cropped by using high yielding seeds in India during Green Revolution?

A.
Rice, wheat, jowar, millet and maize
B.
Rice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds and sugarcane
C.
Maize, gram, jowar, coffee and tea
D.
Wheat, rice, sugarcane, pulses and maize

Answer

Correct Answer : Rice, wheat, jowar, millet and maize

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Earth Geography

Q. Choose the incorrect statement

A.
The Sun's rays are vertical at all places on the days of the equinoxes
B.
All meridians are of the same length
C.
The axis of the earth is inclined at an angle of to the horizontal
D.
The summer solstice for the Southern Hemisphere is in December

Answer

Correct Answer : The Sun's rays are vertical at all places on the days of the equinoxes

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Atmosphere Geography

Q. Choose the incorrect statement ________

A.
Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air
B.
Capacity of air to hold moisture decreases with a rise in temperature of the air
C.
The air pressure decreases with an increase in temperature
D.
With an ascent of every 165 metres, the temperature is reduced by 1°C

Answer

Correct Answer : Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air

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Geography World Geography

Q. Climate change resulting in the rise of temperature may benefit which of the countries/regions?

A.
The western coasts of South America
B.
South Africa
C.
East Indies islands comprising of Java, Sumatra and Borneo
D.
Russia and Northern Europe

Answer

Correct Answer : Russia and Northern Europe

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Geography World Geography

Q. Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic hoarders’. For which region is this statement correct?

A.
Siberian Tundra
B.
African Savanna
C.
Central Asian Steppes
D.
North American Prairies

Answer

Correct Answer : Central Asian Steppes

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Geography World Geography

Q. Climate of a place is dependent on several factors. Which one of the following is the most significant?

A.
Latitude
B.
Distance from sea
C.
Direction of winds
D.
Ocean currents

Answer

Correct Answer : Latitude

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Atmosphere Geography

Q. Cloud burst means ________

A.
Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
B.
Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
C.
Formation of artificial rain
D.
Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather

Answer

Correct Answer : Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm

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Geography World Geography

Q. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds

A.
Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
B.
Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
C.
Reflect back the heat given off by earth
D.
Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth

Answer

Correct Answer : Reflect back the heat given off by earth

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