Geography MCQs for Competitive Examination
Q. 91
According to the distance of planets from the Sun, which of the following order is correct?
(A) Mercury – Venus – Earth – Mars
(B) Mercury – Earth – Mars – Venus
(C) Mercury – Mars – Earth – Venus
(D) Mercury – Mars – Venus – Earth
Answer: (A) Mercury – Venus – Earth – Mars
Explanation: N/A
Q. 92
Which of the following is not matched correctly?
(A) Loktak Lake – Manipur
(B) Sambhar Lake – Rajasthan
(C) Lonar Lake – Maharastra
(D) Hussain Sagar – Karnataka
Answer: (D) Hussain Sagar – Karnataka
Explanation: Hussain Sagar lake is in Hyderabad.
Q. 93
Which of the following is the largest satellite of the solar system?
(A) Titan
(B) Miranda
(C) Moon
(D) Ganymede
Answer: (D) Ganymede
Explanation: N/A
Q. 94
In which of the following region, midnight sun is visible?
(A) Mediterranean region
(B) Equatorial region
(C) Arctic region
(D) East of Japan
Answer: (C) Arctic region
Explanation: N/A
Q. 95
The line of cancer does not pass through which of the following state of India?
(A) Odisha
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) West Bengal
Answer: (A) Odisha
Explanation: N/A
Q. 96
Which of the following river does not form an estuary?
(A) Narmada
(B) Tapi
(C) Mandovi
(D) Mahanadi
Answer: (D) Mahanadi
Explanation: N/A
Q. 97
‘Titan‘ is the largest satellite of __________________________.
(A) Jupiter
(B) Saturn
(C) Uranus
(D) Neptune
Answer: (B) Saturn
Explanation: N/A
Q. 98
Which of the following two planets in the solar system rotates from east to west on its axis, unlike others?
(A) Venus and Uranus
(B) Uranus and Neptune
(C) Venus and Neptune
(D) Saturn and Venus
Answer: (A) Venus and Uranus
Explanation: N/A
Q. 99
What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered with water?
(A) 50%
(B) 71%
(C) 65%
(D) 90%
Answer: (B) 71%
Explanation: N/A
Q. 100
The line of cancer passes through how many states of India?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
Answer: (C) 8
Explanation: N/A
Q. 101
Which of the following is the second-highest mountain peak in the world?
(A) Godwin Austen
(B) Kanchenjunga
(C) Nanda Devi
(D) Nanga Parvat
Answer: (A) Godwin Austen
Explanation: N/A
Q. 102
Which of the following range is known as ‘Sahyadri‘?
(A) Satpura
(B) Western Ghats
(C) Eastern Ghats
(D) Aravali
Answer: (B) Western Ghats
Explanation: N/A
Q. 103
The minimum distance between the Sun and a planet in its orbit is called ____________________.
(A) Perihelion
(B) Aphelion
(C) Apogee
(D) Perigee
Answer: (A) Perihelion
Explanation: N/A
Q. 104
Who proposed continental drift theory?
(A) Alfred Wegener
(B) Alfred Worwick
(C) Alfred Hanks
(D) Alfred Mane
Answer: (A) Alfred Wegener
Explanation: N/A
Q. 105
The power of an earthquake is expressed in terms of a magnitude on a scale called ________________ scale.
(A) Schmidt
(B) Hutton
(C) Kelvin
(D) Richter
Answer: (D) Richter
Explanation: N/A
Q. 106
The glowing surface of the Sun is called
(A) Photosphere
(B) Chromosphere
(C) Corona
(D) Convection layer
Answer: (A) Photosphere
Explanation: N/A
Q. 107
Which among the following is not an inner planet?
(A) Mercury
(B) Jupiter
(C) Mars
(D) Earth
Answer: (B) Jupiter
Explanation: N/A
Q. 108
Which among the following is not a greenhouse gas?
(A) Carbon Dioxide
(B) Water Vapour
(C) Carbon Monoxide
(D) Nitrous Oxide
Answer: (C) Carbon Monoxide
Explanation: N/A
Q. 109
The earth is also called ___________________.
(A) Blue planet
(B) Green planet
(C) Red planet
(D) Orange planet
Answer: (A) Blue planet
Explanation: N/A
Q. 110
Which of the following river flows from South to North?
(A) Godavari
(B) Cauvery
(C) Krishna
(D) Betwa
Answer: (D) Betwa
Explanation: N/A
Q. 111
Strait of Gibraltar connects
(A) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(B) Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
(D) Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Sea
Answer: (B) Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
Explanation: N/A
Q. 112
India shares the longest international boundary with
(A) China
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bhutan
Answer: (B) Bangladesh
Explanation: N/A
Q. 113
The state with the longest coastline is
(A) Gujarat
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Maharashtra
Answer: (A) Gujarat
Explanation: N/A
Q. 114
World’s largest island is
(A) Greenland
(B) Iceland
(C) Borneo
(D) Madagaskar
Answer: (A) Greenland
Explanation: N/A
Q. 115
The line of Capricon does not pass through which of the following countries?
(A) South Africa
(B) Argentina
(C) Philippines
(D) Chile
Answer: (C) Philippines
Explanation: N/A
Q. 116
Suez canal connects
(A) Red Sea and Arabian Sea
(B) Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
(C) Arabian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
(D) Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
Answer: (B) Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Explanation: N/A
Q. 117
The instrument used to measure the intensity of earthquakes is
(A) Richter
(B) Seismograph
(C) Anemometer
(D) Hygrometer
Answer: (B) Seismograph
Explanation: N/A
Q. 118
In which direction does the earth rotate around the Sun?
(A) East to West
(B) West to East
(C) North to South
(D) South to North
Answer: (B) West to East
Explanation: N/A
Q. 119
Which of the following rivers does not flow through Punjab?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Ganga
(C) Jhelum
(D) Beas
Answer: (B) Ganga
Explanation: N/A
Q. 120
Which of the following regions receives rainfall throughout the year?
(A) Tundra
(B) Monsoon
(C) Mediterranean
(D) Equatorial
Answer: (D) Mediterranean
Explanation: N/A