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Geography multiple choice questions with answers and explanations, 20 per page, for SSC, Banking, UPSC, Railway and state exams.

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Q301.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATHard

Which one of the following is the natural vegetation of South east China ?

  1. A.Subtropical broadleaf evergreen forest
  2. B.Tropical broadleaf evergreen forest
  3. C.Tropical deciduous forest
  4. D.Temperate evergreen forest
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Correct answer: A. Subtropical broadleaf evergreen forest

South-east China has a warm, humid subtropical climate with rain in every season, and its natural vegetation is broadleaf evergreen forest of the subtropics.

Q302.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements with respect to Global Positioning System (GPS) is not correct?

  1. A.It is based on network of satellites orbiting above the Earth.
  2. B.It is based on the system of triangulation.
  3. C.GPS receivers provide location in terms of latitude, longitude and altitude.
  4. D.It provides information exclusively for military operations.
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Correct answer: D. It provides information exclusively for military operations.

This statement is false: GPS was built by the United States for its military, but it has been open to civilian users worldwide for decades.

Q303.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Which of the following statements regarding Earth's internal structure is/are correct ? 1. The oceanic crust is heavier than the continental crust. 2. Most of the Earth's internal heat is contained within the mantle. 3. Large convective cells in the crust circulate heat and drive plate-tectonic processes. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.3 only
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: B. 1 and 2 only

Statements 1 and 2 are correct, but statement 3 is wrong because the convection cells that drive plate movement lie in the mantle, not in the crust.

Q304.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATHard

Consider the following statements : I. At the equator, the Coriolis force is zero and here the winds blow perpendicular to the isobars. II. The Coriolis force is directly proportional to the angle of latitude. III. The Coriolis force and the resultant wind do not blow parallel to the isobars at higher latitudes. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A.I, II and III
  2. B.II and III only
  3. C.I and III only
  4. D.I and II only
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Correct answer: D. I and II only

Statements I and II describe the Coriolis force correctly; statement III is wrong, because away from the equator the wind ends up blowing parallel to the isobars.

Q305.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Consider the following statements relating to Richter scale : 1. It was devised in 1935 by Charles F. Richter 2. It describes the quantity of energy released by a single earthquake 3. Richter Scale has no upper limit Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

All three statements about the Richter scale are correct. Statement 1 is correct: the American seismologist Charles F. Richter devised the scale in 1935 at the California Institute of Technology, working with Beno Gutenberg.

Q308.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

While watching news, you hear about a place, of which you had never heard of earlier. You want to know more about the place and you want to locate it on the map. Which of the following is/are required for you to be able to locate the place on the map?

  1. A.Only latitude of the place
  2. B.Only longitude of the place
  3. C.Both longitude and latitude of the place
  4. D.Latitude, longitude and altitude of the place
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Correct answer: C. Both longitude and latitude of the place

A point on a map is fixed where its line of latitude crosses its line of longitude, so both values are needed and enough.

Q309.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Identify the Iron and Steel Plant on the basis of the given characteristics : 1. It receives coal from Jharia and iron-ore from Sundargarh and Kendujhar. 2. Power for the electric furnaces is procured from Hirakund. 3. Water is obtained from Koel and Sankh rivers. Select the correct Iron and Steel Plant from the options given below :

  1. A.Bhilai Steel Plant
  2. B.Durgapur Steel Plant
  3. C.Rourkela Steel Plant
  4. D.Bokaro Steel Plant
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Correct answer: C. Rourkela Steel Plant

Rourkela in Sundargarh district of Odisha matches all three clues: Jharia coal, Sundargarh and Kendujhar iron ore, Hirakud power and water from the Koel and Sankh.

Q310.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

As per the land-use categories in the Land Revenue Records of India, "a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than 5 years" is called

  1. A.current fallow
  2. B.fallow, other than current fallow
  3. C.barren land
  4. D.culturable wasteland
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Correct answer: B. fallow, other than current fallow

Land left uncultivated for more than one year but less than five years falls in this category of the land revenue records.

Q313.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKEasy

Consider the following statements with reference to Census in India :

1. The first All India Census was attempted in 1872.

2. From 1881, decennial censuses became a regular feature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The first all-India census was attempted in 1872, and from 1881 a census has been held every ten years. The 1872 count, under Viceroy Lord Mayo, was taken in different regions at different times and did not cover the whole country, so it is called the first, non-synchronous attempt.

Q314.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Which one among the following statements regarding igneous rock is correct ?

  1. A.When magma cools deep in the Earth's interior, it results in the formation of fine-grained igneous rocks.
  2. B.Basalt is a type of intrusive igneous rock.
  3. C.Most of the minerals of igneous rocks are silicates.
  4. D.Extrusive igneous rocks often undergo lithification.
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Correct answer: C. Most of the minerals of igneous rocks are silicates.

Magma is mostly molten silicate, so the minerals that crystallise from it, such as feldspar, quartz, mica, pyroxene and olivine, are silicates.

Q315.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKEasy

What is Inter-cropping?

  1. A.It is the time period between two cropping seasons.
  2. B.It is growing of two or more crops in random mixture.
  3. C.It is growing of two or more crops in definite row patterns.
  4. D.It is growing of different crops on a piece of land in a pre-planned succession.
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Correct answer: C. It is growing of two or more crops in definite row patterns.

In inter-cropping the crops share a field at the same time but stand in planned rows. A common pattern is one row of one crop after a set number of rows of another, for example soyabean with maize, or pearl millet (bajra) with cowpea (lobia).

Q317.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKHard

Consider the following statements with reference to Mid-latitude deciduous forests :

1. Mid-latitude deciduous forests consist largely of trees that drop their leaves during the summer season.

2. Mid-latitude deciduous forests are native to eastern North America and Western Europe.

3. In Asia, the Mid-latitude deciduous forests occur as a belt between the boreal forest to the north and steppe lands to the south.

4. Beech, Hickory and Walnut are common examples of trees found in Mid-latitude deciduous forests.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. A.1, 2 and 3
  2. B.1, 2 and 4
  3. C.1, 3 and 4
  4. D.2, 3 and 4
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Correct answer: D. 2, 3 and 4

Only statement 1 is wrong: these trees shed their leaves in winter, not in summer. Mid-latitude (temperate) deciduous forests grow where summers are warm and moist and winters are cold.

Q318.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Which of the following pairs of theories about origin of the Earth and their propounders is/are correctly matched?

1. Gaseous Hypothesis : Kant

2. Binary Star Hypothesis : Russell

3. Planetesimal Hypothesis : Chamberlin

Select the answer using the codes given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

Each theory is paired with the scientist who put it forward. Immanuel Kant proposed the Gaseous Hypothesis in 1755: a slowly rotating cloud of hot gas condensed to form the Sun and the planets.

Q320.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

In a group discussion on shape and size of the Earth, three students stated the following points : 1. Student 1 : The shape of the Earth is basically an oblate spheroid. 2. Student 2 : The polar diameter of the Earth is more than the equatorial diameter. 3. Student 3 : Bulge along the equatorial region is due to revolution of the Earth. Who among the above students is/are correct?

  1. A.Student 1 only
  2. B.Student 1 and Student 2 only
  3. C.Student 2 and Student 3 only
  4. D.Student 1, Student 2 and Student 3
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Correct answer: A. Student 1 only

The Earth is an oblate spheroid, slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator, but the bulge comes from its rotation, and its polar diameter is the shorter one.