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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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Q321.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Identify the sea-port in India on the basis of the given characteristics : 1. It is more than a century old port on the west coast of India. 2. It is a natural harbour protected by a breakwater and also by a mole. 3. A deep draft channel of about 14 metres depth permits large vessels to enter the harbour. Select the correct sea-port from the options given below :

  1. A.Mormugao Port
  2. B.Deendayal Port
  3. C.Cochin Port
  4. D.Jawaharlal Nehru Port
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Correct answer: A. Mormugao Port

Mormugao in Goa, a natural harbour at the mouth of the Zuari estuary, was opened in the late nineteenth century and is sheltered by a breakwater-cum-mole, which fits every clue.

Q324.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATHard

For an area to be excluded from the drought-prone category, what percentage of its gross cropped area should be under irrigation?

  1. A.10 per cent or more
  2. B.20 per cent or more
  3. C.25 per cent or more
  4. D.30 per cent or more
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Correct answer: D. 30 per cent or more

The Irrigation Commission of 1972 treated an area as drought-prone when less than 30 per cent of its gross cropped area was irrigated, so an area with 30 per cent or more is left out.

Q325.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATMedium

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, which of the following is/are the feature/features of cloudburst? 1. Heavy precipitation in short period of time in a limited geographical area 2. It occurs generally during monsoon period and triggers flash flood and landslides Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  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

A cloudburst is very heavy rain over a small area in a short time, and in India it mostly strikes in the monsoon, setting off flash floods and landslides.

Q326.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Which of the following statements regarding cyclones and anti-cyclones is/are correct ? 1. In the Northern Hemisphere, cyclones rotate counter clockwise and anticyclones rotate clockwise. 2. Cyclones are often associated with cloudy or rainy weather, whereas anticyclones are often associated with fair weather. 3. In the Southern Hemisphere, the cyclonic spiral will be clockwise because the Coriolis force acts to the left. Select the answer using the code given below :

  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 follow from how the Coriolis force turns winds around low and high pressure. A cyclone is a low-pressure centre into which winds blow, and an anticyclone is a high-pressure centre from which winds blow out.

Q328.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements regarding extratropical cyclones : I. They usually develop in the mid and high latitudes. II. They affect a much larger area as compared to tropical cyclone. III. They move from east to west. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Extratropical cyclones form outside the tropics and cover wide areas, but they travel from west to east, not east to west.

Q329.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATEasy

Consider the following statements regarding the slash-and-burn agricultural practices in India: I. This practice is a primitive subsistence farming. II. This practice is known as Jhum in the North Eastern Hill region. III. When soil fertility decreases, farmers shift to a fresh patch of land. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

All three statements correctly describe slash-and-burn farming in India. Slash-and-burn is a form of primitive subsistence farming: farmers clear a patch of forest by cutting and burning the vegetation, grow food crops on it with simple tools, and mainly feed their own families.

Q330.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKHard

Which of the following statements with reference to Glacial trough is/are correct ?

1. Alpine glaciers strip valleys of their soil, regolith and sediment to form glacial troughs.

2. When the sea level is below the floor of a glacial trough, the seawater enters as the ice front recedes, creating a fiord.

Select the answer using the code given below :

  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: A. 1 only

Valley glaciers scour away soil, regolith and loose sediment and deepen their valleys into U-shaped glacial troughs, but a fiord forms only when the trough floor lies below sea level, not above it.

Q331.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to Richter scale is/are correct ?

1. It is the intensity scale of an earthquake.

2. Richter indicates the amount of energy released during the earthquake.

Select the answer using the code given below :

  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: B. 2 only

The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake, which reflects the energy released at its source, not its intensity.

Q333.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Which of the following statements regarding humidity is/are correct?

1. It is a ratio between the actual amount of water vapour present in the atmosphere and the maximum amount it can hold at a given temperature.

2. When the relative humidity is high, more water evaporates from the skin.

3. Higher the air temperature lower the relative humidity of the air.

Select the answer using the code 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: C. 1 and 3 only

Relative humidity compares the moisture in the air with what the air could hold, and that capacity rises with temperature.

Q336.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements about temperature inversion:

I. This happens when normal lapse rate gets inverted.

II. Winter nights with cloudy skies are conducive for temperature inversion.

III. Polar areas experience inversion throughout the year.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Temperature inversion needs rapid cooling of the ground, which happens under clear skies, not cloudy ones. Statement I is correct: normally temperature falls with height, but during an inversion a layer of warmer air lies above cooler air near the ground, so the normal lapse rate is reversed.

Q340.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Which of the following statements about Suez Canal is/are correct?

1. Suez is a man-made navigation canal

2. Suez links Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

3. The economic significance of Suez Canal is less than that of Panama Canal

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  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: B. 1 and 2 only

The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway joining two seas, and it is the busier and more important of the two great canals.