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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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Q662.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IEasy

Consider the following statements about a cloud form :

1. These are made up of ice crystals rather than droplets of water.

2. They are thin, stringy, white clouds that trail like feathers across the sky.

3. These clouds are formed at very high altitudes - normally between 6000 metres and 10000 metres.

Which one among the following cloud forms is described above?

  1. A.Cirrus
  2. B.Stratus
  3. C.Cumulus
  4. D.Nimbus
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Correct answer: A. Cirrus

Cirrus clouds are thin, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form high in the troposphere. At heights of roughly 6,000 to 10,000 metres the air is far below freezing, so cirrus clouds hold ice crystals instead of water droplets.

Q663.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IHard

Consider the following statements about Barchans :

1. These landforms are found in Thar desert in India.

2. The windward side has concave slope with maximum height at the centre.

3. Two ends of the barchan are called horns.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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

Barchans are common in the Thar and their two tips are called horns, but the windward side of a barchan is a gentle convex slope, not a concave one.

Q664.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IHard

Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ?

1. UNCLOS authorizes the UN Security Council to take a direct action in case of the disputes between States on sovereign rights over Exclusive Economic Zones

2. UNCLOS defines contiguous zones and specifies its functions

3. Both the US and India have ratified UNCLOS

4. UNCLOS grants certain rights to Landlocked States

Select the answer using the code given below:

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

UNCLOS defines the contiguous zone and gives landlocked states rights, but it gives the Security Council no such role, and the United States has not ratified it.

Q666.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are situated on which of the following islands?

  1. A.Kyushu and Shikoku respectively
  2. B.Kyushu and Honshu respectively
  3. C.Honshu and Kyushu respectively
  4. D.Honshu and Shikoku respectively
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Correct answer: C. Honshu and Kyushu respectively

Hiroshima lies in western Honshu, and Nagasaki lies on the west coast of Kyushu. Japan has four main islands: Hokkaido in the north, Honshu, the largest, in the middle, and Shikoku and Kyushu in the south-west.

Q667.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IEasy

Which one among the following statements with regard to India's maritime initiative, SAGAR, is correct?

  1. A.It is a platform for conducting joint naval exercises under QUAD
  2. B.It aimed at promoting maritime cooperation with countries of the Indian Ocean Region
  3. C.It is an alliance of India, USA and Japan to provide safety to merchant ships passing through the Indian Ocean Region
  4. D.It is the name given to India's participation in the Contact Group on Piracy set up by the UN Security Council
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Correct answer: B. It aimed at promoting maritime cooperation with countries of the Indian Ocean Region

SAGAR stands for Security and Growth for All in the Region, India's vision for working with its ocean neighbours. Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out SAGAR in Mauritius in March 2015.

Q668.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. A great circle is the largest possible circle that can be drawn on the surface of the sphere.

2. Every great circle divides the Earth into equal halves.

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

A great circle is a circle on a sphere whose centre is the centre of the sphere itself, so both statements describe it correctly.

Q669.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Consider the following statements about Roaring Forties : 1. They are strong Westerly winds found in the oceans of Southern Hemisphere. 2. The strong east to west air currents are caused by the combination of air being displaced from the Equator towards the South Pole and the earth's rotation and abundance of landmasses to serve as wind breaks. 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: A. 1 only

The Roaring Forties are strong westerly winds of the Southern Hemisphere, but statement 2 is wrong on two counts: they blow from west to east, and they are strong because there is very little land to slow them down.

Q672.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATEasy

Deendayal Port is located at

  1. A.Kerala
  2. B.Gujarat
  3. C.Maharashtra
  4. D.Goa
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Correct answer: B. Gujarat

Deendayal Port is the new name of Kandla Port, which lies on the Gulf of Kachchh in the Kachchh district of Gujarat.

Q673.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATEasy

A geographical grid has : 1. Lines that run east to west around the globe to mark latitude 2. Lines that run north to south from north pole to south pole indicate longitude 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 geographical grid is the network of parallels of latitude, running east to west, and meridians of longitude, running from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Q674.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATMedium

Which one among the following statements with reference to Benguela current is NOT correct?

  1. A.It influences the climate of the West coast of North Africa
  2. B.It is a cold current
  3. C.Its direction is from South to North
  4. D.It flows in the Atlantic Ocean
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Correct answer: A. It influences the climate of the West coast of North Africa

The Benguela current flows along the west coast of southern Africa, off Namibia and South Africa, not North Africa, so this statement is the incorrect one.

Q677.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements with reference to earthquakes:

1. Collapse earthquakes are most common.

2. Tsunamis are waves generated by the tremors and not an earthquake in itself.

3. High magnitude earthquakes i.e. 8+ are quite rare whereas 'tiny' types occur almost every minute.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Statement 1 is false because tectonic earthquakes, not collapse earthquakes, are the most common type. Earthquakes are grouped by cause: tectonic (sliding of rocks along a fault), volcanic, collapse (the roofs of underground mines or caverns falling in), explosion (from nuclear or chemical blasts) and reservoir-induced.

Q678.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

With reference to earthquakes, which of the following statements are correct?

1. Earthquakes largely occur along the converging plate boundaries.

2. Point of origin of earthquake in lithosphere is known as focus/hypocentre.

3. Intensity of earthquake decreases with distance from the epicentre.

4. Epicentre of earthquake always remains over continents only.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The first three statements are true, while statement 4 is false because many earthquakes have their epicentre under the sea.

Q679.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

National Disaster Management Authority is headed by

  1. A.the Prime Minister.
  2. B.the Home Minister.
  3. C.the President.
  4. D.the Health Minister.
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Correct answer: A. the Prime Minister.

Under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the Prime Minister is the ex officio chairperson of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

Q680.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Which of the following statements related to the stages of evolution of the present atmosphere are correct?

1. The first stage is marked by the loss of primordial atmosphere.

2. In the second stage, the hot interior of the earth contributed to the evolution of the atmosphere.

3. Finally, the composition of the atmosphere was modified by the living world through the process of photosynthesis.

Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.1 and 3 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 describe, in the right order, the three stages through which the present atmosphere of the Earth evolved.