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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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Q1621.GeographyAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC RAS Pre, 2 Feb 2025Medium

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

List I (Desert)

A. Gobi

B. Patagonia

C. Victoria

D. Kalahari

List II (Location)

(i) Southern Africa

(ii) Asia

(iii) South America

(iv) Australia

  1. A.A-ii, B-iii, C-iv, D-i
  2. B.A-iv, B-ii, C-iii, D-i
  3. C.A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv
  4. D.A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii
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Correct answer: A. A-ii, B-iii, C-iv, D-i

The Gobi is a cold desert of Asia spread over Mongolia and northern China, and it is famous for its dinosaur fossils.

Q1622.GeographyAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC RAS Pre, 1 Oct 2023Easy

The East-West Corridor connects ______ to ______

  1. A.Imphal to Ahmedabad
  2. B.Dimapur to Vadodara
  3. C.Silchar to Porbandar
  4. D.Guwahati to Kandla Port
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Correct answer: C. Silchar to Porbandar

The East-West Corridor is one arm of the National Highways Development Project, planned together with the North-South Corridor from Srinagar to Kanyakumari.

Q1624.GeographyAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC RAS Pre, 27 Oct 2021Easy

Doddabetta peak is located in

  1. A.Vindhyachal Range
  2. B.Satpura Range
  3. C.Nilgiri Hills
  4. D.Anamalai Hills
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Correct answer: C. Nilgiri Hills

Doddabetta, about 2,637 metres high, is the highest peak of the Nilgiri Hills and stands close to Ooty (Udhagamandalam) in Tamil Nadu.

Q1625.GeographyAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 12 Jan 2020Medium

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List – I (Mining Area) – List – II (Mineral Wealth)

1. Kalahandi – i. Gold

2. Zawar – ii. Copper

3. Kolar – iii. Bauxite

4. Mosabani – iv. Zinc and Lead

Codes: 1 2 3 4

  1. A.i ii iii iv
  2. B.i iv iii ii
  3. C.iii iv i ii
  4. D.iii ii iv i
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Correct answer: C. iii iv i ii

Kalahandi in Odisha is known for the large bauxite deposits of the Eastern Ghats; Zawar near Udaipur in Rajasthan is India’s best-known zinc and lead mine, worked since ancient times; Kolar in Karnataka is famous for the Kolar Gold Fields, among the deepest gold mines in the world until they…

Q1626.GeographyAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 16 Feb 2025Medium

The Southern Oscillation is an oscillation pattern between which of these two oceans?

  1. A.Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
  2. B.Pacific and Indian Ocean
  3. C.Atlantic and Indian Ocean
  4. D.None of the above
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Correct answer: B. Pacific and Indian Ocean

The Southern Oscillation is a see-saw in air pressure between the tropical eastern Pacific and the Indian Ocean: when pressure is high over one, it is low over the other.

Q1628.GeographyAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 25 Jul 2021Easy

Match List – I with List – II and using the given codes select the correct answer:

List – I (Grassland) – List – II (Country/Continent)

a. Steppes – 1. United States of America

b. Prairies – 2. South Africa

c. Velds – 3. Russia

d. Downs – 4. Australia

Codes: a b c d

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

The Steppes are the temperate grasslands of Eurasia, stretching across Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan; the Prairies cover the central plains of the United States and Canada; the Velds are the grassy plateaus of South Africa; and the Downs are the grasslands of south-eastern Australia, famous for sheep rearing and merino…

Q1629.GeographyAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC Pre GS, 23 Jun 2024Medium

Match the following pairs and identify the correct code:

River – Region of origin

(1) Kaveri – (i) Satpura Range

(2) Sabarmati – (ii) Brahmagiri Hills

(3) Tapti (Tapi) – (iii) Mewar Hills

(4) Damodar – (iv) Chhotanagpur Plateau

Code: (1) (2) (3) (4)

  1. A.(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
  2. B.(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
  3. C.(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
  4. D.(iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
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Correct answer: C. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

The Kaveri rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills of Kodagu in Karnataka; the Sabarmati begins in the Aravalli hills of Mewar in Udaipur district of Rajasthan; the Tapti rises near Multai in Betul district, on the Satpura range of Madhya Pradesh; and the Damodar starts on the Chhotanagpur plateau…

Q1631.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 11 Feb 2024Hard

Match List I with List II:

List I: a. Iron ore mine, b. Copper mine, c. Bauxite mine, d. Mica mine

List II: i. Balaghat, ii. Amarkantak plateau, iii. Gua and Noamundi, iv. Nellore

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv
  2. B.a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
  3. C.a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
  4. D.a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
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Correct answer: C. a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv

Gua and Noamundi, in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, are well-known iron ore mines of the Singhbhum–Keonjhar belt, which feeds steel plants such as the one at Jamshedpur.

Q1632.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

When the given rivers are arranged by length from the longest to the shortest, what is the correct order?

  1. A.Mahanadi, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna
  2. B.Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Tapi
  3. C.Narmada, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna
  4. D.Godavari, Narmada, Krishna, Mahanadi
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Correct answer: B. Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Tapi

The Godavari, about 1,465 km long, is the longest river of peninsular India and is called the Dakshin Ganga; it rises at Trimbakeshwar near Nashik in Maharashtra.

Q1633.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

In terms of population size (Census 2011), the correct order of Indian states (from highest to lowest population) is

  1. A.Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal
  2. B.Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Bihar
  3. C.Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar
  4. D.Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
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Correct answer: D. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal

According to Census 2011, these were India's four most populous states in exactly this order. Uttar Pradesh had about 19.98 crore people, which was 16.5 per cent of India's total population of about 121 crore.

Q1636.GeographyAsked in: RRB ALP · CBT-1, 31 Aug 2018, Shift 1Easy

Which of these rivers primarily flows in South Africa?

  1. A.Orange River
  2. B.Nile River
  3. C.Congo River
  4. D.Niger River
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Correct answer: A. Orange River

The Orange River is the longest river of South Africa, about 2,200 km long. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains of Lesotho, flows west across South Africa and falls into the Atlantic Ocean at Alexander Bay.