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GEOGRAPHY MCQs | SET-1
(A multiple choice questions and answer for Kerala PSC, UPSC, SSC, Banking, IBPS, Railway and other competitive exams)
1. In which category of winds does cyclone fall?
(a) Trade winds
(b) Periodic winds
(c) Local winds
(d) Variable winds

2. ‘Western disturbances’ is associated with:
(a) Extremism
(b) Weather
(c) Imperialism
(d) Economy

3. Which indicates a clear weather?
(a) Nimbus
(b) Stratus
(c) Cirrus
(d) Cumulus

4. The number of satellites required to cover the entire surface of the earth simultaneously is:
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6

5. The winter monsoon rises from:
(a) The Arabian sea
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) The Pacific ocean
(d) The Himalayas

6. Geology is a science dealing with the study of:
(a) Insects
(b) The crust of the earth
(c) The origin of rocks
(d) Birds

7. The study of name of Places:
(a) Toponymy
(b) Geography
(c) Pedology
(d) Psephology

8. The equatorial radius of earth:
(a) 12754km
(b) 8000km
(c) 6377km
(d) 14895km

9. The main port of United Arab Emirates is:
(a) Abu Dhabi
(b) Dubai
(c) Sharjah
(d) Rasa-al-Khaima

10. Kohoutek is the name of a/an:
(a) Star
(b) Asteroid
(c) Planet
(d) Comet

11. How many times the sun is bigger than the earth?
(a) 110 times
(b) 111 times
(c) 112 times
(d) 109 times

12. Coconut tree is the national tree of:
(a) Indonesia
(b) Myanmar
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Maldives

13. A rift valley is formed mainly due to:
(a) The force of tension of earth’s crust
(b) The subsidence of floor of a river valley
(c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
(d) The deepening of valley by ice actions

14. The longest cave in the world:
(a) Veronia cave
(b) Mammoth Cave
(c) Edakkal Cave
(d) Ajanta Cave

15. Savanna grass land situated in which continent?
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) Africa
(d) North America

16. National Congress is the parliament of:
(a) Australia
(b) Argentina
(c) Nepal
(d) South Africa

17. The line beyond which snow never melts:
(a) Latitude
(b) Longitude
(c) Snow line
(d) Meridian

18. The only planet without storms:
(a) Venus
(b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn
(d) Mercury

19. A natural vegetation has the similarity of:
(a) Climate and natural vegetation
(b) Climate and occupation
(c) Soil and drainage
(d) Economic base and races

20. A fountain of hot water issuing from a hole which extends deep into earth’s crust is called:
(a) Delta
(b) Canyon
(c) Volcano
(d) Geyser

21. Which of the following forest belt supplies most of the world’s requirement of newsprint?
(a) Evergreen forest
(b) Deciduous forest
(c) Coniferous forest
(d) Mediterranean forest

22. In which country is Parthenon Temple? 
(a) Italy
(b) Iran
(c) Greece
(d) Iraq

23. Which is called ‘the first city in the world’?
(a) Ur
(b) Athens
(c) Sparta
(d) Olympus

24. The name ‘Urubamba’ is related to:
(a) Weather
(b) Rain
(c) Wind
(d) River

25. Which of the following countries in South Asia are land locked?
(a) Nepal and Bangladesh
(b) Bangladesh and Bhutan
(c) Bhutan and Nepal
(d) Bhutan and Pakistan