In this following section of Geography MCQ Exercise for SSC, UPSC, UPPSC and other competitive exams, 30 questions (MCQ) with 4 choices are given. Choose the right answer for each question. Answer of these Geography MCQ are available in the last of this post. Check how many of your answers are correct.
Geography MCQ Exercise for SSC & Other Exams
1- Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an ‘Ecological Hot Spot’
a) Western Himalayas
b) Eastern Himalayas
c) Western Ghats
d) Eastern Ghats
2- Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet.
a) Brahmputra, Indus and Sutlej
b) Ganga, Sutlej and Yamuna
c) Brahmputra, Ganga and Sutlej
d) Chenab, Ravi and Sutle
3- The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is
a) Troposphere
b) lonosphere
c) Stratosphere
d) Mesosphere
4- The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
a) The Brahmaputra Valley
b) The Deccan Plateau
c) The Indo-Gangetic Valley
d) The Rann of Kutch
5- Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet?
a) Nilgiri hills
b) Cardamom hills
c) Palani hills
d) Annamalai hills
6- The Northern plain of India has been formed by the inter play of the three major river systems, namely the Indus, the Ganga and the
a) Brahmaputra
b) Krishna
c) Kaveri
d) Mahanadi
7- Nag Tiba and Mahabharat ranges are included in
a) Sub-Himalayas
b) Trans-Himalayas
c) Greater Himalayas
d) Lesser Himalayas
8- The burst of monsoons in the month of June brings rain to
a) Kerala and Karnataka
b) Kerala and Southern Coast of Tamil Nadu
c) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and parts of Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerla, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
9- Which one of the following is the correct squence of ecosystem in the order of decreasing productivity
a) Oceans, lakes, grasssland, mangroves
b) Mangroves, oceans, grasslands, lakes
c) Mangroves, grasslands, lakes oceans
d) Oceans, mangroves, lakes, grassland
10- Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India
a) Western disturbances
b) Norwesters
c) Loo
d) Mango showers
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11- Japan is called the ‘Land of the rising sun’ because
a) Sun rises there as soon as it sets
b) Sun always remains in the Eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
c) Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise
d) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
12- The Northern plain of India has been formed by the inter play of the three major river systems namely-the Indus, the Ganga and the…
a) Brahmputra
b) Krishna
c) Kaveri
d) Mahanadi
13- How does La-Nina affect the Pacific Ocean ?
a) Decreases salinity of ocean
b) Cools downs the temperature of water
c) Maintains stable temperature of water
d) Increases salinity of ocean
14- The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges ?
a) Himanchal
b) Purvanchal
c) Himgiri
d) Hindu Kush
15- Which of the following imaginary a lines join places with same level of rainfalls ?
a) Contour lines
b) Isobaths lines
c) Isohyets lines
d) Isobar lines
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16- What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern Hemisphere?
a) Temperature
b) Magnetic field
c) Rotation of the earth
d) Pressure
17- “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.” The above statement best describes which of the following regions?
a) African Savannah
b) Central Asian Steppe
c) North American Prairie
d) Siberian Tundra
18- In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?
a) Sea surface temperatures are low
b) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs
c) Coriolis force is too weak
d) Absence of land in those regions
19- Which one of the following is the characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region?
a) Rainfall throughout the year
b) Rainfall in winter only
c) An extremely short dry season
d) A definite dry and wet season
20- Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight a compared to other three?
a) Sand desert
b) Paddy crop
c) Land covered with fresh snow
d) Prairie land
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21- In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
a) Earth and Jupiter
b) Jupiter and Saturn
c) Saturn and Earth
d) Saturn and Neptune
22- On the planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion
a) is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds
b) is found in freshwater lakes and rivers
c) exists as groundwater
d) exists as soil moisture
23- The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is
a) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
b) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
c) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
d) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
24- Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
a) Atmospheric composition
b) Thermal conditions
c) Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
d) Occurrence of ozone
25- If the earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what should be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
a) 06.30 hrs
b) 05.30 hrs
c) 18.30 hrs
d) 17.30 hrs
26- The outermost range of Himalays is called
a) Kali
b) Shiwaliks
c) Dehradun
d) Kumaon
27- Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from
a) Jhelum river
b) Chenab river
c) Beas river
d) Sutlej river
28- Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan plateau receives scanty rainfall ?
a) It is a rain shadow area
b) It is located parallel to wind direction
c) It is away from the coast
d) Rain bearing louds are absent
29- The national Highway 1A connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the ….. pass.
a) Khyber
b) Zoji la
c) Nathula
d) Karakoram
30- Who is known as the ‘Father of Green Revolution’ in India ?
a) G. Paul
b) Norman Borlaug
c) Van Neil
d) Dr. Mitchell
Answers of above Geography MCQ Exercise for SSC & Other Exams
1(c), 2(a), 3(c), 4(b), 5(a), 6(a), 7(d), 8(b), 9(a), 10(b), 11(c), 12(a), 13(b), 14(b), 15(c), 16(b), 17(b), 18(a), 19(d), 20(c), 21(b), 22(c), 23(c), 24(c), 25(a), 26(b), 27(d), 28(a), 29(b), 30(b)
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