25 GK Questions and Answers on Geography

1.The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf are connected by the:

(a) Palk Strait (b) Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb

(c) JHormuz Strait (d) Strait of Messina

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2. New York is situated on the river:

(a) Hudson (b) Seine

(c) Danube (d) Thames

3. The difference between Indian Standard Time and Greenwich Mean

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Time is:

(a) 5 1/2 hours (b) 4 1/2 hours

(c) 5 hours (d) 6 hours

4. The largest city founded on the river Ravi is:

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(a) Lucknow (b) Baghdad

(c) Rome (d) Lahore

5. In India the Standard Time is fixed on the basis of standard meridian which passes through:

(a) Dwaraka (b) Puri

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(c) Kovalam (d) Allahabad

6. Which is the highest building in the world?

(a) Empire Building (New York, USA)

(b) Eiffel Tower (Paris, France)

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(c) Sears Tower (Chicago, USA)

(d) The Petronas Twin Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

7. The earth’s rotation does not cause:

(a) Tides

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(b) Phases of the moon

(c) Deflection of ocean currents

(d) Difference in time between two meridians

8. The largest city (population) in India is:

(a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai

9. Which is the longest platform in India?

(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai

(c) Sonepur (d) Kharagpur

10. An extremely narrow stretch of land joining two large land areas is known as:

(a) Isthumus (b) Bay

(c) Peninsula (d) Strait

11. Biggest planet is:

(a) Mercury (b) Pluto

(c) Jupiter (d) Venus

12. Most populous city of the world is:

(a) New York (b) Paris

(c) London (d) Tokyo

13. Biggest producer of sugarcane in the world is: (a) Cuba (b) India

(c) China (d) Pakistan

14. The diameter of earth is approximately:

(a) 7700 miles (b) 7800 miles

(c) 7900 miles (d) 8000 miles

15. The brightest planet is:

(a) Saturn (b) Venus

(c) Uranus (d) Neptune

16. The coldest planet is:

(a) Mars (b) Jupiter

(c) Venus (d) Pluto

17. The smallest planet is:

(a) Venus (b) Pluto

(c) Uranus (d) Mercury

18. The planet nearest to Sun is:

(a) Venus (b) Mars

(c) Mercury (d) Saturn

19. The diameter of Sun is how many times greater than of earth?

(a) 45 (b) 87

(c) 95 (d) 109

20. The Sun is:

(a) A solid body (b) A mass of hot gases

(c) Made of rock and metal (d) None of these

21. Which country in the world is having the highest production of wheat? (a) U.S.A. (b) Russia

(c) Canada (d) Australia

22. Which country in the world has the largest production of wool? (a) Australia (b) New Zealand

(c) South Africa (d) U.S.A.

23. Which country is having the largest production of cotton in the world? (a) U.S.A. (b) Russia

(c) Arab countries (d) India

24. Which is the country in the world having the largest production of coal?

(a) U.S.A. (b) Canada

(c) Germany (d) Russia

25. The longest thoroughfare in the world is at:

(a) Broadway (New York, USA)

(b) Fleet Street (London)

(c) Mount Road (Chennai, India)

(d) None of these

Answers

1. (c) 8. (c) 15. (b) 22. (a)

2. (a) 9. (d) 16. (d) 23. (a)

3. (a) 10. (a) 17. (b) 24. (a)

4. (d) 11. (c) 18. (c) 25. (a)

5. (d) 12. (d) 19. (d)

6. (d) 13. (a) 20. (b)

7. (d) 14. (c) 21. (a)