50 interesting questions on Geography

1. Which of the following is not a desert?

(b) Kalahari (d) Cotopaxi

(a) Gobi (c) Sahara

2. Hot deserts generally are

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(a) On the eastern margins of the Tropics

(b) On the western margins of the Tropics

(d) In the middle of the continents

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3. The World’s longest river is

(&) Nile (b) Ganges

4. The highest waterfall of the world is (R.R.B.92)

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(a) Niagara Falls (b) Boyomar Falls

5. The second highest peak in the World is

(a) Kanchenjunga (b) K-2 (Godwin Austin)

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6. Which is the world’s largest desert? (Railways, 1995)

(a) Sahara (b) Gobi

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7. Which of the following is the largest river in the world? (M.B.A. 1990)

(a) Nile (b) Congo

8. Which one of the following countries is not land-locked?

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(a) Afghanistan (b) Burma

9. Which of the following rivers flows near Paris?

(a) Danube (b) Rhine

10. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

(a) Amazon -South America (b) Darling -United States (c) Lena – U.S.S.R (d) Yangtze Kiang-China

11. Which of the following is a block mountain?

(a) Andes (b) Alps

12. Which river crosses the Equator twice?

(a) Amazon (b) Congo (c) Nile (d) Orinoco

13. Which mountain ranges separate North European Plains from Great Siberian Plains?

(a) Kjollen Mountains (b) Ural Mountains (c) Carpathian Mountains (d) Balkan Mountains

14. A broad channel where the waters of a river and a sea mingle is called

(a) A delta (b) An estuary

15. Which of the following is the highest plateau in the word? (C.D.S. 1992)

(a) Colorado Plateau (b) Pamir Plateau

16. Match the following (Railways, 1994)

A. Karakoram (Central Asia) 1. Block (Fault) Type

B. Cat Skill (U.S.A) 2. Volcanic Type

C. Cotopaxi (Ecuador) 3. Residual (Erosional)

D. Satpura (India) 4. Fold Type ABCD ABCD

(a) 4 1 2 3 (b) 3 2 1 4

17. The largest lake in Africa is

(a) Lake Victoria (b) Lake Malawi

18. Niagara Falls are in (Bank, P.O.1991)

(a) Australia (b) U.K.

19. Which of the following rivers falls into the Arabian Sea? 1. Orinoco 2. Danube 3. Amazon 4.. Congo

(a) 1,2 and 3 (b) 1,3 and 4

20. Match the following (N.D.A. 1992)

A. Titicaca 1. Longest mountain range

B. Caspian 2. Highest lake

C. Bering 3. Largest lake

D. Andes 4. Strait separating two continents ABCD ABCD

(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 4 1

21. Which of the following rivers has a ‘bird’s foot’ delta?

(a) The Nile (b) The Mississippi

22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (C.D.S.1992)

(a) Algeria -Niger (b) Brazil -Amazon

23. Which of the following rivers flowing through Pakistan has its source of origin in that country itself?

(a) Ravi (b) Jhelum

24. Red Sea & Mediterranean Sea are connected by

(a) Black Sea (b) English Channel

25. The youngest mountain range in the world is

(a) Western Ghats (b) Himalayas

(e) Alps

26. The average elevation of Tibetan Plateau above sea level is

(a) 2Km (b) 3Km

27. Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?

(a) Japan (b) Indonesia

28. Which of the following is the deepest lake? (m.b.a.1994)

(a) Lake Victoria (b) Caspian Sea

29- Which of the following is an example of Midlatitude desert?

(a) Sahara desert (b) Arabian desert

30. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in

(a) Bhutan (b) China

31. Which of the following is the smallest ocean?

(a) Indian (b) Atlantic

32. Which of the following is wrongly matched? (M.b.a.1993)

(a) Baghdad – Tigris (b) Cairo – Rhine

33. Largest mountain range in the world is

(a) Himalayas (b) Andes

34. Which of the following lakes does not lie in U.S.S.R?

(a) Aral (b) Baikal

35. Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?

(a) Gobi (b) Kalahari

36. Which river has the largest drainage basin?

(a) Nile (b) Mississippi (c) Congo (d) Amazon

37. Which is the largest fresh water lake in the World?

(a) Lake Tanganyika (b) Lake Superior

38. Which of the following pairs is correct?

(a) North Appalachian – West Germany

(b) Ruhr Basin – U.S.S.R.

(d) The Urals – U.S.A.

39. Which set of two rivers form the World’s largest delta before their waters flows into the respective seas?

(a) Rhine – Seine (b) Nile – Euphrates

40. The youngest mountain range in the world is (M.B.A.1994)

(a) Himalayas (b) Alps

41. Khyber pass is in

(a) Bangladesh (b) Bhutan

42. The Hawaii islands are the top of submerged (N.D.A.1991)

(a) Block mountains (b) Folded mountains

43. Which is the largest Gulf in the world?

(a) The Gulf of Cambay (b) The Persian Gulf (c) The Gulf of Mexico (d) None of these

44. The Great Barrier Reef is (C.D.S.1992)

(a) Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters

(b) Mountain range in Utah, U.S.A.

(d) Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea

45. Which of the following pairs is correct?

(a) Ross island – South America

(b) Andes – Australia

(d) Alps – Europe

46. Which mountain pass is not in the Alps?

(a) St. Bernard (b) Bolan (c) St. Gothard (d) Simplon

47. Which of the following cities is incorrectly matched to the river on which it is situated ?

(a) Budapest – River Danube (b) Baghdad – River Tigris (c) Amsterdam – River Amsel (d) Alexandria – River Niger

48. On the bank of which river is New York situated ?

(a) River Colorado (b) River Hudson

49. Malaspine Glacier is in

(a) Alaska (b) Canada

50. Which of the following cities is situated on River Nile?

(a) Addis Abada (b) Khartoum

ANSWERS

1(d) 2.(b) 3.(a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7(d) 8.(b) 9.(b) 10.(b) 11. (d) 12. (a)

13(b) 14.(b) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17.(a) 18.(d) 19.(b) 20.(b)21. (b) 22. (a)

23.(d) 24.(d) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27(b) 28.(d) 29(c) 30. (d) 31. (c) 32. (b)

33.(b) 34(d) 35. (b) 36. (d) 37.(b) 38.(c) 39. (c) 40. (a) 41. (d) 42. (c)

43. (c) 44(a)45. (d) 46.(b) 47.(d) 48.(b) 49. (a) 50(b)