Geography MCQs and Answers: Geography MCQs are very important for OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC & Other State Exams. Aspirants who are willing to apply for the various Government exams in 2022 must go through the topics of Geography for competitive exams, as Geography is a key part of the syllabus.
Q1. Dehradun is the capital city of _____.
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Tripura
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Uttarakhand capital is Dehradun.
Q2. Gir forest is located in ______.
(a) Kerala
(b) Gujarat
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Karnataka
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Gir Forest National Park is a wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, western India. It was established to protect Asiatic lions.
Q3. Carbon dioxide is produced by all of the following except –
(a) Burning fossil fuels
(b) Global warming
(c) Cement production
(d)Deforestation
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Global warming, also referred to as climate change, is the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate system and its related effects. Carbon dioxide is a one of the Green House gas which causes global warming. Carbon dioxide is not produced by Global warming.
Q4. Which planet has the maximum number of satellites?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Earth
(c) Neptune
(d) Saturn
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Jupiter has 69 moons with known orbits, of which 60 have confirmed orbits and have thus received permanent designations; of these, 51 have been named
Q5. What is the capital of Norway?
(a) Buenos Aires
(b) Rome
(c) Ottawa
(d) Oslo
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Oslo is the capital and the most populous city in Norway.
Q6.Which of the following rivers is referred to as “Dakshin Ganga”?
(a) Tapti
(b) Narmada
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Godavari River is known as the southern Ganges (Dakshina Ganga) because it originates from the river Ganga (underground water) near Trimbak in Nashik. With a length of 1465 km, it is the second longest river in India, after the Ganges.
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Q7. Name one of the oldest cities of India that has recently gone ‘wireless’.
(a) Varanasi
(b) Nasik
(c) Ujjain
(d) Gaya
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Eighty-six years after the city got electricity, overhead power cables in world’s oldest city ‘Varanasi ‘ is being dismantled after a project to lay underground lines over 16 sq-km has been finally complete
Q8. Name of the city which becomes 1st City in the world to use Pollution Charge Zone?
(a) London
(b) New York
(c) Dubai
(d) Moscow
S8.Ans.(a)
Sol. London (capital city of the UK) is the first city in the world to implement a 24-hour, seven day a week Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), inside which vehicles will have to meet tough emissions standards or face a charge.
Q9. Who builds the longest suspension bridge ‘Matiri Bridge’ over the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region?
(a) Indian Navy
(b) Indian Army
(c) Indian Coast Guard
(d) National Security Guard
S9.Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indian Army has successfully built the longest suspension bridge ‘Matiri Bridge’ over the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region. Built in a record time of 40 days ‘Maitri Bridge’ is longest Suspension Bridge over Indus River.
Q10. What is the capital of New Zealand?
(a) Jakarta
(b) Baku
(c) Wellington
(d) Moscow
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. New Zealand dollar is the currency of New Zealand.
Q11. Which is the world’s first district with 5G coverage?
(a) Washington
(b) Seoul
(c) Tokyo
(d) Shanghai
S11.Ans.(d)
Sol. China’s Shanghai claimed to have the world’s first district with 5G coverage and a broadband gigabit network.
Q12. India becomes the 4th country to test Anti-satellite missile system named __________.
(a) Mission Rohini
(b) Mission Bhaskara
(c) Mission Shakti
(d) Mission OceanSat
S12.Ans.(c)
Sol. India successfully completed ‘Mission Shakti’ operation where it destroyed a live satellite on a low earth orbit (LEO) using an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile in three minutes. India has become the 4th country after the US, Russia and China in the world to achieve this historic feat.
Q13. Which of the following states has the largest reserve of copper?
(a) Bihar
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Karnataka
(d) Rajasthan
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol.Rajasthan has the largest copper reserves in India and is 2nd in terms of production, after MP. It accounts for 40% of the country’s copper production.
Q14. Which one of the following islands does NOT belong to Lakshadweep?
(a) Kavaratti
(b) Amini
(c) Minicoy
(d) Neil
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Minicoy, Kavaratti, and Amini islands belong Lakshadweep group of Islands. Neil Island belongs to the Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands.
Q15. Which of the following dance forms belongs to the state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Bidesia
(b) Karma
(c) Rouf
(d) Swang
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Rouf is a folk dance which originated in the Muslim community of the state of Kashmir in India.
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