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.Which of the following rivers is referred to as “Dakshin Ganga”?
(a) Tapti
(b) Narmada
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
S1. 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.
Q2. The Bermuada Triangle lies in
(a) Western North Atlantic Ocean
(b) North Pacific Ocean
(c) Eastern South Atlantic Ocean
(d) South Indian Ocean
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
Q3.Of how many days is a month on Moon?
(a) 1 day of the earth
(b) 14 day of the earth
(c) 28 day of the earth
(d) 365 days
S3.Ans(c)
Sol. The Moon takes 27.3 days to complete one orbit around the Earth. So a month on Moon is equivalent to 28 days of the Earth. But, a lunar month is the amount of time it takes for the Moon to pass through each of its phases (new moon, half, full, moon), and then return back to its original position. It takes 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds for the Moon to complete on lunar month.
Q4. In which state will be a place having a pin code starting with the number 4?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttar Pradesh
S4.Ans(c)
Sol. The Pin code starting with number 4 has been given to Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.
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Q5. Which Tunnel has been officially certified as ‘World’s Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 Feet’ by the
World Book of Records.
(a) Tiantaishan Tunnel
(b) Ryfylke tunnel
(c) Mount Ovit Tunnel
(d) Atal Tunnel
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Atal Tunnel has been officially certified as ‘World’s Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 Feet’ by the World Book of Records.
Q6. The renowned Temple at Ranakpur is a _______ Temple.
(a) Shiva
(b) Jain
(c) Krishna
(d) Ram
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol.
The renowned Jain temple at Ranakpur is dedicated to Tirthankara Rishabhanatha.
Q7. Corbett National Park was established to protect which animal?
(a) Bengal Tigers
(b) Snow Leopards
(c) Asiatic Lions
(d) One-Horned Rhinos
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol.
Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.
Q8. Which state does not share a common border with Chhattisgarh?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Odisha
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Maharashtra
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol.
Chhattisgarh shares its borders with the states of Uttar Pradesh in north, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in west, Telangana in southwest, Odisha in east and Jharkhand in northeast.
Q9. Name the longest river in India.
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Ganga
(c) Godavari
(d) Krishna
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol.
The Ganges, also known as Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh.
Q10. Indravati, Pranhita and Sabari are important tributaries of which of these rivers?
(a) Krishna
(b) Cauvery
(c) Sabarmati
(d) Godavari
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Downstream of the SriramSagar dam, Godavari is joined by many major tributaries, namely, Pranhita, Indravati and Sabari which carry large volumes of flood water during monsoon.
Q11. Which of the following food crops is produced maximum in India?
(a) Maize
(b) Rice
(c) Wheat
(d) Jowar
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Rice is the dominant crop of India; wheat comes second both in terms of total production and the area under cultivation. Rice occupies 23.3 percent of gross cropped area of the country and contributes 43 per cent of total food grain production. It is the staple food of the people of the eastern and southern parts of the country. Besides, India accounts for 20% of all world rice production.
Q12. Which of the following places receive minimum rainfall?
(a) Leh
(b) Bikaner
(c) Indore
(d) Jaipur
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Average annual rainfall of Leh is only 102 mm (4.02 inches). The annual rainfall pattern in other places is as follows: Bikaner: 260 – 440 millimetres (10 – 17 in); Jaipur: over 650 millimetres (26 in).
Q13. The National Defence Academy is located at :
(a) Mt. Abu
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Khadakvasla
(d) New Delhi
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The National Defence Academy (NDA) is located in Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra. It is the first tri-ser-vice academy in the world.
Q14. Which of the following ocean currents does not belong to Indian Ocean?
(a) Agulhas Current
(b) Mozambique Current
(c) West Australian Ocean Current
(d) Benguela Current
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol.The Benguela Current does not belong to Indian Ocean.
It is part of Atlantic Ocean.
It is the broad, northward flowing ocean current that forms the eastern portion of the South Atlantic Ocean gyre.
Q15. Name one of the oldest cities of India that has recently gone ‘wireless’.
(a) Varanasi
(b) Nasik
(c) Ujjain
(d) Gaya
S15. 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
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