Geography based Questions Set 1

Geography based Questions Set 1

Geography is an important category for preparation of SSC and UPSC exams. In these exams questions from dead GK hold majority and in such cases these questions can prove to be fruitful

1. Which of the following States has the literacy rate lower than the national average?
(a) Karnataka
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andra Pradesh
(d) Maharashta
2. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
(a) Coconut
(b) Cotton
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Rice
3. The second largest island in the world is
(a) Borneo
(b) Madagascar
(c) New Guinea
(d) Greenland
4. The distance between New Delhi and which of the following stations by rail is the shortest?
(a) New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram
(b) New Delh-Bengaluru
(c) New Delhi-Chennai
(d) New Delhi-Guwahati
5. Which of the following cities is known as the City of Golden Gate?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Brussels
(c) Rome
(d) Amritsar
6. What is the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun?
(a) Hyperbolic
(b) Circular
(c) Elliptical
(d) Parabolic
7. The best cooking coal is mostly obtained from
(a) Neyveli
(b) Raniganj
(c) Singrauli
(d) Jharia
8. Why is Gujarat the largest producer of salt in India?
(a) Gujarat possesses the largest dry coastal area
(b) The sea water here is more saline
(c) Gujarat farmers are highly skilled in making salt
(d) Gujarat has large areas of shallow sea

9. In which of the following countries are the world’s highest waterfalls located?
(a) Canada
(b) Venezuela
(b) India
(d) Laos
10. Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?
(a) Barley
(b) Maize
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Wheat
Answers:
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (c)

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