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General Awareness Chapter : Geography MCQs

   Published Date: 27th May 2023
General Awareness Chapter : Geography MCQs

General Awareness Chapter : Geography MCQs

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Physical Geography: This branch of geography focuses on the natural features of the Earth, including landforms such as mountains, plains, plateaus, and deserts. It also studies bodies of water like rivers, lakes, oceans, and explores topics such as weathering, erosion, and the formation of landscapes.

Human Geography: Human geography examines the relationship between people and their environments. It explores how human activities and societies are influenced by factors such as population, culture, economic systems, urbanization, migration, and political structures. It also investigates the impact of human actions on the environment.

Geographical Tools and Techniques: Geographers use a range of tools and techniques to study and analyze the Earth’s features. These tools include maps, satellite imagery, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and global positioning systems (GPS). They help geographers gather and interpret data to understand spatial patterns and relationships.

Environmental Geography: This branch of geography focuses on the interactions between humans and the environment, including the impact of human activities on ecosystems, natural resource management, conservation, and sustainable development. It addresses issues such as climate change, deforestation, pollution, and the conservation of biodiversity.

Geopolitics: Geopolitics examines the relationship between geography and political power. It analyzes how geographical factors, such as natural resources, access to waterways, or strategic locations, influence political relationships, conflicts, and international relations.

Regional Geography: Regional geography studies specific regions of the Earth, such as continents, countries, or smaller areas, to understand their unique physical, cultural, economic, and environmental characteristics. It investigates the distinctiveness and interconnections of different regions.

Cartography: Cartography is the art and science of map-making. It involves creating, interpreting, and analyzing maps to represent geographical features, spatial relationships, and patterns. Cartographers use various techniques, including symbols, colors, and scales, to convey information effectively on maps.

Urban Geography: Urban geography focuses on the study of cities and urban areas. It explores topics such as urbanization, urban planning, spatial organization, land use patterns, transportation systems, and social issues within urban environments.

Cultural Geography: Cultural geography investigates the relationship between culture and space. It examines how cultural practices, beliefs, and identities shape landscapes, social interactions, and the development of regions. It also explores the cultural diversity and cultural landscapes of different societies.

Geographical Research and Analysis: Geographers conduct research using qualitative and quantitative methods to gather and analyze data. They employ techniques such as fieldwork, surveys, interviews, statistical analysis, and spatial modeling to investigate geographical phenomena, patterns, and processes.

Geography is an interdisciplinary field that connects various disciplines, including geology, biology, anthropology, sociology, economics, and environmental science. It helps us understand the Earth’s physical and human environments, enabling us to make informed decisions about resource management, urban planning, conservation, and sustainable development.

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Indian Geography Important Questions Answers

Q1. Cartography is
(a) Mapmaking
(b) Mapmaking through graphic representation
(c) Mapmaking through measurement
(d) All of these

Q2. Physical geographic features include
(a) Climate
(b) Land
(c) Water
(d) All of the above

Q3. Equinox means the
(a) Days are longer than nights
(b) Nights are longer than days
(c) Days and nights are equal
(d) Shortest day and shortest night in a year

Q4. Excluding the moon, the celestial object that appears brightest in the sky is
(a) Venus
(b) Jupiter
(c) Polestar
(d) Sirus

Q5. Lines drawn parallel to the equator are called
(a) Latitudes
(b) Longitudes
(c) Meridians
(d) None of these

Q6. One Lunar day is equal to
(a) 1 earth year
(b) 365 earth days
(c) 14 earth days
(d) 28 earth days

Q7. The distance between consecutive longitudes at the poles is
(a) Zero
(b) 18 km
(c) 25 km
(d) 10 km

Q8. The latitude ‘AA’ on the map represents the
(a) Tropic of Cancer
(b) Tropic of Capricorn
(c) Equator
(d) None of these

Q9. The line passing through places which have the same height above sea level is known as
(a) Contour
(b) Isolyet
(c) Parallel
(d) Isobars

Q10. The rising of the evening star indicates the
(a) South Pole
(b) North Pole
(c) East
(d) West

Q11. Which of the following is a great circle?
(a) Arctic Circle
(b) Equator
(c) Tropic of Cancer
(d) Tropic of Capricorn

Q12. The smallest division of geological time scale is
(a) Eon
(b) Eras
(c) Stage
(d) Periods

Q13. There are __________ major eras in modern geological time scale.
(a) Four
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Only two

Q14. The Paleozoic era contains __________ time periods
(a) Six
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Seven

Q15. The periods of different eras are further divided into
(a) Eons
(b) Epochs
(c) Stages
(d) None of these

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)

S2. Ans.(d)

S3. Ans.(c)

S4. Ans.(a)

S5. Ans.(a)

S6. Ans.(d)

S7. Ans.(a)

S8. Ans.(c)

S9. Ans.(a)

S10. Ans.(d)

S11. Ans.(b)

S12. Ans.(c)

S13. Ans.(a)

S14. Ans.(a)

S15. Ans.(c)

Geography GK Questions

1. Consider the following pairs:

Region often mentioned in the news:   Country

  1. Anatolia                                              Turkey
  2. Amhara                                               Ethiopia
  3. Cabo Delgado                                     Spain
  4. Catalonia                                             Italy

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) Only one pair

(b) Only two pairs

(c) Only three pairs

(d) All four pairs

2. Which one of the lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?

  1. Lake Victoria
  2. Lake Faguibine
  3. Lake Oguta
  4. Lake Volta

3. Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers ?

(a) Cauvery

(b) Manjira

(c) Pennar

(d) Tungabhadra

4. Consider the following pairs:

Peak                                              Mountains

  1. Namcha Barwa                     Garhwal Himalaya
  2. Nanda Devi                            Kumaon Himalaya
  3. Nokrek                                    Sikkim Himalaya

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 3 only

5. The term “Levant” often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?

(a) Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores

(b) Region along North African shores stretching from Egypt to Morocco

(c) Region along Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa

(d) The entire coastal Mediterranean Sea of areas

6. Consider the following countries:

  1. Azerbaijan
  2. Kyrgyzstan
  3. Tajikistan
  4. Uzbekistan
  5. Turkmenistan

Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?

(a) 1, 2 and 5 only

(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 3, 4 and 5 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

7. With reference to India, consider the following statements:

  1. Monazite is a source of rare earths.
  2. Monazite contains thorium.
  3. Monazite occurs naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in India.
  4. In India, Government bodies only can process or export monazite.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(c) 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

8. In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the:

(a) First half of the month of June

(b) Second half of the month of June

(c) First half of the month of July

(d) Second half of the month of July

9. Consider the following States:

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Kerala
  3. Himachal Pradesh
  4. Tripura

How many of the above are generally known as tea-producing States?

(a) Only one State

(b) Only two States

(C) Only three States

(d) All four States

10. Consider the following pairs:

Reservoirs        :     States

  1. Ghataprabha   :     Telangana
  2. Gandhi Sagar  :     Madhya Pradesh
  3. Indira Sagar    :     Andhra Pradesh
  4. Maithon           :     Chhattisgarh

How many pairs given above are not correctly matched?

(a) Only one pair

(b) Only two pairs PAY

(c) Only three pairs

(d) All four pairs

11. With reference to the “Tea Board” in India, consider the following statements:

  1. The Tea Board is a statutory body.
  2. It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
  3. The Tea Board’s Head Office is situated in Bengaluru.
  4. The Board has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 4

(c) 3 and 4

12. Consider the following statements:

  1. High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.
  2. Low clouds have a high absorption of infrared radiation emanating from the Earth’s surface and thus cause warming effect.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

13.“System of Rice Intensification” of cultivation, in which alternate wetting and drying of rice fields is practiced, results in:

  1. Reduced seed requirement
  2. Reduced methane production
  3. Reduced electricity consumption

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

UPSC Geography Questions Answers 
1. b 8. b
2. b 9. c
3. c 10. c
4. b 11. d
5. a 12. d
6. c 13. d
7. b

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