Quiz on “Geography MCQs UPSC Prelims – 8” giving you an idea about questions asked in Geography in competitive exams.
If you wish to visit Golconda Fort, you will have to go to which state?
A. Banglore
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra
D. Chennai
Karnataka
Golconda Fort, also known as Golkonda (Telugu. “shepherds’ hill”) is a fortified citadel and an early capital city of the Qutb Shahi dynasty (c. 1512–1687), located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Que (177):
Which biome has the highest species diversity?
A. Decidious rainforest
B. Tropical rainforest
C. Evergreen rainforest
D. Albert Calmette
Tropical rainforests
However, if we look only at terrestrial biomes, tropical rainforests have the greatest biodiversity. This tremendous diversity is due to a few factors, some of which are still debated.
Que (178):
Kanha National Park belongs to which bio-geographical area in the world?
A. Tropical Sub-humid Forests
B. Decidious Sub-humid Forests
C. Evergreen Sub-humid Forests
D. Tropical Forests
Tropical Sub-humid Forests
Kanha National Park belongs to tropical sub-humid Forests one among the following biogeographical areas in the world. Kanha National Park, also known as Kanha Tiger Reserve, is a vast expanse of grassland and forest
Que (179):
Which continent has the lowest growth rate of population?
A. Africa
B. South America
C. Europe
D. USA
Europe
nan
Que (180):
Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world?
A. Lake Baikal
B. Lake Superior
C. Lake Baikal
D. Like Victoria
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is the world’s largest freshwater lake in terms of volume. It contains about 5,521 cubic miles of water (23,013 cubic kilometers), or approximately 20% of Earth’s fresh surface water.
Que (181):
Other than India and China, which group of countries border Myanmar?
A. Thailand
B. Laos
C. Bangladesh
D. All of these
all of these
nan
Que (182):
Which is the largest river in the world?
A. Nile
B. Yangtze
C. Missisippi
D. Amazon
Nile
Flowing northward through the tropical climate of eastern Africa and into the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile river is the longest river in the world at 4,135 miles (6,650 kilometers), according to the U.S. National Park Service.
Que (183):
Which is the largest river in the world?
A. Yangtze
B. Nile
C. Missisippi
D. Amazon
Amazon
nan
Que (184):
Asia has large areas of inland drainage. Why is it so ?
A. Rainfall is seasonal
B. Rainfall is scanty
C. Excess of rainfall
D. Both A and B
Rainfall is seasonal and scanty
nan
Que (185):
Which country in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests?
A. Watamu coast
B. Belle Mare
C. Anse Soleil
D. Ivory coast
Ivory coast
Ivory Coast, also The Ivory Coast and formally Côte d’Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, is a country located on the south coast of West Africa.
Que (186):
Where has the largest concentration of Harappan sites been found?
A. Mohenjo-daro
B. Punjab region
C. Sindh
D. Ghaggar-Hakra
Ghaggar-Hakra
The largest concentration of Harappan sites has been found along the seasonal Ghaggar-Hakra river that flowed through northwest India and eastern Pakistan.
Que (187):
The greatest diversity of animal and species occurs in which forest?
A. Tropical moist forest
B. Decidious moist forest
C. Evergreen moist forest
D. Sub-tropical moist forest
Tropical moist forest
The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in Tropical moist forests. The tropical rainforests contain the greatest diversity of species of all biomes on earth.
Que (188):
In which valley is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?
A. Numbra valley
B. Lidder Valley
C. Brahmaputra Valley
D. Sutlej valley
Sutlej valley
In Sutlej valley the Himalayan pass Shipki La is located. A spur road on the Indian side rises to an altitude of 4,720 metres (15,490 ft) four km southwest of Shipki La. It is located in Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, and Ngari Prefecture in Tibet, China.
Que (189):
Macmohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries?
A. India and Pakistan
B. India and Nepal
C. India and Bangladesh
D. India and China
India and China
The McMahon Line is a demarcation line drawn on map referred to in the Simla Convention, a treaty between Britain and Tibet signed in 1914. Although its legal status is disputed, it is currently the effective boundary between China and India.
Que (190):
On which river are Tikarpara and Jaraj dams constructed under a multipurpose project?
A. Mahanadi
B. Nile
C. Brahmaputra
D. Godavari
Mahanadi
The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around 141,600 square kilometres and has a total course of 900 kilometres Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam.
Que (191):
What is the major source of iron ore for Visakhapatnam?
A. Ratnagiri
B. Barajamda
C. Kudremukh
D. Bailadila
Bailadila
nan
Que (192):
Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
A. Mercury and Venus
B. Mars and Neptune
C. Earth and Mercury
D. Earth and Venus
Mercury and Venus
Of the inner planets, Mercury and Venus have no natural satellites; Earth has one large natural satellite, known as the Moon; and Mars has two tiny natural satellites, Phobos and Deimos.
Que (193):
Which planet have thirteen moons?
A. Mars
B. Neptune
C. Uranus
D. Saturn
Neptune
The number of moons known for each of the four outer planets up to October 2019. Neptune currently has 14 known satellites.
Que (194):
One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to how much distance?
A. 60 miles approx
B. 45 miles approx
C. 40 miles approx
D. 35 miles approx
60 miles approx
A degree of longitude is widest at the equator with a distance of 69.172 miles or 111.321 Km.
Que (195):
National Environmental Engineering research institute is situated in which city?
A. Satara
B. Nagpur
C. Pune
D. Mumbai
Nagpur
Presently, CSIR-NEERI is functioning with Headquarters at Nagpur and five Zonal Laboratories located at Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Que (196):
Where is the maximum difference in the spacing of longitudes?
A. At the equator
B. At the meridians
C. At the tropic of Cancer
D. At the tropic of Capricon
At equator
Maximum difference in the spacing of longitudes is at equator. At the equator, the distance between two latitudes and two longitudes is 111.1 kms.
Que (197):
Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side?
A. Conventional
B. Ornographic
C. Frontol
D. Lack of rains
Orographic
This is known as orographic rainfall and after this process, the air is dry because it has lost most of its moisture over the Atlas Mountains.
Que (198):
In which forests are Teak and Sal are the principal trees?
A. Decidious forests
B. Evergreen forests
C. Thorny forests
D. Tropical moist deciduous
Tropical moist deciduous
nan
Que (199):
Which vegetation is called natural cattle country ?
A. Tundra
B. Ice sheet
C. Dessert
D. Downs
Downs
Downs is called natural cattle country. The Darling Downs contains the largest deposit of rich black agricultural soils in Australia.
Que (200):
In the world production of natural rubber, what is the rank of India?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Fourth
nan
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