geography mcqs

Geography

Q1. Which planet rotates on its axis from east to west ?

a) Earth

b) Jupiter

c)Venus

d) Mercury

Answer: Venus

Q2. Study of the Universe is known as ?

a) Sociology

b) Cosmology

c) Universology

d) Petology

Answer: Cosmology

Q3.Approximately how many Galaxies are there?

a) 10 Billion Galaxies

b) 100 Billion Galaxies

c) 1000 Billion Galaxies

d) 10000 Billion Galaxies

Answer: 100 billion galaxies

Q4. Which is correct order of solar system starting from Sun ?

a) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

b) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn , Neptune, Uranus.

c) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

d) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Q5. On the day the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to be in

a) Aphelion

b) Apogee

c) Perihelion

d) Perigee

Answer: Perihelion

Q6. “Stanovoi” mountain is in ?

a) Asia

b) Europe

c) Australia

d) North America

Answer: Asia

Q7. Sonoran is a desert of ?

a) Europe

b) Africa

c) North America

d) South America

Answer: North America

Q8. Autumnal Equinox occurs on ?

a) September 22

b) September 23

c) October 22

d) October 23

Answer: September 23

Q9. The thickness of earth Crust is about ?

a) 25km

b) 30km

c) 35km

d) 40km

Answer: 30km

Q10. Thickness of Mantle Layer is about ?

a) 2900km

b) 3100km

c) 3300km

d) 3500km

Answer: 2900km

Q11. Which river is also known as Yellow River ?

a) Hwang Ho

b) Amazon

c) Damodar

d) Cauvery

Answer: Hwang Ho

Q12. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is,

Kanyakumari, is

a) North of Tropic of Cancer

b) South of the Equator

c) South of the Capricorn

d) North of the Equator

Answer: North of the Equator

Q13. Which Planet is dwarf planet

a) Mercury

b) Pluto

c) Mars

d) Uranus

Answer: Pluto

Q14. The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at

a) Namchi, Sikkim

b) Churu, Rajasthan

c) Mawsynram, Meghalaya

d) Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Answer: Mawsynram, Meghalaya

Q15. The oldest rocks in India are reported from ?

a) Shivalik range, Punjab

b) Dharwar region, Karnataka

c) Aravalli range, Rajasthan

d) Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Dharwar region , Karnataka

Q16. Which state has maximum lengths of Roads ?

a) Punjab

b) Haryana

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Maharastra

Answer: Maharastra

Q17. Asia Continent is what percent of earth area ?

a) 27.5

b) 29.5

c) 31.5

d) 33.5

Answer: 29.5

Q18. How much of the surface of the moon is visible from the earth

a) About 59%

b) More than 75%

c) Only about 40%

d) None of these

Answer: About 59%

Q19) Which one of the following is also known as Top slip?

a) Simlipal National Park

b) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

c)Manjira Wildlife Sancturay

d) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

Answer: Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

Q20. Which of the following cities will not get vertical rays of the sun?

a) Srinagar

b) Mumbai

c) Chennai

d) Trivandrum

Answer: Srinagar

Q21. The instrument used for measuring humidity

a) Barometer

b) Therometer

c) Hygrometer

d) Hydrometer

Answer: Hygrometer

Q22. Incoming solar radiation is known as

a) Radiation

b) Refraction

c) Insolation

d) Reflection

Answer: Radiation

Q23. The velocity of wind is governed by

a) Farrel’s law

b) Pressure gradient

c) Rotation of the earth

d) Temperature

Answer: Pressure gradient

Q24. Which planet is known as evening star

a) Venus

b) Mars

c) Mercury

d) Jupiter

Answer: Venus