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Geography quiz questions:
Q1. The time taken by the earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star is called:
a. Lunar year
b. Sidereal year
c. Solar year
d. Tropical year
Answer: b
Q2. The large collection of stars, dust and gas held together by gravitational attraction between components is known as:
a. Cluster
b. Atmosphere
c. Galaxy
d. Sun Family
Answer: c
Q3. “Sirius” the brighest star outside solar system, is also called:
a. Cat star
b. Dog star
c. Fox star
d. Lion star
Answer: c
Q4. The constellation ‘Sapta Rishi’ is known to Westerners as the:
a. Seven Monks
b. Alpha century
c. Big Dipper
d. Small bear
Answer: c
Q5. In terms of size, Earth ranks no. ……………. in our solar system?
a. 5
b. 6
d. 7
e. 8
Answer: a
Q6. The longest duration of the year happens on which of the following planet?
a. Saturn
b. Jupiter
c. Neptune
d. Earth
Answer: c
Q7. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space i called:
a. Magnetosphere
b. Ionosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Magnetopause
Answer: d
Q8. When does Solar Eclipse take place?
a. When the sun is between the moon and earth
b. When the earth is between the moon and sun
c. When the moon is between the sun and earth
d. When the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and earth
Answer: c
Q9. Which of the following planet is also known as “Earth’s twin”?
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Jupiter
d. Saturn
Answer: b
Q10. The mean distance between the Sun and the Earth is approximately:
a. 99.9 Million km
b. 49.6 Million km
c. 149 Million km
d. 199.6 Million km
Answer: c
Q11. Which planet has the maximum number of satellites?
a. Jupiter
b. Earth
c. Neptune
d. Saturn
Answer: a
Q12. Saturn is the ……….. planet from the Sun.
a. 2nd
b. 4th
c. 6th
d. 5th
Answer: c
Q13. What is study of Moon called?
a. Selenology
b. Cosmology
c. Iridology
d. Planetology
Answer: a
Q14. Lunar Eclipse is caused by shadow of the :
a. Earth on the Moon
b. Moon on the Sun
c. Earth on the Sun
d. Earth and the Moon on other stars
Answer: a
Q15. The outer most layer of the Sun is known as:
a. Chromosphere
b. Photosphere
c. Radioactive Zone
d. Corona
Answer: d
Q16. The time that light takes to travel from the Sun to the Earth is approximately:
a. 6.311 Min.
b. 4.311 Min.
c. 2.311 Min.
d. 8.311 Min.
Answer: d
Q17. Name the hottest planet:
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Neptune
d. Mars
Answer: b
Q18. The uppermost layer over the Earth’s surface is called :
a. Mantel
b. Core
c. Crust
d. Exosphere
Answer: c
Q19. Which of the following is the most abundant metal on Earth’s crust?
a. Magnesium
b. Iron
c. Copper
d. Aluminium
Answer: d
Q20. In which direction does the earth rotates around its axis?
a. East to West
b. West to East
c. North to South
d. South to East
Answer: b
Q21. Who was the first to measure the circumference of earth?
a. Erechtheus
b. Aegeus
c. Eratosthenes
d. Apheldas
Answer: c
Q22. Earth is also known as :
a. Orange planet
b. Green planet
c. Blue planet
d. Yellow planet
Answer: c
Q23. Top layer of Earth is :
a, Atmosphere
b. Hydrosphere
c. Biosphere
d. Lithosphere
Answer: d
Q24. What is the approximate circumference of the Earth?
a. 40,000 km
b. 60,000 km
c. 80,000 km
d. 1,00,000 km
Answer: a
Q25. Molten rocks below the surface of the earth is called:
a. Basalt
b. Laccolith
c. Lava
d. Magma
Answer: d
Q26. What is the full form of ITCZ?
a. Inter tropical converter zone
b. Inter tropical convergence zone
c. Inter tropical centre zone
d. None of the these
Answer: b
Q27. The tropic of ………. passes almost halfway through India?
a. Capricorn
b. Cancer
c. Equator
d. Prime Meridian
Answer: b
Q28. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?
a. December 22
b. March 21
c. June 22
d. September 23
Answer: a
Q29. International Date line passes through middle of …………. Ocean.
a. Arctic
b. Indian
c. Atlantic
d. Pacific
Answer: d
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Q30. One degree of latitude is equal to:
a. 11 km
b. 211 km
c. 111 km
d. 311 km
Answer: c
Q31. Through which of the following countries does the Tropic of Capricorn passes?
a. Australia
b. Brazil
c. Chile
d. All option are correct
Answer: d
Q32. Which imaginary line, located at zero degree latitude, divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?
a. Tropic of Capricorn
b. Tropic of Cancer
c. Equator
d. None of these
Answer: c
Q33. The smallest island country in the Indian ocean is:
a. Maldives
b. Sri Lanka
c. Mauritius
d. Madagascar
Answer: a
Q34. The biggest island in Indian Ocean is :
a. Madagascar
b. Maldives
c. Sumatra
d. Lakshadweep
Answer: a
Q35. The World’s largest island is:
a. Greenland
b. Iceland
c. New Guinea
d. Madagascar
Answer: a
Q36. Who proposed Continental drift theory?
a. Alfred Wegener
b. Alfred Worwick
c. Alfred Hanks
d. Alfred Mane
Answer: a
Q37. ‘Great Barrier Reef’ the world’s largest Coral reef is located in:
a. Caribbean islands
b. Australia
c. Philippines
d. Indonesia
Answer: b
Q38. The deepest trench of the Indian ocean is:
a. Java Trench
b. Alteutian Trench
c. Atacama Trench
d. Tizard Trench
Answer: a
Q39. State of Gibraltar connects which of the following?
a. Red Sea- Mediterranean sea
b. Red Sea – Arabian Sea
c. Atlantic Ocean – Mediterranean sea
d. Mediterranean sea – Black Sea
Answer: c
Q40. The warm and cold Ocean currents are caused by:
a. Prevailing Winds
b. Earth’s rotation
c. Variations in density of sea water
d. All of these
Answer: d
Q41. Which is the largest and deepest Ocean?
a. Arctic
b. Pacific
c. Atlantic
d. Indian
Answer: b
Q42. The tides in the sea are primarily due to :
a. the atmospheric effect of the earth
b. the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
c. the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth
d. the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth
Answer: d
Q43. Which is the deepest trench in the world?
a,. Sean Trench
b. Mariana Trench
c. Arabic Trench
d. Cism trench
Answer: b
Q44. Alps mountain range is located in which continent?
a. Europe
b. North America
c. South America
d Africa
Answer: a
Q45. The study of mountains is known as :
a. Oncology
b. Lithology
c. Orology
d. Ornithology
Answer: c
Q46. The Gobi Desert is one of the largest deserts on Earth. A part of it lies in which of the country?
a. Australia
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Mongolia
d. Madagascar
Answer:c
Q47. Marble is a metamorphic rock of :
a. Sandstone
b. Limestone
c. Granite
d. Clay
Answer: b
Q48. Granite is what type of rock?
a. Metamorphic
b. Sedimentary
c. Igneous
d. Halite
Answer: c
Q49. Which type of rock is formed when magma cools and solidifies?
a. Metamorphic rocks
b. Sedimentary rocks
c. Igneous rocks
d. Halite rocks
Answer: c
Q50. The term epicentre is associated with :
a. Folding
b. Earth’s interior
c.Faulting
d. Earthquake
Answer: d
Q51 As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming bends known as:
a. Crooks
b. Flections
c. Rounds
d. Meanders
Answer: d
Q52. The term Doab means:
a. a land between two mountains
b. a land between two lakes
c. a land between two rivers
d. a land between two seas
Answer: c
Q53. Which of the following is considered to be the largest volcano on Earth.
a. Ojos del Salado
b. Mount Vesuvious
c. Tamu Massif
d. Mauna Kea
Answer: c
Q54. The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studies by which of the following?
a. Geology
b. Seismology
c. Plate tectonics
d. Pantograph
Answer: b
Q55. How many Seismic stations are required to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
Answer: a
Q56. A volcano that is not expected to erupt again is called:
a. Cinder cone
b. Moraine
c. Lava
d. Extinct volcano
Answer: d
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Q57. Which of the following layers is called “Barysphere”?
a. Earth’s most internal layer
b. Earths’s intermediate layer
c. Earth’s topmost layer
d. Lowest part of the atmosphere where climate changes occur
Answer: a
Q58. Jet aircrafts fly through the:
a. Upper troposphere
b. Lower stratosphere
c. Upper Stratosphere
d.Lower mesosphere
Answer: b
Q59. Which of the following atmosphere layers lie closest to the Earth?
a. Mesosphere
b. Exosphere
c. Stratosphere
d. Troposphere
Answer: d
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Geography quiz questions:
Q60. The layer of the atmosphere which reflects radio waves back to the Earth is called:
a. Stratosphere
b. Troposphere
c. Ionosphere
d. Tropopause
Answer: c
Q61. Which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a. Troposphere
b. Mesosphere
c. Ionosphere
d. Stratosphere
Answer: d
Q62. All changes in climate and weather take place in which layer of the atmosphere?
a. Stratosphere
b. Mesosphere
c. Thermosphere
d. Troposphere
Answer: d
Q63. Which of the following processes is responsible for causing rain?
a. Filtration
b. Evaporation and Condensation
c. Evaporation
d. Condensation
Answer: b
Q64. Which of the following local winds is also called “Doctor Wind”?
a. Harmattan
b. Bora
c. Mistral
d. Chinook
Answer: a
Q65. In which country Suez Canal is situated?
a. Sudan
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Egypt
d. Jordan
Answer: c
Q66. Suez canal connects:
a. Red sea and Arabian sea
b. Red sea and Mediterranean sea
c. Arabian sea and Mediterranean sea
d. North sea and Baltic sea
Answer: b
Q67. Which one of the following is the oldest and deepest fresh water lake in the world?
a. Lake Baikal
b. Lake Chilka
c. Lake Superior
d. Lake Titicaca
Answer: a
Q68. The blue Nile river originates from which of the following lakes?
a. Lake Victoria
b. Lake Tana
c. Lake Edward
d. Lake Albert
Answer: b
Q69. The largest river of Asia is…….
a. Yangtze
b. Yenisi
c. Indus
d. Mekong
Answer: a
Q70. Which country geographically in North America but politically a part of Europe?
a. Canary islands
b. Iceland
c. Greenland
d. Cuba
Answer: c
Q71. Which country is known as ‘Land of Midnight Sun’?
a. Sweden
b. Germany
c. Japan
d. Norway
Answer: d
Q72. What is the Capital of Finland?
a. Tashkent
b. Bern
c. Helsinki
d. Dublin
Answer: c
Q73. What is the capital of Argentina?
a. Copenhagen
b. Buenos Aires
c. Ottawa
d. Vienna
Answer: b
Q74. The group of countries that are usually referred to as the “Baltic countries” consist of:
a. Sweden, Finland, and Etonia
b. Poland, Belarus and Lithuania
c. Denmark, Poland, and Latvia
d. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Answer: d
Q75. 49th Parallel is the boundary line between which two countries?
a. USA and Canada
b. North and South Vietnam
c. Germany and France
d. North Korea and South Korea
Answer: a
Q76. ‘Agranomy’ is the practice of raising:
a. Plants and Animals
b. Crop and Plants
c.Agriculture
d. Fruit plants only
Answer: a
Q77. Which country is the largest producer of Wheat?
a.Brazil
b. United States
c. France
d. China
Answer: d
Q78. Which country is the largest producer of Guava?
a. Brazil
b. China
c. USA
d. India
Answer: d
Q79. The country which tops in the production of Cocoa is:
a. Ghana
b. Brazil
c. Ivory Coast
d.Nigeria
Answer: c
Q80. Which of the following deserts is rich in Gold reserves?
a. Arabian
b. Thar
c. Mongolian
d. Atacama
Answer: d
Q81. Which of the following countries has the world’s largest reserves of Uranium?
a. Russia
b. Kazakhstan
c.Australia
d. Jordan
Answer: c
Q82. Orinocco oil belt is in:
a. Dubai
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Venezuela
d. Brazil
Answer: c
Q83. The longest railway line in the World connects:
a. New York and Seattle
b. Leningrad and Vladivostok
c. Trivandrum and Guwahati
d.Perth and Sydney
Answer: b
Q84. The world’s largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country?
a. Belgium
b. Austria
c. Switzerland
d. Sweden
Answer: c
Q85. Amazon river flows through which of the following Country?
a. USA
b. France
c. Brazil
d. Canada
Answer: c
Q86. Land covers about ……… of the Earth’s surface.
a.20%
b. 30%
c. 35%
d. 40%
Answer: b
Q87. In the context of non-conventional energy, what is meaning of ‘OTE’?
a. Ocean Tidal Energy
b. Ocean Thermal Energy
c. Ocean Tidal Electricity
d. Other Thermal Energy
Answer: b
Q88.Where in India you can find the highest cricket ground above sea level?
a. Gwalior
b. Guwahati
c. Dharamshala
d. Chail
Answer: d
Q89. What instrument is used to detect “Tsunami”.
a. Sonar
b. Echo sounder
c. Seismograph
d. Vibroton
Answer: c
Q90. Starit of Malacca separates which two land masses?
a. Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Island of Sumatra
b. Africa and Europe
c. India and Sri Lanka
d. North America and South America
Answer: a
Q91. What is Dakshin Gangotri?
a. River Valley in Andhra Pradesh
b. Second source of River Ganga
c. Island in the Indian Ocean
d. Unmanned station located in Antarctica
Answer: d
Q92. A bound collection of maps is called:
a. Cryosphere
b. Geomorphology
c. Atlas
d. Contour lines
Answer: c
Q93. Which one of the following is not a non conventional source of energy?
a. Solar energy
b. Natural gas
c. Wind energy
d. Tidal power
Answer: b
Q94. Which of the following is known as ‘Island of Pearls’?
a. Japan
b. Maldives
c. Israel
d. Bahrain
Answer:d
Q95. Highest percentage of carbon is found in which form of a Coal?
a. Anthracite
b. Bituminous
c. Peat
d. Lignite
Answer: a
Q96. Which country has the most coal reserves?
a. Russia
b. India
c. China
d. USA
Answer: d
Q97. Which one of the following industries is known as ‘Sunrise Industry’?
a. Iron and Steel
b. Cotton Textile
c. Information And Technology
d. Tea and Coffee
Answer: c
Q98. Which among the following neighbouring country of India is the largest producer of Opium (Afeem) in the world?
a. Pakistan
b. Afghanistan
c. Sri Lanka
d. Bangladesh
Answer: b
Q99. Who developed the idea of crop rotation?
a. Lily Thomas
b. Carrot Cornwick
c. Cabbage Carlson
d. Turnip Townshend
Answer: d
Q100. The driest location (Atacama desert) on Earth is in which country?
a. Kenya
b. Chile
c. Congo
d. Libya
Answer: b
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