McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
Chapters
| 501. |
Which of the following yield teak? |
| A. | Coniferous forests |
| B. | Tropical forests |
| C. | Deciduous forests |
| D. | Himalayan forests |
| Answer» C. Deciduous forests | |
| 502. |
What is the date of summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere? |
| A. | 21st June |
| B. | 21st March |
| C. | 22nd December |
| D. | 23rd September |
| Answer» A. 21st June | |
| 503. |
A hinterland is |
| A. | an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports |
| B. | the interior of a valley |
| C. | an elevated area |
| D. | an area occupied by backward community |
| Answer» A. an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports | |
| 504. |
Rice crop needs |
| A. | low temperature and heavy rainfall |
| B. | high temperature and low rainfall |
| C. | annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity |
| D. | low temperature and low rainfall |
| Answer» C. annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity | |
| 505. |
The largest of the planets is |
| A. | Jupiter |
| B. | Saturn |
| C. | Uranus |
| D. | Neptune |
| Answer» A. Jupiter | |
| 506. |
What is a graticule? |
| A. | The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map |
| B. | The network of intersections of Equator and Prime Meridian |
| C. | The intersection of roads |
| D. | The intersection of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn |
| Answer» A. The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map | |
| 507. |
Name the country which shares the benefits of the Kosi Multipurpose Project with India |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Bhutan |
| Answer» C. Nepal | |
| 508. |
Palk Strait separates |
| A. | Malaysia and Sumatra |
| B. | India and Sri Lanka |
| C. | Sunda and Sumatra |
| D. | Borneo and Celebes |
| Answer» B. India and Sri Lanka | |
| 509. |
The planet with the maximum number of satellites is ______. |
| A. | Uranus |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Neptune |
| Answer» C. Saturn | |
| 510. |
Dhaulagiri peak in the Himalayan Range is located in |
| A. | Bhutan |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Nepal | |
| 511. |
The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass is |
| A. | Pluto |
| B. | Mars |
| C. | Venus |
| D. | Mercury |
| Answer» C. Venus | |
| 512. |
The river Irrawaddy is the life blood of |
| A. | Myanmar |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Thailand |
| D. | Laos |
| Answer» A. Myanmar | |
| 513. |
Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium? |
| A. | 20°30’W |
| B. | 82°30'E |
| C. | 92°30’W |
| D. | 92°30'E |
| Answer» D. 92°30'E | |
| 514. |
Jute requires |
| A. | hot and humid climate |
| B. | cold climate |
| C. | hot and dry climate |
| D. | Mediterranean climate |
| Answer» A. hot and humid climate | |
| 515. |
_______and _______ are called the 'Low countries' of Europe. |
| A. | Spain and Portugal |
| B. | Holland and Belgium |
| C. | England and Ireland |
| D. | Denmark and Germany |
| Answer» B. Holland and Belgium | |
| 516. |
Amur, one of the longest rivers in the worlds is in |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | South America |
| C. | Asia |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» C. Asia | |
| 517. |
A landform composed of sediments brought by a river and found where it enters a main valley or emerges from a mountain on to a plain is called a/an |
| A. | meander |
| B. | alluvial fan |
| C. | oxbow lake |
| D. | levee |
| Answer» B. alluvial fan | |
| 518. |
______ is called "the land of thousand lakes”. |
| A. | Switzerland |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Finland |
| D. | Sweden |
| Answer» C. Finland | |
| 519. |
What is the shape of the Earth? |
| A. | Geoid |
| B. | Circle |
| C. | Sphere |
| D. | Hemi-sphere |
| Answer» A. Geoid | |
| 520. |
Mediterranean climate is ideal for growing |
| A. | wheat and barley |
| B. | tea and coffee |
| C. | sugarcane and beet |
| D. | orange and lemons |
| Answer» D. orange and lemons | |
| 521. |
The home of spices is |
| A. | Middle East |
| B. | The USA |
| C. | France |
| D. | India |
| Answer» D. India | |
| 522. |
Forest soils are |
| A. | rich in potash |
| B. | deficient in potash |
| C. | rich in salt |
| D. | rich in organic matter |
| Answer» D. rich in organic matter | |
| 523. |
An estuary is a place where |
| A. | deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land |
| B. | silt is deposited near the mouth of a river |
| C. | fresh water collects at the mouth of a river |
| D. | fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river |
| Answer» D. fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river | |
| 524. |
Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ______ type of volcano. |
| A. | acid lava cone |
| B. | shield volcano |
| C. | lava plateau |
| D. | composite |
| Answer» D. composite | |
| 525. |
Volcanic eruption does not occur in the |
| A. | Black Sea |
| B. | Caspian Sea |
| C. | Baltic Sea |
| D. | Caribbean Sea |
| Answer» C. Baltic Sea | |
| 526. |
Consider the following countries: 1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | Only 4 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 3 and 4 |
| Answer» C. 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 527. |
Lake Manasarovar is in |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Tibet |
| C. | Kashmir |
| D. | Himachal Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Tibet | |
| 528. |
The highest plateau in the world is |
| A. | Plateau of Tibet |
| B. | Deccan Plateau |
| C. | Plateau of Iran |
| D. | Spanish Plateau |
| Answer» A. Plateau of Tibet | |
| 529. |
The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains are known as _______. |
| A. | Steppe |
| B. | Prairies |
| C. | Pampas |
| D. | Pusztas |
| Answer» D. Pusztas | |
| 530. |
Selvas is a word denoting |
| A. | long narrow depression formed in the land sunk between two parallel faults |
| B. | a southerly region of the oceans located between 45° S and 63° S |
| C. | the equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin |
| D. | the grasslands of North America |
| Answer» C. the equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin | |
| 531. |
The age of the Earth is approximately |
| A. | 1000 million years |
| B. | 4600 million years |
| C. | 3000 million years |
| D. | 100 million years |
| Answer» B. 4600 million years | |
| 532. |
The total length of the oceanic ridge systems is of the order of |
| A. | 40000 km |
| B. | 65000 km |
| C. | 95000 km |
| D. | 150000 km |
| Answer» B. 65000 km | |
| 533. |
When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere? |
| A. | 21st June |
| B. | 22nd December |
| C. | 21st March |
| D. | 23rd March |
| Answer» B. 22nd December | |
| 534. |
The major factors responsible for changes in the sizes of population are |
| A. | Births |
| B. | Deaths |
| C. | Migrations |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 535. |
Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing |
| A. | earthquake intensity |
| B. | noise level |
| C. | wind speed |
| D. | radioactive intensity |
| Answer» C. wind speed | |
| 536. |
The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about |
| A. | 22 km |
| B. | 32 km |
| C. | 42 km |
| D. | 62 km |
| Answer» C. 42 km | |
| 537. |
The country worst affected by cyclones and accompanying floods is ______. |
| A. | Indonesia |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» D. Bangladesh | |
| 538. |
The approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun is |
| A. | 100000 km |
| B. | 2000000 km |
| C. | 102000000 km |
| D. | 150000000 km |
| Answer» D. 150000000 km | |
| 539. |
The approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon is |
| A. | 380000 km |
| B. | 180000 km |
| C. | 280000 km |
| D. | 50000 km |
| Answer» A. 380000 km | |
| 540. |
The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately ______. |
| A. | 24 million sq km |
| B. | 44 million sq km |
| C. | 64 million sq km |
| D. | 74 million sq km |
| Answer» D. 74 million sq km | |
| 541. |
The approximate depth of the Mariana Trench or the Pacific Ocean is |
| A. | 5530 m |
| B. | 7530 m |
| C. | 11030 m |
| D. | 13030 m |
| Answer» C. 11030 m | |
| 542. |
Which or the following is a rift valley? |
| A. | The Amazon Valley |
| B. | The Thames Valley |
| C. | The Rhine Valley |
| D. | The Mississippi Valley |
| Answer» C. The Rhine Valley | |
| 543. |
A river erodes by |
| A. | hydraulic action |
| B. | corrosion |
| C. | attrition |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 544. |
A large loop like bend in a river is called |
| A. | a river cliff |
| B. | a spur |
| C. | a meander |
| D. | a spit |
| Answer» C. a meander | |
| 545. |
Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any Impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called |
| A. | coking coal |
| B. | anthracite |
| C. | bituminous coal |
| D. | lignite |
| Answer» A. coking coal | |
| 546. |
Spot the odd item in the following |
| A. | Mt Fuji |
| B. | Mt Everest |
| C. | Mt Vesuvius |
| D. | Mt Pele |
| Answer» B. Mt Everest | |
| 547. |
The Gutenburg discontinuity separates _______. |
| A. | Sial and Sima |
| B. | Lithosphere and outer mantle |
| C. | Outer mantle and inner mantle |
| D. | Inner mantle and the core |
| Answer» D. Inner mantle and the core | |
| 548. |
The smallest amongst the following oceans is ______. |
| A. | The Arctic Ocean |
| B. | The Indian Ocean |
| C. | The Atlantic Ocean |
| D. | The Pacific Ocean |
| Answer» A. The Arctic Ocean | |
| 549. |
The smallest amongst the following continents is ______. |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | Antarctica |
| C. | North America |
| D. | South America |
| Answer» D. South America | |
| 550. |
The smallest amongst the following islands is ______. |
| A. | Borneo |
| B. | Greenland |
| C. | Sumatra |
| D. | New Guinea |
| Answer» C. Sumatra | |
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