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This section includes 6585 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1501. |
Longitudinal distance is equal to the time interval of one hour - |
| A. | 15 degree |
| B. | 30 degrees |
| C. | 45 degree |
| D. | 60 degree |
| Answer» B. 30 degrees | |
| 1502. |
What are the imaginary lines parallel to the equator called? |
| A. | latitude lines |
| B. | longitude lines |
| C. | Greenwich Line |
| D. | meridian |
| Answer» B. longitude lines | |
| 1503. |
The latitude line on which the duration of day and night are always equal is - |
| A. | Equator |
| B. | Tropic of Cancer |
| C. | Tropic of Capricorn |
| D. | hinge line |
| Answer» B. Tropic of Cancer | |
| 1504. |
The highest temperature recorded on earth is |
| A. | At the equator |
| B. | at 10˚ north latitude |
| C. | at 20˚ north latitude |
| D. | at 25° north latitude |
| Answer» B. at 10˚ north latitude | |
| 1505. |
1˚ Where will be the longest distance of longitude - |
| A. | at the Tropic of Cancer |
| B. | on the Tropic of Capricorn |
| C. | at the equator |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1506. |
What is the number of longitude - |
| A. | 24 , |
| B. | 90 , |
| C. | 180 , |
| D. | 360 , |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1507. |
Which of the following statements is false - |
| A. | The total number of longitude lines are 180. |
| B. | The angular distance of any place from the Greenwich line is called the longitude of that place. |
| C. | The distance between the lines of longitude is maximum at the equator and zero at the poles. |
| D. | The distance between the lines of longitude at the equator is 111. 3 km. it occurs |
| Answer» B. The angular distance of any place from the Greenwich line is called the longitude of that place. | |
| 1508. |
The distance between two latitude lines is approximately |
| A. | 111 miles |
| B. | 121 miles |
| C. | 111 kms. |
| D. | 121 km. |
| Answer» D. 121 km. | |
| 1509. |
Latitude is the angular distance of a point north or south of the equator on the earth's surface, which is - |
| A. | measured from the center of the earth |
| B. | measured from the equator |
| C. | Measured from Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn |
| D. | measured from the poles |
| Answer» C. Measured from Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn | |
| 1510. |
The distance of 1˚ latitude on the ground is equal to which of the following - |
| A. | 11 km. |
| B. | 111 kms. |
| C. | 21 km. |
| D. | 121 km. |
| Answer» C. 21 km. | |
| 1511. |
What is the nature of the diameter of the lines of latitude when they come towards the poles? |
| A. | it stays stable |
| B. | it happens |
| C. | it grows |
| D. | First it decreases and then it increases. |
| Answer» C. it grows | |
| 1512. |
The imaginary line joining the two poles which intersects the equator at right angles is called- |
| A. | meridian |
| B. | longitude |
| C. | latitude |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. latitude | |
| 1513. |
What is the time interval between one longitude to another longitude? |
| A. | 4 minutes |
| B. | 1 hour |
| C. | 15 min |
| D. | 12 hours |
| Answer» B. 1 hour | |
| 1514. |
Which of the following is an example of a circle? |
| A. | Tropic of Cancer |
| B. | Tropic of Capricorn |
| C. | Equator |
| D. | arctic line |
| Answer» D. arctic line | |
| 1515. |
Which is the latest theory to explain continental displacement? |
| A. | Taylor's Continental Drift Hypothesis |
| B. | Wegner's theory of continental displacement |
| C. | quaternary hypothesis |
| D. | plate tectonics theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1516. |
What is the angular distance of a given place north or south of the equator called? |
| A. | prime longitude |
| B. | longitude |
| C. | latitude |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 1517. |
Which one of the following statements is false according to Wegener? |
| A. | In the Carboniferous era, all the continents of the world were interconnected, which they called Pangea. |
| B. | Pangea was surrounded by an ocean called the Tethys Sea. |
| C. | North America, Europe etc were part of Angaraland |
| D. | Antarctica was part of Gondwanaland |
| Answer» C. North America, Europe etc were part of Angaraland | |
| 1518. |
According to Wegner in which era did the fission of Pangea begin? |
| A. | Cambrian |
| B. | Precambrian |
| C. | Carboniferous |
| D. | hinge |
| Answer» D. hinge | |
| 1519. |
The founder of continental drift theory is |
| A. | Prat |
| B. | wegner |
| C. | holmes |
| D. | Gregory |
| Answer» C. holmes | |
| 1520. |
In which year plate tectonics theory was presented? |
| A. | 1875 , |
| B. | 1960 , |
| C. | 1965 , |
| D. | 1975 , |
| Answer» C. 1965 , | |
| 1521. |
Who propounded the theory of plate tectonics? |
| A. | Harry Hayes |
| B. | Tailor |
| C. | Jefferies |
| D. | Dana |
| Answer» B. Tailor | |
| 1522. |
In the Carboniferous era, the entire continents of the world were intertwined, whose belief is that - |
| A. | wegner |
| B. | Dana |
| C. | Jeffries |
| D. | holmes |
| Answer» B. Dana | |
| 1523. |
According to Wegner, the direction in which the continental displacement took place is |
| A. | equator and north pole |
| B. | equator and west |
| C. | equator and south pole |
| D. | equator and east |
| Answer» C. equator and south pole | |
| 1524. |
The layer of the earth made up of mixed metals and silicates is called |
| A. | siel |
| B. | Saima |
| C. | mantle |
| D. | nife |
| Answer» B. Saima | |
| 1525. |
On what percentage of the Earth's surface is the expansion of the continents found? |
| A. | 22 . 5 , |
| B. | 29 . 2 , |
| C. | 35 . 6 , |
| D. | 40 . 7 , |
| Answer» C. 35 . 6 , | |
| 1526. |
In which range are the continents and oceans the elevation? |
| A. | First class |
| B. | second class |
| C. | third class |
| D. | Fourth class |
| Answer» B. second class | |
| 1527. |
What is the result of folding action? |
| A. | Continental force |
| B. | geo-deflective force |
| C. | mountain building force |
| D. | Extrinsic force |
| Answer» D. Extrinsic force | |
| 1528. |
The depth of the Moho discontinuity with the surface is approximately - |
| A. | 30 km |
| B. | 100 km. |
| C. | 200 km. |
| D. | 700 km |
| Answer» B. 100 km. | |
| 1529. |
In the structure of the planet Earth, the core under the mantle is made up of which one of the following - |
| A. | aluminum |
| B. | Chromium |
| C. | iron |
| D. | silicone |
| Answer» D. silicone | |
| 1530. |
The reason for the rise in temperature in the ground warm is |
| A. | Pressure |
| B. | Disintegration of radioactive substances |
| C. | both suitable |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1531. |
The correct descending order of the amount of different elements found on the earth's crust is |
| A. | Oxygen, Silicon, Iron, Aluminum |
| B. | Silicon, Oxygen, Aluminum, Iron |
| C. | iron, silicon, oxygen, aluminum |
| D. | Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminum, Iron |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1532. |
The correct order of the different layers of the continental crust according to the increase in depth is - |
| A. | Clay, Granite, Basalt |
| B. | flaky, basalt, granite |
| C. | Granite, Flaky, Basalt |
| D. | granite, basalt, flaky |
| Answer» B. flaky, basalt, granite | |
| 1533. |
Which element predominates in the face of the earth? |
| A. | silica and aluminum |
| B. | silica and magnesium |
| C. | silica and nickel |
| D. | lacquer and nickel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1534. |
Which of the following elements is predominant in the mantle? |
| A. | silica and manganese |
| B. | silica and aluminum |
| C. | silica and magnesium |
| D. | silica and iron |
| Answer» D. silica and iron | |
| 1535. |
What percentage of some of the Earth's mass is found in the mantle? |
| A. | 32 percent |
| B. | 52 percent |
| C. | 68 percent |
| D. | 83 percent |
| Answer» D. 83 percent | |
| 1536. |
Moho disambiguation is located at - |
| A. | between the crust and the mantle |
| B. | between upper mantle and lower mantle |
| C. | between mantle and core |
| D. | between inner mantle and outer mantle |
| Answer» B. between upper mantle and lower mantle | |
| 1537. |
The lithosphere includes - |
| A. | upper crust only |
| B. | both upper and lower crust |
| C. | Upper crust, lower crust and solid upper part of the mantle |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1538. |
The extent of the lithosphere is how many km. is up to the depth of - |
| A. | 80 km. |
| B. | 100 km. |
| C. | 180 kms. |
| D. | 200 km. |
| Answer» C. 180 kms. | |
| 1539. |
Which of the following is called White of the Earth? |
| A. | crust |
| B. | mental |
| C. | Corner |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Corner | |
| 1540. |
Which of the following statements about the mantle is false? |
| A. | Its depth is 35 km. 2900 km from are till. |
| B. | Its entire part is in plastic condition. |
| C. | 83 of the volume of the earth. 5 percent and 67 by mass. 8 percent is mantle. |
| D. | Its density 3. 0 to 5. is up to 5. |
| Answer» C. 83 of the volume of the earth. 5 percent and 67 by mass. 8 percent is mantle. | |
| 1541. |
The ocean surface is made up of which type of rocks? |
| A. | granite |
| B. | basalt |
| C. | flaky |
| D. | Gabro |
| Answer» C. flaky | |
| 1542. |
According to the internal structure of the earth, the earth is divided into the earth's crust, mantle and core. Whose division is this? |
| A. | hams |
| B. | jaffrin |
| C. | Daily |
| D. | Grant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1543. |
Which of the following layer is called barosphere? |
| A. | top layer of the atmosphere |
| B. | top layer of the earth |
| C. | Earth's innermost layer |
| D. | Earth's Intermediate Layer |
| Answer» C. Earth's innermost layer | |
| 1544. |
The thickness of the lithosphere has been measured on the basis of seismic waves - |
| A. | 105 km. |
| B. | 100 km. |
| C. | 200 km. |
| D. | 80 km. |
| Answer» C. 200 km. | |
| 1545. |
The meaning of the land area is - |
| A. | The interior of the earth |
| B. | The central part of the earth |
| C. | upper part of earth |
| D. | earth's outer crust |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1546. |
The magnetic material found in the center of the earth is |
| A. | granite |
| B. | basalt |
| C. | Nickel |
| D. | diorite |
| Answer» D. diorite | |
| 1547. |
The inner part of the Earth was divided into three parts by Switzerland. was not in his department - |
| A. | sial |
| B. | Limit |
| C. | nife |
| D. | substatum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1548. |
Who first used the word 'sial' for the topmost layer of the earth? |
| A. | holmes |
| B. | sweis |
| C. | Jefferies |
| D. | Daily |
| Answer» C. Jefferies | |
| 1549. |
In which part of the earth is the predominance of nickel and iron? |
| A. | sial |
| B. | Limit |
| C. | nife |
| D. | in none |
| Answer» D. in none | |
| 1550. |
Who has divided the landmass in the form of Sial, Seema and Nife? |
| A. | By Van der Great |
| B. | by Daily |
| C. | By Holmes |
| D. | by sweis |
| Answer» E. | |