24 Most asked Geography questions for preparation's of UPSC , AFCAT , NDA , or CDS & other defense Exams

 24 Most Asked Geography Questions For NDA CDS AFCAT 

1. The earth’s rotation does not cause

(a) deflection of ocean currents

(b) phases of the moon 

(c) tides

(d) difference in time between two meridians


2. Which one of the following is not a lagoon?

(a) Ashtamudi lake     (b) Chilka lake

(c) Periyar lake     (d) Pullicat lake


3. Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for

the presence of life on Mars?

(a) Atmospheric composition

(b) Thermal conditions

(c) Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water

(d) Occurrence of ozone


4. Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth?

(a) Polaris     (b) Alpha Centauri

(c) Sun     (d) Sirius


5. The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere

from the surface of the Earth upwards is

(a) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere

(b) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere

(c) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere

(d) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere


6. Which one of the following weather conditions is indicated

by a sudden fall in barometer reading?

(a) Stormy

(b) Calm weather

(c) Cold and dry weather

(d) Hot and sunny weather


7. Who amongst the following was the first to state that the

earth was spherical ?

(a) Aristotle     (b) Copernicus

(c) Ptolemy     (d) Strabo


8. Volcanic eruptions do not occur in

(a) Baltic Sea     (b) Black Sea

(c) Caribbean Sea     (d) Caspian Sea


9. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the

following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?

(a) Earth and Jupiter     (b) Jupiter and Saturn

(c) Saturn and Earth     (d) Saturn and Neptune


10. In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is

mainly made up of which one of the following?

(a) Aluminum     (b) Chromium

(c) Iron     (d) Silicon


11. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as

one moves from

(a) west to east

(b) east and west of the prime meridian

(c) poles to equator

(d) equator to poles


12. In Aeroplan's, the atmospheric pressure is measured with

(a) Aneroid barometer     (b) Barometer

(c) Barogram     (d) Altimeter


13. All of the following types of climates occur in the southern

hemisphere expect

(a) hot desert     (b) savannah

(c) equatorial     (d) tundra


14. The density of air is normally _ at higher attitude.

(a) increases     (b) decreases

(c) remains constant     (d) varies from place to place


15. Farrell’s Law is concerned with the

(a) direction of winds     (b) velocity of winds

(c) intensity of waves     (d) None of these


16. The layer of the atmosphere which contains dust particles

and water vapors is called

(a) Stratosphere     (b) Troposphere

(c) Ionosphere     (d) Mesosphere


17. Which of the following cities is nearest to the equator?

(a) Colombo     (b) Jakarta

(c) Manila     (d) Singapore


18. The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river

(a) Amazon     (b) Missouri

(c) St. Lawrence     (d) Zambezi


19. The biggest hot desert of the world is

(a) Kalahari     (b) Gobi

(c) Sahara     (d) Thar


20. In which one of the following areas is monsoon climate found?

(a) Pacific Coast of Columbia

(b) South-Eastern United States

(c) Southern Part of South Africa

(d) Central California


21. The equator passes through

(a) Cameroon     (b) Costa Rica

(c) Kenya     (d) Venezuela


22. The Black Mountains are located in

(a) Canada (b) Norway

(c) Switzerland (d) U.S.A.

The driest area of the Earth is

(a) Arabian desert (b) Atacama desert


23. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is

responsible for the deflection of radio waves?

(a) Troposphere     (b) Stratosphere

(c) Mesosphere     (d) Ionosphere


24. On the day the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to

be in

(a) aphelion     (b) perihelion

(c) apogee     (d) perigee


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