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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 Geography MCQ [Part 2]
- The Gandak river is a tributary of which river?
A) Yamuna river
B) Ganga river
C) Kaveri river
D) Brahmaputra river - The tropical cyclones in Australia are known as ________.
A) hurricanes
B) willy-willies
C) cyclones
D) typhoons - Through which routes is the majority of India’s international trade carried out?
A) Railway and air
B) Sea and air
C) Only Railway
D) Sea and railway - Which of the following countries has the highest Hindu population after India?
A) Bhutan
B) Sri Lanka
C) Myanmar
D) Nepal - Sundari trees are found in which type of forests in India?
A) Mangrove forests
B) Tropical deciduous forests
C) The thorn forests and scrubs
D) Tropical evergreen forests - Which is the colloquial term to describe the occurrence of pre-monsoon rains in India, especially in parts of Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu?
A) Mango showers
B) Kalbaisakhi
C) Nor Westers
D) Orange showers - In the southern ranges of which hills is Mawsynram, which receives the highest rainfall in the world, located?
A) Shevaroy hills
B) Mizo hills
C) Khasi hills
D) Naga hills - According to the Census of India 2011, which group of Union Territories has the highest density of population?
A) Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, and Puducherry
B) Delhi, Chandigarh, and Daman and Diu
C) Delhi, Chandigarh, and Puducherry
D) Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, and Chandigarh - The climate of a place is NOT affected by which of the following?
A) Relief
B) Type of soil
C) Location
D) Distance from the sea - Which of the following is NOT a kharif crop?
A) Paddy
B) Soyabean
C) Wheat
D) Cotton - Which of the following peninsular rivers falls into the Arabian Sea?
A) Mahanadi river
B) Krishna river
C) Sabarmati river
D) Godavari river - According to Census of India 2011, which Union Territory has the highest slum population?
A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B) Chandigarh
C) Puducherry
D) Delhi - In which part of India does the hot wind ‘Loo’ blow?
A) West and Southwestern
B) North and Northwestern
C) East and Northeastern
D) South and Southwestern - Which of the following rivers marks the eastern-most boundary of the Himalayas?
A) Kali
B) Teesta
C) Satluj
D) Brahmaputra - Which of the following is NOT a major climate control of a place?
A) Altitude
B) Latitude
C) Interior of the earth
D) Ocean currents - ______ leaves are used to make bidis.
A) Neem
B) Champa
C) Betel
D) Tendu - Which plateaus are very fertile because they are rich in black soil that is very good for farming?
A) African plateau
B) Ethiopian plateau
C) Katanga plateau
D) Deccan lava plateau - Which of the following rivers is an east-flowing river?
A) Mahi river
B) Narmada river
C) Godavari river
D) Tapi river - According to the Indian Railways (2019-2020), which state has the largest railway track in India?
A) Punjab
B) Haryana
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh - What action was taken by the government to celebrate the achievement of the Green Revolution in agriculture?
A) Released a regular salary for the farmers
B) Distributed free food to all the people
C) Released a special stamp, ‘Wheat Revolution’
D) Distributed green vegetables to the people - Which of the following are west-flowing rivers?
A) Godavari and Mahanadi
B) Krishna and Kaveri
C) Ganga and Yamuna
D) Mahi and Sabarmati - What was a significant negative environmental impact of the Green Revolution?
A) Deforestation
B) Soil degradation
C) Increase in air pollution
D) Ozone layer depletion - In which group of states does the Luni River flow?
A) Bihar and West Bengal
B) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
C) Rajasthan and Gujarat
D) Maharashtra and Karnataka - The northern plain of the Indian subcontinent has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems along with their tributaries. Choose the odd one out of the options given.
A) The Brahmaputra
B) The Indus
C) The Godavari
D) The Ganga - Which of the following is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world?
A) Peacock
B) Majuli
C) Bhavani
D) Lakshadweep - Purvanchal Himalayas does NOT comprise of:
A) Naga hills
B) Pir Panjal range
C) Manipur hills
D) Mizo hills - Which of the following options is mostly caused by overpopulation?
A) Land and other renewable resources are under pressure
B) Adequate natural resource storage
C) Reduction in the scarcity of water
D) Increase in the area covered by forests - Which of the following is NOT a tributary of Ganga?
A) Yamuna
B) Gandak
C) Kosi
D) Lohit - Which state in India was the most transformed by the Green Revolution?
A) Kerala
B) Maharashtra
C) West Bengal
D) Punjab - Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Pond water and sea water are considered as fresh water.
B) Sea water is freshwater habitat.
C) Rivers and sea water are considered as fresh water.
D) Rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds, and streams are all freshwater habitats. - Tsang Po and Jamuna are other names of which river?
A) Indus
B) Ganga
C) Narmada
D) Brahmaputra - Which of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh?
A) Intensive use of manure
B) Over-irrigation
C) Deforestation due to mining
D) Overgrazing - According to the Tea Board of India’s report (2021-22), which group of states in India is the largest tea producer?
A) Andhra Pradesh and Kerala
B) Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
C) West Bengal and Assam
D) Tamil Nadu and Kerala - Which of the following crops is NOT grown during the Zaid season in India?
A) Rice
B) Cucumber
C) Watermelon
D) Muskmelon - Which physical feature of India prevents the cold winds from central Asia from entering the Indian subcontinent?
A) Indian plains
B) Indian desert
C) Coastal area
D) Himalayas - ‘Bhagirathi’ and ‘Alaknanda’ rivers confluence at:
A) Joshimath
B) Haridwar
C) Karanprayag
D) Devaprayag - In which of the following states is the development of rail transport less, due to its geographical conditions?
A) Sikkim
B) Haryana
C) Bihar
D) Uttar Pradesh - Which of the following rivers originates from the Himalayas?
A) Godavari
B) Tapi
C) Narmada
D) Ganga - The outermost part of the Earth is known as __________.
A) volcano
B) the crust
C) the core
D) the mantle - According to the Census of India 2001, which of the following is the main reason that Indian men migrate?
A) Education
B) Marriage
C) Work and employment
D) Business - Which of the following group of months is the coldest in North India?
A) February and March
B) September and October
C) December and January
D) October and November - Which of the following states suffers from ‘Loo’?
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Assam
D) Rajasthan - Hot local wind that flows over north India in summer is known as:
A) Loo
B) Chinook
C) Mango showers
D) Purga - What kind of radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer?
A) Green radiation
B) Infrared radiation
C) Visible radiation
D) Ultraviolet radiation
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