General Knowledge Questions on Geography

1. Which type of forests occupies the highest percentage of area in India? 

[A]Tropical deciduous 
[B]Savanna and desert vegetation
[C]Equatorial evergreen
[D]Tropical Rainforests

2. The Pir Panjal range is located in which of the following states? 

[A]Arunachal Pradesh
[B]Jammu and Kashmir 
[C]Punjab
[D]Uttarakhand

3. The Sankosh river forms boundary between which of the following two states? 

[A]Bihar and West Bengal
[B]Assam and Arunachal Pradesh 
[C]Assam and West Bengal
[D]Bihar and Jharkhand

4. Which of the following is a correct sequence? 

[A]Vishnuprayag, Nandprayag, Karnaprayag, Rudraprayag, Devprayag 
[B]Devprayag,, Nandprayag, Karnaprayag, Rudraprayag, Vishnuprayag
[C]Rudraprayag,Vishnuprayag, Nandprayag, Karnaprayag, Devprayag
[D]Devprayag, Nandprayag, Rudraprayag, Vishnuprayag, Karnaprayag

5. Which of the following countries are examples of highly scientific development and management of pastoral farming? 

[A]France & Spain
[B]Denmark & Holland 
[C]Greenland & Norway
[D]Belgium & Germany

6. Pebble transport by rivers, sand drift over desert surfaces, soil blowing over fields are examples of which of the following phenomena? 

[A]Deposition
[B]Saltation 
[C]Attrition
[D]Siltation

7. Mushroom rocks or Rock pedestals or Zeugen are one of the most striking manifestations of __? 

[A]Water Erosion
[B]Wind Erosion
[C]Gravity Erosion
[D]River Deposition

8. Which is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust? 

[A]Aluminium
[B]Nickel
[C]Iron
[D]Silicon

9. Which of the following is a key geographical feature of Western Australia? 

[A]Inselbergs
[B]Coral Reefs
[C]Black Swamps
[D]Barchans

10. In which of the following ecosystems, the annual average rate of net plant production is highest? 

[A]Temperate Grasslands 

[B]Temperate Forests
[C]Savannah
[D]Swamps and Marshes

1. Which type of forests occupies the highest percentage of area in India? [A]Tropical deciduous [B]Savanna and desert vegetation [C]Equatorial evergreen [D]Tropical Rainforests 2. The Pir Panjal range is located in which of the following states? [A]Arunachal Pradesh [B]Jammu and Kashmir [C]Punjab [D]Uttarakhand 3. The Sankosh river forms boundary between which of the following two states? [A]Bihar and West Bengal [B]Assam and Arunachal Pradesh [C]Assam and West Bengal [D]Bihar and Jharkhand 4. Which of the following is a correct sequence? [A]Vishnuprayag, Nandprayag, Karnaprayag, Rudraprayag, Devprayag [B]Devprayag,, Nandprayag, Karnaprayag, Rudraprayag, Vishnuprayag [C]Rudraprayag,Vishnuprayag, Nandprayag, Karnaprayag, Devprayag [D]Devprayag, Nandprayag, Rudraprayag, Vishnuprayag, Karnaprayag 5. Which of the following countries are examples of highly scientific development and management of pastoral farming? [A]France & Spain [B]Denmark & Holland [C]Greenland & Norway [D]Belgium & Germany 6. Pebble transport by rivers, sand drift over desert surfaces, soil blowing over fields are examples of which of the following phenomena? [A]Deposition [B]Saltation [C]Attrition [D]Siltation 7. Mushroom rocks or Rock pedestals or Zeugen are one of the most striking manifestations of __? [A]Water Erosion [B]Wind Erosion [C]Gravity Erosion [D]River Deposition 8. Which is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust? [A]Aluminium [B]Nickel [C]Iron [D]Silicon 9. Which of the following is a key geographical feature of Western Australia? [A]Inselbergs [B]Coral Reefs [C]Black Swamps [D]Barchans 10. In which of the following ecosystems, the annual average rate of net plant production is highest? [A]Temperate Grasslands [B]Temperate Forests [C]Savannah [D]Swamps and Marshes