[MCQ]Geography MCQs For UPSC(NDA/NA) Exam, SET 1

 

Geography MCQs For UPSC(NDA/NA) Exam

📌UPSC NDA/NA GEOGRAPHY MCQ Q.1

Which one among the following terms is used to describe a plant that grows only in a mountainous environment?

(a) Orophyte
(b) Geophyte
(c) Epiphyte
(d) Bryophyte


Ans.(d)

📌UPSC NDA/NA GEOGRAPHY MCQ Q.2

The term 'albedo' implies the

(a) capacity to absorb solar radiation
(b) capacity to modify the path of solar radiation
(c) proportion of the shortwave solar radiation reflected by a surface.
(d) amount of solar radiation returned to the air by a surface.

Ans.(c)

📌UPSC NDA/NA GEOGRAPHY MCQ Q.3 

The Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) by..

(a) 3 h and 30 min
(b) 4 h and 30 min
(c) 5 h and 30 min
(d) 6 h and 30 min


Ans.(c)

📌UPSC NDA/NA GEOGRAPHY MCQ Q.4

Which of the following is the main characteristic of a Mediterranean climate?

(a) High temperature throughout the year.
(b) Rainfall throughout the air.
(c) Rain in the winter season.
(d) Convectional Rain.


Ans.(c)

📌UPSC NDA/NA GEOGRAPHY MCQ Q.5

Which one among the following atmospheric gases filters out most of the ultraviolet radiation of the sun?

(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Helium
(d) Ozone.

Ans.(d)

📌UPSC NDA/NA GEOGRAPHY MCQ Q.6

Which one among the following is not a factor that affects the direction of the wind?

(a) Pressure gradient
(b) Friction
(c) Magnetism
(d) Coriolis effect.

Ans.(c)

📌UPSC NDA/NA GEOGRAPHY MCQ Q.7

'Esker' is a geomorphic feature developed by -

(a) mechanical weathering
(b) river action
(c) glaciofluvial deposits
(d) aeolian deposits

Ans.(c)

Explanation:-
     Fluvial is a term used in earth science and geography to refer to the processes associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms created by them. When the stream and rivers are associated with glaciers, ice sheets, or ice caps, the term glaciofluvial or fluvioglacial is used.

📌UPSC NDA/NA GEOGRAPHY MCQ Q.8

It is known that the atmosphere is divided into some layers. In which one among the following layers is the percentage composition of helium gas maximum?

(a) Troposphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) Exosphere
(d) Ionosphere


Ans.(c)

📌UPSC NDA/NA GEOGRAPHY MCQ Q.9

Jawahar tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar highway passes through

(a) Pir Panjal Range
(b) Karakoram range
(c) Zaskar range
(d) Dhauladhar range


Ans(a)

📌UPSC NDA/NA GEOGRAPHY MCQ Q.10

The 'Golden Quadrilateral', which connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, passes through-

(a) Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Pune, Patna
(b) Jaipur, Porbandar, Hyderabad, Varanasi
(c) Vadodara, Pune, Vishakapatnam, Varanasi
(d) Nagpur, Bhopal, Surat, Amritsar.


Ans.(c)