In this article, we have come up with a set of 50+ important GK questions on World Geography along with their answers. Multiple choice questions are asked from World Geography and Indian Geography in many competitive examinations. Therefore, this set of World Geography GK questions will help you to boost your preparation.
World Geography GK Questions and Answers
Question: Which of the following is studied under Physical geography?
a Soils
b Human Migration
c Economic activities
d Settlements
Ans: A Soils
Question: When we go deep into the earth:
a Temperature increases
b Temperature decreases
c Temperature remains constant
d None of the above
Ans: A Temperature increases
Question: On which among the following dates Earth may be on Perihelion (Closest to Sun)?
a March 22
b June 21
c January 4
d December 21
Ans: C January 4
Question: Aconcagua is the highest peak of which of the below mountains?
a Alps Mountains
b Andes Mountains
c Ural Mountains
d None of them
Ans: B Andes Mountains
Question: Which among the following country is also known as Crossroads of Central Asia?
a Uzbekistan
b Tajikistan
c Afghanistan
d Turkmenistan
Ans: C Afghanistan
Question: The Papuans, Aboriginals and Melanesians are a group of which among the following race?
a Negroid
b Caucasoid
c Mongoloid
d Australoid
Ans: D Australoid
Question: In which among the following regions does hunting as an activity largely survives?
a Europe
b Asia
c Arctic
d Australia
Ans: C Arctic
Question: What are weight losing industries which tend to be located near the sources of raw materials called?
a Market oriented industries
b Capital oriented industries
c Service industries
d Raw material oriented industries
Ans: D Raw material oriented industries
Question: Labrador current is a __________?
a Canary Current
b warm current
c cold current
d None of the above
Ans: C cold current
Question: Which among the following country is the world’s leading producer of synthetic industrial diamond?
a China
b Congo
c United states
d South Africa
Ans: A China
Question: A star at which among the following locations would appear to twinkle more than others normally?
a Straight up in Observer’s line of sight
b Stars closer to poles
c Stars closer to the horizon
d None of them
Ans: C Stars closer to the horizon
Question: The Isthmus of Korea is located between which two seas?
a Sea of Japan and Yellow sea
b Pacific Ocean and Caribbean sea
c Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
d Arabian Sea and Indian ocean
Ans: A Sea of Japan and Yellow sea
Question: The Mississippi River flows in which continent?
a South America
b North America
c Europe
d Asia
Ans: B North America
Question: Who among the following has defined race in population concept?
a Montagu
b Hooton
c Templeton
d Dobzhansky
Ans: D Dobzhansky
Question: Which among the following pairs of Tribes and their Habitat is not correctly matched?
a Zambos – Inhabitants of south America
b Veddas – Racial stock of Sri Lanka
c Yakuts – People of South africa
d Semai – Tribal societies of Malaysia
Ans: C Yakuts – People of South africa
Question: What is the increased exemplifications of the characters of urbanization in a city or its surrounding rural area called?
a Counter-Urbanization
b Sub-Urbanization
c Urban Agglomeration
d Over-Urbanization
Ans: D Over-Urbanization
Question: What are the dark patches on the surface of the sun called ?
a Heliosphere
b Solar flares
c Corona
d Sunspots
Ans: D Sunspots
Question: Which among the following statements is correct about Asthenosphere?
a It is a strong lower part of the mantle
b It is the liquid layer of the earth’s core
c It is the uppermost rigid part of the mantle
d It is a weak, plastic layer of the upper mantle
Ans: D It is a weak, plastic layer of the upper mantle
Question: Which among the following is not a feature of divergent plate boundary?
a Faulted mountains
b Mid oceanic ridges
c Fissure volcanoes
d Rift valleys
Ans: A Faulted mountains
Question: What are deep focus earthquakes also known as?
a Intraplate earthquakes
b Crustal earthquakes
c Both 1 & 2
d Neither 1 & 2
Ans: A Intraplate earthquakes
Question: Which type of volcanoes are the largest?
a Caldera
b Composite volcanoes
c Mid-oceanic ridge volcanoes
d Shield Volcanoes
Ans: D Shield Volcanoes
Question: Which among the following belts is also called as Horse Latitudes?
a Equatorial Low Pressure Belt
b Polar High Pressure Belt
c Sub-Polar Low Pressure Belt
d Sub-Tropical High Pressure Belt
Ans: D Sub-Tropical High Pressure Belt
Question: Which among the following forms when moisture is deposited in form of water droplets on cooler surfaces of solid objects such as stone, glass, blades, plant leaves?
a Fog
b Frost
c Dew
d Smog
Ans: C Dew
Question: Which among the following is not the ideal condition for the formation of tropical cyclones?
a High-level cyclonic circulation
b Upper divergence above the sea level system
c Presence of the Coriolis force
d Large sea surface with temperature higher than 27° C
Ans: A High-level cyclonic circulation
Question: Which of the following layer of the earth is termed as Sial?
a Core
b Mantale
c Crust
d None of the above
Ans: C Crust
Question: Kalimantan is the part of which among the following countries?
a Thailand
b Malaysia
c Cambodia
d Indonesia
Ans: D Indonesia
Question: Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in__?
a Australia
b Canada
c Russia
d Indonesia
Ans: A Australia
Question: Europa is the moon of which among the following planets?
a Saturn
b Uranus
c Mars
d Jupiter
Ans: D Jupiter
Question: When light from some sources enters to the earth’s atmosphere, it gets scattered. Which among the following is a reason behind scattering?
a dust, smoke and gas molecules
b Various wavelengths of light
c atmospheric pressure
d None of the above
Ans: A dust, smoke and gas molecules
Question: Which among the following are the tribal inhabitants of Central Australia?
a Apache Arunta
b Amerinds
c Bantu
d Arunta
Ans: A Apache Arunta
Question: What is the local area around a city supplying fluid milk to it called?
a Milk shed
b Milk Godown
c Dairy states
d Milk tanker
Ans: A Milk shed
Question: The Ganga-Brahmaputra river delta in India and Bangladesh which is one of the most fertile regions in the world is a____________?
a Tide Dominated Delta
b River dominated Delta
c Wave Dominated Delta
d None of the above
Ans: A Tide Dominated Delta
Question: The Expedition 21 (Expedition series) of NASA are related to which of the following ?
a Space Tourism
b Lunar probes
c Unmanned flight to the space
d Long Crew Flight to the International Space Station
Ans: D Long Crew Flight to the International Space Station
Question: Which among the following is not a local wind?
a Sirocco
b Kikuyu
c Mistral
d Punas
Ans: B Kikuyu
Question: In which state of India is the Gulf of Kutch located?
a Gujarat
b Maharashtra
c Goa
d Rajasthan
Ans: A Gujarat
Question: Which of the following canyon is not found in the United States?
a Windy Canyon
b Salt River Canyon
c Nine Mile Canyon
d Glenwood Canyon
Ans: A Windy Canyon
Question: What are modern humans referred to as?
a Homo sapiens
b Homo erectus
c Australopithecus
d Homo habilis
Ans: A Homo sapiens
Question: Which among the following are nomadic tribesmen of Arab stock in Africa and Southwest Asia?
a Bedouins
b Bantu
c Ashanti
d Babinga
Ans: A Bedouins
Question: What are centres with population of more than one lakh called?
a Mega city
b Metropolitan City
c City
d Urban Agglomeration
Ans: C City
Question: What percent of the solar system’s mass does the sun hold?
a 70 %
b 99.8 %
c 88.5 %
d 50 %
Ans: B 99.8 %
Question: The term planetoids is used for __?
a Asteroids
b Dwarf Planets
c Comets
d Satellites of Solar System
Ans: A Asteroids
Question: What is the theory combining the Continental Drift and Sea Floor Spreading called?
a Geomagnetism
b Volcanism
c Diastrophism
d Plate tectonics
Ans: D Plate tectonics
Question: What is the point on the fault where seismic waves are released called?
a crest
b Epicentre
c Hypocentre
d ridge
Ans: C Hypocentre
Question: Which among the following Volcanoes is not an active volcano?
a Mt. Vesuvius
b Mt. Kilimanjaro
c Mt. Etna
d Mauna Kea
Ans: B Mt. Kilimanjaro
Question: The Kalahari desert is located in which among the following continents?
a Europe
b Asia
c Africa
d South America
Ans: C Africa
Question: What is a law stating that Coriolis forces deflect winds to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere called?
a Ferrel’s Law
b Zeroth Law
c Boyle’s Law
d Hooke’s Law
Ans: A Ferrel’s Law
Question: Which among the following clouds are also called as middle clouds forming at a height of 2000 – 6000 metres?
a Cirrus clouds
b Alto clouds
c Storm clouds
d Stratus clouds
Ans: B Alto clouds
Question: The Sargasso Sea is located in which among the following oceans?
a Pacific
b Arctic
c Indian
d Atlantic
Ans: D Atlantic
