10 Geography GK Questions with Answers

1. True statements about weathering — 1. Rocks weakening and breaking where they lie is weathering. 2. It is of three kinds — physical, chemical and biological. 3. It supplies material for erosion.
   1. 1 only
   2. 2 only
   3. 1 and 3
   4. All three
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   Answer: (D) All three

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2. Which statement about the "Bhabar" is correct?
   1. Rivers form marshes here
   2. Rivers disappear into the pebbles and boulders here
   3. It is new alluvium flooded every year
   4. It is high, old alluvium
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   Answer: (B) Rivers disappear into the pebbles and boulders here

   Marsh — Terai; new alluvium — Khadar; old — Bhangar.

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3. How is a "protostar" formed?
   1. From the energy of a black hole
   2. By gravitational condensation of hydrogen–helium clouds
   3. By the contraction of the galaxy
   4. From a supernova
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   Answer: (B) By gravitational condensation of hydrogen–helium clouds

   A gas cloud contracts under gravity to form a protostar.

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4. Correct statements on the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission — 1. It began in 2010. 2. The original target was 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022. 3. In 2015 the target was raised to 1,00,000 MW.
   1. 1 only
   2. 1 and 2
   3. 2 and 3
   4. All
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   Answer: (D) All

   The target went from 20 GW to 100 GW.

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5. Which pair is not correctly matched? (IAS 2010)
   1. Nathu La — Arunachal Pradesh
   2. Lipulekh — Uttarakhand
   3. Rohtang — Himachal Pradesh
   4. Palghat — Kerala
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   Answer: (A) Nathu La — Arunachal Pradesh

   Nathu La is in Sikkim.

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6. The Itaipu dam on the Paraná is a joint project of which two countries? (IAS 2005)
   1. Brazil and Peru
   2. Paraguay and Ecuador
   3. Brazil and Paraguay
   4. Colombia and Paraguay
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   Answer: (C) Brazil and Paraguay

   Itaipu is one of the world’s largest hydroelectric dams.

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7. In which months does Tamil Nadu get its main monsoon rain?
   1. March-April
   2. June-July
   3. July-August
   4. October-December
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   Answer: (D) October-December

   The retreating / north-east monsoon picks up moisture over the Bay of Bengal.

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8. Which forest covers the largest area in India? (IAS 2010)
   1. Montane wet temperate
   2. Sub-tropical dry evergreen
   3. Tropical moist deciduous
   4. Tropical wet evergreen
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   Answer: (C) Tropical moist deciduous

   Among the options, tropical deciduous forests are the most widespread.

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9. In which months is ozone depletion over Antarctica greatest?
   1. December–January
   2. October–November
   3. September–October
   4. August–September
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   Answer: (C) September–October

   Chlorine becomes active as sunlight returns in the southern spring.

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10. Correct statements on sustainable agriculture — 1. It is a mixed system of crop production and animal husbandry. 2. It is profitable only in the short term. 3. It makes farming economically self-supporting.
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All
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    Answer: (C) 1 and 3

    Its benefit is long-term.

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