Geography Important Solved General Knowledge Mcqs for PPSC, FPSC, KPPSC Test

GEOGRAPHY

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Geography: a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and social features of the earth's surface.

MCQS:

1.  In the Composition of the earth, Aluminum is:

(a)  27.5% (Answer)

(b)  20.3%

(c)  14.5% 

(d)  8.1%

2.  The deepest part of the Ocean is:

(a)  Vostok 

(b)  Puerto Rico Trench

(c)  Mariana Trench (Answer)

(d)  Sundas Trench

3.  After Australia, which of the following is the smallest Continent?

(a)  Antarctica (Answer)

(b)  South America

(c)  North America 

(d)  Europe

4.  The deepest place in the Indian Ocean is:

(a)  Mariana Trench 

(b)  Puerto Rico Trench

(c)  Sunda Trench 

(d)  Isle Trench (Answer)

5.  The highest waterfall of the world is:

(a)  Victoria 

(b)  Tugela (Answer)

(c)  Angel  

(d)  Niagara.

6.  The areas around the North and South poles within the Polar circles are called:

(a)  The Torrid Zone 

(b)  The Frigid Zone

(c)  The Temperature Zone (Answer)

(d)  None of the above

7.  “Death Valley” in California, U.S.A is so called because of:

(a)  It is highly polluted area on earth

(b)  It is extremely cold region on earth (Answer)

(c)  One of the hottest places in the world

(d)  The existence of a large number of volcanoes

8.  Identify the largest ocean:

(a)  Pacific Ocean 

(b)  Atlantic Ocean (Answer)

(c)  Indian Ocean 

(d)  Artic Ocean

9.  Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the:

(a)  Strait of Gibraltar 

(b)  Bering strait

(c)  Davis strait  

(d)  Dover strait (Answer)

10.  Caribbean Sea is linked with the Pacific Ocean by the:

(a)  Suez Canal  

(b)  Panama Canal (Answer)

(c)  Sunda Strait  

(d)  None of the above one

11.  ‘Sea of Japan’ is famous for:

(a)  Oil Reserves  

(b)  Mineral Water

(c)  Fishing Area  

(d)  Icebergs in water (Answer)

12.  ‘Red sea’ is between:

(a)  Arabia and Africa

(b)  Turkey and Russia

(c)  China and Japan (Answer)

(d)  Germany and Scandinavia

13.  Alexandria is a seaport of :

(a)  Greece  

(b)  Egypt (Answer)

(c)  Iran 

(d)  Germany

14.  Bering Strait separates Asia from:

(a)  America (Answer)

(b)  Africa

(c)  Australia  

(d)  None of the above one

15.  The longest mountain range in the world is:

(a)  Karakoram (Answer)

(b)  Alps

(c)  Andes 

(d)  Hindukush

16.  Cyprus is an island in the:

(a)  Mediterranean Sea

(b)  South China Sea (Answer)

(c)  Red Sea

(d)  Caribbean Sea.

17.  Which of the following country shares the water of Caspian Sea?

(a)  Russia (Answer)

(b)  Iran

(c)  Azerbaijan  

(d)  All the above

18.  Palk Strait separates India from :

(a)  Sri Lanka  

(b)  Maldives

(c)  Bangladesh (Answer)

(d)  None of the above one

19.  ‘Dickson’ is a seaport of :

(a)  Italy 

(b)  Malaysia

(c)  South Africa (Answer)

(d)  Norway

20.  ‘Lake Superior’ is :

(a)  The World’s deepest freshwater lake

(b)  The World’s largest freshwater lake

(c)  The world’s largest saltwater lake

(d)  None of the above (Answer)

21.  ‘Seattle’ is a seaport of :

(a)  China  

(b)  U.S.A (Answer)

(c)  Germany 

(d)  Canada

22.  Which of the following strait separates Italy from Sicily?

(a)  Sunda 

(b)  Messina (Answer)

(c)  Bonifacio 

(d)  Johore

23.  Identify the world’s longest river with the length of 6,521 km.

(a)  Amazon 

(b)  Mississippi

(c)  Nile (Answer)

(d)  none of the above

24.  Which one is the longest river?

(a)  Jhelum 

(b)  Chenab

(c)  Ravi  (Answer)

(d)  Sutlaj.

25.  Which of the following is the smallest sea?

(a)  South China Sea. (Answer)

(b)  Arabian Sea.

(c)  Sea of Marmara. 

(d)  Caribbean Sea.

26.  Which of the following river is located in Iraq?

(a)  Lena 

(b)  Oxus

(c)  Volga (Answer)

(d)  Euphrates

27.  In which of the following country, ‘Victoria Falls’ is located?

(a)  Canada  

(b)  Zimbabwe

(c)  U.S.A  (Answer)

(d)  Venezuela

28.  Which of the following waterfalls is located between America and Canada?

(a)  Victoria Falls 

(b)  Ribbon Falls

(c)  Niagara Falls  

(d)  Angels Falls. (Answer)

29.  Identify the world’s Largest Dam :

(a)  Aswan  

(b)  Kiev (Answer)

(c)  Tarbela 

(d)  Mangla

30.  In which of the following region ‘New Zealand’ is situated?

(a)  Europe 

(b)  South America (Answer)

(c)  Caribbean 

(d)  Oceania

31.  The world’s largest land frontier is between:

(a)  America and Canada

(b)  Russia and China (Answer)

(c)   Argentina and Brazil

(d)  China and Mongolia

32.  The world’s largest sliver producing country is:

(a)  Canada 

(b)  Australia

(c)  Russia  (Answer)

(d)  Mexico.

33.  “Valetta” is the capital of:

(a)  Finland

(b)  Malta

(c)  Senegal (Answer)

(d)  Congo

34.  The ‘United Arab Emirates’ (U.A.E) Comprises of:

(a)  Abu Dhabi (Answer)

(b)  Sharjah

(c)  Fujairah 

(d)  All the above

35.  Which of the following ‘Desert’ is the largest in area?

(a)  The Sahara 

(b)  Gobi

(c)  Takla Makan  (Answer)

(d)  Thar

36.  The famous “ Dost-i-Lut” desert is located in :

(a)  Iran 

(b)  China

(c)  South Africa (Answer)

(d)  Egypt

37.  “Nanga Parbat” is the famous mountain Peak of:

(a)  Karakoram range 

(b)  Himalayas range

(c)  HinduKush range (Answer)

(d)  Sulaiman range

38.  “Kasr-i-Mantra” is an official residence of:

(a)  King of Saudi Arabia 

(b)  Amir-Kuwait (Answer)

(c)  Iranian President

(d)  None of the above

39.  Why ‘Black Sea’ is so called:

(a)  A large number of black rocks in the water

(b)  The dense fog that prevails there in winter

(c)  The water of the sea is black

(d)  None of the above (Answer)

40.  Which of the following Country is largest by area?

(a)  China 

(b)  Canada (Answer)

(c)  America

(d)  Russia

41.  Which of the following Country is a ‘Peninsula?

(a)  Brazil (Answer)

(b)  Japan

(c)  Greenland 

(d)  Saudi Arabia

42.  Which of the following Country is largest by population?

(a)  Russia 

(b)  Indonesia (Answer)

(c)  China 

(d)  India

43.  Which part of the world is called “City of Angles”?

(a)  Bangkok  

(b)  Stockholm (Answer)

(c)  New York 

(d)  Rome

44.  Which part of the world is called “Cockpit of Europe”?

(a)  Belgium (Answer)

(b)  Ireland

(c)  Netherlands 

(d)  Greenland

45.  The world’s largest fish catching country is:

(a)  Russia

(b)  China (Answer)

(c)  Japan 

(d)  Australia

46.  The world’s longest railroad tunnel ‘Seikan’ is located in:

(a)  England 

(b)  Japan

(c)  Switzerland (Answer)

(d)  Russia.

47.  Which Country is called “Land of Milk and Honey”?

(a)  Lebanon 

(b)  Japan (Answer)

(c)  Canada 

(d)  Turkey

48.  Which part of the world is called: “Playground of Europe”?

(a)  Norway 

(b)  Germany

(c)  Switzerland (Answer)

(d)  Poland

49.  Which Part of the world is called “Land of Midnight Sun”?

(a)  Thailand 

(b)  Finland

(c)  Norway  (Answer)

(d)  Japan

50.  What is “Big Ben”?

(a)  A Volcano in Alaska

(b)  A Glaxy of Stars (Answer)

(c)  A clock placed on the British Parliament

(d)  None of the above

51.  Which of the following is a Baltic State?

(a)  Georgia  (Answer)

(b)  Armenia

(c)  Ukraine 

(d)  Estonia.

52.  Which of the following Asian countries is landlocked?

(a)  Myanmar 

(b)  Mongolia (Answer)

(c)  Vietnam

 (d)  North Korea.

53.  Identify the biggest Island:

(a)  Greenland 

(b)  Iceland

(c)  New Zealand 

(d)  Taiwan (Answer)

54.  Identify the Coldest Planet:

(a)  Pluto  

(b)  Venus

(c)  Jupiter 

(d)  Mars (Answer)

55.  Identify the smallest Planet:

(a)  Venus 

(b)  Mercury (Answer)

(c)  Jupiter 

(d)  None of above

56.  Which one is the highest Mountain Pass in the world?

(a)  Khunjerab Pass 

(b)  Kilik Pass (Answer)

(c)  Alpine 

(d)  None of the above

57.  Identify the Largest ‘Salt-Water Lake’ in the world:

(a)  Lake Superior 

(b)  Baikal Lake

(c)  Caspian Sea  (Answer)

(d)  Manchester Lake

58.  Identify the world’s largest City (in area):

(a)  Shanghai 

(b)  Moscow

(c)  New York  (Answer)

(d)  London

59.  Which is the longest strait of the world?

(a)  Malacca 

(b)  Gibraltar (Answer)

(c)  Bosporus 

(d)  Dover

60.  ‘Fleet Street’ in London is famous for:

(a)  Tailoring and Jewelry Shops

(b)  Banking and Financial Transactions

(c)  Offices of the leading British Newspapers

(d)  None of the above One. (Answer)

61.  ‘Wall Street’ in New York is famous for:

(a)  Stocks Exchange Market

(b)  Modern Shopping Center (Answer)

(c)  Broadest street in the world

(d)  None of the above

62.  Which of the following lines divide Turkish and Greek Cyprus communities?

(a)  Yellow Line 

(b)  Green Line (Answer)

(c)  Curzon Line 

(d)  Maginot Line

63.  Which of the following countries is called “Land of Milk and Honey”?

(a)  Switzerland 

(b)  Norway

(c)  Bahrain  (Answer)

(d)  Lebanon.

64.  Which one is boundary line between Poland and Germany?

(a)  Maginot Line 

(b)  Siegfried line (Answer)

(c)  Hindenburg line 

(d)  Mannerheim line

65.  ‘Takla Makan Desert’ is located in :

(a)  Xinjing (China)  (Answer)

(b)  East Africa

(c)  Basutoland 

(d)  Iran

66.  “Khyber Pass” is located in :

(a)  Karakorum range 

(b)  Himalyas range (Answer)

(c)  Hindukush range 

(d)  Sulaiman range

67. Which part of the world is known as “Star and key of Indian Ocean”?

(a)  India (Answer)

(b)  Sri Lanka

(c)  Maldives 

(d)  Mauritius

68.  “Siachen Glacier” is situated in :

(a)  Hindu Kush 

(b)  Sulaiman (Answer)

(c)  Pamir 

(d)  Karakorum

69.  Which of the following glacier is in ‘Hunza’?

(a)  Hispar 

(b)  Biafo

(c)  Atrak  (Answer)

(d)  None of the above

70.  Which of the following Mountain Peak is not situated in Karakorum range?

(a)  Broad Peak 

(b)  Gasherbrum Peak

(c)  Tirich Mir Peak 

(d)  All of the above (Answer)

71.  The world’s smallest state by population is:

(a)  San Marino  

(b)  Monaco

(c)  Vatican  (Answer)

(d)  Nauru.

72.  The world’s largest fresh water lake is:

(a)  Caspian sea  

(b)  Great Bear

(c)  Baikal  

(d)  Superior. (Answer)

73.  ‘Nanga Parbat Peak’ is situated in:

(a)  Himalayas  

(b)  Karakoram

(c)  Hindukush  (Answer)

(d)  Suliman

74.  The largest river in Baluchistan is ?

(a)  Dasht 

(b)  Zhob (Answer)

(c)  Rakshan 

(d)  Hingol

75.  Which is the highest railway station in Asia?

(a)  Quetta 

(b)  Kalat

(c)  Kan Mehtarzai 

(d)  Sibi (Answer)

76.  What is the significance of a small country “Ecuador”?

(a)  It is a biggest island of Latin America

(b)  It is located on the equator of the earth

(c)  It is a land where days and nights are of one month duration on the earth

(d)  None of the above (Answer)

77.  ‘Kuril Islands’ are situated between:

(a)  China and Japan (Answer)

(b)  Russia and Japan

(c)  Australia and New Zealand

(d)  U.S and Cuba

78.  What is “Green peace”?

(a)  A mountain range

(b)  The largest Island in the world (Answer)

(c)  Geological Society of London  

(d)  An organization that stresses the need to maintain a balance between human progress and environmental conservation.

79.  Yellow Sea lies between:

(a)  Singapore and Malaysia.

(b)  China and Japan. (Answer)

(c)  Vietnam and Philippine.

(d)  Australia and New Zealand.

80.  The world’s largest active volcano “Mauna Loa” is located in:

(a)  Hawaii (USA)

(b)  Central Andes (Chile)

(c)  Mount Mayon (Philippines)

(d)  Java (Indonesia) (Answer)

81.  The Eastern Mediterranean Island “Cyprus” is divided between:

(a)  Germany and Poland 

(b)  France and Greece

(c)  Turkey and Greece  (Answer)

(d)  Indonesia and Japan

82.  Which is the smallest state in area?

(a)  Bahrain 

(b)  Maldives (Answer)

(c)  Malta 

(d)  Brunei Darussalam

83.  The distance of a place South or North of Equator is called :

(a)  Altitude  

(b)  Longitude

(c)  Latitude 

(d)  Multitude (Answer)

84.  Which part of the world is called “The Land of free people”?

(a)  Switzerland 

(b)  Thailand

(c)  West-Indies  (Answer)

(d)  U.K

85.  The world’s famous bridge “Golden gate” is located in:

(a)  New York 

(b)  Sydney

(c)  Mexico city 

(d)  San Francisco (Answer)

86.  “Skhalin Islands” enriched with oil reserves are claimed by:

(a)  China and Russia  

(b)  US and Japan

(c)  Russia and Japan  (Answer)

(d)  USA and Russia

87.  “Pristina is the Capital of:

(a)  Chechnya  

(b)  East Timor

(c)  Bosnia  (Answer)

(d)  Kossovo

88.  ‘Oxus’ River is flowing between:

(a)  Iran and Iraq

(b)  Afghanistan and Tajikistan

(c)  Jordan and Israel

(d)  Russia and Turkey (Answer)

89.  SAARC Human Resource Development Center is located at:

(a)  New Delhi 

(b)  Colombo

(c)  Islamabad (Answer)

(d)  Dhaka

90.  In July 1986, a model child welfare centre was established in a village “Hummak” near the city of:

(a)  Lahore 

(b)  Multan

(c)  Faisalabad (Answer)

(d)  Islamabad

91.  The World’s largest desert in area is:

(a)  Sahara 

(b)  Arabia

(c)  Gobi 

(d)  Mogave (Answer)

92.  “Dead Sea” is lying between:

(a)  Iraq and Sudan  (Answer)

(b)  Israel and Jordan

(c)  Russia and Japan 

(d)  Greece and Turkey

93.  Identify the Largest Sea?

(a)  South China Sea

(b)  Caribbean Sea

(c)  Arabian Sea (Answer)

(d)  Sea of Marmara

94.  Which country has the greatest number of volcanoes in the world?

(a)  Japan 

(b)  Indonesia

(c)  Philippines 

(d)  Cameroon (Answer)

95.  The length of Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Pakistan is:

(a)  650 km 

(b)  785 km (Answer)

(c)  805 km 

(d)  1200 km

96.  Which of the Sea is located in Central Asia?

(a)  Red Sea  (Answer)

(b)  Baltic Sea

(c)  Aral Sea 

(d)  None of the above

97.  Which Country’s land is below the sea level?

(a)  New Zealand 

(b)  Japan

(c)  Ireland  (Answer)

(d)  Netherlands

98.  On which river Gudu, Sukkur and Kotri barrages are situated?

(a)  Chanab 

(b)  Ravi

(c)  Indus  (Answer)

(d)  Sutlej

99.  Which of the following country consists of 1300 Islands?

(a)  Malaysia 

(b)  Greenland (Answer)

(c)  Indonesia

(d)  Philippines

100. What is ‘Subway’?

(a)  Underground passage

(b)  A road or path raised above ground level

(c)  Short passage to any place (Answer)

(d)  None of the above