Practice Course on

Geography through MCQs

By Sudarshan Gurjar
1. Examine the following statement and select the correct answer using the
code given below:
• 1. The outer most layer of the Earth is known as crust.
• 2. The Earth crust is above the Mohorovicic (Moho) discontinuity.
• 3. Earth crust represents less than 1 per cent of the total volume of the
Earth.
• Code :
• A. 1 and 2 are correct
• B. 2 and 3 are correct
• C. 1 and 3 are correct
• D. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
2. Consider the following statement and select the correct answer using the
code given below :
• 1. The primary seismic wave are analogous to sound waves.
• 2. The primary waves can travel through the solid, liquid and gaseous
mediums.
• 3. The speed of primary waves is more in the sedimentary rocks than that in
the granite and basalt.
• Code :
• A. 1 and 2 are correct
• B. 2 and 3 are correct
• C. 1 and 3 are correct
• D. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
3. Consider the following statement and select the correct answer using the
code given below :
• 1. The secondary waves are called transverse.
• 2. The secondary waves are analogous to light waves and water ripples.
• 3. The secondary waves can not travel through the liquid medium.
• Code :
• A. 1 and 2 are correct
• B. 2 and 3 are correct
• C. 1 and 3 are correct
• D. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
4. The maximum damage to life and property is done by the :

• A. Surface waves
• B. Transverse waves
• C. Longitudinal waves
• D. Primary waves
5. Arrange the following in a sequential order from surface to the inner
core of the Earth and select the correct answer using the code given below
:
• 1. Asthenosphere
• 2. Mantle
• 3. Solid Core
• 4. Molten core
• Code :
• A. 1, 3, 2 and 4 are correct
• B. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
• C. 1, 2, 4 and 3 are correct
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
6. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using
the code given below :
• 1. The outer zone of the lithosphere is known as crust
• 2. The Earth’ crust consist of brittle rocks.
• 3. The lithosphere is a much thicker zone than the crust.
• 4. Below the crust is the solid asthenosphere.
• Code :
• A. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
• B. 1, 2 and 4 are correct
• C. 2, 3 and 4 are correct
• D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
7. The Gutenberg Discontinuity separates :

• A. Mantle and core

• B. The outer core and mantle
• C. The inner core and outer core
• D. The lower crust and mantle
8. The Moho Discontinuity separates :

• A. Asthenosphere and mantle

• B. Upper mantle and lower crust
• C. Mantle and core
• D. Inner solid core and outer liquid core
9. About 50 per cent of the world population is concentrated between
latitude of

• A. 5⁰N and 20⁰N

• B. 20⁰N and 40⁰N
• C. 40⁰N and 60⁰N
• D. 20⁰S and 40⁰S
10. The Latitude that passes through Sikkim also through

• A. Rajasthan
• B. Punjab
• C. Himachal Pradesh
• D. Jammu and Kashmir
11. Which one of the following towns is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer :

• A. Agartala
• B. Gandhi Nagar
• C. Jabalpur
• D. Ujjain
12. Which of the following Indian state lies north of the tropic of Cancer ?

• A. Jharkhand
• B. Manipur
• C. Mizoram
• D. Tripura
13. Consider the following statement :
• 1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal.
• 2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune.
• 3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.

• Which of these statement is/are correct?

• A. 1 and 3
• B. Only 2
• C. 2 and 3
• D. 1,2 and 3
14. Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator ?

• A. Colombo
• B. Jakarta
• C. Manila
• D. Singapore
15. On which of the following dates your shadow at noon is the smallest ?

• A. December 25
• B. March 21
• C. June 21
• D. February 14
16. When there is noon IST meridian people another place of the Earth are
taking their 6 O’ clock morning tea.
• The longitude of the place is :

• A. 17⁰30’E
• B. 7⁰30’W
• C. 172⁰30’E
• D. 90⁰W
17. Statement (A) : Time interval at the date-line is 12 hours from the
Greenwich
• Reason (R) : Date-line is situated at 180 meridian
• Using following options choose the correct answer-

• (a) (A), (R) both are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• (b) (A) and (R) both are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• (c) (A) is correct but (R) is false.
• (d) (R) is correct but (A) is false.
18. The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich. Hence it is located
at –

• A. 30⁰W Longitude
• B. 30⁰E Longitude
• C. 28⁰E Longitude
• D. 28⁰W Longitude
19. Time of which of the following places is equal to the time of GMT
• 1. Accra
• 2. Dublin
• 3. Madrid
• 4. Lisbon

• Use the code below to select the correct answer :

• A. 1,2 and 3
• B. 1,3 and 4
• C. 1,2 and 4
• D. 2,3 and 4
•
•
20. Which one of the following Cities does not have the same clock time as
that of the other three Cities at any given instant ?

• A. London(UK)
• B. Lisbon (Portugal)
• C. Accra (Ghana)
• D. Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
21. The cause of Day and Night is –

• A. Earth rotation
• B. Rotation of Earth on its axis
• C. Tilt of Earth’s axis
• D. Moon’s rotation
22. Seasonal changes is caused by which one of special characteristic of
Earth’s motion ?

• A. Revolution around Sun

• B. Axial tilt by 231/2 degree
• C. (a) and (b) both
• D. Rotation on its axis
23. Along which of the following plate boundaries, the crust is destroyed?
1. Convergent Boundary
2. Divergent Boundary
3. Transform Boundary
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
24. With reference to Plate tectonics, consider the following statements:
1.At a transform boundary the crust is neither created nor destroyed.
2. A convergent boundary cannot exist between two oceanic plates.
3. At a divergent boundary the crust gets destroyed as one plate sinks under
another.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
 Correct Answer
1. D 10. A 19. A
2. A 11. B 20. D
3. D 12. B 21. B
4. A 13. C 22. C
5. C 14. D 23. A
6. A 15. C 24. A
7. B 16. B
8. B 17. A
9. B 18. B