Geography Solved Questions For UPSC Engineering Services GA

Geography Solved Questions For UPSC Engineering Services GA
Geography Multiple Choice Questions Test Paper for general awareness in UPSC IES

1.In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum ?
(a) During autumn
(b) After summer
(d) During winter
(d) During monsoon
ANSWER (B)

2.Tropical evergreen forests remain evergreen because :
(a) there is a thick undergrowth of bushes
(b) they do not shed their leaves
(c) shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place
throughout the year
(d) while plants at one level shed their leaves, those at a higher level retain their
leaves
ANSWER (C)

3.Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere ?
(a) Gobi
(b) Kalahari
(c) Sahara
(d) Thar
ANSWER (B)

4.The hottest place in the world is 1
(a) Tehran, Iran
(b) Jaisalmer, india
(c) Dallol, Ethiopia
(d) Azizia, Libya


ANSWER (D)

5.Deserts such as Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in western
parts of the continents. This is because these regions :
(a) are very hot throughout the year
(b) have offshore winds throughout the year
(c) have warm offshore currents i
(d) lie in the belt of the doldrums
ANSWER (B)

6.Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Steppes are the temperate grasslands of South America
(b) Prairies are the temperate grasslands of North America
(c) Pampas are the temperate grasslands of South Australia
(d) Forests with trees which do not shed their leaves seasonally are called deciduous
forests
ANSWER (B)
7. Coniferous forests are in the region of :
(a) high humidity and high temperature
(b) low rainfall and very low temperature throughout the year
(c) low mean annual temperature throughout the year and very cold winter
(d) heavy rainfall and high temperature during summer
ANSWER (B)

8.Teak and Sal are the principal trees in the forests known as :
(a) Dry deciduous
(b) Dry evergreen
(c) Tropical moist deciduous
(d) Tropical moist evergreen
ANSWER (C)

9.Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests ?
(a) Southern part of India
(b) South America
(c) Southern island of New Zealand
(d) Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America
ANSWER (D)

10.Many Savanna regions are unable to support good crops because:
(a) They have large tall grasses which form a canopy over the good crops and do not
allow them to grow
(b) There are large numbers of animals in this region, which eat up the crops
(c) The climate is too hot for the crops to grow
(d)they have poor lateritic soil

ANSWER (A)
11. Wine production is mainly carried out in Which of the following natural regions?
(a) Equatorial region
(b) Savanna
(c) Mediterranean region
(d) Coniferous forests
ANSWER (C)

12. Which of the following statements about forests is not correct '?
(a) Coniferous forests of high latitudes yield soft wood
(b) Between 2000 m and 3000 m elevation on the Himalayas grow, deodar, chinar
and walnut ,
(c) Forests in equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
(d) Large-scale exploitation of forests has caused soil erosion and repeated floods
ANSWER (C)

13. Which of the following natural regions is known as ‘the big game country’ or ‘a land of
safari ?
(a) Tropical deserts
(b) Equatorial regions
(c) Temperate Grassland regions
(d) Savanna or Tropical Grassland regions
ANSWER (D)

14. The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in
(a) temperate deciduous forests
(b) tropical moist forests
(c) heavily polluted rivers
(d) desert and savanna regions
ANSWER (B)

15. Which climatic region has the least temperature range ?
(a) Equatorial region
(b) Monsoon region
(c) Tropical region
(d) Mediterranean region '
ANSWER (A)

16. The Veld grassland of South Africa experiences:
(a) the Continental Savanna Climate
(b) the Maritime Savanna Climate
(c) the Steppe climate
(d) the Tropical desert climate
ANSWER (C)

17. The Taiga belt lies between:
(a) Mediterranean climate and Tundra
(b) Monsoon climate and Tundra
(c) Temperate grasslands and Tundra
(d) Tibet type climate and Tundra
ANSWER (C)
18. The Tropical Rain forest type of climate is characterized by
(a) average rainfall of about 300 cm
(b) heavy rain and high temperatures throughout the year
(c) hot dry summer and mild wet winters
(d) hot summer and cool winters with about 100 cm of annual rainfall
ANSWER (B)

19.Factory farming is the characteristic of
(a) north-western North America
(b) north-western Europe
(c) eastern Europe
(d) south-east Asia
ANSWER (B)

20. The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year
correspond to ?
(a) Alpine meadows
(b) Antarctica
(c) Arctic deserts
(d) Tundra
ANSWER (D)