Geography Questions For SSC CGL Exam 2017
Geography Questions For SSC CGL Exam 2017
Q1. Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Saturn
(c) Venus
(d) Uranus
Q2. The largest planet in our solar system is
(a) Mars
(b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn
(d)Marcury
Q3. The four largest planets of the Solar System in decreasing size are
(a) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus
(b) Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
(c) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
(d) Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune
Q4. The number of staellites of the planet is Mercury is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 16
Q5. The longest river of peninsular India is
(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri
(c) Narmada (d) Godavari
Q6.Father of Geography ?
(a) Eratosthenes
(b) Erdtman
(c) Sir Dietrich Brandis
(d) None of these
Q7. The largest fresh water lake in India is
(a) Dal Lake (b) Bhimtal Lake
(c) Wular Lake (d) Nainital Lake
Q8. In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow
(a) from West to East
(b) from North to South
(c) like a ring
(d) in transverse direction
Q9. Where is Tala Hydroelectric project, which is expected to generate 1020 MW power, located?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Q10. In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra
(c) Sikkim (d) Uttar Pradesh
Q11. The river also known as Tsang-po in Tibet is
(a) Ganga (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Indus (d) Teesta
Q12. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(a) Cauvery (b) Krishna
(c) Narmada (d) Ganga
Q13. In terms of area, India is the ________ largest country of the world.
(a) second (b) fourth
(c) sixth (d) seventh
Q14. Where in India can ‘Mushroom’ rock be found?
(a) Eastern Ghats
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Thar Desert
(d) Satpura Range
Q15. ‘Loktak’ is a
(a) Valley (b) Lake
(c) River (d) Mountain Range
answers- 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.B
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