Dear students, GENERAL STUDIES is a vast subject and low scoring part. 2-3 questions are asked in Tier-1 exam. Most students ignore the GA part in exam time, but you should prepare and attempt the GA section. So, we are providing 15 targeted GEOGRAPHY questions that are frequently asked in the CGL Exam. You can also read our GENERAL STUDIES QUIZZES.
Q1. The humidity of air depends on
(a) Temperature
(b) Location
(c) Weather
(d) All of the above
Q2. Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called
(a) Radiation
(b) Inversion
(c) Conduction
(d) Convection
Q3. Our atmosphere is divided into layers.
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
Q4. All vital atmospheric processes leading to various climatic and weather conditions take place in the :
(a) Stratosphere
(b) Troposphere
(c) Ionosphere
(d) Exosphere
Q5. The Mediterranean region are characterized by heavy rain in:
(a) Winter
(b) Spring
(c) Autumn
(d) Summer
Q6. The area with annual rainfall less than 50 cm in a year is
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Leh in Kashmir
(c) Coromandel coast
(d) Konkan coast
Q7. Waves approaching the shore is known as
(a) Swash
(b) Tsunami
(c) Currents
(d) Tide
Q8. Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as
(a) Tides
(b) Tsunami
(c) Current
(d) Cyclone
Q9. Which from the following, is a landlocked sea?
(a) Timor Sea
(b) Arafura Sea
(c) Greeland Sea
(d) Aral Sea
Q10. The largest ocean is
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
Q11. The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of
(a) Temperate forests
(b) Tropical rain forests
(c) Savannahs
(d) Scrubland
Q12. Neap tides are
(a) Strong
(b) Weak
(c) Medium
(d) Very strong
Q13. Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?
(a) Kurile
(b) Canary
(c) Labrador
(d) Gulf Stream
Q14. The Sargasso sea is situated in the :
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
Q15. Mariana Trench is found in
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
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