Geography Current Affairs MCQ's

Geography Current Affairs 2019


1. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
(a) Gwadar port - Pakistan
(b) Trincomalee port - Maldives
(c) Hambantota port - Srilanka
(d) Chittagong port – Bangladesh


2. Which of the following island is wrongly matched with their respective location?
(a) Ascension Island - Indian Ocean
(b) Hawaiian islands - Pacific Ocean
(c) Reunion island - Indian Ocean
(d) Vanuatu island - Pacific Ocean



3. Which of the following countries do not share the coastlines of the Caspian Sea?
(a) Kazakhstan
(b) Russia
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Turkmenistan


4. Which of the following rivers flow through Manipur?
1. Barak
2. Brahmaputra
3. Dibang
Select the correct answer:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 , 2 and 3


5. Which of the following African countries are NOT landlocked?
1. Ethiopia
2. Sudan
3. Tanzania
Select the correct answer:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1 , 2 and 3


6. Which of the following rivers flow through the state of Assam?
1. Teesta river
2. Brahmaputra
3. Barak
4. Dhansiri
Select the answer using the codes given below:
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2, ,3 and 4 only
(d) 1 , 2, 3 and 4

7. Which of the following is a doubly landlocked country?
(a) Uzbekistan
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Switzerland
(d) Cambodia


8. Which of the following rivers does not pass through Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Chenab
(b) Ravi
(c) Nubra
(d) Dras


9. Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree
Channel’?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Nicobar and Sumatra
(c) Maldives and Lakshadweep
(d) Sumatra and Java


10. Which of the following boundary lines are NOT correctly matched with the countries they
separates?
(a) Durand Line - Pakistan and Afghanistan
(b) 49th parallel - US and Canada
(c) 37th parallel - North and South Koreas
(d) MacMohan Line - India and China


11. Which of the following countries are located along the border of Black Sea?
1. Turkey
2. Ukraine
3. Bulgaria
4. Russia
5. Georgia
6. Romania
Select the correct answer:
(a) 1 , 2, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
(c) 1 , 4 , 5 and 6 only
(d) All of the above


12. Consider the following statements regarding river Ravi:
1. The River originates from Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
2. Ravi is a left bank tributary of Chenab.
Select the correct answer:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2


13. Consider the following pairs:
Lake: State
1.Man Sagar Lake : Rajasthan
2.Pashan Lake : Maharashtra
3.Saroornagar Lake : Assam
4.Ramgarh Lake : Chhattisgarh
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 only
(c)3 and 4 only
(d)1,3 and 4 only


14. Which of the following nations are not located on the shores of the Caspian Sea?
(a) Iran
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Armenia

15. Consider the following statements about Kaleshwaram Project seen in the news?
1. It is a lift irrigation project across the river Godavari
2. It is an interstate project between Telangana and Maharashtra
Select the correct statements from the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2


16. Which of the countries listed below does not have access to Persian Gulf?
(a) Yemen
(b) Oman
(c) Iran
(d) Iraq


17. Socotra Island, recently in news, is located in
(a)South China Sea
(b)Arabian Sea
(c)Baby of Bengal
(d)Red Sea


18. ‘Guardafui Channel’ sometimes seen in news connects
(a)Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden
(b)South China Sea and Indian Ocean
(c)North Sea and Atlantic Ocean
(d)None of the above


19. Which among following are tributaries of the river son
1.North Koel
2.Narmada
3.Tamsa
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1 and 2 only


20. Which of the following rivers are tributaries of Kaveri river?
1. Bhavani
2. Noyyal
3. Amaravati
4. Hemavati
5. Shimsha
Select the correct answer;
(a) 1 , 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 ,4 and 5 only
(c) 1 ,2 and 5 only
(d) All of the above


21. Which among the following are landlocked countries in the world
1.Bolivia
2.Chile
3.Malawi
4.Afghanistan
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a)1 and 3 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1,3 and 4 only
(d)1,2,3 and 4


22. Consider the following pairs:
Reservoir : State
1.Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar : Rajasthan
2.Banasura sagar : Karnataka
3.Mudasarlova reservoir : Andhra Pradesh
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)3 only
(d)1,2 and 3

23. The city of Haifa, recently seen in news, is located in:
(a) Egypt
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Turkey
(d) Israel

24. Consider the following statements:
1.Araku Valley : Jharkhand
2.Nubra Valley : Sikkim
3.Spiti valley : Assam
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)None of the above


25. The river Yamuna passes through which among the following states in India:
1.Uttarpradesh
2.Haryana
3.Himachal Pradesh
4.Punjab
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a)1 and 3 only
(b)1,2 and 4 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1 ,2 and 3 only



26. Which of the following states does not house one of the Strategic Petroleum Reserves of India?
1.Tamil Nadu
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Karnataka
4.Maharashtra
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1 and 4 only


27. Consider the following pairs:
National Waterway: River
1.NW 40: Ghagra
2.NW 2: Mahanadi
3.NW 4: Brahmaputra
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 2 only
(d)1,2 and 3


28. Consider the following pairs:
1.Assumption islands: Seychelles
2.Agelaga islands: Maldives
3.Kadmat islands: Madagascar
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)1 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1,2 and 3


29. Which of the following regions are located near tri-junction points of India?
1.Lipulekh
2.Rohtang
3.Doklam
4.Banihal
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 4 only


30. Which among the following are the tributaries of the river Yamuna?
1.Ken
2.Betwa
3.Chambal
4.Sindh
Select the correct the answer using the code given below
(a)1 and 3 only
(b)2,3 and 4 only
(c)2 and 4 only
(d)1,2,3 and 4.


31. Which among the following is/are riverine islands of India
1.Majuli
2.Pamban
3.Elephanta
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 only
(d)1,2 and 3


32. Consider the following pairs:
Mountains: Region
1.Mount Etna :Island of Java
2.Mount Merapi :Island of Sicily
3.Mount pinatubo :Philippines
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)3 only
(d)1 and 3 only


33. Consider the following statements:
Lake : State
1.Dal : Himachal Pradesh
2.Bellandur: Karnataka
3.Bhojtal : Madhya Pradesh
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)1 and 3 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1,2 and 3


34. 'Belt and Road Initiative’ is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs
of (UPSC 2016)
(a) African Union
(b) Brazil
(c) European Union
(d) China


35. If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within
India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination? (UPSC 2017)
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9


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