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Prepare to sharpen your geography skills and elevate your confidence for the impending examination. <h2 id="content-id-167573-0">SSC CGL Geography Questions</h2> Q.1 What do you call the weight a soil can withstand before severe damage occurs to the structure of the soil? <ol> <li>Field capacity</li> <li>Bearing capacity</li> <li>Bulk density</li> <li>Buffering capacity</li> </ol> Q.2 Which of the following rivers originates in a spring at Verinag in the south-eastern part of Kashmir? <ol> <li>Beas</li> <li>Jhelum</li> <li>Chenab</li> <li>Sutlej</li> </ol> Q.3 The ______ is the extended margin of each continent occupied by relatively shallow seas and gulfs. <ol> <li>deep sea plain</li> <li>oceanic deeps</li> <li>continental slope</li> <li>continental shelf</li> </ol> Q.4 ______ is defined as the temperature to which the air would have to cool (at constant pressure and constant water vapour content) in order to reach saturation. <ol> <li>Dew point temperature</li> <li>Air temperature</li> <li>Relative humidity</li> <li>Surface temperature</li> </ol> Q.5 The salinity of ocean waters is calculated as the amount of salt (in gm) dissolved in ______ gm of seawater. <ol> <li>10,000</li> <li>1000</li> <li>100</li> <li>10</li> </ol> Q.6 Which of the following dwarf planets lies in the main asteroid belt? <ol> <li>Eris</li> <li>Makemake</li> <li>Ceres</li> <li>Haumea</li> </ol> Q.7 Which of the following statements is/are correct? I- Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee in India. II- Arabica is a variety of coffee. III- The Arabica variety initially brought from Mexico is produced in India. <ol> <li>I, II and III</li> <li>Only II and III</li> <li>Only III</li> <li>Only I and II</li> </ol> Q.8 Which of the following is a peninsular river? <ol> <li>Brahmaputra</li> <li>Narmada</li> <li>Ganga</li> <li>Indus</li> </ol> Q.9 Which of the following is commonly referred to as ‘Ozone Hole’? <ol> <li>Lithosphere</li> <li>Troposphere</li> <li>Biosphere</li> <li>Stratosphere</li> </ol> Q.10 Which of the following mountains is located near the river Dhauliganga? <ol> <li>Kamet</li> <li>Nanda Devi</li> <li>Anamudi</li> <li>Hathi Parvat</li> </ol> Q.11 Acidic nature of soil is shown by high concentration of ______. <ol> <li>hydrogen</li> <li>phosphorous</li> <li>nitrogen</li> <li>oxygen</li> </ol> Q.12 In which of the following places is the difference between the day and night temperatures likely to be the highest? <ol> <li>Chilika Lake</li> <li>Mount Everest</li> <li>Thar Desert</li> <li>Andaman and Nicobar Islands</li> </ol> Q.13 The ______ radiation belts are giant swaths of magnetically trapped highly energetic charged particles that surround Earth. <ol> <li>Van Allen</li> <li>Aurora</li> <li>Kuiper</li> <li>Chinook</li> </ol> Q.14 Which of the following rivers is also called Vyath? <ol> <li>Jhelum</li> <li>Zanskar</li> <li>Tawi</li> <li>Shyok</li> </ol> Q.15 In Jharkhand, the primitive form of cultivation is called: <ol> <li>Kuruwa</li> <li>Khil</li> <li>Kumar</li> <li>Valre</li> </ol> Q.16 Which of the following is a mountain between India and Nepal? <ol> <li>Makalu</li> <li>Manaslu</li> <li>Dhaulagiri</li> <li>Kanchenjunga</li> </ol> Q.17 The Hundru Fall lies along the course of which of the following rivers? <ol> <li>Damodar</li> <li>Sone</li> <li>Mahanadi</li> <li>Subarnarekha</li> </ol> Q.18 Which of the following is the shallowest part of the ocean showing an average gradient of 1° or even less? <ol> <li>Oceanic deeps</li> <li>Continental shelf</li> <li>Continental slope</li> <li>Deep sea plain</li> </ol> Q.19 Which of the following is a group of islands found in the tropical oceans consisting of coral reefs and a central depression? <ol> <li>Guyots</li> <li>Atoll</li> <li>Seamount</li> <li>Lagoon</li> </ol> Q.20 Which of the following is NOT abiotic? <ol> <li>Rainfall</li> <li>Soil</li> <li>Wind</li> <li>Plant</li> </ol> Q.21 Approximately how much percentage (nearest to integer) of total water on the surface of earth is accounted for by the oceans? <ol> <li>96</li> <li>97</li> <li>94</li> <li>92</li> </ol> Q.22 Which of the following crops is described as – ‘It is a crop which is used both as food and fodder. It is a Kharif crop that requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C and grows well in old alluvial soil’? <ol> <li>Sesamum</li> <li>Maize</li> <li>Bajra</li> <li>Ragi</li> </ol> Q.23 Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the mountains? I- Mountains may be arranged in a line known as range. II-The Aravali range in India is one of the oldest fold mountain systems in the world. III- Mt. Kilimanjaro in South America is an example of Volcanic Mountain <ol> <li>Only I and II</li> <li>Only II</li> <li>I, II and III</li> <li>Only I</li> </ol> Q.24 Which of the following is also known as the ‘White Mountain’? <ol> <li>Cho Oyu</li> <li>Makalu</li> <li>Dhaulagiri I</li> <li>Lhotse</li> </ol> Q.25 With which of the following oceans would you associate the ‘Ring of Fire’? <ol> <li>Arctic</li> <li>Atlantic</li> <li>Indian</li> <li>Pacific</li> </ol> Q.26 Musi river is a tributary of which of the following rivers? <ol> <li>Yamuna</li> <li>Ganges</li> <li>Godavari</li> <li>Krishna</li> </ol> Q.27 What is the nut of an oak tree called? <ol> <li>Kola nut</li> <li>Acorn</li> <li>Macadamia</li> <li>Chestnut</li> </ol> Q.28 Which of the following is the main cause of ‘bad lands’? <ol> <li>Scanty rainfall</li> <li>Soil erosion</li> <li>Excessive forest cover</li> <li>Open defecation</li> </ol> Q.29 Which of the following is NOT a broad mitigation technique of landslide? <ol> <li>Construction of retention wall to stop land from slipping</li> <li>Hazard mapping to locate areas prone to landslides</li> <li>Reduction in the vegetation cover to arrest landslide</li> <li>The surface drainage control works to control the movement of landslide along with rain water and spring flows.</li> </ol> Q.30 Normally, there is a ______ day interval between spring tides and neap tides. <ol> <li>two</li> <li>nine</li> <li>seven</li> <li>four</li> </ol> Q.31 As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as ______. <ol> <li>ox-bow</li> <li>levees</li> <li>floodplains</li> <li>meanders</li> </ol> Q.32 What is the average thickness of the continental crust of earth? <ol> <li>300 km</li> <li>5 km</li> <li>30 km</li> <li>2.5 km</li> </ol> Q.33 Which of the following is correctly matched? <ol> <li>Kaal Baisakhi - Autumn winds</li> <li>Trade winds - Winter snow storm</li> <li>Loo - Hot wind</li> <li>Loo - Winter stormy winds</li> </ol> Q.34 The type of forests located in mid latitudinal coastal region is ______. <ol> <li>Tropical rainforest</li> <li>Mediterranean vegetation</li> <li>Monsoon Forest</li> <li>Temperate evergreen forest</li> </ol> Q.35 Productivity of an ecosystem is composed of which of the following? <ol> <li>Gross productivity and primary productivity</li> <li>Primary and secondary productivity</li> <li>Net productivity and consumption</li> <li>Net primary productivity and gross primary productivity</li> </ol> Q.36 In Trans – Siberian railway system Vladivostoclies on ______ coast. <ol> <li>Atlantic</li> <li>Antarctic</li> <li>Arctic</li> <li>Pacific</li> </ol> Q.37 The crop area under high yielding varieties of which amongst the following crop grew considerably during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution">Green Revolution</a>? <ol> <li>Sugarcane</li> <li>Pulses</li> <li>Oilseeds</li> <li>Wheat</li> </ol> Q.38 Which layer of atmosphere helps in radio transmission? <ol> <li>Exosphere</li> <li>Thermosphere</li> <li>Mesosphere</li> <li>Stratosphere</li> </ol> Q.39 Which of the following statements is correct? <ol> <li>Water is a cyclic resource.</li> <li>Water has only one state.</li> <li>Water a non-renewable resource.</li> <li>Water is a biotic resource</li> </ol> Q.40 The Sunderban delta is the home of which of the following animal? <ol> <li>Asiatic Cheetah</li> <li>Asiatic Lions</li> <li>Royal Bengal Tiger</li> <li>Black Panther</li> </ol> <a href="https://www.chanakyasprep.com/ssc/online-test-series"><img loading="lazy" alt="" src="https://www.chanakyasprep.com/admin/assets/uploads/ckeditor/ssccgl-55eo.webp" style="height:157px; width:300px"></a> Q.41 Any natural mass of mineral matter that makes up the earth’s crust is ______. <ol> <li>Garbage</li> <li>Rock</li> <li>Stone</li> <li>Fossil</li> </ol> Q.42 How thick is the lithosphere? <ol> <li>25 to 45 kilometres</li> <li>10 to 25 kilometres</li> <li>10 to 200 kilometres</li> <li>5 to 10 kilometres</li> </ol> Q.43 Which of the following is not a natural fibre? <ol> <li>Linen</li> <li>Cotton</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayon">Rayon</a></li> <li>Jute</li> </ol> Q.44 ______ is found in association with rocks composed of calcium carbonates? <ol> <li>Limestone</li> <li>Gold</li> <li>Iron</li> <li>Diamond</li> </ol> Q.45 The bare ground between plants is covered with a layer of organic matter in order to retain soil moisture. 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