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All Physical Geography Questions(1–56 of 56)

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Q1mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Exam2026
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Perihelion is when Earth is ________.
Q2mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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The deepest lake of the world is ______.
Q3mediummcqGeographySSC GD2026
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Which of the following is not a Metamorphic rock?
Q4mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Chilka Lake is a:
Q5mediummcqGeographySSC CGL2026
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Which of the following is an igneous rock usually composed of the minerals quartz, feldspar and mica that is formed when hot molten rock cools relatively slowly underground?
Q6mediummcqGeographyIndian Competitive Exam Prep2026
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Krishna Raja Sagar dam (Karnataka) and Mettur dam (Tamil Nadu) are both built across which major river?
Q7mediummcqGeographyIndian Competitive Exam Prep2026
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Which of the following mountain peaks does not geographically belong to the main Himalayan Range?
Q8mediummcqGeographySSC CGL2026
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The outermost layer of the earth's atmosphere is ____.
Q9mediummcqGeographyGovernment Competitive Exam2026
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In which of the following region midnight Sun is visible?
Q10mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
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What is called the cup or bowl shaped opening of a volcano?
Q11mediummcqIndian GeographySSC CGL2026
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Which triangular plateau region of India lies south of the river Narmada?
Q12mediummcqGeographyWest Bengal Civil Services2026
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Theory of Plate Tectonics explains
Q13mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Tropopause is :
Q14mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Question Paper (09-Feb-2022) (Shift-1)2026
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Natural earthquakes mostly take place in the _____
Q15mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
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The ionosphere overlaps which two layers of the atmosphere?
Q16mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exams2026
Consider the following pairs:


Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Q17mediummcqGeographySSC CGL2026
The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere occur on ________.
Q18mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exams2026
Who put forward the 'Theory of Continental Drift' in 1915?
Q19mediummcqGeography@NUM: 39SSC CGL2026
The outermost layer of Earth is called ________.
Q20mediummcqGeographySSC CGL2026
Which of the following is a Block Mountain?
Q21mediummcqGeographyIndian Competitive Exam Prep2026
Koel is a tributary of which of the following rivers?
Q22mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?
Q23easymcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
Which of the following is the largest tectonic or lithospheric plate of Earth?
Q24mediummcqGeneral StudiesIndian Competitive Exams2026
India's area is about ______ times larger than of Pakistan.
Q25mediummcqGeneral StudiesCompetitive Exams2026
Coromandel Coast is under which Earthquake Zone?
Q26mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
The region of India is very important from biodiversity point of view
Q27mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
The highest peak of West Bengal belongs to which of the following mountain ranges?
Q28mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
Which of the following is the longest river running through the western plateau and plains of West Bengal?
Q29mediummcqGeographyWBCS Prelims2026
Chumbi Valley is on the boundary of ______________.
Q30mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
Identify the correct pairs for Northern Hemisphere.
1. Winter Solstice — December 22 nd
2. Autumn Equinox — September 23 rd
3. Summer Solstice — June 21 st
4. Spring Equinox — March 21 st

Choose the correct answer from the given code:
Q31mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
The scale used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake is _____________.
Q32mediummcqGeographyWBCS Prelims2026
What is the name of the lake situated between the Godavari and Krishna deltaic regions?
Q33mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeSSC CGL2026
A long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel is known as:
Q34mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Combined Graduate Level Exam2026
The transfer of heat through horizontal movement of air is called __________.
Q35mediummcqGeneral Knowledge and General AwarenessPrepp2026
Which of the following factors does NOT control the climate of a place?
Q36mediummcqGeographyStaff Selection Commission2026
In the movement of the tectonic plates when one plate plunges beneath another it is called __________.
Q37mediummcqGeographyStaff Selection Commission2026
Which of the following soils is rich in lime, iron, alumina and magnesia?
Q38mediummcqGeographyGeneral Knowledge Competitive Exams2026
What is the name of the process of gases being outpoured from the interior of the solid earth?
Q39mediummcqGeographyIndian Competitive Exams2026
What is the name of the cold phase of the ENSO climate pattern that describes the unusual cooling of the surface waters of the region?
Q40mediummcqGeographyIndian Competitive Exams2026
In 1962, who published 'The History of Ocean Basins', which outlined the theory of how tectonic plates could move, later called 'sea floor spreading'?
Q41mediummcqGeneral Knowledge and General AwarenessSSC CPO 20242026
The depositional pattern of and other minerals that extends upwards from the floor of a limestone cavern is known as:
Q42mediummcqGeneral AwarenessStaff Selection Commission2026
Name the layer of the Earth that is about 2200 kilometres (1367 mi) thick, composed mostly of nickel, iron, and molten rock and where temperatures can reach up to 5,000°C?
Q43mediummcqGeneral AwarenessStaff Selection Commission2026
Temperature, pressure and humidity are the main components of:
Q44mediummcqGeographyStaff Selection Commission2026
The thermocline layer is the ________ layer of the ocean.
Q45mediummcqGeographySSC CGL2026
Which of the following is NOT a salt water lake?
Q46mediummcqGeographySSC Previous Year Paper2026
What is the name of the highest peak of Indian Garhwal Himalayas located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state with a height of 7,816 metres?
Q47mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exams2026
Which of the following options is correctly paired?
Q48mediummcqGeographyGeneral Studies Mock Test2026
In which state is the Sambhar Salt Lake located?
Q49mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
In which of the following states of India is the largest salt water lake, the Chilika lake, located?
Q50mediummcqGeneral StudiesCompetitive Exam2026
Identify a factor that does NOT determine the temperature of ocean waters.
Q51mediummcqGeographySSC CHSL Previous Year Paper2026
What is the shallowest part of an ocean showing an average gradient of or even less called?
Q52mediummcqGeographyPractice Test2026
Which islands lie to the southeast of the Indian mainland?
Q53mediummcqGeographyPractice Test2026
Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is part of the _____ mountain range.
Q54mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeCompetitive Exams2026
The Himalayas consist of ______ main parallel ranges.
Q55mediummcqGeographyCompetitive Exam2026
Which of the following is considered a mini earthquake in underground caves and mines which is caused by seismic waves generated by bursting of rock at the surface?
Q56hardmcqGeneral KnowledgePractice Test2026
The Congo Canyon is found in which continent?

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