SSC CGL TOPIC WISE QUESTION PAPER : GEOGRAPHY
1 Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known
as (SSC CGL, 2010)
(a) Tides
(b) Tsunami
(c) Current
(d) Cyclone
ANS (B)
2. The land of maximum biodiversity is(SSC CGL 2010)
(a) Tropical
(b) Temperate
(c) Monsoonal
(d) Equatorial
ANS (A)
3. Indian Standard Time relates to (SSC CGL 2010)
(a) 75.5°E longitude
(b) 82.5°E longitude
(c) 90.5°E longitude
(d) 0° longitude
ANS (B)
4. Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun? (SSC CGL
2010)
(a) Vega
(b) Sirius
(c) Proxima Centauri
(d) Alpha Centauri
ANS (C)
5. The forest in Sundarban is called (SSC CGL 2010)
(a) Scrub jungle
(b) Mangrove
(c) Deciduous forest
(d) Tundra
ANS (B)
6. Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive
earthquake in 2004 ? (SSC CGL 2010)
(a) Irian Jaya
(b) Sumatra
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Java
ANS (B)
7. The first non-stop air-conditioned 'DURANTO' train was flagged off
between (SSC CGL 2010)
(a) Sealdah - New Delhi
(b) Mumbai - Howrah
(c) Bangalore - Howrah
(d) Chennai - New Delhi
ANS (A)
8. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River
basin ? (SSC CGL 2010)
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra
ANS (B)
9. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by (SSC CGL 2010)
(a) Afforestation
(b) Terrace cultivation
(c) Strip cropping
(d) Contour ploughing
ANS (B)
10. Who coined the word 'Geography'? (SSC CGL 2010)
(a) Ptolemy
(b) Eratosthenese
(c) Hacataus
(d) Herodatus
ANS (B)
11. Which of the following is called the 'ecological hot spot of India'? (SSC
CGL 2010)
(a) Western Ghats
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Western Himalayas
(d) Eastern Himalayas
ANS (A)
12. The age of the Earth can be determined by (SSC CGL2010)
(a) Geological Time Scale
(b) Radio-Metric Dating
(c) Gravity method
(d) Fossilization method
ANS (B)
13. How much of the Earth's land surface is desert? (SSC CGL 2011)
(a) 1/10th
(b) 1/5th
(c) 1/3rd
(D) 1/6th
ANS (B)
14. River Indus originates from: (SSC CGL2011)
(a) Hindukush range
(b) Himalayan range
(c) Karakoram range
(d) Kailash range
ANS (D)
15. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is: (SSC CGL2011)
(a) Stratosphere
(b) Thermosphere
(c) Troposphere
(d) Mesosphere
ANS (C)
16. The Konkan Railway connects: (SSC CGL 2011)
(a) Goa - Mangalore
(b) Roha - Mangalore
(c) Kanyakumari - Mangalore
(d) Kanyakumari - Mumbai
ANS (B)
17. Bark of this tree is used as a condiment- (SSC CGL2011)
(a) Cinnamon
(b) Clove
(c) Neem
(d) Palm
ANS (A)
18. The atmospheric air is held to the Earth by: (SSC CGL2011)
(a) gravity
(b) winds
(c) clouds
(d) rotation of the Earth
ANS (A)
19. The common tree species in nilgiri hills is (SSC CGL 2010)
(a) Sal
(b) Pine
(c) Eucalyptus
(d) Teak
ANS (C)
20. Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
(a) Emu
(b) Ostrich
(c) Albatross
(d) Siberian Crane
ANS (B)
21. Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to (SSC CGL 2011)
(a) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(b) Orissa and West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
(d) Kerala and Karnataka
ANS (C)
22. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India? (SSC CGL 2011)
(a) Sirhind Canal
(b) Yamuna Canal
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal
(d) East Kosi Canal
ANS (C)
23. 'Loktak' is a (SSC CGL 2011)
(a) Valley
(b) Lake
(c) River
(d) Mountain Range
ANS (B)
24. Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the
following? (SSC CGL 2011)
(a) Chennai
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Delhi
ANS (A)
25. The HYV programme in India is also called as (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Traditional Agriculture
(b) New Agricultural Strategy
(c) White Revolution
(d) Blue Revolution
ANS (B)
26. Railway coaches are manufactured at (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Jamshedpur
(b) Chittaranjan
(c) Perambur
(d) Varanasi
ANS (C)
27. A series of lines connecting places having a quake at the same time
are called (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Homoseismal lines
(b) Seismolines
(c) Coseismal lines
(d) Isoseismal lines
ANS (A)
28. What would be the impact of global warming on mangrove forests? (SSC
CGL 2012)
(a) They will grow more luxurious
(b) Large areas of mangroves will be submerged
(c) Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
(d) Both (a) and (c) above
ANS (D)
29. The brightest planet is (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Venus
(b) Mercury
(c) Jupiter
(d) Mars
ANS (A)
30. Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye and pearl millet belong to: (SSC CGL
2012)
(a) the same plant family
(b) two plant families
(c) three plant families
(d) four plant families
ANS (B)
31. A plant known only in cultivation having arisen under domestication is
referred to as: (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Scion (b) Cultigen
(c) Cultivar
(d) Clone
ANS (B)
32. The iron and steel plant in Bihar is at: (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Visakhapatnam
(b) Bokaro
(c) Burnpur
(d) Vijay Nagar
ANS (B)
33. The state which has registered the highest population growth rate
according to 2001 census is: (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Nagaland
(d) Sikkim
ANS (C)
34. Earth is a very big magnet. In which direction does it magnetic field
extend? (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) west to east
(b) north to south
(c) south to north
(d) east to west
ANS (B)
35. The most densely populated state in India is: (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil nadu
ANS (C)
36. The biggest planet in the solar system is: (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Venus
(b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn
(d) Uranus
ANS (B)
37. Peninsular India has the following zonal soil types: (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Red and yellow soil
(b) Forest soil
(c) Saline soil
(d) Alluvial soil
ANS (A)
38. The land between two rivers is called (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Natural Levees
(b) Alluvial Cones
(c) Braided Stream
(d) Doab
ANS (D)
39. Which year is called as the 'Demographic divide' ? (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) 1941
(b) 1921
(c) 1901
(d) 1931
ANS (B)
40. Which country has a high density of population? (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) India
(b) Canada
(c) Sweden
(d) Greenland
ANS (A)
41. The iron and steel plant in Chhattisgarh is at (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Burnpur
(b) Salem
(c) Bhilai
(d) Bokaro
ANS (C)
42. The leading sesame producing country in the world is (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Mexico
(b) U.S.A.
(c) China
(d) India
ANS (D)
43. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Darjeeling - West Bengal
(b) Mount Abu - Rajasthan
(c) Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu
(d) Simla - Uttar Pradesh
ANS (D)
44. The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) January 30th
(b) December 22nd
(c) September 22nd
(d) July 4th
ANS (D)
45. Consider the following pairs: (SSC CGL 2012)
Tributary Main River
1. Chambal : Yamuna
2. Sone : Narmada
3. Manas : Brahmputra
Which one of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
ANS (A)
46. The total population divided by available arable land area is referred
to as (SSC CGL 2012)
(a) Population density
(b) Nutritional density
(c) Agricultural density
(d) Industrial density
ANS (A)
47. The eastward continuation of the Brazil current is called : (SSC CGL
2013)
(a) North Atlantic drift
(b) South Atlantic drift
(c) Counter Equatorial drift
(d) West Atlantic drift
ANS (B)
48. Ice glacier's melting is a common phenomenon linked to the rise in a
seawater level. The glaciers are predominantly present in (SSC CGL 2013)
(a) Greenland
(b) Antarctica
(c) Himalayas
(d) Arctic
ANS (B)
49. Which hill station is called as the 'Queen of the Satpuras' (SSC CGL
2013)
(a) Pachmarhi
(b) Nilgiri
(c) Mahenderagiri
(d) Cardamom
ANS (A)