20 CDS-1 2022 Static GK Geography Questions

#1. Which of the following is the chief characteristics of mixed farming?

Cultivation of two or more crops in the same field

Cultivation of both cash crops and food crops

Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together

None of the above

#2. Radio waves are reflected back to Earth from?

Ionosphere

Troposphere

Exosphere

Stratosphere

#3. What is the name of the strait where ‘Adams Bridge’ is situated?

Palk Strait

Cook Strait

Taiwan Strait

Bering Strait

#4. The erosive power of a river depends mostly upon its?

Speed and depth

Gradient and width

Speed and volume

Width and depth

#5. Which one among the following is not an important factor of climate change?

Latitude

Longitude

Altitude

Distance from the sea

#6. Which one of the following mountain ranges separates Europe from Asia?

Ural

Andes

Black Forest

Sulaiman

#7. The country that shares longest border with India is?

Pakistan

Nepal

China

Bangladesh

#8. Duncan passage is located between?

Middle and South Andaman

North and Middle Andaman

Little and Great Nicobar

South and Little Andaman

#9. Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one state in India?

Ajanta

Aravali

Satpura

Sahyadri

#10. The Karewas of Kashmir refers to which among the following type of deposits?

Volcanic

Fluvial

Lacustrine

Aeolian and glacial

#11. Veliconda hills of Eastern Ghats is situated in?

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

Odisha

Karnataka

#12. The Mahatma Gandhi National Marine Park is located in?

Port Blair

Rameswaram

Ganga Sagar Island

Pirotan Island

#13. Which of the following is NOT known for copper production in India?

Katni

Balaghat

Jhunjhunu

Singhbum

#14. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Mount Thuiller

Saddle Peak

Mount Diavolo

Mount Koyale

#15. Which one of the following dams is constructed across Krishna River?

Krishnaraja Sagar Dam

Ukai Dam

Mettur Dam

Srisailam Dam

#16. Which one of the following districts is well known for the cultivation of coffee?

Khurda

Guntur

Balasore

Chikmangalur

#17. ‘El-Nino’ associated with the formation of the South -West Monsoon of India is?

a periodic low pressure centre

a periodic warm wind

a periodic warm air-mass

an abnormally warm ocean current

#18. Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary?

Kaveri

Krishna

Mahanadi

Narmada

#19. The South-Eastern Railway Zone Headquarter is located in?

Kolkata

Secunderabad

Hubli

Bilaspur

#20. Shipki-La pass is situated in?

Sikkim

Uttarakhand

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir