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BPSC Geography Optional Question Bank MCQ for Students
Which of the following statements is true about India? 1. India is the fifth largest country in the world. 2. It occupies about 2.4% of the total area of the lithosphere. 3. Whole of India lies in the tropic zone. 82°30' East longitude is used to determine Indian Standard Time. Use the code given below to select the correct answer. Code
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) Only 2 and 4
Option d - Only 2 and 4
70° East longitude passes through
(A) Jodhpur
(B) Jaisalmer
(C) Dholpur
(D) Nagpur
Option b - Jaisalmer
The latitude that passes through Sikkim also passes through
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Punjab
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Option a - Rajasthan
The expansion of India is between
(A) 37° 17' 53" North and 8° 6' 28" South
(B) 37° 17' 53" North and 8° 4' 28" South
(C) 37° 17' 53" North and 8° 28" North
(D) 37° 6' North and 8° 4' North
Option d - 37° 6' North and 8° 4' North
The Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following states? 1. Gujarat 2. Chhattisgarh 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Jharkhand Select the correct answer from the code given below. Code
(A) Only 1, 2 and 4
(B) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 3 and 4
(D) Only 2, 3 and 4
Option a - Only 1, 2 and 4
How many villages are (approximately) there in India?
(A) 5 lakh
(B) 6 lakh 30 thousand
(C) 8 lakh
(D) None of the above
Option d - None of the above
The area of India is 2.4% of the total area of the world but its
(A) Population is 16% of the world's population
(B) Population is 17% of the world's population
(C) Population 18% of the world population.
(D) The population is 28% of the world population.
Option b - Population is 17% of the world's population
Where does India rank in the area among the countries of the world?
(A) Fifth
(B) Sixth
(C) Seventh
(D) Eighth
Option c - Seventh
India is in size
(A) the Fifth largest country in the world
(B) the Sixth largest country in the world
(C) the Seventh largest country in the world
(D) None of the above
Option c - the Seventh largest country in the world
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Total area of India: 3.28 million sq. km.
(B) Latitudinal extent: 8°4' N - 37°6' N
(C) Longitudinal extent: 68° 7' E - 97° 25' E
(D) Number of states in India: 26
Option d - Number of states in India: 26
When water freezes in the polar seas the salts:
(a) form a layer on top
(b) remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
(c) sink to the bottom
(d) partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom
Option b - remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
Which of the following is not helpful for delta formation?
(a) Fast movement of the river in mountains to cut sediments
(b) Slow speed
(c) Long river course
(d) Tidal nature of waves
Option d - Tidal nature of waves
An ox-bow lake is a:
(a) lake formed behind an off-shore bar
(b) lake occupying a volcanic crater
(c) the lake formed due to cut-off meander
(d) lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier
Option c - lake formed due to cut-off meander
Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends upon:
(a) its depth
(b) its length
(c) its speed at which it flows
(d) its width
Option c - its speed at which it flows
What is the average salt content in a liter of seawater?
(a) 39 gm
(b) 37 gm
(c) 35 gm
(d) 32 gm
Option c - 35 gm
The world's largest lake is:
(a) Lake Victoria
(b) Lake Superior
(c) Caspian Sea
(d) Black Sea
Option c - Caspian Sea
Which of the following features is not formed by running water?
(a) Valleys
(b) Tunnels
(c) Gorges
(d) Canyons
Option b - Tunnels
A ship met with an accident at 30°E and 35°N. The ship was sailing in the:
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) Black Sea
(c) Mediterranean Sea
(d) Red Sea
Option c - Mediterranean Sea
The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the ...... region.
(a) North-West Pacific
(b) South-East Pacific
(c) North-West Atlantic
(d) North-East Atlantic
Option c - North-West Atlantic
Which one of the following represents the inner planets?
(a) Planets between the sun and the earth
(b) Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids
(c) Planets near the earth
(d) Planets around the sun
Option b - Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids
Which one of the following is a reason why astronomical distances are measured in light-years?
(a) Distance among stellar bodies does not change.
(b) The gravity of stellar bodies does not change.
(c) Light always travels in a straight line.
(d) The speed of light is always the same.
Option d - The speed of light is always the same
The ratio of the diameters of the moon and earth is nearly
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 1 : 5
(c) 1 : 4
(d) 1 : 8
Option c - 1 : 4
Which one of the following planets has the highest density?
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Earth
Option d - Earth
One light year is:
(a) The distance traveled by light in free space in one year
(b) The light emitted by the sun in one year
(c) The time taken by light to travel from the sun to the earth
(d) Intensity of light emitted by the sun in one year
Option a - The distance traveled by light in free space in one year
Recently, scientists observed the merger of giant 'black holes' billions of light-years away from Earth. What is the significance of this observation?
(a) 'Higgs boson particles' were detected.
(b) 'Gravitational waves' were detected.
(c) The possibility of intergalactic space travel through a 'wormhole' was confirmed.
(d) It enabled the scientists to understand 'singularity'.
Option b - 'Gravitational waves' were detected.
The laws which govern the motion of planets are called...
(a) Newton's Laws
(b) Kepler's Laws
(c) Avogadro's Laws
(d) De Morgan's Laws
Option b - Kepler's Laws
How long does light take to reach the Earth from the Sun?
(a) About 4 minutes
(b) About 8 minutes
(c) About 24 minutes
(d) About 24 hours
Option b - About 8 minutes
Which Greek philosopher coined the term "Geography" in the 3rd century B.C.E.?
(a) Euclid
(b) Plato
(c) Eratosthenes
(d) Clio
Option c - Eratosthenes
Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?
(a) Sirius
(b) Arcturus
(c) Spica
(d) Proxima Centauri
Option d - Proxima Centauri
Which of the following planets of our solar system has the least mass?
(a) Neptune
(b) Jupiter
(c) Mars
(d) Mercury
Option d - Mercury
What is a constellation?
(a) A particular pattern of equidistant stars from the Earth in the sky
(b) A particular pattern of stars that may not be equidistant from the Earth in the sky
(c) A particular pattern of planets of our solar system in the sky
(d) A particular pattern and satellites in the sky due to their position in space
Option b - A particular pattern of stars that may not be equidistant from the Earth in the sky
Which one of the following planets was explored by the Cassini Mission launched by NASA, which ended in September 2017?
(a) Sun
(b) Neptune
(c) Saturn
(d) Jupiter
Option c - Saturn
Which one of the following is correct? Great Bear is a :
(a) galaxy
(b) planet
(c) star
(d) constellation
Option d - constellation
Asteroids have their orbits between the planets :
(a) Mercury and Venus
(b) Earth and Mars
(c) Mars and Jupiter
(d) Jupiter and Saturn
Option c - Mars and Jupiter
Halley's comet appears once in a period of :
(a) 24 years
(b) 32 years
(c) 76 years
(d) 84 years
Option c - 76 years
The orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth, can be :
(a) circular and elliptic
(b) circular and hyperbolic
(c) elliptic and parabolic
(d) parabolic and hyperbolic
Option a - circular and elliptic
To a space traveler on the moon, the lunar sky during the daytime appears :
(a) white
(b) blue
(c) black
(d) red
Option c - black
The distance between the Earth and the Sun (in million km.) is :
(a) 111
(b) 149
(c) 168
(d) 193
Option b - 149
Stars that appear single to the naked eye but are double stars when observed by a telescope are known as :
(a) cosmic stars
(b) quasars
(c) binaries
(d) novae and supernovae
Option c - binaries
The brightest star in the sky is :
(a) Alfa Centauri
(b) Proxima Centauri
(c) Sirius
(d) Sun
Option d - Sun
Pole Star is always seen at one point in the sky whereas other stars are not; this is because :
(a) Pole star rotates with the same period as the earth
(b) A pole star is a star of our own galaxy
(c) The Sun and Pole star are in two opposite directions relative to Earth
(d) Pole star lies in the axis of spin of the earth
Option d - Pole star lies in the axis of spin of the earth
The outermost layer of the Sun is called :
(a) convection zone
(b) photosphere
(c) chromosphere
(d) corona
Option d - corona
A black hole is a :
(a) contracted star with an intense gravitational pull
(b) star with very low surface temperature
(c) star with no atmosphere
(d) pulsating star
Option a - contracted star with the intense gravitational pull
'Parsec' is the unit of measurement of :
(a) density of stars
(b) astronomical distance
(c) the brightness of heavenly bodies
(d) orbital velocity of giant stars
Option b - astronomical distance
The light coming from stars gives the idea of their :
(a) size
(b) rotational speed
(c) mass
(d) temperature
Option d - temperature
The hottest planet is :
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
Option b - Venus
The period of one revolution of the sun around the center of the galaxy is called :
(a) Parsec
(b) Astronomical year
(c) Cosmic year
(d) Light year
Option c - Cosmic year
Which of the following is the brightest planet?
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Jupiter
Option b - Venus
The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because :
(a) The moon and the Earth have gravitational force
(b) The moon cannot change its position
(c) the period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and the period of revolution around the Earth are almost the same
(d) the period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth
Option c - the period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and the period of revolution around the Earth are almost the same
Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
(a) Galileo Galilei
(b) Nicholas Copernicus
(c) Johannes Kepler
(d) Isaac Newton
Option c - Johannes Kepler
'A star which appears blue' is :
(a) cooler than the moon
(b) hotter than the sun
(c) as hot as the sun
(d) cooler than the sun
Option b - hotter than the sun
Spring tides refer to :
(a) the greatest difference in the sea level at high and low tides
(b) the lowest difference in the sea level at high and low tides
(c) no difference in the sea level at high and low tides
(d) counteraction of the gravitational pull of the sun to that of Moon
Option a - the greatest difference in the sea level at high and low tides
If it is 12.00 Noon in India, on which meridian will it be 7.00 AM on the same day?
(a) 7.5 degree E. Latitude
(b) 7.5 degree W. Latitude
(c) 75 degree E. Latitude
(d) 75 degree W. Latitude
Option a - 7.5 degree E. Latitude tides
Which one of the following cities is closest to the Equator?
(a) Mogadishu
(b) Singapore
(c) Colombo
(d) Manila
Option b - Singapore
It is 12 noon in Greenwich. What will be the time at a place situated at 60° East Longitude?
(a) 2 am
(b) 2 pm
(c) 4 am
(d) 4 pm
Option d - 4 pm
On 21st June, the Sun
(a) does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle
(b) does not set below the horizon at the Antarctic Circle
(c) shines vertically overhead at noon on the Equator
(d) shines vertically overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn
Option a - does not set below the horizon at the Arctic Circle
If the equatorial plane of the earth is NOT inclined to its orbit, then
(a) duration of the year would be longer
(b) Summer would be warmer
(c) there would be no change of seasons
(d) winter would be longer
Option c - there would be no change of seasons
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