Geography is a very important subject for Railway Recruitment exams and UPSC Exams. UPSC NDA and NA Prelims Exam is the combination of Mathematics and General Ability. Geography is one of the most important topics in the General Ability section. All these questions are easily understandable format. UPSC NDA and NA Geography Quiz 7 is very useful to get the maximum marks from the General Ability sections. Candidates can check the daily updates at UPSC Official Website
1. The Circle of illumination divides Earth into two hemispheres known as
A. East and West
B. North and South
C. Day and night
D. Summer and Winter
Answer: Option C
2. Composite volcanic cone is also called strata cone because of the
A. Alternating sheets of lava and pyroclastic materials
B. Uneven streams of lava flow
C. Cataclysmic eruption
D. Eruption of lava flow from a fissure
Answer: Option C
3. Which of the following statements regarding the duration of day and night is correct?
A. Difference is least near the Equator and progressively increases away from it
B. Difference is maximum at the Equator and progressively decreases away from it
C. Difference is least at the Tropics and progressively increases towards the Equator and Poles
D. Difference is maximum at the Tropics and progressively decreases towards the Equator and Poles
Answer: Option A
4. Which one of the following is depositional landform?
A. Stalagmite
B. Lapis
C. Sinkhole
D. Cave
Answer: Option A
5. Which of the following is/are direct source(s) of information about the interior of the Earth?
1. Earthquake wave 2. Volcano 3. Gravitational force 4. Earth magnetism
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6. During the recent Venus transit (June 2012) bracket, the planet appeared as a tiny black circle moving on the Sun. The black colour on the Sun is because the planet
A. is black in colour
B. obstructed all light from the Sun
C. was invisible due to bright rays from the Sun
D. behaved as a black hole during its transit
Answer: Option B
7. The waves that help scientists to understand the internal structure of the Earth are
A. Primary waves
B. Secondary waves
C. Surface waves
D. Longitudinal waves
Answer: Option B
8. Which one among the following is called terrestrial planet
A. Mercury
B. Jupiter
C. Saturn
D. Uranus
Answer: Option A
9. Which one among the following is not an igneous rock?
A. Granite
B. Basalt
C. Gabbro
D. Gneiss
Answer: Option D
10.If the time of a place located on 1650 E meridian is 11:00 pm on Sunday, what would be the time at the place located on 1650 W meridian?
A. 11:00 pm on Sunday
B. 12:00 noon on Sunday
C. 1:00 am on Sunday
D. 11:00 pm on Saturday
11. The natural disaster in which carbon-di-oxide suddenly erupts from a deep lake water is known as _____ .
A. Lacaustrine
B. Fluvial
C. Glacial
D. Liminic
Answer: Option D
12. Which one of the following does NOT remain to be a planet now?
A. Neptune
B. Uranus
C. Pluto
D. Venus
Answer: Option C
13. Which of the following planets has the maximum number of natural satellites?
A. Earth
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
Answer: Option C
14. Which of the following is referred to as ‘Young Fold Mountains’?
A. Aravallis
B. Nilgiris
C. Himalayas
D. Vindhyas
Answer: Option C
15. Lack of atmosphere around the moon is due to
A. Low escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction
B. High escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction
C. Low Gravitational attraction only
D. High escape velocity of air molecule only