SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 2 - SSC CGL MCQ

Ladakh Plateau is the highest plateau in India with much of it being over 3000 m (9800 ft.). It extends from the Himalayan to the Kunlun Ranges and includes the upper Indus River Valley.

Madhya Pradesh is one of the Indian states which does not share International land border.

The Suez canal is an artificial sea–level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.

The Ural Mountain s are an ancient mountain range located at the extreme eastern limit of Europe. They form the boundary between Europe and Aisa.

(1) Mount Etna -  Europe
(2) Mount K2  - Asia
(3) Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa

On June 21st, the Nor thern Hemisphere is having its summer solstice because it is tilted towards the Sun receiving the most direct sunlight of the year during the longest day.

La Niña is a phenomenon that describes cooler than normal ocean surface temperatures in the Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean; regions close to the equator off the west coast of South America.

49th Parallel It is the boundary line between the United States of America and Canada.

The term Scandinavia always includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Therefore Finland is not a part of it.

In the northwestern Pacific, powerful Cyclonic storms are called typhoons.

Gujarat has the longest coastline (1214.7 km) among the states of Indian.

Rajasthan is the largest state of India in terms of area (342239 km²).

Sandstone is a type of Sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary rocks are made when other rocks are broken into fragments and those fragments are cemented together to form a new rock.

The International Astronomical Union recognized Pluto's special place in our solar system by designating dwarf planet.

Top 5 largest tea growing country in the world are China (1,000,130 tonnes),  India (900,094 tonnes), Kenya (303,308 tonnes), Sri Lanka (295,830 tonnes), Turkey (174,932 tonnes)

It is reported that there is an ongoing decrease in the pH value of ocean water because of global warming. It happens due to larger uptake of CO₂ by ocean water.

On Dec. 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen and four fellow Norwegian explorers became the first men to reach the South Pole.

Dystrophic lakes are lakes that contain high amounts of humic substances and organic acids. Examples of dystrophic lakes that have been studied by scientists include Lake Suchar II in Poland, and lakes Allgjuttern, Fiolen, and Brunnsjön in Sweden.

40 degree N latitude acts as demarcation line between North and South Vietnam.

The island of Honshu in Japan is highly famous for oil production. It is the largest and most populous main island of Japan.