SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Geography - 1 - SSC CGL MCQ

The Taj Mahal is located at the west side of the Yamuna river. The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

The Yamuna, which originates less than a hundred miles east of the Bhagirathi, flows parallel to the Ganga and a little to the south for most of its course before merging with the Ganga at the holy city of Allahabad, also known as Triveni Sangam .

The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Peninsular Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa.

Dhansiri is the main river of Golaghat District of Assam and the Dimapur District of Nagaland. It originates from Laisang peak of Nagaland. It flows through a distance of 352 kilometres from south to north before joining the Brahmaputra on its south bank.

The Channel Tunnel is a long underwater tunnel between England and France that runs under the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. It is only for trains. It connects Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom to Calais in northern France.

Jawaharlal Nehru port is situated in Maharashtra (Mumbai). It is the largest container port in India and is also known by Nhava Sheva. It accounts for more than half of total container volumes handled at India's 12 public ports.

Byopa is a traditional headgear belongs to Nyishi tribes of Arunachal Pradesh.  It is made by beak and feather of a hornbill atop a cane cap.

Silent Valley National Park, is located in the Nilgiri hills (Kerala), has a core area of 89.52 km2 (34.56 sq mi). Silent Valley was declared as National Park in 1984 and formally inaugurated in the year 1985.

A canyon is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales. Most canyons were formed by a process of long-time erosion from a plateau or table-land level. A canyon may also refer to a rift between two mountain peaks, such as those in ranges including the Rocky Mountains, the Alps, the Himalayas or the Andes.

The Bay of Bengal, is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and north by India and Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India). The Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, one of the seven union territories of India comprising 572 islands of which 37 are inhabited, are a group of island.

Rigel is a blue supergiant that is the brightest star in the constellation Orion (the Hunter). Due to its measured size and brightness it is expected to end in a supernova one day. The name Rigel strictly refers to only the primary star (A), although it is commonly applied to the whole system.

A yardang is a sharp irregular ridge of compact sand lying in the direction of the current wind in exposed desert regions. Yardangs are formed by the wind erosion of adjacent material that is less resistant.

Gravitational force is the force responsible for the earth revolving around the sun.

Man as Bio–Reserve located in Assam is not included in the world network of bioreseve.

Tropical Deciduous forest is appropriate for sandalwood trees as it lose its leaves seasonally

Godavari is India's second longest river after Ganga, its important tributaries are Indravati, Pranhita and Sabari.

Aravali is the oldest mountain series in India and is the source area of many rivers.

Sanctuary is an area which is reserved for the protection of the wildlife.

Austria is a land locked country in Europe.

The chambal flows within the Semi-arid Zone of northwestern India at the border of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh States.