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RPSC RAS Geography Questions with Answers & Explanations

20 Geography questions from the Geography & Environment section of RPSC RAS, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.

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Question 1

Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

  1. AEarth
  2. BSaturn
  3. CNeptune
  4. DJupiter
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Answer: (D) Jupiter
Question 2

Which is the largest desert in the world (hot desert)?

  1. ASahara
  2. BThar
  3. CKalahari
  4. DGobi
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Answer: (A) Sahara
Question 3

The Thar Desert is mostly located in

  1. AHaryana
  2. BPunjab
  3. CRajasthan
  4. DGujarat
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Answer: (C) Rajasthan
Question 4

The imaginary line at 0° longitude is called the

  1. ATropic of Cancer
  2. BEquator
  3. CInternational Date Line
  4. DPrime Meridian
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Answer: (D) Prime Meridian
Question 5

The Palk Strait separates India from

  1. ABangladesh
  2. BMyanmar
  3. CSri Lanka
  4. DMaldives
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Answer: (C) Sri Lanka
Question 6

The Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on the

  1. ABeas
  2. BChenab
  3. CSutlej
  4. DRavi
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Answer: (C) Sutlej
Question 7

Which river flows westward into the Arabian Sea?

  1. AGodavari
  2. BKrishna
  3. CMahanadi
  4. DNarmada
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Answer: (D) Narmada
Question 8

Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?

  1. AMount Everest
  2. BK2
  3. CMakalu
  4. DKangchenjunga
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Answer: (A) Mount Everest
Question 9

The Hirakud Dam is built on the

  1. ASutlej
  2. BNarmada
  3. CMahanadi
  4. DGodavari
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Answer: (C) Mahanadi
Question 10

Which is the longest river in the world?

  1. AYangtze
  2. BAmazon
  3. CNile
  4. DMississippi
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Answer: (C) Nile

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Question 11

Black soil is most suitable for growing

  1. ATea
  2. BCotton
  3. CRice
  4. DWheat
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Answer: (B) Cotton
Question 12

Chilika Lake is located in

  1. AOdisha
  2. BAndhra Pradesh
  3. CWest Bengal
  4. DKerala
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Answer: (A) Odisha
Question 13

The layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth is the

  1. ATroposphere
  2. BThermosphere
  3. CMesosphere
  4. DStratosphere
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Answer: (A) Troposphere
Question 14

The Gir Forest is the home of the

  1. ABengal tiger
  2. BOne-horned rhinoceros
  3. CAsiatic lion
  4. DSnow leopard
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Answer: (C) Asiatic lion
Question 15

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

  1. AEarth
  2. BMercury
  3. CVenus
  4. DMars
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Answer: (B) Mercury
Question 16

The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the

  1. AMediterranean Sea
  2. BBlack Sea
  3. CRed Sea
  4. DCaspian Sea
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Answer: (A) Mediterranean Sea
Question 17

Kaziranga National Park is famous for the

  1. AOne-horned rhinoceros
  2. BSnow leopard
  3. CBengal tiger only
  4. DAsiatic lion
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Answer: (A) One-horned rhinoceros
Question 18

The currency of Bangladesh is the

  1. ARinggit
  2. BRupee
  3. CKyat
  4. DTaka
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Answer: (D) Taka
Question 19

Loktak Lake, famous for its floating islands (phumdis), is in

  1. AAssam
  2. BTripura
  3. CManipur
  4. DMeghalaya
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Answer: (C) Manipur
Question 20

The Duncan Passage separates

  1. ASouth Andaman and Little Andaman
  2. BLakshadweep and Maldives
  3. CIndia and Sri Lanka
  4. DAndaman and Nicobar
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Answer: (A) South Andaman and Little Andaman

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