Preparing for PEO, OPSC ASO, Odisha Police SI, Constable 2026 exams? Practising GK/GS Previous Year Question Paper questions is an effective way to understand commonly tested topics, improve accuracy and strengthen your preparation.
In this practice set, we have included 20 important Geography MCQs covering mountains, deserts, lakes, countries, coastlines, tropical cyclones, biomes, fossil fuels and oceans. These questions are useful for aspirants preparing for various Odisha government competitive examinations.
What You Will Practice
This GK/GS Previous Year Question Paper practice set covers:
- Mount Everest and major mountain peaks
- Denali and North American geography
- Andes Mountains and Mount Aconcagua
- Sonoran Desert
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Mount Elbrus
- Great Lakes of North America
- World’s longest coastline
- Lowest point on land
- Smallest independent country
- Largest landlocked country
- Hurricanes and typhoons
- Tundra and Taiga biomes
- Tropical rainforest
- Fossil fuels
- Seas and oceans
PEO, OPSC ASO, Odisha Police SI, Constable 2026 Preparation
For candidates preparing for PEO, OPSC ASO, Odisha Police SI and Constable 2026, regular practice of GK and GS questions can help improve familiarity with important concepts and question patterns. Previous-year papers and question sets are commonly used as preparation resources for these examinations.
Why Practice GK/GS Questions?
GK and General Studies can cover a wide range of subjects. Regular MCQ practice helps you:
- Improve speed and accuracy
- Revise important static GK concepts
- Identify frequently tested topics
- Strengthen Geography preparation
- Practise questions in an exam-oriented format
- Track your preparation and improve weak areas
Practice Geography MCQs
Try all 20 questions in the quiz and check the explanations after answering. The questions are presented in English and Odia, making the practice set useful for Odisha competitive-exam aspirants.
If you are preparing for PEO, OPSC ASO, Odisha Police SI, Constable 2026, make GK/GS practice a regular part of your study routine and revise important topics repeatedly.
Start the Geography GK/GS Mock Test now and test your preparation!
1. Where is Mount Everest located?
India
Nepal
Bhutan
Pakistan
Mount Everest is located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
2. What is the highest peak in North America?
Mount Logan
Denali
Mount Elbert
Mount Whitney
Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, rising to about 6,190 metres.
3. Which mountain range is home to Mount Aconcagua?
Rocky Mountains
Alps
Andes
Himalayas
Mount Aconcagua is located in the Andes mountain range in Argentina and is the highest peak in both the Americas.
4. Where is the Sonoran Desert located?
India and Pakistan
USA and Mexico
China and Mongolia
Egypt and Libya
The Sonoran Desert extends across parts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
5. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak of which continent?
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa, with its highest point at Uhuru Peak.
6. What is the highest peak in Europe and where is it located?
Mont Blanc, France
Mount Elbrus, Russia
Matterhorn, Switzerland
Mount Etna, Italy
Mount Elbrus, located in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains, is generally regarded as the highest peak in Europe.
7. Which two countries primarily share the Great Lakes of North America?
USA and Canada
USA and Mexico
Canada and Greenland
Mexico and Cuba
The five Great Lakes are shared by the United States and Canada and form one of the world’s largest freshwater systems.
8. Which is the largest Great Lake by surface area?
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes by surface area and is also the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world.
9. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Russia
Australia
Canada
United States
Canada has the longest coastline in the world, extending along the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans.
10. What is the lowest point on land?
Death Valley
Dead Sea Shore
Caspian Depression
Qattara Depression
The shore of the Dead Sea is the lowest exposed land surface on Earth, lying hundreds of metres below sea level.
11. What is the smallest independent country in the world by area?
Monaco
Vatican City
San Marino
Liechtenstein
Vatican City is the world’s smallest independent country by area, covering about 0.49 square kilometres.
12. What is the world’s largest landlocked country?
Mongolia
Kazakhstan
Chad
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country by area.
13. What are tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean generally referred to as?
Typhoons
Hurricanes
Willy-Willies
Tornadoes
Tropical cyclones occurring in the Atlantic Ocean are generally called hurricanes.
14. What are tropical cyclones in the North-Western Pacific Ocean called?
Hurricanes
Cyclones
Typhoons
Willy-Willies
Tropical cyclones in the North-Western Pacific Ocean are commonly known as typhoons.
15. What is a biome?
An individual species
A large ecological region with characteristic climate and life
A type of mountain
A freshwater body
A biome is a large ecological region characterized by a particular climate, vegetation and types of animal life.
16. What defines the Tundra biome?
Hot and humid climate
Very cold climate and permafrost
Heavy rainfall throughout the year
Dense tropical forests
The Tundra biome is characterized by extremely cold conditions, a short growing season and permanently frozen subsoil known as permafrost.
17. What is another name for the Taiga biome?
Tropical Forest
Boreal Forest
Savanna
Tundra
The Taiga is also known as the Boreal Forest and is mainly found across high-latitude regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
18. What characterizes the Tropical Rainforest biome?
Low rainfall and cold climate
High rainfall and high biodiversity
Permanent ice cover
Very dry conditions
Tropical rainforests receive abundant rainfall and have warm temperatures throughout the year, supporting extremely high biodiversity.
19. What are the primary sources of fossil fuels?
Coal, petroleum and natural gas
Solar energy, wind and water
Wood, sunlight and oxygen
Uranium, sunlight and coal
The three major fossil fuels are coal, petroleum (oil) and natural gas, formed from ancient organic matter over geological periods.
20. What distinguishes a sea from an ocean?
A sea is generally smaller and partly enclosed by land
An ocean is always freshwater
A sea is always deeper than an ocean
There is no difference between them
A sea is generally a smaller body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land, while an ocean is a much larger continuous body of salt water.
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