Geography Previous Year Questions 2026 | SSC CPO

Geography - MOST IMPORTANT SSC CPO Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of SSC CPO.

📘 Universe📚 Stars and Constellations
Q1

In the life cycle of a star, the stage nebula refers to :

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Universe📚 Comets
Q2

What is the periodicity of Halley's comet ?

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Earth Evolution📚 Eclipses- Solar, Lunar
Q3

The solar eclipse occurs when :

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-II)
📘 Universe📚 Venus
Q4

How many natural satellites does Venus have?

🎯 SSC CPO-SI 24/11/2020 (Shift-I)
📘 Universe📚 Venus
Q5

Which acid makes the atmosphere of Venus have thick white and yellowish clouds ?

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Earth Evolution📚 Earth's magnetic field
Q6

The physics phenomenon when, in polar regions like Alaska and Northern Canada splendid display of colours is seen in the sky is called a/an:

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Earth Evolution📚 Misc
Q7

Which of the following helps keep Earth's atmosphere in place ?

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-II)
📘 Universe📚 Mars
Q8

Which of the following planets is NOT a Jovian planet ?

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Universe📚 Jupiter
Q9

Which of the following statements about Ganymede is NOT correct?

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 12/12/2019 (Shift-II)
📘 Universe📚 Jupiter
Q10

Ganymede is by far the largest moon in our solar system orbits around the planet...... .

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-I) SSC GD 03/03/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Universe📚 Jupiter
Q11

Europa is a natural satellite of ?

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Universe📚 Moon
Q12

The weight of an object on the moon is equal to __________ of its weight on the earth.

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 12/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Earth Evolution📚 Evolution of Lithosphere
Q13

Which of the following is the outer layer of the Earth that is made of plates which fit together like a jigsaw puzzle ?

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 09/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Geomorphology- Earth's Interior📚 The Crust
Q14

Which is the most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust ?

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-II)
📘 Geomorphology- Rocks📚 Igneous Rocks
Q15

Rocks that are formed by the cooling of magma are called:

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-II)
📘 Running Water (Fluvial) Landforms📚 Erosional - Rills, Gullies, and Valleys (V-Shape, Gorge, Canyon)
Q16

is a deep valley with very steep to straight sides and is almost equal in width at its top and its bottom.

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 13/12/2019 (Shift-II)
📘 Volcanism📚 Volcanic Landforms (Extrusive and Intrusive)
Q17

Batholiths are landforms created by :

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 11/12/2019 (Shift-I)
📘 Atmosphere: Composition and Structure📚 Structure of the Atmosphere (Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere)
Q18

Which of the following statements about the ionosphere is NOT correct ?

🎯 SSC CPO-SI – 12/12/2019 (Shift-II)
📘 Weather Systems and Phenomena📚 Important Local Winds (Hot) of the World
Q19

Match List I and List II and mark the correct answer.
List I (Winds)
a. Chinook
b. Foehn
c. Sirocco
d. Loo
List II (Locations)

  1. Alps
  2. India
  3. USA
  4. Egypt
🎯 SSC CPO (TIER-1) 2016
📘 Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation📚 Cloud Classification by Altitude (High, Middle, Low, Vertical)
Q20

Altocumulus clouds occur at altitude of :

🎯 SSC CPO (TIER-1) 2016