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This section includes 96 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Common Topics in Competitive and Entrance exams knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
.. is the oldest oil field in India. |
| A. | digboi in assam |
| B. | bombay high |
| C. | mangala area |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» B. bombay high | |
| 2. |
. is a place where river meets sea. |
| A. | shore |
| B. | connect |
| C. | lake |
| D. | estuary |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
On the south side, India is bounded by the Indian Ocean, by the Arabian Sea on the southwest and the ..on the southeast. |
| A. | brahmaputra |
| B. | gant |
| C. | bay of bengal |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» D. none of above | |
| 4. |
The Ganges is one of the longest river originating in India. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 5. |
The Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India are classified as .. |
| A. | lac |
| B. | ut (union territories) |
| C. | states |
| D. | deserts |
| Answer» C. states | |
| 6. |
The . is the effective border between India and the People s Republic of China. |
| A. | loc |
| B. | lac |
| C. | log |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» C. log | |
| 7. |
The Rann of Kutch is a marshy region located in northwestern Gujarat and the bordering Sindh province of .. |
| A. | pakistan |
| B. | bangladesh |
| C. | nepal |
| D. | afghanistan |
| Answer» B. bangladesh | |
| 8. |
The first British colony was in with English East India Company at Surat. |
| A. | 1616 |
| B. | 1617 |
| C. | 1618 |
| D. | 1619 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The Brahmaputra is also called |
| A. | burlung-buthur |
| B. | tsangpo-brahmaputra |
| C. | yarlung tsangpo |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Many cities in India have undergone place name changes such as Baroda being renamed to . |
| A. | badodara |
| B. | varanasi |
| C. | vadodara |
| D. | baranasi |
| Answer» D. baranasi | |
| 11. |
The Himalayan range is considered as the world s highest mountain range, with its tallest peak .. on the Nepal China border. |
| A. | hindu kush |
| B. | mt. everest |
| C. | tirich mir |
| D. | kunlun |
| Answer» C. tirich mir | |
| 12. |
The Aravali Range is the oldest mountain range in India, running across Rajasthan from northeast to southwest direction, extending approximately 800 km (497 mi). |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 13. |
Southern India is mostly a Deccan Plateau, which is separated from northern plain by the . |
| A. | himalayan mountains |
| B. | vindhya mountains |
| C. | satpura hills |
| D. | mount everest |
| Answer» C. satpura hills | |
| 14. |
is the first port that was developed after independence in Gujrat State. |
| A. | kutch |
| B. | smarla |
| C. | kandla |
| D. | porbandhar |
| Answer» D. porbandhar | |
| 15. |
. is the smallest state of India. |
| A. | goa |
| B. | andaman nicobar |
| C. | port blair |
| D. | kuri |
| Answer» B. andaman nicobar | |
| 16. |
are tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
| A. | munda |
| B. | kurra |
| C. | onges |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» D. none of above | |
| 17. |
Survey of India prepares the topographical maps of India. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 18. |
The .. was started in 1977-78 with the main aim of controlling desertification, restoring ecological balance and creating conditions to improve the economic level of people in desert areas. |
| A. | desert peoples programme (dpp) |
| B. | desert development programme (ddp) |
| C. | desert welfare programme (dwp) |
| D. | desert samadhaan programme (dsp) |
| Answer» C. desert welfare programme (dwp) | |
| 19. |
. is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. |
| A. | palk strait |
| B. | walk strait |
| C. | talk strait |
| D. | balk strait |
| Answer» B. walk strait | |
| 20. |
Which of the following countries share longest land boundary with india? |
| A. | bangladesh |
| B. | nepal |
| C. | bhutan |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» B. nepal | |
| 21. |
India s first jute mill was established in 1854 in |
| A. | kapurthala |
| B. | bihar |
| C. | rishra |
| D. | nikodar |
| Answer» D. nikodar | |
| 22. |
The length of river Brahmaputra is |
| A. | 3900 km |
| B. | 4900 km |
| C. | 8900 km |
| D. | 2900 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The Nagarjuna Sagar project is constructed on the which of the below river. |
| A. | kaveri |
| B. | brahmputra |
| C. | krishna |
| D. | ganga |
| Answer» D. ganga | |
| 24. |
river is also know by the name Sorrow of Bengal as it gets flooded often causing damage. |
| A. | damodar |
| B. | kamodar |
| C. | yamuna |
| D. | jhatta |
| Answer» B. kamodar | |
| 25. |
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in |
| A. | punjab |
| B. | uttar pardesh |
| C. | karnataka |
| D. | solan |
| Answer» D. solan | |
| 26. |
Kanchenjunga is situated in .. |
| A. | hp |
| B. | bangladesh |
| C. | panchkula |
| D. | sikkim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The Ganges originates from the Glacier in Uttarakhand. |
| A. | siachen |
| B. | nubra |
| C. | rimo |
| D. | gangotri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee in India. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 29. |
The length of Gulf of Kutch is .. |
| A. | 97 miles |
| B. | 98 miles |
| C. | 99 miles |
| D. | 100 miles |
| Answer» D. 100 miles | |
| 30. |
port is located on the banks of Rukmavati River. |
| A. | port blair |
| B. | mundra |
| C. | mandvi |
| D. | paradip |
| Answer» D. paradip | |
| 31. |
The term used to describe mandirs in Swaminarayan branch of Hinduism is: |
| A. | shikharbaddha |
| B. | ucchbaddha |
| C. | prembaddha |
| D. | himbaddha |
| Answer» B. ucchbaddha | |
| 32. |
Places in India where you will find natural gas .. |
| A. | andhra pradesh |
| B. | gujarat |
| C. | orissa |
| D. | ambala |
| Answer» D. ambala | |
| 33. |
Point is the name given for the southernmost tip of India. |
| A. | kanyakumari |
| B. | lakshya |
| C. | indira |
| D. | rabindra |
| Answer» D. rabindra | |
| 34. |
Guindy National Park is located in |
| A. | gujrat |
| B. | bangalore |
| C. | chennai |
| D. | ap |
| Answer» D. ap | |
| 35. |
Punjab and Haryana plains in India are irrigated with water from the rivers |
| A. | jhelum, beas, and sutlej |
| B. | ravi, yamuna, and sutlej |
| C. | ravi, beas, and brahmputra |
| D. | ravi, beas, and sutlej |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
. port is the only corporatised major port and which is also registered as a company. |
| A. | kandla |
| B. | ennore |
| C. | pallatam |
| D. | mundra |
| Answer» C. pallatam | |
| 37. |
Which of the following is not a lake in the Himalayas. |
| A. | tilicho lake |
| B. | pangong tso |
| C. | yangpa lake |
| D. | tsongmo lake |
| Answer» D. tsongmo lake | |
| 38. |
is a term used in India for a tract of land lying between two confluent rivers. |
| A. | satvik |
| B. | convergence |
| C. | doab |
| D. | dimtar |
| Answer» D. dimtar | |
| 39. |
The Himalayas cross five countries |
| A. | bhutan, india, nepal, china, and pakistan |
| B. | bhutan, india, afghanistan, china, and pakistan |
| C. | bhutan, india, nepal, indonesia, and pakistan |
| D. | australia, india, nepal, china, and pakistan |
| Answer» B. bhutan, india, afghanistan, china, and pakistan | |
| 40. |
Jalpaiguri town lies on the banks of the .., the second largest river in West Bengal, first one being Ganges. |
| A. | godavri |
| B. | yamuna |
| C. | teesta river |
| D. | kaveri |
| Answer» D. kaveri | |
| 41. |
The .. is uphill on the way to Gangotri. |
| A. | tehri dam |
| B. | nangal dam |
| C. | nagarjuna sagar dam |
| D. | srisailam dam |
| Answer» B. nangal dam | |
| 42. |
The Mountains are one of the longest mountain chains in Asia. |
| A. | nanda devi |
| B. | kunlun |
| C. | mount abu |
| D. | kamet |
| Answer» C. mount abu | |
| 43. |
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway still has one of the few steam locomotives still in service in India. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 44. |
.. river originates in Rajasthan and lies to the north east of Rann of Kutch. |
| A. | kaveri |
| B. | teesta |
| C. | luni river |
| D. | beas |
| Answer» D. beas | |
| 45. |
The Northeast Frontier Railway is headquartered in |
| A. | samrala |
| B. | cooch behar |
| C. | maligaon |
| D. | rangpur |
| Answer» D. rangpur | |
| 46. |
Which of the following is not a peninsular river |
| A. | narmada |
| B. | krishna |
| C. | mahanadi |
| D. | yamuna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
The Indian Standard Time is a standard uniform time which is adopted everywhere in India regardless of their local time. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 48. |
Which of the following places is a producer of iron ore .. |
| A. | kerala |
| B. | goa |
| C. | karnataka |
| D. | all of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Which of the following gold mines are in Bangarpet Taluk? |
| A. | kala ghoda |
| B. | kolar gold fields |
| C. | champion reefs |
| D. | hatti gold mines |
| Answer» C. champion reefs | |
| 50. |
Dakshina Ganga is also known by the name .. |
| A. | godavari |
| B. | tapti |
| C. | ganga |
| D. | cauvery |
| Answer» B. tapti | |