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This section includes 322 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
__Dul Hasti Project and Salal project are located at:__ |
| A. | River Chenab |
| B. | River Chambal |
| C. | River Damodar |
| D. | River Godavari |
| Answer» B. River Chambal | |
| 152. |
__Limestone, Coal, Chalk, Shale are the examples of:__ |
| A. | Sedimentary Rocks |
| B. | Metamorphic Rock |
| C. | Volcanic Rock |
| D. | Igneous Rock |
| Answer» B. Metamorphic Rock | |
| 153. |
__The first of the fourteen biosphere reserves of India which was established in 1986 is:__ |
| A. | Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve |
| B. | Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve |
| C. | Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve |
| D. | Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve |
| Answer» D. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve | |
| 154. |
__Pykara hydroelectric power project is located at:__ |
| A. | Godavari |
| B. | Kaveri |
| C. | Pykara River |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» D. Mahanadi | |
| 155. |
__The Earth's core is made up of very heavy material mostly constituted by:__ |
| A. | Iron and Aluminum |
| B. | Aluminum and Nickel |
| C. | Nickel and Iron |
| D. | Nickel and Lead |
| Answer» D. Nickel and Lead | |
| 156. |
__The Gneiss is a coarse grained:__ |
| A. | Volcanic Rock |
| B. | Igneous Rock |
| C. | Metamorphic Rock |
| D. | Sedimentary Rock |
| Answer» D. Sedimentary Rock | |
| 157. |
__Cement industry is generally known as:__ |
| A. | Source of raw material |
| B. | Real Industry |
| C. | Source of end products |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Real Industry | |
| 158. |
__India's three fourths of the total annual rainfall are received during:__ |
| A. | South-west Monsoon Season |
| B. | North Eas. Monsoon Season |
| C. | The Hot Weather Season |
| D. | The Retreating of S.W. Monsoon Season |
| Answer» B. North Eas. Monsoon Season | |
| 159. |
_The highest percentage decadal growth rate of population as per 2011 Census was registered by:$? |
| A. | Maharastra |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Meghalaya (27.8) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 160. |
_A river drains the water collected from a specific area which is called its:$? |
| A. | Catchment Area |
| B. | Collecting Area |
| C. | Drain Area |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» B. Collecting Area | |
| 161. |
_Solar energy received to earth takes:$? |
| A. | Nine Minutes |
| B. | 10 Minutes |
| C. | Eight Minutes |
| D. | 15 Minutes |
| Answer» D. 15 Minutes | |
| 162. |
_One horned rhinoceros is found in the states of:$? |
| A. | West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | West Bengal and Assam |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh and Assam |
| D. | West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh and Assam | |
| 163. |
_In India the percentage of population below poverty line is:$? |
| A. | Less than 30% |
| B. | Less than 50% |
| C. | Less than 40% |
| D. | Less than 10 |
| Answer» B. Less than 50% | |
| 164. |
_The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as$? |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Brahmaputra |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» D. Mahanadi | |
| 165. |
_The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is$? |
| A. | north of Tropic of Cancer |
| B. | south of the Equator |
| C. | south of the Capricorn |
| D. | north of the Equator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
_Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?$? |
| A. | Gulf of Cambay |
| B. | Gulf of Mannar |
| C. | Backwaters of Kerala |
| D. | Chilka lake |
| Answer» B. Gulf of Mannar | |
| 167. |
_The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is$? |
| A. | increasing |
| B. | decreasing |
| C. | static |
| D. | decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area |
| Answer» C. static | |
| 168. |
_World forestry Day is observed on:$? |
| A. | April 20 Every Year. |
| B. | May 10 Every Year. |
| C. | June 5 Every Year. |
| D. | March 21 Every Year. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 169. |
_The only state in India that produces saffron is$? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| Answer» D. Meghalaya | |
| 170. |
_Scunthorpe and Frodingham are:$? |
| A. | The main mining centres of Britain |
| B. | Agriculture centres of Britain |
| C. | industrial centres of Britain |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Agriculture centres of Britain | |
| 171. |
_India's first Stock Exchange Bombay Stock Exchange was established in:$? |
| A. | 1885 |
| B. | 1884 |
| C. | 1882 |
| D. | 1880 |
| Answer» B. 1884 | |
| 172. |
_River Damodar is a tributary of:$? |
| A. | Rive Koshi |
| B. | River Gandak |
| C. | River Sutlej |
| D. | River Hoogly |
| Answer» E. | |
| 173. |
_The major peaks like Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mansalu, Chooyu, Nanga Parbat and Annapurna all are situated in:$? |
| A. | The Western Ghat |
| B. | Sivalik Range |
| C. | The Greater Himalayas (Himadri) |
| D. | The Eastern Ghats |
| Answer» D. The Eastern Ghats | |
| 174. |
_McMohan Line lies between which of the following countries?$? |
| A. | India and Pakistan |
| B. | India and China |
| C. | China and Pakistan |
| D. | India and Afghanistan |
| Answer» C. China and Pakistan | |
| 175. |
_Rail coach factory is located in:$? |
| A. | Durgapur |
| B. | Vizag |
| C. | Varanasi |
| D. | Kapurthala (Punjab) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 176. |
_The middle zone of the earth with a thickness of 2780 km having an average density of 5.6 is known as:$? |
| A. | Rosphere |
| B. | Osophere |
| C. | Pyrosphere |
| D. | Cyrosphere |
| Answer» D. Cyrosphere | |
| 177. |
_Masai Tribes are found in:$? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | North America |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | East Africa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
_The largest state of India (area wise ) is:$? |
| A. | Maharastra |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
_The largest mangrove forest in the world is located in:$? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Tamil Nadu | |
| 180. |
_The layer of ocean water between the depth zone of 300 m- 1000 m characterized by sharp change of temperature in the vertical section of sea water is called:$? |
| A. | Isoline |
| B. | Insiline |
| C. | Thermoarea |
| D. | Thermocline |
| Answer» E. | |
| 181. |
_The large natural ecosystem comprised of abiotic (land, air , water and soils of the concerned habitat) and biotic (plants, animals and micro-organisms) is called:$? |
| A. | Genome |
| B. | Abiome |
| C. | Agenome |
| D. | Biome |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
_The place/city located at the confluence of river Euphrates and Tigris is:$? |
| A. | Sydeny |
| B. | London |
| C. | Doha |
| D. | Baghdad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 183. |
_As per 2011 Census of India the state which registered lowest sex ratio (female per thousand males) is:$? |
| A. | Rajsthan |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Odissa |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» C. Odissa | |
| 184. |
_The zone of low atmospheric pressure and ascending air located at or near the equator is called:$? |
| A. | Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) |
| B. | Outer-Tropical Convergence Zone |
| C. | Intera-Tropical Convergence Zone |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» B. Outer-Tropical Convergence Zone | |
| 185. |
_The most important breed of wool producing sheep in the world is:$? |
| A. | Texel |
| B. | Merino |
| C. | Deper |
| D. | Dorset |
| Answer» C. Deper | |
| 186. |
_With which country in the year 2010 did India propose to develop a solar city in India?$? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» B. Russia | |
| 187. |
In Geography who propounded the theory of convectional current Hypothesis?$? |
| A. | Arthur Holmes |
| B. | Carl Ritter |
| C. | Arnaldo Faustini |
| D. | Immanuel Kant |
| Answer» B. Carl Ritter | |
| 188. |
India is divided into:$? |
| A. | Six Postal Zones. |
| B. | Seven Postal Zones. |
| C. | Eight Postal Zones. |
| D. | Nine Postal Zones. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
Quartzite is metamorphosed from:$? |
| A. | |
| B. | Limestone |
| C. | Shale |
| D. | Coal |
| Answer» C. Shale | |
| 190. |
The mean thickness of oceanic crust is:$? |
| A. | 10 kilometer. |
| B. | 8 kilometer. |
| C. | 5 kilometer. |
| D. | 4 kilometer. |
| Answer» D. 4 kilometer. | |
| 191. |
Project Tiger in India was started in:$? |
| A. | The year 1985 |
| B. | The year 1982 |
| C. | The year 1980 |
| D. | The year 1973 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
Which among the following is/are the major factor/factors responsible for the monsoon type of climate in India?LocationThermal contrastUpper air circulationInter-tropical convergence zone$? |
| A. | I |
| B. | II, III |
| C. | II, III and IV |
| D. | I, II, III and IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 193. |
The national Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was set up in:$? |
| A. | 1970 |
| B. | 1975 |
| C. | 1978 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» C. 1978 | |
| 194. |
Between the valley of Narmada river in the north and the Tapti in the south lies:$? |
| A. | The Satpura Range |
| B. | The Vindhya Range |
| C. | The Aravali Range |
| D. | None of Above |
| Answer» B. The Vindhya Range | |
| 195. |
The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at$? |
| A. | Guwahati |
| B. | Jamnagar |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 196. |
First Metro Railway was inaugurated in Kolkata:$? |
| A. | 1982 |
| B. | 1987 |
| C. | 1984 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» D. 1990 | |
| 197. |
The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore, are$? |
| A. | Bihar and Orissa |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh and Orissa |
| C. | Bihar and West Bengal |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh and Orissa | |
| 198. |
Which of the following geographical features have played a great unifying role in strengthening the forces of homogeneity of the Indian people?I.The expanses of water surrounding the peninsulaII.The Himalayan MountainsIII.The vastness of the countryIV.The presence of the Indian ocean$? |
| A. | I |
| B. | II |
| C. | I and II |
| D. | I, II, III and IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199. |
Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India? I. Avoiding crop rotation II. Afforestation III. Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers IV. Limiting shifting cultivation$? |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | II and IV |
| C. | III and IV |
| D. | I, II and III |
| Answer» C. III and IV | |
| 200. |
Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?$? |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Krishna |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» E. | |