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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.
251. |
The second most important agro based industry of India after textiles is:? |
A. | Dairy Industry |
B. | Pulp Industry |
C. | Processed Food Industry |
D. | Sugar Industry |
Answer» E. | |
252. |
Any wind blowing down the slope of a mountain is called:Anabatic? |
A. | Anabatic Wind |
B. | Katabatic Wind |
C. | Down Falling Wind |
D. | Slope Wind |
Answer» C. Down Falling Wind | |
253. |
Mahe and Yanam are the parts of the Union Territory of:? |
A. | Dadar Nagar Haveli |
B. | Chndigarh |
C. | Daman and Diu |
D. | Puducherry |
Answer» E. | |
254. |
The headquarters of International Astronomical Union (IAU) is located in:? |
A. | Geneva |
B. | Mexico city |
C. | Newyork |
D. | Paris (France) |
Answer» E. | |
255. |
Tadoba national park known for sheltering tiger panther and bear is located in: |
A. | Assam |
B. | Chandrapur (Maharashtra) |
C. | Karnataka |
D. | Tamil Nadu |
Answer» C. Karnataka | |
256. |
Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India? |
A. | Alluvial soils |
B. | Black soils |
C. | Laterite soils |
D. | Red soils |
Answer» B. Black soils | |
257. |
The outer Himalayas lie between |
A. | the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain |
B. | the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain |
C. | the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas |
D. | Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula |
Answer» B. the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain | |
258. |
Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet? |
A. | Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej |
B. | Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna |
C. | Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej |
D. | Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej |
Answer» D. Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej | |
259. |
The percentage of India's total population employed in agriculture is nearly |
A. | 40% |
B. | 50% |
C. | 60% |
D. | 70% |
Answer» E. | |
260. |
Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop? |
A. | Coconut |
B. | Cotton |
C. | Sugarcane |
D. | Rice |
Answer» B. Cotton | |
261. |
The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is |
A. | the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley |
B. | the evaporation of moisture by heat |
C. | the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it |
D. | that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current |
Answer» D. that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current | |
262. |
Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains? |
A. | Beas, Ravi and Chenab |
B. | Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum |
C. | Sutlej, Beas and Ravi |
D. | Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum |
Answer» B. Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum | |
263. |
The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets |
A. | Shimla as a tourist spot |
B. | Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh |
C. | boundary between India and Tibet |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
264. |
The number of major ports in India is |
A. | 5 |
B. | 8 |
C. | 13 |
D. | 15 |
Answer» D. 15 | |
265. |
The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because |
A. | it is the older river of India |
B. | of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers |
C. | there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks |
D. | its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges |
Answer» C. there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks | |
266. |
Gold is mined in: |
A. | Karnatka |
B. | Maharastra |
C. | Orissa |
D. | Uttar Pradesh |
Answer» B. Maharastra | |
267. |
Which of the following is largest planet? |
A. | Jupiter |
B. | Neptune |
C. | Saturn |
D. | Mars |
Answer» B. Neptune | |
268. |
The inner planets include: |
A. | Mercury, Venus, Earth and Jupiter |
B. | Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Mars. |
C. | Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. |
D. | Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. |
Answer» E. | |
269. |
The Mountain system of Alps, Carpathians, Transylvanian, Balkans are located in: |
A. | South America |
B. | New Zealand |
C. | Europe |
D. | North America |
Answer» D. North America | |
270. |
The diesel Locomotive works engaged in producing diesel locos is located in: |
A. | Varanasi |
B. | Vizag |
C. | Durgapur |
D. | Tuticorin |
Answer» B. Vizag | |
271. |
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is located in: |
A. | Karnataka |
B. | Assam |
C. | Kerala |
D. | Tamil Nadu |
Answer» E. | |
272. |
The highest peak of peninsular India is: |
A. | Dodabeta |
B. | Anaimudi |
C. | K2 |
D. | Kanchanjangha |
Answer» C. K2 | |
273. |
Gomardha Wildlife Sanctuary is located in: |
A. | Guhati |
B. | Raigarh. |
C. | Gunna |
D. | Jaamnagar |
Answer» C. Gunna | |
274. |
The word "tsunami"belongs to: |
A. | Chinese |
B. | German |
C. | English |
D. | Japanese |
Answer» E. | |
275. |
The radius of earth is: |
A. | 6,500 km |
B. | 6,370 km |
C. | 6,224 Km |
D. | 5,553 Km |
Answer» C. 6,224 Km | |
276. |
In India, the highest rainfall occurs along: |
A. | The West Coast, North-East and hills of Meghalaya. |
B. | Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas |
C. | The Eastern ghat |
D. | The Aravali |
Answer» B. Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas | |
277. |
Dharan, Abquiq , Quatif, Ain Dar, Ghawar and Safanija are the chief oil fields (petroleum regions) located in: |
A. | Egypt |
B. | Iran |
C. | Iraq |
D. | Saudi Arabia |
Answer» E. | |
278. |
The second zone of the interior of the earth extending from 30 kilometer to 2900 kilometer depth is: |
A. | Earth Crust |
B. | Mantle. |
C. | Outer Core |
D. | Inner Core |
Answer» C. Outer Core | |
279. |
India Shares maximum length of the border with: |
A. | Pakistan |
B. | Myanmar |
C. | Bangladesh |
D. | China |
Answer» D. China | |
280. |
Ken, Betwa and Chambal are the rivers which merge with: |
A. | Damodar |
B. | Yamuna |
C. | Ganga |
D. | Godavari |
Answer» C. Ganga | |
281. |
The state of atmosphere in relation to its water vapour content refers to: |
A. | Relative Humidity |
B. | Relative Density |
C. | Precipitation |
D. | Frontal Humidity |
Answer» B. Relative Density | |
282. |
Cotton in India grows best on: |
A. | Black Soil |
B. | Red Soil |
C. | Late-rite Soil |
D. | Sandy Soil |
Answer» B. Red Soil | |
283. |
The crude Birth Rate is defined as: |
A. | No. of births per 10 thousand populations |
B. | No. of births per 20 thousand populations |
C. | No. of births per 50 thousand populations |
D. | No. of births per thousand populations |
Answer» E. | |
284. |
The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places? |
A. | Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar |
B. | Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan |
C. | Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh |
D. | Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka |
Answer» B. Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan | |
285. |
The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river |
A. | Ganga |
B. | Cauvery |
C. | Narmada |
D. | Godavari |
Answer» E. | |
286. |
What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture? |
A. | Commercial agriculture |
B. | Extensive agriculture |
C. | plantation agriculture |
D. | subsistence agriculture |
Answer» E. | |
287. |
The percentage of earth surface covered by India is |
A. | 2.4 |
B. | 3.4 |
C. | 4.4 |
D. | 5.4 |
Answer» B. 3.4 | |
288. |
Which city is known as the Cotton Polis of India? |
A. | Ahmadabad |
B. | Mumbai |
C. | Kochi |
D. | Kolkta |
Answer» C. Kochi | |
289. |
The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India. |
A. | 1901 |
B. | 1921 |
C. | 1941 |
D. | 1951 |
Answer» C. 1941 | |
290. |
The Barak River is a famous river of: |
A. | The Western Ghat |
B. | Eastern Ghat |
C. | Satpura hills |
D. | Manipur hills |
Answer» E. | |
291. |
The headquarters of North Western Railway is located in: |
A. | Bhopal |
B. | Gwalior |
C. | Uday |
D. | Jaipur |
Answer» E. | |
292. |
The Beas project consisting of Beas-Satluj link and pong dam at Beas is the joint venture of: |
A. | Punjab, Gujarat and Rajasthan |
B. | Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat |
C. | Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan |
D. | Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan |
Answer» D. Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan | |
293. |
The headquarters of North Eastern Railway is: |
A. | Lucknow |
B. | Patna |
C. | Kolkata |
D. | Gorakhpur |
Answer» E. | |
294. |
The most important coal field in India is: |
A. | Jharia Coalfield |
B. | Rani Ganj Coalfield |
C. | Korba Coalfield |
D. | Singrauli Coalfield |
Answer» B. Rani Ganj Coalfield | |
295. |
Ankleshwar Basin (offshore) oil-fields is located in: |
A. | Gujarat |
B. | Assam |
C. | Madhya Pradesh |
D. | Maharashtra |
Answer» B. Assam | |
296. |
Temperate grasslands of Eurasia are called: |
A. | Grasswood |
B. | Getepp |
C. | Steppe |
D. | Greenwood |
Answer» D. Greenwood | |
297. |
Sun's rays can make right angle only up to 23(1/2) and South latitudes because: |
A. | Rotation |
B. | Revolution |
C. | Shape of Earth |
D. | Earth is inclined at an angle of 66(1/2) on its axis. |
Answer» E. | |
298. |
Exfoliation is a type of: |
A. | Chemical Weathering |
B. | Soil Erosion |
C. | Physical Weathering |
D. | None of Above |
Answer» D. None of Above | |
299. |
Primary Producers fall in two categories e.g. |
A. | Indigotrops and Xylotrops |
B. | Numerotrops |
C. | Xylotrops |
D. | Phototrophs and Chemotrophs |
Answer» E. | |
300. |
Titagarh, Amlai and Nepanagar are known for: |
A. | Sugar Industry |
B. | Ship Building |
C. | Iron and Steel Industry |
D. | Paper Industry |
Answer» E. | |