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This section includes 433 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The Naga hills form the watershed between India and ________ |
| A. | hina |
| B. | yanmar |
| C. | hutan |
| D. | angladesh |
| Answer» C. hutan | |
| 2. |
Which of the following state is not part of Narmada valley? |
| A. | adhya Pradesh |
| B. | ajasthan |
| C. | ujarat |
| D. | aharashtra |
| Answer» C. ujarat | |
| 3. |
The first multi-purpose project of independent India is |
| A. | hakra-Nangal |
| B. | amodar |
| C. | irakud |
| D. | agarjunasagar |
| Answer» C. irakud | |
| 4. |
The Rajasthan Canal Project cover |
| A. | unjab |
| B. | unjab, Haryana and Rajasthan |
| C. | aryana |
| D. | ajasthan |
| Answer» C. aryana | |
| 5. |
Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal? |
| A. | ower Ganga Canal |
| B. | arada Canal |
| C. | den Canal |
| D. | irhind Canal |
| Answer» D. irhind Canal | |
| 6. |
Consider the following seaports ________ 1. Chennai2. Machilipattinam3. Nagapattinam4. Tuticorin The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is ________ |
| A. | , 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | , 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | , 3, 2, 4 |
| D. | , 1, 4, 3 |
| Answer» C. , 3, 2, 4 | |
| 7. |
"The Dowlaiswaram Anicut" is an important canal system in the |
| A. | odavari Delta |
| B. | rishna Delta |
| C. | anga Delta |
| D. | auvery Delta |
| Answer» B. rishna Delta | |
| 8. |
Canal irrigation is most important in north India because the |
| A. | oil is porous |
| B. | evel of underground water is high |
| C. | ources of the canals are the perennial rivers |
| D. | egions is densely populated |
| Answer» D. egions is densely populated | |
| 9. |
By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India? |
| A. | anas |
| B. | hansiri |
| C. | ihang |
| D. | sangpo |
| Answer» D. sangpo | |
| 10. |
Hinterland refers to ________ |
| A. | ontinental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted |
| B. | atural harbour used for international trade |
| C. | and region extending from a sea port |
| D. | bandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially |
| Answer» D. bandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially | |
| 11. |
The Sivasamudram Falls is on ________ |
| A. | auvery |
| B. | ubernarekha |
| C. | ndravati |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» B. ubernarekha | |
| 12. |
Which of the followings pairs is wrongly matched? |
| A. | oyana Project-Maharashtra |
| B. | haravathy Project - Karnataka |
| C. | alimela Project - Odisha |
| D. | abarigiri Project - Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is ________ |
| A. | aldia |
| B. | ew Tuticorin |
| C. | aradeep |
| D. | ishakhapatnam |
| Answer» D. ishakhapatnam | |
| 14. |
The worst affected state of India by the menace of sea erosion is |
| A. | erala |
| B. | disha |
| C. | ujarat |
| D. | ndhra Pradesh |
| Answer» B. disha | |
| 15. |
Which of the following ports are on the west coast?1. Marmugao2. Cochin3. New Mangalore4. Paradeep |
| A. | , 2 and 3 |
| B. | and 3 |
| C. | , 3 and 4 |
| D. | and 3 |
| Answer» B. and 3 | |
| 16. |
Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found ________ |
| A. | round the Gulf of Cambay |
| B. | round the Konkan coast |
| C. | ff the Krishna and Godavari deltas |
| D. | round the Palk strait |
| Answer» D. round the Palk strait | |
| 17. |
Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? |
| A. | andla : Gujarat |
| B. | aradip : Orissa |
| C. | uilon : Kerala |
| D. | akinada : Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The Buckincham Canal is an inland water way in |
| A. | nited Kingdom |
| B. | ustralia |
| C. | ndia |
| D. | ew Zealand |
| Answer» D. ew Zealand | |
| 19. |
Which of the following is an inland drainage area? |
| A. | ambhar area |
| B. | hilka region |
| C. | ansarovar lake |
| D. | ann of Kutch |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Shyok is a tributary of ________ |
| A. | rahmaputra |
| B. | ndus |
| C. | henab |
| D. | utlej |
| Answer» C. henab | |
| 21. |
The highest multipurpose dam built on the river Ravi is |
| A. | hakra Nangal |
| B. | ahalgaon |
| C. | anjit Sagar dam |
| D. | ihand dam |
| Answer» D. ihand dam | |
| 22. |
The river Damodar ends in |
| A. | iver Ganga |
| B. | iver Hugli |
| C. | he Bay of Bengal |
| D. | alt Lake |
| Answer» C. he Bay of Bengal | |
| 23. |
The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves as an irrigation cum-navigation canal is ________ long. |
| A. | 37km |
| B. | 47km |
| C. | 57km |
| D. | 67km |
| Answer» B. 47km | |
| 24. |
Hidkal Dam is on the river |
| A. | rishna |
| B. | auvery |
| C. | ennar |
| D. | hataprabha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it ________ |
| A. | ets flooded often causing havoc |
| B. | auses maximum soil erosion |
| C. | orms number of dangerous waterfalls |
| D. | s not a perennial river |
| Answer» B. auses maximum soil erosion | |
| 26. |
On which of the following sets of rivers are Nagarjunasagar, Ukai, Hirakud, and Thein Dam located respectively? |
| A. | rishna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Tapi |
| B. | auvery, Krishna, Narmada, Beas |
| C. | rishna, Tapi, Mahanadi, Ravi |
| D. | odavari, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Yamuna |
| Answer» D. odavari, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Yamuna | |
| 27. |
Which dam of India is the highest? |
| A. | ettur |
| B. | ihand |
| C. | hein |
| D. | hakra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The Nagarjuna Sagar dam is constructed on the river |
| A. | rishna |
| B. | hambal |
| C. | osi |
| D. | utlej |
| Answer» B. hambal | |
| 29. |
The 'Pong Dam' is constructed on the river |
| A. | avi |
| B. | apti |
| C. | eas |
| D. | on |
| Answer» D. on | |
| 30. |
Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river |
| A. | apti |
| B. | ahi |
| C. | hambal |
| D. | armada |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Which is the largest Man Made Lake |
| A. | ular |
| B. | obind Sagar |
| C. | ana Pratap Sagar |
| D. | aikal |
| Answer» C. ana Pratap Sagar | |
| 32. |
Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are ________ |
| A. | ndus |
| B. | utlej |
| C. | rahmaputra |
| D. | ll of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India? |
| A. | est Bengal |
| B. | ajasthan |
| C. | ujarat |
| D. | aharashtra |
| Answer» C. ujarat | |
| 34. |
Wular lake of Kashmir is a ________ |
| A. | x- bow lake |
| B. | ake formed by blocking of ice |
| C. | ake formed by terminal morainic dam |
| D. | ake formed by deposition of silt |
| Answer» D. ake formed by deposition of silt | |
| 35. |
In which of the following States is Sambhar lake located? |
| A. | adhya Pradesh |
| B. | aharashtra |
| C. | ujarat |
| D. | ajasthan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Which of the fullowing river forms estuary? |
| A. | armada |
| B. | auvery |
| C. | rishna |
| D. | ahanadi |
| Answer» B. auvery | |
| 37. |
Consider the following pairs-Tributary-Main river1. Chambal-Yamuna2. Son-Narmada3. Manas-BrahmaputraWhich of the following is correctly matched |
| A. | , 3 |
| B. | and 2 |
| C. | ,2 and 3 |
| D. | nly 2 |
| Answer» B. and 2 | |
| 38. |
Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar which has the distinction of being the largest man-made lake in Asia, forms part of |
| A. | amodar Valley Project |
| B. | hambal Project |
| C. | ehri Dam |
| D. | osi Project |
| Answer» C. ehri Dam | |
| 39. |
The famous Naini lake is in |
| A. | ainital |
| B. | ussorie |
| C. | ishikesh |
| D. | ushkar |
| Answer» B. ussorie | |
| 40. |
Loktak Lake, a big lake of North East India, is located in |
| A. | ssam |
| B. | runachal Pradesh |
| C. | anipur |
| D. | ripura |
| Answer» D. ripura | |
| 41. |
Where is Lonar Lake situated? |
| A. | amil Nadu |
| B. | erala |
| C. | aharashtra |
| D. | ujarat |
| Answer» D. ujarat | |
| 42. |
Consider the following:1. Chilika Lake2. Pulicat Lake3. Vembanad LakeWhich of the above is/are lagoon(s)? |
| A. | and 2 |
| B. | only |
| C. | and 3 |
| D. | , 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
The biggest lake in India is ________ |
| A. | al Lake |
| B. | hilka Lake |
| C. | ular Lake |
| D. | ambhar Lake |
| Answer» C. ular Lake | |
| 44. |
The ________ Lake of India has very high salinity. |
| A. | ambhar (Rajasthan) |
| B. | ular (Jammu & Kashmir) |
| C. | hilka (Odisha) |
| D. | ulicut (Tamil Nadu) |
| Answer» B. ular (Jammu & Kashmir) | |
| 45. |
The name of India's biggest irrigation canal is |
| A. | amuna Canal |
| B. | ndira Gandhi Canal |
| C. | irhind Canal |
| D. | pper Doab River |
| Answer» C. irhind Canal | |
| 46. |
Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage? |
| A. | hecking water flowing into Bangladesh |
| B. | hecking silting of Kolkata Port |
| C. | reventing erosion of Kolkata Port |
| D. | acilitating navigation in Ganga river |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
In which state is Jog Falls located? |
| A. | aharashtra |
| B. | arnataka |
| C. | amil Nadu |
| D. | erala |
| Answer» C. amil Nadu | |
| 48. |
Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin? |
| A. | ujarat |
| B. | aharashtra |
| C. | ajasthan |
| D. | adhya Pradesh |
| Answer» D. adhya Pradesh | |
| 49. |
Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? |
| A. | olkata |
| B. | ochi |
| C. | umbai |
| D. | ishakhapatnam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of |
| A. | unjab and Haryana only |
| B. | unjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only |
| C. | unjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | unjab and Himachal Pradesh only |
| Answer» C. unjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh | |