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This section includes 499 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 401. |
Which of the following States does not share the drainage basin of the Krishna?$? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 402. |
Which of the following fertilizer plants is not in the public sector?? |
| A. | Bhatinda |
| B. | Nangal |
| C. | Kota |
| D. | Gorakhpur |
| Answer» D. Gorakhpur | |
| 403. |
The State having the maximum number of oil wells on its land portion is? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Maharashtra | |
| 404. |
Which is common to Guwahati, Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Digboi and Mathura?? |
| A. | Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places |
| B. | They are prominent game sanctuaries |
| C. | They are hill stations |
| D. | Oil and natural gas commission has its units in all these places |
| Answer» B. They are prominent game sanctuaries | |
| 405. |
What is the main attraction of Kaziranga Sanctuary located in Assam?? |
| A. | Tiger |
| B. | Spotted deer |
| C. | Nilgai |
| D. | One horned Rhinoceros |
| Answer» E. | |
| 406. |
Mumbai High refers to the? |
| A. | Greater Mumbai area |
| B. | Highest place in Mumbai |
| C. | Slopes of Western Ghats |
| D. | Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island |
| Answer» E. | |
| 407. |
In which one of the following cities can one never have the sunshine directly overhead at noon?? |
| A. | Bengaluru |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Visakhapatnam |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 408. |
The original home of the gypsies was? |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | India |
| D. | Persia |
| Answer» D. Persia | |
| 409. |
Which of the following is a distributary of the Ganga?? |
| A. | Yamuna |
| B. | Sone |
| C. | Chambal |
| D. | Hugli |
| Answer» E. | |
| 410. |
The first cotton mill was set up at Fort master in Kolkata in? |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1818 |
| D. | 1854 |
| Answer» D. 1854 | |
| 411. |
India has the world's highest road which connects? |
| A. | Leh and Srinagar |
| B. | Leh and Manali |
| C. | Srinagar and Jammu |
| D. | Sikkim and Darjeeling |
| Answer» C. Srinagar and Jammu | |
| 412. |
In which of the following areas is Konkani spoken as the local language?? |
| A. | Kerala and Karnataka |
| B. | Maharashtra and Goa |
| C. | Odisha and West Bengal |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Odisha and West Bengal | |
| 413. |
In India the yield per hectare is very low in? |
| A. | Intensive farming |
| B. | Extensive farming |
| C. | Commercial cultivation |
| D. | Plantation agriculture |
| Answer» C. Commercial cultivation | |
| 414. |
The Chennai – Bengaluru – Coimbatore - Madurai region is ________.? |
| A. | A major industrial region |
| B. | A major agricultural region |
| C. | Mangrove forest region |
| D. | Dry Mountainous (Hilly) region |
| Answer» B. A major agricultural region | |
| 415. |
Consider the following statements:1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports Which of these statements are correct?? |
| A. | 1 and 4 |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 416. |
The National Institute of Oceanography is located at? |
| A. | Kandla |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Cochin |
| D. | Goa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 417. |
Which of the following projects is administered by more than one State?? |
| A. | Nagarjunasagar |
| B. | Kosi |
| C. | Hirakud |
| D. | Tungabhadra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 418. |
Arable lands refer to? |
| A. | Pasture land |
| B. | Fallow land |
| C. | Woodland |
| D. | Cultivable land |
| Answer» E. | |
| 419. |
Oil refinery located near the of field is? |
| A. | Nunamati |
| B. | Visakhapatnam |
| C. | Mathura |
| D. | Koyali |
| Answer» B. Visakhapatnam | |
| 420. |
The Himalayas are considered as ________ type of mountains.? |
| A. | Relief |
| B. | Submarine |
| C. | Volcanic |
| D. | Tectonic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 421. |
The Gobindsagar Reservoir is in? |
| A. | Mettur Dam |
| B. | Bhakra Dam |
| C. | Ranjit Sagar Dam |
| D. | Rajasthan Canal |
| Answer» C. Ranjit Sagar Dam | |
| 422. |
________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. |
| A. | Cochin |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Mangalore |
| D. | Surat |
| Answer» B. Mumbai | |
| 423. |
In which area are Zoroastrians concentrated? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 424. |
The Institute of Petroleum Reservoir Studies is located in |
| A. | Ahmedabad |
| B. | Badodara |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» B. Badodara | |
| 425. |
'Blight' the disease of potato can be cured by |
| A. | Dionine |
| B. | Bordeaux mixture |
| C. | Diathane |
| D. | DDT |
| Answer» C. Diathane | |
| 426. |
Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east? |
| A. | Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur |
| B. | Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong |
| C. | Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur |
| D. | Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded |
| Answer» C. Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur | |
| 427. |
The National Geophysical Research Institute is located in |
| A. | Pilani |
| B. | Goa |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Hyderabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 428. |
What is Pimpri, a place in Maharashtra, known for |
| A. | Leather goods |
| B. | Soaps |
| C. | Electric goods |
| D. | Penicillin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 429. |
In India, diamonds are found at |
| A. | Panna (MP |
| B. | Golkonda (AP) |
| C. | Khetri (Rajasthan) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Golkonda (AP) | |
| 430. |
The Outer Himalayas correspond with |
| A. | The Karakoram range |
| B. | The Shiwalik range |
| C. | The Kailas range |
| D. | The Hindukush range |
| Answer» C. The Kailas range | |
| 431. |
The land-locked natural harbour along the east coast of India is |
| A. | Visakhapatnam |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Paradeep |
| Answer» B. Chennai | |
| 432. |
Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly exported from |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Cochin |
| C. | Tuticorin |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Tuticorin | |
| 433. |
Rajasthan receives very little rain because |
| A. | It is too hot |
| B. | There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry |
| C. | The monsoons fail to reach this area |
| D. | The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds |
| Answer» E. | |
| 434. |
Through which of the following States the Ganga does not pass? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Bihar | |
| 435. |
Which of the following is not a multi-purpose project involving more than one State in India? |
| A. | Nagarjunasagar |
| B. | Damodar Valley Corporation |
| C. | Bhakra Nangal |
| D. | Chambal |
| Answer» B. Damodar Valley Corporation | |
| 436. |
To which kind of rock does marble belong? |
| A. | Metamorphic rock |
| B. | Sedimentary rock |
| C. | Igneous rock |
| D. | Volcanic rock |
| Answer» B. Sedimentary rock | |
| 437. |
Naharkatiya oilfields are located in |
| A. | Tripura |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 438. |
The multipurpose project irrigating maximum area in India is |
| A. | Beas |
| B. | Bhakra Nangal |
| C. | Damodar Valley |
| D. | Hirakud |
| Answer» E. | |
| 439. |
The longest of all the Indus tributaries is the |
| A. | Ravi |
| B. | Beas |
| C. | Chenab |
| D. | Jhelum |
| Answer» D. Jhelum | |
| 440. |
The first shore based integrated steel project in India is coming up at |
| A. | Ernakulam |
| B. | Tuticorin |
| C. | Visakhapatnam |
| D. | Mangalore |
| Answer» D. Mangalore | |
| 441. |
Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India? |
| A. | Nearness to Equator |
| B. | Presence of Indian Ocean |
| C. | Monsoons |
| D. | Ocean currents |
| Answer» E. | |
| 442. |
The finest natural harbour in India is |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Kolkata |
| D. | Cochin |
| Answer» C. Kolkata | |
| 443. |
Sriharikota, an important unit or the Indian Space Research Organisation is located in State. |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» D. Tamil Nadu | |
| 444. |
Where do Birhors live? |
| A. | Chhattishgrah |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Nagaland |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 445. |
Soyabeans are rich in |
| A. | Vitamin A |
| B. | Proteins |
| C. | Minerals |
| D. | Carbohydrates |
| Answer» C. Minerals | |
| 446. |
An active volcano was reported at ________ India in 1991. |
| A. | Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| B. | Aliabet Island, Gujarat |
| C. | Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Mumbai Island, Maharashtra |
| Answer» B. Aliabet Island, Gujarat | |
| 447. |
Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Chhattisgarh |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 448. |
India has eight coastal states but more than half the sea salt is made along the Gujarat coast because |
| A. | Gandhiji started the salt movement in Gujarat |
| B. | Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water |
| C. | Kandla port exports salt |
| D. | The salinity of sea water is very high near the Gujarat coast |
| Answer» C. Kandla port exports salt | |
| 449. |
The earliest arrivals in India are believed to be Negritos. At which one of the following places are they mainly found now? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Andaman Islands |
| Answer» E. | |
| 450. |
The deepest land locked and protected port in India is |
| A. | Marmugoa |
| B. | Visakhaptanam |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Cochin |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |