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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The length of India's coastline is about |
| A. | 5900 km |
| B. | 6100 km |
| C. | 7000 km |
| D. | 7500 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The highest peak, Mount Everest is |
| A. | 290.28 feet |
| B. | 285.28 feet |
| C. | 273.28 feet |
| D. | 269.84 feet |
| Answer» B. 285.28 feet | |
| 3. |
Exceptionally high rainfall is recorded in regions owing to |
| A. | Orographic effect |
| B. | Cycloni effect |
| C. | Convectional effect |
| D. | Monsoon effect |
| Answer» B. Cycloni effect | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is not a form of precipitation ? |
| A. | Snow |
| B. | Haze |
| C. | Rain |
| D. | Dew |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
A form precipitation is |
| A. | Convention |
| B. | Sleet |
| C. | Ice |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which type of rainfall is caused when masses of air pushed by wind are forced up the side of elevated land formations, such as large mountains |
| A. | Orographic |
| B. | Convectional |
| C. | Cyclonic |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Convectional | |
| 7. |
In mid-latitudes, convective precipitation is associated with |
| A. | Cold fronts |
| B. | Squall lines |
| C. | Warm fronts in very moist air |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Large areas in India are subjected to considerable rainfall variability. Rainfall variability is likely to be the greatest in the areas of |
| A. | Very high rainfall |
| B. | High rainfall |
| C. | Medium rainfall |
| D. | Very low rainfall |
| Answer» B. High rainfall | |
| 9. |
Match List - I (Pass) with List - II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» D. D. | |
| 10. |
Between which one of the following pairs of Islands in Duncan Passege located ? |
| A. | South Andaman and Little Andaman |
| B. | Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island |
| C. | Car Nicobar Island and little Nicobar Island |
| D. | Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island |
| Answer» B. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following islands receives conventional rainfall ? |
| A. | Cyprus |
| B. | Sumatra |
| C. | Cuba |
| D. | Green land |
| Answer» C. Cuba | |
| 12. |
The seasonality of precipitation is affected by the seasonal movement of global and regional |
| A. | Wind systems |
| B. | Pressure systems |
| C. | Cyclonic systems |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Cyclonic systems | |
| 13. |
In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located ? |
| A. | Chandra valley |
| B. | Hunza valley |
| C. | Nubra valley |
| D. | Sutlej valley |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Nine Degree Channel separates |
| A. | Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar |
| B. | Lakshdweep and MInicoy |
| C. | Little Andaman and car Nicobar |
| D. | North Andaman and South Andaman |
| Answer» C. Little Andaman and car Nicobar | |
| 15. |
Zoji La pass is in |
| A. | Kashmir |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Himachal Pradesh | |
| 16. |
The average height of Inner Himalaya is |
| A. | 8598 |
| B. | 8930 |
| C. | 6700 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 6700 | |
| 17. |
Macmohan Line demarcates the boundary between |
| A. | India and Pakisthan |
| B. | India and China |
| C. | India and Nepal |
| D. | India and Banglasesh |
| Answer» C. India and Nepal | |
| 18. |
Sambhar salt lake situated in |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» D. Bihar | |
| 19. |
The Himalayan range is very rich in species diversity. |
| A. | It has a high rainfall that supports luxuriant vegetative growth |
| B. | It is a confluence of different bio-geographical zones |
| C. | Exotic and invasive species have riot been introduced in this region |
| D. | It has less human interference |
| Answer» C. Exotic and invasive species have riot been introduced in this region | |
| 20. |
Kula, Kufri, Kajjair and Dalhousie are all tourists place of which of the given state |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» B. West Bengal | |
| 21. |
In which hemisphere is Jharkhand situated ? |
| A. | East |
| B. | West |
| C. | North |
| D. | South |
| Answer» D. South | |
| 22. |
"The Union Territory possesses a coastal stretch of about 45 km with 28 marine fishing villages. However 45% of the population is engaged in agricultural and allied products" |
| A. | Which among the following Union Territories is referred to in the above passage ? |
| B. | Lakshadweep |
| C. | Puducherry |
| D. | Andaman and Nicobar |
| E. | Daman |
| Answer» B. Lakshadweep | |
| 23. |
Which of the following range of Himalayas is know for hill stantions ? |
| A. | Himadri |
| B. | Shivalik |
| C. | Himachal |
| D. | Purvanchal |
| Answer» D. Purvanchal | |
| 24. |
Jharkhand does not share boundary with |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Chhattisgarh |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ? |
| A. | Thailand |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | All of them |
| Answer» D. All of them | |
| 26. |
What is the height of the Great Himalayas ? |
| A. | 8850 m ASL |
| B. | 8815 m ASL |
| C. | 8890 m ASL |
| D. | 8860 m ASL |
| Answer» B. 8815 m ASL | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India ? |
| A. | Silchar, Tinsukhia, Indore, Vadodara |
| B. | Tinsukhia, Phulpur, Udaipur, Kota |
| C. | Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot |
| D. | Guwahati, Silchar, Bhopal, Rajkot |
| Answer» D. Guwahati, Silchar, Bhopal, Rajkot | |
| 28. |
If the usual role of calculation of time were applied for the extremes of Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh then approximately time |
| A. | . |
| B. | at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours |
| C. | at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 3 hours |
| D. | at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Which one if the following statements is not correct ? |
| A. | Vindhyan system mostly consists of sandstones, limestones and shale. |
| B. | Gneisses and schist of archaeans are the oldest rocks in India |
| C. | Rocks of Gondwana system are of fluvial or lacustrine origin |
| D. | Deccan trap formations were due to volcanic eruption during Oligocene |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Where is 'Ninety East Ridge' situated ? |
| A. | Pacific Ocean |
| B. | Indian Ocean |
| C. | Atlantic Ocean |
| D. | Arctic Ocean |
| Answer» C. Atlantic Ocean | |
| 31. |
The southern most point of India lies in |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Kanyakuman |
| C. | Lakshadweep |
| D. | Nicobar Islands |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The approximate length of the coast - lime of India is |
| A. | 5,500 km |
| B. | 6,000 km |
| C. | 6,500 km |
| D. | 7,000 km |
| Answer» C. 6,500 km | |
| 33. |
The Karakoram Highway connects which of following pairs of countries ? |
| A. | India - Nepal |
| B. | India - China |
| C. | India - Pakistan |
| D. | China - Pakistan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Extensive and thick lava sheets occur in |
| A. | Meghalaya |
| B. | Chotanagpur Plateau |
| C. | Western Deccan Plateau |
| D. | Nilgiri Hills |
| Answer» C. Western Deccan Plateau | |
| 35. |
Nanda Devi lies in |
| A. | Kumaon Himalaya |
| B. | Kashmir Hamalaya |
| C. | Naga Hills |
| D. | Himachal Himalaya |
| Answer» B. Kashmir Hamalaya | |
| 36. |
Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the larges size ? |
| A. | Puducherry |
| B. | Lakshadweep |
| C. | Daman and Diu |
| D. | Chandigarh |
| Answer» B. Lakshadweep | |
| 37. |
The Average height of Shiwaliks is |
| A. | 1500 to 2000 metres |
| B. | 1000 to 1500 metres |
| C. | 700 to 1000 metres |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 1000 to 1500 metres | |
| 38. |
Nanga Parbat has a height of .......meter |
| A. | 8126 |
| B. | 8136 |
| C. | 8137 |
| D. | 8138 |
| Answer» B. 8136 | |
| 39. |
Driest areas of India which lie in Rajasthan have an average annual rainfall of |
| A. | 100 cm |
| B. | 20 cm |
| C. | 10 cm |
| D. | Less than 1 cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
The Himalayas consist of .........main parallel ranges from north to south |
| A. | Two |
| B. | Three |
| C. | Four |
| D. | Five |
| Answer» C. Four | |
| 41. |
How much percntage land areas of India is covered by mountains ? |
| A. | 10.7 |
| B. | 12.7 |
| C. | 9.7 |
| D. | 11.7 |
| Answer» B. 12.7 | |
| 42. |
Sahyadri ranges refer to |
| A. | Shiwaliks |
| B. | Eastrrn Ghats |
| C. | Western Ghats |
| D. | Satpura Range |
| Answer» D. Satpura Range | |
| 43. |
Banihal pass is in |
| A. | Punjab Himalaya |
| B. | Kumaon Himalaya |
| C. | Kashmir Himalaya |
| D. | Assam Himalaya |
| Answer» D. Assam Himalaya | |
| 44. |
Indian Standard Meridian passes through the states of Utter Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh |
| A. | Andhar Padesh and Karnataka |
| B. | Andhra Padesh and Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Karnataka and Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Odisha and Andhra Padesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The Himalyas are approximately kilometer broad |
| A. | 150 to 400 |
| B. | 200 to 400 |
| C. | 150 to 300 |
| D. | 250 to 500 |
| Answer» B. 200 to 400 | |
| 46. |
How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal ? |
| A. | 190 |
| B. | 204 |
| C. | 300 |
| D. | 210 |
| Answer» C. 300 | |
| 47. |
Pir Panjal range is in |
| A. | The Greater Himalaya |
| B. | The Middle Himalaya |
| C. | Shiwaliks |
| D. | Sikkim Himalaya |
| Answer» B. The Middle Himalaya | |
| 48. |
Kashmir Himalaya is famous for its |
| A. | Scenic beauty |
| B. | Dal Lake |
| C. | Glaciers |
| D. | Poverty |
| Answer» D. Poverty | |
| 49. |
India has a total land frontier of |
| A. | 10000 miles |
| B. | 12000 miles |
| C. | 9425 miles |
| D. | 7000 miles |
| Answer» D. 7000 miles | |
| 50. |
In terms of area India is the largest country of the world |
| A. | Second |
| B. | Fourth |
| C. | Sixth |
| D. | Seventh |
| Answer» E. | |