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This section includes 559 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas? |
| A. | olding of the earth's crust |
| B. | ccumulation of loess deposits |
| C. | olding of the geosyncline |
| D. | aulting of the earth's crust |
| Answer» D. aulting of the earth's crust | |
| 52. |
Which of the statements given are correct? 1. Korba is west to Rourkela. 2. Rourkela is south to Ranchi. |
| A. | only |
| B. | only |
| C. | oth 1 and 2 |
| D. | either 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. either 1 nor 2 | |
| 53. |
The land mass of lndia has an area of ________ million square km. |
| A. | 0.28 |
| B. | 0.28 |
| C. | 0.28 |
| D. | 0.28 |
| Answer» D. 0.28 | |
| 54. |
Arrange the following cities in an order from North to South- (1)Bhubaneshwar (2)Chennai(3)Hyderabad (4)Cochin |
| A. | ,3,2,4, |
| B. | ,2,3,4 |
| C. | ,2,4,3 |
| D. | ,3,4,2 |
| Answer» B. ,2,3,4 | |
| 55. |
Sun Temple is situated in the state of |
| A. | ajasthan |
| B. | ndhra Pradesh |
| C. | disha |
| D. | amil Nadu |
| Answer» D. amil Nadu | |
| 56. |
What is the name of India's Southern Tip? |
| A. | anyakumari |
| B. | oint Calimere |
| C. | ndira Point |
| D. | ovalam |
| Answer» D. ovalam | |
| 57. |
The latitudes of main land of India extends between |
| A. | °4' N and 37°6' N |
| B. | °4' W and 37°6' W |
| C. | °4' E and 37°6' E |
| D. | °4' S and 37°6' S |
| Answer» B. °4' W and 37°6' W | |
| 58. |
Zoji la pass connects |
| A. | rinagar and Leh |
| B. | runachal and Tibet |
| C. | hamba and Spiti |
| D. | alimpong and Lhasa |
| Answer» B. runachal and Tibet | |
| 59. |
One of the states not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer is |
| A. | disha |
| B. | ujarat |
| C. | est Bengal |
| D. | ajasthan |
| Answer» B. ujarat | |
| 60. |
The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges. Among them which is the oldest range? |
| A. | he Shiwalik Range |
| B. | he Lesser Himalayas |
| C. | he Great Himalayan Range |
| D. | he Dhaula Dhar Range |
| Answer» D. he Dhaula Dhar Range | |
| 61. |
The Konkan Coast stretches between ________ |
| A. | oa and Cochin |
| B. | oa and Mumbai |
| C. | oa and Daman |
| D. | oa and Diu |
| Answer» D. oa and Diu | |
| 62. |
Where exactly is Aksai Chin? |
| A. | ear Leh |
| B. | he north-east corner of Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | long the Zaskar mountains |
| D. | outh of the Siachen Glacier |
| Answer» C. long the Zaskar mountains | |
| 63. |
Which one of the following groups comprises of States sharing borders with Chhattisgarh ? |
| A. | ndhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa |
| B. | ndhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | ihar, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Orissa |
| D. | ndhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal |
| Answer» B. ndhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh | |
| 64. |
Which of the following is known as Sahyadri Mountain |
| A. | astern Ghats |
| B. | estern Ghats |
| C. | hivalik ranges |
| D. | indhya range |
| Answer» C. hivalik ranges | |
| 65. |
Ten Degree Channel is between ________ |
| A. | over and Calais |
| B. | laska and Russia |
| C. | ittle Andaman and Car Nicobar |
| D. | orth Korea and South Korea |
| Answer» D. orth Korea and South Korea | |
| 66. |
Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste? |
| A. | ihar |
| B. | est Bengal |
| C. | ttar Pradesh |
| D. | unjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
Indian subcontinent was mainly a part of |
| A. | urassic land |
| B. | ngara land |
| C. | ryavarta |
| D. | ondwanaland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
The Coastal terrain of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is known as |
| A. | onkan |
| B. | oromandel |
| C. | ast coast |
| D. | alabar coast |
| Answer» C. ast coast | |
| 69. |
To which group do the tribals of central and southern India belong? |
| A. | roto-Australoids |
| B. | egritos |
| C. | ongoloids |
| D. | rachycephals |
| Answer» B. egritos | |
| 70. |
Arrange the following hills of southern India from north to south ________ 1. Nilgiri 2. Cardamom 3. Nallamala 4. Anaimalai Select the correct answer using the code given below ________ |
| A. | -1-4-2 |
| B. | -3-1-2 |
| C. | -3-4-2 |
| D. | -2-3-4 |
| Answer» B. -3-1-2 | |
| 71. |
Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east? |
| A. | jmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar |
| B. | urat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch |
| C. | andharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam |
| D. | nand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl |
| Answer» D. nand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl | |
| 72. |
Which one of the following groups of Indian states has a common frontier with Bhutan? |
| A. | ssam, Bihar, Sikkim and West Bengal |
| B. | ihar, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West Bengal |
| C. | runachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal |
| D. | runachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal |
| Answer» D. runachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal | |
| 73. |
Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to |
| A. | he difference in their altitudes |
| B. | heir distance from sea |
| C. | nowfall in Shimla |
| D. | ollution in Amritsar |
| Answer» B. heir distance from sea | |
| 74. |
Consider the following: 1. Mahadeo Hills 2. Sahyadri Parvat 3. Satpura Range What is the correct sequence of the above from the north of the south? |
| A. | , 2, 3 |
| B. | , 1, 3 |
| C. | , 3, 2 |
| D. | , 3, 1 |
| Answer» D. , 3, 1 | |
| 75. |
The two volcanic islands in the Indian territory are ________ |
| A. | avaratti and New Moor |
| B. | itra and Kavaratti |
| C. | amban and Barren |
| D. | arcondam and Barren |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
The transport route connecting Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the ________ |
| A. | ir Panjal pass |
| B. | arakoram pass |
| C. | anihal pass |
| D. | oji La pass |
| Answer» C. anihal pass | |
| 77. |
In which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? |
| A. | handra valley |
| B. | unza valley |
| C. | ubra valley |
| D. | utlej valley |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
The outer most range of Himalayas is called ________. |
| A. | ali |
| B. | hiwaliks |
| C. | ehradun |
| D. | umaon |
| Answer» C. ehradun | |
| 79. |
Which hill station's name means 'place of the thunderbolt'? |
| A. | angtok |
| B. | hillong |
| C. | ottacarnand |
| D. | arjeeling |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India? |
| A. | anchmarhi |
| B. | otacamund |
| C. | adurai |
| D. | raku Valley |
| Answer» C. adurai | |
| 81. |
Duncan Passage is situated between ________ |
| A. | inicoy and Amindiv |
| B. | inicoy and Maldives |
| C. | ittle Andaman and Car Nicobar |
| D. | outh Andaman and Little Andaman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
The States of India having common border with Myanmar are ________ |
| A. | izoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | izoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam |
| C. | izoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya |
| D. | ssam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» B. izoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam | |
| 83. |
Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located? |
| A. | yderabad |
| B. | hopal |
| C. | ucknow |
| D. | enguluru (Bangalore) |
| Answer» D. enguluru (Bangalore) | |
| 84. |
Indian desert is known as |
| A. | obi |
| B. | ahara |
| C. | har |
| D. | tacama |
| Answer» D. tacama | |
| 85. |
Yercaud, a hill station of South India, is situated on the |
| A. | ardamom Hills |
| B. | ilgiris |
| C. | hevaroy Hills |
| D. | avadi Hills |
| Answer» D. avadi Hills | |
| 86. |
The second highest peak in the world is ________ |
| A. | anchenjunga |
| B. | -2 (Godwin Austin) |
| C. | andadevi |
| D. | hotse |
| Answer» C. andadevi | |
| 87. |
The State with the largest area under waste land is ________ |
| A. | ujarat |
| B. | adhya Pradesh |
| C. | ammu and Kashmir |
| D. | ajasthan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
The group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India is ________ |
| A. | ustro-Asiatic |
| B. | ndo-Aryan |
| C. | ravidian |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» C. ravidian | |
| 89. |
The piligrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass through which pass to enter into Tibet? |
| A. | hardungala |
| B. | ohtanga |
| C. | ipu Lekh |
| D. | athu La |
| Answer» D. athu La | |
| 90. |
Mac Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between ________ |
| A. | ndia and Pakistan |
| B. | ndia and China |
| C. | ndia and Nepal |
| D. | ndia and Bangladesh |
| Answer» C. ndia and Nepal | |
| 91. |
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ________ |
| A. | adhya Pradesh |
| B. | est Bengal |
| C. | ajasthan |
| D. | rissa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes? |
| A. | oastal plains |
| B. | ld shields |
| C. | lateaus |
| D. | oung folded mountains |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? |
| A. | ri Lanka |
| B. | yanmar |
| C. | ndonesia |
| D. | akistan |
| Answer» C. ndonesia | |
| 94. |
Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country? |
| A. | ssam |
| B. | ihar |
| C. | arnataka |
| D. | ttar Pradesh |
| Answer» D. ttar Pradesh | |
| 95. |
Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth? |
| A. | erala and Tamil Nadu |
| B. | ujarat |
| C. | arnataka |
| D. | aharashtra and Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. arnataka | |
| 96. |
Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources? |
| A. | isplacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex |
| B. | t is made up of crystalline rock |
| C. | he terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult |
| D. | he climatic conditions are not suitable, for exploitation of minerals |
| Answer» B. t is made up of crystalline rock | |
| 97. |
Which one of the following countries has the longest international boundary with India? |
| A. | angladesh |
| B. | hutan |
| C. | hina |
| D. | akistan |
| Answer» B. hutan | |
| 98. |
The 'Mahe region' located on the western coast of India is politically a part of the Union Territory of ________ |
| A. | adra and Nagar Haveli |
| B. | iu and Daman |
| C. | akshadweep |
| D. | ondicherry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
The smallest Union Territory is ________ |
| A. | handigarh |
| B. | ondicherry |
| C. | akshadweep |
| D. | ndaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Answer» D. ndaman and Nicobar Islands | |
| 100. |
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli lies between which of the following states of India? |
| A. | ndhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | ujarat and Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | adhya Pradesh and Maharashtra |
| D. | ujarat and Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. | |