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This section includes 173 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Consider the following railway zones:1. North-Eastern Railway2. Central Railway3. North-Western Railway4. South-Eastern RailwayWhich one of the following is the correct order of locations of the headquarters of the above railway zones from west to east ? |
| A. | -2-3-4 |
| B. | -3-1-4 |
| C. | -2-4-1 |
| D. | -4-2-1 |
| Answer» C. -2-4-1 | |
| 2. |
Which one of the following railway zones has the maximum route length in kilometres? |
| A. | orthern |
| B. | outhern |
| C. | entral |
| D. | estern |
| Answer» B. outhern | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is the major centre of production of railway wagons? |
| A. | sansol |
| B. | hittaranjan |
| C. | amshedpur |
| D. | erambur |
| Answer» B. hittaranjan | |
| 4. |
Railways are more in North Indian plains because |
| A. | he area is more productive |
| B. | t is densely populated |
| C. | he region offers least physical resistance |
| D. | ll the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Railway : Zone Headquarters |
| A. | orth Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur |
| B. | outh Eastern Railway : Bhubhaneswar |
| C. | astern Railway : Kolkata |
| D. | outh East Central Railway : Bilaspur |
| Answer» C. astern Railway : Kolkata | |
| 6. |
The width or the broad gauge track in Indian railway is |
| A. | .676 m |
| B. | .114 m |
| C. | .98 m |
| D. | .55 m |
| Answer» B. .114 m | |
| 7. |
Which city is the headquarter of two Railway zones in India? |
| A. | ugli |
| B. | ew Delhi |
| C. | umbai |
| D. | abalpur |
| Answer» D. abalpur | |
| 8. |
Konkan Railway connects |
| A. | oa - Mangalore |
| B. | oha - Mangalore |
| C. | anyakumari - Mangalore |
| D. | anyakumari - Mumbai |
| Answer» C. anyakumari - Mangalore | |
| 9. |
The main drawback of the railway network in India is |
| A. | ack of rolling stock |
| B. | xistence of single track in many areas |
| C. | ack of coal |
| D. | he presence of three types of gauges |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Wheels and axles for railways are produced |
| A. | t Bengaluru |
| B. | t Chennai |
| C. | t Varanasi |
| D. | owhere in India |
| Answer» B. t Chennai | |
| 11. |
In which one of the following places is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway located? |
| A. | uwahati |
| B. | orakhpur |
| C. | olkata |
| D. | hubaneswar |
| Answer» C. olkata | |
| 12. |
Which of the following States is least developed in rail routes? |
| A. | hhattisgarh |
| B. | harkhand |
| C. | anipur |
| D. | ttaranchal |
| Answer» D. ttaranchal | |
| 13. |
Where is the headquarters of South-Central Railway located? |
| A. | tarsi |
| B. | umbai |
| C. | ecunderabad |
| D. | ijayawada |
| Answer» D. ijayawada | |
| 14. |
"Rail Bandhu" is |
| A. | ebsite of every rail division |
| B. | edical officer in every train to fight in anymedical emergency |
| C. | ecurity guard in all air conditioned coachesof rajdhani/ shatabadi and duranto trains |
| D. | magazine available of Indian rail availablein all Rajdhani/ Shatabadi/ AC Duranto Trains |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The Integral coach factory is in |
| A. | erambur (Chennai) |
| B. | engaluru |
| C. | aranasi |
| D. | owrah (Kolkata) |
| Answer» B. engaluru | |
| 16. |
The first month of the 'Saka era' is ________ |
| A. | aishakha |
| B. | halguna |
| C. | haitra |
| D. | hadon |
| Answer» D. hadon | |
| 17. |
Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network? |
| A. | olkata |
| B. | umbai |
| C. | ew Delhi |
| D. | handigarh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Arrange these places in decreasing order of their atmospheric pressure on their ground surface:1. Shimla2. Gangtok3. Mumbai4. Delhi |
| A. | , 4, 1, 2 |
| B. | , 3, 2, 1 |
| C. | , 1, 4, 2 |
| D. | , 4, 1, 3 |
| Answer» C. , 1, 4, 2 | |
| 19. |
Which of the port is not a Natural Port? |
| A. | hennai |
| B. | umbai |
| C. | ochin |
| D. | aradip |
| Answer» B. umbai | |
| 20. |
Which among the following is the major item of export from Paradeep Port ? |
| A. | ice |
| B. | ea |
| C. | ish |
| D. | ron Ore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Air travel has become very important for the north eastern part of India mainly because _________ |
| A. | he region is mountainous |
| B. | opulation density is low |
| C. | urface transport routes have to go around Bangladesh |
| D. | ir transport is cheaper |
| Answer» D. ir transport is cheaper | |
| 22. |
Put the following states in the decreasing order by length of surfaced roads:1. Maharashtra2. Karnataka3. Tamil Nadu4. Uttar Pradesh |
| A. | , 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | , 1, 3, 2 |
| C. | , 3, 4, 2 |
| D. | , 3, 2, 4 |
| Answer» D. , 3, 2, 4 | |
| 23. |
There is always shortage of electricity in India for a long time, because |
| A. | here is fluctuation in hydro-power generation |
| B. | emand for electricity is increasing while itsgeneration and distribution has not beenincreased |
| C. | he objective of getting new capacity is notachieved |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» C. he objective of getting new capacity is notachieved | |
| 24. |
The last three digits of a PIN code represent ________ |
| A. | one |
| B. | ub-zone |
| C. | orting district |
| D. | ailing route |
| Answer» D. ailing route | |
| 25. |
Kolkata Port is an example of which type of port? |
| A. | aval |
| B. | il |
| C. | iverine |
| D. | atural |
| Answer» D. atural | |
| 26. |
Where is Jawaharlal Nehru Port? |
| A. | aradip |
| B. | ochin |
| C. | umbai |
| D. | olkata |
| Answer» D. olkata | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following is not the port town of Gujarat ? |
| A. | amnagar |
| B. | kha |
| C. | orbandar |
| D. | erval |
| Answer» B. kha | |
| 28. |
What is the correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean sea level in descending order? |
| A. | odaikanal, Darjeeling, Shimla and Mahabaleshwar |
| B. | himla, Kodaikanal, Darjeeling and Mahabaleshwar |
| C. | odaikanal, Shimla, Mahabaleshwar and Darjeeling |
| D. | ahabaleshwar, Shimla, Darjeeling and Kodaikanal |
| Answer» C. odaikanal, Shimla, Mahabaleshwar and Darjeeling | |
| 29. |
The First port developed after independence was |
| A. | ew Mangalore |
| B. | umbai |
| C. | hava Sheva |
| D. | andla |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Which ports are located on the Eastern coast of India? |
| A. | andla and Haldia |
| B. | aldia and Kochin |
| C. | aradip and Kandla |
| D. | aradip and Haldia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The National Highway - 1 connects Delhi to |
| A. | hennai |
| B. | olkata |
| C. | umbai |
| D. | mritsar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The Karakoram Highway connects which of the following pairs of countries? |
| A. | ndia-Nepal |
| B. | ndia-China |
| C. | ndia-Pakistan |
| D. | hina-Pakistan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
If a truck has to carry goods from Delhi to Bhopal via Gwalior, by National Highways (NH) following the shortest route, which one of the following groups of National Highways it has to go by ? |
| A. | H 2, NH 11, NH 12 |
| B. | H 2, NH 3, NH 12 |
| C. | H 8, NH 3, NH 11 |
| D. | H 2, NH 25, NH 11 |
| Answer» C. H 8, NH 3, NH 11 | |
| 34. |
Which National Highway connects Chennai and Visakhapatnam ? |
| A. | H 4 |
| B. | H 5 |
| C. | H 6 |
| D. | H 8 |
| Answer» C. H 6 | |
| 35. |
Which one is not located on National Highway-2 (NH-2)? |
| A. | urangabad |
| B. | asaram |
| C. | ohania |
| D. | atna |
| Answer» C. ohania | |
| 36. |
Nagarjunasagar Dam was built on |
| A. | ahanadi river |
| B. | amodar river |
| C. | rishna river |
| D. | auvery river |
| Answer» D. auvery river | |
| 37. |
The world's longest masonry dam is |
| A. | irakud |
| B. | hakra Nangal |
| C. | agarjuna Sagar |
| D. | swan |
| Answer» D. swan | |
| 38. |
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is constructed on which river |
| A. | averi |
| B. | rishna |
| C. | odavari |
| D. | ndus |
| Answer» C. odavari | |
| 39. |
Which state irrigation is done by Rihand Dam project? |
| A. | ujarat and Maharashtra |
| B. | rissa and West Bengal |
| C. | ttar Pradesh and Bihar |
| D. | ttar Pradesh and Bihar |
| Answer» D. ttar Pradesh and Bihar | |
| 40. |
Which dam in India has the distinction of being the longest main stream dam in the world? |
| A. | hakra Nangal Dam |
| B. | ihand Dam |
| C. | ehri Dam |
| D. | osi Project |
| Answer» D. osi Project | |
| 41. |
The highest dam from the following in India is |
| A. | aithan |
| B. | hakra |
| C. | irakud |
| D. | achkund |
| Answer» C. irakud | |
| 42. |
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in ________ |
| A. | ujarat |
| B. | imachal Pradesh |
| C. | adhya Pradesh |
| D. | aharashtra |
| Answer» B. imachal Pradesh | |
| 43. |
There is a project in India which is similar to T.V.A. (Tenacy Valley Authority) of USA,it is |
| A. | amganga Multi Purpose Project |
| B. | dukki Project |
| C. | amodar Valley Project |
| D. | ahanadi Delta Project |
| Answer» D. ahanadi Delta Project | |
| 44. |
Which of the following towns is not on the "Golden Quadrilateral" being created for the roads infrastructure of the country ? |
| A. | hennai |
| B. | yderabad |
| C. | ishakhapatnam |
| D. | hubhaneshwar |
| Answer» C. ishakhapatnam | |
| 45. |
Which one of the following is the most possible solution for planning improvement of a metropolitan city in India? |
| A. | onstructing high rise building and sky scrapers |
| B. | ispersing the factories & industries to the neighbouring but independent location. |
| C. | uilding up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city |
| D. | reventing immigration of people into the metropolitan city |
| Answer» C. uilding up suburbs and satellite towns around the main city | |
| 46. |
Which two of the followig are connected by the North South Corridor? |
| A. | rinagar and Kanyakumari |
| B. | umbai and Chennai |
| C. | mritsar and Kolkata |
| D. | yderabad and Bhopal |
| Answer» B. umbai and Chennai | |
| 47. |
Which one of the following is located in the Bastar region? |
| A. | andhavgarh National Park |
| B. | andeli Sanctuary |
| C. | ajaji National Park |
| D. | ndravati National Park |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Which from the following towns is not on the "Golden Quadrilateral" being created for the roads-infrastructure of the country? |
| A. | jmer |
| B. | hmedabad |
| C. | abalpur |
| D. | aya |
| Answer» D. aya | |
| 49. |
India's longest tunnel Jawahar tunnel is located in which state? |
| A. | ammu and Kashmir |
| B. | aharashtra |
| C. | arnataka |
| D. | imachal Pradesh |
| Answer» B. aharashtra | |
| 50. |
Ganga beyond Farakka when it enters Bangladesh is known as |
| A. | adma |
| B. | eghna |
| C. | ugli |
| D. | warn Ganga |
| Answer» B. eghna | |