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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. |
Green Revolution India is not successful in the ____________ |
| A. | Beas Valley |
| B. | Sutlej Valley |
| C. | Brahmaputra Valley |
| D. | Cauveri Valley |
| Answer» D. Cauveri Valley | |
| 2. |
The oldest mountains in India are ____________ |
| A. | Aravalis |
| B. | Nilgiri hills |
| C. | Vindhyas |
| D. | Satpuras |
| Answer» B. Nilgiri hills | |
| 3. |
The Indian subcontinent was originally a part of huge mass called ____________ |
| A. | Jurassic land mass |
| B. | Gondwana continent |
| C. | Aryavarta |
| D. | Indiana |
| Answer» C. Aryavarta | |
| 4. |
Duncan Passage is located between ____________ |
| A. | Middle and South Andaman |
| B. | Little and Great Nicobar |
| C. | South and Little Andaman |
| D. | North and Middle Andaman |
| Answer» D. North and Middle Andaman | |
| 5. |
The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called ____________ |
| A. | the Bolan pass |
| B. | the Bhorghat pass |
| C. | the Palghat gap |
| D. | the Thalgat pass |
| Answer» D. the Thalgat pass | |
| 6. |
The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is ____________ |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Why is the river Godavari referred as Vridha Ganga ? |
| A. | its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges |
| B. | it is the older river of India |
| C. | of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers |
| D. | there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks |
| Answer» D. there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks | |
| 8. |
The deepest place in the Indian Ocean is ____________ |
| A. | Vostok |
| B. | Sunda Trench |
| C. | Sunda Trench |
| D. | Isle Trench |
| Answer» D. Isle Trench | |
| 9. |
The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to ____________ |
| A. | red soils |
| B. | older alluvium |
| C. | yellow soils |
| D. | black soils |
| Answer» B. older alluvium | |
| 10. |
The number of major languages, recognised in the Indian Union as official language, are ____________ |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 22 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» D. 12 | |
| 11. |
The only state in India that produces saffron is ____________ |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Meghalaya |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The significant shifts in Indian agriculture during green revolution include ____________ |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | major food grains, in the eastern regions productions decreased and in the northern states increased |
| C. | non-food grains reported some spectacular progress and shift in the cropping pattern |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The Indian Research Station Himadri is located at ____________ |
| A. | Siachen |
| B. | Antarctica |
| C. | Darjeeling |
| D. | Arctic Region |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
The Gulf of Mannar is situated along the coast of ____________ |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» D. Karnataka | |
| 15. |
The oldest oil refinery in India is at ____________ |
| A. | Digboi, Assam |
| B. | Noonmati, Assam |
| C. | Haldia, near Kolkata |
| D. | Koyali, near Baroda |
| Answer» B. Noonmati, Assam | |
| 16. |
The northern portion of the western coastal plain is called ____________ |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | Malabar coast |
| C. | Konkan plain |
| D. | Coromendel coast |
| Answer» D. Coromendel coast | |
| 17. |
The Gandhi Sagar reservoir is of the river ____________ |
| A. | Chambal |
| B. | Sutlej |
| C. | Narmada |
| D. | Rihand |
| Answer» B. Sutlej | |
| 18. |
The Durand Agreement of 1893 demarcated the ____________ |
| A. | Indo-Afghan border |
| B. | Indo-Sikkim border |
| C. | Indo-Tibetan border |
| D. | Indo-Nepal border |
| Answer» B. Indo-Sikkim border | |
| 19. |
The largest number of Buddhists are found in ____________ |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Island belongs to the ____________ |
| A. | Negroid race |
| B. | Caucasoid race |
| C. | Australoid race |
| D. | Mongoloid race |
| Answer» B. Caucasoid race | |
| 21. |
The country that shares longest border with India is ____________ |
| A. | China |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» D. Nepal | |
| 22. |
The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are ____________ |
| A. | Andaman islands |
| B. | None of the above |
| C. | Nicobar islands |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» D. both (a) and (b) | |
| 23. |
The number of major ports in India is ____________ |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 13 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The river with highest tidal bore in India is ____________ |
| A. | Cauveri |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Mahanadi |
| D. | Hoogli |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
'El Nino' associated with the formation of the South-West Monsoon of India is ____________ |
| A. | an abnormally warm ocean current |
| B. | a periodic low pressure centre |
| C. | a periodic warm air-mass |
| D. | a periodic warm wind |
| Answer» B. a periodic low pressure centre | |
| 26. |
Indus river originates in ____________ |
| A. | Kinnaur |
| B. | Tibet |
| C. | Chenab |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» C. Chenab | |
| 27. |
The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at ____________ |
| A. | Guwahati |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Jamnagar |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» D. Mumbai | |
| 28. |
Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because ____________ |
| A. | the region is densely populated |
| B. | the level of underground water is high |
| C. | the soil is porous |
| D. | the sources of canals are perennial rivers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
The leading state in producing paper is ____________ |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» D. Kerala | |
| 30. |
The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the ______________ |
| A. | Raman Effect |
| B. | Quasan Zone |
| C. | Chandrasekhar limit |
| D. | Aurora Borealis |
| Answer» D. Aurora Borealis | |
| 31. |
The most fertile region of India is ____________ |
| A. | peninsular plateau |
| B. | the central Highlands |
| C. | the Himalayas |
| D. | the Indo-Gangetic plain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The outer Himalayas lie between ____________ |
| A. | the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain |
| B. | Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula |
| C. | the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain |
| D. | the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas |
| Answer» B. Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula | |
| 33. |
The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at ____________ |
| A. | Namchi, Sikkim |
| B. | Chamba, Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Churu, Rajasthan |
| D. | Mawsynram, Meghalaya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
The major forest product in India is ____________ |
| A. | Resins |
| B. | Fuel Wood |
| C. | Timber |
| D. | Cane products |
| Answer» C. Timber | |
| 35. |
Xerophytic vegetation is a characteristic feature of ____________ |
| A. | Eastern Hills |
| B. | Khasi Hills |
| C. | Chotanagpur |
| D. | Kachchh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Who did setup of the refineries are Mathura, Digboi and Panipat ? |
| A. | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. |
| B. | Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd. |
| C. | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. |
| D. | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. |
| Answer» B. Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd. | |
| 37. |
Shencottah Pass connects ____________ |
| A. | Andhra with Odisha |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh with Odisha |
| C. | Kerala with Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Karnataka with Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» D. Karnataka with Tamil Nadu | |
| 38. |
The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in ____________ |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Chhattisgarh |
| D. | Jharkhand |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
The greater potential for the generation of tidal power in India is available in the ____________ |
| A. | Coromandal Coast |
| B. | Malabar Coast |
| C. | Konkan Coast |
| D. | Gujarat Coast |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are ____________ |
| A. | Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej |
| B. | Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna |
| C. | Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna |
| D. | Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
What did the Shimla Convention agreement set ? |
| A. | Shimla as a tourist spot |
| B. | None of the above |
| C. | Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | boundary between India and Tibet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance in India is ____________ |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 53% |
| C. | 33% |
| D. | 43% |
| Answer» D. 43% | |
| 43. |
The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by ____________ |
| A. | the Jaintia hills |
| B. | the Garo hills |
| C. | the Naga hills |
| D. | Khasi hills |
| Answer» D. Khasi hills | |
| 44. |
The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is ____________ |
| A. | North-eastern zone |
| B. | None of the above |
| C. | North-western zone |
| D. | Southern zone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as ____________ |
| A. | Mahanadi |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Ganga |
| D. | Brahmaputra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
The term regur refers to ____________ |
| A. | laterite soil |
| B. | dectaic alluvial soil |
| C. | black cotton soil |
| D. | red soil |
| Answer» D. red soil | |
| 47. |
The percentage of earth surface covered by India is ____________ |
| A. | 2.4 |
| B. | 5.4 |
| C. | 3.4 |
| D. | 4.4 |
| Answer» B. 5.4 | |
| 48. |
When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be ____________ |
| A. | midnight ,GMT |
| B. | None of the above |
| C. | 1730 hours |
| D. | 0630 hours |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The Alamatti is on the river ____________ |
| A. | Mahanadi |
| B. | Cauveri |
| C. | Godavari |
| D. | Krishna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The natural region which holds the Indian subcontinent is ____________ |
| A. | equatorial climate change region |
| B. | mediterranean |
| C. | hot deset |
| D. | monsoon |
| Answer» E. | |