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This section includes 6585 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1701. |
Geography is a science that studies the earth as the center, who said - |
| A. | Ptolemy |
| B. | Kant |
| C. | Varenius |
| D. | Humboldt |
| Answer» D. Humboldt | |
| 1702. |
Who first used the word 'Geographia' for geography? |
| A. | Hikatius |
| B. | Herodotus |
| C. | eratosthenes |
| D. | anneximander |
| Answer» D. anneximander | |
| 1703. |
On the basis of the literal meaning of Geography, geography has been defined as - |
| A. | Geography is the science that studies the surface of the earth |
| B. | Geography is the science that studies the relationship between the earth and humans. |
| C. | Geography is the science that studies human and natural differences. |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Geography is the science that studies the relationship between the earth and humans. | |
| 1704. |
The number of metropolis increased from 2001 to 2011 - |
| A. | 12 to 22 |
| B. | 13 of 23 |
| C. | 35 to 33 |
| D. | 38 to 58 |
| Answer» D. 38 to 58 | |
| 1705. |
The area of India is 2.4 percent of the world's area but its |
| A. | The population is 16 percent of the entire human species. |
| B. | The population is 17 percent of the entire human species. |
| C. | The population is 18 percent of the entire human species. |
| D. | The population is 28 percent of the entire human species. |
| Answer» C. The population is 18 percent of the entire human species. | |
| 1706. |
The literal meaning of Birhor is - |
| A. | jungle man |
| B. | nature lover |
| C. | Holy man |
| D. | common man |
| Answer» B. nature lover | |
| 1707. |
According to the 2011 census, the percentage of urban population in India is - |
| A. | 20.8 , |
| B. | 25.7 , |
| C. | 27.3 , |
| D. | 31.2 , |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1708. |
Dhumkuria is the social institution of which tribe? |
| A. | Oravan |
| B. | Kudukh |
| C. | shaved |
| D. | Santhol |
| Answer» B. Kudukh | |
| 1709. |
Which one of the following tribes is found in Kerala |
| A. | Chechu |
| B. | lepcha |
| C. | doula |
| D. | Daffer |
| Answer» B. lepcha | |
| 1710. |
According to the 2011 census, the density of population (per sq. km) in India is - |
| A. | 304 , |
| B. | 325 , |
| C. | 344 , |
| D. | 382 , |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1711. |
Arrange the following States and Union Territories in descending order of their population on the basis of Census 2011. |
| A. | Lakshadweep - Puducherry - Sikkim - Mizoram |
| B. | Chandigarh - Puducherry - Mizoram - Sikkim |
| C. | Puducherry - Chandigarh - Mizoram - Sikkim |
| D. | Puducherry - Chandigarh - Sikkim, Mizoram |
| Answer» D. Puducherry - Chandigarh - Sikkim, Mizoram | |
| 1712. |
The rate of growth in literacy in India in 2001 - 2011 is - |
| A. | 8.2 percent |
| B. | 12.6 percent |
| C. | 14.3 percent |
| D. | 15.5 percent |
| Answer» B. 12.6 percent | |
| 1713. |
Notified tribe is not found in which of the following states? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| D. | Goa |
| Answer» C. Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 1714. |
The largest tribe of India is |
| A. | Bhil |
| B. | gond |
| C. | Santhal |
| D. | Tharu |
| Answer» C. Santhal | |
| 1715. |
Bodo is resident |
| A. | of Garo Hills |
| B. | of Santhal Pargana |
| C. | of the Amazon basin |
| D. | of Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» B. of Santhal Pargana | |
| 1716. |
In which of the following places, Shompen tribe is found? |
| A. | Nilgiri Hills |
| B. | Nicobar Islands |
| C. | Spiti Valley |
| D. | Lakshadweep Islands |
| Answer» C. Spiti Valley | |
| 1717. |
Which of the following is the Agadia community? |
| A. | Traditional toddy extractor community of Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Traditional fishing community of Maharashtra |
| C. | Traditional silk weaver community of Karnataka |
| D. | Traditional salt plate labor community of Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1718. |
Garo tribe is |
| A. | of Assam |
| B. | of Manipur |
| C. | of Mizoram |
| D. | of Meghalaya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1719. |
Gaddi Lok is resident of - |
| A. | of Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | of Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | of Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | of Meghalaya |
| Answer» C. of Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 1720. |
The largest tribe of Jharkhand state is |
| A. | oraon |
| B. | shaved |
| C. | Ho |
| D. | Santhal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1721. |
In which state Oraon tribe is related? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» D. Nagaland | |
| 1722. |
The people of Kuki tribe live in - |
| A. | in Manipur |
| B. | in Assam |
| C. | in Mizoram |
| D. | in Meghalaya |
| Answer» B. in Assam | |
| 1723. |
In which of the following states mainly Kuki tribe mainly resides? |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» B. Nagaland | |
| 1724. |
In which state do Garo, Khasi and Jayanti tribes reside? |
| A. | Mizoram |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1725. |
The largest tribal group of India is |
| A. | Bhil |
| B. | gond |
| C. | Santhal |
| D. | Tharu |
| Answer» C. Santhal | |
| 1726. |
The residence area of Gond tribe is - |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» D. Tripura | |
| 1727. |
Aavo belongs to the tribe - |
| A. | from Meghalaya |
| B. | from Assam |
| C. | from nagaland |
| D. | from Tripura |
| Answer» C. from nagaland | |
| 1728. |
Chechu tribe is a resident of which state? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Jharkhand |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» C. Jharkhand | |
| 1729. |
In which one of the following Indian Union Territories the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) is above 1000? |
| A. | Puducherry |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Chandigarh |
| D. | Lakshadweep |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 1730. |
Where is the inhabited area of Lepcha and Bhutia tribes? |
| A. | Sikkim |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Meghalaya |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» B. Odisha | |
| 1731. |
In which of the following union territories do the people of Onjo tribe live? |
| A. | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| B. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| C. | Daman and Diu |
| D. | Lakshadweep |
| Answer» B. Dadra and Nagar Haveli | |
| 1732. |
The Bhil tribe mainly resides in - |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | in the border areas of the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1733. |
With which state is the tribal group Sahariya related? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
| 1734. |
Which one of the following states, where no tribal population has been kept in the scheduled category? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» C. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 1735. |
Urbanization in India - |
| A. | Both the birth rate and the death rate have decreased. |
| B. | Only the birth rate has come down, not the death rate. |
| C. | Both the birth rate and the death rate have increased. |
| D. | There was no effect on birth rate and death rate. |
| Answer» B. Only the birth rate has come down, not the death rate. | |
| 1736. |
The classified number of urban centers in India is |
| A. | 4 , |
| B. | 7 , |
| C. | 5 , |
| D. | 6 , |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1737. |
Which one of the following steps is most important for the better living of the Indian population? |
| A. | afforestation |
| B. | ban on mining operations |
| C. | protection of wild animals |
| D. | reduce the use of natural resources |
| Answer» B. ban on mining operations | |
| 1738. |
According to the 2011 census, which of the following 4 towns (municipal corporations) had the least population - |
| A. | Kanpur |
| B. | Lucknow |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | Varanasi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1739. |
Which one of the following criteria is not accepted for defining a settlement as an urban center in India? |
| A. | physical expansion |
| B. | population size |
| C. | population density |
| D. | business structure |
| Answer» B. population size | |
| 1740. |
In the context of population, which one of the following years has been called the 'Year of the Great Partition', after which continuous rapid growth has been recorded in India? |
| A. | 1911 , |
| B. | 1921 , |
| C. | 1941 , |
| D. | 1951 , |
| Answer» C. 1941 , | |
| 1741. |
The largest tribal population in the Indian states is - |
| A. | in Assam and Tripura |
| B. | in Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh |
| D. | in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand |
| Answer» D. in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand | |
| 1742. |
The highest decadal growth (in percentage) of urban population in India was found in |
| A. | in 1961 - 71 |
| B. | in 1971 - 81 |
| C. | in 1981 - 91 |
| D. | in 1991 - 2001 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1743. |
Which one of the following states has the highest percentage of rural population in its total population - (Based on population 2011) |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | A state in Eastern India |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» B. A state in Eastern India | |
| 1744. |
Which one of the following has the least population on the basis of the Census of India, 2011 data? |
| A. | Chandigarh |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | Puducherry |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1745. |
The third state in India according to population and thirteenth in area is - |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | A state in Eastern India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1746. |
The regions with maximum and minimum population density in India are respectively - |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim |
| D. | West Bengal and Sikkim |
| Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim | |
| 1747. |
Which one of the following years is called the great divisive year in the history of Indian population? |
| A. | 1921 , |
| B. | 1935 , |
| C. | 1947 , |
| D. | 1951 , |
| Answer» B. 1935 , | |
| 1748. |
How many cities with 'million plus' population (Census, 2011) are there in India - |
| A. | 29 , |
| B. | 35 , |
| C. | 39 , |
| D. | 53 , |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1749. |
According to the National Population Policy in India, 2000, which of the following is our long term goal of achieving population stability by one year? |
| A. | 2025 , |
| B. | 2035 , |
| C. | 2045 , |
| D. | 2055 , |
| Answer» D. 2055 , | |
| 1750. |
According to the 2011 census, which is the most populous state after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra? |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | A state in Eastern India |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh | |