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This section includes 615 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 451. |
The highest waterfall of India is in the state of |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 452. |
The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as |
| A. | Himadri |
| B. | Sahyadri |
| C. | Assam Himalayas |
| D. | Siwaliks |
| Answer» B. Sahyadri | |
| 453. |
Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called |
| A. | Clamitomonous |
| B. | Foraminifera |
| C. | Coral reefs |
| D. | Diatoms |
| Answer» D. Diatoms | |
| 454. |
What is the total area of India? |
| A. | 8,511,965 sq. km |
| B. | 3,897,950 sq. km |
| C. | 5,926,780 sq. km |
| D. | 3,287,590 sq. km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 455. |
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called |
| A. | Strait |
| B. | Peninsula |
| C. | Cape |
| D. | Isthmus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 456. |
Pachmarhi biosphere reserve is in |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 457. |
Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district? |
| A. | Orissa |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. West Bengal | |
| 458. |
Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar? |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» D. Pakistan | |
| 459. |
Which of the following states having longest coastline in India? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 460. |
The Himalayas is the example of |
| A. | Fold mountains |
| B. | Block mountains |
| C. | Ancient mountains |
| D. | Residual mountains |
| Answer» B. Block mountains | |
| 461. |
The mountain range which divides the North and South India is |
| A. | Himalayas |
| B. | Western Ghats |
| C. | Vindhyas |
| D. | Satpura |
| Answer» D. Satpura | |
| 462. |
The outermost range of Himalaya is called |
| A. | Kali |
| B. | Shiwalik |
| C. | Dehradun |
| D. | Kumaon |
| Answer» C. Dehradun | |
| 463. |
Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau? |
| A. | Narmada river |
| B. | Son river |
| C. | Betwa river |
| D. | Godavari river |
| Answer» B. Son river | |
| 464. |
The Himalayas are also known by the name |
| A. | ancient mountains |
| B. | fold mountains |
| C. | valley mountains |
| D. | Indus mountains |
| Answer» C. valley mountains | |
| 465. |
Which of the following rock formations resulted in Eastern Ghats? |
| A. | Charnockites, bauxite, granite gneiss and quartzite rock |
| B. | Khondalites, bauxite, granite gneiss, metamorphic gneisses and quartzite rock |
| C. | Charnockites, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses and quartzite rock |
| D. | Charnockites, granite gneiss, quartzite rock, khondalites, metamorphic gneisses |
| Answer» E. | |
| 466. |
Which of the following States does not border on Myanmar? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» B. Manipur | |
| 467. |
On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built? |
| A. | Mahanadi |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Cauvery |
| D. | Periyar |
| Answer» B. Godavari | |
| 468. |
River Damodar is called Sorrow of Bengal because it |
| A. | gets flooded often causing havoc |
| B. | causes maximum soil erosion |
| C. | forms number of dangerous waterfalls |
| D. | is not a perennial river |
| Answer» B. causes maximum soil erosion | |
| 469. |
Match the dams and the rivers across which these have been constructed: |
| A. | 1 2 3 4 |
| B. | 2 3 1 4 |
| C. | 3 4 2 1 |
| D. | 4 1 2 3 |
| Answer» D. 4 1 2 3 | |
| 470. |
Where is Tala Hydroelectric project, which is expected to generate 1020 MW power, located? |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Bhutan |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Himachal Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Nepal | |
| 471. |
Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched? |
| A. | Koyana Project - Maharashtra |
| B. | Sharavathy Project - Karnataka |
| C. | Balimela Project - Orissa |
| D. | Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 472. |
The largest irrigation canal in India is called the : |
| A. | Yamuna Canal |
| B. | Sirhind Canal |
| C. | Indira Gandhi Canal |
| D. | Upper Bari Doab Canal |
| Answer» D. Upper Bari Doab Canal | |
| 473. |
What is the longest irrigation canal in India called? |
| A. | Yamuna Canal |
| B. | Sirhind Canal |
| C. | Indira Gandhi Canal |
| D. | Upper Bari Doab Canal |
| Answer» D. Upper Bari Doab Canal | |
| 474. |
Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers? |
| A. | Alaknanda |
| B. | Bhagirathi |
| C. | Gandak |
| D. | Ghaghra |
| Answer» C. Gandak | |
| 475. |
Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» B. Bihar | |
| 476. |
In which part of India, canal irrigation system is the most common? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Sikkim |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 477. |
If in the east it is Guhar Moti, in north it is Siachen Glacier, then in south it is: |
| A. | Kuttanad |
| B. | Kanyakumari |
| C. | Rameshwaram |
| D. | Indira point |
| Answer» E. | |
| 478. |
Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following Indian states? |
| A. | Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram |
| C. | Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal |
| Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal | |
| 479. |
Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India? |
| A. | Deccan Plateau |
| B. | Lakshadweep Islands |
| C. | Western Ghats |
| D. | Himalayas |
| Answer» B. Lakshadweep Islands | |
| 480. |
The confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is known as |
| A. | Rudraprayag |
| B. | Devaprayag |
| C. | Haridwar |
| D. | Kedarnath |
| Answer» C. Haridwar | |
| 481. |
Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belong to Tamil Nadu? |
| A. | Idukki |
| B. | Aliyar |
| C. | Periyar |
| D. | Kundah |
| Answer» B. Aliyar | |
| 482. |
Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part? |
| A. | Indus |
| B. | Ganga |
| C. | Brahmaputra |
| D. | Yamuna |
| Answer» B. Ganga | |
| 483. |
Which State has the largest proportion of its net irrigation area under well irrigation? |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» D. West Bengal | |
| 484. |
Match the dams and the States in which they are situated: |
| A. | 3 2 4 1 |
| B. | 2 4 1 3 |
| C. | 1 3 2 4 |
| D. | 4 1 3 2 |
| Answer» C. 1 3 2 4 | |
| 485. |
Match the Dams and the States in which they are situated : |
| A. | (3) (2) (4) (1) |
| B. | (2) (4) (3) (1) |
| C. | (4) (3) (1) (2) |
| D. | (1) (4) (2) (3) |
| Answer» D. (1) (4) (2) (3) | |
| 486. |
Match the dams and the rivers across which those have been constructed. |
| A. | 4 3 2 1 |
| B. | 3 1 4 2 |
| C. | 2 4 3 1 |
| D. | 4 2 1 3 |
| Answer» B. 3 1 4 2 | |
| 487. |
Farakka Barrage was commissioned to |
| A. | save Kolkata port |
| B. | link North and South Bengal |
| C. | supply drinking water to Kolkata |
| D. | divert water to Bangladesh |
| Answer» B. link North and South Bengal | |
| 488. |
Arrange the following rivers from South to North. |
| A. | (a), (c), (b), (d) |
| B. | (c), (d), (a), (b) |
| C. | (b), (d), (c), (a) |
| D. | (a), (b), (c), (d) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 489. |
Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and joining Yamuna/ Ganga? |
| A. | Ghagra |
| B. | Gomti |
| C. | Kosi |
| D. | Betwa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 490. |
Girna Project is situated in |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | Chhattisgarh |
| Answer» C. Orissa | |
| 491. |
Nandadevi peak is located in _____ State |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Uttarakhand |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 492. |
The longest sea beach in India is |
| A. | Chapora beach |
| B. | Diu beach |
| C. | Aksa beach |
| D. | Marina beach |
| Answer» E. | |
| 493. |
The headquarters of the Survey of India Department is located at: |
| A. | Jaipur |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | New Delhi |
| Answer» C. Hyderabad | |
| 494. |
To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park : |
| A. | Andaman Islands |
| B. | Gulf of Kutch |
| C. | Lakshadweep Islands |
| D. | Gulf of Mannar |
| Answer» C. Lakshadweep Islands | |
| 495. |
Palk Strait is situated between |
| A. | India and Pakistan |
| B. | India and Bangladesh |
| C. | India and Sri Lanka |
| D. | India and Myanmar |
| Answer» D. India and Myanmar | |
| 496. |
Which hill station s name means place of the thunderbolt ? |
| A. | Gangtok |
| B. | Shillong |
| C. | Oottacamand |
| D. | Darjeeling |
| Answer» E. | |
| 497. |
Asia s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India? |
| A. | Jammu & Kashmir |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 498. |
Which ot the following statements is correct? |
| A. | Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills. |
| B. | Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau. |
| C. | Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotahagpur Plateau |
| D. | Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges. |
| Answer» B. Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau. | |
| 499. |
The two richest Eco-zones of India are |
| A. | The Himalayas and Vindhyas |
| B. | The Himalayas and Eastern Ghats |
| C. | The Himalayas and Western Ghats |
| D. | The Himalayas and Aravallis |
| Answer» D. The Himalayas and Aravallis | |
| 500. |
The easternmost peak of the Himalayas is |
| A. | Namcha Barwa |
| B. | Annapurna |
| C. | Kanchenjunga |
| D. | Mount Everest |
| Answer» B. Annapurna | |