“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

Geography – Questions and Answers-01

1. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?

(a) Chambal (b) Yamuna

(c) Son (d) Periyar

Answer: ( c)

  1. Papi Hills in Andhra Pradesh is a part of _____

(a) Eastern Ghats (b) Western Ghats

(c) Aravallis (d) Khasi Hills

Answer: ( a)

  1. Dharavi, India’s largest slum is in:

(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai

(c) Chennai (d) None of these

Answer: ( b)

  1. The first national park in India:

(a) Eravikulam (b) Corbett NationalPark

(c) Guindy (d) Ghana

Answer: ( b)

  1. The latitude of the southernmost point of the mainland of India:

(a) 8⁰4′ (b) 6⁰4′(c) 7⁰4′ (d) 9⁰4′

Answer: ( a)

6. Which state is called Granary of India?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal

Answer: (b )

  1. The river which originates from Thriambak hills:

(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri

(c) Tungabhadra (d) Godavari

Answer: ( d)

  1. Chenchu is a tribe of:

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam

Answer: ( a)

  1. The first jute mill in India was established at Rishra near…

(a) Mumbai (b) Lucknow

(c) Coimbatore (d) Kolkata

Answer: (d )

  1. What percentage of the world area is occupied by India:

(a) 7.2    (b) 6.8   (c) 4.2   (d) 2.4

Answer: ( d)

11. Cities connected by the Golden Quadrilateral project are New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and …..

(a) Hyderabad (b) Chennai

(c) Bangalore (d) Kanyakumari

Answer: (b )

  1. Which region is called the ‘The Ruhr of India’?

(a) Chotanagpur (b) Chhatisgarh plain

(c) Raniganj (d) Haryana

Answer: (a )

  1. The only anthropoid ape found in India:

(a) Hoolock Gibbon (b) Lion-tailed macaque

(c) Spotted linsang (d) Slender lorries

Answer: (a )

  1. Jarawas live in:

(a) Little Andaman (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka (d) Kashmir

Answer: (a )

  1. In which state is Kolleru lake?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Orissa

(c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (d )

16. Which river originates from Aravallis in Rajasthan?

(a) Jhelum (b) Sabarmati
(c) Narmada (d) Tapti

Answer: (b )

  1. The state with the largest number of major ports:

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal

Answer: (a )

  1. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. is situated at:

(a) Mumbai (b) Cochin

(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Kolkata

Answer: (d )

  1. Mazagaon Dock Limited is in:

(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai

(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Chennai

Answer: ( b)

  1. The  place where Steel and Ironwork company started functioning in 1870:

(a) Kulti (b) Jamshedpur

(c) Rishra (d) Chennai

Answer: ( a)

  1. Bhadravati, famous for Iron and steel industry, is in the state of:

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka

(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Orissa

Answer: (b )

  1. The oldest municipal corporation in India:

(a) Delhi (b) Kolkatta

(c) Chennai (d) Allahabad

Answer: (c )

  1. The natural region that holds the Indian subcontinent is:

(a) Equatorial climatic region(b)Mediterranean

(c) Monsoon (d) Hot desert

Answer: ( c)

  1. Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?

(a) Gujarat (b) Assam

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (d )

25. Ludhiana is famous for cycles situated in the state of:

(a) Haryana (b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) UP (d) Punjab

Answer: (d )

  1. Which port city in India is situated in Salsette island?

(a) Chennai (b) Mumbai

(c) Kolkatta (d) Visakhapatnam

Answer: (b )

  1. Kalimpong is a hill station in the state of:

(a) West Bengal (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Uttarakhand  (d) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: (a )

  1. The speediest river in India:

(a) Narmada (b) Tapti

(c) Luni (d) Tista

Answer: (d )

  1. The largest producer of jute in India:

(a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (c )

  1. Wellington island is in the state of:

(a)Goa (b) Karnataka

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala

Answer: (d )

  1. Where is Satish Dhawan Space Centre:

(a) Thumba (b) Bangalore

(c) Sriharikota (d) New Delhi

Answer: (c )

  1. Jog falls, the highest waterfall in India is situated in the river:

(a) Kaveri (b) Sharavati

(c) Godavari (d) Krishna

Answer: ( b)

  1. In which part of India, Patkai ranges situated?

(a) Western (b) Eastern

(c) Southern (d) Northern

Answer: (b )

  1. The national  highway which is not connected to other national highways:

(a) NH 222 (b) NH 223

(c) NH 224 (d) NH 225

Answer: (b)

  1. Dona Paula is a chief port in the state of:

(a) Orissa (b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Gujarat (d) Goa

Answer: (d )

  1. The first modern paper mill in India was established in Saharanpur in ……. in 1832.

(a) West Bengal (b) Maharashtra

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: ( a)

  1. Majuli, the largest river island in India is in:

(a) Manipur (b) Assam

(c) Nagaland (d) Mizoram

Answer: (b )

  1. With which country has India the longest border?

(a) Pakistan (b) China

(c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar

Answer: (c )

  1. Which among the following is the largest producer of Asbestos in India?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Jammu Kashmir

(c) Himachal Pradesh     (d) Sikkim

Answer: (a)

  1. The river island Majuli is in the river:

(a)Brahmaputra (b) Ganga

(c) Yamuna (d) Indus

Answer: (a )

  1. Tista is a tributary of the river:

(a) Ganga (b) Indus

(c) Brahmaputra (d) Narmada

Answer: (c )

  1. Which lake in India is famous for prawn cultivation?

(a)Chilka (b) Sambhar

(c) Wular (d) Lonar

Answer: (a )

  1. INS Kadamba is at:

(a)Goa (b) Mumbai

(c) Karwar (d) Kochi

Answer: (c )

  1. The river that was declared as thenational river of India:

(a)Indus (b) Brahmaputra

(c) Ganga (d) Narmada

Answer: (c )

  1. Rana Pratap sagar dam is in the river:

(a)Narmada (b) Chambal

(c) Ganga (d) Yamuna

Answer: (b)

  1. The most populous island in India:

(a) Majuli (b) Kavaratti
(c) Salsette (d) Middle Andaman

Answer: (c )

  1. In which state is Maikal Hills?

(a)Orissa (b) Jammu Kashmir

(c) Chhatisgarh (d) West Bengal

Answer: ( c)

  1. Which is a tributary of Krishna?

(a)Wardha (b) Penganga

(c) Vainganga (d) Tungabhadra

Answer: (d )

  1. Which country has the largest cattle population?

(a)India  (b) Russia (c) China (d) USA

Answer: (a)

  1. In which river is Kolkata port situated?

(a)Ganga (b) Hoogly

(c) Damodar (d) Mahanadi

Answer: ( b)

  1. Kalinadi hydel project is in the state of:

(a)Madhya Pradesh(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: ( c)

  1. Which south Indian state is known as the‘Rice bowl of India’?

(a)Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: ( d)

  1. Which river is known as Siang, Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh?

(a)Indus (b) Brahmaputra

(c) Ganga (d) Yamuna

Answer: ( b)

  1. Kaziranga National Park in Assam is famous for the animal:

(a)White Tiger (b) Wild Ass

(c) Lion-tailed Macaque (d) One-horned Rhino

Answer: (d )

  1. The North-South corridor connects Srinagar and …….

(a)Chennai (b) Kanyakumari

(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Rameswaram

Answer: (b )

  1. Zawar mines in Rajasthan is famous for the mineral:

(a)Copper (b) Gold

(c) Mica (d) Zinc

Answer: ( d)

  1. Where is Vir Savarkar airport?

(a)Kavarati (b) Port Blair

(c) Mumbai (d) Pune

Answer: ( b)

  1. The southernmost major port in India:

(a)Kochi (b) Tuticorin

(c) Chennai (d) Ennore

Answer: (b)

  1. Barren Island is a part of:

(a)Andaman (b) Nicobar

(c) Lakshadweep (d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (a)

  1. The cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad are separated by:

(a) Nizam Sagar Lake

(b) Nagarjuna Sagar lake

(c) Krishnaraja Sagar

(d) Hussain Sagar Lake

Answer: (d )

  1. The smallest neighbouring country of India:

(a)Bhutan (b) Maldives
(c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh

Answer: (b )

  1. Yamuna originates from Yamunotri in the state of:

(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Jammu Kashmir

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (c )

  1. The Oldest rocks in India:

(a) Himalayas (b) Aravallis

(c) Karakoram (d) Shiwalik

Answer: (b )

  1. The district in Jammu and Kashmir is 37,555 sq. km of which is under illegal occupation by China.

(a) Kargil (b) Poonch

(c) Ladakh (d) Anantnag
Answer: (c )

65. Ahmedabad is on the banks of:

(a) Ganga (b) Sabarmati

(c) Yamuna (d) Indus

Answer: (b )

  1. The setting for Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’:

(a)Manas National Park

(b) Shivpuri National Park

(c) Corbet National Park

(d) Kanha National Park

Answer: (d )

  1. The hot dry wind that blows in north India during summer is:

(a) Fohn (b) Chinook

(c) Loo (d) Westerlies

Answer: (c)

  1. Which of the following states has a common border with Pakistan?

(a) J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat

(b) J&K, Rajasthan, U.P., Gujarat

(c) J&K, Punjab, H.P., Haryana

(d) H.P., Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat

Answer: (a )

  1. Karnataka is the largest producer of:

(a)Tea (b) Coffee

(c) Jute (d) Tapioca

Answer: (b )

  1. Keoladeo National Park is in the state of:

(a)Gujarat (b) Rajasthan

(c) Orissa (d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: ( b)

  1. Koyna is a tributary of the river:

(a)Narmada (b) Krishna

(c) Kaveri (d) Mahanadi

Answer: (b )

  1. The only south-east Asian country that shares a border with India:

(a)Bangladesh (b) Nepal

(c) Myanmar (d) Srilanka

Answer: (c )

  1. The state in India with the largest percentage of rural population:

(a) Kerala  (b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab

Answer: (b )

  1. The largest river basin in India:

(a)Ganga (b) Indus

(c) Brahmaputra (d) Kaveri

Answer: ( a)

  1. Which state is known as the Heart of India?

(a)Uttar Pradesh (b) Rajasthan

(c) Madhya Pradesh(d) Jharkhand

Answer: ( c)

76. On which river is the Bhakra Nangal project built?

(a) Kosi (b) Beas
(c) Jhelum (d) Sutlej

Answer: ( d)

  1. Which state is called as the ‘Tea garden of India’?

(a)Karnataka (b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Assam (d) West Bengal

Answer: (c )

  1. Nagarjuna Sagar dam is in the river:

(a)Narmada (b) Godavari

(c) Tapti (d) Krishna

Answer: (d)

  1. The highest peak of western ghats or Sahyadri is Anaimudi.  It is in:

(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (a )

  1. Gulmarg is a hill station in the state of:

(a)Uttar Pradesh (b) Jammu Kashmir

(c) Uttarakhand (d) Rajasthan

Answer: (b )

  1. Sardar Vallabh Bhai airport is situated at:

(a)Surat (b) Gandhinagar

(c) Allahabad (d) Ahmedabad

Answer: (d )

  1. India’s first large scale steel plant in the private sector was established at:

(a) Kulti (b) Burnpur

(c) Jamshedpur (d) Digboi

Answer: (c )

  1. Which of the following is a tributary of Yamuna?

(a)Chambal (b) Ken

(c) Betwa (d) All of these

Answer: (d )

84. Rajgir Hills are in the state of:

(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat

Answer: ( a)

  1. The nearest country to Nicobar islands:

(a)Srilanka (b) Myanmar

(c) Maldives (d) Indonesia

Answer: (d )

  1. Manikaran Power Project is in the state of:

(a)Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: ( b)

  1. In which state Ambassador car factory is situated?

(a)Haryana (b) West Bengal

(c) Maharashtra (d) U.P.

Answer: (b )

  1. Osman Sagar Reservoir in Andhra Pradesh is in the….. river.

(a)Godavari (b) Krishna

(c) Vainganga (d) Musi

Answer: (d )

  1. Pimpri and Rishikesh are famous for …… factories.

(a)Antibiotics (b) Fertilizer

(c) Newsprint (d) Cement

Answer: (a )

  1. The river that originates  in the northernslopes of the Kailas range in India near theMansarovar lake:

(a)Indus (b) Brahmaputra

(c) Ganga (d) Narmada

Answer: (a )

  1. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of:

(a) Assam Himalayas
(b) Kumaon Himalayas

(c) Nepal Himalayas

(d) Punjab Himalayas

Answer: (b)

  1. The largest neighbouring country of India:

(a)Pakistan (b) China

(c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar

Answer: (b )

  1. Which state receives rainfall from the northeastmonsoon?

(a) Orissa (b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala

Answer: (c )

94. The state is the largest producer of silk in India:

(a)Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) ) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka

Answer: (d )

  1. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works is in the state of:

(a)Maharashtra (b) UP

(c) West Bengal (d) MP

Answer: (c )

  1. The only creator lake in India:

(a)Sambhar (b) Kolleru

(c) Lonar (d) Pulikat

Answer: (c )

  1. The first private port in India:

(a)Pipavav (b) Mundra

(c) Krishnapatnam (d) Adani

Answer: (a )

  1. The second-largest Union Territory in India, in terms of area:

(a) Andaman and Nicobar  (b) Delhi

(c) Pondicherry (d) Chandigarh

Answer: (b )

99. Which river was known as Aksini in ancient times?

(a)Chenab (b) Jhelum

(c) Ravi (d) Beas

Answer: (a)

  1. The world’s highest road connects:

(a) Leh- Manali (b) Leh- Srinagar

(c) Manali- Kangra  (d) Gangtok- Darjeeling
Answer: (a )

  1. Ranjeet Sagar Dam is situated on the river:

(a) Jhelum (b) Chenab

(c) Ravi (d) Beas

Answer: (d )

  1. In India, the Tropic of Cancer doesn’t pass through which one of the following states:

(a) Jharkhand (b) West Bengal

(c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra

Answer: (d )

  1. Which river is known as ‘Vridha Ganga’?

(a)Kaveri (b) Godavari

(c) Krishna (d) Narmada

Answer: (b )

  1. Where is INS Shivaji?

(a)Port Blair (b) Goa

(c) Lonavala (d) Visakhapatnam

Answer: ( c)

  1. The largest agro-based industry in India:

(a)Cotton textiles (b) Sugar

(c) Silk (d) Jute

Answer: (a )

106. The largest religion in Lakshadweep:

(a) Hinduism (b) Islam
(c) Christianity (d) Jainism

Answer: (b )

  1. When does South West Monsoon blow?

(a)November-January

(b) May-September

(c) October- November

(d) None of these

Answer: (b )

  1. In which state is Wular lake?

(a)Jammu Kashmir (b) Orissa

(c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan

Answer: ( a)

  1. Which is the easternmost state in India?

(a)Asom      (b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Mizoram (d) Tripura

Answer: (b )

110. Indira Gandhi airport which has the longest runway in India is at:

(a)Mumbai (b) Allahabad

(c) New Delhi (d) Lucknow

Answer: (c )

  1. The Uri, Salal, Dulhasti hydel projects are in …….

(a)Jammu Kashmir (b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab

Answer: ( a)

  1. In which river is Jog falls?

(a)Kaveri (b) Indravati

(c) Sharavati (d) Bhima

Answer: (c )

  1. Mussoorie is a hill station in…….. where the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy of Administration is situated:

(a)UP (b) Uttarakhand

(c) Rajasthan (d) Jammu Kashmir

Answer: (b)

  1. Where is the Gulf of Mannar located?

(a) West of Gujarat (b) East of Tamil Nadu

(c) West of Kerala (d) South of Kanyakumari

Answer: (b )

  1. The highest hill station in South India:

(a)Yercaud (b) Munnar

(c) Udagamandalam (d) Kodaikanal

Answer: (c )

  1. Which of the following states has deposits of copper, lead and zinc together:

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Karnataka

(c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar

Answer: (c )

  1. Dhootsagar waterfalls are in…… river:

(a)Sharavati (b) Bhima

(c) Mandovi (d) Musi

Answer: (c )

  1. Kasauli is a hill station in:

(a)West Bengal (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Uttarakhand  (d) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: (d )

  1. Elephanta island is in:

(a)Maharashtra (b) Kerala

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: ( a)

  1. Nathu La is in Himalayas. La means:

(a) Pass (b) Glacier (c) Valley (d) Mountain

Answer: (a )

  1. Dhariwal in Punjab is famous for:

(a)Cement (b) Cycles

(c) Wool (d) Milk products

Answer: (c )

  1. The maximum daily range of temperature can be observed at:

(a) Chennai  (b) Thiruvananthapuram

(c) Delhi (d) Mumbai

Answer: (c )

  1. Which river enters from Nepal to India and the basin of which includes Tibet, Nepal and India?

(a) Hugely (b) Kosi (c) Narmada(d) Sarayu

Answer: (b )

  1. Where are tea and coffee both grown?

(a) NW India (b) NE India

(c) Central India (d) Southern India

Answer: (d )

  1. The name of which state means the ‘Abode of God’?

(a)Haryana (b) Jammu Kashmir

(c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan

Answer: ( a)

  1. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?

(a) Chambal (b) Yamuna

(c) Son (d) Periyar

Answer: (c)

  1. Dharavi, India’s largest slum is in:

(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai

(c) Chennai (d) None of these

Answer: (b)

  1. Papi Hills in Andhra Pradesh is a part of_____

(a) Eastern Ghats (b) Western Ghats

(c) Aravallis (d) Khasi Hills

Answer: (a)

  1. The first national park in India:

(a) Eravikulam (b) Corbett NationalPark

(c) Guindy (d) Ghana

Answer: (b)

130. The latitude of the southernmost point of the mainland of India:

(a) 8°4′ (b) 6°4′(c) 7°4′ (d) 9°4′

Answer: (a)

  1. Which state is called Granary of India?

 (a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) West Bengal

Answer: (b)

  1. The river which originates from Thriambak hills:

(a) Krishna (b) Kaveri

(c) Tungabhadra (d) Godavari

Answer: (d)

  1. Chenchu is a tribe of:

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Kerala

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Assam

Answer: (a)

  1. The first jute mill in India was established at Rishra near…

(a) Mumbai (b) Lucknow

(c) Coimbatore (d) Kolkata

Answer: (d)

  1. What percentage of the world area is occupied by India:

(a) 7.2    (b) 6.8   (c) 4.2   (d) 2.4

Answer: (d)

  1. Cities connected by the Golden Quadrilateral project are New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and …..

(a) Hyderabad (b) Chennai

(c) Bangalore (d) Kanyakumari

Answer: (b)

  1. Which region is called the ‘The Ruhr of India’?

(a) Chotanagpur (b) Chhatisgarh plain

(c) Raniganj (d) Haryana

Answer: (a)

  1. The only anthropoid ape found in India:

(a) Hoolock Gibbon (b) Lion-tailed macaque

(c) Spotted linsang (d) Slender lorries

Answer: (a)

  1. Jarawas live in:

(a) Little Andaman (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka (d) Kashmir

Answer: (a)

  1. In which state is Kolleru lake?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Orissa

(c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (d)

  1. Which river originates from Aravallis in Rajasthan?

(a) Jhelum (b) Sabarmati

(c) Narmada (d) Tapti
Answer: (b)

  1. Mazagaon Dock Limited is in:

(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai

(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Chennai

Answer: (b) 

  1. The state with the largest number of major ports:

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal

Answer: (a) 

144. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. are situated at:

(a) Mumbai (b) Cochin

(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Kolkata

Answer: (d)

  1. The  place where Steel and Ironwork company started functioning in 1870:

(a) Kulti (b) Jamshedpur

(c) Rishra (d) Chennai

Answer: (a)

  1. Bhadravati, famous for the Iron and steel industry, is in the state of:

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka

(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Orissa

Answer: (b)

  1. The oldest municipal corporation in India:

(a) Delhi (b) Kolkatta

(c) Chennai (d) Allahabad

Answer: (c)

  1. The natural region holds Indian subcontinent is:

(a) Equatorial climatic region       (b) Mediterranean

(c) Monsoon                                         (d) Hot desert

Answer: (c)

  1. Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?

(a) Gujarat (b) Assam

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (d)

  1. Ludhiana is famous for cycles situated in the state of:

(a) Haryana (b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) UP            (d) Punjab

Answer: (d)

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