Mountains in India
446. The largest mountain range in India:
(a) Himalayas (b) Aravallis
(c) Western Ghats (d) Eastern Ghats
Answer: (a)
447. What is the length of the Himalayas?
(a)3000 km (b) 2400 km
(c) 4000 km (d) 5000 km
Answer: (b)
448. The correct order of mountain ranges in the Himalayas from north to South:
(a)Himachal, Himadri, Shivalik
(b) Himachal, Shiwalik, Himadri
(c) Himadri, Himachal, Shivalik
(d) Shiwalik, Himachal, Himadri
Answer: ()
449. Great Himalaya ranges are also known as:
(a)Himadri (b) Himachal
(c) Shiwalik (d) Aravallis
Answer: (a)
450. Lesser Himalayas is also known as:
(a) Shiwalik (b) Himadri
(c) Himachal (d) Sahyadri
Answer: (c)
451. Outer Himalaya ranges are known as:
(a)Western Ghats (b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Himachal (d) Shiwalik
Answer: (d)
452. The oldest mountain ranges in India:
(a) Sahyadri (b) Patkai
(c) Himalayas (d) Aravallis
Answer: (d)
453. The highest peak in Aravallis:
(a) Guru Shikhar (b) Dodabetta
(c) Mahabaleshwar (d) Godwin Austin
Answer: (a)
454. The youngest mountain ranges in India:
(a)Sahyadris (b) Himalayas
(c) Patkai (d) Eastern Ghats
Answer: (b)
455. The river flows between Vindhya and Satpura:
(a)Narmada (b) Tapti
(c) Mahe (d) Sabarmati
Answer: (a)
456. The mountain range that separates North India and South India:
(a)Satpuras (b) Aravallis
(c) Vindhyas (d) Patkai
Answer: (c)
457. The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at:
(a) Mahabaleshwar (b) Palani
(c) Palghat (d) Nilgiri
Answer: (d)
458. In which state Khasi and Garo Hills are situated?
(a)Meghalaya (b) Sikkim
(c) Tripura (d) West Bengal
Answer: (a)
459. In which part of India, are Patkai ranges situated?
(a)Western (b) Eastern
(c) Southern (d) Northern
Answer: (b)
460. In which state is Lushai Hills?
(a)Meghalaya (b) Assam
(c) Mizoram (d) West Bengal
Answer: (c)
461. In Nepal, Everest is known as:
(a) Chomolungma (b) K2
(c) Qogir (d) Sagarmatha
Answer: (d)
462. What is known as Chomolungma in Tibet?
(a)Everest (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Godwin Austin (d) Kanchenjunga
Answer: (a)
463. What is the height of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world:
(a)8848m (b) 8598m
(c) 8611m (d) 10000 m
Answer: (a)
464. Everest was identified as the highest peak in the world by:
(a)George Everest (b) Radhanath Sikthar
(c) Andrew Waugh (d) Tenzing
Answer: (b)
465. The name Mount Everest was given by:
(a)Andrew Waugh (b) George Everest
(c) Radhanath Sikthar (d) Hillary
Answer: (a)
466. Everest was named after Sir George Everest who was the ……. of India.
(a)Surveyor General (b) Governor-General
(c) Viceroy (d) Commander in Chief
Answer: (a)
467. The highest peak in India as per the records of the govt of India.
(a) Godwin Austin (b) Everest
(c) Nanda Devi (d) Nanga Parvat
Answer: (a)
468. The highest peak in undisputed Indian territory is Kanchenjunga (8598m). It is in the state of:
(a)West Bengal (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Sikkim (d) Rajasthan
Answer: (c)
469. Where is Godwin Austin (K2 or Qagir) is now situated?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Pak occupied
Kashmir(c) Assam (d) West Bengal
Answer: (b)
470. The height of Godwin Austin is …… m.
(a)8848 (b) 8488
(c) 8611 (d) 8598
Answer: (c)
Hills and Peaks
471. The highest peak in Aravallis:
(a) Mahendragiri (b) Shillong Peak
(c) Guru Shikhar (d) Nokrek peak
Answer: (c)
472. The highest peak in East Khasi hills:
(a)Javpo (b) Saramati
(c) Shillong peak (d) Dodabetta
Answer: (c)
473. The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats:
(a)Dodabetta (b) Mahendragiri
(c) Saramati (d) Amarkantak
Answer: (b)
474. Nokrek Peak is the highest point in:
(a)Garo Hills (b) Khasi Hills
(c) Purvachal (d) Aravallis
Answer: (a)
475. The highest peak in the Himalayas:
(a)K 2 (b) Everest
(c) Kanchenjunga (d) Godwin Austin
Answer: (b)
476. The highest peak of Naga ranges:
(a) Nokrek peak (b) Naga Range
(c) Javpo (d) Saramati
Answer: (d)
477. The highest peak of Vindhyas:
(a) Dhupgarh (b) Mahendragiri
(c) Dodabetta (d) Amarkantak
Answer: (d)
478. The highest peak in Satpuras:
(a)Dodabetta (b) Dhupgarh
(c) Amarkantak (d) Saramati
Answer: (b)
479. The highest peak in the Western Ghats:
(a)Dodabetta (b) Mahendragiri
(c) Purvachal (d) Anamudi
Answer: (d)
480. The highest peak in Nilgiris:
(a)Anamudi (b) Dodabetta
(c) Mahendragiri (d) Saramati
Answer: (b)
481. Amarkantak hills are in:
(a)Gujarat (b) Jharkhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Orissa
Answer: (c)
482. Cachar Hills are in:
(a)Jammu Kashmir (b) Gujarat
(c) Assam (d) Orissa
Answer: (c)
483. Chamundi hills are situated in:
(a)Karnataka (b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Orissa
Answer: (a)
484. Garo Hills and Jaintia hills are in:
(a)West Bengal (b) Meghalaya
(c) Jammu Kashmir (d) Orissa
Answer: (b)
485. In which state is Girnar Hills?
(a)Gujarat (b) Rajasthan
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Assam
Answer: (a)
486. In which state is Mahadeo Hills?
(a)Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan
(c) Orissa (d) West Bengal
Answer: (a)
487. In which state is Maikal Hills?
(a)Orissa (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Chhatisgarh (d) West Bengal
Answer: (c)
488. Where is Malabar Hills?
(a)Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra (d) Orissa
Answer: (c)
489. Nallamalai is in :
(a)Orissa (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (d)
490. Where is Nandi Hills?
(a)Karnataka (b) Orissa
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (a)
491. Palani Hills are in:
(a)Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka (d) Orissa
Answer: (a)
492. Where is Satrunjaya Hills?
(a) Rajasthan (b) West Bengal
(c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
Answer: (d)
493. In which state is Shevaroy Hills?
(a)Orissa (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (b)
494. Tiger Hills is in:
(a)Orissa (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Chhatisgarh (d) West Bengal
Answer: (d)
495. Rajgir Hills are in:
(a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat
Answer: (a)
Soils of India
496. The most important type of soil in India:
(a) Alluvial (b) Red soil
(c) Laterite soil (d) Desert soil
Answer: (a)
497. What approximate percentage of the area of India is covered by alluvial soil?
(a) 10 (b)20
(c) 30 (d) 40
Answer: (d)
498. Which area in India is dominated by alluvial soil?
(a) Western area (b) Northern plains
(c) Southern area (d) Deccan plateau
Answer: ()
499. Which soil is also known as Regur soil?
(a) Laterite (b) Red soil
(c) Black soil (d) Alluvial soil
Answer: (c)
500. The soil which is most suitable for cotton cultivation?
(a) Desert soil (b) Black soil
(c) Alluvial soil (d) Red soil
Answer: ()
501. Which soils are most typical of the Deccan trap?
(a) Alluvial soil (b) Desert soil
(c) Laterite (d) Black soil
Answer: (d)
502. Which soil is formed as a result of lava flows?
(a) Laterite (b) Red soil
(c) Black soil (d) Alluvial soil
Answer: (c)
503. Desert soil is abundant in:
(a) Jammu Kashmir (b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan (d) Assam
Answer: (c)
504. Removal of minerals from the soil due to the passing of water through it:
(a) Leaching (b) Bleaching
(c) Humus (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
505. Which soil is also known as Vertisol?
(a) Desert soil (b) Black soil
(c) Alluvial soil (d) Red soil
Answer: ()
506. Fertilizer is formed from dead leaves and plants in the soil.
(a) Humus (b) Regur
(c) Khadar (d) Bhangar
Answer: (a)
507. Old alluvium is called:
(a) Khadar (b) Bhangar
(c) Regur (d) Humus
Answer: ()
508. New alluvium is called:
(a) Regur (b) Humus
(c) Khadar (d) Bhangar
Answer: (c)
509. What imparts colour to red soil?
(a) Phosphorus (b) Potassium
(c) Iron oxide (d) Calcium
Answer: (c)
510. The type of soil common in Malva and
Chotanagpur plateau:
(a) Red soil (b) Laterite
(c) Alluvial soil (d) Mountain soil
Answer: (a)
511. The soil formed due to weathering of old crystalline rocks:
(a) Desert soil (b) Alluvial soil
(c) Red soil (d) Marshy soil
Answer: (c)
512. The soil found in typical monsoon conditions:
(a) Laterite (b) Red soil
(c) Alluvial soil (d) Marshy soil
Answer: (a)
513. Which soil is sometimes unfit for agriculture?
(a) Alluvial (b) Regur
(c) Saline soil (d) Laterite
Answer: (c)
514. Which is a remedy for soil erosion?
(a) Afforestation (b) Terrace farming
(c) contour cultivation (d) All of these
Answer: (d)
515. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has divided the soils of India into ….. major groups:
(a) 8 (b) 9
(c) 10 (d) 11
Answer: (a)
516. Which type of soil occupies about 70% of the total area in Tamil Nadu?
(a) Laterite soil (b) Alluvial soil
(c) Red soil (d) Mountain soil
Answer: (c)
517. Laterite soil found in India in:
(a) Western Ghats (b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Deccan Plateau (d) Satpura region in Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (a)
518. Laterite soils:
(a) are red in colour
(b) are formed in tropical climates
(c) often contain high concentrations of aluminium
(d) all of the above
Answer: (d)
519. Soil is composed of ___.
(a) organic matter produced by organisms
(b) fragments of bedrock
(c) clay minerals formed by the chemical alteration of bedrock
(d) all of these
Answer: (d)
520. What is the name for soils that are rich in calcium
(a) laterites (b) evaporites
(c) pedocals (d) pedalfers
Answer: (c)
521. The largest lake in India:
(a)Chilka (b) Sambhar
(c) Kolleru (d) Lonar
Answer: (a)
522. In which state is Chilka?
(a)Gujarat (b) Orissa
(c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (b)
523. In which lake Breakfast island and Honeymoon island are situated?
(a)Kolleru (b) Wular
(c) Chilka (d) Pulikat
Answer: (c)
524.The largest brackish water lake in India:
(a)Wular (b) Lonar
(c) Pulikat (d) Chilka
Answer: (d)
525. Pulikat lake is situated in:
(a)Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
(b) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
(c) Orissa and Orissa
(d) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Answer: (b)
526. The island that separates Pulikat lake from Bay of Bengal:
(a)Srirangam (b) Rameswaram
(c) Sriharikota (d) Wheeler island
Answer: (c)
527. Which lake in India is famous for prawn cultivation?
(a)Chilka (b) Sambhar
(c) Wular (d) Lonar
Answer: (a)
528. In which state is Kolleru lake?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Orissa
(c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (d)
529. The largest lake in South India:
(a)Vembanad (b) Kolleru
(c) Pulikat (d) Ashtamudi
Answer: (b)
530. In which state is Wular lake?
(a)Jammu Kashmir (b) Orissa
(c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
Answer: (a)
531. The only crater lake in India:
(a)Sambhar (b) Kolleru
(c) Lonar (d) Pulikat
Answer: (c)
532. In which state is Lonar lake?
(a)Jammu Kashmir (b) Orissa
(c) West Bengal (d) Maharashtra
Answer: (d)
533. Nalsarovar lake is in the state of:
(a)Gujarat (b) West Bengal
(c) Maharashtra (d) Rajasthan
Answer: (a)
534. The saltiest lake in India:
(a)Chilka (b) Sambhar
(c) Wular (d) Lonar
Answer: (b)
535. In which state is Sambhar lake?
(a)West Bengal (b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
Answer: (c)
536. In which state is Loktak lake?
(a)Meghalaya (b) Nagaland
(c) Mizoram (d) Manipur
Answer: (d)
537. The largest lake in northeast India:
(a)Loktak (b) Pulikat
(c) Lonar (d) Kolleru
Answer: (a)
538. Hussain Sagar and Himayat Sagar lakes are in:
(a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Orissa
Answer: (c)
539. Renuka lake is in the state of:
(a) Punjab (b) Uttarakhand
(c) UP (d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (d)
540. In which state is Surajkund lake:
(a) Haryana (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Bihar (d) Orissa
Answer: (a)
541. Dal lake is in the state of:
(a) Bihar (b) Orissa
(c) Jammu Kashmir (d) Uttarakhand
Answer: (c)
542. Where is Pushkar lake?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bihar
Answer: (b)
543. In which state is Pichola lake?
(a) Haryana (b) Gujarat
(c) UP (d) Rajastan
Answer: (d)
544. In which state is Nainital lake?
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajastan (d) Haryana
Answer: (a)
545. Rabindra Sarovar is in:
(a) Bihar (b) West Bengal
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Oris
Answer: (b)
546. The river that originates from Aravalli hills near Ajmer in Rajasthan:
Luni
547. In which state are Ajanta and Ellora Caves?
Maharashtra
548. Where is the Taj Mahal?
Agra
549. Which dynasty constructed the Mahabalipuram Monuments in Tamil Nadu?
Pallavas
550. In which state is Manas Wild Life Sanctuary?
Assam
551. Churches and Convents of Goa were built during the colonial rule of the:
Portuguese
552. Great Himalaya ranges are also known as:
Himadri
553. Lesser Himalayas is also known as:
Himachal
554. Outer Himalaya ranges are known as:
Shiwalik
555. The oldest mountain ranges in India:
Aravallis
556. The highest peak in Aravallis:
Guru Shikhar
557. Hemavati, Amaravati, Bhavani, Kabani, Noyal are the important tributaries of:
Kaveri
558. Mandovi is an important river in the state of:
Goa
559. The youngest mountain ranges in India:
Himalayas
560. The river flows between Vindhya and Satpura:
Narmada
561. Ken is a tributary of which river?
Yamuna
562. The mountain range that separates North India and South India:
Vindhyas
563. The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at:
Nilgiri
564. In which state Khasi and Garo Hills are situated?
Meghalaya
565. In which part of India, are Patkai ranges situated?
Eastern
566. In which state is Lushai Hills?
Mizoram
567. The name Mount Everest was given by:
Andrew Waugh
568. Everest was named after Sir George Everest who was the ……. of India.
Surveyor General
569. The highest peak in India as per the records of the govt of India.
Godwin Austin
570. The highest peak in undisputed Indian territory is Kanchenjunga(8598m). It is in the state of:
Sikkim
571. Where is Godwin Austin (K2 or Qogir Feng) is now situated?
Pak occupied Kashmir
572. The height of Godwin Austin is …… m.
8611
573. The river that covers the longest distance in India:
Ganga
574. In Nepal, Everest is known as:
Sagarmatha
575. What is known as Chomolungma in Tibet?
Everest
575. What is the height of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world:
8848m
577. Everest was identified as the highest peak in the world by:
Radhanath Sikthar
578. Ganga originates in:
Gangotri
579. Ganga flows through the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and…….:
West Bengal
580. Ganga drains into:
Bay of Bengal
581. The headstreams of Ganga are Bhagirathi and:
Alakananda
582. Ganga and Yamuna meet at:
Allahabad
583. The place of Triveni Sangamam where Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswathy meet:
Allahabad
584. The largest tributary of Ganga:
Yamuna
585. Ganga covers the longest distance in the state of:
Uttar Pradesh
586. Beyond the Farakka, Ganga is known as:
Padma
587. Name the legendary character who is believed to have brought Ganga to Earth: Bhagiratha
588. The distributary of Ganga flows through West Bengal:
Bhagirathi
589. After joining Jalangi, Bhagirathi is known as:
Hoogly
590. Rabindra Setu, Vidhyasagar Setu and Vivekananda Setu are built across:
Hoogly
591. On the banks of which river is Kolkata?
Hoogly
592. In which state is Farakka barrage?
West Bengal
593. Farrakka barrage is built across:
Ganga
594. The Farrakka barrage is built to protect the …… port.
Kolkata
595. The Mahatma Gandhi Setu, the longest river bridge in India is built across:
Ganga
596. Which is the largest delta in the world?
Ganga-Brahmaputra
597. The river island Majuli is in:
Brahmaputra
598. Which river was known as Vitasta in ancient times?
Jhelum
599. Which river was known as Aksini in ancient times?
Chenab
600. Parushni was the ancient name of:
Ravi
601. The ancient name of Beas:
Vipas
602. Which river was known as Satadru?
Sutlej
603. Which river is known as ‘Red River’ in India?
Brahmaputra
604. Which river is known as ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
Kosi
605. Which river is known as ‘Sorrow of Assam’?
Brahmaputra
606. Meghna is a distributary of:
Brahmaputra
607. The river that originates in the northern slopes of Kailas range in India near the Mansarovar lake:
Indus
608. The longest tributary of Indus, flowing through India:
Sutlej
609. Which river is known as Siang, Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh?
Brahmaputra
610. The river that was declared as the national river of India:
Ganga
611. Yamuna was known as …… in Puranas:
Kalindi
612. Betwa is a tributary of which river?
Yamuna
613. Which river in India has the greatest flow of water?
Brahmaputra
614. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej are the tributaries of:
Indus
615. The longest west flowing river in India:
Narmada
616. The Yamuna originates from Yamunotri in the state of:
Uttarakhand
617. Which is known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
Brahmaputra
618. Which river is known as the ‘lifeline of Sikkim’?
Tista
619. The largest river basin in India:
Ganga
620. The speediest river in India:
Tista
621. The second longest river in India:
Godavari
622. Tungabhadra, Bhima, Malaprabha, Koyna, Musi are the important tributaries of:
Krishna
623. Which river is known as ‘Sorrow of Orissa’?
Mahanadi
624. Taj Mahal is on the banks of which river?
Yamuna
625. In which state Mahanadi originates?
Chhatisgarh
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