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Indian Geography MCQ on Physical Features & Climate of India

  1. Which of the following place has never got the vertical rays of the Sun?
  2. Srinagar
  3. Mumbai
  4. Chennai
  5. Thiruvananthapuram

Answer: A Srinagar

  1. Which of the following countries are divided by the Radcliffe Line?
  2. India and Pakistan
  3. India and China
  4. India and Bangladesh
  5. India and Nepal

Answer: A India and Pakistan

  1. Which of the following countries are divided by the Durand Line?
  2. Afghanistan and Pakistan
  3. India and Pakistan
  4. India and China
  5. India and Burma

Answer: A Afghanistan and Pakistan

  1. Where is the India’s permanent research station Dakshin Gangotri?
  2. Great Himalayas
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Antarctica
  5. Arabian Sea

Answer: C Antarctica

  1. Which of the following Indian state touches the boundaries of the maximum number of other States?
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Bihar
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  5. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: D Uttar Pradesh

  1. Where is the Duncan Pass located?
  2. South and Little Andaman
  3. North and South Andaman
  4. North and Middle Andaman
  5. Andaman and Nicobar

Answer: A South and Little Andaman

  1. Which of the following cities are called the twin cities?
  2. Delhi and Faridabad
  3. Mumbai and Pune
  4. Hyderabad and Secunderabad
  5. Bangalore and Mysore

Answer: C Hyderabad and Secunderabad

  1. Which State is called the sugar bowl of India?
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Chhattisgarh
  4. Andhra Pradesh
  5. Bihar

Answer: A Uttar Pradesh

  1. Which of the following countries are divided by McMahon line?
  2. India and Pakistan
  3. India and China
  4. India and Bangladesh
  5. Pakistan and China

Answer: B India and China

  1. Which is the highest dam in India?
  2. Bhakra dam
  3. Nagarjuna Sagar dam
  4. Hirakud dam
  5. Tehri dam

Answer: D Tehri dam

  1. Which of the following coast where is Gulf of Mannar is located?
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Kerala
  4. Karnataka
  5. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: A Tamil Nadu

  1. What is the name of southernmost hill ranges in India?
  2. Nilgiri Hills
  3. Annamalai Hills
  4. Nallamalai Hills
  5. Cardamom Hills

Answer: D Cardamom Hills

  1. Which of the following is the traditional name of Sahyadri?
  2. Western Ghats
  3. Eastern Ghats
  4. Aravallis
  5. Barbar and Nagarjuni hills

Answer: A Western Ghats

  1. Which of the following factor is responsible for low rainfall in the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats?
  2. The straight west coast
  3. The lack of winter depressions
  4. Their leeward location
  5. The heights of the Ghats

Answer: C Their leeward location

  1. Which of the following region is famous for the lion-tailed macaque?
  2. Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh
  3. Western Ghats of Kerala
  4. Shivalik Hills of Northern India
  5. Hills of North-East India

Answer: B Western Ghats of Kerala

  1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  2. Miri Hills: Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Mikir Hills: Assam
  4. Lushai Hills: Mizoram
  5. Abor Hills: Meghalya

Answer: D Abor Hills: Meghalya

  1. Which of the following is defined the northern frontiers of India?
  2. Himalayan mountain range
  3. Karakoram Range
  4. Aravali Range
  5. Satpura Range

Answer:  A Himalayan mountain range

  1. Which of the following is the highest point in India?
  2. Mt. Everest
  3. Dodabeta
  4. Kangchenjunga
  5. George Everest

Answer:  C Kangchenjunga

  1. Which of the following place in the Jammu & Kashmir famous for ‘saffron cultivation’?
  2. Pampore
  3. Kashmir
  4. Jammu
  5. Kathua

Answer: A Pampore

  1. Which of the following region in India receives rainfall from the winter disturbances?
  2. Punjab
  3. Kerala
  4. Tamil Nadu
  5. Western Ghats (Kerela)

Answer: A Punjab

  1. Which of the following reason for the tropical climate of India?
  2. Seasonal influence of jet streams
  3. Location of the Himalayas in its north
  4. Over-powering influence of Indian Ocean
  5. Country being a part of Asian landmass

Answer:  B Location of the Himalayas in its north

  1. Which of the following region is famous for the Asiatic Wild Ass?
  2. Rann of Kutch
  3. Baghelkhand
  4. Sunderbans
  5. Shiwaliks

Answer: A Rann of Kutch

  1. Which of the following States has the longest coast line?
  2. Goa
  3. Gujarat
  4. Andhra Pradesh
  5. Kerala

Answer: B Gujarat

  1. Which of the following pairs mountain ranges and their location is not correctly matched?
  2. Zaskar Range -Kashmir
  3. Dhauladhar Range -Himachal Pradesh
  4. Singalila Range -Arunachal Pradesh
  5. Kumaon Range -Uttarakhand

Answer: C Singalila Range -Arunachal Pradesh

  1. Which of the following himalyan mountain range where the Kashmir Valley lie?
  2. Siwalik and Pir Panjal
  3. Pir Panjal and Dhauladhar
  4. Zaskar and Pir Panjal
  5. Dhauladhar and Zaskar

Answer: C Zaskar and Pir Panjal

  1. Which of the following rivers do not discharge its water into the Bay of Bengal?
  2. Mahanadi
  3. Cauvery
  4. Tapti
  5. Godavari

Answer: C Tapti

  1. Which of the following river systems form the delta?
  2. Godavari, Narmada, Mahanadi
  3. Narmada, Kaveri, Mahanadi
  4. Godavari, Kaveri, Mahanadi
  5. Narmada, Krishna, Kaveri

Answer: C Godavari, Kaveri, Mahanadi

  1. Where is the Baglihar Hydro-power project located?
  2. Beas
  3. Chenab
  4. Ravi
  5. Satluj

Answer: B Chenab

  1. Which of the following River system formed the River Padma?
  2. Ganga and Brahmaputra
  3. Kaveri and Mahanadi
  4. Sutlej and Jhelum
  5. Damodar and Hugli

Answer: A Ganga and Brahmaputra

  1. Which of the following part of India receives the first monsoon in summer?
  2. Western Ghats
  3. Himalayas
  4. Meghalaya Plateau
  5. Eastern Ghats

Answer: A Western Ghats

  1. Which of the following soil is characterised by the cracks and shrinks when it dries?
  2. Black clay soil
  3. Red porous soil
  4. Sandy soil
  5. Loamy soil

Answer: A Black clay soil

  1. Which of the following state is famous for the tropical forest of Silent Valley?
  2. Goa
  3. Karnataka
  4. Kerala
  5. Tamil Nadu

Answer: C Kerala

  1. Which of the following is/are the features of Himalayan Rivers?
  2. Perennial in nature
  3. Uncertain nature and caprician in behavior
  4. Some are meandering in their flow and subject to drastic change of course
  5. All of the above

Answer: D All of the above

  1. Which of the following Indian state/UT is the least populous according to the India’s 2011 census?
  2. Daman and Diu
  3. Sikkim
  4. Lakshadweep
  5. Arunachal Pradesh

Answer:  C Lakshadweep

  1. Which of the following is the largest lake in India?
  2. Nainital Lake
  3. Sambhar Lake
  4. Sishram Lake
  5. Chilka Lake

Answer: D. Chilka Lake

  1. Which of the following river originates near Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra?
  2. Godavari
  3. Krishna
  4. Koyna
  5. Both B & C

Answer: D. Both B & C

  1. Which of the following state has the Hydel Power Project Nathpa Jhakri?
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Uttarakhand
  4. Jammu & Kashmir
  5. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: A. Himachal Pradesh

  1. Which of the following Indian States/UTs witnesses more than 50% tribal population of the total population?
  2. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
  3. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
  4. Himachal Pradesh
  5. Puducherry

Answer: B. Dadra & Nagar Haveli

  1. Which of the following factor that made Dhariwal (Punjab)?
  2. Cotton textiles
  3. Woollen goods
  4. Machine tools
  5. Fertilizers

Answer: B. Woollen goods

  1. Which of the following is the India’s oldest oil Refinery in India?
  2. Haldia
  3. Koyali
  4. Digboi
  5. Mathura

Answer: C. Digboi

  1. What makes the Ankleshwar famous?
  2. Coal mining
  3. Exploration of oil and natural gas
  4. Iron and steel industries
  5. Cotton textile industries

Answer: B. Exploration of oil and natural gas

 

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