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Plains formed in limestone regions are called
1. karst plains
2. floods plains
3. peneplains
4. alluvial plains
Option 1 – karst plains
The Red Sea is an example of a ( World Geography MCQ with Answers )
1. folded structure
2. faulted structure
3. lava structure
4. residual structure
Option 2 – faulted structure
Metamorphic rocks originate from
1. igneous rocks
2. sedimentary rocks
3. both igneous and sedimentary rocks
4. none of these
Option 3 – both igneous and sedimentary rocks
Rocks formed deep inside the earth as a result of solidification of lava are called
1. plutonic rocks
2. volcanic rocks
3. metamorphic rocks
4. sedimentary rocks
Option 1 – plutonic rocks
Which is an organic rock?
1. marble
2. coal
3. granite
4. slate
Option 2 – coal
Places having equal salinity in the oceans are connected by
1. Isophenes
2. Isonephs
3. Isohels
4. Isohalines
Option 4 – Isohalines
Laterisation occurs in
1. warm, humid areas
2. poorly drained areas
3. cool temperate areas
4. riverine tracts
Option 1 – warm, humid areas
Which soil is most common in the Indo Gangetic Plain?
1. podzol
2. alluvial
3. laterite
4. regur
Option 2 – alluvial
To which group does the black cotton soil of India belong?
1. laterite
2. podzol
3. chernozem
4. alluvial
Option 3 – chernozem
The term ‘epicentre’ is associated with
1. earthquakes
2. folding
3. faulting
4. earth’s interior
Option 1 – earthquakes
Isochrones are lines joining places with equal
1. longitude
2. travelling time from a point
3. rainfall
4. frost
Option 2 – travelling time from a point
Isohalines are the isopleths of
1. height
2. salinity
3. transport cost
4. hail
Option 2 – salinity
Which of the following has least salinity ?
1. Arctic Ocean
2. Baltic Sea
3. Red Sea
4. Bering Sea
Option 2 – Baltic Sea
Isohels are the isopleths of
1. sun shine
2. flowering time
3. rain
4. clouds
Option 1 – sun shine
What is meant by ‘willy-willy’?
1. tropical cyclone near Australia
2. an earthquake
3. a very high tide
4. a tropical cyclone near India
Option 1 – tropical cyclone near Australia
Cocos plate lies in
1. North Pacific
2. South Pacific
3. North Atlantic
4. South Atlantic
Option 3 – North Atlantic
What is measured on the Richter scale?
1. wind velocity
2. earthquakes
3. depth
4. heat
Option 2 – earthquakes
The best way to define rock types will be :
1. igneous-carbonate-metamorphic
2. sedimentary-igneous-limestone
3. igneous-sedimentary-metamorphic
4. igneous-metamorphic-marble
Option 3 – igneous-sedimentary-metamorphic
Which continent has the highest density of population?
1. Asia
2. Europe
3. Africa
4. North America
Option 1 – Asia
One of the warm currents in the Indian Ocean is the
1. Labrador Current
2. Agulhas Current
3. Curoshio Current
4. Humboldt Current
Option 2 – Agulhas Current
The hot winds blowing towards the Swiss valley are known as
1. Chinook
2. Sirocco
3. Berg
4. Foehn
Option 4 – Foehn
The term ‘nife’ refers to
1. earthquakes
2. core of the earth
3. crust of the earth
4. ocean beds
Option 2 – core of the earth
The crustal layer of the earth is also called
1. sial
2. sima
3. moho
4. nife
Option 1 – sial
The theory suggesting that the continents of South America and Africa were once joined together was the
1. continental drift theory
2. tetrahedral theory
3. Kant’s theory
4. Ritter’s theory
Option 1 – continental drift theory
Plains formed due to the filling up of lakes are called
1. delta plains
2. flood plains
3. till plains
4. lacustrine plains
Option 4 – lacustrine plains
Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river:
(a) Krishna
(b) Cauvery
(c) Ganga
(d) Godavari
Option b – Cauvery
The ‘Pong Dam’ is constructed on the river:
(a) Don
(b) Tapti
(c) Ravi
(d) Beas
Option d – Beas
Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal?
(a) Eden Canal
(b) Sarda Canal
(c) Sirhind Canal
(d) Lower Ganga Canal
Option a – Eden Canal
The Brahmaputra originates from which of the following glaciers?
(a) Gangotri
(b) Siachen
(c) Chemayungdung
(d) Yamunotri
Option c – Chemayungdung
Where is the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam built?
(a) On the Gandak River
(b) On the Chambal River
(c) On the Sutlej River
(d) On the Narmada River
Option b – On the Chambal River
The largest masonry dam has been constructed on the river:
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Sutlej
(c) Krishna
(d) Rihand
Option c – Krishna
The river which is not west flowing towards the Arabian Sea is:
(a) Tapi
(b) Kaveri
(c) Narmada
(d) Periyar
Option b – Kaveri
On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed?
(a) Yamuna
(b) Sone
(c) Chambal
(d) Periyar
Option b – Sone
The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is:
(a) Brahmaputra
(b) Teesta
(c) Ganga
(d) Indus
Option a – Brahmaputra
Which state is irrigated by the Ganga Canal?
(a) Bihar
(b) Rajasthan
(c) West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Option d – Uttar Pradesh
The originating point of the river Godavari is:
(a) Pune
(b) Mumbai
(c) Sholapur
(d) Nasik
Option d – Nasik
The highest drainage basin associated with a peninsular river in India is:
(a) Krishna
(b) Narmada
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Godavari
Option a – Krishna
Which river in India flows in a rift valley?
(a) Tapti
(b) Cauvery
(c) Krishna
(d) Narmada
Option d – Narmada
The Idukki Hydroelectric Plant is on the river:
(a) Tungabhadra
(b) Krishna
(c) Periyar
(d) Godavari
Option c – Periyar
Which one of the following rivers flows between Vindhya-Satpura ranges?
(a) Ken
(b) Narmada
(c) Godavari
(d) Chambal
Option b – Narmada
The river which is used for inland waterways in India is:
(a) Luni
(b) Mahi
(c) Cauvery
(d) Ganga
Option d – Ganga
The highest dam in India, Bhakra, is built on:
(a) Sutlej River
(b) Beas River
(c) Jhelum River
(d) Ghaghara River
Option a – Sutlej River
Which is the highest plateau in India?
(a) Ladakh Plateau
(b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(c) Deccan Plateau
(d) Baghel Khand Plateau
Option a – Ladakh Plateau
The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as:
(a) Siwaliks
(b) Himadri
(c) Sahyadri
(d) Assam Himalayas
Option c – Sahyadri
Which of the following will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai
(d) Thiruvananthapuram
Option a – Srinagar
Which one of the following mountain ranges lies in India?
(a) Pir Panjal
(b) Arakan Yoma
(c) Sulaiman
(d) Salt Range
Option a – Pir Panjal
The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of:
(a) Orissa
(b) West Bengal
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
Option a – Orissa
Who prepares the topographical map of India?
(a) Defense Ministry
(b) Geological Survey of India
(c) Geographical Survey of India
(d) Survey of India
Option d – Survey of India
The Zoji-La Pass connects:
(a) Kalimpong and Lhasa
(b) Srinagar and Leh
(c) Chamba and Spiti
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet
Option b – Srinagar and Leh
Which of the following hills connects the Eastern and Western Ghats?
(a) Aravalli
(b) Nilgiri
(c) Satpura
(d) Vindhya
Option b – Nilgiri
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is in:
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Option b – Madhya Pradesh
The headquarters of the Survey of India department is located at:
(a) New Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Dehradun
Option d – Dehradun
Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called:
(a) Diatoms
(b) Coral Reefs
(c) Foraminifera
(d) Clamitomonous
Option b – Coral Reefs
The coastal tract of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is called:
(a) East Coast
(b) Malabar Coast
(c) Konkan
(d) Coromandel
Option d – Coromandel
Which one of the following is the second highest peak of the world?
(a) Nanda Devi
(b) K2
(c) Kanchenjunga
(d) Dhaulagiri
Option b – K2
The most literate Union Territory of India is:
(a) Delhi
(b) Puducherry
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Lakshadweep
Option d – Lakshadweep
Which of the following territories does not have a border with Arunachal Pradesh?
(a) Manipur
(b) Nagaland
(c) Assam
(d) Bhutan
Option a – Manipur
Which state has the lowest area under forest?
(a) Haryana
(b) Gujarat
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Option a – Haryana
The famous lagoon lake of India is:
(a) Mansarovar
(b) Dal Lake
(c) Chilka Lake
(d) Pulicat Lake
Option c – Chilka Lake
Which among the following districts is not situated in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Bahraich
(b) Hardoi
(c) Pilibhit
(d) Lakhimpur
Option b – Hardoi
The most densely populated state in India is:
(a) Bihar
(b) West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Option a – Bihar
Which state of India has the largest percentage of poor?
(a) Orissa
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Bihar
(d) Chhattisgarh
Option c – Bihar
Which of the following states is most famous for its beautiful sea beaches?
(a) Goa
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Gujarat
(d) Orissa
Option a – Goa
The Union Territory of Puducherry does not have a common boundary with:
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Option c – Karnataka
Which is the largest state (area-wise) in India?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Option a – Rajasthan
Which of the following has the highest density in the country as per Census 2011?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Puducherry
(d) Delhi
Option d – Delhi
Which of the following Indian states has the largest concentration of scheduled tribes’ population?
(a) Bihar
(b) Assam
(c) Orissa
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Option d – Madhya Pradesh
Maximum number of sugar factories are located in:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar
Option b – Uttar Pradesh
The least populated state in India is:
(a) Mizoram
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Sikkim
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Option c – Sikkim
The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by:
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Sugarcane
Option c – Cotton
The production of onion is the highest in:
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Option d – Maharashtra
Which of the following states has the largest concentration of tea plantations in India?
(a) Bihar
(b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Meghalaya
Option b – Assam
The state which produces the largest quantity of wheat is:
(a) U.P.
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Rajasthan
Option a – U.P.
The largest producer of lignite in India is:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Gujarat
(c) Kerala
(d) Rajasthan
Option a – Tamil Nadu
Which state possesses the biggest coal reserve?
(a) Orissa
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Bihar
Option d – Bihar
Which state in India is the leading producer of Sulphur?
(a) Punjab
(b) Assam
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
Option d – Maharashtra
In West Bengal, Raniganj is associated with:
(a) Copper
(b) Iron ore
(c) Coal fields
(d) Manganese ore
Option c – Coal fields
Which among the following is not one of the important gold mines in the country?
(a) Hutti
(b) Hospet
(c) Kolar
(d) Ramgiri
Option b – Hospet
In which state is Hutti gold mine situated?
(a) Orissa
(b) West Bengal
(c) Karnataka
(d) Maharashtra
Option c – Karnataka
Jadugoda mines are famous for:
(a) Gold deposits
(b) Uranium deposits
(c) Iron ore
(d) Mica deposits
Option b – Uranium deposits
Singhbhum is famous for:
(a) Iron
(b) Coal
(c) Aluminium
(d) Copper
Option a – Iron
Which Indian state is the leading cotton producer?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Option b – Gujarat
Which state is called the Rice-Bowl of India?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
Option b – Andhra Pradesh
The Spice Garden of India is:
(a) Assam
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Option b – Kerala
Which state receives rainfall from northeast monsoons?
(a) Orissa
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Option c – Tamil Nadu
Which one of the following deserts is famous for its deposits of nitrates?
(a) Gobi
(b) Sahara
(c) Kalahari
(d) Atacama
Option d – Atacama
Plankton is used as:
(a) Fruit
(b) Banana
(c) Food material
(d) None of these
Option c – Food material
The valley of Kashmir is located on a:
(a) Plain
(b) Plateau
(c) Nappe
(d) Fault trough
Option c – Nappe
Palk Strait separates:
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and Sri Lanka
(c) India and Afghanistan
(d) India and Burma
Option a – India and Pakistan
Mansarovar Lake is situated in:
(a) India
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Tibet
Option d – Tibet
In which state is the Maikal range situated?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Bihar
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Option c – Chhattisgarh
The Giant Panda is the official symbol of WWF. In which country is this animal found?
(a) India
(b) New Zealand
(c) China
(d) Myanmar
Option c – China
Which year has been named the International Year of Biodiversity by the United Nations?
(a) 2005
(b) 2007
(c) 2008
(d) 2010
Option d – 2010
How many jute mills did India have during 1974?
(a) 55
(b) 60
(c) 72
(d) 75
Option d – 75
Antibiotics are produced in:
(a) Trivandrum
(b) Kanpur
(c) Rishikesh
(d) Pimpri in Maharashtra
Option c – Rishikesh
Salem steel plant is located in:
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Option b – Tamil Nadu
Nagarjun Sagar project is in:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Option c – Andhra Pradesh
Eastern Yamuna canal was constructed in:
(a) 1830
(b) 1831
(c) 1834
(d) 1854
Option b – 1831
An atomic power station is located in:
(a) Bangalore
(b) Trivandrum
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Kalpakkam
Option d – Kalpakkam
Monsoon starts retreating from Punjab plains by:
(a) Mid-July
(b) Mid-September
(c) Mid-October
(d) December end
Option d – December end
On the basis of rainfall patterns, India has been divided into the following number of rainfall regions:
(a) 62
(b) 69
(c) 121
(d) 174
Option a – 62
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