1700+ Indian Geography GK Questions (MCQs) With Answers For All Competitive Exams Part 21

Q.1:- The peninsular region is rich in

  1. Crystalline rocks
  2. Argillaceous rocks
  3. Sedimentary rocks
  4. Fossilifeous rocks

Q.2:- India derives its name from

  1. Lord Indra
  2. The Aryans
  3. The Hindus
  4. The River Indus

Q.3:- Which of the following gives the correct sequence of hills in the east-west direction?

  1. Naga, Mikir, Khasi, Garo
  2. Garo, Khasi, Naga, Mikir
  3. Khasi, Garo, Naga, Mikir
  4. Mikir, Naga, Khasi, Garo

Q.4:- Which river has been called the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?

  1. Damodar
  2. Kosi
  3. Subernarekha
  4. Ganga

Q.5:- India is called a tropical country mainly on account of it

  1. Latitudinal extent
  2. Longitudinal extent
  3. Area size
  4. Situation within the tropics

Q.6:- Which one among the following has been maximum number of National Parks?

  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Assam
  4. Meghalaya

Q.7:- Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in India?

  1. Buckingham Canal
  2. Upper Ganges Canal
  3. Indira Gandhi Canal
  4. Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal

Q.8:- Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil?

  1. Bombay High
  2. Digboi
  3. Ankleshwar
  4. Naharkatiya

Q.9:- Which of the following is the largest spice producing state in India?

  1. Karnataka
  2. Gujarat
  3. Kerala
  4. Andhra Pradesh

Q.10:- Almost all workable oil deposits of India are located in

  1. Ancient granites
  2. Ancient sedimentary
  3. Metamorphic rocks
  4. Tertiary sedimentary

Q.11:- The approximate road length in India is

  1. 23 lakhs kms
  2. 31 lakhs kms
  3. 47 lakhs kms
  4. 55 lakhs kms

Q.12:- Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are

  1. Indus
  2. Sutlej
  3. Brahmaputra
  4. All of these

Q.13:- Palghat or Palakkad Gap joints which of the following states

  1. Sikkim and West Bengal
  2. Maharashtra and Gujarat
  3. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  4. Arunachal Pradesh
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Q.14:- Karewas are terraces of glacial origin found in

  1. Teesta valley
  2. Ravi valley
  3. Jhelum valley
  4. Alakananda valley

Q.15:- Which one of the following is not essentially a species one of the Himalaya vegetation?

  1. Juniper
  2. Mahogany
  3. Silver Fir
  4. Spruce

Q.16:- Kasturi and Mahi Sugandha are the breeds of

  1. Rice
  2. Wheat
  3. Cotton
  4. Maizea

Q.17:- Which one of the following crops requires continuous semiaquatic condition for cultivation?

  1. Rice
  2. Wheat
  3. Groudnut
  4. Sugarcane

Q.18:- Which of the following produces maximum crude petroleum in India at present?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Assam
  3. Off-shore Bombay High
  4. Costal Tamil Nadu

Q.19:- The longest East-west stretch is the National Highway no

  1. NH 14
  2. NH 8
  3. NH 27
  4. NH 42

Q.20:- Which oilseed provides more than 60 percent of the edible in India?

  1. Groundnut
  2. Cotton seed
  3. Rape seed
  4. Castor seed