1700+ Indian Geography GK Questions (MCQs) With Answers For All Competitive Exams Part 26

Q.1:- Which of the following hills are situated in the south-east of Eastern Ghats?

  1. Mizo Hills and Naga Hills
  2. Javadi Hills and Shevaroy Hills
  3. Garo and Khasi Hills
  4. Mizo and Patkoi Hills

Q.2:- The peninsular plateau is a part of which of the following landmasses?

  1. Angaraland
  2. Gondwanaland
  3. Eurasia
  4. Tethys

Q.3:- Which one of the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basin area, in the descending orders?

  1. Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari
  2. Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari
  3. Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
  4. Indus, Ganga, Godavari, Brahmaputra

Q.4:- Identify the state with largest forest area and the state with highest percentage of the forest cover to its total geographical area as per 2015 India State Forest Report.

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Odisha
  3. Mizoram
  4. Arunachal Pradesh
  5. Madhya Pradesh

Choose the states given in respective order using the codes given below.

  1. 1 and 4
  2. 5 and 3
  3. 5 and 4
  4. 2 and 3

Q.5:- Which type of climate(s) prevail(s) in the long corridor (Leeward side) of the Western Ghats and the Nilgiri Hills?

  1. Tropical wet and dry climate
  2. Tropical wet and dry with winter rain
  3. Tropical semi-arid steppe
  4. Subtropical monsoon rainforest

Q.6:- Which state has the largest irrigated area?

  1. Punjab
  2. Haryana
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Maharashtra

Q.7:- In India, which of the following crops is the largest consumer of irrigation waters?

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

Q.8:- Which of the following factors has once again opened the opportunity for jute product?

  1. Increasing productivity
  2. Increasing concern for the use of biodegradable
  3. Enhancing the yield per hectare
  4. Improving quality

Q.9:- Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length

  1. Ravi

       2. Cauvery

       3. Sutlej

      4. Yamuna

  1. 1, 2. 4, 3
  2. 3, 4, 1, 2
  3. 4, 3, 2, 1
  4. 1, 2, 3, 4

Q.10:- What do you mean by ‘reserved forest’?

  1. Reserved for local use
  2. Reserved for commercial exploitation
  3. Reserved for hunting
  4. Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
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Q.11:- Which of the following is not correctly matched?

            Waterfalls    –        States

  1. Barehipani – Chhatisgarh
  2. Langshiang – Sikkim
  3. Dudhsagar – Goa
  4. Meenmutty – Kerala

Q.12:- Consider the following rivers.

  1. Wardha
  2. Godavari
  3. Krishna
  4. Tungabhadra
  5. Kaveri

The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged from south to north is:

  1. 2, 1, 3, 5, 4
  2. 3, 5, 2, 1, 4
  3. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
  4. 5, 4, 2, 3, 1

Q.13:- Which of the following concepts states that monsoon is the result of seasonal migration of planetary winds and pressure belts?

  1. Thermal Concept
  2. Dynamic Concept
  3. Circulation of Jet Stream in the troposphere
  4. The concurrent of EI-Nino in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans

Q.14:- Which of the following forest are found in the Western Ghats, hills of the north eastern region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

  1. Tropical Thorn Forests
  2. Tropical Deciduous Forests
  3. Tropical Evergreen Forests
  4. Montane Forests

Q.15:- Which of the following is not a rabi crop?

  1. Wheat
  2. Mustard
  3. Maize
  4. Grain

Q.16:- Which region has a well-developed petrochemical industry?

  1. Gujarat-Maharashtra
  2. Madhya Pradesh-Bihar
  3. Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
  4. Kolkata-Asansol

Q.17:- Which is the longest National Highways in India?

  1. NH 14
  2. NH 44
  3. NH 7
  4. NH 1

Q.18:- 1.The Shivaliks have tropical moist deciduous flora

  1. The Bundelkhand plateau has thorn and scrub forest type of vegetation.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.19:- Arabica variety of coffee was initially brought to India from which of the following countries?

  1. Vietnam
  2. Japan
  3. Korea
  4. Yemen

Q.20:- Which one of the following oil of India is the oldest and still producing oil?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Assam