1700+ Indian Geography GK Questions (MCQs) With Answers For All Competitive Exams Part 34

Q.1:- Which of the following states does not have border with China?

1. Jammu & Kashmir
2. Uttarakhand
3. Sikkim
4. Uttar Pradesh

Q.2:- Which one of the following statements is not correct?

1. The Western Ghats are relatively higher in the northern region
2. The Anaimudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats
3. Tapi river to the south of Satpura
4. The Narmada and the Tapi river valley are said to be old rift valleys

Q.3:- Which one of the following river does not flow from east to west in India?

1. Narmada
2. Krishna
3. Tapi
4. Mahi

Q.4:- Which among the following is/are the major factors responsible for the monsoon type of climate of India?

1. Location

      2. Thermal contrast

      3. Upper air circulation

      4. Inter-tropical convergence zone

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

Q.5:- Consider the following statements.

1. Arabian Sea is larger than the Bay of Bengal.
2. Entire Arabian Sea current advances towards India, whereas only a part of the Bay of Bengal current enters India.
3. The south-west monsoon is never deflected to Bay of Bengal

Which of the above is attributive of the fact that the Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon is much more powerful than the Bay of Bengal branch?

1. 1 only
2. 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. All of the above

Q.6:- Which of the following statement is true?

1. The intensity of monsoon is determined by tropical of depressions
2. Tamil Nadu receives rainfall from north-east monsoon
3. Andhra Pradesh is not much affected by retreating south-west monsoon
4. All are correct

Q.7:- In which of the following types of agriculture a patch of ground is cleared through fire and cultivated for a short time?

1. Commercial agriculture
2. Settled agriculture
3. Shifting agriculture
4. Subsistence agriculture

Q.8:- Which one among the following agricultural crops/group of crops may be grown in abundant in lowlands and river deltas of fertile alluvial soil where there is high summer temperature and rainfall varies from 180 cm to 250 cm?

1. Wheat and sugarcane
2. Cotton
3. Maize and coarse crops
4. Rice, jute and tea

Q.9:- Which of the following minerals are found in a natural way in the State of Chhattisgarh?

1. Bauxite
2. Dolomite
3. Iron ore
4. Tin

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2 and 4 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.10:- In India about what percentage of freight and passenger traffic is carried by the roads?

1. 55% of freight and 65% of passenger traffic
2. 60% of freight and 70% of passenger traffic
3. 62% of freight and 55% of passenger traffic
4. 65% of freight and 80% of passenger

Q.11:- Which of the following crops are most suitable for cultivation under scanty rainfall conditions?

1. Horse gram

      2. Rice

      3. Mustard

      4. Wheat

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

Q.12:- Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer of tobacco in India?

1. Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
2. Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
3. Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
4. Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

Q.13:- Consider the following pairs

Tree:   Location of its natural habitat

1. Rosewood: Slopes of Western Ghats of Karnataka and Kerala
2. Spruce: Western Himalayas at elevation from 2100 m to 3600 m
3. Walnut: Lower elevation on Eastern Himalayas

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Q.14:- Soil erosion in mountainous regions can be checked by

1. Animal grazing
2. Terrace cultivation
3. Making wind bakes
4. All the above methods

Q.15:- The major crops grown on red soil in India are the

1. Wheat and Rice
2. Tea and Jute
3. Jowar and Ragi
4. Wheat and Cotton

Q.16:- The Narmada river in the Peninsular plateau flows westward with a remarkably straight channel. It is because the

1. Slope gradient in this part controls the river channel pattern
2. River carries a huge amount of water which has created a straight channel course
3. River forms the boundary between the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau
4. River flows through of a rift valley inclined westward

Q.17:- Which of the following is west-flowing river?

1. Krishna
2. Kaveri
3. Mahanadi
4. Tapi

Q.18:- The Himalayan rivers are

1. Rain fed
2. Snow fed
3. Ephemeral
4. Seasonal

Q.19:- The oldest rocks in India are reported from?

1. Shivalik range, Punjab
2. Dharwar region, Karnataka
3. Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
4. Aravalli range, Rajasthan

Q.20:- ‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through the states of UP, Chhattisgarh

1. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
3. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
4. Odisha and Andhra Pradesh