1700+ Indian Geography GK Questions (MCQs) With Answers For All Competitive Exams Part 37

Q.1:- Which of the following is the largest glacier of India?

  1. Baltora
  2. Sasani
  3. Siachin
  4. Hispara

Q.2:- The Sivasamudram Falls is on

  1. Cauvery
  2. Subernarekha
  3. Indravati
  4. None of these

Q.3:- Which is the longest dam in India?

  1. Bhakra Nangal
  2. Rihand
  3. Hirakud
  4. Nagarjunasagar

Q.4:- Consider the following statements

  1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half on its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds.
  2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds.
  3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon.

Which of these are correct statements?

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

Q.5:- The rains along the western coast of India are

  1. Cyclonic
  2. Convectional
  3. Orographic
  4. Monsoonal

Q.6:- Which one of the following is located in the Bastar region?

  1. Bandhavgarh National Park
  2. Dandeli Sancturary
  3. Rajaji National Park
  4. Indravati National Park

Q.7:- Consider the following statements

  1. India is the original home of the cotton plant.
  2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

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

Q.8:- Consider the following town of India

  1. Bhadrachalam
  2. Chanderi
  3. Kancheepuram
  4. Karnal

Which of the above are famous for the production of traditional sarees/fabric?

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

Q.9:- Which of the following is false?

  1. Mica is usually found in metamorphic and igneous rocks
  2. Aluminium has the advantage over iron as it is resistant to corrosion
  3. Line is mostly used in galvanizing iron and steel goods
  4. Manganese is largely used in making fertilizers

Q.10:- Which of the following is not correctly matched?

National Highways (old)      :     Locations

  1. NH 11 :     Agra – Bikaner
  2. NH 13 :     Solapur – Mangalore
  3. NH 16 :     Nizamabad – Jagdalpur
  4. NH 27 :     Allahabad – Jabalpur

Q.11:- Which of the following does not affect the location of industries?

  1. Land
  2. Entrepreneur
  3. Infrastructure
  4. Raw material
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Q.12:- Consider the following sentences.

  1. The region contains almost 100 percent of kyanite reserves, 93 percent of iron ore, 84 percent of coal and 70 percent of chromite in the country.
  2. This belt is the richest mineral belt in India and it is also known as Iron and steel belt of India.

The mineral belt referred to here is:

  1. The Chhotanagpur Belt
  2. The Western Belt
  3. The Midland Belt
  4. The Southern Belt

Q.13:- In which one of the following States are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields located?

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Meghalaya
  3. Manipur
  4. Mizoram

Q.14:- Which of the following Nuclear Power Plant in India was first up?

  1. Tarapore Atomic Energy Station
  2. Rajasthan Atomic Power Station
  3. Narora Atomic Power Station
  4. Madras Atomic Power Station

Q.15:- Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size?

  1. Pondicherry
  2. Lakshadweep
  3. Daman and Diu
  4. Chandigarh

Q.16:- The Himalaya mountain system belongs to which one of the following?

  1. Fold mountains
  2. Volcanic mountains
  3. Block mountains
  4. None of these

Q.17:- Barak River in North-east India originates in

  1. Mizoram
  2. Manipur
  3. Nagaland
  4. Assam

Q.18:- The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is

  1. New Tuticorin
  2. Haldia
  3. Vishakhapatnam
  4. Paradeep

Q.19:- Under which climate conditions do the laterite soils develop?

  1. Wet tropical Climate
  2. Hot and dry Climate
  3. Cold temperature Climate
  4. Mediterranean type of Climate

Q.20:- Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover in India.

  1. Dense forest – Open forest – Mangrove forest
  2. Open forest – Dense forest – Mangrove forest
  3. Dense forest – Mangrove forest – Open forest
  4. Open forest – Mangrove forest – Dense forest