1700+ Indian Geography GK Questions (MCQs) With Answers For All Competitive Exams Part 40

Q.1:- In which year did India’s marine fish catch cross the one million ton mark?

1. 1940
2. 1960
3. 1970
4. 1980

Q.2:- Which of the following is geographical closest to Great Nicobar?

1. Sumatra
2. Borneo
3. Java
4. Sri Lanka

Q.3:- Among the following States, which one has the largest forest area?

1. Gujarat
2. Karnataka
3. Odisha
4. Tamil Nadu

Q.4:- The wet and swampy belt of the Northern Region is known locally as

1. Khadar
2. Bangar
3. Terai
4. Siwalik

Q.5:- Which of the following National Parks is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that supports a rich biodiversity?

1. Bhaitarkanika National Park
2. Keibul Lamjao National Park
3. Keoladeo Ghana National Park
4. Sultanpur National Park

Q.6:- The famous Sambhar Lake is situated in

1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. West Bengal
4. Odisha

Q.7:- Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?

1. Relief
2. Climate
3. Natural vegetation
4. Rock cover

Q.8:- Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest in India?

1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm

      2. The trees are short rooted

      3. Thorny shrubs and grassland

      4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.

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

Q.9:- The India’s highest annual rainfall is reported at

1. Namchi, Sikkim
2. Churu, Rajasthan
3. Mawsynram, Meghalaya
4. Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Q.10:- What type of farming is practiced in the densely populated regions of the world?

1. Commercial farming
2. Extensive farming
3. Intensive farming
4. Plantation farming

Q.11:- Which one of the following is the correct sequence of crop rotation with a view to increasing soil fertility?

1. Wheat, Patato, Barley, Pea
2. Potato, Wheat, Pea, Barley
3. Barley, Pea, Wheat, Potato
4. Pea, Barley, Wheat, Potato

Q.12:- In India, during the last decade, the total cultivated land for which one of the following crop has remained more or less stagnant?

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

Q.13:- India is the ____ largest producer of FCV (Flu Cured Virginia) tobacco in the world.

1. 2^nd
2. 3^rd
3. 4^th
4. 5^th

Q.14:- Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with high thorium content?

1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Gujarat
4. Maharashtra

Q.15:- Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Project located?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Uttarakhand
4. Rajasthan

Q.16:- With reference to National Highways Development Project (NHDP), consider the following statements.

1. Belgaum and Nellore lie on the Golden Quadrilateral.
2. Vadodara and Jhansi lie on the East – West Corridor.
3. Ambala and Kanpur lie on the North-South Corridor.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

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

Q.17:- Karnal Bunt affects which among the following cereal crops?

1. Rice
2. Wheat
3. Maize
4. Bajra

Q.18:- Extensive subsistence agriculture is

1. Farming on the slopes of Western Ghats
2. Farming in the thickly populated areas
3. Farming is the thinly populated areas
4. Farming in the forests of equatorial region

Q.19:- In which part of India’s Dandakaranya situated?

1. Northern
2. Eastern
3. Central
4. Western

Q.20:- Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?

1. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
2. Jharkhand and Odisha
3. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
4. West Bengal and Assam