1700+ Indian Geography GK Questions (MCQs) With Answers For All Competitive Exams Part 9

Q.1:- Which one of the following rivers originates at Amarkantak?

1. Damodar
2. Mahanadi
3. Narmada
4. Tapti

Q.2:- The Salal Project is on the river

1. Chenab
2. Jhelum
3. Ravi
4. Sutlej

Q.3:- Which state houses the largest Mangrove forest of the total of the country according to India State Forest Report 2015?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Odhisha
3. Gujarat
4. West Bengal

Q.4:- Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

1. Loo – Karnataka
2. Aandhi – Uttar Pradesh
3. Kalbaisakhi – West Bengal
4. Mango-showers – Kerala

Q.5:- Which one of the following is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?

1. Western Ghats
2. Western Himalayas
3. Eastern Ghats
4. Northern Himalayas

Q.6:- National Horticulture Mission was launched in India during

1. Ninth Five Year Plan
2. Tenth Five Year Plan
3. Eleventh Five Year Plan
4. Eighth Five Year Plan

Q.7:- At which one of the following places is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?

1. Shivaliks
2. Pachmarhi
3. Nallamalai hills
4. Nilgiris

Q.8:- A cash crop grown in Karnataka and Assam at an altitude up to 1000 meters

1. Tobacco
2. Coffee
3. Arecanut
4. Banana

Q.9:- Consider the following names

1. Haematite
2. Magnetite
3. Limonite
4. Siderite

The above are the main types ___ in India.

1. Coal
2. Bauxite
3. Zinc
4. Iron ores

Q.10:- Which of the following states is the largest rice producer of rice in India?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Odisha
3. West Bengal
4. Andhra Pradesh

Q.11:- Which of the following state is the largest producer of wheat?

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

Q.12:- The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. West Bengal
3. Rajasthan
4. Odisha

Q.13:- Which of the following rivers is older than the Himalayas?

1. Beas
2. Sutlej
3. Teesta
4. Kosi

Q.14:- High Altitude Research Laboratory is situated in

1. Srinagar
2. Gulmarg
3. Laddakh
4. Pehlgam

Q.15:- Khandadhar Waterfalls is located in the state of

1. Karnataka
2. Odisha
3. West Bengal
4. Jharkhand

Q.16:- Bagalihar Project lies on the

1. Jhelum River
2. Ravi River
3. Chenab River
4. Indus River

Q.17:- The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of

1. South-west monsoons
2. Retreating monsoons
3. Westerly disturbances
4. North-east monsoons

Q.18:- Which of the following rivers make an estuary?

1. Narmada
2. Cauvery
3. Krishna
4. Ganga

Q.19:- Chilka Lake is located in the state of

1. Chhatisgarh
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Odisha
4. West Bengal

Q.20:- Thermal Concept of Indian Monsoon system was given by

1. Edmond Halley
2. Thomas Harriot
3. Isaac Newton
4. Robert Hooke