Indian Geography GK Solved Questions MCQs for UPSC, SSC CGL, CHSL, Bank PO Clerk, Civil Services, State PSC, MPPSC – Part 51

Q.1:- ‘Yakuts’ are the nomadic herders of: (NDA I Exam 2015)

  1. Gobi
  2. Sahara
  3. Tundra
  4. Kalahari

Q.2:- Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude?

  1. Jaipur
  2. Nagpur
  3. Bhopal
  4. Hyderabad

Q.3:-In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the IST (Indian Standard Time)? (NDA Exam 1991)

  1. Delhi
  2. Cochin
  3. Mumbai
  4. Kohima

Q.4:- 28.38 N. and 77.12 E are the respective latitude and longitude of which one of the following places? (CDA Exam 2008)

  1. Jaipur
  2. Delhi
  3. Lucknow
  4. Allahabad

Q.5:- Deserts, fertile plains and moderately forested mountains are the characteristics features of which one of the following regions of India? (NDA & NA (I) Exam 2016)

  1. South-Western border along Arabian Sea
  2. Coromandel Coast
  3. North-Eastern Frontier
  4. North-Western India

Q.6:- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontier with

  1. China
  2. Bhutan
  3. Nepal
  4. Myanmar

Q.7:- The Palakkad Gap acts as an important transport corridor between Palakkad Districts of Kerala and ____ of Tamil Nadu.

  1. Coimbatore
  2. Cuddalore
  3. Erode
  4. Karur

Q.8:- Palk Strait separates India from

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Pakistan
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. Maldives

Q.9:- Which of the following lakes were formed by volcanic activities? (IAS Exam 2003)

  1. Lonar lake
  2. Bhim Tal of Kumaun
  3. Toba lake
  4. Keloed lake
  5. A and C
  6. A and D
  7. A, C and D
  8. A, B, C and D

Q.10:- Which of the following setting is false?

  1. Krishna serves Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
  2. Godavari serves Madhya Pradesh
  3. Mahanadi serves Bihar and Bihar
  4. Narmada serves Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

Q.11:- Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Q.12:- Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?

  1. Kandla :     Gujarat
  2. Paradip :     Odisha
  3. Quilon :     Kerala
  4. Kakinada : Maharashtra

Q.13:- Which place in in India will receive maximum insulation in the month of January?

  1. Delhi
  2. Amritsar
  3. Chennai
  4. Kanyakumari
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Q.14:- Which of the following statement is correct?

  1. Eastern Ghats receive more rainfall than Western Ghats
  2. Aravalli mountains help heavy rainfall in the adjoining areas
  3. North western India receives heavy rainfall by retreating monsoon
  4. North-eastern India receives heavy rainfall by north-east monsoon

Q.15:- Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

      Irrigation Project : Districts

  1. Bargi projects : Jabalpur
  2. Kadana projects ” Panchmahals
  3. Pochampad project:  Guntoor
  4. Malaprabha : Belgaum

Q.16:- The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is

  1. The Brahmaputra valley
  2. The Indo-Gangetic valley
  3. The Deccan plateau
  4. The Rann of Kutch

Q.17:- Which crop require pruning for good yields?

  1. Coffee
  2. Tea
  3. Tobacco
  4. Rubber

Q.18:- 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

Q.19:- The major constraint being faced by steel industry in India is the

  1. Shortage of ore
  2. Poor quality of ore
  3. Power shortage
  4. Shortage of coking coal

Q.20:- National Highways no 316 (as per new numbering) connects from

  1. Ratnagiri –     Kolhapur
  2. Dhabaleswar –     Kanpui
  3. Bhubaneswar –     Puri
  4. Bhubneswar       –     Cuttack