INDIAN GEOGRAPHY MCQs

Indian Geography

1. Tropic of Cancer passes through:
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer b

2. Indian Local Time is based on:
A. 80° E Longitude
B. 82.5 ° E Longitude
C. 110° E Longitude
D. 25° E Longitude
Answer b
3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List I	List II
a. Doda-Beta	1. Nilgiri
b. Makalu	2. Himalaya
c. Dhupgarh	3. Aravali
d. Guru-Shikhar	4. Satpura

Codes :
A. a2, b1, c3, d4
B. a3, b2, c1, d4
C. a1, b2, c4, d3
D. a4, b1, c2, d3
Answer c
4. The Himalayan Rivers are perennial because:
A. they are fed by melting of snow during summer
B. they are from the mountains
C. the region gets rainfall through-out the year
D. they have many tributaries
Answer a
5. The Himalayas are:
A. fold mountains
B. block mountains
C. volcanic mountain
D. fault blocks
Answer a
6. Which of the following is the youngest mountain of India?
A. Aravalis
B. Himalayas
C. Nilgiris
D. Vindhyachal
Answer b
7. The great mountain region of the Himalayas runs up to about _____ from Assam westwards.
A. 2,400 km
B. 1,500 km
C. 1,000 km
D. 4,324 km
Answer a
8. Arrange the following mountain ranges in order of their locations from north to south?
1.Mount Kailash
2.DodaBeta
3.Amarkantak
4.Dhaulagiri

A. 1,2,3,4
B. 1,4,3,2
C. 1,3,4,2
D. 3,2,4,1
Answer b
9. If the Himalaya is divided into four parts horizontally parallel to one another from south to north, the Trans- Himalaya region will be:
A. fourth part
B. third part
C. second part
D. first part
Answer a
10. The ‘Blue Mountains’ is the epithet applicable to the :
A. Satpura mountains
B. Nilgiri mountains
C. Lushai hills
D. Aravali hills
Answer b
11. The oldest mountain in India according to geographical history are:
A. Nilgiris
B. Satpura Range
C. Vindhyas
D. Aravali
Answer d
12. Aravali ranges are an example of :
A. volcanic mountains
B. residual mountains
C. block mountains
D. folded mountains
Answer b
13. The Gondwana hills are situated in:
A. Punjab
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Nagaland
Answer c
14. Cardamom Hills are located in:
A. Nilgiris
B. Kerala
C. Himalayas
D. Satpura
Answer b
15. The air-distance between Delhi and Mumbai is:
A. 640 miles
B. 710 miles
C. 715 miles
D. 800 miles
Answer c
16. Which of the following States of India has the longest coastline?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Orissa
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer a
17. The sea territory of India extends up to:
A. 4 nautical miles
B. 12 nautical miles
C. 200 nautical miles
D. 150 nautical miles
Answer b
18. The Eastern Coast of India is known as:
A. Eastern Plateau
B. Bengal Coast
C. Coromandel Coast
D. Cyclonic Coast
Answer c
19. The Palghat gap providing easy access between the west and the east coasts of India lies between :
A. the Nilgiris and the Cardamom Hills,
B. the Nilgiris and the Anamalai Hills
C. the Anamalai Hills and the Cardamom Hills
D. the Cardamom Hills and the Palni Hills
Answer a
20. How is the climate in Western Coasts?
A. Arid
B. Dry
C. Tropical
D. Semi-arid
Answer c
21. Which one of the following States has no sea opening?
A. Orissa
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. West Bengal
Answer c
22. India has the longest land frontier with:
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh
Answer c
23. Zoji La is a Pass between:
A. Kashmir valley and Ladakh
B. Lahaul valley and Spiti
C. Chumbi valley and Sikkim
D. Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet
Answer a
24. Duncan passage lies between:
A. Andaman and Nicobar islands
B. South and Middle Andaman islands
C. North and Middle Andaman
D. North and South Andaman islands
Answer a
25. The landscape of Kutch is:
A. hilly
B. low-lying, flat and sandy plains
C. fertile lands having rich crops
D. only sands and nothing else
Answer b
26. Which one of the following pairs of towns is located at the reference longitude for Indian Standard Time?
A. Allahabad – Visakhapattnam
B. Bangalore –Allahabad
C. Pondichery –Allahabad
D. Chennai –Allahabad
Answer a
27. Which of the following States in India is land-locked ?
A. Orissa
B. West Bengal
C. Maharashtra
D. Haryana
Answer d
28. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of :
A. alluvial soil
B. coral reef
C. sandstone
D. lava
Answer d
29. What is meant by Bay Islands?
A. Lakshadweep Islands
B. Kachha Tivu
C. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
D. Diego Garcia
Answer c
30. Which three main islands combined are called the Greatest Andamans ?
A. North, East, West
B. Middle, South, West
C. North, Middle, South
D. East, West, South
Answer c
31. The longest of the South Indian rivers is:
A. Mahanadi
B. Krishna
C. Godavari
D. Kaveri
Answer c
32. Which of the following rivers flows between Vindhya ranges and Satpura?
A. Mahanadi
B. Narmada
C. Krishna
D. Godavari
Answer b
33. The longest river of India is:
A. Brahmaputra
B. Yamuna
C. Ganga
D. Narmada
Answer c
34. Which among the following is a west flowing river?
A. Cauveri
B. Krishna
C. Narmada
D. Godavari
Answer c
35. Which of the following is distributary river?
A. Hoogly
B. Chambal
C. Kosi
D. Narmada
Answer a
36. The source of the Indus river lies in the:
A. Mount Kailash region of Tibet
B. Shivalik Hils
C. Hindukush mountains
D. Chitral area
Answer a
37. The Cauvery river flows into the:
A. Bay of Bengal
B. Arabian Sea
C. Palk Strait
D. Indian Ocean
Answer a
38. Which of the following rivers of India flows through a rift valley?
A. Ravi
B. Cauvery
C. Sutlej
D. Narmada
Answer d
39. Which one of the following regions is known for its network of tidal rivers?
A. Sunderbans
B. Saurashtra
C. Goa
D. Lakshadwep
Answer a
40. Given below are four places situated on the banks of the Narmada:
1.Jabalpur
2. Mandla
3.Amarkantak
4. Bharuch
Which one of the following is the correct arrangement of the above four places from the source of the river to its mouth?
A. 2,1,4,3
B. 3,2,1,4
C. 4,3,2,1
D. 1,4,3,2
Answer b
41. In terms of value, the State in India which leads in all-round production of minerals is:
A. Jharkhand
B. MP
C. Rajasthan
D. West Bengal
Answer a
42. Which of the following is an inland drainage area?
A. Chilka region
B. Sambhar area
C. Ran of Kutch
D. Manasarovar lake
Answer c
43. Which one of the following rivers flows towards the north?
A. Krishna
B. Chambal
C. Narbada
D. Tapti
Answer b
44. ‘Tsangpo’ is the name of an Indian river which for some length flows outside India and it is :
A. Ganga
B. Indus
C. Brahmaputra
D. Sutlej
Answer c
45. Which one of the following rivers flows towards the western side?
A. Godavari
B. Krishna
C. Mahanadi
D. Periyar
Answer d
46. The river Damodar rises in the:
A. Rajasthan State
B. Gujarat State
C. Chhota Nagpur Plateau
D. Arunachal Pradesh hills
Answer c
47. Which one of the following rivers takes its rise in the Plateau of Santhal?
A. Murali
B. Periyar
C. Mahanadi
D. Damodar
Answer d
48. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the ‘Bay of Bengal’?
A. Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
B. Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
C. Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
D. Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
Answer a
49. Which of the following stream systems disects Aravali range?
A. Narmada, Sone
B. Banas, Luni
C. Betwa, Koina
D. Ganga, Saraswati
Answer b
50. The upper mountain course of Brahmaputra is known as :
A. Tista
B. Brahmagiri
C. Tsang-po
D. Manas
Answer c
51. ‘Sabarmati’ is the river that flows near a city namely:
A. Mumbai
B. Ahmedabad
C. Hyderabad
D. Vijayawada
Answer b
52. The Indus river flows through one of the Indian States also and its name is:
A. Punjab
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Jammu and Kashmir
Answer d
53. Chambal river flows through the States of:
A. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
C. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
D. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar
Answer c
54. The major part of the Narmada river flows through the Indian State of :
A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer c
55. The Mahanadi river mostly cultivates the soil of an Indian State namely :
A. Orissa
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer a
56. The major part of _______ is cultivated by the Periyar river.
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Maharashtra
Answer c
57. The largest river delta of India is of :
A. Godavari
B. Mahanadi
C. Ganga
D. Kaveri
Answer c
58. Which one of the following rivers does not form any delta at its mouth?
A. Cauveri
B. Mahanadi
C. Tapti
D. Godavari
Answer c
59. Which one of the following rivers does not form a delta?
A. Periyar
B. Narmada
C. Krishna
D. Kaveri
Answer a
60. An Indian river that does not form any delta is:
A. Krishna
B. Sind
C. Narmada
D. Cauvery
Answer c
61. Which of the following rivers does not drain into the Arabian Sea ?
A. Tapti
B. Narmada
C. Godavari
D. Indus
Answer c
62. Which of the following cities in India is not situated on the bank of river Ganga ?
A. Kanpur
B. Allahabad
C. Varanasi
D. Hardwar
E. Lucknow
Answer e
63. The climate of India is of which of the following types?
A. Monsoonal
B. Mediterranean
C. Tropical
D. Savanna
Answer a
64. On which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect?
A. West Bengal
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Orissa
D. Punjab
Answer b
65. The world’s rainiest spot, Cherapunji (Masynram), is located in which State of India?
A. Assam
B. Meghalaya
C. Nagaland
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer b
66. Why there is scanty rainfall in the Deccan plateau?
A. It is near the sea
B. It is in rain-shadow area
C. It is far away from the sea
D. None of these
Answer b
67. Zinc is abundantly found in which State?
A. Rajasthan
B. Kerala
C. UP
D. Jharkhand
Answer a
68. Tin yielding State in India is:
A. Rajasthan
B. Punjab
C. HP
D. Jharkhand
Answer d
69. India’s ‘Thar’ desert covers nearly 55 per cent of the landscape of Rajasthan with nearly one -third of the state’s population residing on it. What is the annual rainfall in this region?
A. 10 to15 inches per year
B. 2 to 6inches per year
C. 5 to l0 inches per year
D. 10 to l2 inches per year
Answer b
70. North India receives rain in winter because of:
A. retreating Monsoon
B. north east Monsoon
C. south west Monsoon
D. western disturbances
Answer d
71. Mention the period of blowing of South-West monsoon winds in India :
A. all the year round
B. from October to January
C. from June to September
D. from April to July
Answer c
72. Summer monsoon brings rain mostly to:
A. central India
B. hilly areas
C. corromondal coast
D. north-west and north-east India
Answer d
73. Flood occurs frequently in the Northern Plains of India because of:
A. long spells of rainy weather
B. the presence of many large river courses
C. fluctuation of the level of the underground water table
D. uncertain and uneven occurrence of rain in the plains.
Answer b
74. India has the largest reserves of ______ in the world.
A. uranium
B. plutonium
C. thorium
D. platinum
Answer c
75. The winter rain in the coastal plains of Tamil Nadu is caused by:
A. south-west monsoons
B. intense land sea breezes
C. cyclonic winds
D. north-east monsoons
Answer a
76. The driest part of India is:
A. Western Rajasthan
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Gujarat
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer a
77. Which of the following places receives a minimum of 100 inches of rainfall:
A. Western ghats, Assam, Meghalaya
B. Western ghats, Assam, Karnataka
C. Western ghats, Assam, TamilNadu
D. Western ghats, WestBengal, Orissa
Answer a
78. Leh receives rainfall which is:
A. quite heavy
B. moderate
C. very little
D. absolutely nil
Answer c
79. In spite of abundant rainfall, India is said to be water thirsty land. Why ?
A. Quick evaporation of rainwater
B. Rapid run-off of water
C. Due to the concentration of rainfall over a few months
D. All of the above-mentioned
Answer d
80. Which of the following factors do not influence the climate of India?
A. The Himalayas
B. The relief of our land
C. Long Coastal area
D. Nearness to Equator
Answer d
81. Where does the belt of highest temperature lie in the month of March ?
A. North India
B. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
C. Southern and Central parts of Deccan plateau
D. None of these
Answer c
82. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because it:
A. comes under the influence of cold winds
B. lies north of Amritsar
C. receives a lot of snow
D. is at a higher elevation
Answer d
83. The place which experiences minimum and maximum temperatures of –28.3° C and 15° C respectively is:
A. Kullu
B. Srinagar
C. Leh
D. Shimla
Answer c
84. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
A. Kanya Kumari
B. Pune
C. Calcutta
D. Leh
Answer a
85. Chennai is hotter than Calcutta because :
A. there is no mountain near by it
B. Chennai is closer to the sea than Calcutta
C. Chennai is nearer to the Equator
D. Chennai has sandy region everywhere
Answer c
86. Mumbai is colder in summer and warmer in winter because of :
A. absence of any mountain range nearby
B. its nearness to the sea
C. rainfall during both the seasons
D. nearness to the Equator
Answer b
87. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?
A. During monsoon
B. After summer
C. During winter
D. During autumn
Answer c
88. The State in India most adversely affected by tropical cyclones, is:
A. Assam
B. Orissa
C. Gujarat
D. Kerala
Answer b
89. The natural region which holds the Indian sub-continent is :
A. Equatorial Climatic Region
B. Mediterranean
C. Monsoon
D. Hot Desert
Answer c
90. The dominant vegetation of our country is:
A. Deciduous forests
B. Rain forests
C. Thorn shrub
D. Savannah
Answer a
91. In which of the following areas the evergreen variety of the tropical main forests is found ?
A. Western ghats
B. Assam
C. West Bengal
D. Orissa
E. All of these
Answer e
92. Which State has maximum area under forest?
A. UP
B. Assam
C. MP
D. Orissa
Answer c
93. Forests cover more than 40percent of this State’s area. 75 percent of which is again mountainous. About 56 percent of its population is below poverty line and most of the population is ethnically, tribal. This State is:
A. MP
B. Orissa
C. Jharkhand
D. HP
Answer b
94. Tidal forests are found in the delta region of the river :
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Krishna
D. Kosi
Answer a
95. Percentage of forest area out of total reporting area of India is:
A. 21.3 percent
B. 26.7 percent
C. 3.3 percent
D. None of these
Answer a
96. Area under forests is far below the required percentage in India because of:
A. long dry spell period
B. large area under cultivation due to large population
C. large area under plateau and hilly terrain
D. large extent of drought-prone area
Answer b
97. Assertion (A): In India many acres of land are lost by soil erosion and floods each year.
Reason (R) : The afforestation measures are not strictly followed.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the reason for A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the reason for A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer a
98. The four States of north-east India which are reportedly having more than 50 percent of the total area under forest, are:
A. Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoramand Arunachal Pradesh
B. Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland
C. Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripuraand Nagaland
D. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura
Answer d
99. The expansion of Thar Desert can be checked:
A. by creating artificial rains
B. by digging canals
C. through afforestation
D. it can not be checked
Answer c
100. The original inhabitants of India are believed to be of the ethnic type known as:
A. Negrito
B. Proto-Australoids
C. Mongoloids
D. Dravidians
Answer a