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Indian Geography | Set 1

1. Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?

Correct : C. Sutlej

2. Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?

Correct : D. Tapi

3. Narmada originates from its source situated in the State of

Correct : C. Madhya Pradesh

4. The Jog Fails are situated on the

Correct : B. Saravathi river

5. Why is the Delta of the Indus small compared to the Delta of the Ganga?

Correct : C. The path of the Indus is through arid area, whereas the Ganga collects more water alone its path of the sea

6. The Indian riven of the Indus Basin are

Correct : A. Sutlej, Beas and Ravi

7. Beas flows through the State of

Correct : D. Punjab and Haryana

8. River Cauvery flows through the state of

Correct : B. Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu

9. India lies

Correct : B. entirely in the northern hemisphere

10. The Arabian Sea lies to

Correct : B. South-West of India

11. Palk Strait separates India from

Correct : D. Sri Lanka

12. Lakshadweep Islands are situated in

Correct : A. Arabian Sea

13. India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that

Correct : B. the distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join

14. The territorial waters of India extends up to

Correct : B. 12 nautical miles

15. Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth?

Correct : B. Gujarat

16. The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan are

Correct : B. Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,

17. Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka?

Correct : C. Nicobar

18. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is

Correct : D. situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east

19. Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of common borders with other Indian States?

Correct : B. Madhya Pradesh

20. Which one of the following lives the three largest states of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?

Correct : A. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra

21. One of the states not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer is

Correct : A. Odisha

22. The southern moat point of Indian territory is in

Correct : D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

23. Which of the following do not have a common boundary with Bangladesh?

Correct : D. Arunachal Pradesh

24. What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India?

Correct : C. They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow

25. Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to geological history?

Correct : D. Aravalli

26. The general physical relief is likely to be the boldest in

Correct : A. the Himalayan Mountain Complex

27. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills were formed in the same age as the

Correct : C. Malwa Plateau

28. The Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain widens

Correct : B. from west to east

29. The Peninsular Plateau of India extends upto

Correct : D. Maghalaya Hills

30. What is the most important characteristic of the islands (Indian) located in the Arabian Sea?

Correct : B. They are all of coral origin

31. The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats is the matter of

Correct : A. continuity

32. The Nilgiris are part of the

Correct : B. Western Ghats

33. Which of the following is characterized by excessive dampness with a thick growth forest and a variety of wild life?

Correct : C. Tarai

34. Ganga beyond Farakka when it enters Bangladesh is known as

Correct : A. Padma

35. Wind erosion is common in

Correct : A. desert

36. Panchmarhi is near the highest point on the range of

Correct : D. Satpuras

37. A rainshadow region gets

Correct : D. scanty or no rainfall

38. Which of the following physiographic features of India is 'geologically the oldest?

Correct : C. The Peninsular Plateau

39. What is the standard time of India with reference to Greenwich Mean Time?

Correct : C. 5.5 hours fast

40. The Satpura range is situated between two west flowing rivers, They are

Correct : B. Narmada and Tapi

41. The Sunderbans are found in

Correct : C. Ganga Delta

42. The Narmada river originate a in

Correct : B. Maikal Range

43. The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is

Correct : B. Krishna

44. The highest point in the Aravalli range is

Correct : C. Guru Sikhar

45. Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of

Correct : A. Sabarmati

46. The Water Fall with the highest fall in India is the

Correct : A. Jog Falls, Karnataka

47. The glacier of the Nubra Valley the longest one with a length of over 72 km is called the _____ glacier.

Correct : B. Siachen

48. Narmada and Tapi flow into the

Correct : A. Gulf of Khambat

49. Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river

Correct : D. Cauvery

50. They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height," The reference here is to

Correct : D. Mongoloids

51. The first range of Himalayas to the North of Ganga Plains is the

Correct : B. Shiwaliks

52. Kalbaisakhis or Norwesters originate in

Correct : A. Chhota Nagpur Plateau

53. Which of the following have almost the same point of beginning?

Correct : D. Indus and Brahmaputra

54. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?

Correct : C. Narmada

55. The river Damodar ends in

Correct : B. River Hugli

56. Which of the following is an east flowing river of the Peninsula?

Correct : C. Mahanadi

57. Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to show the least erosional activity?

Correct : D. The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers

58. The youngest rivers in India originate from

Correct : C. Himalayas

59. The source of the Brahmaputra is

Correct : B. A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake

60. Which of the following rivers divides the 'Deccan Tableland' from Central Highland in northern India?

Correct : D. Narmada

61. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers?

Correct : B. Meandering tendency often shifting their beds

62. Tochi, Gilgit anet Hunza are tributaries of

Correct : B. Indus

63. The right Ganga tributaries of the plain do not include

Correct : A. Alakananda

64. Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not Corm deltas because of

Correct : B. the high gradient

65. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna?

Correct : D. Amravati

66. India has an endless growing season because

Correct : C. temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants

67. 'October Heat' is caused due to

Correct : B. combination of high temperature and excessive humidity

68. The weather office predicts "depression" over a certain area. It means

Correct : B. atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas

69. Which time of the day is generally the hottest period all over India?

Correct : C. 3 pm

70. The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from

Correct : D. North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala

71. How do dust storms in summer affect the temperature?

Correct : B. Decrease it

72. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?

Correct : A. Kanyakumari

73. There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because

Correct : A. the Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats

74. Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India?

Correct : D. Ocean currents

75. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is

Correct : A. Leh

76. The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in

Correct : C. West Asia

77. How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?

Correct : C. They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain

78. How do the Central Asian highlands affect the Indian climate?

Correct : D. The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the onset of monsoon in India

79. The amount and Intensity of monsoon rainfall is determined by the frequency of

Correct : D. tropical depressions

80. Rajasthan receives very little rain because

Correct : D. the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

81. Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage caused In India

Correct : A. Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging

82. Which of the weathering agents is almost peculiar to the Indian Himalayas?

Correct : B. Glaciers

83. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?

Correct : B. Madhya Pradesh

84. The soils of the plains have not been derived

Correct : C. only from the rocks existing locally

85. Which of the following soils is formed under typical monsoonal conditions?

Correct : C. Laterite Soils

86. Which of the following is incorrect?

Correct : B. Black soils are rich in phosphorus nitrogen and organic matter

87. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the IndoGangetic plain?

Correct : A. It is derived from Himalayan rocks

88. Tropical moist deciduous vegetation la to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group?

Correct : D. Deodar

89. The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to

Correct : B. alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains

90. Khaddar soils are found

Correct : B. in flood plains

91. "Reserved Forests" are forests

Correct : B. reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing

92. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as

Correct : B. they can retain moisture

93. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a

Correct : B. Mestizo

94. Where will you expect to find bamboo growing

Correct : C. At a very low height from sea level

95. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries without much manuring or fallowing are

Correct : C. black and alluvial soils

96. The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is

Correct : C. 33% of the total land area

97. Which of the following is not a part of the Great Plains?

Correct : D. Kerala Coastal Plain

98. The Cudappah Ranges lie between

Correct : A. Godavari and Palkonda Range

99. In our country, the Tropic of Cancer passes through the

Correct : A. Central part

100. The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the

Correct : D. Negroids