Indian Geography MCQs
Indian Geography Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Quiz for State and UPSC Civil Services Examinations. Objective Questions on Indian Geography for competitive examinations.
1. India is located on north of equator between which of the following latitudes?
[A] Between 8°4′ and 37°6′
[B] Between 7°4′ to 39°6′
[C] Between 8°7′ to 36°6′
[D] Between 7°4′ to 40°6′
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Correct Answer: A [Between 8°4′ and 37°6′]
Notes:
India is located entirely north of the equator between 8°4′ to 37°6′ north latitude and 68°7′ to 97°25′ east longitude.
2. Which among the following peaks is known as “Five Treasures of Great Snow”?
[A] Lhotse
[B] Godwin Austen
[C] Kanchenjunga
[D] Dhaulagiri
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Correct Answer: C [Kanchenjunga]
Notes:
Kanchenjunga is known “Five Treasures of Great Snow”.
3. Through which of the following states Chambal river does not flow?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: D [Gujarat]
Notes:
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan, then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state.
4. The drainage basin of Gingee River forms a part of which of the following in India?
[A] Daman
[B] Diu
[C] Puducherry
[D] Goa
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Correct Answer: C [Puducherry]
Notes:
There are two major rivers draining this region 1) the Gingee river, which traverses the region diagonally from north-west to south-east and 2) the Ponnaiyar (Penniyar) river, which forms the southern border of the region.
5. Duncan Passage is located in which of the following Union Territories / States?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Pondicherry
[C] Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[D] Mizoram
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Correct Answer: C [Andaman & Nicobar Islands]
Notes:
Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean that separates Rutland Island and Little Andaman. It connects the Bay of Bengal in west to Andaman Sea in the east. It is located in the exclusive economic zone of India and is protected by the integrated tri-services Andaman and Nicobar Command of the Indian Military.
6. In which of the following North Eastern states of India inhabit the Nishi tribe ?
[A] Meghalaya
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Nagaland
[D] Manipur
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Correct Answer: B [Arunachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Principle Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh: Adi, Nishi, Apatani, Tagin, Mishmi, Khampati, Nocte, Wancho, Tangsha, Singpho, Monpa, Aka, Sherdukpen
7. The Jakham Dam is located in which state?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Gujarat
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan]
Notes:
The Jakham Dam is located in Pratapgarh District in Rajasthan. It is built on the Jakham river, which originates from a small village Jakhamia in Chhoti Sadrisub division. The length of the Dam is 253 meters, out of which spill way is in 90 m in length.
8. Damodar and Sone river valley and Rajmahal hills in the eastern India are depository of the______?
[A] Cuddappa System Rocks
[B] Dharwar System Rocks
[C] Gondwana System Rocks
[D] Vindhyan System Rocks
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Correct Answer: C [Gondwana System Rocks]
Notes:
Gondwana Rock System comprises the major coal deposits of India. This system contains famous Damuda and Panchet series which are famous for coal deposits (discussed below). The important coal bearing areas of this series are Raniganj, Jharia, Karanpur, and Bokaro of the Damodar basin in Odisha, and the Pench valley in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, the jhingurda coal seam (Chhattisgarh).
9. In which of the following seasons, brief squalls and thunderstorms known as Kalbaisakhi, or Nor’westers, often occur in West Bengal?
[A] Early winter
[B] Late winter
[C] Early summer
[D] Rainy Season
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Correct Answer: C [Early summer]
Notes:
In early summer brief squalls and thunderstorms known as Kalbaisakhi, or Nor`westers, often occur in West Bengal.
10. Which of the following mountain ranges form a dividing line between the Ganges Plain and the Deccan Plateau?
[A] Aravalli
[B] Vindhya and Satpura
[C] Eastern Ghats
[D] Shivalik
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Correct Answer: B [Vindhya and Satpura]
Notes:
Vindhya or Vindhyachal is a loosely defined discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateaus in west and central India. It runs roughly in the north of Narmada River and extends from Gujarat in west to Chhattisgarh in east. The Satpura range runs roughly parallels to the Vindhya Range in the south. Both Vindhya and Satpura divide Indian Subcontinent into the Indo-Gangetic plain of northern India and the Deccan Plateau of the south.
