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. The planned Bedabahal Ultra Mega Power Project is in which of the following states?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Odisha
[C] West Bengal
[D] Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: B [ Odisha ]
Notes:
Bedabahal is located in Sundargarh district of Odisha. There is a planned UMPP there which has so far not seen the light of the day due to various problems including those of land, coal etc.
2. The word “Mangal” is used for which among the following kinds of vegetations?
[A] Aquatic Plants
[B] Algal Blooms
[C] Mangroves
[D] Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
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Correct Answer: C [Mangroves]
Notes:
The term Mangal is used for the entire community of organisms in the mangrove forests including plants, fishes and other animals. The term mangrove is used only for plants.
3. Which among the following is not correctly matched?
[A] Ramakrishna Mission Beach – Andhra Pradesh
[B] Chandipur Beach – Orissa
[C] Golden Beach – Tamil nadu
[D] Marari Beach – Goa
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Correct Answer: D [Marari Beach – Goa]
Notes:
Marari Beach is in Kerala
4. Which among the following rivers is an example of superimposed drainage system?
[A] Banas
[B] Chambal
[C] Saraswati
[D] Gomti
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Correct Answer: B [Chambal]
Notes:
Chambal river is an example of superimposed drainage. A superimposed river does not adjust with the structure of its place of origin. First of all the river valley is built on upper part and then the river develops and expands such structure in the lower part.
5. What is the name of a channel that separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal?
[A] 9 Degree Channel
[B] 10 Degree Channel
[C] 11 Degree Channel
[D] 12 Degree Channel
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Correct Answer: B [10 Degree Channel]
Notes:
Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other. This channel is 150 kilometres wide from north to south; and approximately10 kilometres from east to west. It is located on 10-degree line of latitude north of the equator, hence called 10 Degree Channel.
6. Saddam Beach is located in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Maharastra
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Kerala]
Notes:
Saddam Beach is a fishing village in the Malappuram district of Kerala. It was named after former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, in an act of solidarity during the 1991 Gulf War.
7. Indira Col makes the 3-point boundary between which of the following countries?
[A] India, Nepal, China
[B] India, Pakistan, China
[C] India, Myanmar, China
[D] India, Bhutan, China
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Correct Answer: B [India, Pakistan, China]
Notes:
Indira Col is located on the border between Indian-controlled Siachen Glacier and the Chinese-controlled Trans-Karakoram Tract, close to the tripoint of India, Pakistan, and China. The India-Pakistan Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) in the Siachen area ends near Indira Col.
8. What is the position of Narmada river in respect to length of Rivers which entirely flow within India?
[A] 3rd
[B] 4th
[C] 5th
[D] 6th
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Correct Answer: B [4th]
Notes:
Ganga-2525Km
Godavari-1465Km
Krishna-1400Km
Narmada-1315Km
9. City of ‘Ujjain’ is situated on the bank of which River?
[A] Narmda
[B] Chambal
[C] Shipra
[D] Betwa
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Correct Answer: C [Shipra]
Notes:
Shipra River raises in the kakri bardi hills Vindhya Range north of Dhar district, and flows north across the Malwa Plateau to join the Chambal River.It is sacred River to Hindus.Also, holy city of Ujjain is situated on its right bank were after every 12 years, the Kumbh Mela festival takes place.
10. Matheran Hill Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway located in which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Meghalaya
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Correct Answer: C [ Maharashtra]
Notes:
Matheran is a city and a Hill Station municipal council in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was in news when the train service was suspended due to frequent derailments of the train. The Neral-Matheran railway line was built between 1901 and 1907 by Adamji Peerbhoy, an Indian philanthropist. Matheran was discovered by Hugh Poyntz Malet, the then district collector of Thane district in May 1850. Lord Elphinstone, the Governor of Bombay laid the foundations of the development and the British developed it as a popular resort to escape the summer heat.
