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. In which of the following areas Kanikkaran and Yurva tribes are found in India?
[A] North India
[B] North East India
[C] Central India
[D] South India
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Correct Answer: D [South India]
Notes:
Kanikkaran are a tribal community found in the southern parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Yurva is also found in Tamil Nadu.
2. Which among the following is the largest and broadest river of south India ?
[A] Krishna
[B] Godavari
[C] Narmada
[D] Tapti
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Correct Answer: B [Godavari]
Notes:
Godavari river is largest in peninsular India in terms of length, catchment area and discharge. It is also known as Dakshina Ganga.
3. 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).
4. Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following group of Indian States:
[A] Gujarat, MP, Chattisgarh, Manipur
[B] Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram
[C] UP, MP, Bihar, Jharkhand
[D] Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram]
Notes:
The Tropic of Cancer divided India into almost 2 equal parts. It passes through 8 Indian States of India – Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
5. Consider the following Fossil Parks of India:
1.Shivalik Fossil Park
2.Mandla Plant Fossil National Park
3.National Fossil Wood Park
In which of the following states the above fossil parks are located?
[A] Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
[C] Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
[D] Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [ Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu ]
Notes:
The Geological Survey of India currently maintains two protected areas bearing rich fossil deposits. Shivalik Fossil Park, near Saketi, Himachal Pradesh is notable for its life-size models of the vertebrates that might have roamed the Shivalik Hills 1.5-2.5 million years ago. Mandla Plant Fossil Park is located near Dindori, Madhya Pradesh. The park attempts to preserve the fossils remains of a primordial forest that covered the region 40-150 million years ago. The National Fossil Wood Park is in Tamil Nadu.
6. The Minimum Mapping Unit (MMU) for the forest cover assessment in India is:
[A] One hectare
[B] Five hectare
[C] Ten hectare
[D] Fifty hectare
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Correct Answer: A [ One hectare ]
Notes:
Tree cover is defined as small tree patches and isolated trees outside the recorded forest area which are less than one hectare in extent. The Minimum Mapping Unit for the forest cover assessment in India is one hectare.
7. The largest number of endemic plant species in India are found in__?
[A] Himalayan Region
[B] Malabar Region
[C] Western Ghats
[D] Eastern Ghats
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Correct Answer: A [Himalayan Region]
Notes:
Endemic plants are exclusively and uniquely native to a place, biome, or region. Largest number of endemic plant species in India are found in the Himalayan Region which extends from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh through Sikkim, Bhutan, Meghalaya & Nagaland. Next comes the Deccan peninsula.
8. The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges?
[A] Purvanchal
[B] Hindu kush
[C] Himachal
[D] Himgiri
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Correct Answer: A [Purvanchal]
Notes:
The Purvanchal Mountains, or Eastern Mountains, are a sub-mountain range of the Himalayas. The Purvanchal range includes the hill ranges of the Patkai, Barail range, Manipur, Mizoram Mizo, and Naga Hills.
9. From north towards south, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India? (UPSC Prelims 2006)
[A] Shyok-Spiti-Zaskar-Satluj
[B] Shyok-Zaskar-Spiti-Satluj
[C] Zaskar-Shyok-Satluj-Spiti
[D] Zaskar-Satluj-Shyok-Spiti
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Correct Answer: B [Shyok-Zaskar-Spiti-Satluj]
Notes:
The correct sequence of the rivers in India from north towards south is Shyok – Zaskar – Spiti – Satluj. Shyok flows through northern Ladakh in India. Zaskar River flows in north-eastern part of Ladakh. Spiti River is situated at Kaza in Himachal Pradesh at an elevation of 12500 feet. Satluj River rises from slopes of Kailash and flows in south-westerly direction to Himachal Pradesh & Punjab.
10. What is the approximate total length of the northern plain in India?
[A] 1500 km
[B] 1750 km
[C] 2400 km
[D] 3200 km
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Correct Answer: C [2400 km]
Notes:
The approximate length of the northern plain in India is about 2400 km and the width is 145 to 480 km.
