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.
41. Which of the following is the largest tribal group of India (As per census 2011)?
[A] Santhals
[B] Bhils
[C] Tharus
[D] Gonds
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Correct Answer: B [Bhils]
Notes:
The largest tribal group of India (As per census 2011) is the Bhils.
42. Which among the following tribe is the most important schedule tribe of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand?
[A] Todas
[B] Tharus
[C] Bhils
[D] Gonds
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Correct Answer: B [Tharus]
Notes:
The most important schedule tribe of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand is the Tharus. The main profession of the tribe is cultivation.
43. What is the name of the outermost range of the Himalayas?
[A] Shivaliks
[B] Himadri
[C] Sahyadri
[D] Himachal
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Correct Answer: A [Shivaliks]
Notes:
Shivalik Hills also known as Outer Himalayas are located in between the Great Plains and Lesser Himalayas. Shival ik Hi lls extends to westnorthwestward for more than 1,600 km from the Teesta River in Sikkim state, northeastern India, through Nepal, across northwestern India, and into northern Pakistan. The width of the Shivalik Hills varies from 10 to 50 km and their average elevation is 1,500 to 2,000 m.
44. The Pong Dam is constructed on the river ______:
[A] Ravi
[B] Beas
[C] Don
[D] Tapti
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Correct Answer: B [Beas]
Notes:
The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River just upstream of Talwara in the state of Himachal Pradesh. he purpose of the dam is water storage for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. At the time of its completion, the Pong Dam was the tallest of its type in India.
45. The main factor for the accelerated growth of population in India is ______:
[A] Low birth rate and low death rate
[B] A high birth rate and a falling death rate
[C] A rising birth rate and a rising death rate
[D] A high birth rate and a high death rate
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Correct Answer: B [A high birth rate and a falling death rate]
Notes:
Owing to improvement in health care and advancement of technology the death rate has been declined over the years. The rapid growth of population in India is because of the increase in the rate of births, reduction in the infant mortality rate, high rate of illiteracy, better health services.
46. Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers?
[A] Ravi
[B] Satluj
[C] Jhelum
[D] Yamuna
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Correct Answer: B [Satluj]
Notes:
The Indira Gandhi Canal, earlier known as Rajasthan Canal, begins at the Harike Barrage—at the confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers in Punjab. One of the largest canal projects in India, it utilizes the surplus water from these rivers for irrigating vast areas in Rajasthan.
47. Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India?
[A] Lakshadweep Islands
[B] Deccan Plateau
[C] Western Ghats
[D] Himalayas
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Correct Answer: B [Deccan Plateau]
Notes:
The Deccan Plateau is made up of lava flows or igneous rocks known as the Deccan Traps. The rocks are spread over the whole of Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, thereby making it one of the largest volcanic provinces in the world. The Deccan traps formed between 60 and 68 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period.
48. Which of the following rivers originates in Amarkantak Hill in Madhya Pradesh?
[A] Narmada
[B] Periyar
[C] Gomti
[D] Ravi
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Correct Answer: A [Narmada]
Notes:
Narmada rises from Amarkantak Plateau near Anuppur district. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, west of Bharuch city of Gujarat. River Narmada also known as ‘The life of the Madhya Pradesh’.
49. The Salal Project is constructed on the river _____:
[A] Bhima
[B] Manjra
[C] Krishna
[D] Chenab
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Correct Answer: D [Chenab]
Notes:
Salal Hydroelectric Project is built on river Chenab near Reasi in Udhampur district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. Although the plan for a water reservoir was originally conceived in pre independent India, the planning of the project started in 1960s. The actual construction of the dam started in 1970s.
50. The man-made reservoir Gobind Sagar located in Bilaspur is situated in which of the following states?
[A] Punjab
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Himachal Pradesh]
Notes:
Gobind Sagar is a man-made reservoir situated in Bilaspur District, Himachal Pradesh. It is one of the largest man-made lakes of India, was created by a 255 m high, straight gravity dam at Bhakra on the river Satluj. Construction of Bhakra Nangal dam was initiated in 1947 and the reservoir was formed in 1963.
