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. Which of the following is India’s largest salt producing state?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Odisha
[D] Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: B [ Gujarat ]
Notes:
With around 160 Lakh tons of production, India is the third largest salt producing country in the world. Gujarat, Rajasthan , Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu are 4 largest salt producing states in India. In Orissa too, salt is produced in coastal districts of Ganjam, Puri and Balasore and around 30 thousand tons of Salt is produced here.
2. The Pir Panjal range is located in which of the following states or Union Territories?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Punjab
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: B [ Jammu and Kashmir ]
Notes:
The Pir Panjal ranges lie in the Inner Himalayan region, running from east southeast to west northwest across the states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in India as well as Pakistan Administered Kashmir in Pakistan, where the average elevation varies from 1,400 m to 4,100 m .
3. Malwa Plateau does not make a part of which of the following states?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Gujarat
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [ Maharashtra ]
Notes:
Malwa Plateau is spread in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
4. The concept of differential heating was primarily given to explain which of the following geographical phenomena in India?
[A] Monsoon
[B] Jet streams
[C] Cyclones
[D] Desert storms
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Correct Answer: A [ Monsoon ]
Notes:
The concept of differential heating about the origin of Indian Monsoon was given by Halley.
5. Which among the following Island of the Andaman & Nicobar islands contains the only known examples of mud volcanoes in India, called locally as “jalki”?
[A] Baratang Island
[B] Barren Island
[C] Car Nicobar
[D] Havelock Island
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Correct Answer: A [Baratang Island]
Notes:
Baratang Island, located in the Andaman Islands, contains the only known examples of mud volcanoes in India locally called as jalki.
6. Which among the following was the first Deepwater block in India to start production?
[A] Krishna Godavari D-6
[B] Mahanadi deepwater block NEC-DWN-2002/1
[C] SB-11
[D] KG-DWN- 2005/2
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Correct Answer: A [Krishna Godavari D-6]
Notes:
In April 2009, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) had started pumping natural gas from its D-6 block in the Krishna-Godavari (K-G) basin and D-6 was the first deepwater block in India to start production.
7. Which among the following country administers “Coco Islands” located in Andaman sea?
[A] India
[B] Myanmar
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] China
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Correct Answer: B [Myanmar]
Notes:
The Coco Islands are located in the northeastern Bay of Bengal, and are are part of the Yangon Region of Myanmar. To the north of this island group lies Preparis Island also belonging to Myanmar, and to the south lies the Landfall Island belonging to India.
8. Copper deposits in India are found in which of the following regions?
[A] Singhbhum
[B] Kolar
[C] Salem
[D] Karanpura
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Correct Answer: A [Singhbhum]
Notes:
Major copper ore deposits are located in Singhbhum district (Jharkhand), Balghat district (Madhya Pradesh) and Jhunjhunu and Alwar districts (Rajasthan).
9. The palaeomagnetic results obtained from India indicate Indian landmass has moved which of the following directions?
[A] northward
[B] southward
[C] eastward
[D] westward
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Correct Answer: A [northward]
Notes:
The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved Northward breaking from Africa.
10. ‘Saddle Peak’ is located in which of the following islands?
[A] Great Nicobar
[B] Middle Andaman
[C] Little Andaman
[D] North Andaman
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Correct Answer: D [North Andaman]
Notes:
Saddle Peak or Saddle Hill is located on North Andaman Island in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands. At 731 m, it is the highest point of the archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. It is surrounded by Saddle Peak National Park. It is located near Diglipur, a town in North Andaman Island.
