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.
31. Which among the following matches of nitrogen-fixing agent and the crop are correct?
1. Blue green algae – Paddy
2. Rhizobium Leguminisarum – Pea
3. Azotobacter – Wheat
4. Azolla – Maize
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
Blue green algae – Paddy, Rhizobium Leguminisarum – Pea, Azotobacter – Wheat, Azolla – Paddy.
32. Which of the following age group is considered as the working-age population in India?
[A] 15-64
[B] 14-60
[C] 18-60
[D] 18-64
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Correct Answer: A [15-64]
Notes:
The working-age group is from the age of 15 to 64. The age of 14 and less than that and the age of 65 and above are considered as a non-working group of population.
33. What is the literacy rate of the transgenders of India as per the census 2011?
[A] 74.23%
[B] 65.12%
[C] 56.07%
[D] 32.16%
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Correct Answer: C [56.07%]
Notes:
The literacy rate of the transgenders of India as per the census 2011 is 56.07%. The highest literacy rate of transgenders is found in the state of Mizoram (87.14%).
34. The Shompens are the vulnerable tribal group of which of the following states?
[A] Chattisgarh
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Odisha
[D] Andaman and Nicobar
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Correct Answer: D [Andaman and Nicobar]
Notes:
The Shompens are the vulnerable tribal group of Great Nicobar Island.
35. Most of the languages spoken in India belong to which of the following language family?
[A] Indo-Aryan language family
[B] Dravidian language family
[C] Austroasiatic language family
[D] Sino-Tibetan language family
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Correct Answer: A [Indo-Aryan language family]
Notes:
Most of the languages spoken in India belong to the Indo-Aryan language family (78.05%). Dravidian languages are spoken by 19.64% of the Indian population.
36. The triangular settlement pattern is found at which of the following type of places?
[A] Mountainous region
[B] Confluence of rivers
[C] Around a pond
[D] Arid region
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Correct Answer: B [Confluence of rivers]
Notes:
The triangular settlement pattern is found at the confluence of rivers or where two roads converge. It creates a pattern like a triangle.
37. The population of 50,000 to 99,999 falls under which of the following class as specified by the census department?
[A] Class I
[B] Class II
[C] Class IV
[D] Class V
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Correct Answer: B [Class II]
Notes:
Classes and population specified by the census department are Class I- 100,000 and more. Class II- 50,000 to 99,999. Class III- 20,000 to 49,999. Class IV- 10,000 to 19,999. Class V- 5000 to 9999. Class VI- Less 5000.
38. A city with a population of more than one million is known as by which of the following name?
[A] Mega City
[B] Metropolitan City
[C] Urban Village
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Metropolitan City]
Notes:
A city with a population of more than one million is known as Metropolitan City. A city with more than one million population is known as a Million city. There are a total of 53 Million cities in India.
39. Bhavanisagar Dam or Lower Bhavani Dam, is located in which state?
[A] Bihar
[B] Tripura
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: C [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
Bhavanisagar Dam and Reservoir also called Lower Bhavani Dam, is located on the Bhavani River in Erode district, Tamil Nadu,India. Bhavanisagar dam is constructed on Bhavani River, which is merely under the union of Moyar River. The dam is used to divert water to the Lower Bhavani Project Canal. The dam feeds water into two canals, Lower Bhavani Project Canal and Kalingarayan Canal.
40. The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain ______:
[A] Aravalli
[B] Kunlun
[C] Hindukush
[D] Karakoram
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Correct Answer: A [Aravalli]
Notes:
The Aravalli Range, literally meaning ‘line of peaks’, is a range of mountains in western India and eastern Pakistan running approximately 800 km from northwest to southwest across Indian states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat and Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. It is one of the world’s oldest mountain ranges. It dates back to pre-Indian subcontinental collision with the mainland Eurasian Plate.
