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Practice Geography as a timed test →- Q1.Indian Geography
Mohammed bazar of Birbhum is famous for
- a)China clay
- b)Lime stone
- c)Dolomite
- d)None of the above
- Q2.Indian Geography
The Vale of Kashmir is the only level strip of land in the Himalayas. Which river has laid its deposits to form this level plain?
- a)Ravi
- b)Sutlej
- c)Beas
- d)Jhelum
- Q3.Indian Geography
Which one of the following States has got highest density of population on the basis of 1991 census report?
- a)Kerala
- b)West Bengal
- c)Bihar
- d)None of the above
- Q4.Indian Geography
'Smart Cities Mission' was launched by India Government in the year
- a)2014
- b)2015
- c)2016
- d)2013
- Q5.Economic Geography
The famous Sindri fertilizer plant is located at
- a)Madhya Pradesh
- b)Maharashtra
- c)Bihar
- d)Jharkhand
- Q6.Indian Geography
The National Metallurgical Laboratory of India is at
- a)Jamshedpur
- b)Dhanbad
- c)Roorkee
- d)Ranchi
- Q7.Indian Geography
Yelagiri is a branch of
- a)Sahyadris
- b)Palni Hills
- c)Nilgiri Hills
- d)Annamalai Hills
- Q8.Indian Geography
Tadoba National Park known for Sheltering tiger, panther and bear is located in
- a)Assam
- b)Maharashtra
- c)Karnataka
- d)Tamil Nadu
- Q9.Geography of West Bengal
Sidrapong of Darjeeling has India's first
- a)Plywood factory
- b)Saw mill
- c)Hydropower station
- d)None of the above
- Q10.Indian Geography
Indian Maritime University is located at
- a)Hyderabad
- b)Vishakhapatnam
- c)Chennai
- d)Kochi
- Q11.Indian Geography
Which one of the following is not a tributary of Brahmaputra?
- a)Kameng
- b)Kopoli
- c)Seonath
- d)Dhansiri
- Q12.Economic Geography
In Thanjavur delta, _______ crop is cultivated three times in a year.
- a)Wheat
- b)Rice
- c)Sugarcane
- d)Groundnut
- Q13.Indian Geography
In India which of the following criteria applied in defining a town has varied from census to census in recent decades?
- a)Density of population
- b)Total population
- c)Administrative status
- d)Working population
- Q14.Economic Geography
India is among the leading producers _______ in the world.
- a)Tuna
- b)Shrimp
- c)Salmon
- d)Sardines
- Q15.Indian Geography
Which one of the following National Highway has crossed Farrakka Barrage?
- a)NH 31
- b)NH 32
- c)NH 33
- d)NH 34
- Q16.Indian Geography
The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because
- a)Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current.
- b)Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator.
- c)Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side.
- d)Thiruvananthapuram is vegetated while Mumbai is not.
- Q17.Indian Geography
Small areas of peaty soils occur in
- a)Haryana
- b)Rajasthan
- c)Uttaranchal
- d)Madhya Pradesh
- Q18.Physical Geography
Which one of the following is a 'Formal Region'?
- a)Delhi metropolitan region
- b)Hyderabad-Secunderabad region
- c)Delhi-Jaipur-Agra Triangle
- d)Assam Valley
- Q19.Indian Geography
Which one of the following statements is not true?
- a)Ghaggar's water is utilized in the Indira Gandhi Canal.
- b)Narmada raised from Amarkantak region.
- c)Nizam Sagar is situated on the Manjira river.
- d)Penganga is a tributary of the Godavari.
- Q20.Environmental Geography
The minimum forest cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is
- a)50% of the total land area.
- b)40% of the total land area.
- c)33% of the total land area.
- d)25% of the total land area.
- Q21.Indian Geography
_______ state of India has more females in number than males for a sex-ratio of 1084/1000 according to the Census of India, 2011.
- a)Karnataka
- b)West Bengal
- c)Kerala
- d)Orissa
- Q22.Indian Geography
Which one has not been correctly matched?
- a)Burdwan : Coal
- b)Purulia : Lime stone
- c)Birbhum : China clay
- d)Bankura : Manganese
- Q23.Physical Geography
Rank the folded zones in India from oldest to youngest.
- a)Dharwar, Aravalli, Eastern Ghat, Satpura
- b)Dharwar, Eastern Ghat, Satpura, Aravalli
- c)Eastern Ghat, Satpura, Aravalli, Dharwar
- d)Satpura, Aravalli, Dharwar, Eastern Ghat
- Q24.Indian Geography
The main species of the coniferous forests of the Himalayas between the altitudes 1600 metres and 3300 meters are
- a)Cedar, Pine, Sine, Silverfir, Spruce
- b)Sagon and Sakhu
- c)Sandalwood, Rosewood
- d)Oak, Chestnut, Chir, Chil
- Q25.Indian Geography
Which one is not a Tidal river?
- a)Icchamati
- b)Vidyadhari
- c)Kalindi
- d)Jalangi
- Q26.Indian Geography
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List-I (a) Aw (b) Amw (c) BShw (d) BWhw; List-II 1. Rainshadow zone of Karnataka 2. Thar desert 3. West Bengal and Bihar 4. Malabar Coast
- a)a-3 b-4 c-1 d-2
- b)a-3 b-1 c-4 d-2
- c)a-2 b-1 c-4 d-3
- d)a-2 b-4 c-1 d-3
- Q27.Physical Geography
The Dravidian rock system is found in _______ region.
- a)Krishna Valley
- b)Chotanagpur Plateau
- c)Spiti Valley
- d)Damodar Valley
- Q28.Indian Geography
Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct?
- a)Bihar-Chhattisgarh-Jharkhand-Orissa
- b)Jharkhand-West Bengal-Tamil Nadu-Chhattisgarh
- c)West Bengal-Bihar-Chhattisgarh-Tamil Nadu
- d)Chhattisgarh-Jharkhand-Tamil Nadu-Orissa
- Q29.Indian Geography
The area from Punjab to Kutch falls under _______ type of climate.
- a)Bsh
- b)Bwh
- c)Awf
- d)Cwe
- Q30.Economic Geography
Which State produces the high quality Virginia tobacco?
- a)Tamil Nadu
- b)Andhra Pradesh
- c)Karnataka
- d)Maharashtra
- Q31.Indian Geography
In which of the following states is the Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric plant located?
- a)Jammu and Kashmir
- b)Himachal Pradesh
- c)Uttarakhand
- d)Rajasthan
- Q32.Indian Geography
The Border Road Organization was established in which year?
- a)1960
- b)1972
- c)1988
- d)1991
- Q33.Economic Geography
The thickest coal seam is found in which of the following places of India?
- a)Singarauli
- b)Jhingurda
- c)Kargail
- d)Kampte
- Q34.Indian Geography
Through which of the following States Chambal river does not flow?
- a)Uttar Pradesh
- b)Madhya Pradesh
- c)Rajasthan
- d)Gujarat
- Q35.Indian Geography
Promoting Energy Access through Clean Energy (PEACE) is an initiative between Government of India and _______.
- a)France
- b)USA
- c)Japan
- d)UAE
- Q36.Indian Geography
Which among the following city is called "Zero Mile Center" because of its location of India's Geographic center?
- a)Bhopal
- b)Nagpur
- c)Jabbalpur
- d)Indore
- Q37.Indian Geography
The Portuguese possessions Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated in
- a)1961
- b)1971
- c)1981
- d)1951
- Q38.Indian Geography
Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and busy docks at
- a)Cochin
- b)Visakhapatnam
- c)Chennai
- d)Mumbai
- Q39.Indian Geography
Which of the following is the oldest atomic power station?
- a)Kalpakkam
- b)Tarapur
- c)Narora
- d)Kota
- Q40.Indian Geography
Which river forms the famous Gersoppa falls?
- a)Cauvery
- b)Sharavati
- c)Narmada
- d)Godavari
- Q41.Indian Geography
Most of the tribals of the central and southern regions of India belong to _______ stock.
- a)Negrito
- b)Proto-Australoid
- c)Mongoloid
- d)Australoid
- Q42.Physical Geography
Structurally, the Meghalaya Plateau is a part of
- a)Himalayas
- b)Ganga Plains
- c)Trans Himalayas
- d)Deccan Plateau
- Q43.Indian Geography
Pipavav in Gujarat is best known for which among the following?
- a)India's first private port
- b)India's first Greenfield refinery
- c)India's first ship breaking yard
- d)None of the above
- Q44.Economic Geography
Tobacco was introduced into India by the
- a)Chinese
- b)Portuguese
- c)English
- d)French
- Q45.Economic Geography
The deepest mine in India is
- a)Kolar
- b)Ranigunj
- c)Khetri
- d)Jharia
- Q46.Indian Geography
Cochin and Visakhapatnam sea ports of India are situated on the
- a)East and West Coasts, respectively
- b)East Coast
- c)West Coast
- d)West and East Coasts, respectively
- Q47.Indian Geography
Who in census of India applied the 'ternary diagram' for the functional classification of towns in India?
- a)P. Padmanabha
- b)A. R. Nanda
- c)Ashok Mitra
- d)Chandrasekhar
- Q48.Economic Geography
The chief coal bearing formation in India is known as the
- a)Siwaliks
- b)Gondwanas
- c)Vindhyans
- d)Cuddapahs
- Q49.Indian Geography
The Jhelum has its source from
- a)Mount Kailash
- b)Rohtang
- c)Verinag
- d)Kulu
- Q50.Geography of West Bengal
The Steel mill of Durgapur was set up in collaboration with
- a)Russia
- b)Germany
- c)Britain
- d)France
- Q51.Indian Geography
Which of the following hill stations is not located in Himachal Pradesh?
- a)Kulu
- b)Manali
- c)Shimla
- d)Ranikhet
- Q52.Indian Geography
Vantawng falls with a height of 229m are located in which district of Mizoram?
- a)Champhai District
- b)Mamit District
- c)Serchchip District
- d)Aizawl District
- Q53.Indian Geography
Which one of the following reasons dominates in Rural to Urban migration in India?
- a)Marriage
- b)Education
- c)Family movement
- d)Employment
- Q54.Environmental Geography
The Baratang Island mangroves is located in which of the following places of India?
- a)Lakshadweep
- b)Andaman and Nicobar
- c)New Moore
- d)Odisha
- Q55.Indian Geography
With reference to Indian forests, consider the following pairs: 1. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest: Sandalwood (Santalum album) 2. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests: (Shorea robusta) 3. Tropical Thorn Forests: Shisham (Dalbeigia sissoo). Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- a)1 only
- b)1 and 2
- c)2 and 3
- d)1, 2 and 3
- Q56.Indian Geography
Jharkhand does not share boundary with
- a)West Bengal
- b)Orissa
- c)Chhattisgarh
- d)Madhya Pradesh
- Q57.Economic Geography
Where is pearl fishing done in India?
- a)Cochin
- b)Kandla
- c)Nhava Sheva
- d)Tuticorin
- Q58.Indian Geography
In which of the following North-Eastern States of India inhabit the Nishi tribe?
- a)Meghalaya
- b)Arunachal Pradesh
- c)Nagaland
- d)Manipur
- Q59.Economic Geography
Sagar Samrat is
- a)an oil drilling platform in Mumbai High.
- b)an island in Indian Ocean.
- c)a ship used for Antarctica expedition.
- d)a space craft.
- Q60.Indian Geography
The Duncan Passage separates the
- a)South Andamans from middle Andamans
- b)Little Andamans from North Andamans
- c)North Andamans from middle Andamans
- d)Little Andamans from South Andamans
- Q61.Physical Geography
Which of the following rivers is older than the Himalayas?
- a)Beas
- b)Sutlej
- c)Teesta
- d)Kosi
- Q62.Indian Geography
Marmagao port is linked to the interior by means of cheap transport on rivers
- a)Zuari and Mandovi
- b)Bhima and Kalinadi
- c)Varada and Malaprabha
- d)Gangawali and Savitri
- Q63.Economic Geography
The Chennai-Bengaluru-Coimbatore-Madurai region is
- a)a major industrial region.
- b)a major agricultural region.
- c)Mangrove forest region.
- d)Dry Mountainous (Hilly) region.
- Q64.Physical Geography
Which of the following is known as placer deposits?
- a)Metals that occur as sandy deposits in sands of sea floor.
- b)Minerals that occur as alluvial deposit in sand of valley floor.
- c)Metals that occur as sandy deposit in sand of land floor.
- d)None of the above
- Q65.Indian Geography
Consider the following Canals of India with their connecting states: 1. Munak Canal-Haryana and Delhi 2. Indira Gandhi Canal-Punjab and Rajasthan 3. Buckingham Canal-Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka 4. Narmada Canal-Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Which of the above are correctly matched?
- a)1 and 2
- b)2 and 3
- c)1, 2 and 3
- d)1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q66.Planning & Development
In which Five-Year plan, balanced regional development was emphasized as one of the major objectives of the planning excercise?
- a)Second
- b)Third
- c)Fourth
- d)Fifth
- Q67.Indian Geography
The southernmost point of India in the Nicobar Islands was formerly known as
- a)Indira Point
- b)Pigmalion Point
- c)Indira Col
- d)Parson Point
- Q68.Indian Geography
The port of India connected to the interior through the Palghat gap is
- a)Madras
- b)Marmagao
- c)Cochin
- d)New Mangalore
- Q69.Indian Geography
The Grand Anicut Canal is located in
- a)Andhra Pradesh
- b)Tamil Nadu
- c)Karnataka
- d)Kerala
- Q70.Indian Geography
Which one records the lowest normal temperature in the month of January?
- a)Bikaner
- b)Bengaluru
- c)Jaisalmer
- d)Firozpur
- Q71.Economic Geography
Murrah is a breed of
- a)pig
- b)buffalo
- c)sheep
- d)goat
- Q72.Economic Geography
The modern iron and steel industry in India has its beginning in 1870 when Bengal Iron Works Company was established in
- a)Kulti
- b)Bishnupur
- c)Cossipore
- d)None of the above
- Q73.Indian Geography
What is Obra?
- a)Copper project in Rajasthan
- b)Super thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
- c)Atomic power plant at Kalpakkam
- d)Hydroelectric project in Uttar Pradesh Rohtang
- Q74.Economic Geography
Titagarh, Amlai and Nepanagar are known for
- a)Sugar Industry
- b)Ship Industry
- c)Iron and Steel Industry
- d)Paper Industry
- Q75.Economic Geography
Match the following: List I a. SAIL b. BALCO c. BPCL d. BEL; List II 1. Chemicals 2. Iron and Steel 3. Electronics 4. Aluminium
- a)a-2 b-4 c-1 d-3
- b)a-2 b-1 c-4 d-3
- c)a-4 b-2 c-1 d-3
- d)a-2 b-1 c-3 d-4
- Q76.Economic Geography
Which one of the following sequences of the steel-plants from East to West is correct in India?
- a)Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bhilai
- b)Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur, Jamshedpur
- c)Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Bhilai
- d)Durgapur, Rourkela, Bhilai, Jamshedpur
- Q77.Environmental Geography
The tropical forest in India have been exploited more in India as 1. they are the only forest we have. 2. they provide good quality timber. 3. they are more accessible. 4. there are restrictions on cutting of temperate forests.
- a)1 and 2 are true
- b)2 and 3 are true
- c)3 and 4 are true
- d)1 and 3 are true
- Q78.Environmental Geography
Wild asses are found in
- a)Parkal, Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)
- b)Rann of Kutch (Gujarat)
- c)Manas, Barpeta (Assam)
- d)Chandraprabha, Varanasi
- Q79.Indian Geography
Which of the following States in India is passing through the stage of Demographic Transition which entails low fertility and low mortality?
- a)Assam
- b)Haryana
- c)Punjab
- d)Tamil Nadu
- Q80.Indian Geography
According to the Census Department of Government of India, a class III urban place have a population between
- a)10000-19999
- b)20000-49999
- c)50000-99999
- d)None of the above
- Q81.Physical Geography
Which river valley has Gondwana rocks?
- a)Ganga
- b)Brahmaputra
- c)Damodar
- d)Sutlej
- Q82.Physical Geography
The northward shift of the ITC over India leads to the onset of
- a)Northeast monsoon
- b)Retreating monsoon
- c)Southwest monsoon
- d)Westerly depressions
- Q83.Indian Geography
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reasons (R): Assertion (A): India is a multireligious and multi-ethnic society. Reasons (R): The Constitution of India offers to all citizens, individually and collectively, fundamental rights without discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
- a)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
- b)Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- c)(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- d)(A) is false, but (R) is true.
- Q84.Economic Geography
Which among the following are the chief characteristics of shifting cultivation? 1. High dependence on manual labour 2. Use of low level of technology 3. Utilization of poor soils through fallowing 4. Use of chemical fertilizers
- a)1 and 2
- b)1, 2 and 3
- c)1, 3 and 4
- d)1, 2, 3 and 4
- Q85.Economic Geography
Which State is called the agriculture epitome of India?
- a)West Bengal
- b)Uttar Pradesh
- c)Punjab
- d)Haryana
- Q86.Indian Geography
The Ramen peak is situated in
- a)Arabian Sea
- b)Bay of Bengal
- c)Gulf of Mannar
- d)Andaman & Nicobar
- Q87.Physical Geography
Match the following: List I a. Carevas b. Chos c. Duns and Bhabars d. Circular huts; List II 1. Uttaranchal 2. Jammu & Kashmir 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Punjab
- a)a-2 b-3 c-4 d-1
- b)a-2 b-1 c-4 d-3
- c)a-2 b-4 c-1 d-3
- d)a-2 b-3 c-1 d-4
- Q88.Economic Geography
Which State is the leading producer of coconut oil?
- a)Goa
- b)Kerala
- c)Karnataka
- d)Tamil Nadu
- Q89.Indian Geography
In which State does most of the Vidarbha region lie?
- a)Karnataka
- b)Maharashtra
- c)Gujarat
- d)Madhya Pradesh
- Q90.Indian Geography
Which one of the following is not correct?
- a)Toy Train of Darjeeling has been given Heritage Railway Station by UNESCO.
- b)Mangpu of Kalimpong subdivision is famous for Cinchona cultivation.
- c)Lyed Botanical Garden is situated in Kurseong subdivision.
- d)Himalaya Mountaineering Institute is located in the Darjeeling town.
- Q91.Indian Geography
Site refers to the
- a)external features of a place.
- b)precise location of the centre of a city.
- c)proximity to natural resources or transportation routes.
- d)internal locational attributes of a place.
- Q92.Physical Geography
_______ lies between the outer Himalayas and lower Himalayas.
- a)Main Central Thrust
- b)Main Boundary Thrust
- c)Owen Fracture Zone
- d)Main Frontal Thrust
- Q93.Economic Geography
In India the most important source of energy is
- a)Petroleum
- b)Coal
- c)Nuclear
- d)Hydro-electricity
- Q94.Geography of West Bengal
West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?
- a)Five
- b)Two
- c)Three
- d)Four
- Q95.Indian Geography
Loktak Lake is located in
- a)Assam
- b)Arunachal Pradesh
- c)Tripura
- d)Manipur
- Q96.Physical Geography
Nepal Himalayas extends between the rivers
- a)Sutlej and Beas
- b)Kali and Sutlej
- c)Kali and Teesta
- d)Teesta and Brahmaputra
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