GEOGRAPHY QUESTION BANK

1.) Two points diametrically opposite on the surface of earth are called ?
a. Anticline
b. Apogee
c. Aeolian
d. Antipodes

2.)The science of study of soils is called ?

a. Seismology
b. Pedology
c. Ecology
d. Zoogeography

3.) Which continent is also known as Dark Continent ?

a. Asia
b. Africa
c. Europe
d. Australia

4) Which city is also known as "Windy City" ?

a. Chicago
b. Cape Town
c. Oslo
d. Tokyo

5.) Which city is also known as "Eternal City" ?

a. Cape Town
b. Oslo
c. Rome
d. Tokyo

6.) Which country is also known as land of rising Sun ?

a. India
b. Japan
c. China
d. USA
7.) Which among following is also known as "Island of pearls" ?
a. Australia
b. Madagascar
c. Bahrain
d. Saudi Arabia

8.) "Durand Line" is boundary between ?

a. India and Pakistan
b. Germany and Poland
c. India and China
d. Pakistan and Afghanistan

9.) ”Oder Neisse Line" is boundary between ?

a. India and Pakistan
b. Germany and Poland
c. France and Germany
d. USA and Canada

10.) Which is the river island of Brahmaputra?

a) Isukathippa Island
b) Majuli
c) Minicoy Island
d) Netrani Island

11.) Which dam is built on the Mahanadi?

a) Bhakra Dam
b) Hirakud Dam
c) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
d) Sardar Sarovar Dam

12.) Which is the largest river system of the peninsular India?

a) The Brahmani
b) The Cauvery
c) The Godavari
d) The Krishna

13.) Which Indian river rises from Trimbak Plateau of North Sahyadri?
a) Mahanadi
b) Godavari
c) Krishna
d) Cauvery

14.) Which is the right bank tributary of Godavari?

a) Amravati
b) Barna
c) Arunavati
d) Manjira

15.) Which one of the following is designated as the Ganga of the South?

a) The Brahmani
b) The Cauvery
c) The Krishna
d) The Mahanadi

16.) In which Indian river is Shivanasamudra waterfalls situated?

a) Cauvery
b) Brahmani
c) Godavari
d) Krishna

17.) Which one of the following does not belong to the tributaries of the Brahmani?

a) Chitravari
b) Kura
c) Sankhad
d) Tikra

18.) Which one of the following does not belong to the tributaries of the Penneru?

a) Chitravari
b) Hatmati
c) Cheyeru
d) Jayamangli
19.) Which is the largest of all the west flowing rivers of the Peninsula?

a) The Luni
b) The Mahi
c) The Narmada
d) The Sabarmati

20.) On which Indian river is the Duandhar Falls located?

a) Narmada
b) Tapi
c) Sabarmati
d) Mahi

21.) Which is known as 'the twin' of the Narmada?

a) The Luni
b) The Mahi
c) The Tapi
d) The Sabarmati

22.) Which one of the following does not belong to the tributaries of the Sabarmati?

a) Panjnad
b) Hatmati
c) Meshwa
d) Sedhi

23.) Which one of the following does not belong to the tributaries of the Mahi?

a) Ib
b) Som
c) Anas
d) Panam

24.) Which is the river basin with the largest catchment area?

a) Ganga
b) Indus
c) Godavari
d) Krishna

25.) Great Indian Peninsula ends in Indian Ocean with ____________ being its
southernmost tip.

a.) Cape Comorin

b.) Cape town
c.) Capricorn
d.) Tropic of Cancer

26.) Which mountains bound India to the north of Kashmir?

a.) Muztagh Ata

b.) Aghil
c.) Kunlun
d.) All the above

27.) Which mountains lie to the east side of Himachal Pradesh and northern side of
Uttarakhand?

a.) Zaskar
b.) Kunlun
c.) Himalayas
d.) Aghil

28.) India is separated from Srilanka by –

a.) Gulf of Mannar

b.) Palk Strait
c.) Both a and b
d.) None of the above

29.) Which hills join the chain of Mizo and Arakan Hills running north-south?

a.) Garo
b.) Khasi
c.) Jaintia and Naga
d.) All the above

30.) Indo-Gangetic plains are formed by the basins of following river –

a.) The Indus

b.) The Ganges
c.) The Brahmaputra
d.) All the above

31.) River Bhagirathi arises at Gaumukh from which Glacier?

a.) Gangotri
b.) Yamunotri
c.) Alkapur
d.) Siachen

32.) Which is the second largest basin in India?

a.) Gangetic
b.) Godavari
c.) Krishna
d.) Narmada

33.) Which river system is found in the south of India?

a.) Tapti
b.) Pennar
c.) Brahamputra
d.) Suryakund

34.) Which of the following is a Salt Lake in Rajasthan?

a.) Sambhar
b.) Luni
c.) Betwa
d.) Chambal

35.) India is the ____________ largest country in the world

a. Fifth
b. Sixth
c. Seventh
d. Eighth

36.) Bay of Bengal includes which of the following Island?

a. Andaman and Nicobar Island

b. Lakshadweep
c. Minocy
d. Amindive Island
37.) Tropic of Cancer passes through ______________

a. Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh

b. Rajasthan, MP and Odisha
c. Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
d. Gujarat, Rajasthan and MP

38.) Which of the Indian States are bordering with Bangladesh?

a. West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Assam

b. West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura and Assam
c. Nagaland, Meghalaya, West Bengal and Manipur
d. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Assam

39.) Geographically, which is the oldest part of India?

a. The Deccan Plateau

b. The Coastal Plains
c. The Peninsular Plateau
d. The North Indian Plains

40.) Eastern Plateau lies to _____________

a. The south of northern plain

b. The west of Malwa
c. The north – east of Malwa
d. None of the above

41.) Soil which is formed by deposition of sediments by rivers in the interior parts of
India and by the sea waves in the coastal areas of the country. Which soil is it?

a. Black Soil
b. Red Soil
c. Alluvial Soil
d. Laterite Soil

42.) Which soil is considered the best agricultural soil?

a. Peaty Soil
b. Arid Soil
c. Forest Soil
d. Alluvial Soil

43.) Peat Soil is formed ____________________________

a. Under humid conditions as a result of the accumulation of large amounts of organic

matter
b. Under arid and semi arid conditions in the north-western parts of the country
c. By the deposition of organic matter derived from forests
d. By the weathering of ancient metamorphic and crystalline rocks

44.) Black soil is found in ________________

a. Karnataka
b. Malabar areas
c. Deccan Plateau
d. Kerala

45.) Which river is the largest and the most important tributary of Ganga?

a. Yamuna
b. Gomti
c. Ghagra
d. Betwa

46.) Where does Brahmapurta river ends into _____________

a. Yamuna
b. Bay of Bengal
c. Ganga
d. Arabian Sea

47.) Which is the origin of Krishna River?

a. Western Ghats
b. Aravallis
c. Himalayas
d. Yamunotri

48.) Which two rivers form world’s largest delta?

a. Ganges and Indus

b. Brahmapurta and Indus
c. Ganges and Brahmaputra
d. Brahmapurta and Satluj

49.) Which is not a tributary of Indus?

a. Kosi
b. Sutlej
c. Jhelum
d. Ravi

50.) Which river is known as ‘River of Lahore’?

a. Ravi
b. Betwa
c. Kosi
d. Satluj

51.) _______________ river is called as ‘Sorrow of Bengal and Jharkhand’

a. Cauvery
b. Krishna
c. Damodar
d. Godavari

52.) Which State has the largest fresh water lake?

a. Rajasthan
b. Odisha
c. J&K
d. Andhra Pradesh

53.) Which country ranks at 3rd place in the world for providing hardwood?

a. Brazil
b. Indonesia
c. India
d. Malaysia

54.) Which state has the least area under forest?

a. Rajasthan
b. Haryana
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Himachal Pradesh

55.) In which year Animal Welfare Board of India was established?

a. 1952
b. 1962
c. 1972
d. 1982

56.) Which of the following is India’s first coal mine?

a. Raniganj in West Bengal

b. Bokaro in Bihar
c. Neyveli in Tamil Nadu
d. None of the above

57.) Which is the richest mineral belt of India?

a. Aravali
b. Copper belt of Bihar
c. Sonapahar
d. Chottanagpur plateau

58.) Which state is known as the ‘Granary of India’?

a. Sikkim
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Punjab
d. Haryana

59.) Zayad crops are sown in which months?

a. April, May and June

b. May, June and July
c. June, July and August
d. March, April and May

60.) India occupies first position in the production of _______________

a. Brinjal
b. Tomato
c. Cauliflower
d. Cabbage

61.) Silver revolution is related to which of the following?

a. Egg and Poultry

b. Milk Production
c. Cotton
d. Jute

62.) Round Revolution is related to _____________

a. Tomato
b. Onion
c. Potato
d. None of the above

63.) Central Institute of Horticulture is situated in _____________

a. Nagaland
b. Mizoram
c. Mirzapur
d. Karnataka

64.) Who is known as the father of Green Revolution?

a. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

b. Prof. Verghese Kuerin
c. Norman Borlaug
d. None of the above

65.) Which point of India is called Pygmalion Point?

a) Northern
b) Eastern
c) Western
d) Southern

66.) Which part of India-China boundary is called the Mc Mahon Line?

a) Northern
b) Eastern
c) Western
d) Southern

67.) When was the boundary with Pakistan and Bangladesh finalized?
a) 1947
b) 1971
c) 1948
d) 1937

68.) Which is the country that has given its name to an ocean?

a) Iceland
b) India
c) Indonesia
d) Ireland

69.) Which countries have a common border with India to the north-west?

a) Afghanistan and Pakistan

b) China and Nepal
c) Burma
d) Bangladesh

70.) Which is the nearest Indian neighbour across the seas?

a) Afghanistan
b) Bangladesh
c) China
d) Sri Lanka

71.) Which is the land of the sacred Kailas?

a) China
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Tibet
d) Meghalaya

72.) Which is the only large level strip of land in the Himalayas?

a) Kashmir Valley
b) Suru Valley
c) Sind Valley
d) Betaab Valley
73.) Which range forms the southern part of the sub-Himalayan Zone?

a) Karakoram Range
b) Zanskar Range
c) Mahabharat Range
d) Siwalik Range

74.) Towards where does the westward slope of the Punjab-Haryana Plains go?

a) Beas
b) Chenab
c) Indus
d) Jhelum

75.) Which is the largest physiographic division of India?

a) The Northern Mountains

b) The Great Plains
c) The Peninsular Plateau
d) The Islands

76.) Which river bounds Bundelkhand Uplands in the north?

a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Chambal
d) Ramganga

77.) Which river borders Meghalaya-Mikir Uplands in the east?

a) Doyang
b) Dikhu
c) Dhansiri
d) Tizu

78.) Where is Shillong peak situated?

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Manipur
d) Meghalaya

79.) Which basin is also called Chhattisgarh Plain?

a) Mahanadi
b) Godavari
c) Krishna
d) Cauvery

80.) Which one of the following forms the real watershed of the Peninsula?

a) Anamudi
b) Pushpagiri
c) Perumal Peak
d) Western Ghats

81.) Which is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills?

a) Anamudi
b) Chembra Peak
c) Dolphin's Nose
d) Doddabetta

82.) The Eastern Ghats form the eastern boundary of which region?

a) Bhander Plateau
b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
c) Deccan Plateau
d) Kaas Plateau

83.) Which one of the following passes through the middle of the country?

a) The Equator
b) The Tropic of Cancer
c) The Tropic of Capricorn
d) Prime Meridian
84.) Which is the coldest place in India?

a) Drass
b) Hemkund
c) Kufri
d) Lachen

85.) The Nuzvid chinna rasalu or Nuzvedu chinna rasalu is a well-known variety of which
among the following fruits?
a. Citrus
b. Watermelon
c. Mango
d. Papaya

86.) Which one of the following is not a member country of the Mano River Union?
a. Liberia
b. Sierra Leone
c. Guinea
d. Nigeria

87.) The Great Artesian Basin, one of the largest and deepest underground water reservoirs
in the world is located in___?
a. Australia
b. USA
c. China
d. Japan

88.) The Shubhamsari (Subansiri) project, is the 2000MW hydroelectric project is coming
up in which of the following states?
a. Tripura
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Haryana
d. Sikkim

89.) The Vembanad Kol Lake which is South India’s largest wetland ecosystem, is located in
which of the following states?
a. kerela
b. Goa
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh
90.) The Chambal River does not flow through which one of the following states?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Rajasthan
c. Gujarat
d. Uttar Pradesh

91.) The continent which has higher ratio of coast to landmass is ____?
a. Asia
b. Australia
c. Europe
d. Africa Show Answer

92.) Mount Stromboli, which is one of the active volcanoes in the world, is in which
country?
a. Argentina
b. China
c. Italy
d. Mexico

93.) Cumbum Valley, the most fertile valley in South India is located in which state
a. Maharashtra
b. Karnataka
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh

94.) Which among the following is the smallest country in the African continent?
a. Seychelles
b. Gambia
c. Libya
d. Congo

95) Who among the following is referred to as the Father of Indian Software industries?
a. M C Prahalnad
b. Faqir Chand Kohli
c. Ajit Balakrishnan
d. Vinod Dham

96.) Which among the following states has the largest deposit of ilmenite mineral in the
country?
a. Odisha
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Kerala
97.) The Maranjab desert is located in which one of the following countries?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. Iran
c. Mali
d. South Africa

98.) The Kanjli wetland, one of the Ramsar site is located in which of the following states
a. Haryana
b. Punjab
c. Gujarat
d. Jammu & Kashmir

99.) The Iguazu Falls, which is listed in seven wonders of nature, is located in which
country?
a. Brazil
b. Ghana
c. Argentina
d. Venezuela

100.) Proposed Kowada Nuclear Power Plant is located in which of the following states of
India?
a. Telangana
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Odisha