Indian Geography Questions (MCQs) for UPSC, SSC and State PCS Examinations

211) Nepal shares a border with which other country besides uooIndia?

a) China
b) Bhutan
c) Bangladesh
d) Afghanistan

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212) Van Diemen’s Land was the original name given to which of the following countries/ states?

a) New Zealand
b) Tasmania
c) America
d) Nigeria

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213) In which of the following country has the maximum population of Muslims?

a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Indonesia
d) Saudi Arabia

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214) As per the date released in July 2011, what is the percentage of population living in India villages?

a) 80%
b) 75%
c) 70%
d) 60%

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215) Paleoclimatology is study of:

a) Ancient Climates
b) Modern Climates
c) Climates of other planets
d) Climates of oceans

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216) “Sun Temple” is situated in the state of

a) Rajasthan
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Tamil Nadu

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217) Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as

a) social forestry
b) Jhum
c) Taungya system
d) Agro forestry

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218) The coast of which of the following country are not touched by Arabian sea?

a) Saudi Arabia
b) Oman
c) Kenya
d) Iran

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219) What is the capital of Rwanda?

a) Libreville
b) Kigali
c) Copenhagen
d) Bogota

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220) Rhodesia is the old name of?

a) Zaire
b) Zimbabwe
c) Switzerland
d) Malawi

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221) Which of the following pairs is wrong?

a) Isohyet Humidity
b) Isobar Pressure
c) Isohale Sun light
d) Isotherm Temperature

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222) Ireland is an island of which archipelago?

a) British Isles
b) New Zealand
c) Archipelago Sea
d) Canadian Arctic Archipelago

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223) Which of the following African Country was formerly known as Nyasaland?

a) Tanzania
b) Malawi
c) Mozambique
d) Botswana

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224) Katchatheevu Island was ceded by India to which country in 1974?

a) Sri Lanka
b) Maldives
c) Indonesia
d) Myanmar

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225) In astrophysics, what is the name of hole in outer space which emits stars and
energy?

a) Black Hole
b) Ozone Hole
c) Asteroid Belt
d) White Hole

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226) The Coral reefs are a specimen of-

a) Temperate Forests
b) Tropical Rain Forest
c) Savannah
d) Coppice Land

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227) The Plantation agriculture produces?

a) Only Food Crops
b) Plantation Crops
c) Cash Crops
d) Four Crops

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228) During the period of , the production of food crops specially wheat increased very sharply-

a) 1954
b) 1964
c) 1965
d) 1966

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229) Which of the following river crosses Tropic of Capricorn twice?

a) Vaal River
b) Limpopo River
c) Niger River
d) Zambezi River

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230) Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains?

a) Block Mountain
b) Residual Mountain
c) Accumulated Mountain
d) Fold Mountain

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231) Why is crop rotation necessary?

a) To increase the fertility of soil
b) To increase the quantity of minerals
c) To reduce the quantity of proteins
d) To plough various types of crops

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232) Which is the largest Gulf in the world?

a) Gulf of Alaska
b) Gulf of Oman
c) Gulf of Mexico
d) Persian Gulf

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233) Which is the nearest planet to Sun?

a) Earth
b) Mercury
c) Mars
d) Venus

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234) Which is the smallest Country (in population)?

a) Vatican City
b) Nauru
c) Monaco
d) Palau

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235) Choose the crops which were cropped by using high yielding seeds in India during Green Revolution?

a) Rice, wheat, pluses, oilseeds and sugarcane
b) Maize, gram, jowar, coffee and tea
c) Rice, wheat, jowar, millet and maize
d) Wheat, rice, sugarcane, pulses and maize

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236) Which of the following island is an Antarctic ice rise, in a shape of dome?

a) Borneo
b) Berkner Island
c) Vancouver Island
d) Baffin Island

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237) World’s largest Geothermal Power Plant is located at?

a) USA
b) Canada
c) Kenya
d) China

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238) In which Indian state is Marina Beach located?

a) Goa
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Gujarat
d) Maharashtra

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239) Which is the brightest planet of the solar system?

a) Jupiter
b) Mercury
c) Uranus
d) Venus

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240) In which type of topography, water recharge pores are found?

a) Karst Topography
b) Terrain
c) Desert
d) Tundra

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241) What is the name of the layer closest to the Earth?

a) Ionosphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Troposphere
d) Exosphere

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242) Honshu Island is situated in which country?

a) China
b) South Korea
c) Indonesia
d) Japan

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243) Soil factors are also known as –

a) biological factors
b) Geo Morphological factors
c) Ecological factors
d) Edaphic factors

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244) Which of the following is FALSE with respect to rainwater harvesting?

a) It helps to raise the water table
b) It helps meet rising water demand
c) It increases run-off losses
d) It is a device of water conservation

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245) Leap second is always __?

a) positive one-second adjustment
b) negative one-second adjustment
c) positive or negative one-second adjustment
d) two second adjustment

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246) Which is the longest beach in the world?

a) Maya Bay
b) Santa Monica Beach
c) Navagio Beach
d) Praia do Cassino

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247) Which of the following spice is obtained from the roots?

a) Cloves
b) Cinnamon
c) Turmeric
d) None of these

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248) Choose the correct option with the correct sequence of the layers of atmosphere-

a) Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere
b) Ionosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
c) Exosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
d) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exposure

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249) What is the rank of India in milk production in the world?

a) Fourth
b) Third
c) Second
d) First

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250) What is rank of Earth in Solar system in terms of mean Radius?

a) 1st
b) 3rd
c) 5th
d) 7th

251) Waterspout is a _?

a) Depression
b) Hurricane
c) Tornado
d) Cyclone

252) Where is the Saltoro Range located?

a) Ladakh
b) Along the Vindhyas
c) Part of the Karakoram Ranges
d) Part of the Western Ghats

253) The first protocol to ban the emissions of choloro fluorocarbons in the atmosphere was made in _

a) Montreal
b) Osaka
c) Geneva
d) Florida

254) India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following countries?

a) Iraq
b) Oman
c) Iran
d) Afghanistan

255) Silver Beach is located in which Indian State?

a) Goa
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Maharashtra

256) Bandhavgarh national Park is located in which State?

a) Maharashtra
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Jharkhand

257) Which among the following are commonly known as shooting stars?

a) Meteors
b) Comets
c) Planets
d) Asteroids

258) In Southeast Asia tropical cyclones are known as

a) Hurricanes
b) Cyclones
c) Typhoons
d) None of the above

259) Which of the following state is the member of “Seven Sisters”?

a) West Bengal
b) Tripura
c) Orissa
d) Bihar

260) The Black soil is related to which of the following crop-

a) Cotton
b) Sugarcane
c) Tea
d) Coffee

261) The famous hill-station ‘Kodaikanal’ lies in :

a) Nilgiri hills
b) Palani hills
c) Cardamom hills
d) Javadi hills

262) The “Ninety East Ridge” is a submarine volcanic ridge located in __?

a) Pacific Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Indian Ocean
d) Arctic Ocean

263) Source of energy in ecosystem is –

a) Sun
b) green plants
c) Sugar produced in photosynthesis
d) ATP

264) The Step farming is performed on-

a) Slopes of Hill
b) In Dry Areas
c) Terrace
d) Peak of the Hills

265) Which among the following country is also known as Crossroads of Central Asia?

a) Uzbekistan
b) Afghanistan
c) Tajikistan
d) Turkmenistan

266) Greenland is the largest island of the world. It is an integral part of-

a) Norway
b) North America
c) Denmark
d) Canada

267) The Indian state with lowest sex- ratio is-

a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Arunachal Pradesh

268) Which of the following is the value of Hubble constant?

a) 73 kilometers per second per mega parsec
b) 75 kilometers per second per mega parsec
c) 77 kilometers per second per mega parsec
d) 69 kilometers per second per mega parsec

269) Turpentine oil is obtained from-

a) Cashew nut shell
b) Pine tree
c) Eucalyptus tree
d) Cinchona tree

270) The mountain which separates Asia and Europe is?

a) Allai Mountain Range
b) Alps Mountain
c) Ural Mountain
d) Rocky Mountain

271) “Blue Revolution” is related to-

a) Fish production
b) Milk production
c) Oil production
d) Food production

272) Which among the following states has highest population density?

a) Maharashtra
b) Bihar
c) West Bengal
d) Uttar Pradesh

273) The breaking up of the rocks at its place is known as-

a) Erosion
b) Weathering
c) Mass Destruction
d) Degradation

274) Which pair is not twin-cities?

a) Durgapur – Asansol
b) Hyderabad – Sikandrabad
c) Kolkata – Howrah
d) Delhi – New Delhi

275) How can soil Erosion be controlled on hill slopes?

a) Forestation
b) Step farming
c) Strip cropping
d) Linear contour ploughing

276) Which of the following city is the capital of desert country mall?

a) Damascus
b) Bamako
c) Adra
d) Ankara

277) Which is the largest country (in area)?

a) Canada
b) China
c) USA
d) Russia

278) Western Australia is characterized by which of the following __?

a) maximum waterfalls
b) maximum coral reefs
c) maximum sea caves
d) maximum deserts

279) Which among the following Union Territory of India has largest Area?

a) Delhi
b) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
c) Dadra & Nagar Haveli
d) Chandigarh

280) Which of the following is the largest planet?

a) Jupitar
b) Venus
c) Saturn
d) Uranus

281) The World’s biggest concrete structure “Three gorges Dam” is located in which of the following countries?

a) China
b) Taiwan
c) Malaysia
d) Thailand

282) What is the percentage of Nitrogen in atmosphere of the Earth?

a) 0.94
b) 0.03
c) 75.03
d) 85.02

283) In which of the following country, the first Iron bridge was constructed?

a) England
b) Italy
c) Greece
d) France

284) The longest railway platform in India

a) Amritsar
b) Gorakhpur
c) Kathgodam
d) Kanpur