Fundamental MCQs
Indian Geography ___________________________ pg 152
1. Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Sutlej
(d) Ravi
Ans: (c)
2. Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
(a) Luni
(b) Chambal
(c) Son
(d) Tapi
Ans: (d)
3. Narmada originates from its source situated in the State of
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)
4. The Jog Fails are situated on the
(a) Tapi river
(b) Saravathi river
(c) Cauvery river
(d) Bhima river
Ans: (b)
5. Why is the Delta of the Indus small compared to the Delta of
the Ganga?
(a) The Indus traverses a shorter distance than the Ganga
(b) The Indus is not as broad as the Ganga
(c) The path of the Indus is through arid area, whereas the Ganga
collects more water alone its path of the sea
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
6. The Indian riven of the Indus Basin are
(a) Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
(b) Ganga, Beas and Sutlej
(c) Betwa, Sone and Kosi
(d) Gomati, Kosi, Gandak
Ans: (a)
7. Beas flows through the State of
(a) Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
(b) Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu
(c) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
(d) Punjab and Haryana
Ans: (d)
8. River Cauvery flows through the state of
(a) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(c) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (b)
9. India lies
(a) mainly in the northern hemisphere
(b) entirely in the northern hemisphere
(c) on the Equator
(d) more in the southern hemisphere
Ans: (b)
10. The Arabian Sea lies to
(a) North-East of India
(b) South-West of India
(c) South-East of India
(d) North-West of India
Ans: (c)
11. Palk Strait separates India from
(a) Pakistan
(b) China
(c) Andaman Island
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans: (d)
12. Lakshadweep Islands are situated in
(a) Arabian Sea
(b) Palk Strait
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Bay of Bengal
Ans: (a)
13. India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in
degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent
measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is
due to the fact that
(a) longitudes are not parallel lines
(b) the distance between latitudes remains the same but the
distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at
the poles where all longitudes join
(c) all longitudes with their opposites form great circles
(d) the earth is not a perfect sphere
Ans: (b)
14. The territorial waters of India extends up to
(a) 5 nautical miles
(b) 12 nautical miles
(c) 15 nautical miles
(d) 2 nautical miles
Ans: (b)
15. Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in
the Tropical Zone of the Earth?
(a) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (b)
16. The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan
are
(a) Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
(c) Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab
(d) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
Ans: (b)
17. Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and
Sri Lanka?
(a) Elephanta
(b) Rameshwaram
(c) Nicobar
(d) Salsette
Ans: (c)
18. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does
in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is
(a) higher in elevation than Dwaraka
(b) situated further north than Dwaraka
(c) situated further east (about 30º longitude) than Dwaraka
(d) situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from
west to east
Ans: (d)
19. Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of
common borders with other Indian States?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Ans: (b)
20. Which one of the following lives the three largest states of
India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct
descending order?
(a) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
Ans: (a)
21. One of the states not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer is
(a) Odisha
(b) Gujarat
(c) West Bengal
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (a)
22. The southern moat point of Indian territory is in
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ans: (d)
23. Which of the following do not have a common boundary with
Bangladesh?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Mizoram
(c) Tripura
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: (d)
24. What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas
to India?
(a) Prevention of invasions
(b) Valuable source of timber
(c) They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also
serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow
(d) They protect India from the icy cold north winds
Ans: (c)
25. Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to
geological history?
(a) Nilgiris
(b) Satpura Range
(c) Vindhyas
(d) Aravalli
Ans: (d)
26. The general physical relief is likely to be the boldest in
(a) the Himalayan Mountain Complex
(b) the Indus Ganga Plain
(c) the Deccan Plateau
(d) the Central Indian Plateau
Ans: (a)
27. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills were formed in the same
age as the
(a) Himalayas
(b) Shiwalik Range
(c) Malwa Plateau
(d) Himachal Range
Ans: (c)
28. The Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain widens
(a) from east to west
(b) from west to east
(c) at the middle
(d) No where
Ans: (b)
29. The Peninsular Plateau of India extends upto
(a) Mizo Hills
(b) Himachal Himalayas
(c) Assam Valley
(d) Maghalaya Hills
Ans: (d)
30. What is the most important characteristic of the islands
(Indian) located in the Arabian Sea?
(a) They are all very small in size
(b) They are all of coral origin
(c) They have a very dry climate
(d) They are extended parts of the mainland
Ans: (b)
31. The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the
Western Ghats is the matter of
(a) continuity
(b) proximity of coast
(c) ending in Nilgiris
(d) height
Ans: (a)
32. The Nilgiris are part of the
(a) Eastern Ghats
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Vindhyachal
(d) Tamil Nadu Hills
Ans: (b)
33. Which of the following is characterized by excessive
dampness with a thick growth forest and a variety of wild
life?
(a) Bhabar
(b) Bhangar
(c) Tarai
(d) Khadar
Ans: (c)
34. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Kumaon Himalayas 1. Between the Indus and the Sutlej
B. Nepal Himalayas 2. Between the Kali and the
Teesta
C. Punjab Himalayas 3. Between the Teesta and the
Brahmaputra
D. Assam Himalayas 4. Between the Sutlej and the
Kali
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 4 2 1 3
Ans: (d)
35. Ganga beyond Farakka when it enters Bangladesh is known
as
(a) Padma
(b) Meghna
(c) Hugli
(d) Swarn Ganga
Ans: (a)
36. Wind erosion is common in
(a) desert
(b) cold areas
(c) areas where there is thick vegetation
(d) areas of heavy rainfall
Ans: (a)
37. Panchmarhi is near the highest point on the range of
(a) Vindhyas
(b) Aravallis
(c) Nilgiris
(d) Satpuras
Ans: (d)
38. A rainshadow region gets
(a) large quantity of rainfall
(b) rainfall six months in a year
(c) rainfall all through the year
(d) scanty or no rainfall
Ans: (d)
39. Which of the following physiographic features of India is
'geologically the oldest?
(a) Himalayan Mountain Chain
(b) Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra Plain
(c) The Peninsular Plateau
(d) The Coastal Plains
Ans: (c)
40. What is the standard time of India with reference to
Greenwich Mean Time?
(a) 5.5 hours slow
(b) 11 hours fast
(c) 5.5 hours fast
(d) 11 hours slow
Ans: (c)
41. The Satpura range is situated between two west flowing
rivers, They are
(a) Narmada and Luni
(b) Narmada and Tapi
(c) Tapi and Mahi
(d) Mahi and Luni
Ans: (b)
42. The Sunderbans are found in
(a) The Luni Basin
(b) Godavari Delta
(c) Ganga Delta
(d) Mahanadi Delta
Ans: (c)
43. The Narmada river originate a in
(a) Vindhyan Range
(b) Maikal Range
(c) Satpura Range
(d) Mahadeo Range
Ans: (b)
44. The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is
(a) Godavari
(b) Krishna
(c) Cauvery
(d) Mahanadi
Ans: (b)
45. The highest point in the Aravalli range is
(a) Dodabetta
(b) Anaimudi
(c) Guru Sikhar
(d) Panchmarhi
Ans: (c)
46. Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of
(a) Sabarmati
(b) Mahi
(c) Luni
(d) Nannada
Ans: (a)
47. The Water Fall with the highest fall in India is the
(a) Jog Falls, Karnataka
(b) Courtallam Falls, Tamil Nadu
(c) Beraghat Falls, Madhya Pradesh
(d) Ettipotala Falls, Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (a)
48. The glacier of the Nubra Valley the longest one with a length
of over 72 km is called the _____ glacier.
(a) Hispar
(b) Siachen
(c) Biafo
(d) Baltaro
Ans: (b)
49. Narmada and Tapi flow into the
(a) Gulf of Khambat
(b) Palk Strait
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) Gulf of Kachchh
Ans: (a)
50. Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river
(a) Krishna
(b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Cauvery
Ans: (d)
51. They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high
chick bones, spare hair and medium height," The reference
here is to
(a) Nordic Aryans
(b) Austrics
(c) Negroids
(d) Mongoloids
Ans: (d)
52. The first range of Himalayas to the North of Ganga Plains is
the
(a) Satpura Mountains
(b) Shiwaliks
(c) Garo Hills
(d) Khasi Hills
Ans: (b)
53. Kalbaisakhis or Norwesters originate in
(a) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
(b) Karnataka Coast
(c) Coromandal Coast
(d) Malwa Plateau
Ans: (a)
54. Which of the following have almost the same point of
beginning?
(a) Ganga and Indus
(b) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(c) Beas and Tapi
(d) Indus and Brahmaputra
Ans: (d)
55. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(a) Cauvery
(b) Krishna
(c) Narmada
(d) Ganga
Ans: (c)
56. The river Damodar ends in
(a) River Ganga
(b) River Hugli
(c) The Bay of Bengal
(d) Salt Lake
Ans: (b)
57. Which of the following is an east flowing river of the
Peninsula?
(a) Tapi
(b) Narmada
(c) Mahanadi
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
58. Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to
show the least erosional activity?
(a) Himalayan rivers
(b) Those rising in the Great Plain of India
(c) The thin streams flowing into the Arabian Sea
(d) The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers
Ans: (d)
59. The youngest rivers in India originate from
(a) Eastern Ghats
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Himalayas
(d) Deccan Plateau
Ans: (c)
60. The source of the Brahmaputra is
(a) Pindari glacier
(b) A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake
(c) Somewhere near Tibet
(d) Punjab
Ans: (b)
61. Which of the following rivers divides the 'Deccan Tableland'
from Central Highland in northern India?
(a) Chambal
(b) Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) Narmada
Ans: (d)
62. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular
rivers?
(a) Seasonal flow
(b) Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
(c) Flow through shallow valleys
(d) Little erosional activity
Ans: (b)
63. Tochi, Gilgit anet Hunza are tributaries of
(a) Ganga
(b) Indus
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Yamuna
Ans: (b)
64. The right Ganga tributaries of the plain do not include
(a) Alakananda
(b) Yamuna
(c) Son
(d) Tons
Ans: (a)
65. Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not
Corm deltas because of
(a) lack of eroded material
(b) the high gradient
(c) lack of vegetation free area
(d) low velocity
Ans: (b)
66. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna?
(a) Tungabhadra
(b) Malaprabha
(c) Ghataprabha
(d) Amravati
Ans: (d)
67. India has an endless growing season because
(a) it experiences the monsoonal type of climate
(b) the distribution of rainfall is uneven
(c) temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of
plants
(d) its soil is very fertile the greater part being alluvial
Ans: (c)
68. 'October Heat' is caused due to
(a) the absence of rain
(b) combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
(c) dry hot weather
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)
69. The weather office predicts "depression" over a certain area.
It means
(a) cloudy skies
(b) atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the
surrounding areas
(c) heavy weather causing a feeling of depression
(d) low atmospheric pressure over a large area
Ans: (b)
70. Which time of the day is generally the hottest period all over
India?
(a) Noon
(b) 1 pm
(c) 3 pm
(d) One cannot say
Ans: (c)
71. The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from
(a) The west coast to the east coast
(b) North-East India to the west coast
(c) The north to the south
(d) North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
Ans: (d)
72. How do dust storms in summer affect the temperature?
(a) Increase it
(b) Decrease it
(c) No effect
(d) Cannot say
Ans: (b)
73. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Pune
(c) Kolkata
(d) Leh
Ans: (a)
74. There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very
little in the Deccan because
(a) the Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the
Western Ghats
(b) the region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons
(c) lack of high mountains in the Deccan
(d) of some unknown reason
Ans: (a)
75. Which of the following does not have influence over the
climate in India?
(a) Nearness to Equator
(b) Presence of Indian Ocean
(c) Monsoons
(d) Ocean currents
Ans: (d)
76. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is
(a) Leh
(b) Jaisalmer
(c) Bikaner
(d) Jodhpur
Ans: (a)
77. The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India
originate in
(a) Pakistan
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) West Asia
(d) Himalayas
Ans: (c)
78. How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north
India?
(a) They cause heavy damage to the standing crops
(b) They bring in locusts which destroy the crops
(c) They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
(d) They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter
Ans: (c)
79. How do the Central Asian highlands affect the Indian
climate?
(a) The low pressure in these areas intensifies the cold during the
winter
(b) The atmospheric pressure in this region has an effect on the
Indian atmosphere in summer
(c) Dry continental air is blowing towards India throughout
(d) The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the
onset of monsoon in India
Ans: (d)
80. The amount and Intensity of monsoon rainfall is determined
by the frequency of
(a) western disturbances
(b) dust storms
(c) cyclones
(d) tropical depressions
Ans: (d)
81. Rajasthan receives very little rain because
(a) it is too hot
(b) there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
(c) the monsoons fail to reach this area
(d) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the
necessary uplift to cool the winds
Ans: (d)
82. Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in
decreasing order of damage caused In India
(a) Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and
water-logging
(b) Alkalinity and water-logging, ravine erosion and weeds
(c) Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine erosion
(d) All are equally damaging
Ans: (a)
83. Which of the weathering agents is almost peculiar to the
Indian Himalayas?
(a) Wind
(b) Glaciers
(c) Snowfall
(d) Running water
Ans: (b)
84. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Punjab
Ans: (b)
85. The soils of the plains have not been derived
(a) from the Himalayan rocks
(b) from the Peninsular rocks
(c) only from the rocks existing locally
(d) from material brought by the rivers
Ans: (c)
86. Match the following types of soil and regions where they are
found in India:
List-I List-II
A. Alluvial Soils 1. Highland areas of the Plateau
B. Black Soils 2. Periphery of the Plateau
C. Red Soils 3. Deccan Lava Tracts
D. Laterite Soils 4. River Basins and Coastal Plains
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (d)
87. Which of the following soils is formed under typical
monsoonal conditions?
(a) Black Soils
(b) Red Soils
(c) Laterite Soils
(d) None of these
Ans: ©
88. Which of the following is incorrect?
(a) Red soils are rich in iron
(b) Black soils are rich in phosphorus nitrogen and organic matter
(c) Alluvial soils are rich in potash but poor in phosphorus
(d) Red soils are suitable for cultivation of pulses and coarse
grains
Ans: (b)
89. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo-
Gangetic plain?
(a) It is derived from Himalayan rocks
(b) It is rich in humus
(c) It is formed of peninsular rocks
(d) It is derived from local rocks
Ans: (a)
90. Tropical moist deciduous vegetation la to be found in
Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the
Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this
group?
(a) Teak
(b) Sal
(c) Sandalwood
(d) Deodar
Ans: (d)
91. The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to
(a) the heavy and timely rains and forests
(b) alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
(c) hard labour of the farmers over the generations
(d) better irrigation facilities
Ans: (b)
92. Khaddar soils are found
(a) in piedmont plains
(b) in flood plains
(c) over low plateaux
(d) over steep slopes
Ans: (b)
93. "Reserved Forests" are forests
(a) reserved for hunting
(b) reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for
grazing
(c) reserved for local use
(d) reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Ans: (b)
94. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as
(a) their colour is black
(b) they can retain moisture
(c) they are made of lava
(d) they are found on plateau regions
Ans: (b)
95. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin
America is called a
(a) Mulatto
(b) Mestizo
(c) Meiji
(d) Mau Mau
Ans: (b)
96. Where will you expect to find bamboo growing
(a) At a great height from sea level
(b) At a medium height from sea level
(c) At a very low height from sea level
(d) There is no such condition; it can grow anywhere
Ans: (c)
97. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries
without much manuring or fallowing are
(a) alluvial and late rite soils
(b) red and laterite soils
(c) black and alluvial soils
(d) laterite and black soils
Ans: (c)
98. The minimum fore at 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
Ans: (c)
99. Which of the following is not a part of the Great Plains?
(a) Indo-Gangetic Divide
(b) Ganga Delta
(c) Assam Valley
(d) Kerala Coastal Plain
Ans: (d)
100. The Cudappah Ranges lie between
(a) Godavari and Palkonda Range
(b) Godavari and Jamshedpur
(c) Palar and Cauvery
(d) Satpura and Mohadeo-Maikal range
Ans: (a)
