Geography - Multiple Choice Questions - Set - 01

Geography - Multiple Choice Questions

SET - 01

1. The pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of 

A. old mountains
B. young mountains
C. fold mountains
D. block mountains
 

Answer: A
 

2. Which of the following is a peninsular river of India?

A. Gandak   
B. Kosi
C. Krishna
D. Sutlej
 

Answer: C
 

3. Which country has the largest coast line?

A. USA   
B. Australia
C. Canada   
D. India
 

Answer: C
 

4. The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore, are 

A. Bihar and Orissa
B. Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
C. Bihar and West Bengal
D. Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal
 

Answer: A
 

5. Largest Producer of aluminium in the world:A. Australia
B. France
C. India   
D. USA
 

Answer: D

6. Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats? 

A. Cauvery
B. Godavari
C. Krishna
D. Mahanadi
 

Ans: D
 

7. Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose? 

A. Gandhi Sagar
B. Hirakud
C. Periyar
D. Tungadhadra
 

Ans: A
 

8. pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called 

A. the Palghat gap
B. the Bhorghat pass
C. the Thalgat pass
D. the Bolan pass
 

Ans: A
 

9. "Yarlung Zangbo river" in India, is known as 

A. Ganga   
B. Indus
C. Brahmaputra   
D. Mahanadi
 

Anc: C
 

10. "Salal Project" is on the river 

A. Chenab   
B. Jhelum
C. Ravi   
D. Sutlej
 

Ans: A
 

11. India's highest annual rainfall is reported at 

A. Namchi, Sikkim
B. Churu, Rajasthan
C. Mawsynram, Meghalaya
D. Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
 

Ans: C
 

12. The refineries are Mathura, Digboi and Panipat are set up by

A. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
B. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
C. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
D. Crude Distillation unit of Madras Refineries Ltd.
 

Ans: A
 

13. Radcliffe line is a boundary between

A. India and Pakistan
B. India and China
C. India and Myanmar
D. India and Afghanistan
 

Ans: A
 

14. state having a largest area of forest cover in India is 

A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Assam
 

Ans: C
 

15. Food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India? 

A. Barley and maize
B. Jowar and bajra
C. Rice
D. Wheat
 

Ans: C
 

16. Number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are

A. 15   
B. 22
C. 12   
D. 9
 

Ans: B
 

17. Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets 

A. Shimla as a tourist spot
B. Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh
C. boundary between India and Tibet
D. None of the above
 

Ans: C
 

18. The oldest oil field in India is: 

A. Anleshwar, Gujarat
B. Bombay High, Maharashtra
C. Nawagam, Gujarat
D. Digboi, Assam
 

Ans: D
 

19. Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal?

 A. Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
B. Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery
C. Luni, Narnada and Tapti
D. Both (a) and (b)
 

Ans: D
 

20. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?

A. Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
B. Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
C. Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
D. Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
 

Ans: C

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