Basic Science - Geography (Fundamental of Indian Geography) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 271 :
The first fertilizer plant was set up at

  1. Nangal (Punjab)
  2. Sindri (Bihar)
  3. Alwaye (Kerala)
  4. Trombay (Maharashtra)
  

Question 272 :
Saddle peak' the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands is located in

  1. Great Nicobar
  2. Middle Andaman
  3. Little Andaman
  4. North Andaman
  

Question 273 :
The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in

  1. Bihar
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Jharkand
  4. Odisha
  

Question 274 :
The Himalayas are considered as ________ type of mountains.

  1. relief
  2. submarine
  3. volcanic
  4. tectonic
  

Question 275 :
The first Alumina plant in India is situated at

  1. Kiriburu (Jharkhand)
  2. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
  3. Sirpur (Andhra Pradesh)
  4. Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
  

Question 276 :
Which of the following rivers of India carries the most water

  1. Ganga
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Yamuna
  4. Godavari
  

Question 277 :
The roadways linking Mumbai and Agra passes through

  1. Nasik and Gwalior
  2. Pune and Bhopal
  3. Badodara and Jhansi
  4. Jaipur and Kanpur
  

Question 278 :
Which of the following is not one of the reasons for concentration of jute mills in Kolkata?

  1. Cheap and abundant power supply
  2. Availability of coal
  3. A large supply of cheap labour and water required for industry
  4. The port of Kolkata can easily export all the jute goods
  

Question 279 :
A rainshadow region gets

  1. large quantity of rainfall
  2. rainfall six months in a year
  3. rainfall all through the year
  4. scanty or no rainfall
  

Question 280 :
The National Institute of Oceanography is located at

  1. Kandla
  2. Mumbai
  3. Cochin
  4. Goa
  

Question 281 :
India has the second largest concentration of tribal people in the world. Which of the following countries is the first in this regard?

  1. France
  2. China
  3. Iraq
  4. Africa
  

Question 282 :
The nuclear power plant in India which will provide power mainly for agriculture is located at

  1. Kalpakkam
  2. Narora
  3. Kota
  4. Tarapur
  

Question 283 :
The original home of the gypsies was

  1. Egypt
  2. Russia
  3. India
  4. Persia
  

Question 284 :
What is Pimpri, a place in Maharashtra, known for

  1. Leather goods
  2. Soaps
  3. Electric goods
  4. Penicillin
  

Question 285 :
Which one of the following is a famous hill station of South India?

  1. Panchmarhi
  2. Ootacamund
  3. Madurai
  4. Araku Valley
  

Question 286 :
The Manchester or South India is

  1. Chennai
  2. Coimbatore
  3. Bengaluru
  4. Madurai
  

Question 287 :
Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of common borders with other Indian States?

  1. West Bengal
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Karnataka
  

Question 288 :
After which one of the following tribes of India has a supercontinent of ancient geological history of the world been named?

  1. Santhals
  2. Khonds
  3. Bhils
  4. Gonds
  

Question 289 :
The first coal mine in India

  1. Dhanbad
  2. Jharia
  3. Raniganj
  4. Asansol
  

Question 290 :
Where will you expect to find bamboo growing

  1. At a great height from sea level
  2. At a medium height from sea level
  3. At a very low height from sea level
  4. There is no such condition; it can grow anywhere
  

Question 291 :
Which industry provides jobs to the maximum number of people?

  1. Iron textiles
  2. Cotton textiles
  3. Sugar industry
  4. Tea processing
  

Question 292 :
Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka?

  1. Elephanta
  2. Rameshwaram
  3. Nicobar
  4. Salsette
  

Question 293 :
The right Ganga tributaries of the plain do not include

  1. Alakananda
  2. Yamuna
  3. Son
  4. Tons
  

Question 294 :
The Indian sub-continent was originally part of a huge landmass called

  1. Jurassic landmass
  2. Aryavarta
  3. Indiana
  4. Gondwana continent
  

Question 295 :
Gypaum is round in

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Odisha
  3. Assam
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 296 :
The Jog Fails are situated on the

  1. Tapi river
  2. Saravathi river
  3. Cauvery river
  4. Bhima river
  

Question 297 :
Which of the following is not a navigable river in India?

  1. Brahmaputra
  2. Godavari
  3. Narmada
  4. Chenab
  

Question 298 :
In an area with more than 200 cm annual rainfall and slopy hills, which of the following crops can be cultivated best?

  1. Tea
  2. Jute
  3. Tobacco
  4. Cotton
  

Question 299 :
The Bokaro steel plant has been set up with the assistance of

  1. Former USSR
  2. UK
  3. USA
  4. Germany
  

Question 300 :
The first machine made paper was manufactured

  1. in 1870 near Kolkata
  2. in 1903 in Mumbai
  3. in 1910 at Delhi
  4. After independence
  
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