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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 331 :
Which of the following south Indian rivers has the largest basin?

  1. Godavari
  2. Krishna
  3. Cauvery
  4. Mahanadi
  

Question 332 :
Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after independence?

  1. Bhakra Nangal Project
  2. Damodar Valley Project
  3. Kosi Project
  4. None of these
  

Question 333 :
Narmada originates from its source situated in the State of

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Andhra Pradesh
  

Question 334 :
Which of the following is incorrect?

  1. Red soils are rich in iron
  2. Black soils are rich in phosphorus nitrogen and organic matter
  3. Alluvial soils are rich in potash but poor in phosphorus
  4. Red soils are suitable for cultivation of pulses and coarse grains
  

Question 335 :
Passenger and merchant ships are constructed at

  1. Mazagaon Docks
  2. Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
  3. No place; the Indian docks only make navy ships
  4. Goa shipyard
  

Question 336 :
Which one of the following towns is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?

  1. Allahabad
  2. Lucknow
  3. Agra
  4. Kanpur
  

Question 337 :
The Idukki hydroelectric plant la on the river

  1. Godavari
  2. Krishna
  3. Periyar
  4. Tungabhadra
  

Question 338 :
The Matatilla Project is

  1. executed by Uttar Pradesh
  2. executed by Madhya Pradesh
  3. a joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
  4. a joint venture by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
  

Question 339 :
The only State which produces saffron in the Indian Union is

  1. Assam
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Jammu and Kashmir
  4. Sikkim
  

Question 340 :
Where was India's rocket launching station set up?

  1. Sriharikota
  2. Arvi
  3. Thumba
  4. Port Blair
  

Question 341 :
Tanks are manufactured at

  1. Kanpur
  2. Chittaranjan
  3. Perambur
  4. Avadi
  

Question 342 :
The Mountain Peak located where the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river takes a hairpin bend from West-East trend to NorthSouth trend is

  1. Saramati
  2. Shillong
  3. Namcha Barwa
  4. Karbi
  

Question 343 :
Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to show the least erosional activity?

  1. Himalayan rivers
  2. Those rising in the Great Plain of India
  3. The thin streams flowing into the Arabian Sea
  4. The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers
  

Question 344 :
Marmagao port is linked to the interior by means of cheap transport on rivers

  1. Zuari and Mandovi
  2. Bhima and Kalinadi
  3. Varada and Malaprabha
  4. Gangawali and Savitri
  

Question 345 :
Mudumalai Sanctuary famous for elephants and deer is situated in

  1. Assam
  2. Gujarat
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Karnataka
  

Question 346 :
Which of the following is grown in the cold climate of Kashmir?

  1. Coconut
  2. Palm
  3. Saffron
  4. Jute
  

Question 347 :
Some people in Manipur live in houses bunt on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended slit. These islands are called

  1. Tipis
  2. Barkhans
  3. Phoomdis
  4. Izba
  

Question 348 :
Blue Mountain (peak) is located in ________.

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. Mizoram
  4. Kamataka
  

Question 349 :
The ________ Lake of India has very high salinity.

  1. Sambhar (Rajasthan)
  2. Wular (Jammu - Kashmir)
  3. Chilka (Odisha)
  4. Pulicut (Tamil Nadu)
  

Question 350 :
The maximum percentage of the tribal population in India consists of

  1. Santhals
  2. Bhils
  3. Mundas
  4. Nagas
  

Question 351 :
India provides ideal conditions for air travel because

  1. it is a vast country
  2. it has a huge population
  3. its climatic conditions are favourable
  4. it has extensive mountain tracks
  

Question 352 :
Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?

  1. Surat
  2. Agra
  3. Cuttack
  4. Mysore
  

Question 353 :
What causes earthquakes?

  1. Occurrence of underground water
  2. Volcanic eruptions
  3. Occurrence of cracks and fissures in rocks
  4. No definite cause has been found so far
  

Question 354 :
What is the best source of pure cellulose?

  1. Coir
  2. Cotton fibre
  3. Jute fibre
  4. Hemp
  

Question 355 :
River Cauvery flows through the state of

  1. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
  2. Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  3. Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
  4. Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
  

Question 356 :
Which one of the following towns is not situated along the Grand Trunk Road?

  1. Allahabad
  2. Lucknow
  3. Agra
  4. Kanpur
  

Question 357 :
Nayveli Power Project is a ________ Power Project.

  1. Hydro-electric
  2. Nuclear
  3. Thermal
  4. Non-conventional
  

Question 358 :
Deltas are formed where the shores are free of

  1. Low tide
  2. Hard rocks
  3. High tide
  4. Trees
  

Question 359 :
The Buckingham Canal runs through

  1. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
  2. Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
  3. Tamil Nadu and Kerala
  4. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
  

Question 360 :
A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a

  1. Mulatto
  2. Mestizo
  3. Meiji
  4. Mau Mau
  
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