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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 91 :
Which part of India receives rainfall from both the SouthWest and North-West monsoons?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Odisha
  3. Lakshadweep Islands
  4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  

Question 92 :
Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at

  1. Varanasi
  2. Chittaranjan
  3. Perambur
  4. Kolkata
  

Question 93 :
Which of the following is not primarily a kharif crop in India?

  1. Wheat
  2. Rice
  3. Maize
  4. Cotton
  

Question 94 :
The highest peak in India is

  1. Mt Everest
  2. Kanchenjunga
  3. Mt Godwin Austin (K2)
  4. Dhaulagiri
  

Question 95 :
Which one of the following is the most important port of Gujarat?

  1. Porbandar
  2. Surat
  3. Kandla
  4. Diu
  

Question 96 :
Nagarjunasagar Dam was built on

  1. Mahanadi river
  2. Damodar river
  3. Krishna river
  4. Cauvery river
  

Question 97 :
The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states

  1. Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
  2. West Bengal and Bihar
  3. Maharashtra and Karnataka
  4. Haryana and Punjab
  

Question 98 :
Forest Research Institute is at

  1. Mumbai
  2. Cambay
  3. Dehradun
  4. Simla
  

Question 99 :
The first shore based integrated steel project in India is coming up at

  1. Ernakulam
  2. Tuticorin
  3. Visakhapatnam
  4. Mangalore
  

Question 100 :
Which of the following is a natural harbour?

  1. Visakhapatnam
  2. Mumbai
  3. Chennai
  4. Kolkata
  

Question 101 :
Through which of the following sets of states does Krishna river flow?

  1. Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
  2. Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
  3. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
  4. Maharashtra, Karnataka
  

Question 102 :
The Indian riven of the Indus Basin are

  1. Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
  2. Ganga, Beas and Sutlej
  3. Betwa, Sone and Kosi
  4. Gomati, Kosi, Gandak
  

Question 103 :
The Rajasthan Canal Project coven

  1. Punjab
  2. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
  3. Haryana
  4. Rajasthan
  

Question 104 :
The McMahan Line is a boundary between

  1. India and China
  2. India and Pakistan
  3. India and Bangladesh
  4. India and Nepal
  

Question 105 :
The Koal Project is aimed towards

  1. irrigation
  2. drainage and power generation
  3. power generation and load control
  4. irrigation, flood control and power generation
  

Question 106 :
The Nilgiris are part of the

  1. Eastern Ghats
  2. Western Ghats
  3. Vindhyachal
  4. Tamil Nadu Hills
  

Question 107 :
The Indus Valley Civilization was based on the racial stocks of

  1. Mediterraneans
  2. Nordics
  3. Negritos
  4. None of the above
  

Question 108 :
The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills were formed in the same age as the

  1. Himalayas
  2. Shiwalik Range
  3. Malwa Plateau
  4. Himachal Range
  

Question 109 :
Which is the croup of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India?

  1. lndo-Aryan
  2. Dravidian
  3. Austro-Asiatic
  4. Sino-Tibetan
  

Question 110 :
The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as

  1. Legume
  2. Rice
  3. Tuber
  4. Potato
  

Question 111 :
Which of the following soils is formed under typical monsoonal conditions?

  1. Black Soils
  2. Red Soils
  3. Laterite Soils
  4. None of these
  

Question 112 :
Which of the following States is called the Garden of Spices?

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

Question 113 :
The moat important commercial forests of India are

  1. Tropical evergreen
  2. Mangrove
  3. Tropical deciduous
  4. Coniferous
  

Question 114 :
Which region in India is known as the 'Rice Bowl of India'?

  1. Indo-Gangetic Plain
  2. Krishna-Godavari Delta region
  3. North-East region
  4. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  

Question 115 :
Black soil derived from volcanic rocks with humus is suitable for growing

  1. rice
  2. wheat
  3. cotton
  4. grapes
  

Question 116 :
The driest part of India is

  1. Rann of Kutch
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Leh
  4. Hinterland of Western Ghats
  

Question 117 :
Approximately what percentage of world's cattle population is to be found in India?

  1. 50%
  2. 18%
  3. 80%
  4. 7%
  

Question 118 :
Plants are associated with the social forestry programmes in

  1. Teak
  2. Neem
  3. Eucalyptus
  4. Banyan
  

Question 119 :
Naharkatiya oilfields are located in

  1. Tripura
  2. West Bengal
  3. Assam
  4. Madhya Pradesh
  

Question 120 :
The territorial waters of India extends up to

  1. 5 nautical miles
  2. 12 nautical miles
  3. 15 nautical miles
  4. 2 nautical miles
  
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