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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 121 :
Which of the following projects is administered by more than one State?

  1. Nagarjunasagar
  2. Kosi
  3. Hirakud
  4. Tungabhadra
  

Question 122 :
Soyabeans are rich in

  1. Vitamin A
  2. Proteins
  3. Minerals
  4. Carbohydrates
  

Question 123 :
The four important ports of the West Coast of India, from South to North, in that order, are

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

Question 124 :
Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna?

  1. Tungabhadra
  2. Malaprabha
  3. Ghataprabha
  4. Amravati
  

Question 125 :
Which of the following hill stations is not located in Himachal Pradesh?

  1. Kulu
  2. Manali
  3. Shimla
  4. Ranikhet
  

Question 126 :
The Laccadives are an example of

  1. Islands resulting from submarine earthquakes
  2. Volcanic Islands
  3. Coral Islands
  4. None of the above
  

Question 127 :
The Arabian Sea lies to

  1. North-East of India
  2. South-West of India
  3. South-East of India
  4. North-West of India
  

Question 128 :
Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and busy docks at

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

Question 129 :
The boundary between India and China is known as

  1. Radcliffe Line
  2. Durand Line
  3. McMahan Line
  4. Maginot Line
  

Question 130 :
Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?

  1. Bengaluru and Chennai
  2. Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
  3. Ajmer and Shillong
  4. Nagpur and Kolkata
  

Question 131 :
In which of the following states would you not find Bhils?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Karnataka
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  

Question 132 :
In general it la observed that the rate of population growth has been ________ in the densely populated areas compared to sparsely populated areas.

  1. Low
  2. High
  3. Negligible
  4. Almost the same
  

Question 133 :
Geothermal energy may serve as an important source of energy in

  1. The Konkan Coast
  2. Ladakh District
  3. Aravalli Hills
  4. Narmada Valley
  

Question 134 :
The first nuclear reactor of India is named

  1. Urvashi
  2. Apsara
  3. Kamini
  4. Rohini
  

Question 135 :
The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved

  1. northward
  2. southward
  3. eastward
  4. westward
  

Question 136 :
Consider the following animals of India: 1. Crocodile 2. Elephant - Which of these is/are endangered species?

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
  

Question 137 :
Which of the following is not an international airport?

  1. Palam
  2. Dum Dum
  3. Meenambakkam
  4. Ahmedabad
  

Question 138 :
______ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves.

  1. Moran Oilfield
  2. Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
  3. Ankaleshwar Oilfield
  4. Naharkatiya Oilfield
  

Question 139 :
October Heat' is caused due to

  1. the absence of rain
  2. combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
  3. dry hot weather
  4. None of the above
  

Question 140 :
Lucerene is a

  1. Cereal crop
  2. Cash crop
  3. Foliage crop
  4. Fibre crop
  

Question 141 :
Which of the following fertilisers provides maximum amount of nitrogen?

  1. Calcium Nitrate
  2. Urea
  3. Ammonium Sulphate
  4. Nitrolium
  

Question 142 :
The Peninsular rivers which do not join the Arabian Sea are

  1. Narmada and Tapi
  2. Narmada and Cauvery
  3. Godavari and Krishna
  4. Tapi and Cauvery
  

Question 143 :
Where would you find Oraon, Munda, Santhal, Gonds and Asurs?

  1. Chhattishgarh
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Mahrashtra
  4. Jharkhand
  

Question 144 :
To which kind of rock does marble belong?

  1. Metamorphic rock
  2. Sedimentary rock
  3. Igneous rock
  4. Volcanic rock
  

Question 145 :
The commodity which accounts for the maximum volume of goods transported by the railways in India is

  1. iron and steel
  2. coal
  3. mineral oil
  4. metallic ores (other than iron ore)
  

Question 146 :
The plateau rich in minerals in India is

  1. Malwa Plateau
  2. Chhotanagpur Plateau
  3. Deccan Plateau
  4. Mysuru Plateau
  

Question 147 :
Which of the following is a tropical monsoon crop?

  1. Jowar
  2. Chillies
  3. Rice
  4. Ragi
  

Question 148 :
The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is

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

Question 149 :
The Buckingham Canal, which has been declared a National Waterway of India recently, is a canal running from

  1. Punjab to Haryana
  2. Mumbai to Goa
  3. Vijayawada to Villupuram
  4. Cochin to Kozhikode
  

Question 150 :
India lies

  1. mainly in the northern hemisphere
  2. entirely in the northern hemisphere
  3. on the Equator
  4. more in the southern hemisphere
  
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