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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 181 :
Where is Pygmalion Point also known as Indira Point?

  1. Lakshadweep
  2. Andman and Nicobar Islands
  3. Rameswaram
  4. Point Calimere
  

Question 182 :
The NTPC has decided to set up its first coal-based power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States?

  1. Assam
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Mizoram
  4. Meghalaya
  

Question 183 :
The national highway from Amritsar to Kolkata via Delhi is numbered

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 8
  

Question 184 :
The highest point in the Aravalli range is

  1. Dodabetta
  2. Anaimudi
  3. Guru Sikhar
  4. Panchmarhi
  

Question 185 :
Lac is secreted by

  1. trees like rubber
  2. certain kinds of birds
  3. some animals
  4. a certain type of insect which feeds on the saps of trees such as Palas, Ber and Kusum
  

Question 186 :
At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?

  1. Kanniyakumari
  2. Pune
  3. Kolkata
  4. Leh
  

Question 187 :
The Palk Bay lies between

  1. Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat
  2. Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
  3. Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands
  4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  

Question 188 :
Oil refinery located near the of field is

  1. Nunamati
  2. Visakhapatnam
  3. Mathura
  4. Koyali
  

Question 189 :
The satellite construction centre in India is at

  1. Peenya
  2. Sriharikota
  3. Thumba
  4. Bengaluru
  

Question 190 :
The Sunderbans are found in

  1. The Luni Basin
  2. Godavari Delta
  3. Ganga Delta
  4. Mahanadi Delta
  

Question 191 :
The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is

  1. 50% of the total land area
  2. 40% of the total land area
  3. 33% of the total land area
  4. 25% of the total land area
  

Question 192 :
Which of the following is not renowned for the manufacture of silk?

  1. Bhagalpur (Bihar)
  2. Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)
  3. Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)
  4. Mysore (Karnataka)
  

Question 193 :
Soil of Western Rajasthan have a high content or

  1. Aluminium
  2. Calcium
  3. Nitrogen
  4. Phosphorus
  

Question 194 :
Which one of the following pairs is not correct?

  1. New Moore Island - India
  2. Hurricane - China Sea
  3. Doldrums - The equator
  4. Trade winds - Winds which blow towards the equator
  

Question 195 :
The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in

  1. Sundarbans
  2. Chilka Lake
  3. Gulf of Kachchh
  4. Lakshadweep
  

Question 196 :
The weather office predicts depression over a certain area.

  1. cloudy skies
  2. atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas
  3. heavy weather causing a feeling of depression
  4. low atmospheric pressure over a large area
  

Question 197 :
The National Metallurgical Laboratory of India is at

  1. Jamshedpur
  2. Dhanbad
  3. Roorkee
  4. Ranchi
  

Question 198 :
In India, diamonds are found at

  1. Panna (MP)
  2. Golkonda (AP)
  3. Khetri (Rajasthan)
  4. None of these
  

Question 199 :
The Alamatti is on the river

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

Question 200 :
Which of the weathering agents is almost peculiar to the Indian Himalayas?

  1. Wind
  2. Glaciers
  3. Snowfall
  4. Running water
  

Question 201 :
Kalbaisakhis or Norwesters originate in

  1. Chhota Nagpur Plateau
  2. Karnataka Coast
  3. Coromandal Coast
  4. Malwa Plateau
  

Question 202 :
Mahi Project will greatly benefit

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Punjab
  3. Gujarat
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  

Question 203 :
The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves as an irrigationcum-navigation canal is _______ long.

  1. 137km
  2. 147km
  3. 157km
  4. 167km
  

Question 204 :
Where is the headquarters of South-Central Railway located?

  1. Itarsi
  2. Mumbai
  3. Secunderabad
  4. Vijayawada
  

Question 205 :
What will be the difference in time of two cities situated on the same longitude but one in northern and the other in southern hemisphere?

  1. No difference
  2. Four hours difference
  3. Four minutes difference
  4. There are no such cities
  

Question 206 :
The first cotton mill was set up at Fort master in Kolkata in

  1. 1919
  2. 1926
  3. 1818
  4. 1854
  

Question 207 :
The Satpura Thermal Power Station is in

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Jammu and Kashmir
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Maharashtra
  

Question 208 :
The smallest Union Territory of India (area wise) is

  1. Lakshadweep
  2. Puducherry
  3. Daman and Diu
  4. Dadar and Nagar Haveli
  

Question 209 :
Konkan is a region of which one of the following States?

  1. Karnataka
  2. Maharashtra
  3. West Bengal
  4. Kerala
  

Question 210 :
Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river

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