GK Geography (Physiology of India) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 151 :
Which of the following tribes is not found in Central India ? [IAS 2003]

  1. Gonds
  2. Todas
  3. Bhils
  4. Munda
  

Question 152 :
Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ?

  1. Khyber
  2. Bomdila
  3. Bara Lacha La
  4. Shipkila
  

Question 153 :
Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? [CPO SI 2003]

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Myanmar
  3. Indonesia
  4. Pakistan
  

Question 154 :
Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ? [CPO AC 2003]

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Assam
  4. Bihar
  

Question 155 :
Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats? [IAS 2003]

  1. Javadi hills
  2. Nallamala hills
  3. Elamalai hills
  

Question 156 :
Which of the following latitudes passes through India? [RRB 1994]

  1. Equator
  2. Arctic Circle
  3. Tropic of Capricorn
  4. Tropic of Cancer
  

Question 157 :
How many States and Union Territories are there in India? [UP PCS 2002]

  1. 25 States and 7 Union territories
  2. 28 States and 7 Union territories (including National capital territory-1)
  3. 24 States and 6 Union territories.
  4. None of the above
  

Question 158 :
Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched? 1. Zojila and Burzil - Jammu - Kashmir 2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La - Uttar Pradesh 3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh - Himachal Pradesh 4. Nathu La and Jelep La - Sikkim

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 3 and 4
  4. 1, 2 and 3
  

Question 159 :
The large States of India in the order of area are [BPSC 2011]

  1. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
  2. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
  3. Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
  4. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
  

Question 160 :
The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is : [IAS 2003]

  1. Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam Him.
  2. Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him.
  3. Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him.
  4. Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., Punjab Him.
  

Question 161 :
The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:

  1. Siwalik
  2. Greater Himalayas
  3. Karakoram
  4. Lesser Himalayas
  

Question 162 :
Consider the following mountain ranges: [CDS 2002] 1. Ladakh Range 2. Karakoram 3. Greater Himalayas 4. Zanskar Range - What is the correct sequence of these from south to north?

  1. 3, 4, 1, 2
  2. 3, 1, 4, 2
  3. 4, 2, 3, 1
  4. 4, 3, 2, 1
  

Question 163 :
The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be :

  1. Mongoloids
  2. Negritoes
  3. Indo-Aryans
  4. Mediterraneans
  

Question 164 :
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. West Bengal
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Orissa
  

Question 165 :
In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the 1ST (Indian Standard Time) ? [NDA 1991]

  1. Delhi
  2. Cochin
  3. Mumbai
  4. Kohima
  

Question 166 :
Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude? [CPO SI 2002]

  1. Jaipur
  2. Nagpur
  3. Bhopal
  4. Hyderabad
  

Question 167 :
The highest Himalayan peak in India is:

  1. Kanchenjunga
  2. K-2
  3. Nandadevi
  4. Nanga Parbat
  

Question 168 :
Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India?

  1. Sikhar, Tinsukhia, lndore, Vadodara
  2. Tinsukhia, Phulpur, Udaipur, Kota
  3. Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
  4. Guwahati, Silchar, Bhopal, Rajkot
  

Question 169 :
India is the seventh largest country in the world and it covers a total area of

  1. 2700000 sq. km
  2. 3000000 sq. km
  3. 3200000 sq. km
  4. 3600000 sq. km
  

Question 170 :
Bhutan is surrounded by which of the following Indian States? [CDS 2004]

  1. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
  2. Assam, Mizoram, West Bengal, Bihar
  3. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar
  4. Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Meghalaya
  

Question 171 :
Consider the following places of Kashmir region : 1. Srinagar 2. Gilgit 3. Kargil 4. Banihal .- Arrange the above places from north to south using the code given below: [CDS 2010]

  1. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
  2. 4 – 3 – 2 - 1
  3. 2 - 3 -1 – 4
  4. 2 - 1 – 3 – 4
  

Question 172 :
Which state amongst the following has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste population of State's population? [IAS 2004]

  1. Jharkhand
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Punjab
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  

Question 173 :
Mac Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between:

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

Question 174 :
Arrange the following hill ranges in order from north to south: 1. Nallamala Hills 2. Nilgiri 3. Anaimalai 4. Cardamon Hills

  1. I, IV, III, II
  2. I, II, III, IV
  3. II, I, III, IV
  4. I, II, IV, III
  

Question 175 :
The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following? [Asstt Grade 1991]

  1. Fold mountains
  2. Volcanic mountains
  3. Block mountains
  4. None of these
  

Question 176 :
The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are :[Asstt Grade 1991]

  1. Satpuras
  2. Nilgiris
  3. Vindhyas
  4. Aravallis
  

Question 177 :
Aravalli ranges are an example of: [Asstt Grade 1993]

  1. straight mountains
  2. block mountains
  3. residual mountains
  4. volcanic mountains
  

Question 178 :
Which of the following is not true with regard to the coastal plains of India ?

  1. The west coast has a narrow alluvial margin interspersed by hilly terrain
  2. The eastern coast has a wide plain with well-developed deltas of the major rivers
  3. The west coast has little indentation except towards the south
  4. The west and east coasts, have the same alluvial features
  

Question 179 :
The ‘Mahe region’ located on the western coast of India is politically a part of the Union Territory of: [NDA 2002]

  1. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  2. Diu and Daman
  3. Lakshadweep
  4. Pondicherry
  

Question 180 :
Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?

  1. Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar
  2. Surat, Ward ha, Rourkela, Bharuch
  3. Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam
  
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