Fundamentals of Indian Geography MCQ with Answers

Question. Narmada originates from its source situated in the State of
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: C

Question. The Jog Fails are situated on the
(a) Tapi river
(b) Saravathi river
(c) Cauvery river
(d) Bhima river

Answer: B

Question. The Arabian Sea lies to
(a) North-East of India
(b) South-West of India
(c) South-East of India
(d) North-West of India

Answer: C

Question. Palk Strait separates India from
(a) Pakistan
(b) China
(c) Andaman Island
(d) Sri Lanka

Answer: D

Question. River Cauvery flows through the state of
(a) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(c) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Answer: B

Question. India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that
(a) longitudes are not parallel lines
(b) the distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join
(c) all longitudes with their opposites form great circles
(d) the earth is not a perfect sphere

Answer: B

Question. The Peninsular Plateau of India extends upto
(a) Mizo Hills
(b) Himachal Himalayas
(c) Assam Valley
(d) Maghalaya Hills

Answer: D

Question. What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India?
(a) Prevention of invasions
(b) Valuable source of timber
(c) They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow
(d) They protect India from the icy cold north winds

Answer: C

Question. Ganga beyond Farakka when it enters Bangladesh is known as
(a) Padma
(b) Meghna
(c) Hugli
(d) Swarn Ganga

Answer: A

Question. A rainshadow region gets
(a) large quantity of rainfall
(b) rainfall six months in a year
(c) rainfall all through the year
(d) scanty or no rainfall

Answer: D

Question. Ahmedabad is situated on the river bank of
(a) Sabarmati
(b) Mahi
(c) Luni
(d) Nannada

Answer: A

Question. The Water Fall with the highest fall in India is the
(a) Jog Falls, Karnataka
(b) Courtallam Falls, Tamil Nadu
(c) Beraghat Falls, Madhya Pradesh
(d) Ettipotala Falls, Andhra Pradesh

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(a) Cauvery
(b) Krishna
(c) Narmada
(d) Ganga

Answer: C

Question. The river Damodar ends in
(a) River Ganga
(b) River Hugli
(c) The Bay of Bengal
(d) Salt Lake

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Peninsular rivers?
(a) Seasonal flow
(b) Meandering tendency often shifting their beds
(c) Flow through shallow valleys
(d) Little erosional activity

Answer: B

Question. Tochi, Gilgit anet Hunza are tributaries of
(a) Ganga
(b) Indus
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Yamuna

Answer: B

Question. How do dust storms in summer affect the temperature?
(a) Increase it
(b) Decrease it
(c) No effect
(d) Cannot say

Answer: B

Question. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Pune
(c) Kolkata
(d) Leh

Answer: A

Question. Rajasthan receives very little rain because
(a) it is too hot
(b) there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
(c) the monsoons fail to reach this area
(d) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

Answer: D

Question. Which of the following indicates the types of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage caused In India
(a) Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging
(b) Alkalinity and water-logging, ravine erosion and weeds
(c) Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine erosion
(d) All are equally damaging

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following soils is formed under typical monsoonal conditions?
(a) Black Soils
(b) Red Soils
(c) Laterite Soils
(d) None of these

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following is incorrect?
(a) Red soils are rich in iron
(b) Black soils are rich in phosphorus nitrogen and organic matter
(c) Alluvial soils are rich in potash but poor in phosphorus
(d) Red soils are suitable for cultivation of pulses and coarse grains

Answer: B

Question. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as
(a) their colour is black
(b) they can retain moisture
(c) they are made of lava
(d) they are found on plateau regions

Answer: B

Question. A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a
(a) Mulatto
(b) Mestizo
(c) Meiji
(d) Mau Mau

Answer: B

Question. The bridge of sand and rock in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka is
(a) Palk Isthmus
(b) Sri Lanka Bridge
(c) Adam's Bridge
(d) Pamban Bridge

Answer: C

Question. Littoral forests occur
(a) on hills
(b) along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
(c) where the rainfall is heavy
(d) at elevated places

Answer: B

Question. Why is the Delta of the Indus small compared to the Delta of the Ganga?
(a) The Indus traverses a shorter distance than the Ganga
(b) The Indus is not as broad as the Ganga
(c) The path of the Indus is through arid area, whereas the Ganga collects more water alone its path of the sea
(d) None of the above

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Sutlej
(d) Ravi

Answer: C

Question. The territorial waters of India extends up to
(a) 5 nautical miles
(b) 12 nautical miles
(c) 15 nautical miles
(d) 2 nautical miles

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following States of India do not lie entirely in the Tropical Zone of the Earth?
(a) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following do not have a common boundary with Bangladesh?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Mizoram
(c) Tripura
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: D

Question. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is
(a) higher in elevation than Dwaraka
(b) situated further north than Dwaraka
(c) situated further east (about 30º longitude) than Dwaraka
(d) situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east

Answer: D

Question. Match the following:
               List-I                                    List-II
A. Kumaon Himalayas      1. Between the Indus and the Sutlej
B. Nepal Himalayas          2. Between the Kali and the Teesta
C. Punjab Himalayas        3. Between the Teesta and the Brahmaputra
D. Assam Himalayas        4. Between the Sutlej and the Kali
Codes:
     A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 4 2 1 3

Answer: D

Question. The Nilgiris are part of the
(a) Eastern Ghats
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Vindhyachal
(d) Tamil Nadu Hills

Answer: B

Question. The glacier of the Nubra Valley the longest one with a length of over 72 km is called the _____ glacier.
(a) Hispar
(b) Siachen
(c) Biafo
(d) Baltaro

Answer: B

Question. Narmada and Tapi flow into the
(a) Gulf of Khambat
(b) Palk Strait
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) Gulf of Kachchh

Answer: A

Question. They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high chick bones, spare hair and medium height," The reference here is to
(a) Nordic Aryans
(b) Austrics
(c) Negroids
(d) Mongoloids

Answer: D

Question. The first range of Himalayas to the North of Ganga Plains is the
(a) Satpura Mountains
(b) Shiwaliks
(c) Garo Hills
(d) Khasi Hills

Answer: B

Question. Which time of the day is generally the hottest period all over India?
(a) Noon
(b) 1 pm
(c) 3 pm
(d) One cannot say

Answer: C

Question. The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from
(a) The west coast to the east coast
(b) North-East India to the west coast
(c) The north to the south
(d) North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala

Answer: D

Question. Which of the weathering agents is almost peculiar to the Indian Himalayas?
(a) Wind
(b) Glaciers
(c) Snowfall
(d) Running water

Answer: B

Question. The weather office predicts "depression" over a certain area. It means
(a) cloudy skies
(b) atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas
(c) heavy weather causing a feeling of depression
(d) low atmospheric pressure over a large area

Answer: B

Question. Tropical moist deciduous vegetation la to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group?
(a) Teak
(b) Sal
(c) Sandalwood
(d) Deodar

Answer: D

Question. Match the following types of soil and regions where they are found in India:
          List-I                          List-II
A. Alluvial Soils          1. Highland areas of the Plateau
B. Black Soils            2. Periphery of the Plateau
C. Red Soils              3. Deccan Lava Tracts
D. Laterite Soils         4. River Basins and Coastal Plains
Codes:
     A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 3 2 1

Answer: D

Question. "Reserved Forests" are forests
(a) reserved for hunting
(b) reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
(c) reserved for local use
(d) reserved for growing medicinal herbs

Answer: B

Question. The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is
(a) 50% of the total land area
(b) 40% of the total land area
(c) 33% of the total land area
(d) 25% of the total land area

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley?
(a) Luni
(b) Chambal
(c) Son
(d) Tapi

Answer: D

Question. The Indian riven of the Indus Basin are
(a) Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
(b) Ganga, Beas and Sutlej
(c) Betwa, Sone and Kosi
(d) Gomati, Kosi, Gandak

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following lives the three largest states of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?
(a) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

Answer: A

Question. One of the states not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer is
(a) Odisha
(b) Gujarat
(c) West Bengal
(d) Rajasthan

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to geological history?
(a) Nilgiris
(b) Satpura Range
(c) Vindhyas
(d) Aravalli

Answer: D

Question. What is the most important characteristic of the islands (Indian) located in the Arabian Sea?
(a) They are all very small in size
(b) They are all of coral origin
(c) They have a very dry climate
(d) They are extended parts of the mainland

Answer: B

Question. Wind erosion is common in
(a) desert
(b) cold areas
(c) areas where there is thick vegetation
(d) areas of heavy rainfall

Answer: A

Question. Panchmarhi is near the highest point on the range of
(a) Vindhyas
(b) Aravallis
(c) Nilgiris
(d) Satpuras

Answer: D

Question. Sivasamudram waterfalls is on the river
(a) Krishna
(b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Cauvery

Answer: D

Question. Kalbaisakhis or Norwesters originate in
(a) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
(b) Karnataka Coast
(c) Coromandal Coast
(d) Malwa Plateau

Answer: A

Question. The source of the Brahmaputra is
(a) Pindari glacier
(b) A glacier near the Mansarovar Lake
(c) Somewhere near Tibet
(d) Punjab

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following rivers divides the 'Deccan Tableland' from Central Highland in northern India?
(a) Chambal
(b) Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) Narmada

Answer: D

Question. How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?
(a) They cause heavy damage to the standing crops
(b) They bring in locusts which destroy the crops
(c) They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain
(d) They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter

Answer: C

Question. How do the Central Asian highlands affect the Indian climate?
(a) The low pressure in these areas intensifies the cold during the winter
(b) The atmospheric pressure in this region has an effect on the Indian atmosphere in summer
(c) Dry continental air is blowing towards India throughout
(d) The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the onset of monsoon in India

Answer: D

Question. Which is the chief characteristic of the soil of the Indo- Gangetic plain?
(a) It is derived from Himalayan rocks
(b) It is rich in humus
(c) It is formed of peninsular rocks
(d) It is derived from local rocks

Answer: A

Question. The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to
(a) the heavy and timely rains and forests
(b) alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
(c) hard labour of the farmers over the generations
(d) better irrigation facilities

Answer: B

Question. India lies
(a) mainly in the northern hemisphere
(b) entirely in the northern hemisphere
(c) on the Equator
(d) more in the southern hemisphere

Answer: B

Question. Lakshadweep Islands are situated in
(a) Arabian Sea
(b) Palk Strait
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Bay of Bengal

Answer: A

Question. The general physical relief is likely to be the boldest in
(a) the Himalayan Mountain Complex
(b) the Indus Ganga Plain
(c) the Deccan Plateau
(d) the Central Indian Plateau

Answer: A

Question. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills were formed in the same age as the
(a) Himalayas
(b) Shiwalik Range
(c) Malwa Plateau
(d) Himachal Range

Answer: C

Question. The Satpura range is situated between two west flowing rivers, They are
(a) Narmada and Luni
(b) Narmada and Tapi
(c) Tapi and Mahi
(d) Mahi and Luni

Answer: B

Question. The Sunderbans are found in
(a) The Luni Basin
(b) Godavari Delta
(c) Ganga Delta
(d) Mahanadi Delta

Answer: C

Question. The youngest rivers in India originate from
(a) Eastern Ghats
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Himalayas
(d) Deccan Plateau

Answer: C

Question. The right Ganga tributaries of the plain do not include
(a) Alakananda
(b) Yamuna
(c) Son
(d) Tons

Answer: A

Question. 'October Heat' is caused due to
(a) the absence of rain
(b) combination of high temperature and excessive humidity
(c) dry hot weather
(d) None of the above

Answer: B

Question. The amount and Intensity of monsoon rainfall is determined by the frequency of
(a) western disturbances
(b) dust storms
(c) cyclones
(d) tropical depressions

Answer: D

Question. The soils of the plains have not been derived
(a) from the Himalayan rocks
(b) from the Peninsular rocks
(c) only from the rocks existing locally
(d) from material brought by the rivers

Answer: C

Question. Where will you expect to find bamboo growing
(a) At a great height from sea level
(b) At a medium height from sea level
(c) At a very low height from sea level
(d) There is no such condition; it can grow anywhere

Answer: C

Question. Beas flows through the State of
(a) Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
(b) Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu
(c) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
(d) Punjab and Haryana

Answer: D

Question. The Indian States which have common borders with Pakistan are
(a) Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan,
(c) Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab
(d) Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following is characterized by excessive dampness with a thick growth forest and a variety of wild life?
(a) Bhabar
(b) Bhangar
(c) Tarai
(d) Khadar

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following physiographic features of India is 'geologically the oldest?
(a) Himalayan Mountain Chain
(b) Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra Plain
(c) The Peninsular Plateau
(d) The Coastal Plains

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following is an east flowing river of the Peninsula?
(a) Tapi
(b) Narmada
(c) Mahanadi
(d) None of the above

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following group of rivers in India are likely to show the least erosional activity?
(a) Himalayan rivers
(b) Those rising in the Great Plain of India
(c) The thin streams flowing into the Arabian Sea
(d) The eastward flowing Peninsular rivers

Answer: D

Question. The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in
(a) Pakistan 
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) West Asia
(d) Himalayas

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following states has very little alluvial soil?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Punjab

Answer: B

Question. Which or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka?
(a) Elephanta
(b) Rameshwaram
(c) Nicobar
(d) Salsette

Answer: C

Question. The southern moat point of Indian territory is in
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Answer: D

Question. The Narmada river originate a in
(a) Vindhyan Range
(b) Maikal Range
(c) Satpura Range
(d) Mahadeo Range

Answer: B

Question. The second largest east-flowing Peninsular river is
(a) Godavari
(b) Krishna
(c) Cauvery
(d) Mahanadi

Answer: B

Question. There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because
(a) the Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
(b) the region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons
(c) lack of high mountains in the Deccan
(d) of some unknown reason

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India?
(a) Nearness to Equator
(b) Presence of Indian Ocean
(c) Monsoons
(d) Ocean currents

Answer: D

Question. The soils which have supported agriculture for centuries without much manuring or fallowing are
(a) alluvial and late rite soils
(b) red and laterite soils
(c) black and alluvial soils
(d) laterite and black soils

Answer: C

Question. Khaddar soils are found
(a) in piedmont plains
(b) in flood plains
(c) over low plateaux
(d) over steep slopes

Answer: B

Question. Which of the Indian states has the maximum number of common borders with other Indian States?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Karnataka

Answer: B

Question. The Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain widens
(a) from east to west
(b) from west to east
(c) at the middle
(d) No where

Answer: B

Question. Which of the following have almost the same point of beginning?
(a) Ganga and Indus
(b) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(c) Beas and Tapi
(d) Indus and Brahmaputra

Answer: D

Question. Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not Corm deltas because of
(a) lack of eroded material
(b) the high gradient
(c) lack of vegetation free area
(d) low velocity

Answer: B

Question. India has an endless growing season because
(a) it experiences the monsoonal type of climate
(b) the distribution of rainfall is uneven
(c) temperatures throughout the year are favourable for growth of plants
(d) its soil is very fertile the greater part being alluvial

Answer: C

Question. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is
(a) Leh
(b) Jaisalmer
(c) Bikaner
(d) Jodhpur

Answer: A

Question. The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats is the matter of
(a) continuity
(b) proximity of coast
(c) ending in Nilgiris
(d) height

Answer: A

Question. What is the standard time of India with reference to Greenwich Mean Time?
(a) 5.5 hours slow
(b) 11 hours fast
(c) 5.5 hours fast
(d) 11 hours slow

Answer: C

Question. The highest point in the Aravalli range is
(a) Dodabetta
(b) Anaimudi
(c) Guru Sikhar
(d) Panchmarhi

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna?
(a) Tungabhadra
(b) Malaprabha
(c) Ghataprabha
(d) Amravati

Answer: D