Indian Geography MCQs

Question 1

Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?

Accepted Answer

Gulf of Cambay

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Gulf of Mannar

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Backwaters of Kerala

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Chilka lake

Question 2

The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs

Accepted Answer

on the Malwa plateau

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on the western ghats

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between the Tapti and the Narmada

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to the north-east of the Godavari

Question 3

The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is

Accepted Answer

Madhya Pradesh

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Arunachal Pradesh

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Haryana

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Assam

Question 4

The year ________ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.

Accepted Answer

1921

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1901

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1941

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1951

Question 5

The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at

Accepted Answer

Jamnagar

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Guwahati

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Mumbai

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Chennai

Question 6

The only state in India that produces saffron is

Accepted Answer

Jammu and Kashmir

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Assam

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Himachal Pradesh

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Meghalaya

Question 7

Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are

Accepted Answer

Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej

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Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej

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Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna

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Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna

Question 8

The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to

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red soils

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yellow soils

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black soils

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older alluvium

Question 9

The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is

Accepted Answer

the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it

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the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley

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the evaporation of moisture by heat

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that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current