Geography - Questions and Answers - 02
151. The collision with Eurasian Plate along the modern border between India and Nepal formed the orogenic belt that created the Tibetan Plateau and the----------?
Answer: Himalayas
152. Which mountain range runs from northeast to southwest for about 800 km between Delhi to Palanpur (Gujarat) and is one of the oldest folded mountains of the world?
Answer: Aravallis
153. What is the division of the geologic time scale from the formation of the Earth to the beginning of the Cambrian Period of the Paleozoic Era (about 570 million years ago)?
Answer: Achaean Era
154. What is the name of a large area of salt marshes located in mostly in Sindh, Pakistan and the western tip of Gujarat?
Answer: Rann of Kutch
155. What is the name of a strait between Tamil Nadu in India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka that connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Gulf of Mannar in the southwest?
Answer: Palk Strait
156. Which river is first known as Sagarmati after originating in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, then after passing Govindgarh, it meets its tributary Sarasvati, which originates from Pushkar Lake?
Answer: Luni
157. Which is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India, at an elevation of 2695 meters, and a topographic prominence of 2479 meters?
Answer: Anamudi
158. Which mountain range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these two east-west ranges divide Indian Subcontinent into the Indo -Gangetic plain of northern India and the Deccan Plateau of the south?
Answer: Satpura Range
159. What is the name of a strip of land formerly belonging to India on the West Bengal - Bangladesh border which has been leased indefinitely to Bangladesh so that it can access its Dehgram -Angalpota enclaves?
Answer: Teen Bigha
160. Which is the Indian metropolitan city that locates nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
Answer: Kolkata
161. Which is the Indian metropolitan city that locates nearest to the equator?
Answer: Chennai
162. Prior to the construction of which Dam, the Mahanadi was navigable from its mouth up to Arrange, about. 150 kilometres from its source?
Answer: Hirakud
163. In which Indian states are the Kanha, Panna, Satpura, Sanjay tiger reserves located?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
164. The Sheonath river is the largest privatised river in India. It is the largest tributary of the river?
Answer: Mahanadi
165. Lakshadweep islands are separated from the Maldives islands by the……….. Degree Channel?
Answer: Eight Degree
166. --------------- is the oldest oil-producing state in India?
Answer: team
167. Ankleshwar, Lunej, Kalol are important oil fields of --------- state?
Answer: Gujarat
168. Aishwarya oil field in---------is India's second-biggest oil discovery. It has been named after Indian actress Aishwarya Rai.
Answer: Barmer (Rajasthan)
169. ……………. state Is known as the mineral the state of India?
Answer: Jharkhand
170. The famous solar power plant Bhagwanpur is located at ----------state?
Answer: Madya Pradesh
171. The Chambal Project is a joint venture of both Rajasthan and --------- state and both these states benefit from the project.
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
172. The Rihand Multipurpose project is located in the Mirzapur district in ……….. state?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
173. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in …………. The state has the highest Rhino population in the world?
Answer: Assam
174. Keibul Lamjao is the only floating National park in India, Is located in………..state?
Answer: Manipur
175. 'Ecology is the permanent economy’ is the slogan of the…………. Movement?
Answer: Chipko
176. The Bhavani, the Amaravati, the Hemavati etc. are the major tributaries of the……….. river?
Answer: Kaveri
177. .... Mahatma Gandhi Sethu Bridge is the longest bridge built across a river in India. It has been constructed across………….. river?
Answer: Ganga
178. ........ island of the Odisha coast is a place for Indian missile testing?
Answer: Wheeler
179. An island in the Mumbai harbour which is fortified and owned by the Indian Navy is……….?
Answer: Oyster Rock
180. Which is India's largest saline lake and produces 196000 tonnes of clean salt every year, which equals 8.7 % of India's salt production?
Answer: Sambhar Lake (Rajasthan)
181. The Andamans and Nicobars are separated by a channel some 150 km wide is……………?
Answer: Ten Degree
182. The Himalayas have many of the tallest mountains in the world. The tallest mountain in India is the……….?
Answer: Kanchenjunga
183. Some crops are planted for autumn harvest and are also called the summer or monsoon crop in India and Pakistan. What are these crops?
Answer: Kharif crops
184. The Guindy National Park is situated, right in the heart of ………. city?
Answer: Chennai
185. One of the biggest hydroelectric projects in the private sector is Vishnu Prayag Hydro Power Project. This project is located in……..state?
Answer: Uttarakhand
186. The source of which river of India is located on the Amarkantak hill in the Anuppur District of eastern Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Narmada
187. Which canal starts from the Harike Barrage, a few kilometres below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab state?
Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal
188. Which river flows north - northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan, then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before running southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state?
Answer: Chambal River
189. Which mountain peak, on the border between Nepal and Sikkim is the highest point in India at 8598m and the world's 3rd highest peak?
Answer: Kanchenjunga
190. The only confirmed active volcano in South Asia is a part of the Indian Union Territory of……….?
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
191. ………….. river is known as the 'Life Line of Goa'?
Answer: Mandovi
192. The river Nubra is originated from…………. glacier?
Answer: Siachin
193. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. In which district of Uttarakhand is it located?
Answer: Nainital
194. The population density of India is 382 per sq. km as per census 2011, which is the densest state of India with a population density of 1102?
Answer: Bihar
195. Which was the first factory in India to produce Urea and Ammonium Sulphate?
Answer: Sindri
196. In the northern part of the west, the coastal plain is known as ……………?
Answer: Konkan
197. The first marine eco-sensitive zone of India is………..?
Answer: Gulf of Kutch
198.………….. river is the only tributary of Indus, which flows fully in India?
Answer: Beas
199. The Koyna, the Ghataprabha, the Tungabhadra, the Bhima are the major tributaries of the…………. river?
Answer: Krishna
200. The Paradeep port (Odisha) Is at the mouth of river……………….?
Answer: Mahanadi
201. Khetri mines in Rajasthan is famous for......
(a) Gold (b) uranium
(c) Copper (d) Aluminium
Answer: (c)
202. Singbhum mines famous for Iron and Copper is in:
(a) Jharkhand (b) Bihar
(c) Chhatisgarh (d) West Bengal
Answer: (a)
203. Zawar mines in Rajasthan is famous for:
(a) Copper (b) Gold
(c) Mica (d) Zinc
Answer: (d)
204. Which among the following is the largest producer of Asbestos in India?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Jammu Kashmir
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim
Answer: (a)
205. Koraput (Orissa), Cudappah (Andhra Pradesh) and Salem (Tamil Nadu) are famous for:
(a) Gold (b) Copper
(c) Aluminium (d) Chromite
Answer: (c)
206. Which mineral is known as ‘black gold?
(a) Lead (b) Zinc
(c) Petroleum (d) Solver
Answer: (c)
207. Kolar, Hutti gold mines are in the state of:
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Rajasthan (d) Orissa
Answer: (b)
208. In which state is Ramagiri gold mines?
(a) Bihar (b) Jharkhand
(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (d)
209. Koderma mines are famous for:
(a) Copper (b) Mica
(c) Gold (d) Uranium
Answer: (b)
210. The largest source of petroleum in India (63%):
(a) Digboi (b) Ankaleswar
(c) Mumbai High (d) Cochin
Answer: (c)
211. The Jog falls consists of four waterfalls. They are Raja, Rani, Rocket and.....
(a) Rocker (b) Roller
(c) Roarer (d) Roamer
Answer: (c)
212. In which river are Chitrakoot waterfalls?
(a) Godavari (b) Indravati
(c) Narmada (d) Tapti
Answer: (b)
213. In which state is Dhoot Sagar waterfalls?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Goa
(c) Orissa (d) Karnataka
Answer: (b)
214. In which river are Hogenackel waterfalls?
(a) Kaveri (b) Godavari
(c) Veiga (d) Krishna
Answer: (a)
215. Which waterfalls is known as the ‘Niagra of India’?
(a) Jog (b) Sivasamudram
(c) Chitrakoot (d) Hogenackel
Answer: (d)
216. In which river are Sivasamudram waterfalls?
(a) Krishna (b) Godavari
(c) Kaveri (d) Tamraparni
Answer: (c)
217. In which state are Courtallum (Kuttalam) waterfalls?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka
(c) Chhatisgarh (d) Orissa
Answer: (a)
218. In which state are Athirappally waterfalls?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka (d) Kerala
Answer: (d)
219. Tripparappu waterfalls are in the state of:
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (b)
220. Palaruvi waterfalls are in:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala (d) Karnataka
Answer: (c)
221. How much the southern tip of India is far away from the line of the equator?
Answer: 876
222. Which tribal group is dominant in the 'blue mountains' Nilgiri of south India _
Answer: Todas
223. Which state has the longest coastal area
Answer: Gujarat
224. The percentage of earth surface covered __ by India is
Answer: 2.4 %.
225. The easternmost point of India
Answer: Walangto
226. The northernmost point of India
Answer: Indiracol
227. The westernmost point of India
Answer: Rajheera creek
228. Total land frontier of India
Answer: 15200
229. The highest peak of peninsular India
Answer: Anamudi
230. The second highest peak in India
Answer: Nandadevi
231. Largest riverine island in India
Answer: Majuli in Brahmaputra river
232. Which year is called a 'Great Divide' in the demographic history of India
Answer: 1921
233. The pass is located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India
Answer: Palghat gap
234. The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to · .. ·
Answer: Red soil
235. Lamba, the largest wind farm of the world located at ·. ·
Answer: Gujarat
236. Oldest oil field in India
Answer: Digboi in Assam
237. Which river of India is called Tsangpo in one Of its reaches
Answer: Brahmaputra
238. What is the Other name of the cardamom hills
Answer: Yelagiri hills (Yelamala)
239. The rocks in the Himalayan systems are" mainly-
Answer: Sedimentary
240. The number of major ports in India
Answer: 13
241. The smallest planet:
(a) Earth (b) Venus
(c) Mars (d) Mercury
Answers: (d)
242. The planets without satellite are Mercury and .......
(a) Mars (b) Earth
(c) Venus (d) Neptune
Answers: (c)
243. The nearest planet to Sun:
(a) Venus (b) Earth
(c) Mercury (d) Mars
Answers: (c)
244. The nearest planet to Earth:
(a) Mars (b) Mercury
(c) Jupiter (d) Venus
Answers: (d)
245. The hottest planet:
(a) Earth (b) Venus
(c) Mercury (d) Mars
Answers: (b)
246. Which planet is experienced the highest temperature variation?
(a) Earth (b) Venus
(c) Mars (d) Mercury
Answers: (d)
247. Which planet has the lowest escape velocity?
(a) Jupiter (b) Earth
(c) Mercury (d) Venus
Answers: (c)
248. Which planet has the highest escape velocity?
(a) Saturn (b) Jupiter
(c) Earth (d) Neptune
Answers: (b)
249. NASA sent Messenger in 2004 to study about:
(a) Mars (b) Mercury
(c) Venus (d) Jupiter
Answers: (b)
250. The messenger in Roman mythology:
(a) Venus (b) Mars
(c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
Answers: (d)
251. The Greek equivalent of Mercury:
(a) Poseidon (b) Zeus
(c) Hermes (d) Aphrodite
Answers: (c)
252. The time is taken by Mercury to complete one revolution is ....... earth days:
(a) 88 (b) 58
(c) 49 (d) 225
Answers: (a)
253. Which planet is known as the ‘morning star’?
(a) Neptune (b) Jupiter
(c) Venus (d) Mars
Answers: (c)
254. Which planet has the most circular orbit?
(a) Earth (b) Venus
(c) Mars (d) Mercury
Answers: (b)
255. Which planet has the least circular orbit?
(a) Mercury (b) Uranus
(c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
Answers: (a)
256. Which planet reflects the sun’s light in the largest extent?
(a) Jupiter (b) Venus
(c) Uranus (d) Neptune
Answers: (b)
257. Which planet is known as the ‘Earth’s twin’?
(a) Mars (b) Jupiter
(c) Mercury (d) Venus
Answers: (d)
258. The most shining object in the sky after the Moon:
(a) Sun (b) Wega
(c) Venus (d) Jupiter
Answers: (c)
259. In Venus, the sun rises in the ........
(a) North (b) East
(c) West (d) South
Answers: (c)
260. Which planet is known as the ‘Sister planet of the earth’?
(a) Venus (b) Jupiter
(c) Uranus (d) Neptune
Answers: (a)
261. Venus is the goddess of ....... in Roman mythology:
(a) Trade (b) Commerce
(c) Sky (d) Love and Beauty
Answers: (d)
262. The Greek equivalent of Venus:
(a) Aphrodite (b) Helen
(c) Libra (d) Obelia
Answers: (a)
263. Which planet is known as the ‘evening star’?
(a) Venus (b) Mars
(c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
Answers: (a)
264. The nearest celestial body to Earth?
(a) Venus (b) Sun
(c) Moon (d) Mars
Answers: (c)
265. Which is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere of Venus?
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen
(c) Carbon Dioxide (d) Methane
Answers: (c)
266. The only planet with the name of a female Roman mythological character:
(a) Earth (b) Venus
(c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
Answers: (b)
267. The only planet whose English name does not have any connection with
Greek and Roman mythology:
(a) Mercury (b) Earth
(c) Saturn (d) Uranus
Answers: (b)
268. The only planet which takes more time to complete a rotation then a revolution?
(a) Venus (b) Mercury
(c) Mars (d) Jupiter
Answers: (a)
269. Which country launched Venera-1 to study Venus?
(a) USA (b) Soviet Union
(c) France (d) China
Answers: (b)
270. Which is in Venus?
(a) Great Red Spot (b) Great Dark Spot
(c) Lakshmi Planum (d) Olympus Mons
Answers: (c)
271. Which is the largest among the inner planets?
(a) Mercury (b) Venus
(c) Earth (d) Mars
Answers: (c)
272. Earth is also known as:
(a) Helios (b) Sol
(c) Ferra (d) Terra
Answers: (d)
273. Which planet has the highest density?
(a) Saturn (b) Jupiter
(c) Earth (d) Mercury
Answers: (c)
274. Which planet has the lowest density?
(a) Earth (b) Saturn
(c) Jupiter (d) Mars
Answers: (b)
275. Earth is called:
(a) Yellow planet (b) Red Planet
(c) Green Planet (d) Blue Planet
Answers: (d)
276. Mars is the Roman God of:
(a) Agriculture (b) War
(c) Trade (d) Love
Answers: (b)
277. The Greek equivalent of Mars:
(a) Ares (b) Poseidon
(c) Helios (d) Zeus
Answers: (a)
278. Mars is known as:
(a) Blue Planet (b) Red Planet
(c) Green Planet (d) Yellow Planet
Answers: (b)
279. Which is known as ‘black moon’?
(a) Mars (b) Deimos
(c) Phobos (d) Nereid
Answers: (c)
280. What imparts a red colour to Mars?
(a) Silicon (b) Copper
(c) Iron (d) Silver
Answers: (c)
281. Which is the highest peak in the solar system?
(a) Chimborazo (b) Everest
(c) Valis Marineris (d) Olympus Mons
Answers: (d)
282. Which planet has almost the same period of rotation that of the earth?
(a) Venus (b) Mars
(c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
Answers: (b)
283. Which was sent by NASA to study Mars?
(a) Messenger (b) Vinera
(c) Path Finder (d) Galileo
Answers: (c)
284. Which is the farthest inner planet?
(a) Mercury (b) Venus
(c) Earth (d) Mars
Answers: (d)
285. The largest member in the solar system:
(a) Earth (b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn (d) Sun
Answers: (d)
286. National Congress is the parliament of:
(a) Australia
(b) Argentina
(c) Nepal
(d) South Africa
Answer: (b)
287. The line beyond which snow never melts:
(a) Latitude (b) Longitude
(c) Snow line (d) Meridian
Answer: (c)
288. The only planet without storms:
(a) Venus (b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn (d) Mercury
Answer: (d)
289. Natural vegetation has the similarity of:
(a) Climate and natural vegetation
(b) Climate and occupation
(c) Soil and drainage
(d) Economic base and races
Answer: (a)
290. A fountain of hot water issuing from a hole that extends deep into the earth’s crust is called:
(a) Delta (b) Canyon
(c) Volcano (d) Geyser
Answer: (d)
291. Which of the following forest belt supplies most of the world’s requirements of newsprint?
(a) Evergreen forest (b) Deciduous forest
(c) Coniferous forest (d) Mediterranean forest
Answer: (c)
292. In which country is Parthenon Temple?
(a) Italy (b) Iran
(c) Greece (d) Iraq
Answer: (c)
293. Which is called ‘the first city in the world’?
(a) Ur (b) Athens
(c) Sparta (d) Olympus
Answer: (a)
294. The name ‘Urubamba’ is related to:
(a) Weather (b) Rain
(c) Wind (d) River
Answer: (d)
295. Which of the following countries in South Asia is landlocked?
(a) Nepal and Bangladesh (b) Bangladesh and Bhutan
(c) Bhutan and Nepal (d) Bhutan and Pakistan
Answer: (c)
296. The largest planet in the solar system:
(a) Jupiter (b) Saturn
(c) Uranus (d) Neptune
Answers: (a)
297. The fifth-largest body in the solar system:
(a) Saturn (b) Earth
(c) Neptune (d) Uranus
Answers: (d)
298. The fifth-largest planet in the solar system:
(a) Earth (b) Neptune
(c) Venus (d) Uranus
Answers: (a)
299. Which planet has the shortest period of rotation?
(a) Mercury (b) Venus
(c) Jupiter (d) Mars
Answers: (c)
300. Jupiter completes one revolution in ....... earth years:
(a) 12 (b) 14
(c) 16 (d) 18
Answers: (a)
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