Top 550+ Solved Fundamentals of Indian Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. 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
Q. Which or the following Indian islands lies between India andSri Lanka?
a. Elephanta
b. Rameshwaram
c. Nicobar
d. Salsette
Q. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it doesin 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
Q. 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
Q. 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
Q. One of the states not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer is
a. Odisha
b. Gujarat
c. West Bengal
d. Rajasthan
Q. The southern moat point of Indian territory is in
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Lakshadweep
c. Trivandrum
d. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q. Which of the following do not have a common boundary withBangladesh?
a. Meghalaya
b. Mizoram
c. Tripura
d. Arunachal Pradesh
Q. What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayasto 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
Q. Which of the following mountains are the oldest according togeological history?
a. Nilgiris
b. Satpura Range
c. Vindhyas
d. Aravalli
Q. Which of the following hydro-electric stations is situated inUttar Pradesh?
a. Mayurakshi
b. Rihand
c. Kangsabati
d. Hirakud
Q. The multipurpose project irrigating maximum area in India is
a. Beas
b. Bhakra Nangal
c. Damodar Valley
d. Hirakud
Q. The Rajasthan Canal (now called the Indira Gandhi Canal)draws its water from the
a. Yamuna
b. Chambal
c. Sutlej
d. Sutlej and Beas
Q. Canal irrigation la moat Important in north India because the
a. soil is porous
b. level of underground water is high
c. sources of the canals are the perennial rivers
d. regions is densely populated