Top 550+ Solved Indian Geography (GK) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The cost producing iron in India is considerably lower than in other countries because of
a. low wage of miners
b. large supply of iron ore
c. large supply of coal
d. coal and iron ore are found in the same area
Q. Which group of the industries maximise savings on transport costs by being located near the sources of materials?
a. Iron and steel, aluminium, cement
b. Iron and steel, sugar, cotton textiles
c. Heavy machinery, cement, sugar
d. Iron and steel, cement, silk
Q. Farakka Barrage was commissioned to –
a. save Kolkata port
b. link North and South Bengal
c. supply drinking water to Kolkata
d. divert water to Bangladesh
Q. Laterite soil is found in which of the following States?
a. Haryana and Punjab
b. Gujarat and Rajasthan
c. Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
d. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Q. Which one was the first 'Biosphere Reserves' Project Scheme?
a. Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
b. Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve
c. Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve
d. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Q. The Southern tip of India is –
a. Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
b. Point Calimere
c. Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
d. Kovalam in Thiruvanan-thapuram
Q. Fibre crops are –
a. jute, sugarcane, linseed and rice
b. cotton, maize, tobacco and banana
c. cotton, hemp, jute and mesta
d. hemp, cotton, maize and saffron
Q. Which one of the following areas is noted for mangrove vegetation?
a. Lava forest of Kalimpong.
b. Sajnekhali forest of South 24 Parganas.
c. Dandakaranya forest of Orissa
d. Carbet National Park of U.P.
Q. How can a dairy farmer reduce fodder consumption by his cattle and also increase milk production?
a. By increasing the supply of feed concentrate
b. By stall feeding
c. By allowing the cattle to graze in the fields
d. By administering hormones
Q. Who among the following are involved with Cauvery River dispute?
a. The Central Government and Karnataka
b. The Central Government and Tamil Nadu
c. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
d. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puduchery
Q. Where is "Sir Creek" located?
a. Indo-Pak boundary along Gujrat.
b. Indo-Pak boundary in Laddakh.
c. Near "Mc Mohan Line" on India-China border in North-East.
d. Along India-Myanmar border.
Q. Growth rate of population means –
a. The difference of growth between male and female.
b. The difference in population between urban and rural area.
c. The number of births per thousand people.
d. The difference between birth and death rates.
Q. A high growth rate of population is characterised by –
a. high birth and high death rates
b. high birth and low death rates
c. low birth and low death rates
d. low birth and high death rates
Q. 'Mixed Farming means –
a. Sowing of both cash and food crops
b. Sowing of two or more crops in the same field
c. Sowing of two or more plants in alternate years
d. Rearing of cattle and agriculture
Q. Gurushikhar is a/the :
a. Shipping Yard of Andhra Pradesh
b. great guru of sikhs
c. famous hunting spot of Himalayas
d. highest peak of the Aravallis