Top 550+ Solved Indian Geography (GK) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
a. Eastern Region only
b. Southern Region only
c. Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau
d. None of these
Q. Crop rotation helps to –
a. lessen use of pesticides
b. eliminate parasites which have selective hosts
c. yield more crops
d. produce a greater choice of plant products
Q. Which of the following statements about Kharif and Rabi is not correct?
a. Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in late Spring
b. Kharif season begins with the onset of monsoon season and harvested in Autumn
c. Rabi season begins in Autumn after the rains and harvested in late Spring.
d. Important Kharif crops are rice, millets, jute, maize and cotton; important Rabi crops are wheat, gram, barley and linseed
Q. In which of the following grouping of States of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale?
a. Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
b. Kerala -Tamil Nadu - Karnataka
c. Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland
d. Orissa-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
Q. Which showers are favourable to the rabi crops in Punjab during winter?
a. Showers caused by Jet streams
b. Mango showers
c. Showers caused by western disturbances
d. Kalbaisalchi
Q. The main factor for the accelerated growth of population in India is–
a. Low birth rate and low death rate
b. A high birth rate and a falling death rate
c. A rising birth rate and a rising death rate
d. A high birth rate and a high death rate
Q. Where is 'Raisina Hills'?
a. Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
b. The Hill feature in Srinagar, otherwise known as 'Shankara-charya Hill'
c. The place where the (3) Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu.
d. The rock feature at Kanya-kumari where Swami Vive-kananda's statue was erecte
Q. What is Dakshin Gangotri?
a. River valley in Andhra Pradesh
b. Unmanned station located in Antarctica
c. Second source of River Ganga
d. Island in the Indian Ocean
Q. 'Brown Revolution' is –
a. growth of fodder industry
b. growth of sea products
c. growth of milk and milk products
d. growth of food processing and soft drinks industries in India
Q. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because –
a. Mumbai is on the windward side
b. Pune is at a greater elevation
c. Mumbai is a coastal city
d. Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai
Q. Rajasthan revives very little rain because—
a. it is too hot
b. there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
c. the monsoon fails to reach this area
d. the winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind
Q. Central Highlands of Indian peninsular block are formed of –
a. Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
b. Igneous and sedimentary rocks
c. Igneous and metamorphic rocks
d. Sedimentary rocks
Q. Social forestry is –
a. growing different types of plants together on private land
b. management of forest by co-operative societies
c. growing one type of plant in government owned land
d. growing and management of useful plants on government owned land
Q. Which of the following are alternative names for the river "Brahmaputra"?
a. Yamuna, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo
b. Yamuna, Megna and Tsangpo Yamuna
c. Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo
d. Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo, Megna and Tsangpo
Q. Rotation of crops means –
a. growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil fertility
b. some crops are grown again and again
c. two or more crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity
d. None of the above