Top 550+ Solved Indian Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following rivers meet Ganga in Bihar ? [PCS 1995] 1. Ghaghra 2. Gandak 3. Son 4. Punpun
a. 1, 2 and 4
b. 1, 3 and 4
c. 2 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q. Which of the following river is known as India's River of Sorrow? [UDC 1993]
a. Hooghly
b. Damodar
c. Ghaghara
d. Kosi
Q. Consider the following rivers: 1. Ganga 2. Brahmaputra 3. Godavari 4. Krishna Which of these rivers build a common delta? [CDS 2001]
a. 1 and 4
b. 1 and 3
c. 1 and 2
d. 3 and 4
Q. The Sivasamudram Falls is on : [Teachers' Exam 1994]
a. Cauvery
b. Subernarekha
c. Indravati
d. None of these
Q. The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of [IAS 2009]
a. Punjab and Haryana only
b. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only
c. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh
d. Punjab and Himachal Pradesh only
Q. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from northto south is : [IAS 2002]
a. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai
b. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
c. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai
d. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
Q. Wular lake of Kashmir is a : [IAS 2003]
a. Ox- bow lake
b. Lake formed by blocking of ice
c. Lake formed by terminal morainic dam
d. Lake formed by deposition of silt
Q. The second largest river basin in India is of the river: [CBI 1994]
a. Brahmaputra
b. Narmada
c. Krishna
d. Godavari
Q. The second largest basin in Peninsular India is:
a. Cauvery Basin
b. Godavari Basin
c. Narmada Basin
d. Krishna Basin
Q. Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya ? [IAS 2003] (A) Brahamaputra (B) Sutlej (C) Indus (D) Bhagirathi
a. A and C
b. Band C
c. A, Band C
d. A, B, C and D
Q. Which one the following is a correct sequence of rivers in terms of their total basinarea, in the descending order? [IAS 2003]
a. Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra, Godavari
b. Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari
c. Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga, Godavari
d. Indus, Ganga Godavari, Brahmaputra
Q. Which of the following lakes were formed by volcanic activities? [IAS 2003] (A) Lonar lake (B) Bhim Tal of Kumaun (C) Toba lake (D) Keloed lake
a. A and C
b. A and D
c. A, C and D
d. A, B, C and D
Q. What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths? [IAS 2003]
a. Godavari - Mahanadi - Narrnada - Tapi
b. Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
c. Narmada - Godavart - Tapi - Mahanadi
d. Narmada- Tapi - Godavari – Mahanadi