Top 550+ Solved Indian Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Arrange the following rivers from South to North: [CPO SI 2002] 1. Cauvery 2. Krishna 3. Godavari 4. Mahanadi
a. 1, 3, 2, 4
b. 3, 4, 1, 2
c. 2, 4, 3, 1
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
Q. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length: 1. Ravi 2. Cauvery 3. Sutlej 4. Yamuna
a. 1, 2, 4, 3
b. 3, 4, 1, 2
c. 4, 3, 2, 1
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
Q. Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan? [IAS 2004]
a. Bharatpur
b. Jaipur
c. Jodhpur
d. Udaipur
Q. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because:
a. the soil is porous
b. the level of underground water is high
c. the sources of canals are perennial rivers
d. the region is densely populated
Q. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping? [IAS 1998]
a. Damodar
b. Mahanadi
c. Son
d. Yamuna
Q. 'Hinterland' refers to:
a. continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted
b. natural harbour used for international trade
c. land region extending from a sea port
d. abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially
Q. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: [CDS 2002]
a. Haldia
b. New Tuticorin
c. Paradeep
d. Vishakhapatnam
Q. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? [CDS2001, CDS 2003]
a. Cochin
b. Ennore
c. Tuticorin
d. Vishakhapatnam
Q. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003]
a. Kolkata
b. Kochi
c. Mumbai
d. Vishakhapatnam
Q. Which one of the following statements is correct? [NDA 2003]
a. India ranks 9th in the world's shipping tonnage
b. Mumbai port handles half of the country's foreign trade
c. Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports
d. India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports
Q. Consider the following seaports: 1. Chennai 2. Machilipattinam 3. Nagapattinam 4. Tuticorin The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from north to south is : [CDS 2000]
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 2, 1, 3, 4
c. 1, 3, 2, 4
d. 2, 1, 4, 3
Q. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?
a. Kandla : Gujarat
b. Paradip : Orissa
c. Quilon : Kerala
d. Kakinada : Maharashtra
Q. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?
a. Kandla
b. Vishakhapatnam
c. Haldia
d. Tuticorin
Q. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?
a. Cochin
b. New Mangalore
c. Mumbai
d. Vishakhapatnam
Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?
a. Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore
b. Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
c. Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore
d. Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil