Top 550+ Solved Indian Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [CDS 1999]
a. Flood-prone area: North Bihar Plain
b. Drought-prone area: Kalahandi district of Orissa
c. Seismic zone: Himalayan region
d. Landslide zone: Chhotanaqpur plateau
Q. The wet hill forest are found in the: [CDS 1999]
a. Aravallis
b. Mahadev Hills
c. Nilgiris
d. Satpura Hills
Q. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2002]
a. About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
b. The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
c. Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
d. The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
Q. Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because:
a. the former is nearer to the sea
b. the air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunjl from different direction during the rainy season
c. Cherapunji is located on the windward side
d. convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherapunji
Q. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India: 1. Red soils 2. Black soils 3. Laterite soils 4. Alluvial soils
a. I, IV, II, III
b. IV, II, I, III
c. IV, I, III, II
d. I, III, IV, II
Q. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at : [CDS 2004]
a. Chennai
b. Kolkata
c. Shillong
d. Thiruvananthapuram
Q. Consider the following statements:1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds. 2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds. 3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon. Which of these are correct statements? [NDA 2001]
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1 and 2
c. 1 and 3
d. 2 and 3
Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [IAS 1997]
a. Teak : Jammu and Kashmir
b. Deodar : Madhya Pradesh
c. Sandalwood : Kerala
d. Sundari : West Bengal
Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon inIndia? 1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India 2. Deflection of trade winds 3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean 4. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
a. I, II and III
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. III and IV
Q. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is :
a. convectional
b. orographic
c. monsoonal
d. cyclonic
Q. Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?
a. forests act as water sheds
b. forests bring rainfall in monsoon
c. forests lower the temperature of the environment
d. forests prevent soil erosion
Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order ofthe average summer rainfall ? [CDS 1993]
a. Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji
b. Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad
c. Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji
d. Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
Q. In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?
a. New Delhi
b. Mumbai
c. Chennai
d. Kolkata
Q. In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum? [I.Tax & Central Excise 1991]
a. During monsoon
b. After summer
c. During winter
d. During autumn