Top 550+ Solved Indian Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snowline and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region? [CDS 2000]
a. Thick forests of birch, fir, spruce and other trees
b. Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
c. A few dwarf shrubs
d. Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees
Q. The retreating monsoon withdraws from the:
a. west coast to the east coast
b. north to the south
c. north-east India to the west coast
d. north-west India to Bengal
Q. Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department ofIndia ?
a. Cold weather
b. Hot weather
c. Retreating monsoon
d. North-eastern monsoon
Q. Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?[CDS 2000]
a. Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
b. Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
c. Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
d. Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
Q. Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?
a. Presence of Indian Ocean
b. Nearness to equator
c. Monsoons
d. Ocean currents
Q. Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?
a. Aandhi - Uttar Pradesh
b. Kalbaisakhi - West Bengal
c. Loo – North - west India
d. Mango-showers – Orissa
Q. Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun duringnoon? [NDA 2002]
a. Chennai
b. Mangalore
c. Mumbai
d. New Delhi
Q. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to: [CPO SI 2003]
a. cyclones
b. earthquakes
c. landslides
d. tornadoes
Q. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because: [CPO SI 2003]
a. Mumbai is on the windward side
b. Pune is at a-greater elevation
c. Mumbai is a coastal city
d. Pune has greater vegtetation than Mumbai
Q. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
a. Pune
b. Leh
c. Kolkata
d. Kanyakumari
Q. M6nsoon retreat is marked by: [UP PCS 1995] 1. clear sky 2. high pressure conditions at the Bay of Bengal 3. rise in temperature on land
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because it:
a. lies north of Amritsar
b. comes under the influence of cold winds
c. is at a higher elevation
d. receives a lot of snow
Q. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ?
a. Kerala coast
b. Central India
c. Punjab
d. Rajasthan