Top 550+ Solved Indian Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because: [IAS 2004]
a. Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
b. Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
c. Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
d. Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
Q. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of: [IAS 2004]
a. Chhotanagpur plateau
b. Khasi hills
c. Eastern Ghats
d. Kuchchh
Q. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, the portion remaining above the sea level is :
a. 1/10th
b. 1/9th
c. 1/6th
d. 1/5th
Q. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation? [IAS 2008]
a. Juniper
b. Mahogany
c. Silver fir
d. Spruce
Q. Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average raindifference as compared to the other three pairs? [IAS 2008]
a. Jabalpur and Nagpur
b. Mumbai and Pune
c. Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
d. Guwahati and Shillong
Q. With reference to Indian forests, consider the following pairs: 1. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests Sandalwood (Santalum album) 2. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests: (Shorea robusta) 3. Tropical Thorn Forests: Shisham (Dalbeigia sissoo) Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? [IAS 2001]
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q. Which one of the following types of forest covers the maximum area in India? [NDA 2001]
a. Tropical rain forest
b. Tropical moist deciduous forest
c. Tropical dry deciduous forest
d. Tropical dry evergreen forest
Q. Among the following, which State has highest level of literacy? [NDA 2001]
a. Mizoram
b. West Bengal
c. Gujarat
d. Punjab
Q. Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area? [CDS 2001]
a. Mizoram
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Sikkim
d. Jammu and Kashmir
Q. Which one of the following is a global biodiversity hotspot in India? [CDS 2001]
a. Western Ghats
b. Western Himalayas
c. Eastern Ghats
d. Northern Himalayas
Q. Which one among the following types of forests exhibits highest bio-diversity ? [AssttComm 2001]
a. Dry deciduous forest
b. Tropical rain forest
c. Moist deciduous forest
d. Mangrove forest
Q. Among the following places, which one receives comparatively lowest average monsoonrainfall from June to September? [Asstt Comm 2008]
a. Eastern Uttar Pradesh
b. Southern West Bengal
c. Punjab
d. Western Uttar Pradesh
Q. At which one of the following places is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturallyfound? [Asstt Comm 2008]
a. Shivaliks
b. Pachmarhi
c. Nallamalai hills
d. Nilgiris
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In the wet temperate forests at above 1500 m on the Nilgiris and Anaimalais, the Magnolias and Rhododendrons are commonly found. 2. Tropical dry evergreen forests are mostly found in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2