Indian Geography Quiz

1. Which State of India has the largest tribal population ?

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) Tripura

D) Andhra Pradesh

2. What is Pimpri, a place in Maharashtra, known for:

A) Leather goods

B) Soaps

C) Electric goods

D) Penicillin

3. In how many zones Indian Railways has been divided ?

A) Fifteen

B) Seventeen

C) Twenty

D) Six

4. Sunderbans delta was created by:

A) Hoogly and Ganga

B) Jamuna and Ganga

C) Ganga and Brahmaputra

D) Chambal and Ganga

5. The land frontier of India is about 15200 km. which of the following countries shares the largest border length with India ?

A) Bangladesh

B) Pakistan

C) China

D) Nepal

6. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of:

A) Rajasthan

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Madhya Pradesh

D) Maharashtra

7. Through which one of the following Indian states the Tropic of Cancer does not pass?

A) Tripura

B) Manipur

C) Gujarat

D) Rajasthan

8. The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in :

A) Indian Ocean

B) Arabian Sea

C) Bay of Bengal

D) none of these

9. Blue Revolution is related to the

A) Dairy industry

B) Aquaculture industry

C) Rubber industry

D) Petro-chemical industry

10. The important feature of Indian rainfall is :

A) Erratic

B) Monthly

C) Distributed equally

D) Cyclonic only

11. Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest water salinity?

A) Dal

B) Chilika

C) Wular

D) Sambhar

12. Which of the following divides India into northern and Southern parts?

A) Equator

B) Tropic of cancer

C) Tropic of capricorn

D) Arctic circle

13. The Southernmost point of India is:

A) Cape Comorin

B) Indira Point

C) Point Calimere

D) Port Blair

14. Raniganj coal field is in:

A) Orissa

B) Bihar

C) Madhya Pradesh

D) West Bengal

15. The Indian sub-continent was originally part of a huge landmass called

A) Jurassic landmass

B) Aryavarta

C) Indiana

D) Gondwana continent

16. The famous city of Hyderabad is located on the bank of the river :

A) Musi

B) Koyna

C) Mula

D) Mui

17. Silent Valley National Park is located in the Indian state of ___________.

A) Madhya Pradesh

B) West Bengal

C) Kerala

D) Uttarakhand

18. The point within the Earth surface where earthquakes originate is:

A) comma

B) origin

C) epicenter

D) focus

19. Which soil is formed under conditions of high temperature and heavy rainfall with alternate wet and dry periods ?

A) Red soil

B) Black soil

C) Desert soil

D) Laterite soil

20. India conducted its first nuclear explosion at

A) Apsara

B) Pokharan

C) Koyana

D) Kalpakkam