Indian Geography Quiz

1. which of the following Indian States/union Territory has the maximum percentage of mangrove cover in the country ?

A) Gujarat

B) West Bengal

C) Andaman and Nicobar

D) Odisha

2. Which state has smallest land area?

A) Tripura

B) Goa

C) Sikkim

D) Mizoram

3. In which state is Periyar National Park situated ?

A) Kerala

B) Karnataka

C) Tamil Nadu

D) Andra Pradesh

4. Which of the following are the right bank tributaries to Ganga?

A) Yamuna, Chambal and Son

B) Yamuna, Son and Damodar

C) Yamuna, Gandak and Son

D) Yamuna, Chambal and Damodar

5. Which of the following towns of India is not located on a river bank ?

A) Lucknow

B) Hyderabad

C) Patna

D) Bhopal

6. In India principal wheat producing States are :

A) Punjab, Bihar, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh

B) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh

C) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh

D) Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Kerala.

7. Which Indian State produces maximum wind energy?

A) Gujarat

B) Rajasthan

C) Nagaland

D) Tamil Nadu

8. Which state is known as the "Molassis basin"?

A) Bihar

B) Rajasthan

C) Mizoram

D) Assam

9. Black soil of India is highly suited for the production of:

A) Cotton crop

B) Paddy crop

C) Sugarcane crop

D) Wheat crop

10. _____________soil is also called Regur and is ideal for cotton crop.

A) Red

B) Saline

C) Alluvial

D) Black

11. Amarkantak plateau in the Maikal hills marks the origin of the river:

A) Gandak

B) Chambal

C) Narmada

D) Ghaggar

12. The highest peak in South India is

A) Doda Betta

B) Makurti

C) Anaimudi

D) Palni Hills

13. Zozila Pass connects:

A) Kashmir and Tibet

B) Nepal and Tibet

C) Leh and Kargil

D) Leh and Snnagar

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

A) Leather goods

B) Soaps

C) Electric goods

D) Penicillin

15. The areas under Green Revolution technology are facing the problem of:

A) gradual loss of soil fertility

B) increasing alkalinity and salinity of soils

C) chemical poisoning of soils

D) All of the above

16. Arrange the following rivers of Peninsular India as per the descending order of their lengths:
I. Narmada
II. Krishna
III. Godavari
IV. Mahanadi

A) III, I, U and IV

B) III, II, I and IV

C) II, III, I and, IV

D) IV, III, II and I

17. Bikaner Canal is taken off from the river:

A) Banas

B) Chambal

C) Satluj

D) Yamuna

18. Pir Panjal Range in the Himalayas is a part of :

A) Shiwalik

B) Trans Himalaya

C) Central Himalaya

D) Lesser Himalaya

19. The water of the Luni river is

A) Fresh

B) Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches

C) Salty

D) Fresh in rainy season and salty in other seasons

20. Which of the following is NOT a plantation crop?

A) Coconut

B) Potato

C) Cashew

D) Rubber