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Indian Geography MCQs with Answers & AI Explanation
Practice exam-level Indian Geography MCQs for SSC, UPSC, Railways, Banking, TPSC/APSC/WBPSC/State PSC and other competitive exams. Each solution can be generated and saved automatically for future visitors. This page covers questions 2689–2795 of the 523-question set (page 34 of 53).
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Q331. Tuticorin, an important fishing harbour is situated along ________ coast.
👁 0 viewsQ332. Darjeeiing Himalayan Railway became World Heritage Site in
👁 1 viewsThe correct option is C: 1999. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. This narrow-gauge line, famous for its scenic mountain route and colonial-era steam locomotives, is recognized for its historical and engineering significance in the development of rail transport in the region. The other years do not correspond to its UNESCO designation.
UNESCO's World Heritage List began in 1978.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was inscribed in 1999 as a World Heritage Site.
Q333. The Rourkela Steel Plant is located on the Bank of river
👁 2 viewsThe correct answer is Brahmani. The Rourkela Steel Plant is situated on the banks of the Brahmani River in the state of Odisha. This river flows through northern Odisha and provides the water resources and cooling in the plant’s vicinity. The other options—Bhadra, Damodar, Bhima—are rivers in different regions and do not run near Rourkela. Knowing the correct river helps map industrial locations to regional water bodies, which is often tested in geography-based questions.
The Brahmani River forms from the confluence of the Baitarani and Subarnarekha basins and flows across Odisha before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
Rourkela Steel Plant is on the Brahmani River in Odisha.
Q334. Diamond mines of India are located in
👁 0 viewsQ335. Copious rain in the northern coast of Tamil Nadu in October-November are due to
👁 0 viewsQ336. The major concentration of India's mica production comes from
👁 0 viewsQ337. River Narmada flows through a :
👁 0 viewsQ338. The highest peak in India , K2 is also known as
👁 2 viewsThe correct option is C. K2, the world’s second-highest peak, was also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, named after the British surveyor Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen. The other choices are not alternative names for K2: Karakoram is the mountain range, Kashmir is a region, and Kenneth is not related. This naming reflects historical exploration and surveying in the Karakoram range on the Pakistan-China border.
K2 was named Mount Godwin-Austen in honor of Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, a 19th-century British surveyor who contributed to the exploration of the region.
K2 is also called Mount Godwin-Austen.
Q339. The highest Peak in the Andaman Island is
👁 0 viewsQ340. Indian coal is mostly:
👁 1 viewsBituminous coal is the most abundant and widely distributed rank among Indian coal deposits. It balances relatively high calorific value with good coking properties, making it the dominant type used for electricity generation and many industrial processes. Anthracite is scarce in India, lignite occurs in some regions but not as the majority, and peat is an even earlier stage in coal formation. Therefore, the correct choice is Bituminous.
Coal India Limited (CIL) is the largest coal-producing company in India.
In India, coal resources mainly belong to the bituminous rank.