Quiz-4: Important India Geography Questions for APPSC, Other State PSC & All

Competitive exams

1. Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set up so far ?

(1) Great Nicobar

(2) Sunderbans
(3) Nanda Devi
(4) Gulf of Kachchh
Correct Answere: Gulf of Kachchh
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2. Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one state in India ?

(1) Aravali
(2) Satpura
(3) Ajanta
(4) Sahyadri
Correct Answere: Ajanta
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3. The National Horticulture Mission was launched in the year ?

(1) 2001-02
(2) 2002-03
(3) 2004-05
(4) 2005-06
Correct Answere: 2005-06
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4. Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an 'ecological hot spot' ?

(1) Western Himalayas

(2) Eastern Himalayas
(3) Western Ghats
(4) Eastern Ghats
Correct Answere: Western Ghats
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5. 'Saddle peak' the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar island is located in ?

(1) Great Nicobar

(2) Middle Andaman
(3) Little Andaman
(4) North Andaman
Correct Answere: North Andaman
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6. Which of the following ports of India handles the highest tonnage of import cargo ?

(1) Kolkata
(2) Kandla
(3) Mumbai
(4) Vishakhapatnam
Correct Answere: Mumbai
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7. Among the BIMARU states of India, the most densely populated state is ?

(1) Bihar
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answere: Bihar
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8. Which state of India has the largest area under forest ?

(1) Assam
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Himachal Pradesh
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answere: Madhya Pradesh
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9. Vembanad Lake is in ?

(1) Andhra Pradesh

(2) Kerala
(3) Orissa
(4) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answere: Kerala
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10. In the development of hydroelectric power, the pioneering state in India was ?

(1) H.P.
(2) Karnataka
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answere: Karnataka
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11. The place Sabarimala is situated in which of the following states ?

(1) Andhra Pradesh

(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Kerala
(4) Karnataka
Correct Answere: Kerala
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12. The Sardar Sarovar Project is being built on the river ?

(1) Tapti
(2) Godavari
(3) Narmada
(4) Krishna
Correct Answere: Narmada
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13. The Sardar Sarovar Project is being built on the river ?

(1) Tapti
(2) Godavari
(3) Narmada
(4) Krishna
Correct Answere: Narmada
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14. The best cooking coal is mostly obtained from ?

(1) Neyveli
(2) Raniganj
(3) Singrauli
(4) Jharia
Correct Answere: Jharia
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15. The oldest mountain ranges in India are ?

(1) The Himalayas

(2) The Nilgiris
(3) The Vindhyas
(4) The Aravalli Hills
Correct Answere: The Aravalli Hills
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16. Telugu Ganga project is intended to solve the drinking water problem of which of the
following cities ?

(1) Hyderabad
(2) Bangalore
(3) Chennai
(4) Cochin
Correct Answere: Chennai
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17. Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensive in ?

(1) Malabar
(2) Rann of Kutch
(3) Sunderbans
(4) None of these
Correct Answere: Sunderbans
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18. The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance
in India is ?

(1) 25%
(2) 33%
(3) 43%
(4) 53%
Correct Answere: 33%
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19. The Ravva offshore block, with great potential for oil, is located in the ?

(1) Krishna Godavari basin

(2) Cauvery basin
(3) Mahanadi basin
(4) Palar-Pennar basin
Correct Answere: Krishna Godavari basin
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20. The Central Building Research Institute is located at ?

(1) Bareilly
(2) Lucknow
(3) Roorkee
(4) Madurai
Correct Answere: Roorkee
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21. The Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) is located in ?

(1) Mysore
(2) Dehradun
(3) Nagpur
(4) Ernakulam
Correct Answere: Mysore
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22. The Indian Institute of Science is located at ?

(1) Chennai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Bangalore
(4) Mumbai
Correct Answere: Bangalore
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23. The largest industry in India is ?

(1) Textiles industry

(2) Steel industry
(3) Cement industry
(4) Automobile industry
Correct Answere: Textiles industry
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24. Which one of the following is Not as astronomical object ?

(1) Pulsar
(2) Brittle star
(3) Black Hole
(4) Quasar
Correct Answere: Brittle star
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25. The Cogentrix Power Plant was planned to be located in ?

(1) Orissa
(2) Gujarat
(3) Karnataka
(4) Assam
Correct Answere: Karnataka
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26. Tonly land-locked country in south-east Asia is ?

(1) Laos
(2) Thailand
(3) Malaysia
(4) Kampuchea
Correct Answere: Laos
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27. The maximum stretch of India between North to South is about ?

(1) 2800km
(2) 3000km
(3) 3200km
(4) 3500km
Correct Answere: 3200km
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28. Orissa has the longest border with ?

(1) West Bengal

(2) Bihar
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answere: Andhra Pradesh
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29. Kaziranga is known for ?

(1) Project Tiger

(2) Two horned Rhino
(3) One horned Rhino
(4) Operation Flood
Correct Answere: One horned Rhino
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30. Lakshadweep Islands are the product of ?

(1) Volcanic activity

(2) Wave action
(3) Sea floor expansion
(4) Reef formation
Correct Answere: Reef formation
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31. The most flood prone state of India is ?

(1) Assam
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Bihar
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answere: Bihar
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32. The first sunrise of the millennium 2000 was observed in India at ?

(1) Kohima
(2) Koteswar
(3) Katchal
(4) Kavaratti
Correct Answere: Katchal
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33. Which of the following is the largest tribe in India ?

(1) Todas
(2) Bhils
(3) Gonds
(4) Garos
Correct Answere: Gonds
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34. Which state is the leading producer of Soyabean in India ?

(1) Maharashtra
(2) Punjab
(3) Kerala
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answere: Madhya Pradesh
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35. The 'blue revolution' is related with ?

(1) Foodgrain production

(2) Oilseed production
(3) Milk production
(4) Fish production
Correct Answere: Fish production
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36. The most urbanised state in India is ?

(1) Gujarat
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) West Bengal
Correct Answere: Maharashtra
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37. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(1) Bomdila - Arunachal Pradesh

(2) Nathula - Sikkim
(3) Bhorgat - H.P.
(4) Palghat - Kerala
Correct Answere: Bhorgat - H.P.
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38. Which place is known as Queen of the Arabian Sea ?

(1) Kochi
(2) Alappuzha
(3) Kandla
(4) Mumbai
Correct Answere: Kochi
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39. Which of the following is also known by the name of Sahyadri Range ?

(1) Eastern Ghats

(2) Western Ghats
(3) Shiwaliks
(4) Vindhyas
Correct Answere: Western Ghats
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40. Which of the following states in India does not share boundary with Myanmar ?

(1) Assam
(2) Manipur
(3) Nagaland
(4) Arunachal Pradesh
Correct Answere: Assam
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41. The Khasi and Garo are the languages of the state of ?

(1) Manipur
(2) Meghalaya
(3) Assam
(4) Tripura
Correct Answere: Meghalaya
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42. Which of the following is not associated with oilfields in India ?

(1) Bombay High

(2) Digboi
(3) Ankleshwar
(4) Bijapur
Correct Answere: Bijapur
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43. In terms of the mineral resources/deposits, the leading state in India is ?

(1) Bihar
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Karnataka
(4) Rajasthan
Correct Answere: Bihar
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44. India leads (in the world ) in the production of which of the following ?

(1) Spices
(2) Sugarcane
(3) Tea
(4) All the above
Correct Answere: All the above
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45. National Institute of Oceanography is located in ?

(1) Madurai
(2) Tuticorin
(3) Panaji
(4) Dehradun
Correct Answere: Panaji
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46. Which of the following occur more frequently than the other three in The Indian Ocean ?

(1) Cyclones
(2) Hurricanes
(3) Tornadoes
(4) Typhoons
Correct Answere: Cyclones
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47. India's permanent research station Dakshin Gangotri is situated in the ?

(1) Great Himalayas

(2) Indian Ocean
(3) Antarctica
(4) Arabian sea
Correct Answere: Antarctica
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48. India's permanent research station Dakshin Gangotri is situated in the ?

(1) Great Himalayas

(2) Indian Ocean
(3) Antarctica
(4) Arabian sea
Correct Answere: Antarctica
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49. Cash Crops of India include ?

(1) Paddy and jwar

(2) Maize, jwar and paddy
(3) Cotton and sugarcane
(4) Bajra and paddy
Correct Answere: Cotton and sugarcane
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50. Who demarcated the line which divides India and Pakistan ?

(1) Sir Cyril Radcliffe

(2) Sir Mortimer Durand
(3) Sir Henry McMohan
(4) Lord Mountbatten
Correct Answere: Sir Cyril Radcliffe