Geography of India Quiz

1. The Neyyar Irrigation Project is located in—
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Sikkim
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2. Which city is known for its chiken embroidery ?
(A) Ujjain
(B) Lucknow
(C) Pune
(D) Surat
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3. The Indian port that bagged the ISO 9002 award is—
(A) Paradip
(B) Vishakhapatnam
(C) Haldia
(D) Tuticorin
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4. Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is not correctly matched ?
(A) Buksa : Pauri-Garhwal
(B) Kol : Jabalpur
(C) Munda : Chhota Nagpur
(D) Korba : Kodagu
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5. Which one of the following ports of India handles the highest tonnage of import Cargo ?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Kandla
(C) Mumbai
(D) Vishakhapatnam
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6. Tamilnadu Coast receives rains both in summer and winter from—
(A) Land and sea breezes
(B) Frequent cyclones from the Bay of Bengal
(C) S.W. Monsoon in summer and N.E. trade winds in winter
(D) Nearness to equator
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7. Along which one of the following meridians did India experienced the first light of the sunrise of the New Millennium ?
(A) 2°30′ W
(B) 82°30′ E
(C) 92°30′ W
(D) 97° E
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8. HBJ pipelines carry natural gas from—
(A) Hathras to Bhatinda and Jhansi
(B) Hosangabad to Bilaspur and Jabalpur
(C) Hazira to Bijapur and Jagdishpur
(D) Hissar to Barmer and Jaisalmer
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9. Which one of the following shipyards builds warships for Indian Navy ?
(A) Mazgaon Docks, Mumbai
(B) Cochin Shipyard, Kochi
(C) Hindustan Shipyard, Vishakhapatnam
(D) Garden Reach Workshop, Kolkata
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10. Which one of the following statements is not true ?
(A) Ghaggar's water is utilised in the Indira Gandhi Canal
(B) Narmada rises from Amarkantak region
(C) Nizam Sagar is situated on the Manjra river
(D) Penganga is a tributary of the Godavari
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11. The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing states in India is—
(A) Maharashtra, U.P., Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
(B) U.P., Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra, U.P., Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
(D) U.P., Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
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12. The maximum area under crops in India is used for the cultivation of—
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Cotton
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13. Obra known for—
(A) A new refinery
(B) A new aluminium plant
(C) A bird sanctuary
(D) A thermal power station
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14. Kishtwar town is situated on the banks of—
(A) Beas
(B) Chenab
(C) Jhelum
(D) Ravi
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15. Shyok is a tributary of—
(A) Brahamaputra
(B) Indus
(C) Chenab
(D) Sutlej
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16. Uranium Corporation of India Limited is situated in—
(A) Maharashtra
(B) West Bengal
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Rajasthan
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17. In 1498, Vasco-De-Gama reached—
(A) Thrivanantpuram
(B) Cochin
(C) Calicut
(D) Ratnagiri
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18. Which of the following Indian states is broadly as large as the European nation Austria ?
(A) Kerala
(B) West Bengal
(C) Orissa
(D) Karnataka
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19. Which of the following district is on the international border of India ?
(A) Sirsa
(B) Anantnag
(C) Karimganj
(D) Purulia
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20. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the—
(A) Yamuna Canal
(B) Sirhand Canal
(C) Indira Gandhi Canal
(D) Upper Bari Doab Canal
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