India Geography Quiz

1. Which one of the following states had a higher literarcy rate than the rest, according to the 2001 census—
(A) Mizoram
(B) Goa
(C) Bihar
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
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2. Which of the following states in India has the highest net sown area ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Orissa
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Mizoram
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3. The axis of rotation of the earth is tilted by 23.5°to the plane of revolution around the Sun. The latitude of Mumbai is less than 23.5°whereas the latitude of Delhi is more than 23.5°
Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct ?
(A) The Sun can come overhead at both these places
(B) The Sun will never come overhead at either of these places
(C) At Mumbai the sun can come overhead; but it will never do so at Delhi
(D) At Delhi, the sun can come overhead but it will never do so at Mumbai
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4. The most commonly consumed staples cereal in India is—
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Bajra
(D) Maize
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5. Palk strait separates—
(A) India and Pakistan
(B) India and Myanmar
(C) India and Sri Lanka
(D) India and Afghanistan
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6. To ensure the early completion of selected irrigation and multipurpose projects, the government of India launched a programme to provide central loans to states. The programme in question is—
(A) Command Area Development Project
(B) Catchment Area Benefit Programme
(C) National Irrigation Development Project
(D) Accelerated Irrigation Benifit Programme
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7. 'Indian Standard Meridian' passes through the states of U.P., M.P.—
(A) Chhattisgarh and A.P.
(B) A.P. and Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka and A.P.
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8. ‘Mansar Lake’ is located in—
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Punjab
(D) Uttar Pradesh
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9. Which among the following National Highway routes is the longest ?
(A) Kolkata–Hajira
(B) Agra–Mumbai
(C) Chennai–Thane
(D) Pune–Machilipatnam
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10. The Radcliffe Line is the International border between—
(A) India and Pakistan
(B) India and China
(C) India and Bangladesh
(D) India and Nepal
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11. The Indian Rice Research Institute is located in—
(A) Kolkata
(B) Burdwan
(C) Trivandrum
(D) Cuttack
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12. India's first Naval Museum is commissioned at which of the following sea ports?
(A) Chennai
(B) Mumbai
(C) Vishakhapatnam
(D) Kochi
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13. The Valley of Kashmir is located on a—
(A) Nappe
(B) Fault trough
(C) Plateau
(D) Plain
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14. Which one of the following states has the largest Kilometrage of National Highways in India ?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
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15. The most flood prone state of India is—
(A) Assam
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh
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16. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Chhattisgarh — Dandkarya Region
(B) Jharkhand — Chhota Nagpur Plateau
(C) Maharashtra — Rain-shadow Region
(D) Andhra Pradesh — Malnad
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17. Laterite soils are predominant in—
(A) Malbar Region
(B) Coromandal Region
(C) Bundelkhand
(D) Baghelkhand
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18. The atomic power plant which became active recently is located at—
(A) Kalpakkam
(B) Narora
(C) Tarapore
(D) Kaiga
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19. Which of the following statements is not true about India ?
(A) India has 2% of the total geographical area of the world
(B) Occupies 0.1% of global forest cover and 6.5% of total grazing area
(C) Receives 10% of total rainfall
(D) Holds 26% of global human population and 3% of global farm animal population
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20. Foodgrain production during 2008-09 would be (approximately)—
(A) 229•8 million ton
(B) 220 million ton
(C) 215 million ton
(D) 205 million ton
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