R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | Geography Geography Competitive MCQ question Part 2

What is the another name of Sahyadris?

1. Aravali
2. Western Ghats
3. Himadri
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Where does the Palk Strait lies?

1. Sri Lanka and Maldives
2. India and Sri Lanka
3. India and Maldives
4. Both A & B

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is popular name of the Indian islands in the Arabian Sea?

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Lakshadweep Islands
3. Maldives
4. Both A & D

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?

1. Aravali Mountains
2. Western Ghats
3. Himalayas
4. Both A & C

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is not one of the Era's of the Earth geological structure?

1. Azoic (Non-living era)
2. Paleozoic
3. Mesozoic
4. Cambrian

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is the era of the origin of the continental shelf?

1. Neozoic era
2. Paleozoic
3. Mesozoic
4. Cambrian

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

1. Tropic levels are the energy levels within food
2. In deep oceans primary production is almost high
3. The primary consumers are called autotrophs are primary consumer
4. The decomposers are called saprotrophs are decomposer

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following related to the the state of inactivity adopted by desert animals during the hottest and driest season?

1. Basal metabolism
2. Dormancy
3. Aestivation
4. Hibernation

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following statements is correct about biotic resources and abiotic resources?

1. They are non-renewable and all the biotic resources are renewable
2. All the abiotic resources are non-renewable but some of the biotic resources are non-renewable
3. Some of the abiotic resources are renewable but the biotic resources are renewable
4. Some of the abiotic resources are renewable and some of the biotic resources are non-renewable

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following reason is famous for the endangered Ridley turtles ?

1. Gahirmatha
2. Sagarmatha
3. Lakshadweep islands
4. Andaman and Nicobar group of islands

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is the highlights of the ‘Rally for Valley’ programme in India?

1. Environmental degradation
2. Biodiversity
3. Resettlement of displaced people
4. Loss of agricultural

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is the first research project programme that focused on the El Nino-Southern Oscillation and its predictability?

1. Climate Variability and Predictability
2. Global Energy and Water Cycle- Experiment (GEWEX)
3. Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystem (GCTE)
4. Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere (TOGA)

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following ministry monitered the functions of the National River Conservation Directorate ?

1. Agriculture Ministry
2. Environment and Forests Ministry
3. Science and Technology Ministry
4. Water Resources Ministry

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following place has never got the vertical rays of the Sun?

1. Srinagar
2. Mumbai
3. Chennai
4. Thiruvananthapuram

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Consider the following statement (s) related to the Western Himalayas I. Lie to the west of 80 degree East longitude between the Indus and Kali river II. Vegetation consists mainly of alpine and coniferous forests Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Code:

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following countries are divided by the Radcliffe Line?

1. India and Pakistan
2. India and China
3. India and Bangladesh
4. India and Nepal

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following countries are divided by the Durand Line?

1. Afghanistan and Pakistan
2. India and Pakistan
3. India and China
4. India and Burma

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Where is the India's permanent research station Dakshin Gangotri?

1. Great Himalayas
2. Indian Ocean
3. Antarctica
4. Arabian Sea

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following Indian state touches the boundaries of the maximum number of other States?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Uttar Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Consider the following statement (s) related to the Eastern Himalayas I. Lie to the east of 88 degree east longitude between the Tista and the Brahmaputra River II. Large tracks are covered with dense evergreen forests Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Code:

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Where is the Duncan Pass located?

1. South and Little Andaman
2. North and South Andaman
3. North and Middle Andaman
4. Andaman and Nicobar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following cities are called the twin cities?

1. Delhi and Faridabad
2. Mumbai and Pune
3. Hyderabad and Secunderabad
4. Bangalore and Mysore

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Consider the following statement(s) is/are related to the climate of India I. It has 'Tropical Monsoon' type of climate.II. Alternating seasons is the chief characteristic of India's Climate.Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Code.

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Consider the following statement(s) is/are related to the factors affecting the climate of India I. Latitude II. Distance fron the Sea Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Code.

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following is defined the northern frontiers of India?

1. Himalayan mountain range
2. Karakoram Range
3. Aravali Range
4. Satpura Range

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Consider the following statement(s) is/are related to Vindhya range I. Geographically, separates Northern India from Southern India.II.The western end of the range lies in eastern Gujarat, near its border with Madhya Pradesh, and runs east and north, almost meeting the Ganges at Mirzapur Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Code.

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following reason for the tropical climate of India?

1. Seasonal influence of jet streams
2. Location of the Himalayas in its north
3. Over-powering influence of Indian Ocean
4. Country being a part of Asian landmass

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following region is famous for the Asiatic wild Ass?

1. Rann of Kutch
2. Baghelkhand
3. Sunderbans
4. Shiwaliks

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Select the correct order of The hill stations on the basis of heights.

1. Darjeeling, Srinagar, Leh, Simla
2. Srinagar, Darjeeling, Simla, Leh
3. Srinagar, Leh, Simla, Darjeeling
4. Simla, Srinagar, Leh, Darjeeling

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following States has the longest coast line?

1. Goa
2. Gujarat
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Kerala

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following pairs mountain ranges and their location is not correctly matched?

1. Zaskar Range -Kashmir
2. Dhauladhar Range -Himachal Pradesh
3. Singalila Range -Arunachal Pradesh
4. Kumaon Range -Uttarakhand

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following himalyan mountain range where the Kashmir Valley lie?

1. Siwalik and Pir Panjal
2. Pir Panjal and Dhauladhar
3. Zaskar and Pir Panjal
4. Dhauladhar and Zaskar

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following rivers do not discharge its water into the Bay of Bengal?

1. Mahanadi
2. Cauvery
3. Tapti
4. Godavari

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following river systems form the delta?

1. Godavari, Narmada, Mahanadi
2. Narmada, Kaveri, Mahanadi
3. Godavari, Kaveri, Mahanadi
4. Narmada, Krishna, Kaveri

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Where is the Baglihar Hydro-power project located?

1. Beas
2. Chenab
3. Ravi
4. Satluj

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following River system formed the River Padma?

1. Ganga and Brahmaputra
2. Kaveri and Mahanadi
3. Sutlej and Jhelum
4. Damodar and Hugli

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following part of India receives the first monsoon in summer?

1. Western Ghats
2. Himalayas
3. Meghalaya Plateau
4. Eastern Ghats

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following soil is charaterised by the cracks and shrinks when it dries?

1. Black clay soil
2. Red porous soil
3. Sandy soil
4. Loamy soil

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following state is famous for the tropical forest of Silent Valley?

1. Goa
2. Karnataka
3. Kerala
4. Tamil Nadu

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Consider the following statement(s) is/are related to the Ladakh range I. It is Situated to the north of the Indus Tsangpo Suture Zone (ITSZ) and south of Karakoram, between River Indus and Shyok. II. The highest peak is Mt. Rakaposhi (steepest peak in the world). Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Code:

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following is/are the features of Himalayan Rivers?

1. Perennial in nature
2. Uncertain nature and caprician in behavior
3. Some are meandering in their flow and subject to drastic change of course
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following Indian state/UT is the least populous according to the India's 2011 census?

1. Daman and Diu
2. Sikkim
3. Lakshadweep
4. Arunachal Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Consider the following statement(s) is/are related to the Indian Islands I.The northern cluster of islands is called the Andamans, a group of 204 small islands, while the southern cluster is known as the Nicobar islands, a group of 19 islands. II.The Lakshadweep comprises a group of 27 coral islands scattered in the Arabian Sea, about 300 kilometres to the west of Kerala coast. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Code.

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following is not the feature of the India's West Coastal Plain?

1. Located between the Western Ghats and the Arbian Sea coast
2. Narrow plain (average width 64 km)
3. Drained by several short and swift streams which are unable to form deltas
4. Mostly of emergent type, characterized by offshore bars, fine sea beaches, sand ridges and lagoons

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is/ are related to the India's Coastal strips?

1. The Deccan Plateau is flanked, on its west and east, by narrow coastal plains along the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
2. The western Coastal Plain lies between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.
3. The southern part of the Western coastal Plain, called the Malabar Coast, is narrow, uneven and gradually dissected by a number of fast flowing streams and rivers.
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is the largest lake in India?

1. Nainital Lake
2. Sambhar Lake
3. Sishram Lake
4. Chilka Lake

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following river originates near Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra ?

1. Godavari
2. Godavari
3. Koyna
4. Both B & C

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following state has the Hydel Power Project Nathpa Jhakri ?

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Uttarakhand
3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. Madhya Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Consider the following statement(s) is/are related to the Deccan Plateau I. It is roughly of a triangular shape, extends from the Satpura hills in the north to Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of India ending in the Indian Ocean. II. On the eastern edge of the Plateau lie the Sahyadri, the Nilgiri, the Annamalai and the Cardamom Hills, the Annamalai and the Cadamom Hills, commonly known as the Western Ghats. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Code.

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is not true about the Ganga-Brahmaputra river system?

1. Forms the largest part of the Great Plains of north India. It covers almost one-fourth of the total land area of the county.
2. The Ganga rises from the Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas and is joined by the Yamuna and Sone rivers on its right bank.
3. Rivers joining the Ganga on its left side are the Gomti, the Ghaghra, the Gandak and the Kosi.
4. Brahmaputra River is a trans-Himalayan river. It originates beyond Himalayas in Tibet.

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to the semi-arid regions of India I. North-Eastern Madhya Pradesh II. South-Western Andhra Pradesh III. Saurashtra Which of the above regions is/are correct?

1. Both I & II
2. II Only
3. Both II & III
4. I, II and III

✅ Correct Answer: 3