shop.ssbcrack.com INDIAN GEOGRAPHY 1250+ MCQs for all competitive exams INDEX Physiology of India Indian Rivers, Lakes and Water World Indian Soil, Seasons and Natural VegetationIndian Agriculture and Animal HusbandryIndian Minerals and Industries Indian Transportation, Communication / NationalParks and Sanctuaries Fundamentals of Indian Geography shop.ssbcrack.com shop.ssbcrack.com Physiology of Indian 1. Which state has smallest land area? [IAS 2003] (a) Goa (b) Nagaland (c) Sikkim (d) Tripura Ans: (a) 2. The climate of India is mainly tropical because: [CDS 2002] (a) of the location of the Himalayas in its North (b) major part of India lies within the tropics (c) of the overpowering influence of India Ocean (d) of the seasonal influence of jet streams Ans: (a) 3. The two volcanic islands in the Indian territory are: [CDS 2002] (a) Kavaratti and New Moor (b) Bitra and Kavaratti (c) Pamban and Barren (d) Narcondam and Barren Ans: (d) 4. Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size? [CDS 2002] (a) Pondicherry shop.ssbcrack.com (b) Lakshadweep (c) Daman and Diu (d) Chandigarh Ans: (a) 5. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [CDS 1999] (a) Plimsoll Line : India and Afghanistan (b) Durand Line : India and Myanmar (c) Macmohan Line : India and Nepal (d) Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan Ans: (d) 6. Duncan Passage is situated between: [CDS 1999] (a) Minicoy and Amindiv (b) Minicoy and Maldives (c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar (d) South Andaman and Little Andaman Ans: (d) 7. Ten Degree Channel is between: [CDS 2011] (a) Dover and Calais (b) Alaska and Russia (c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar (d) North Korea and South Korea Ans: (c) 8. If the usual rule of calculation of time were applied for the extremes of Gujrat and Arunachal Pradesh, then approximately time: [CPO AC 2003] (a) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours (b) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 2 hours (c) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 3 hours (d) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours Ans: (d) 9. ‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through the states of UP, MP: [CDS 2000] (a) AP and Karnataka (b) AP and Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (d) Orissa and AP Ans: (d) 10. The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in : [Bank PO 2007] (a) Indian Ocean shop.ssbcrack.com (b) Arabian Sea (c) Bay of Bengal (d) none of these Ans: (b) 11. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? [CPO SI 2003] (a) Sri Lanka (b) Myanmar (c) Indonesia (d) Pakistan Ans: (b) 12. Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ? [CPO AC 2003] (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Assam (d) Bihar Ans: (c) 13. Jharkhand does not share boundary with: [CPO AC 2003] (a) West Bengal (b) Orissa (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Madhya Pradesh Ans: (d) 14. Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? (a) Thailand (b) Sri Lanka (c) Indonesia (d) All of them Ans: (c) 15. The States which have common borders with China are: 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Sikkim 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Himachal Pradesh (a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 shop.ssbcrack.com Ans: (d) 16. The States of India having common border with Myanmar are: [CDS 1993] (a) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh (b) Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam (c) Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya (d) Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh Ans: (a) 17. The State with the largest area under waste land is: (a) Gujarat (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Rajasthan Ans: (c) 18. The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in: (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim Ans: (b) 19. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following? [Asstt Grade 1991] (a) Fold mountains (b) Volcanic mountains (c) Block mountains (d) None of these Ans: (a) 20. The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are :[Asstt Grade 1991] (a) Satpuras (b) Nilgiris (c) Vindhyas (d) Aravallis Ans: (d) 21. The highest mountain peak in India is : [LIC 1994] (a) Kanchenjunga (b) Mount Everest (c) Mt. K 2 shop.ssbcrack.com (d) Nanda Devi Ans: (c) 22. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges? (a) Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps (b) Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas (c) Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps (d) Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats Ans: (a) 23. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in : (a) Kashmir (b) Nepal (c) Baluchistan (d) Myanmar Ans: (d) 24. Match the following: [CDS 2000] A. Pir Panjal 1. Arunachal Pradesh B. Dhauladhar 2. Uttaranchal C. Nag Tibba 3. Jammu and Kashmir D. Mishimi Hills 4. Himachal Pradesh A B C D (a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 3 4 2 1 (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 4 3 2 1 Ans: (b) 25. The transport route connecting the Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the: [IAS 2003] (a) Pir Panjal pass (b) Karakoram pass (c) Banihal pass (d) Zoji La pass Ans: (b) 26. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats? [IAS 2003] (a) Sheravoy hills shop.ssbcrack.com (b) Javadi hills (c) Nallamala hills (d) Elamalai hills Ans: (d) 27. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on : [IAS 2003] (a) Palni hills (b) Anaimalai mountain (c) Nilgiri mountain (d) Cardamon hills Ans: (a) 28. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [IAS 2003] (a) Black cotton soil of north-west India was formed by the weathering of basaltic lava rocks (b) Sedimentary rocks are distinguished from other types of rocks by the presence of distinct layers (c) Granite has large crystals of quartz, feldspar and mica in it (d) A metamorphic rock is softer and less compact than its original type Ans: (d) 29. Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas? (a) Folding of the earth's crust (b) Accumulation of loess deposits (c) Folding of the geosyncline (d) Faulting of the earth's crust Ans: (c) 30. Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes? [CDS 2000] (a) Coastal plains (b) Old shields (c) Plateaus (d) Young folded mountains Ans: (d) 31. The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is : [IAS 2003] (a) Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam Him. (b) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him. (c) Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him. (d) Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., Punjab Him. Ans: (b) shop.ssbcrack.com 32. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains? (a) Block mountains (b) Fold mountains (c) Volcanic mountains (d) Residual mountains Ans: (a) 33. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the: (a) Aravallis (b) Vindhyas (c) Satpuras (d) Kaimur range Ans: (a) 34. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is : [IAS 1994] (a) the Siwalik Range (b) the Lesser Himalayas (c) the Great Himalayan Range (d) the Dhaula Dhar Range Ans: (c) 35. Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of: [I. Tax & Central Excise 1992] (a) alluvial soil (b) coral reef (c) sandstone (d) lava Ans: (d) 36. The highest peak in South India is: (a) Doda Betta (b) Makurti (c) Analmudi (d) None of these Ans: (c) 37. Aravalli ranges are an example of: [Asstt Grade 1993] (a) straight mountains (b) block mountains (c) residual mountains (d) volcanic mountains Ans: (c) shop.ssbcrack.com 38. Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India ? (a) Khyber (b) Bomdila (c) Bara Lacha La (d) Shipkila Ans: (a) 39. Zozila Pass connects: [IFS 1989] (a) Kashmir and Tibet (b) Nepal and Tibet (c) Leh and Kargil (d) Leh and Snnagar Ans: (d) 40. Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched? 1. Zojila and Burzil - Jammu & Kashmir 2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La - Uttar Pradesh 3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh - Himachal Pradesh 4. Nathu La and Jelep La - Sikkim (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Ans: (b) 41. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? 1. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granites and gneiss 2. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets 3. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps forming the northern flank of the plateau 4. The troughs of the Narmada and the Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges. (a) I, II and III (b) I and II (c) I, II, III and IV (d) I, III and IV Ans: (c) 42. Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats ? (a) Height (b) Continuity