This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Overview > Indian Geography – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Indian Geography Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Students of which Kendriya Vidyalaya will see the rising sun first? A) Patna. B) Itanagar. C) Delhi. D) Bhopal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Itanagar. 2. A small stream or river feeding into the main river is known as ..... A) Mouth. B) Source. C) Tributary. D) Confluence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tributary. 3. How can a desert help a civilization? A) It gives them protection from invaders. B) It gives them a wealth of resources to trade. C) It gives them the ability to farm the land. D) It keeps them isoloated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It gives them protection from invaders. 4. India is a(n) ..... A) Island. B) Continent. C) Peninsula. D) Oasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peninsula. 5. Which of the following groups of islands belonging to the Indian territory lies in the Arabian Sea? A) (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands. B) (b) Sri Lanka. C) C) Lakshdweep. D) D) Maldives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) Lakshdweep. 6. The largest state in the India A) Rajasthan. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) Punjab. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rajasthan. 7. Rocks belonging to Dharwar groups are best developed in A) Garhwal region. B) Krishna Valley. C) Dharwar-Bellang-Mysore. D) Rajmahal Hills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharwar-Bellang-Mysore. 8. If you were living along the Ganges River and wanted to travel to the Indus River, which direction would you travel and what major physical feature would you have to cross? (Hint:Look at your map!) A) East, Thar Desert. B) West, Thar Desert. C) East, Deccan Plateau. D) West, Hindu Kush. E) East, Hindu Kush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West, Thar Desert. 9. What is the local name of the wind blowing in the northern plains during summers? A) Kaal Baisakhi. B) Trade Winds. C) Loo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loo. 10. What is the SECOND most spoken language in India? A) Telugu. B) Bengali. C) Tamil. D) Marathi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bengali. 11. Largest tributory of ganga A) Yamuna. B) Koshi. C) Gandak. D) Ghagara. E) Son. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ghagara. 12. The part of indan subcontinent which receives maximum isolation? A) Northern. B) Western. C) Eastern. D) Southern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southern. 13. India got Independence on ..... A) 15 August 1948. B) 15 August 1876. C) 15 August 1978. D) 15 August 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15 August 1947. 14. What is the national food of Rajasthan A) Rajma. B) Shaak. C) Dal baati churma. D) Macher jhol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dal baati churma. 15. How many state are in india A) 23. B) 28. C) 2. D) 29. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 29. 16. What is the 2019 population of India? A) 1.4 billion. B) 1.3 million. C) 99 million. D) 1.2 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1.3 million. 17. India's National Anthem was written by ..... A) Abdul Kalam Azad. B) Ravindranath Tagore. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ravindranath Tagore. 18. The standard meridian of a country is usually selected in multiples of one of the following longitudes. A) 7o 25'. B) 7o 50'. C) 7o. D) 7o 30'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7o 30'. 19. Which state of India has the longest coastline? A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Gujarat. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Odisha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gujarat. 20. The altitude of Bengaluru is A) 1109 m. B) 920 m. C) 1010 m. D) 850 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 920 m. 21. Which passes make way to the land route between Kailash and the Mansarovar? A) Mana Pass. B) Rohtas Pass. C) Nathula Pass. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mana Pass. 22. Indian Monsoons are most erratic due to A) The uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years. B) Uncertain dates of onset and withdrawal as well as unequal distribution of rain at different places. C) Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place. D) Uniform duration but varying amount of rain from one year to another as well as at different places. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years. 23. Highest forest:Madhya Pradesh::The least forest ..... A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Karnataka. C) West Bengal. D) Haryana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haryana. 24. What are camels known as(in Rajasthan)? A) A mammal. B) Legendary Animals. C) Useless animals. D) Ship of the desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ship of the desert. 25. Consider the following statement(s) is/are related to the Vishnu PrayagI.It is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, and lies at the confluence of Alaknanda River and Dhauliganga River, in Chamoli district in the Indian state of UttarakhandII. Place of confluence of the Alkananda and the BhagirathiWhich of the above statement(s) is/are correct? Code: A) Only I. B) Only II. C) Both I and II. D) Neither I nor II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only I. 26. The place known as "Kashmir of Andhra Pradesh" is A) Horsley Hills. B) Lambasingi. C) Nallamala. D) Tirumala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lambasingi. 27. Which of the following rivers is not part of 'Panchnad'? A) The Ravi. B) The Indus. C) The Jhelum. D) The Chenab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Indus. 28. Who brought Hinduism into India? A) The Aryans. B) The Chinese. C) The Indians. D) The Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Aryans. 29. Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at A) Kolkata. B) Chittaranjan. C) Varanasi. D) Perambur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perambur. 30. The lowest temperature recorded in India A) -46.0 degrees Celsius in Lachen, Sikkim. B) -51.2 degrees Celsius in Dras, Jammu and Kashmir. C) -51.2 degrees Celsius in Lachen, Sikkim. D) -46.0 degrees Celsius in Dras, Jammu and Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -46.0 degrees Celsius in Dras, Jammu and Kashmir. 31. The name of the largest river in this region? A) Sutlej River. B) Luni. C) Indus River. D) Tapi River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Luni. 32. In which year did India receive independence? A) 1878. B) 1949. C) 1947. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1947. 33. Winter season:December-February::Summer season: ..... A) March-May. B) June-September. C) May-June. D) April-July. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) March-May. 34. Climate of a place is affected by? A) Location from the sea. B) Relief. C) Altitude from the sea. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. The 'Golconda Fort' is in which states? A) Kerala. B) Telengana. C) Karnataka. D) Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telengana. 36. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Karnataka. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamil Nadu. 37. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cotton as their colour is black they can retain moisture they are made of lava they are found on plateau regions A) They are made of lava. B) They are found on plateau regions. C) They are found on plateau regions. D) They can retain moisture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They can retain moisture. 38. Which of the following river originates as well as ends in the territory of India? A) Indus. B) Kosi. C) Brahmaputra. D) Chambal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chambal. 39. Khaddar soils are found A) Over steep slopes. B) In flood plains. C) Over low plateaux. D) In piedmont plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In flood plains. 40. The Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar separates India with A) Bangladesh. B) Sri Lanka. C) Nepal. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sri Lanka. 41. Which of the following cities lies to the south of the Tropic of Cancer? A) Jaipur, Rajasthan. B) Kolkata, West Bengal. C) Delhi. D) Guna, Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kolkata, West Bengal. 42. What is NOT a way the summer monsoon can affect India? A) Floods cities. B) Drowns livestock. C) Helps grow crops. D) Causes droughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Causes droughts. 43. This fast food commonly eaten in Maharashtra, resembles a burger. A) Frankie. B) Samosa. C) Kathi roll. D) Vada Pav. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vada Pav. 44. The sunderbans are found in? A) Mahanadi delta. B) Luni basin. C) Godavari delta. D) Ganga delta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ganga delta. 45. The second largest east flowing river? A) Krishna. B) Godavari. C) Mahanadi. D) Cauvery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Krishna. 46. Which of the following rivers makes estuary? A) Ganga. B) Narmada. C) Krishna. D) Kauvery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narmada. 47. Which state in India has the largest forest cover? A) Karnataka. B) Meghalaya. C) Kerala. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh. 48. Mac mohan demarcates boundary between ..... A) India and pakistan. B) India and china. C) India and nepal. D) India and bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India and china. 49. Indians rely on the summer monsoon to grow crops and provide ..... A) Droughts. B) Snow. C) Wind. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electricity. 50. The Taj Mahal is situated in ..... A) Delhi. B) Agra. C) Hyderabad. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agra. 51. Which of the following the country does not share land boundary with India? A) Nepal. B) Tajikistan. C) Bangladesh. D) Bhutan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tajikistan. 52. Tropic of Cancer passes through which of these states A) C) Bihar. B) B) Tripura. C) A) Orissa. D) (d) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Tripura. 53. What is the another name of Sahyadris? A) Shivalik. B) Aravali. C) Western Ghats. D) Himadri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Western Ghats. 54. Kanchenjunga is located in A) Himachal Pradesh. B) Uttarakhand. C) Sikkim. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sikkim. 55. Which of the following does the Himalayas mountain range include? A) Mount Sinai. B) Mount Everest. C) Mount Tiger. D) Mount Fuji. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount Everest. 56. How many mountain ranges does India consist of? A) 10. B) 5. C) 7. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 57. The first Alumina plant in India is situated at A) Kiriburu (Jharkhand). B) Ratnagiri (Maharashtra). C) Sirpur (Andhra Pradesh). D) Korba (Madhya Pradesh). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Korba (Madhya Pradesh). 58. Which of the following has reduced India's distance from Europe by 7000 km? A) A) Suez Canal. B) B) Panama Canal. C) C) Indira Gandhi Canal. D) ) Buckingham Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Suez Canal. 59. Where does the summer monsoon come from? A) Arabian Sea. B) Himalaya. C) Ganges River. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arabian Sea. 60. India is one of the most ..... countries in the world A) Arid. B) Segregated. C) Populated. D) Wealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Populated. Next →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesIndian Geography Quiz 2Indian Geography Quiz 3Indian Geography Quiz 4Indian Geography Quiz 5Indian Geography Quiz 6 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books