Geography Quiz Set1

SET 01

SET 01

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS

• Total Questions : 25
• Total Marks : 50
• Mark Deduction : 0.5

Question No.1

Arrange the following rivers from South to North.
(a) Cauvery
(b) Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) Mahanadi

1. A (a), (c), (b), (d)
2. B (c), (d), (a), (b)
3. C (b), (d), (c), (a)
4. D (a), (b), (c), (d)

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Question No.2

The place Sabarimala is situated in which of the following States?

1. A Andhra Pradesh
2. B Tamil Nadu
3. C Kerala
4. D Karnataka

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Question No.3

Which Himalayan Peak is also called ‘Sagar Matha’ ?

1. A Nanga Parbat
2. B Dhaulagiri
3. C Mt. Everest
4. D Kanchenjunga

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Question No.4

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called

1. A Strait
2. B Peninsula
3. C Cape
4. D Isthmus

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Question No.5

Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called

1. A Clamitomonous
2. B Foraminifera
3. C Coral reefs
4. D Diatoms

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Question No.6

The highest mountain peak in Peninsular India is

1. A Anaimudi
2. B Dodabetta
3. C Mahendragiri
4. D Nilgiris

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Question No.7

The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as

1. A Himadri
2. B Sahyadri
3. C Assam Himalayas
4. D Siwaliks

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Question No.8

The highest waterfall of India is in the state of

1. A Andhra Pradesh
2. B Assam
3. C Maharashtra
4. D Karnataka

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Question No.9

Which of the following is referred to as ‘Young Fold Mountains’ ?

1. A Aravallis
2. B Nilgiris
3. C Himalayas
4. D Vindhyas

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Question No.10

Which is the highest plateau in India ?

1. A Deccan Plateau
2. B Chota Nagpur Plateau
3. C Ladakh Plateau
4. D Baghelkhand Plateau

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Question No.11

The easternmost peak of the Himalayas is

1. A Namcha Barwa
2. B Annapurna
3. C Kanchenjunga
4. D Mount Everest

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Question No.12

Metamorphism changes rocks’

1. A structure
2. B texture
3. D actual chemical composition
4. C both (1) and (2)

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Question No.13

What is the total area of India ?

1. A 8,511,965 sq. km
2. B 3,897,950 sq. km
3. C 5,926,780 sq. km
4. D 3,287,590 sq. km

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Question No.14

The two richest Eco-zones of India are

1. A The Himalayas and Vindhyas
2. B The Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
3. C The Himalayas and Western Ghats
4. D The Himalayas and Aravallis

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Question No.15

How many islands are there in Lakshadweep ?

1. A 17
2. B 27
3. C 36
4. D 47

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Question No.16

Which of the following statements is correct ?

1. A Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
2. B Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.
3. C Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotahagpur Plateau
4. D Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.

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Question No.17

Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district. In which state it is located ?

1. A Orissa
2. B West Bengal
3. C Punjab
4. D Kerala

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Question No.18

Pachmarhi biosphere reserve is in

1. A Andhra Pradesh
2. B Arunachal Pradesh
3. C Himachal Pradesh
4. D Madhya Pradesh

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Question No.19

Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thunderbolt’ ?

1. A Gangtok
2. B Shillong
3. C Oottacamand
4. D Darjeeling

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Question No.20

Palk Strait is situated between

1. A India and Pakistan
2. B India and Bangladesh
3. C India and Sri Lanka
4. D India and Myanmar

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Question No.21

To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park :

1. A Andaman Islands
2. B Gulf of Kutch
3. C Lakshadweep Islands
4. D Gulf of Mannar

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Question No.22

The headquarters of the Survey of India Department is located at:

1. A Jaipur
2. B Dehradun
3. C Hyderabad
4. D New Delhi

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Question No.23

Which of the following states having longest coastline in India?

1. A Andhra Pradesh
2. B Maharashtra
3. C Tamil Nadu
4. D Gujarat

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Question No.24

Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India?

1. A Deccan Plateau
2. B Lakshadweep Islands
3. C Western Ghats
4. D Himalayas

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Question No.25

The plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is

1. A Malwa
2. B Chota Nagpur
3. C Ranchi
4. D Hazaribagh

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