Geography UPSC Mains
1. Which mountain range runs along the border between India and Myanmar?
A) Purvanchal
B) Eastern Ghats
C) Western Ghats
D) Patkai Range
2. Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
A) Colorado
B) Missouri
C) Mississippi
D) Rio Grande
3. The Strait of Malacca connects which two seas?
A) South China Sea and Andaman Sea
B) Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
C) Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
D) Red Sea and Persian Gulf
4. The world's largest hot desert is:
A) Gobi
B) Sahara
C) Mojave
D) Atacama
5. The Indo-Gangetic Plain is bounded by which mountain ranges?
A) Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
B) Himalayas and Vindhyachal
C) Himalayas and Aravalli
D) Vindhyachal and Satpura
6. Which of the following rivers flows through the Narmada Valley?
A) Narmada
B) Tapti
C) Mahanadi
D) Godavari
7. The Deccan Plateau is bounded by which mountain ranges?
A) Himalayas and Western Ghats
B) Vindhyachal and Satpura
C) Aravalli and Vindhyachal
D) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
8. The world's longest mountain range is:
A) Andes
B) Himalayas
C) Rocky Mountains
D) Mid-Ocean Ridge
9. The Kutch region is located in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Rajasthan
C) Gujarat
D) Madhya Pradesh
10. The Sundarbans mangrove forest is located in which delta?
A) Ganges-Brahmaputra
B) Indus
C) Mahanadi
D) Krishna-Godavari
11. The Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia hills are located in which state?
A) Meghalaya
B) Assam
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Manipur
12. Which river forms the boundary between India and Bangladesh?
A) Ganges
B) Brahmaputra
C) Barak
D) Muhuri
13. The Western Ghats meet the Eastern Ghats at which point?
A) Anamudi Peak
B) Nilgiri Hills
C) Kanyakumari
D) Kodaikanal
14. The Rann of Kutch is a:
A) Mangrove forest
B) Freshwater lake
C) Brackish water lake
D) Salt marsh
15. The Dibang Valley Project is located in which state?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Meghalaya
D) Sikkim
16. Which strait separates the continents of Asia and Africa?
A) Bosphorus
B) Strait of Malacca
C) Bab-el-Mandeb
D) Suez Canal
17. The valley of Kashmir is surrounded by which mountain ranges?
A) Himalayas and Shivalik
B) Pir Panjal and Karakoram
C) Greater Himalayas and Lesser Himalayas
D) Zanskar and Ladakh
18. The world's largest coral reef system is located off the coast of:
A) Australia
B) United States
C) Brazil
D) Indonesia
19. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which Indian states?
A) Gujarat, MP, UP, WB
B) Rajasthan, MP, UP, Bihar
C) Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, UP
D) Maharashtra, MP, UP, WB
20. The Bhakra Nangal Dam is located on which river?
A) Sutlej
B) Beas
C) Ravi
D) Chenab
21. Which city is located at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers?
A) Varanasi
B) Allahabad
C) Kanpur
D) Patna
22. The Aravalli Range extends from which two states?
A) Rajasthan to Madhya Pradesh
B) Rajasthan to Haryana
C) Gujarat to Rajasthan
D) Gujarat to Delhi
23. The world's largest waterfall (by volume) is:
A) Victoria Falls
B) Iguazu Falls
C) Niagara Falls
D) Angel Falls
24. The East-West Corridor of India passes through which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) All of the above
25. The Gulf of Khambhat is also known as:
A) Gulf of Cambay
B) Gulf of Kutch
C) Gulf of Mannar
D) Gulf of Oman
26. Which river flows through the Kaziranga National Park?
A) Barak
B) Brahmaputra
C) Mahanadi
D) Subansiri
27. The Deccan Trap is a geological formation in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pradesh
28. The world's longest international border is between:
A) USA and Canada
B) India and China
C) Russia and Kazakhstan
D) Brazil and Argentina
29. The Indian state with the longest coastline is:
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andhra Pradesh
30. The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is located on which river?
A) Chenab
B) Beas
C) Ravi
D) Sutlej
31. Which mountain pass connects the Ladakh region to the Kashmir Valley?
A) Zoji La
B) Banihal Pass
C) Rohtang Pass
D) Shipki La
32. The Cauvery River originates in which Western Ghats hill station?
A) Ooty
B) Coorg
C) Kodaikanal
D) Talacauvery
33. The world's largest desert in terms of area is:
A) Sahara
B) Gobi
C) Mojave
D) Antarctic Desert
34. The Indian city closest to the Indo-Nepal border is:
A) Gorakhpur
B) Varanasi
C) Patna
D) Siliguri
35. The Hirakud Dam is located on which river?
A) Krishna
B) Godavari
C) Mahanadi
D) Subarnarekha
36. Which strait separates the islands of Java and Sumatra?
A) Sunda Strait
B) Lombok Strait
C) Makassar Strait
D) Java Strait
37. The city of Hyderabad is located on the banks of which river?
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Musi
D) Tungabhadra
38. The world's longest river that flows through the most countries is:
A) Nile
B) Amazon
C) Danube
D) Rhine
39. The Indian state with the highest percentage of forest cover is:
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Odisha
D) Mizoram
40. The Indira Point is the southernmost point of which island?
A) Andaman Island
B) Nicobar Island
C) Great Nicobar Island
D) Little Andaman Island
41. Which city is situated on the Haldia River?
A) Kolkata
B) Haldia
C) Digha
D) Sundarbans
42. The Dhauladhar Range is part of which Himalayan range?
A) Greater Himalayas
B) Lesser Himalayas
C) Sub-Himalayas
D) Pir Panjal Range
43. The Atacama Desert is located in which country?
A) Argentina
B) Peru
C) Chile
D) Bolivia
44. The Bhimbetka rock shelters are located in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Odisha
D) Jharkhand
45. The Palk Strait separates which two landmasses?
A) India and Myanmar
B) India and Sri Lanka
C) India and Bangladesh
D) India and Pakistan
46. Which river flows through the Manas National Park?
A) Brahmaputra
B) Barak
C) Subansiri
D) Manas
47. The Western Ghats meet the Eastern Ghats at which hill station?
A) Ooty
B) Kodaikanal
C) Nilgiri
D) Anamudi
48. The Strait of Gibraltar connects which two bodies of water?
A) Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
B) Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
C) Black Sea and Caspian Sea
D) Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea
49. The Aravalli Range extends from which two states?
A) Gujarat to Rajasthan
B) Rajasthan to Haryana
C) Gujarat to Delhi
D) Rajasthan to Madhya Pradesh
50. The Hangzhou Bay is located in which Chinese province?
A) Jiangsu
B) Zhejiang
C) Fujian
D) Guangdong
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