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Geography UPSC Mains

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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Geography Quiz Questions

Quiz Indian Geography Set-10

Quiz - Indian Geography Set-10

1.
Tamil Nadu bordering states are ................................

A) Kerala, Goa, Andhra Pradesh
B) Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
C) Chennai, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
D) Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

2.
In Nov 1949 Nathuram Godse (who shot Mahatma Gandhi) was hanged at ................... Jail.

A) Gujrat
B) MP
C) Ambala
D) Mumbai

3.
........................ Island also known as Rameswaram Island, is located between peninsular India and Sri Lanka.

A) Pamban
B) Ramban
C) Kuruta
D) Lakshya

4.
The Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located in ............................

A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) None of above

5.
Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys including ......................

A) Tawi Valley
B) Kashmir Valley
C) Poonch Valley
D) All of above

6.
Jhelum River is the only major Himalayan river flowing through the Kashmir valley.

A) True
B) False

7.
The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in ................., India.

A) MP
B) Gujrat
C) West Bengal
D) Jhansi

8.
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India started a program related to upgradation of highways, called ................

A) NHCP
B) NHDP
C) NHSP
D) NHJP

9.
The war between Nepal and Britain is also known as ................... War.

A) Nepal underdogs war
B) NB War
C) East -West war
D) Anglo-Gorkha

10.
Gurgaon is home to Maruti Suzuki, one of the India's largest automobile manufacturer.

A) True
B) False

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Quiz Indian Geography Set-9

Quiz - Indian Geography Set-9

1.
Cauvery is the source for an extensive irrigation system but is not used for hydroelectric power.

A) True
B) False

2.
Chambal river joins with Yamuna river.

A) True
B) False

3.
Which state touches maximum number of states in India?

A) MP
B) Rajasthan
C) Delhi
D) UP

4.
.................. is one of the 7 sacred cities of the Hindus and one of the four sites of Kumbh mela.

A) Goa
B) Bharatpur
C) Ujjain
D) Karnal

5.
The Maharaja Sayajirao University is a university in the ..................

A) Gujrat
B) Hyderabad
C) Sultanpur
D) Gujrat

6.
Palakkad Gap is a ............................ in State of Kerala.

A) City
B) Mountain Pass
C) Fountain
D) Town

7.
..................... is also called "Teerthraj".

A) AmarKant
B) Kumnao
C) Amarkantak
D) None of above

8.
The ........... river has its source in the Amarkantak Hill.

A) Yamuna
B) Narmada
C) Kaveri
D) Sani

9.
.......................... is India's smallest state by area.

A) Chandigarh
B) Panaji
C) Goa
D) Bhutan

10.
Zuari is a river in India.

A) True
B) False

Answers

Quiz Indian Geography Set-8

Quiz - Indian Geography Set-8

1.
Which of the following is not a peninsular river

A) Narmada
B) Krishna
C) Mahanadi
D) Yamuna

2.
Which of the following gold mines are in Bangarpet Taluk?

A) Kala Ghoda
B) kolar gold fields
C) Champion Reefs
D) Hatti Gold Mines

3.
Dakshina Ganga is also known by the name ...........

A) Godavari
B) Tapti
C) Ganga
D) Cauvery

4.
Headquarters of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) are in ................, India.

A) Kerala
B) UP
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Dhanbad

5.
Which of the following places is a producer of iron ore .....

A) Kerala
B) Goa
C) Karnataka
D) All of above

6.
The Aravalli Range run accross which of the following Indian states of ........................

A) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Delhi
B) Nepal, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi
C) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi
D) Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP and Delhi

7.
The ............. Dam is one of the four major dams on Chambal River is located in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.

A) Rana Pratap
B) Gandhi Sagar
C) Pimnam
D) Kota Barrage

8.
The historical Malwa region includes .................................

A) Parts of Nasik
B) Parts of Mumbai
C) Parts of MP and Rajasthan
D) Andaman islands

9.
.................... river is also called lifeline of kerala.

A) Periyar
B) Pamba
C) Chaliyar
D) Kabini

10.
Neyveli is a power generation township in .................... district of Tamil Nadu.

A) Ariyalur
B) Coimbatore
C) Cuddalore
D) Dindigul

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Quiz Indian Geography Set-7

Quiz - Indian Geography Set-7

1.
The Himalayas cross five countries....................................

A) Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, and Pakistan
B) Bhutan, India, Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan
C) Bhutan, India, Nepal, Indonesia, and Pakistan
D) Australia, India, Nepal, China, and Pakistan

2.
Punjab and Haryana plains in India are irrigated with water from the rivers ..............................

A) Jhelum, Beas, and Sutlej
B) Ravi, Yamuna, and Sutlej
C) Ravi, Beas, and Brahmputra
D) Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej

3.
Which of the following is not a lake in the Himalayas.

A) Tilicho lake
B) Pangong Tso
C) Yangpa Lake
D) Tsongmo lake

4.
.................. is a term used in India for a tract of land lying between two confluent rivers.

A) Satvik
B) Convergence
C) Doab
D) Dimtar

5.
The .................... is uphill on the way to Gangotri.

A) Tehri Dam
B) Nangal Dam
C) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
D) Srisailam Dam

6.
Jalpaiguri town lies on the banks of the ...................., the second largest river in West Bengal, first one being Ganges.

A) Godavri
B) Yamuna
C) Teesta River
D) Kaveri

7.
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway still has one of the few steam locomotives still in service in India.

A) True
B) False

8.
.................... river originates in Rajasthan and lies to the north east of Rann of Kutch.

A) Kaveri
B) Teesta
C) Luni River
D) Beas

9.
The ............... Mountains are one of the longest mountain chains in Asia.

A) Nanda Devi
B) Kunlun
C) Mount Abu
D) Kamet

10.
The Northeast Frontier Railway is headquartered in

A) Samrala
B) Cooch Behar
C) Maligaon
D) Rangpur

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Quiz Indian Geography Set-6

Quiz - Indian Geography Set-6

1.
The Ganges originates from the ..................... Glacier in Uttarakhand.

A) Siachen
B) Nubra
C) Rimo
D) Gangotri

2.
.................. flows from India to Bangladesh and is one of the main rivers of Bangladesh.

A) Karuna
B) Jamuna
C) Ganga
D) Kaveri

3.
........................... port is located on the banks of Rukmavati River.

A) Port Blair
B) Mundra
C) Mandvi
D) Paradip

4.
The length of Gulf of Kutch is ....................

A) 97 miles
B) 98 miles
C) 99 miles
D) 100 miles

5.
The term used to describe mandirs in Swaminarayan branch of Hinduism is:

A) Shikharbaddha
B) Ucchbaddha
C) Prembaddha
D) Himbaddha

6.
Places in India where you will find natural gas ....................

A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Orissa
D) Ambala

7.
..................... Point is the name given for the southernmost tip of India.

A) Kanyakumari
B) Lakshya
C) Indira
D) Rabindra

8.
The name Chennai is a shortened form of Chennapattanam.

A) True
B) False

9.
Guindy National Park is located in ...........................

A) Gujrat
B) Bangalore
C) Chennai
D) AP

10.
...................... port is the only corporatised major port and which is also registered as a company.

A) Kandla
B) Ennore
C) Pallatam
D) Mundra


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Quiz Indian Geography Set-5

Quiz - Indian Geography Set-5

1.
Tornadoes (or andhis)are common in Punjab and haryana. The same are called ...................... in west bengal.

A) Tejis
B) RimJhims
C) Kalbaisakhis
D) Tehjis

2.
Laterite Soil (which is red in colour) is mainly found in which of the Indian states:

A) HP
B) Orissa
C) Punjab
D) Tamil Nadi

3.
The Indian Standard Time is a standard uniform time which is adopted everywhere in India regardless of their local time.

A) True
B) False

4.
Damodar and Sone river valley in India are depository of the ................ rocks.

A) Sand
B) Black
C) Gondwana
D) Plateau

5.
...................... is a place where river meets sea.

A) Shore
B) Connect
C) Lake
D) Estuary

6.
........................ is the longest lake in India.

A) Pattyar
B) Vembanad Kayal
C) Sukhna
D) Dal


7.
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary in India is located in the state of ........................

A) Punjab
B) UP
C) Kerala
D) MP

8.
................ International Airport is the first airport in India built under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

A) Chandigarh
B) Mohali
C) Delhi
D) Cochin

9.
Jet Airways started its commercial operations on ................

A) 5 May 1993
B) 6 May 1993
C) 7 May 1993
D) 8 May 1993


10.
BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) is located on ............ Street, Mumbai.

A) Juhu
B) Penag
C) Arthrur
D) Dalal

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Quiz Indian Geography Set-4

Quiz - Indian Geography Set-4

1.
The Name "India" is derived from Sindhu (Indus), which is a river in the north-west.

A) True
B) False

2.
Nanga Parbat peak is located in .........

A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) Haryana
C) Punjab
D) Nagalang

3.
................. is the largest producer of rubber in India.

A) Chennai
B) Aurangabad
C) Himachal
D) Kerala

4.
The ..................... is the largest mangrove forest not only in India but in the world.

A) Pichavaram
B) Pitara
C) Sundarbans
D) Bhitarkanika

5.
...............also known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port, is the largest container port in India.

A) Nal Seva
B) Nhava Sheva
C) Kava
D) JTPT

6.
............................ was an economic system where lower castes performed various functions for upper castes and in turn received grain.

A) Jajmani system
B) Yajmani system
C) Gajmani system
D) Sajmani system

7.
The Indian River Lagoon is a group of three lagoons: Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River, and the Indian River.

A) True
B) False

8.
The .............. Corridor was created in 1947 after the partition of Bengal between India and Pakistan.

A) Anamalai
B) Siliguri
C) Jhansi
D) None of Above
9.
Nathpa Jhakri hydel power project is located on ................... river.

(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmputra
(C) Satluj
(D) Yamuna

10.
................ is the second largest brackish–water lake or lagoon in India.
A) Muthupet
B) Cherai beach lagoon
C) Sriharikota
D) Pulicat Lake

Answers

Quiz Indian Geography Set-3

Quiz - Indian Geography Set-3

1.
India’s first jute mill was established in 1854 in

A) Kapurthala
B) Bihar
C) Rishra
D) Nikodar

2.
........................ river is also know by the name ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ as it gets flooded often causing damage.

A) Damodar
B) Kamodar
C) Yamuna
D) Jhatta

3.
The Nagarjuna Sagar project is constructed on the which of the below river.

A) Kaveri
B) Brahmputra
C) Krishna
D) Ganga

4.
Kanchenjunga is situated in ................................

A) HP
B) Bangladesh
C) Panchkula
D) Sikkim

5.
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in

A) Punjab
B) Uttar Pardesh
C) Karnataka
D) Solan

6.
Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee in India.

A) True
B) False

7.
Fort William is located in Kolkata on the banks of river.........

A) Chenab
B) Hooghly
C) Ganga
D) Yamuna

8.
................ project is built on the Chenab river.

A) Dalal
B) Malal
C) Salal
D) Kalal

9.
.................... is the oldest oil field in India.

A) Digboi in Assam
B) Bombay High
C) Mangala Area
D) None of Above

10.
Mana Pass is located within Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in ...............................

A) Kalka
B) UP
C) Haryana
D) Uttarakhand

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Quiz Indian Geography Set-2

Quiz - Indian Geography Set-2

1.
............... is the first port that was developed after independence in Gujrat State.

A) Kutch
B) Smarla
C) Kandla
D) Porbandhar

2.
................ is the smallest state of India.

A) Goa
B) Andaman Nicobar
C) Port Blair
D) Kuri

3.
Southern India is mostly a Deccan Plateau, which is separated from northern plain by the ......................

A) Himalayan mountains
B) Vindhya mountains
C) Satpura hills
D) Mount Everest

4.
Survey of India prepares the topographical maps of India.

A) True
B) False

5.
.................. are tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

A) Munda
B) Kurra
C) Onges
D) None of Above

6.
The ................................... was started in 1977-78 with the main aim of controlling desertification, restoring ecological balance and creating conditions to improve the economic level of people in desert areas.

A) Desert Peoples Programme (DPP)
B) Desert Development Programme (DDP)
C) Desert Welfare Programme (DWP)
D) Desert Samadhaan Programme (DSP)

7.
................ is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka.

A) Palk Strait
B) Walk Strait
C) Talk Strait
D) Balk Strait

8.
Which of the following countries share longest land boundary with india?

A) Bangladesh
B) Nepal
C) Bhutan
D) None of Above

9.
Karnataka is the largest producer of cardamom in India.

A) True
B) False

10.
The length of river Brahmaputra is

A) 3900 KM
B) 4900 KM
C) 8900 KM
D) 2900 KM

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Quiz Indian Geography Set-1

Quiz - Indian Geography Set-1

1.
On the south side, India is bounded by the Indian Ocean, by the Arabian Sea on the southwest and the .................on the southeast.

A) Brahmaputra
B) GANT
C) Bay of Bengal
D) None of Above

2.
The Ganges is one of the longest river originating in India.

A) True
B) False

3.
The Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India are classified as ..............

A) LAC
B) UT (union territories)
C) States
D) Deserts

4.
The ................... is the effective border between India and the People's Republic of China.

A) LOC
B) LAC
C) LOG
D) None of Above

5.
The first British colony was in ......... with English East India Company at Surat.

A) 1616
B) 1617
C) 1618
D) 1619

6.
The Rann of Kutch is a marshy region located in northwestern Gujarat and the bordering Sindh province of .................

A) Pakistan
B) Bangladesh
C) Nepal
D) Afghanistan

7.
The Himalayan range is considered as the world's highest mountain range, with its tallest peak ................. on the Nepal–China border.


A) Hindu Kush
B) Mt. Everest
C) Tirich Mir
D) Kunlun

8.
Many cities in India have undergone place name changes such as Baroda being renamed to .............

A) Badodara
B) Varanasi
C) Vadodara
D) Baranasi

9.
The Aravali Range is the oldest mountain range in India, running across Rajasthan from northeast to southwest direction, extending approximately 800 km (497 mi).

A) True
B) False

10.
The Brahmaputra is also called ........................

A) Burlung-Buthur
B) Tsangpo-Brahmaputra
C) Yarlung Tsangpo
D) All of Above

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