Geography MCQ Quiz Hub

1. The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because
it is the older river of India
of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
None of the above

2. The scarcity or crop failure of which of the following can cause a serious edible oil crisis in India?
coconut
Groundnut
Linseed
Mustard

3. The pennines (Europe), Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of
old mountains
young mountains
fold mountains
block mountains

4. Which of the following factors are responsible for present crisis in the jute industry in India? I. The decline in overseas market II. Inadequately supply of raw jute III.Stiff competition from synthetic packing materials IV. Select the correct answer from the codes given below
I and II
I, II and III
I and III
II and III

5. Which of the following factors are responsible for India’s failure to fully exploit the inland fisheries during the last five decades? I. Silting and pollution of the inland water bodies II. Deforestation in the catchment areas of the rivers III. Lack of marketing facilities IV. Select the correct answer from the codes given below
I, II and III
I and II
I and III
II and III

6. The number of major ports in India is
5
8
13
15

7. Which of the following is a peninsular river of India?
Gandak
Kosi
Krishna
Sutlej

8. Which of the following is the most important raw material for generation of power in India?
Coal
Mineral Oil
Natural Gas
Uranium

9. When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be
midnight ,GMT
1730 hours
.0630 hours
None of the above

10. Which country has the largest coast line?
USA
Australia
Canada
India

11. Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India?
Alluvial soils
Black soils
Laterite soils
Red soils

12. The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore, are
Bihar and Orissa
Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
Bihar and West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal

13. The most fertile region of India is
the Himalayas
the central Highlands
.the Indo-Gangetic plain
peninsular plateau

14. Which of the following groups accounts for over 90 per cent of India’s annual coal production?
Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

15. The significant shifts in Indian agriculture during green revolution include
non-food grains reported some spectacular progress and shift in the cropping pattern
major food grains, in the eastern regions productions decreased and in the northern states increased
both (a) and (b)
None of the above

16. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
Coconut
Cotton
Sugarcane
Rice

17. Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?
Australia
France
India
USA

18. Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?
Australia
France
India
USA

19. Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?
Australia
France
India
USA

20. The natural region which holds the Indian subcontinent is
equatorial climate change region
hot deset
monsoon
mediterranean