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Indian Geography MCQ Question and Answer for Competitive exams

1.Where in India can ?Mushroom? rock be found?

  • AEastern Ghats
  • BWestern Ghats
  • CThar Desert
  • DSatpura Range
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Correct Answer : (C)

Thar Desert
Explanation:

2.Badland topography is characteristic

  • AChambal valley
  • BCoastal area
  • CSundarban delta
  • DGilt of Kachchh
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Correct Answer : (A)

Chambal valley
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3.Indian desert is called

  • AGobi
  • BSahara
  • CThar
  • DAtacama
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Correct Answer : (C)

Thar
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4.?Loktak? is a

  • AValley
  • BLake
  • CRiver
  • DMountain Range
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Correct Answer : (B)

Lake
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5.The state has the longest coastline in India is

  • AMaharashtra
  • BTamil Nadu
  • CGujarat
  • DAndhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer : (C)

Gujarat
Explanation:

The state has the longest coastline in India is Gujarat.

6.The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is

  • AShipkila
  • BZojila
  • CNathula
  • DJelepla
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Correct Answer : (A)

Shipkila
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7.Majuli, the largest river island in the world, lies in the state of

  • AArunachal Pradesh
  • BAssam
  • CTripura
  • DMizoram
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Correct Answer : (B)

Assam
Explanation:

Majuli, the largest river island in the world, lies in the state of Assam.

8.The Thar Express goes to

  • AAfghanistan
  • BBangladesh
  • CPakistan
  • DMyanmar
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Correct Answer : (C)

Pakistan
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9.Kanchenjunga is situated in

  • ANepal
  • BSikkim
  • CWest Bengal
  • DHimachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer : (B)

Sikkim
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10.Which one of the following is a coastal district in Kerala?

  • APalghat
  • BWayanad
  • CKovallam
  • DIdukki
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Correct Answer : (C)

Kovallam
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11.In the north-east of the Deccan plateau is the

  • AChhota Nagpur plateau 
  • BMalawa plateau
  • CDeccan plateau
  • DVindhyan Range
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Correct Answer : (A)

Chhota Nagpur plateau 
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12.What is the other name of Sahyadri Range?

  • ALesser Himalayas
  • BShivaliks
  • CWestern Ghats
  • DEastern Ghats
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Correct Answer : (C)

Western Ghats
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13.Where did a major earthquake take place in India in 1999?

  • ALatur
  • BJabalpur
  • CChamoli
  • DUttar Kashi
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Correct Answer : (C)

Chamoli
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14.The important fishing harbour in India is

  • AKolkata
  • BCohin
  • CParadeep
  • DMumbai
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Correct Answer : (B)

Cohin
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15.The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of

  • AJammu and Kashmir
  • BMaharashtra
  • COdisha
  • DWest Bengal
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Correct Answer : (C)

Odisha
Explanation:

The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of Odisha.

16.Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in

  • ABaluchistan
  • BMyanmar
  • CNepal
  • DKashmir
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Correct Answer : (B)

Myanmar
Explanation:

Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in Myanmar.

17.The Valley of Kashmir is located on a

  • ANappe
  • BFault trough
  • CPlateau
  • DPlain
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Correct Answer : (A)

Nappe
Explanation:

The Valley of Kashmir is located on a Nappe.

18.Valley of Kashmir is situated between

  • AKangara and Dhauladhar ranges
  • BPir-Panjal and Himadri ranges
  • CMahabharat and Dhauladhar ranges
  • DPir-Panjal and Mahabharat ranges
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Correct Answer : (B)

Pir-Panjal and Himadri ranges
Explanation:

Valley of Kashmir is situated between Pir-Panjal and Himadri ranges.

19.Which one of the following factors is the main reason for the peninsular rivers to flow towards east?

  • AWestern part is rainy
  • BWestern Ghats act as major water-divide
  • CRivers follow rift valleys
  • DEastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
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Correct Answer : (D)

Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
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20.Palk Strait separates

  • AIndia and Pakistan
  • BIndia and Burma
  • CIndia and Sri Lanka
  • DIndia and Afghanistan
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Correct Answer : (C)

India and Sri Lanka
Explanation:

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