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Indian Geography MCQ Question and Answer for Competitive exams

1.?Diego Garcia? is an island in the Ocean

  • APacific
  • BIndian
  • CAtlantic
  • DArctic
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Correct Answer : (B)

Indian

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2.Mansarovar Lake is situated in

  • ANepal
  • BIndia
  • CTibet
  • DBhutan
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Correct Answer : (C)

Tibet

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3.Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?

  • ASahyadri
  • BPurvanchal
  • CAnamalai
  • DAravallis
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Correct Answer : (D)

Aravallis

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4.“Kulu Valley” in India is famous for the cultivation of

  • AGrapes
  • BPotatoes
  • CApples
  • DStrawberry 
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Correct Answer : (C)

Apples

Explanation:

“Kulu Valley” in India is famous for the cultivation of Apples.

5.Which of the following hills connect eastern and western Ghats?

  • ASatpura
  • BVindhya
  • CNilgiri
  • DAravalli
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Correct Answer : (C)

Nilgiri

Explanation:

Nilgiri hills connect eastern and western Ghats.

6.An example of ?horseshoe? shaped coral inlands in the neighbourhood of India is

  • AAndaman and Nicobar is lands
  • BMaldives
  • CLakshadweep
  • DSri Lanka
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Lakshadweep

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7.Which is the highest peak to the south of the Vindhyas?

  • ABababudan
  • BMullayanagiri
  • CAnnaimudi
  • DNilgiri
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Annaimudi

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8.Which place is closest to Tora-Bora?

  • AMumbai
  • BAurangabad
  • CAmarnath (Kashmir)
  • DJalalabad
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Correct Answer : (D)

Jalalabad

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9.The highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands is 

  • AMount Koya
  • BMount Diavolo
  • CSaddle Peak
  • DMount Thuiller
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Correct Answer : (C)

Saddle Peak

Explanation:

The highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands is Saddle Peak.

10.In which of the following States in Jog Falls located?

  • AOrissa
  • BKerala
  • CAndhra Pradesh
  • DKarnataka
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Correct Answer : (D)

Karnataka

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11.Beyond the ____________ , the Himalayas bend sharply to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of  India.

  • AZoji La Pass
  • BDihang gorge
  • CBhutan border
  • DNepal border
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Correct Answer : (B)

Dihang gorge

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12.The fertile land between two rivers is called

  • AWatershed
  • BWater divide
  • CDoab
  • DTerai
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Correct Answer : (C)

Doab

Explanation:

The fertile land between two rivers is called Doab.

13.The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as 

  • AKonkan Coast
  • BMalabar Coast
  • CCoromandel Coast
  • DCanara Coast
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Correct Answer : (B)

Malabar Coast

Explanation:

The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as  Malabar Coast.

14.The Zoji-La pass connects

  • ASrinagar and Leh
  • BArunachal Pradesh and Tibet
  • CChamba and spiti
  • DKalimpong and Lhasa
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Correct Answer : (D)

Kalimpong and Lhasa

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15.______________ is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.

  • ASri Lanka
  • BMyanmar
  • CBangladesh
  • DPakistan
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Correct Answer : (A)

Sri Lanka

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16.The land mass of India has an area of _____________ million square km.

  • A1.28
  • B2.28
  • C3.28
  • D4.28
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Correct Answer : (C)

3.28

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17.The sea which existed in the place of the Himalayas was

  • ARed Sea
  • BArabian Sea
  • CTethys Sea
  • DDead Sea
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Correct Answer : (C)

Tethys Sea

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The sea which existed in the place of the Himalayas was Tethys Sea.

18.The Palk Strait lies between

  • ABay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
  • BAndaman and Nicobar Islands
  • CRan of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
  • DLakshadweep and Maldives
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Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar

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19.The Kulu Valley is situated between

  • ALadakh and Pirpanjal
  • BRanjoti and Nag Tibba
  • CLesser Himalayas and Siwalik
  • DDhauladhar and Pirpanjal
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Correct Answer : (A)

Ladakh and Pirpanjal

Explanation:

The Kulu Valley is situated between Ladakh and Pirpanjal.

20.Who prepares the topographical maps of India?

  • AGeological Survey of India
  • BSurvey of India
  • CDefence Ministry
  • DGeographical Survey of India
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Correct Answer : (B)

Survey of India

Explanation:

Survey of India prepares the topographical maps of India.