Indian Geography MCQs
Indian Geography Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Quiz for State and UPSC Civil Services Examinations. Objective Questions on Indian Geography for competitive examinations.
21. The place located at the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers is known as which of the following?
[A] Badrinath
[B] Rishikesh
[C] Devprayag
[D] Rudraprayag
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Correct Answer: C [Devprayag]
Notes:
Devprayag is located in the state of Uttarakhand. Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers meet near this place and and take the name Ganga.
22. Arrange the following river basin of India as per the ascending order of their area coverage
1. Krishna
2. Ganga
3. Indus
4. Godavari
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 ,2, 3, 4
[B] 1, 4, 3, 2
[C] 2, 1, 3, 4
[D] 2, 4, 1, 3
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Correct Answer: B [1, 4, 3, 2]
Notes:
The correct ascending order- Krishna, Godavari, Indus, Ganga.
23. In which of the following State of India, Fulhar Lake is situated?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:
Fulhar Lake is situated at the coast of the Gomati river (Pilbhit district in Uttar Pradesh).
24. Rajarappa Chinna Masta temple is situated on the confluence of which rivers?
[A] Damodar — Konar
[B] Damodar — Behera
[C] Damodar — Barakar
[D] Damodar — Sherbukhi
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Correct Answer: B [Damodar — Behera]
Notes:
Rajrappa is a waterfall and a popular temple in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. It is situated on the confluence of Damodar – Behera rivers.
25. Which among the following are an example of lagoons?
1. Chilika
2. Vembanad
3. Asthamudi
4. Pulicat
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 2 & 3
[C] 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
The example of lagoons- Chilika, Vembanad, Asthamudi, Pulicat.
26. Atmospheric pressure in the center of a tropical cyclone is which of the following?
[A] Very low because of dense sinking air
[B] Very high because of sinking warm air
[C] Very low because of rising warm air
[D] Very high because of converging winds
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Correct Answer: C [Very low because of rising warm air]
Notes:
There is the presence of high pressure around and very low pressure in the center of any tropical cyclone. It is because of the tendency of the warm air to rise and cause a drop in pressure.
27. Which among the following matches of layers of atmosphere and their characteristics are correct?
1. Troposphere- Fall in Temperature
2. Stratosphere- Contains Ozone
3. Ionosphere- Reflects radio Waves
4. Exosphere- Extremely low air density
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
Troposphere (The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere)- Fall in Temperature. Stratosphere- Contains Ozone (It absorbs the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation). Ionosphere- Reflects radio Waves. Exosphere- Extremely low air density.
28. Cyclonic rotation is different in the different hemispheres for which of the following region?
[A] Flohn’s principle
[B] Halley’s Principle
[C] Coriolis effect
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Coriolis effect]
Notes:
Cyclonic rotation is different in different hemispheres due to the Coriolis effect that causes the cyclonic rotation to be in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
29. The Karewas soil of Kashmir refers to which among the following types of deposits?
[A] Volcanic
[B] Fluvial
[C] Lacustrine
[D] Aeolian and glacial
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Correct Answer: C [Lacustrine]
Notes:
The word Karewa in Kashmiri dialect means, the “elevated table-land.”The Karewas in Kashmir valley are some thick lacustrine deposits (367 meters). They cover the area between the Jhelum alluvium in the north and Pir Panjal mountains in the south and are suitable for cultivating Saffron
30. Which among the following are the chief characteristics of shifting cultivation?
1. High dependence on manual labour
2. Use of low level of technology
3. Utilization of poor soils through fallowing
4. Use of chemical fertilizers
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
Shifting cultivation is a temporary type of farming where clearings in the forest are done to grow food. When the soil is no more fertile after two to three years of cultivation, the cultivators abandon the field to look for another suitable plot of land. The first field is left to fallow, or rest and they begin the cycle of activities on a new plot of land. The cultivators may return to the same plot of land after 20 to 30 years.
