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 man-made pond-like water source found in Thar desert are known as by which of the following name?
[A] Tobas
[B] Johads
[C] Khaliya
[D] Pithora
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Correct Answer: B [Johads]
Notes:
The man-made pond-like water source found in the Thar desert are known as Johads. The pond like natural water sources are known as Tobas.
22. Which of the following is the new name of the Ross island?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi Island
[B] Abdul Kalam Island
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru Island
[D] Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island
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Correct Answer: D [Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island]
Notes:
The new name of the Ross island is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island. The new name was given in the year 2018. This island is a part of the South Andaman administrative area.
23. Which two islands of the Nicobar Islands are separated by the Sombrero Channel?
[A] Car Nicobar and Little Nicobar
[B] Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar
[C] Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
[D] Car Nicobar and Nancowrie
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Correct Answer: C [Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar]
Notes:
The Sombrero Channel strategically separates Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar in the Nicobar Islands. This channel is a waterbody approximately 30 km wide extending from the northern end of Little Nicobar Island (Cape Albany) to Sombrero Point. The Nicobar Islands are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which are a Union Territory of India.
24. Which of the following is the largest mangrove forest in the world?
[A] Sundarban Mangrove forest
[B] Bhitarkanika Mangrove forest
[C] Florida Mangroves
[D] Greater Antilles mangroves
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Correct Answer: A [Sundarban Mangrove forest]
Notes:
Sundarban Mangrove forest is the largest mangrove forest in the world. It is found partly in India (40%) and Bangladesh (60%).
25. Which part of the Thane Creek Sanctuary of Mumbai is under mangrove cover?
[A] Eastern
[B] Western
[C] Northern
[D] Western
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Correct Answer: B [Western]
Notes:
The western part of the Thane Creek Sanctuary of Mumbai is under mangrove cover. Total area of the sanctuary is 1,690 hectares and 896 hectares of area is under mangrove forest cover.
26. The coast of Tamilnadu is known as which of the following?
[A] Coromandel coast
[B] Konkan coast
[C] Malabar coast
[D] Utkal coast
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Correct Answer: A [Coromandel coast]
Notes:
The coast of Tamilnadu is known as the Coromandel coast (Between Kanyakumari and False Divi Point).
27. Which of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River?
[A] Ganga
[B] Yamuna
[C] Mahanadi
[D] Godavari
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Correct Answer: A [Ganga]
Notes:
The Ganges (2,525 km) is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. It rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India and entered into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal.
28. Which among the following pair of Alaknanda and its tributary and their names are correct?
1. Alaknanda and Nandakni- Nand Prayag
2. Alaknanda and Pindari- Karan Prayag
3. Alaknanda and Mandakni- Rudra Prayag
4. Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga- Vishnu Prayag
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
The correct pairs- Alaknanda and Nandakni- Nand Prayag, Alaknanda and Pindari- Karan Prayag, Alaknanda and Mandakni- Rudra Prayag, Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga- Vishnu Prayag.
29. At which of the following places the Ganga river enters into the plain area from the hills?
[A] Allahabad
[B] Kanpur
[C] Patna
[D] Hardwar
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Correct Answer: D [Hardwar]
Notes:
About a distance of 290 kilometers from its source the Ganga river enters into the plain area from the hills near Hardwar. After that, it follows a southeasterly direction.
30. Which one of the following is the example of an artificial lake?
[A] Renuka
[B] Kodaikanal
[C] Kolleru
[D] Nainital
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Correct Answer: B [Kodaikanal]
Notes:
Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)- Artificial Lake.
Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)- Largest freshwater lake of India between the deltas of the Krishna and Godavari rivers.
Nainital (Uttarakhand)- It is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas.
Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)- It is named after the goddess Renuka.
