Geography MCQ Practice Paper

Geography MCQ Practice Paper
Solved Geography Test Paper

1. Energy needed to heat water than the land is
(a) 4 times
(b) 3 times
(c) 2 1/2 times
(d) 5 times
Ans. (c)

2. The main watershed in the peninsular India is formed by
(a) Eastern ghats
(b) Central highlands
(c) Western ghats
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

3. Which of the following countries are smaller than India?
(a) France
(b) Japan
(c) Zaire
(d) Both b and c
Ans. (d)

4. The power houses on India Gandhi canal are at
(a) Anoopgarh
(b) Suratgarh
(ç) Both of the above
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

5. Which of the following crops is grown in India by the means dry farming?
(a) Tobacco
(b) Wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Millets
Ans. (d)

6. Which of the following is incorrect?
(a) Nangal project is on Nangal river
(b) Koyna project is on Koyna river
(c) Sharavathi project is on Sharavathi river
(d) Periyar project is on Periyar river
Ans. (a)

7. Crop season which starts in winter and continues upto summer is
(a) Kharif season
(b) Zaid season
(c) Rabi season
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

8. The first hydel power house was setup in India
(a) Salal
(b) Periyar
(c) Sivasamudram
(d) Mandi
Ans. (c)

9. Which crop needs cool and moist climate during growing season and dry sunny warm climate at the time it is ripon?
(a) Cotton
(b) Coffee
(c) Wheat
(d) Tea
Ans. (c)

10. India has 40 million hectare metres of water has ______ water is used.
(a) 5 mhm
(b) 10 mhm
(c) 30 mhm
(d) 20 mhm
Ans. (b)

11. India exports marine fish to
(a) Japan & UK
(b) USA and France
(c) Both the above
(d) Only USA
Ans. (c)

12. Salal is the hydro power project in
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans. (c)


13. The power project which has the largest man made lake in India
(a) Bhakra project
(b) Gandak project
(c) Rihand project
(d) Chukha project
Ans. (c)

14. Which of the following states do not produce silk?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh.
Ans. (a)

15. Which country has lowest forest area?
(a) Canada
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Japan
Ans. (b)

16. What is the contribution of agriculture to GNP?
(a) 20%
(b) 26%
(c) 30%
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)


17. Research Institute on dairy development is at
(a) Amritsar
(b) KarnaL
(c) Lucknow
(d) Kanpur
Ans. (b)


18. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) The size of land holdings is small in intensive type of cultivation.
(b) Mechanized farming is practiced in shifting agriculture.
(c) Farming is done on a large scale resembling that of the factory production is plantation agriculture.
(d) All the above.
Ans. (b)

19. How much cultivated area has been brought under irrigation?
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 26%
(d) 28%
Ans. (d)

20. India has _____ m. hm of surface water
(a) 160
(b) 168
(c) 176
(d) 177
Ans. (b)

21. What is the major factor responsible for degradation of environment?
(a) Industrialization
(b) Urbanization
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

22. India’s main rival in tea export is
(a) Japan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) China
(d) USA
Ans. (b)

23. 210 Frost free days are needed for the growth of
(a) Jute
(b) Mesta
(c) Cotton
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)

24. Growing different crops in association with each other on the same field at the same time is
(a) Mixed farming
(b) Intercultural
(c) Strip farming
(d) Contour ploughing
Ans. (b)

25. India tops in the world in _____ production.
(a) Vegetables
(b) Fish
(c) Fruits
(d) Flowers
Ans. (c)