Geography Online Test IAS Pre. Exams

Geography Online Test IAS Pre. Exams

Objective Geography GK Paper

1. Which states of India have a common border with Pakistan?

I. Jammu and Kashmir

ll. Himachal Pradesh

lll. Punjab

IV. Gujarat

V. Rajasthan

(a) I, ll, III, V

(b) I, II, III, IV

(c) I, III, IV

(d) I, III, IV, V

Answer (d)

2. Mac. Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between:

(a) India and Pakistan

(b) India and China

(c) India and Nepal

(d) India and Bangladesh

Answer (b)

3. Which one of the following Indian states does not have a common international border with Bangladesh?

(a) Manipur

(b) West Bengal

(c) Tripura

(d) Assam

Answer (a)

4. Nine Degree Channel separates:

(a) Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar

(b) Lakshadweep and Minicoy

(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

(d) North Andaman and South Andaman

Answer (b)

5. Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?

(a) Andhra Pradesh only

(b) Karnataka only

(C) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

(d) Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Answer (c)

6. Consider the following statements:

1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal

2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune

3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3

(b) Only 2

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer (c)

7. Which of the following cities 'lies to the western-most longitude?

(a) Jaipur

(b) Nagpur

(c) Bhopal

(d) Hyderabad

Answer (a)

8. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?

(a) Kohima

(b) Jorhat

(c) Itanagar

(d) Dibrugarh

Answer (d)

9. Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer:

(a) Delhi

(b) Kolkata

(c) Jodhpur

(d) Nagpur

Answer (b)

10. Which one of the following States does not form border with Bangladesh?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Tripura

(c) Manipur

(d) Mizoram

Answer (c)

11. Which one of the following is the southernmost city?

(a) Bhopal

(b) Kolkata

(c) Raipur

(d) Udaipur

Answer (c)

12. The Himalayan mountain stem belongs to which one of the following?

(a) Fold mountains

(b) Volcanic mountains

(c) Block mountains

(d) None of these

Answer (a)

13. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in:

(a) Kashmir

(b) Nepal

(c) Baluchistan

(d) Myanmar

Answer (d)

14. The transport route connecting the Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the:

(a) Pir Panjal pass

(b) Karakoram Bass

(c) Banihal pass

(d) Zoji La pass

Answer (b)

15. Kodailkanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on:

(a) Palni hills

(b) Anaimalai mountain

(c) Nilgiri mountain

(d) Cardamon hills

Answer (a)

16. The highest mountain peak in India is:

(a) Kanchenjunga

(b) Mount Everest

(c) Mt K2

(d) Nanda Devi

Answer (c)

17. Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas?

(a) Folding of earth’s crust

(b) Accumulation of loess deposits

(c) Folding of the geosynclines

(d) Faulting of the earth’s crust

Answer (c)

18. ln which one of the following is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?

(a) Chandra valley

(b) Hunza valley

(c) Nubra Valley

(d) Sutlej Valley

Answer (d)

19. The mountain range which stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the:

(a) Aravallis

(b) Vindhyas

(c) Satpuras

(d) Kashmir range

Answer (a)

20. Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Gujarat

(c) Karnataka

(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer (d)

21`. Aravalli ranges are an example of:

(a) Folded mountains

(b) Block mountains

(c) Residual mountains

(d) Volcanic mountains

Answer (c)

22. Zozila Pass connects:

(a) Kashmir and Tibet

(b) Nepal and Tibet

(c) Leh and Kargil

(d) Leh and Srinagar

Answer (d)

23. Consider the following statements:

1. Cherrapunji is located on the south side of Garo hills.

2. Cherrapunji is about 1700 m above mean sea level.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer (c)

24. Where are Shevaroy Hills located?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Karnataka

(c) Kerala

(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer (d)

25. The hill range that separates the state of Manipur from the state of Nagaland is known as:

(a) Arakan hills

(b) Patkai hills

(c) Barail hills

(d) Manipur

Answer (c)