Geography Solved Indian GK Questions
Model Test Paper Geography
1. Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern India which flow into Arabian Sea?
(a) Chambal and Betwa
(b) Damodar and Mahanadi
(c) Narmada and Tapti
(d) Krishna and Cauvery
Answer (c)
2. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
(b) Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
(c) Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
(d) Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
Answer (a)
3. Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
Answer (c)
4. Consider the following pairs:
1. Rewalsar Lake - Himachal Pradesh
2. Nakki Lake - Madhya Pradesh
3. Renuka Lake - Uttarakhand
Which of the above pairs is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer (a)
5. The river Cauvery flows from:
(a) Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka to Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka to Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala to Tamil Nadu
Answer (c)
6. Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
(a) Narmada
(b) Tapti
(c) Gandak
(d) Godavari
Answer (a)
7. Which type of delta is formed by the Brahmaputra River?
(a) Primary
(b) Estuarine
(c) Arcuate
(d) Bird’s foot
Answer (c)
8. Consider the following:
1. Chilka Lake
2. Pulicat Lake
3. Vembanad Lake
Which of the above is/are lagoon(s)?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer (d)
9. The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of
(a) Punjab and Haryana only
(b) Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only
(c) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh
(d) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh only
Answer (b)
10. Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?
(a) Alluvial soils
(b) Red soils
(c) Laterite soils
(d) None of these
Answer (a)
11. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalayan vegetation?
(a) Juniper
(b) Mahogany
(c) Silver fir
(d) Spruce
Answer (b)
12. The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is:
(a) Alluvial soil
(b) Red soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Pod soils
Answer (a)
13. Which of the following are true in respect of alluvial soil?
I. Generally confined to river basins
II. It has been deposited by rivers
III. It is rich in phosphorus and poor in potash
IV. It is the most fertile soil
(a) I and II
(b) III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) I, II and Ill
Answer (c)
14. Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation?
(a) Relief
(b) Climate
(c) Natural Vegetation
(d) Rock cover
Answer (b)
15. Arrange the following States on the basis of ascending dates of the onset of monsoon:
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. West Bengal
3. Kerala
4. Rajasthan
(a) 2-3-1-4
(b) 3-2-1-4
(c) 3-1-2-4
(d) 1-2-3-4
Answer (b)
16. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?
(a) Red soil
(b) Desert soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Brown soil
Answer (d)
7. What do you understand by the word regur?
(a) Black soil found in the Deccan
(b) Grey-brown soil found in Russia
(c) Red color sticky soil found in the Amazon area
(d) Black soil found in northern Argentina
Answer (a)
18. Match the following:
Regions Soil Types
A. Malwa Plateau 1. Alluvial
B. Dharwar Plateau 2. Lateritic
C. Punjab Plains 3. Red
D. Western Ghats 4. Regur
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 2 3 4 1
Answer (a)
19. In which of the following ways can soil be conserved?
I. Contour ploughing
II. Terracing
Ill. Shifting cultivation
IV. Crop rotation
(a) I, II and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) II and IV
(d) I and Ill
Answer (a)
20. Among the following regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall?
(a) An 80 km wide coastal belt from Nellore to Point Calimere
(b) The middle and lower Assam Valley
(c) North-eastern Rajasthan
(d) The coastal plains of Gujarat south of Narmada
Answer (c)
21. Match the following types of climate with respective regions:
A. Monsoon type with dry summer 1. Interior Peninsula
B. Monsoon type with dry winter 2. Indian Plain
C. Monsoon type with short dry season 3. S. E. Coast
D. Semi-Arid Steppe 4. Western Coast
A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 1 3 2 4
Answer (a)
22. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at:
(a) Chennai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Shillong
(d) Thiruvananthapurarm
Answer (c)
23. Which one of the following is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?
(a) Western Ghats
(b) Western Himalayas
(c) Eastern Ghats
(d) Northern Himalayas
Answer (a)
24. Match the following:
Area Forest Type
A. Himalayas 1. Tropical Evergreen
B. Aravallis 2. Temperate Alpine
C. Sunderbans 3. Dry Tropical Deciduous
D. Western Ghats 4. Mangrove
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 4 3 1
Answer (c)
25. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is:
(a) Convectional
(b) Orographic
(c) Monsoonal
(d) Cyclonic
Answer (d)
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