Objective Paper MCQ Geography Online Quiz

Objective Paper MCQ Geography Online Quiz

Geography Sample Test

1. By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?

(a) Manas

(b) Dhansiri

(c) Dihang

(d) Tsangpo

Answer (c)

2. Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are:

(a) Indus

(b) Sutlej

(c) Brahmaputra

(d) All of these

Answer (d)

3. Which of the following is an inland drainage area?

(a) Sambhar area

(b) Chilka region

(c) Mansarovar Lake

(d) Rann of Kutch

Answer (b)

4. The river basin which is called ‘Ruhr of India’ is:

(a) Damodar

(b) Hooghly

(c) Godavari

(d) Swarnarekha

Answer (a)

5. The longest river of peninsular India is:

(a) Narmada

(b) Godavari

(c) Mahanadi

(d) Cauvery

Answer (b)

6. Which of the following river is known as India’s River of Sorrow?

(a) Hooghly

(b) Damodar

(c) Ghaghara

(d) Kosi

Answer (d)

7. In which state is Jog Falls located?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Karnataka

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Kerala

Answer (b)

8. The Sivasamudram Falls is on:

(a) River Cauvery

(b) River Subernarekha

(c) River Indravati

(d) None of these

Answer (a)

9. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is:

(a) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai

(b) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar

(c) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai

(d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar

Answer (a)

10. The second largest river basin in India is of the river:

(a) Brahmaputra

(b) Narmada

(c) Krishna

(d) Godavari

Answer (d)



11. Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Sutlej

(C) Indus

(D) Bhagirathi

(a) A and C

(b) B and C

(c) A, B and C

(d) A, B, C and D

Answer (c)

12. Which of the following lakes were formed by volcanic activities?

(A) Lonar Lake

(B) Bhim Tal of Kumaun

(C) Toba Lake

(D) Keloed Lake

(a) A and C

(b) A and D

(c) A, C and D

(d) A, B, C and D

Answer (c)

13. Match the following:

City River passing through the city

A. Nasik 1. Krishna

B. Surat 2. Cauvery

C. Ujjain 3. Godawari

D. Vijayawada 4. Shipra

5. Tapti

A B C D

(a) 3 5 4 1

(b) 4 1 3 2

(c) 3 1 4 2

(d) 4 5 3 1

Answer (a)

14. Arrange the following rivers from South to North:

1. Cauvery

2. Krishna

3. Godavari

4. Mahanadi

(a) 1, 3, 2, 4

(b) 3, 4, 1, 2

(c) 2, 4, 3, 1

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4

Answer (d)

15. Consider the following pairs:

Tributary River Main River

1. Chambal - Narmada

2. Sone - Yamuna

3. Manas - Brahmaputra

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 3 only

Answer (d)

16. In the decreasing order of the length of the rivers, the correct sequence is:

(a) Brahmaputra – Ganga – Godavari - Narmada

(b) Ganga – Godavari – Brahmaputra - Narmada

(c) Brahmaputra – Narmada - Godavari - Ganga

(d) Ganga – Brahmaputra – Godavari – Narmada

Answer (a)

17. Match the following:

Rivers Origin

A. Indus 1. Uttarakhand

B. Ganga 2. Tibet

C. Godavari 3. Madhya Pradesh

D. Narmada 4. Maharashtra

A B C D

(a) 2 1 4 3

(b) 4 3 2 1

(c) 1 2 3 4

(d) 3 4 1 2

Answer (a)

18. By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?

(a) Padma

(b) Bhagirathi

(c) Rupnarayan

(d) Nubra

Answer (a)

19. Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing?

(a) Mahanadi

(b) Godavari

(c) Tapti

(d) Cauvery

Answer (c)

20. Match the following:

A. Flows between the Satpuras and 1. Mahanadi

the Vindhyas

B. Forms a delta in Orissa 2. Narmada

C. Hemavati, Herangi and Amravati 3. Brahmaputra

are tributaries

D. River also known as Tsangpo 4. Cauvery

5. Krishna

A B C D

(a) 2 1 4 3

(b) 1 5 3 4

(c) 4 3 2 1

(d) 5 1 3 2

Answer (a)

21. Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which one of the following rivers?

(a) Mahanadi

(b) Godavari

(c) Cauvery

(d) Krishna

Answer (c)

22. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga System flows northwards?

(a) Kosi

(b) Ghaghara

(c) Gandak

(d) Sone

Answer (d)

23. Arrange the following rivers in descending order of their length:

1. Ravi

2. Cauvery

3. Sutlej

4. Yamuna

(a) 1, 2, 4, 3

(b) 4, 3, 2, 1

(c)  3, 4, 2, 1

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4

Answer (c)

24. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because:

(a) The soil is porous

(b) The level of underground water is high

(c) The sources of canals are perennial rivers

(d) The region is densely populated

Answer (c)

25. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?

(a) Yamuna

(b) Son

(c) Gomti

(d) Sutlej

Answer (d)