Indian Geography GK Solved Model Test Paper
Practice Questions Geography Test
1. The length of India’s coastline is about:
(a) 5900 km
(b) 6100 km
(c) 7000 km
(d) 7500 km
Answer (d)
2. Ten Degree Channel is between:
(a) Dover and Calais
(b) Alaska and Russia
(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
(d) North Korea and South Korea
Answer (c)
3. Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bhopal
(c) Lucknow
(d) Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Answer (c)
4. Match the following:
Town River Nearer to it
A. Betul 1. Indravati
B. Jagdalpur 2. Narmada
C. Jabalpur 3. Shipra
D. Ujjain 4. Tapti
A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 1 4 3 2
Answer (b)
5. India lies in the hemisphere:
(a) Northern and eastern
(b) Southern and eastern
(c) Northern and western
(d) Northern and southern
Answer (a)
6. Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical size is correct?
(a) Bihar - Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Orissa
(b) Jharkhand - West Bengal - Tamil Nadu - Chhattisgarh
(c) West Bengal - Bihar - Chhattisgarh -Tamil Nadu
(d) Chhattisgarh - Jharkhand - Tamil Nadu –Orissa
Answer (b)
7. Which of the following towns is located easternmost?
(a) Bokaro
(b) Jamshedpur
(c) Patna
(d) Ranchi
Answer (b)
8. Which among the following is the smallest state area wise?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Mizoram
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Manipur
Answer (a
9. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Answer (c)
10. Bhutan is surrounded, by which of the following Indian States?]
(a) Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
(b) Assam, Mizoram, West Bengal, Bihar
(c) Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar
(d) Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Meghalaya
Answer (a)
11. The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are:
(a) Satpuras
(b) Nilgiris
(c) Vindhyas
(d) Aravallis
Answer (d)
12. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?
(a) Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps
(b) Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas
(c) Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Deccan Traps
(d) Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats
Answer (a)
13. Match the following:
A. Pir Panjal 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Dhauladhar 2. Uttarakhand
C. Nag Tibba 3. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Mishimi Hills 4. Himachal Pradesh
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
Answer (b)
14. Which one of the following mountains is not the art of Eastern Ghats?
(a) Sheravoy hills
(b) Javadi hills
(c) Nallamala hills
(d) Elamalai hills
Answer (d)
15. What is the name of the highest summit of Nilgiri Hills?
(a) Coonoor-betta
(b) Anaimudi
(c) Doda-betta
(d) Vellangiri
Answer (c)
16. Which one of the following is most prone to Earthquakes?
(a) Coastal plains
(b) Old Shields
(c) Plateaus
(d) Young folded mountains
Answer (d)
17. Match the following:
Pass State
A. Zoji La Pass 1. Sikkim
B. Bara Lacha Pass 2. Uttarakhand
C. Jelep La Pass 3. Himachal Pradesh
D. Niti Pass 4. Jammu and Kashmir
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
Answer (c)
18. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is:
(a) The Siwalik Range
(b) The Lesser Himalayas
(c) The Great Himalayan Range
(d) The Dhaula Dhar Range
Answer (c)
19. The highest peak in South India is:
(a) Doda Betta
(b) Makurti
(c) Anaimudi
(d) None of these
Answer (c)
20. Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India?
(a) Khyber
(b) Bomdila
(c) Bara Lacha La
(d) Shipkila
Answer (a)
21. Match the following:
Pass State
A. Dzukou Valley 1. Himachal Pradesh
B. Yumthang Valley 2. Sikkim
C. Neora Valley 3. Nagaland
D. Sangla Valley 4. West Bengal
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
Answer (c)
22. Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China?
(a) Chang La
(b) Jara La
(c) Nathu La
(d) Shipki La
Answer (c)
23. In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Answer (a)
24. The Himalayan rivers are:
(a) Monsoon fed
(b) Snow fed
(c) Ephemeral
(d) Seasonal
Answer (b)
25 The Tibetan river ‘Tsangpo’ enters India through the State of:
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Nagaland
Answer (a)
