1. The state with the highest population density in India is:
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Kerala
✅ Ans: (A) Bihar
2. Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bengal”?
(A) Kosi
(B) Damodar
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Subarnarekha
✅ Ans: (B) Damodar
3. The Great Dividing Range is located in:
(A) Africa
(B) Australia
(C) North America
(D) Europe
✅ Ans: (B) Australia
4. Which of the following Indian rivers flows into the Arabian Sea?
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Narmada
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (C) Narmada
5. The only volcanic island in India is:
(A) Great Nicobar
(B) Minicoy
(C) Barren Island
(D) Little Andaman
✅ Ans: (C) Barren Island
6. The headwaters of the Ganga river are at:
(A) Gomukh
(B) Gangotri
(C) Kedarnath
(D) Rudraprayag
✅ Ans: (A) Gomukh
7. Which city is called the “Silicon Valley of India”?
(A) Pune
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Chennai
✅ Ans: (B) Bengaluru
8. The ‘Karakoram Pass’ connects:
(A) India and Nepal
(B) India and China
(C) India and Afghanistan
(D) India and Bhutan
✅ Ans: (B) India and China
9. The oldest oil refinery in India is located at:
(A) Barauni
(B) Digboi
(C) Guwahati
(D) Mathura
✅ Ans: (B) Digboi
10. The desert festival of India is held in:
(A) Jodhpur
(B) Jaipur
(C) Jaisalmer
(D) Bikaner
✅ Ans: (C) Jaisalmer
11. Which of the following states does not have international border?
(A) Assam
(B) Haryana
(C) Mizoram
(D) Tripura
✅ Ans: (B) Haryana
12. Kharif crops are sown in:
(A) June-July
(B) October-November
(C) January-February
(D) March-April
✅ Ans: (A) June-July
13. Which Indian state has the largest number of national parks?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Assam
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
✅ Ans: (C) Madhya Pradesh
14. The Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda at:
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Devprayag
(C) Karnaprayag
(D) Vishnuprayag
✅ Ans: (B) Devprayag
15. Which of the following lakes is not a saltwater lake?
(A) Sambhar
(B) Chilika
(C) Pulicat
(D) Wular
✅ Ans: (D) Wular
16. Which river is known as the “Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh”?
(A) Godavari
(B) Narmada
(C) Tapti
(D) Chambal
✅ Ans: (B) Narmada
17. The state known as the “Sugar Bowl of India” is:
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Punjab
(D) Haryana
✅ Ans: (A) Uttar Pradesh
18. Which mountain range is the source of the Tapi River?
(A) Satpura
(B) Vindhya
(C) Aravalli
(D) Western Ghats
✅ Ans: (A) Satpura
19. The longest river in the world is:
(A) Amazon
(B) Nile
(C) Yangtze
(D) Mississippi
✅ Ans: (B) Nile
20. The Standard Meridian of India passes through:
(A) Mumbai
(B) Chennai
(C) Allahabad
(D) Mirzapur
✅ Ans: (D) Mirzapur
21. Which among the following is a west-flowing river?
(A) Krishna
(B) Cauvery
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Narmada
✅ Ans: (D) Narmada
22. The Cherrapunji region is famous for:
(A) Highest temperature
(B) Tea plantations
(C) Limestone caves
(D) Highest rainfall
✅ Ans: (D) Highest rainfall
23. Which river is called “The Ganga of the South”?
(A) Krishna
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Godavari
(D) Cauvery
✅ Ans: (C) Godavari
24. The youngest mountain range in India is:
(A) Western Ghats
(B) Satpura
(C) Aravalli
(D) Himalayas
✅ Ans: (D) Himalayas
25. The Zojila Pass connects:
(A) Srinagar and Leh
(B) Manali and Leh
(C) Gangtok and Lhasa
(D) Kalimpong and Bhutan
✅ Ans: (A) Srinagar and Leh
26. Which state has the largest number of rivers?
(A) Assam
(B) Kerala
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
✅ Ans: (B) Kerala
27. Which river is associated with the Hirakud Dam?
(A) Krishna
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Yamuna
(D) Godavari
✅ Ans: (B) Mahanadi
28. The capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is:
(A) Port Blair
(B) Kavaratti
(C) Car Nicobar
(D) Minicoy
✅ Ans: (A) Port Blair
29. The state surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides is:
(A) Tripura
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Mizoram
(D) West Bengal
✅ Ans: (A) Tripura
30. The name of the highest peak in the Western Ghats is:
(A) Dodabetta
(B) Anamudi
(C) Agasthyamalai
(D) Nilgiri
✅ Ans: (B) Anamudi
31. “Nanda Devi” is the highest peak in which state?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
✅ Ans: (B) Uttarakhand
32. Which is the southernmost point of mainland India?
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Indira Point
(C) Minicoy
(D) Cape Comorin
✅ Ans: (A) Kanyakumari
33. The climate of India is mainly:
(A) Temperate
(B) Tropical
(C) Monsoonal
(D) Desertic
✅ Ans: (C) Monsoonal
34. The largest river island in India is:
(A) Majuli
(B) Minicoy
(C) Car Nicobar
(D) Divar
✅ Ans: (A) Majuli
35. Which of the following is a landlocked state?
(A) Assam
(B) Odisha
(C) Telangana
(D) Kerala
✅ Ans: (C) Telangana
36. Which state is known for the highest literacy rate in India?
(A) Delhi
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Himachal Pradesh
✅ Ans: (C) Kerala
37. The Sunderbans delta is formed by which rivers?
(A) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(B) Yamuna and Ganga
(C) Teesta and Yamuna
(D) Brahmaputra and Teesta
✅ Ans: (A) Ganga and Brahmaputra
38. India’s highest waterfall is:
(A) Jog Falls
(B) Kunchikal Falls
(C) Shivanasamudra
(D) Dhuandhar
✅ Ans: (B) Kunchikal Falls
39. The Narmada river flows into:
(A) Arabian Sea
(B) Bay of Bengal
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Rann of Kutch
✅ Ans: (A) Arabian Sea
40. The smallest state of India by population is:
(A) Sikkim
(B) Mizoram
(C) Goa
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
✅ Ans: (A) Sikkim
41. Which of the following ports is located on the east coast?
(A) Kandla
(B) Mumbai
(C) Vishakhapatnam
(D) Mormugao
✅ Ans: (C) Vishakhapatnam
42. Which is the largest state in India by area?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
✅ Ans: (C) Rajasthan
43. The Indian city famous for being located on the Tropic of Cancer is:
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Kolkata
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Ranchi
✅ Ans: (A) Ahmedabad
44. Which of the following rivers originates in the Himalayas?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Yamuna
(D) Cauvery
✅ Ans: (C) Yamuna
45. Which state in India receives rainfall from both summer and winter monsoons?
(A) Punjab
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
✅ Ans: (B) Tamil Nadu
46. The Indus river enters India in:
(A) Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Punjab
(D) Ladakh
✅ Ans: (D) Ladakh
47. The Indian desert is mainly located in:
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Haryana
(D) Punjab
✅ Ans: (B) Rajasthan
48. Which state has the highest percentage of forest cover in India?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Odisha
✅ Ans: (B) Arunachal Pradesh
49. The most important commercial river of India is:
(A) Ganga
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Brahmaputra
✅ Ans: (A) Ganga
50. Which is the only Union Territory with four districts in four different states?
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Puducherry
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Daman & Diu
✅ Ans: (B) Puducherry