1. (Q601) The smallest state in India in terms of area is:
(A) Goa
(B) Sikkim
(C) Tripura
(D) Mizoram
✅ Ans: (A) Goa
2. (Q602) The oldest landmass of India is:
(A) Indo-Gangetic Plain
(B) Peninsular Plateau
(C) Himalayas
(D) Thar Desert
✅ Ans: (B) Peninsular Plateau
3. (Q603) The Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats meet at:
(A) Anamalai Hills
(B) Nilgiri Hills
(C) Cardamom Hills
(D) Palni Hills
✅ Ans: (B) Nilgiri Hills
4. (Q604) Which of the following soils is best for rice cultivation?
(A) Laterite Soil
(B) Red Soil
(C) Black Soil
(D) Alluvial Soil
✅ Ans: (D) Alluvial Soil
5. (Q605) Which among the following Indian rivers is not snow-fed?
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Godavari
(D) Brahmaputra
✅ Ans: (C) Godavari
6. (Q606) Which state is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun” in India?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Sikkim
(C) Mizoram
(D) Nagaland
✅ Ans: (A) Arunachal Pradesh
7. (Q607) Which river has the largest river basin in India?
(A) Yamuna
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Ganga
✅ Ans: (D) Ganga
8. (Q608) Which state is the leading producer of tea in India?
(A) Assam
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) West Bengal
✅ Ans: (A) Assam
9. (Q609) Which is the easternmost state of India?
(A) Manipur
(B) Nagaland
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Mizoram
✅ Ans: (C) Arunachal Pradesh
10. (Q610) In which of the following states is the Silent Valley located?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Kerala
11. (Q611) “Pench National Park” is located in:
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Jharkhand
✅ Ans: (C) Madhya Pradesh
12. (Q612) The Palk Strait separates India from:
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Maldives
(D) Myanmar
✅ Ans: (B) Sri Lanka
13. (Q613) The Indo-Gangetic Plain is mainly composed of:
(A) Igneous rocks
(B) Metamorphic rocks
(C) Alluvial soil
(D) Sedimentary rocks
✅ Ans: (C) Alluvial soil
14. (Q614) Which of the following rivers originates outside India?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ganga
(D) Godavari
✅ Ans: (A) Brahmaputra
15. (Q615) Which river makes the Dhuandhar Falls near Jabalpur?
(A) Narmada
(B) Son
(C) Betwa
(D) Tapi
✅ Ans: (A) Narmada
16. (Q616) The Satpura range lies between:
(A) Narmada and Tapi
(B) Godavari and Krishna
(C) Mahanadi and Godavari
(D) Yamuna and Chambal
✅ Ans: (A) Narmada and Tapi
17. (Q617) Which of the following rivers is also called the ‘Twin River’ of the Ganga?
(A) Ghaghara
(B) Yamuna
(C) Son
(D) Gandak
✅ Ans: (B) Yamuna
18. (Q618) Which river is known as the “Vridha Ganga”?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Cauvery
✅ Ans: (B) Godavari
19. (Q619) India shares its longest international border with:
(A) China
(B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Bangladesh
✅ Ans: (D) Bangladesh
20. (Q620) The largest producer of coal in India is:
(A) Odisha
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) West Bengal
✅ Ans: (B) Jharkhand
21. (Q621) What is the name of the pass between India and China in Sikkim?
(A) Shipki La
(B) Rohtang Pass
(C) Nathu La
(D) Zojila
✅ Ans: (C) Nathu La
22. (Q622) Chilika Lake is connected to which of the following rivers?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Brahmani
(D) None of these
✅ Ans: (A) Mahanadi
23. (Q623) Which of the following rivers flows through the Kashmir Valley?
(A) Chenab
(B) Ravi
(C) Jhelum
(D) Sutlej
✅ Ans: (C) Jhelum
24. (Q624) The state with the maximum number of rivers is:
(A) Assam
(B) Kerala
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Odisha
✅ Ans: (B) Kerala
25. (Q625) Which of the following rivers flows westward?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Tapi
✅ Ans: (D) Tapi
26. (Q626) The river that is known as the “Ganga of the South” is:
(A) Krishna
(B) Cauvery
(C) Godavari
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (C) Godavari
27. (Q627) The Great Indian Desert lies in which region?
(A) Eastern Rajasthan
(B) Western Rajasthan
(C) Northern Gujarat
(D) Central Maharashtra
✅ Ans: (B) Western Rajasthan
28. (Q628) Which region is known as the “Granary of India”?
(A) Punjab-Haryana Plain
(B) Indo-Gangetic Plain
(C) Deccan Plateau
(D) Eastern Coastal Plain
✅ Ans: (A) Punjab-Haryana Plain
29. (Q629) Which of the following cities is located on the banks of the Ganga?
(A) Bhopal
(B) Patna
(C) Indore
(D) Hyderabad
✅ Ans: (B) Patna
30. (Q630) Which of the following cities is not located on a river bank?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Chennai
(C) Varanasi
(D) Ahmedabad
✅ Ans: (B) Chennai
31. (Q631) India’s only active volcano is located on:
(A) Little Nicobar
(B) Barren Island
(C) Car Nicobar
(D) Minicoy Island
✅ Ans: (B) Barren Island
32. (Q632) The place where a river flows into another water body is called:
(A) Delta
(B) Basin
(C) Tributary
(D) Mouth
✅ Ans: (D) Mouth
33. (Q633) The soil which develops in dry regions and deserts is:
(A) Alluvial
(B) Black
(C) Red
(D) Arid
✅ Ans: (D) Arid
34. (Q634) The river that forms the boundary between India and Nepal is:
(A) Teesta
(B) Kosi
(C) Gandak
(D) Kali
✅ Ans: (D) Kali
35. (Q635) In which state is the Keibul Lamjao National Park located?
(A) Manipur
(B) Nagaland
(C) Mizoram
(D) Tripura
✅ Ans: (A) Manipur
36. (Q636) The largest brackish water lagoon in India is:
(A) Vembanad
(B) Pulicat
(C) Chilika
(D) Kolleru
✅ Ans: (C) Chilika
37. (Q637) Which of the following is a natural harbour?
(A) Haldia
(B) Paradeep
(C) Chennai
(D) Mumbai
✅ Ans: (D) Mumbai
38. (Q638) The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) was set up with assistance from:
(A) Russia
(B) USA
(C) UK
(D) Japan
✅ Ans: (B) USA
39. (Q639) Which of the following cities lies on the banks of the Yamuna?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Lucknow
(C) Agra
(D) Patna
✅ Ans: (C) Agra
40. (Q640) The Mizo Hills are also known as:
(A) Patkai Hills
(B) Lushai Hills
(C) Naga Hills
(D) Manipur Hills
✅ Ans: (B) Lushai Hills
41. (Q641) Which Indian state is the largest producer of groundnut?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Gujarat
42. (Q642) What is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?
(A) Silvassa
(B) Diu
(C) Daman
(D) Karwar
✅ Ans: (C) Daman
43. (Q643) Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?
(A) Gandak
(B) Son
(C) Yamuna
(D) Teesta
✅ Ans: (D) Teesta
44. (Q644) The Lakshadweep Islands are located in which sea?
(A) Bay of Bengal
(B) Arabian Sea
(C) Andaman Sea
(D) Indian Ocean
✅ Ans: (B) Arabian Sea
45. (Q645) Which of the following is not a hill station in the Himalayas?
(A) Mussoorie
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Shimla
(D) Ooty
✅ Ans: (D) Ooty
46. (Q646) The youngest fold mountain range in the world is:
(A) Andes
(B) Rockies
(C) Himalayas
(D) Alps
✅ Ans: (C) Himalayas
47. (Q647) Which one of the following Indian rivers does not originate from a glacier?
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Godavari
(D) Brahmaputra
✅ Ans: (C) Godavari
48. (Q648) The Sundarbans is well known for which type of forest?
(A) Alpine
(B) Tropical evergreen
(C) Tidal
(D) Deciduous
✅ Ans: (C) Tidal
49. (Q649) Where is the headquarters of the Indian Meteorological Department?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Pune
(C) Kolkata
(D) Chennai
✅ Ans: (A) New Delhi
50. (Q650) Which is the largest saline water lake in India?
(A) Wular
(B) Pulicat
(C) Chilika
(D) Sambhar
✅ Ans: (D) Sambhar