1. (Q651) The “Pink City” of India is:
(A) Jodhpur
(B) Jaipur
(C) Udaipur
(D) Ajmer
✅ Ans: (B) Jaipur
2. (Q652) Which river is known as “Dakshina Ganga”?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Cauvery
✅ Ans: (B) Godavari
3. (Q653) The forest which grows in the areas of heavy annual rainfall is:
(A) Evergreen
(B) Deciduous
(C) Thorny
(D) Alpine
✅ Ans: (A) Evergreen
4. (Q654) Which of the following is the longest river in the world?
(A) Amazon
(B) Yangtze
(C) Mississippi
(D) Nile
✅ Ans: (D) Nile
5. (Q655) The largest glacier in India is:
(A) Gangotri
(B) Zemu
(C) Siachen
(D) Bara Shigri
✅ Ans: (C) Siachen
6. (Q656) Bhakra Dam is built on which river?
(A) Ravi
(B) Beas
(C) Sutlej
(D) Yamuna
✅ Ans: (C) Sutlej
7. (Q657) The state known as the “Spice Garden of India” is:
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (A) Kerala
8. (Q658) Which of the following is the most fertile soil?
(A) Laterite
(B) Black
(C) Alluvial
(D) Red
✅ Ans: (C) Alluvial
9. (Q659) In which state is the Gir Forest located?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan
✅ Ans: (C) Gujarat
10. (Q660) The river Indus originates from:
(A) Mansarovar
(B) Gangotri
(C) Yamunotri
(D) Amarkantak
✅ Ans: (A) Mansarovar
11. (Q661) The “Valley of Flowers” is located in which state?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
✅ Ans: (C) Uttarakhand
12. (Q662) Sunderbans are located in the delta of which river?
(A) Ganga
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Cauvery
✅ Ans: (A) Ganga
13. (Q663) Kaziranga National Park is famous for:
(A) Lions
(B) One-horned Rhinoceros
(C) Elephants
(D) Tigers
✅ Ans: (B) One-horned Rhinoceros
14. (Q664) Which one of the following is a west-flowing river?
(A) Yamuna
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Mahi
✅ Ans: (D) Mahi
15. (Q665) The highest peak in the Nilgiri Hills is:
(A) Anamudi
(B) Doddabetta
(C) Kalsubai
(D) Mahendragiri
✅ Ans: (B) Doddabetta
16. (Q666) National Remote Sensing Centre is located at:
(A) Bengaluru
(B) New Delhi
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Dehradun
✅ Ans: (C) Hyderabad
17. (Q667) Which Indian state is known as the “Land of Forests”?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Jharkhand
18. (Q668) Which of the following passes connects Srinagar to Leh?
(A) Banihal
(B) Zojila
(C) Rohtang
(D) Shipki La
✅ Ans: (B) Zojila
19. (Q669) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:
(A) Tripura
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
✅ Ans: (C) Uttar Pradesh
20. (Q670) Which Indian city is known as the “City of Lakes”?
(A) Srinagar
(B) Nainital
(C) Bhopal
(D) Udaipur
✅ Ans: (D) Udaipur
21. (Q671) The Vindhya range separates:
(A) North and South India
(B) East and West India
(C) Himalayas and Deccan
(D) Coastal and Plateau regions
✅ Ans: (A) North and South India
22. (Q672) The Western Ghats are highest in:
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Maharashtra
✅ Ans: (A) Kerala
23. (Q673) The Lakshadweep Islands are made of:
(A) Igneous rocks
(B) Coral atolls
(C) Sand dunes
(D) Volcanic rocks
✅ Ans: (B) Coral atolls
24. (Q674) Which river forms the Jog Falls?
(A) Godavari
(B) Sharavathi
(C) Krishna
(D) Cauvery
✅ Ans: (B) Sharavathi
25. (Q675) Which region receives rainfall from both the southwest and northeast monsoons?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Odisha
✅ Ans: (B) Tamil Nadu
26. (Q676) Loktak Lake is famous for:
(A) Flamingos
(B) Floating National Park
(C) Coral Reefs
(D) Oil Reserves
✅ Ans: (B) Floating National Park
27. (Q677) What is the major crop of the Rabi season?
(A) Rice
(B) Maize
(C) Wheat
(D) Jowar
✅ Ans: (C) Wheat
28. (Q678) The soil formed by weathering of basalt rocks is:
(A) Red Soil
(B) Alluvial Soil
(C) Black Soil
(D) Laterite Soil
✅ Ans: (C) Black Soil
29. (Q679) The Wular Lake is located in:
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Sikkim
✅ Ans: (C) Jammu & Kashmir
30. (Q680) Which river forms the boundary between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra?
(A) Narmada
(B) Tapi
(C) Godavari
(D) Wainganga
✅ Ans: (B) Tapi
31. (Q681) The headquarters of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is in:
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Chennai
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Thiruvananthapuram
✅ Ans: (C) Bengaluru
32. (Q682) The highest dam in India is:
(A) Bhakra Nangal
(B) Hirakud
(C) Tehri
(D) Sardar Sarovar
✅ Ans: (C) Tehri
33. (Q683) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in:
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Uttarakhand
34. (Q684) Which Indian river flows through a rift valley?
(A) Krishna
(B) Narmada
(C) Godavari
(D) Yamuna
✅ Ans: (B) Narmada
35. (Q685) Which of the following rivers is a tributary of the Yamuna?
(A) Ghaghara
(B) Chambal
(C) Gandak
(D) Kosi
✅ Ans: (B) Chambal
36. (Q686) What type of rainfall is caused by the Western Disturbances?
(A) Frontal rainfall
(B) Cyclonic rainfall
(C) Orographic rainfall
(D) Convectional rainfall
✅ Ans: (A) Frontal rainfall
37. (Q687) The city known as the “Gateway of India” is:
(A) Kolkata
(B) Chennai
(C) Mumbai
(D) Kochi
✅ Ans: (C) Mumbai
38. (Q688) Which one of the following ports is not on the west coast of India?
(A) Mormugao
(B) Kandla
(C) Cochin
(D) Paradeep
✅ Ans: (D) Paradeep
39. (Q689) Ziro Valley, known for its scenic beauty, is in:
(A) Sikkim
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Nagaland
(D) Meghalaya
✅ Ans: (B) Arunachal Pradesh
40. (Q690) The National Waterway No. 1 runs between:
(A) Kolkata and Allahabad
(B) Kochi and Kollam
(C) Ganga and Yamuna
(D) Haldia and Patna
✅ Ans: (A) Kolkata and Allahabad
41. (Q691) Where is the Koyna Dam located?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Maharashtra
42. (Q692) The Thar Desert lies to the ______ of the Aravallis.
(A) East
(B) North
(C) South
(D) West
✅ Ans: (D) West
43. (Q693) The “Manchester of India” is:
(A) Mumbai
(B) Coimbatore
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Surat
✅ Ans: (C) Ahmedabad
44. (Q694) Which state has the largest number of scheduled tribes?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Odisha
✅ Ans: (C) Madhya Pradesh
45. (Q695) The largest artificial lake in India is:
(A) Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar
(B) Dhebar Lake
(C) Hussain Sagar
(D) Sardar Sarovar
✅ Ans: (A) Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar
46. (Q696) In which direction do the Himalayan rivers generally flow?
(A) West to East
(B) North to South
(C) East to West
(D) South to North
✅ Ans: (B) North to South
47. (Q697) Which of the following rivers originates in the Western Ghats?
(A) Ganga
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Godavari
(D) Brahmaputra
✅ Ans: (C) Godavari
48. (Q698) The source of the Sutlej River is:
(A) Gangotri
(B) Yamunotri
(C) Rakshastal
(D) Mansarovar
✅ Ans: (C) Rakshastal
49. (Q699) The confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi occurs at:
(A) Devprayag
(B) Rudraprayag
(C) Karnaprayag
(D) Nandprayag
✅ Ans: (A) Devprayag
50. (Q700) Which Indian city is called the “City of Joy”?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Chennai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Bengaluru
✅ Ans: (C) Kolkata