1. (Q751) The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is:
(A) Kanchenjunga
(B) Nanda Devi
(C) Dhaulagiri
(D) Annapurna
✅ Ans: (A) Kanchenjunga
2. (Q752) “Pamban Island” is part of which Indian state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Lakshadweep
✅ Ans: (B) Tamil Nadu
3. (Q753) Which of the following is not a tributary of Ganga?
(A) Son
(B) Gandak
(C) Betwa
(D) Ghaghara
✅ Ans: (C) Betwa
4. (Q754) Which of the following states shares the longest border with Bangladesh?
(A) Tripura
(B) West Bengal
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Assam
✅ Ans: (B) West Bengal
5. (Q755) The Jog Falls is located on which river?
(A) Krishna
(B) Sharavathi
(C) Godavari
(D) Periyar
✅ Ans: (B) Sharavathi
6. (Q756) The “Kaziranga National Park” is located in which state?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Assam
(C) Manipur
(D) Tripura
✅ Ans: (B) Assam
7. (Q757) The “Palghat Gap” connects which of the following states?
(A) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka and Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kerala and Karnataka
✅ Ans: (A) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
8. (Q758) India’s largest inland saltwater lake is:
(A) Chilika
(B) Wular
(C) Sambhar
(D) Kolleru
✅ Ans: (C) Sambhar
9. (Q759) What type of vegetation is found in the Western Ghats?
(A) Tropical rainforest
(B) Desert vegetation
(C) Temperate forests
(D) Coniferous forests
✅ Ans: (A) Tropical rainforest
10. (Q760) “Dudhwa National Park” is located in which state?
(A) Bihar
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
✅ Ans: (C) Uttar Pradesh
11. (Q761) The Vindhya Range is primarily located in:
(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Madhya Pradesh
12. (Q762) The soil suitable for cotton cultivation is:
(A) Alluvial soil
(B) Black soil
(C) Red soil
(D) Laterite soil
✅ Ans: (B) Black soil
13. (Q763) The river which flows between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges is:
(A) Mahi
(B) Narmada
(C) Tapi
(D) Son
✅ Ans: (B) Narmada
14. (Q764) Which of the following cities is located on the banks of the river Godavari?
(A) Nagpur
(B) Nasik
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Pune
✅ Ans: (B) Nasik
15. (Q765) The easternmost state of India is:
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Nagaland
(C) Manipur
(D) Mizoram
✅ Ans: (A) Arunachal Pradesh
16. (Q766) “Barkana Falls” is located in:
(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (A) Karnataka
17. (Q767) Which is the largest fresh water lake in India?
(A) Wular Lake
(B) Kolleru Lake
(C) Chilika Lake
(D) Loktak Lake
✅ Ans: (A) Wular Lake
18. (Q768) The Pench National Park is spread over which two states?
(A) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
(B) Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
(C) Chhattisgarh and Odisha
(D) Jharkhand and Odisha
✅ Ans: (A) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
19. (Q769) “Anai Mudi” is the highest peak of which mountain range?
(A) Aravallis
(B) Nilgiris
(C) Western Ghats
(D) Satpuras
✅ Ans: (C) Western Ghats
20. (Q770) The city located on the banks of the river Jhelum is:
(A) Srinagar
(B) Jammu
(C) Amritsar
(D) Leh
✅ Ans: (A) Srinagar
21. (Q771) Which of the following is NOT an Indian Standard Time zone feature?
(A) It is +5:30 hrs from GMT
(B) Based on 82°30′ E longitude
(C) Passes through Allahabad
(D) Located at 90° E longitude
✅ Ans: (D) Located at 90° E longitude
22. (Q772) The Cherrapunji-Mawsynram region lies in which hills?
(A) Khasi Hills
(B) Jaintia Hills
(C) Garo Hills
(D) Lushai Hills
✅ Ans: (A) Khasi Hills
23. (Q773) The “Gangetic Delta” is also known as:
(A) Great Indian Desert
(B) Sunderbans
(C) Indo-Gangetic Plain
(D) Doab
✅ Ans: (B) Sunderbans
24. (Q774) Which state is the largest producer of sugarcane in India?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Bihar
(C) Punjab
(D) Uttar Pradesh
✅ Ans: (D) Uttar Pradesh
25. (Q775) The Nanda Devi peak is located in:
(A) Sikkim
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
✅ Ans: (B) Uttarakhand
26. (Q776) River Teesta is a tributary of which river?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Ganga
(C) Kosi
(D) Yamuna
✅ Ans: (A) Brahmaputra
27. (Q777) The only active volcano in India is found in:
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Nicobar
(C) Barren Island
(D) Little Andaman
✅ Ans: (C) Barren Island
28. (Q778) Which Indian state does NOT share a border with Bhutan?
(A) Sikkim
(B) West Bengal
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Manipur
✅ Ans: (D) Manipur
29. (Q779) “Majuli” island is located in which river?
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Godavari
✅ Ans: (C) Brahmaputra
30. (Q780) Which river has no delta at its mouth?
(A) Ganga
(B) Godavari
(C) Narmada
(D) Krishna
✅ Ans: (C) Narmada
31. (Q781) The Bhakra-Nangal dam is a joint project between Punjab and:
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Rajasthan
✅ Ans: (B) Haryana
32. (Q782) Which state has the maximum number of national parks?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Karnataka
(D) Maharashtra
✅ Ans: (A) Madhya Pradesh
33. (Q783) The river Periyar flows in which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Karnataka
✅ Ans: (C) Kerala
34. (Q784) The Rann of Kutch lies in which Indian state?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Madhya Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Gujarat
35. (Q785) The river Luni ends in which region?
(A) Bay of Bengal
(B) Arabian Sea
(C) Rann of Kutch
(D) Sambhar Lake
✅ Ans: (C) Rann of Kutch
36. (Q786) Which one of the following is a north-flowing river?
(A) Krishna
(B) Narmada
(C) Chambal
(D) Godavari
✅ Ans: (C) Chambal
37. (Q787) Which river flows through Leh?
(A) Beas
(B) Jhelum
(C) Chenab
(D) Indus
✅ Ans: (D) Indus
38. (Q788) The state known as the “Land of Five Rivers” is:
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Haryana
(D) Rajasthan
✅ Ans: (B) Punjab
39. (Q789) The delta of the Krishna River is located in which state?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
✅ Ans: (C) Andhra Pradesh
40. (Q790) What is the name of the narrow strip between the Western Ghats and Arabian Sea?
(A) Coastal Plain
(B) Konkan Coast
(C) Malabar Coast
(D) Coromandel Coast
✅ Ans: (C) Malabar Coast
41. (Q791) Which of the following rivers originates in Nepal and enters India?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Ghaghara
(C) Yamuna
(D) Tapi
✅ Ans: (B) Ghaghara
42. (Q792) Which river is also called “Sorrow of Assam”?
(A) Barak
(B) Teesta
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Kopili
✅ Ans: (D) Kopili
43. (Q793) Which is the largest union territory in India by area?
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Ladakh
✅ Ans: (D) Ladakh
44. (Q794) The “National Institute of Oceanography” is located at:
(A) Mumbai
(B) Cochin
(C) Goa
(D) Chennai
✅ Ans: (C) Goa
45. (Q795) “Blue Mountains” is another name for:
(A) Nilgiri Hills
(B) Annamalai Hills
(C) Eastern Ghats
(D) Western Ghats
✅ Ans: (A) Nilgiri Hills
46. (Q796) The “Ravines” are found in:
(A) Chambal Basin
(B) Indo-Gangetic Plain
(C) Thar Desert
(D) Coastal Andhra
✅ Ans: (A) Chambal Basin
47. (Q797) Which of the following is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River?
(A) Teesta
(B) Yamuna
(C) Son
(D) Chambal
✅ Ans: (A) Teesta
48. (Q798) What is the common feature of rivers like Narmada and Tapi?
(A) Delta formation
(B) Flow from east to west
(C) Origin from the Himalayas
(D) Flow in rift valleys
✅ Ans: (D) Flow in rift valleys
49. (Q799) The soil that develops in high rainfall areas with good drainage is:
(A) Red Soil
(B) Laterite Soil
(C) Black Soil
(D) Peaty Soil
✅ Ans: (B) Laterite Soil
50. (Q800) “Amritsar” is located near which river?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Beas
(C) Ravi
(D) Chenab
✅ Ans: (B) Beas