1. (Q851) The Amarnath cave is located in which range?
(A) Zanskar
(B) Pir Panjal
(C) Dhauladhar
(D) Karakoram
✅ Ans: (B) Pir Panjal
2. (Q852) Which among the following is the oldest mountain range in India?
(A) Himalayas
(B) Satpura
(C) Aravalli
(D) Vindhya
✅ Ans: (C) Aravalli
3. (Q853) The river which has no delta at its mouth is:
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Narmada
(C) Ganga
(D) Krishna
✅ Ans: (B) Narmada
4. (Q854) The island formed by volcanic eruption in India is:
(A) Majuli
(B) Little Andaman
(C) Barren Island
(D) Rameswaram
✅ Ans: (C) Barren Island
5. (Q855) River Damodar is a tributary of which river?
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Godavari
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (A) Ganga
6. (Q856) Hirakud Dam is constructed across which river?
(A) Godavari
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Krishna
(D) Cauvery
✅ Ans: (B) Mahanadi
7. (Q857) Indira Point is located in which island group?
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Nicobar
(C) Andaman
(D) Maldives
✅ Ans: (B) Nicobar
8. (Q858) Which Indian river crosses the Tropic of Cancer twice?
(A) Narmada
(B) Mahi
(C) Tapi
(D) Godavari
✅ Ans: (B) Mahi
9. (Q859) The famous ‘Valley of Flowers’ is located in:
(A) Sikkim
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Himachal Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Uttarakhand
10. (Q860) Which soil is rich in iron and aluminium but poor in nitrogen and humus?
(A) Alluvial Soil
(B) Black Soil
(C) Red Soil
(D) Laterite Soil
✅ Ans: (D) Laterite Soil
11. (Q861) The river known as the “Dakshina Ganga” is:
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Cauvery
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (B) Godavari
12. (Q862) The Cardamom Hills are part of which range?
(A) Aravalli
(B) Eastern Ghats
(C) Western Ghats
(D) Vindhya
✅ Ans: (C) Western Ghats
13. (Q863) “Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary” is famous for which animal?
(A) Elephant
(B) Tiger
(C) One-horned rhinoceros
(D) Asiatic lion
✅ Ans: (C) One-horned rhinoceros
14. (Q864) Which of the following is a west-flowing river?
(A) Godavari
(B) Cauvery
(C) Krishna
(D) Sabarmati
✅ Ans: (D) Sabarmati
15. (Q865) Which river flows through the city of Delhi?
(A) Ganga
(B) Ghaghara
(C) Yamuna
(D) Son
✅ Ans: (C) Yamuna
16. (Q866) The “Siachen Glacier” is located in:
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh)
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
✅ Ans: (C) Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh)
17. (Q867) Which river flows through the Grand Canyon in the USA?
(A) Mississippi
(B) Missouri
(C) Colorado
(D) Columbia
✅ Ans: (C) Colorado
18. (Q868) The land between the Ganga and Yamuna is known as:
(A) Doab
(B) Terai
(C) Delta
(D) Bhabar
✅ Ans: (A) Doab
19. (Q869) The oldest oil refinery in India is at:
(A) Digboi
(B) Barauni
(C) Haldia
(D) Mathura
✅ Ans: (A) Digboi
20. (Q870) Which of the following lakes is a crater lake?
(A) Loktak
(B) Lonar
(C) Vembanad
(D) Pulicat
✅ Ans: (B) Lonar
21. (Q871) Which city is located on the banks of the river Hooghly?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Kolkata
(D) Chennai
✅ Ans: (C) Kolkata
22. (Q872) Zojila Pass connects:
(A) Srinagar to Leh
(B) Manali to Leh
(C) Shimla to Spiti
(D) Nainital to Almora
✅ Ans: (A) Srinagar to Leh
23. (Q873) The southernmost point of the Indian mainland is:
(A) Cape Comorin
(B) Indira Point
(C) Kanyakumari
(D) Rameswaram
✅ Ans: (A) Cape Comorin
24. (Q874) Which of the following rivers forms the largest delta in India?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Godavari
(C) Ganga
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (C) Ganga
25. (Q875) The capital of Lakshadweep is:
(A) Minicoy
(B) Kavaratti
(C) Kalpeni
(D) Agatti
✅ Ans: (B) Kavaratti
26. (Q876) The highest mountain peak in the Western Ghats is:
(A) Doddabetta
(B) Anamudi
(C) Agasthyamalai
(D) Nilgiri
✅ Ans: (B) Anamudi
27. (Q877) Which Indian state is the largest producer of rice?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Punjab
✅ Ans: (C) West Bengal
28. (Q878) The city of Jaipur is located in which geographical region?
(A) Eastern Coastal Plain
(B) Indo-Gangetic Plain
(C) Thar Desert
(D) Malwa Plateau
✅ Ans: (C) Thar Desert
29. (Q879) In which state is the Silent Valley National Park located?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Kerala
30. (Q880) Which is the longest national highway in India (as of 2024)?
(A) NH 44
(B) NH 27
(C) NH 48
(D) NH 16
✅ Ans: (A) NH 44
31. (Q881) Which plateau is known as the “Mineral Storehouse of India”?
(A) Malwa Plateau
(B) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(C) Deccan Plateau
(D) Meghalaya Plateau
✅ Ans: (B) Chota Nagpur Plateau
32. (Q882) Which state is the leading producer of rubber in India?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Assam
(D) Karnataka
✅ Ans: (A) Kerala
33. (Q883) River Yamuna originates from:
(A) Yamunotri
(B) Gangotri
(C) Kedarnath
(D) Gomukh
✅ Ans: (A) Yamunotri
34. (Q884) Which Indian state has the largest area under forest cover (in sq. km)?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Odisha
✅ Ans: (A) Madhya Pradesh
35. (Q885) Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Gujarat
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (C) Gujarat
36. (Q886) Which Indian river flows through Rajasthan but does not reach the sea?
(A) Chambal
(B) Luni
(C) Banas
(D) Ghaggar
✅ Ans: (B) Luni
37. (Q887) The most important rice-growing region in India is:
(A) North-Western India
(B) Deccan Plateau
(C) Eastern Coastal Plains
(D) Indo-Gangetic Plain
✅ Ans: (D) Indo-Gangetic Plain
38. (Q888) The “Dandakaranya” region is found in:
(A) Gujarat
(B) Odisha
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Tamil Nadu
✅ Ans: (B) Odisha
39. (Q889) The state which has the largest number of rivers is:
(A) Kerala
(B) Assam
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Himachal Pradesh
✅ Ans: (A) Kerala
40. (Q890) Which one of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of the Ganga?
(A) Son
(B) Gandak
(C) Betwa
(D) Yamuna
✅ Ans: (C) Betwa
41. (Q891) The Indian desert is locally known as:
(A) Malwa
(B) Marusthali
(C) Rann
(D) Doab
✅ Ans: (B) Marusthali
42. (Q892) Which one of the following national parks is a biosphere reserve?
(A) Gir
(B) Sunderbans
(C) Corbett
(D) Bandipur
✅ Ans: (B) Sunderbans
43. (Q893) The term “Peninsular India” refers to:
(A) Plains
(B) Plateau
(C) Coastal region
(D) Island
✅ Ans: (B) Plateau
44. (Q894) The “Luni River” originates in:
(A) Aravalli Hills
(B) Satpura Hills
(C) Vindhya Range
(D) Western Ghats
✅ Ans: (A) Aravalli Hills
45. (Q895) The second longest river in India is:
(A) Yamuna
(B) Godavari
(C) Narmada
(D) Krishna
✅ Ans: (A) Yamuna
46. (Q896) “Gandak” is a tributary of which river?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ganga
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (C) Ganga
47. (Q897) River “Ravi” originates in:
(A) Kullu Hills
(B) Rohtang Pass
(C) Pir Panjal
(D) Bara Bhangal
✅ Ans: (C) Pir Panjal
48. (Q898) The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills are located in:
(A) Assam
(B) Tripura
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Nagaland
✅ Ans: (C) Meghalaya
49. (Q899) “Ganga Sagar” is located at the confluence of:
(A) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(B) Ganga and Bay of Bengal
(C) Ganga and Yamuna
(D) Ganga and Teesta
✅ Ans: (B) Ganga and Bay of Bengal
50. (Q900) The soil formed by river deposition is called:
(A) Laterite soil
(B) Alluvial soil
(C) Red soil
(D) Black soil
✅ Ans: (B) Alluvial soil