1. (Q901) The city of Leh is situated on the bank of which river?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Jhelum
(C) Indus
(D) Ravi
✅ Ans: (C) Indus
2. (Q902) Which one of the following lakes is situated in Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Pulicat
(B) Wular
(C) Chilika
(D) Kolleru
✅ Ans: (B) Wular
3. (Q903) Siachen Glacier lies in:
(A) Zaskar Range
(B) Ladakh Range
(C) Karakoram Range
(D) Dhauladhar Range
✅ Ans: (C) Karakoram Range
4. (Q904) In India, the black soil is predominantly found in:
(A) Indo-Gangetic plain
(B) North-East region
(C) Deccan Plateau
(D) Coastal Andhra
✅ Ans: (C) Deccan Plateau
5. (Q905) ‘Loo’ is a type of:
(A) Cold Wind
(B) Thunderstorm
(C) Local hot wind
(D) Sea Breeze
✅ Ans: (C) Local hot wind
6. (Q906) The word ‘monsoon’ is derived from:
(A) Japanese
(B) Arabic
(C) Sanskrit
(D) Greek
✅ Ans: (B) Arabic
7. (Q907) The main river flowing in the Union Territory of Puducherry is:
(A) Kaveri
(B) Pennar
(C) Gingee
(D) Godavari
✅ Ans: (C) Gingee
8. (Q908) India’s longest river that flows entirely within the country is:
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Ganga
(C) Yamuna
(D) Godavari
✅ Ans: (D) Godavari
9. (Q909) Which state has the maximum forest cover in India (area-wise)?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Odisha
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
✅ Ans: (C) Madhya Pradesh
10. (Q910) “Mawsynram” is located in:
(A) Assam
(B) Tripura
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Manipur
✅ Ans: (C) Meghalaya
11. (Q911) The river Ganga flows into:
(A) Arabian Sea
(B) Bay of Bengal
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Gulf of Mannar
✅ Ans: (B) Bay of Bengal
12. (Q912) The Sunderbans delta is formed by which rivers?
(A) Ganga-Brahmaputra
(B) Godavari-Krishna
(C) Yamuna-Chambal
(D) Mahanadi-Baitarani
✅ Ans: (A) Ganga-Brahmaputra
13. (Q913) The largest lagoon in India is:
(A) Pulicat Lake
(B) Vembanad Lake
(C) Kolleru Lake
(D) Chilika Lake
✅ Ans: (D) Chilika Lake
14. (Q914) Which among the following cities is located on the banks of river Krishna?
(A) Vijayawada
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Nagpur
(D) Chennai
✅ Ans: (A) Vijayawada
15. (Q915) Tehri Dam is built on which river?
(A) Bhagirathi
(B) Alaknanda
(C) Ganga
(D) Yamuna
✅ Ans: (A) Bhagirathi
16. (Q916) Which mountain pass connects India to China in Sikkim?
(A) Zojila
(B) Shipki La
(C) Nathu La
(D) Rohtang Pass
✅ Ans: (C) Nathu La
17. (Q917) Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is in:
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Nagaland
(D) Assam
✅ Ans: (B) Meghalaya
18. (Q918) Which one is not a Himalayan river?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Yamuna
(C) Godavari
(D) Gandak
✅ Ans: (C) Godavari
19. (Q919) The Satpura range originates in:
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
✅ Ans: (C) Madhya Pradesh
20. (Q920) Which Indian state has the largest number of islands?
(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
✅ Ans: (D) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
21. (Q921) What is the largest physiographic division of India?
(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Great Plains
(C) The Peninsular Plateau
(D) The Coastal Plains
✅ Ans: (C) The Peninsular Plateau
22. (Q922) Which of the following rivers does not originate in India?
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Yamuna
(D) Godavari
✅ Ans: (B) Brahmaputra
23. (Q923) The Indian desert lies mostly in which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Punjab
(D) Haryana
✅ Ans: (B) Rajasthan
24. (Q924) River Krishna originates in:
(A) Nasik
(B) Trimbak
(C) Mahabaleshwar
(D) Amarkantak
✅ Ans: (C) Mahabaleshwar
25. (Q925) Which city is located on the bank of river Tapti?
(A) Indore
(B) Surat
(C) Nagpur
(D) Nashik
✅ Ans: (B) Surat
26. (Q926) River Yamuna merges with Ganga at:
(A) Rishikesh
(B) Haridwar
(C) Allahabad (Prayagraj)
(D) Varanasi
✅ Ans: (C) Allahabad (Prayagraj)
27. (Q927) The Western Coastal Plain lies between:
(A) Western Ghats and Arabian Sea
(B) Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal
(C) Aravallis and Arabian Sea
(D) Vindhyas and Bay of Bengal
✅ Ans: (A) Western Ghats and Arabian Sea
28. (Q928) The soil formed by lava deposition is:
(A) Alluvial soil
(B) Red soil
(C) Black soil
(D) Laterite soil
✅ Ans: (C) Black soil
29. (Q929) India’s largest producer of coal is:
(A) Odisha
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Jharkhand
30. (Q930) The highest peak of Eastern Ghats is:
(A) Mahendragiri
(B) Arma Konda
(C) Doddabetta
(D) Shevaroy Hills
✅ Ans: (B) Arma Konda
31. (Q931) Which river flows through Rajasthan but is non-perennial?
(A) Chambal
(B) Banas
(C) Ghaggar
(D) Mahi
✅ Ans: (C) Ghaggar
32. (Q932) Which Indian river is known as “Vriddha Ganga”?
(A) Yamuna
(B) Godavari
(C) Narmada
(D) Krishna
✅ Ans: (B) Godavari
33. (Q933) The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through:
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Odisha
(C) Tripura
(D) Rajasthan
✅ Ans: (B) Odisha
34. (Q934) Which state has the maximum coastline in eastern India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) West Bengal
✅ Ans: (A) Andhra Pradesh
35. (Q935) The river that originates from Brahmagiri hills is:
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Kaveri
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (C) Kaveri
36. (Q936) River that flows into Arabian Sea is:
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Narmada
✅ Ans: (D) Narmada
37. (Q937) The state through which the maximum number of rivers pass is:
(A) Kerala
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Assam
✅ Ans: (A) Kerala
38. (Q938) The Palk Strait separates India from:
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Maldives
(C) Myanmar
(D) Sri Lanka
✅ Ans: (D) Sri Lanka
39. (Q939) India’s largest delta is formed by:
(A) Ganga
(B) Krishna
(C) Godavari
(D) Yamuna
✅ Ans: (A) Ganga
40. (Q940) “Mullaperiyar Dam” is built on which river?
(A) Kaveri
(B) Vaigai
(C) Krishna
(D) Periyar
✅ Ans: (D) Periyar
41. (Q941) The “Thar Desert” is also called:
(A) Rann of Kutch
(B) Great Indian Desert
(C) Deccan Desert
(D) Rajasthan Desert
✅ Ans: (B) Great Indian Desert
42. (Q942) What type of lake is Sambhar Lake?
(A) Freshwater
(B) Saltwater
(C) Glacial
(D) Oxbow
✅ Ans: (B) Saltwater
43. (Q943) Which is the largest district in India by area?
(A) Leh (Ladakh)
(B) Kutch (Gujarat)
(C) Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
(D) Barmer (Rajasthan)
✅ Ans: (A) Leh (Ladakh)
44. (Q944) Narmada and Tapi rivers drain into:
(A) Arabian Sea
(B) Bay of Bengal
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Gulf of Mannar
✅ Ans: (A) Arabian Sea
45. (Q945) Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?
(A) Kosi
(B) Gandak
(C) Son
(D) Musi
✅ Ans: (D) Musi
46. (Q946) Which river is known as the “River of Sorrow” in West Bengal?
(A) Kosi
(B) Damodar
(C) Gandak
(D) Teesta
✅ Ans: (B) Damodar
47. (Q947) The Luni River originates in:
(A) Aravalli Hills
(B) Satpura Range
(C) Vindhya Range
(D) Deccan Plateau
✅ Ans: (A) Aravalli Hills
48. (Q948) The state having largest inland saline wetland is:
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Maharashtra
✅ Ans: (C) Rajasthan (Sambhar Lake)
49. (Q949) Which river is the southernmost of the Peninsular Rivers?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Kaveri
(D) Periyar
✅ Ans: (D) Periyar
50. (Q950) Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at:
(A) Devprayag
(B) Rudraprayag
(C) Nandprayag
(D) Karnaprayag
✅ Ans: (A) Devprayag