1. The oldest oil refinery in India is located at:
(A) Digboi
(B) Haldia
(C) Vadodara
(D) Mathura
✅ Ans: (A) Digboi
2. The city located on the banks of river Yamuna is:
(A) Kanpur
(B) Allahabad
(C) Agra
(D) Varanasi
✅ Ans: (C) Agra
3. The boundary line between India and China is called:
(A) Radcliffe Line
(B) McMahon Line
(C) Durand Line
(D) Palk Line
✅ Ans: (B) McMahon Line
4. Which Indian river is known as ‘Dakshina Ganga’?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Cauvery
✅ Ans: (A) Godavari
5. In India, the largest producer of groundnut is:
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Gujarat
6. Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river?
(A) Krishna
(B) Narmada
(C) Tapi
(D) Mahi
✅ Ans: (B) Narmada
7. Which of the following is NOT a nuclear power station?
(A) Rawatbhata
(B) Kalpakkam
(C) Tarapur
(D) Bokaro
✅ Ans: (D) Bokaro
8. The ‘Pass’ that connects Srinagar to Leh is:
(A) Rohtang Pass
(B) Zojila Pass
(C) Nathu La
(D) Karakoram Pass
✅ Ans: (B) Zojila Pass
9. Which of the following Indian states has the longest coastline?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Gujarat
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (C) Gujarat
10. Duncan Passage separates:
(A) South Andaman and Little Andaman
(B) North Andaman and South Andaman
(C) Little Andaman and Nicobar
(D) Middle Andaman and Great Nicobar
✅ Ans: (A) South Andaman and Little Andaman
11. What is the name of the cold desert in India?
(A) Leh
(B) Rann of Kutch
(C) Spiti
(D) Ladakh
✅ Ans: (D) Ladakh
12. The term “Ganga Delta” refers to the:
(A) Sunderban region
(B) Doab region
(C) Bhabar region
(D) Terai region
✅ Ans: (A) Sunderban region
13. Which state of India is the largest producer of coal?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Odisha
(C) Jharkhand
(D) West Bengal
✅ Ans: (C) Jharkhand
14. Bhakra Nangal Dam is constructed across the river:
(A) Beas
(B) Sutlej
(C) Ravi
(D) Jhelum
✅ Ans: (B) Sutlej
15. Largest producer of mica in India is:
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Odisha
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (A) Jharkhand
16. The term “Karewa” is associated with:
(A) Himalayas
(B) Western Ghats
(C) Deccan Plateau
(D) Kashmir Valley
✅ Ans: (D) Kashmir Valley
17. ‘Kharif crops’ are sown in:
(A) Winter
(B) Summer
(C) Monsoon
(D) Spring
✅ Ans: (C) Monsoon
18. The largest producer of bauxite in India is:
(A) Odisha
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
✅ Ans: (A) Odisha
19. The only river of Rajasthan that flows into Pakistan is:
(A) Luni
(B) Banas
(C) Ghaggar
(D) Chambal
✅ Ans: (A) Luni
20. Which city is located on the bank of the river Musi?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Vijayawada
(D) Warangal
✅ Ans: (A) Hyderabad
21. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by:
(A) 10° Channel
(B) 9° Channel
(C) Duncan Channel
(D) Coco Channel
✅ Ans: (A) 10° Channel
22. The Radcliffe Line is the boundary between:
(A) India and Nepal
(B) India and Pakistan
(C) India and China
(D) India and Bangladesh
✅ Ans: (B) India and Pakistan
23. “Mawsynram” receives the highest average annual rainfall and is located in:
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Assam
(D) Nagaland
✅ Ans: (B) Meghalaya
24. River Teesta is a tributary of:
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Yamuna
(D) Sutlej
✅ Ans: (B) Brahmaputra
25. The origin of the Krishna River is near:
(A) Mahabaleshwar
(B) Panchgani
(C) Nasik
(D) Matheran
✅ Ans: (A) Mahabaleshwar
26. Which is the longest river in Peninsular India?
(A) Narmada
(B) Krishna
(C) Godavari
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (C) Godavari
27. The Indus River originates from:
(A) Mount Everest
(B) Mount Kailash
(C) Manasarovar
(D) Zaskar Range
✅ Ans: (B) Mount Kailash
28. The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at:
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Devprayag
(C) Karnaprayag
(D) Vishnuprayag
✅ Ans: (B) Devprayag
29. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
(A) Yamuna
(B) Ganga
(C) Krishna
(D) Narmada
✅ Ans: (D) Narmada
30. The southernmost point of the Indian mainland is:
(A) Indira Point
(B) Kanyakumari
(C) Rameswaram
(D) Cape Comorin
✅ Ans: (B) Kanyakumari
31. Which city is called “Queen of the Arabian Sea”?
(A) Kochi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Panaji
(D) Mangalore
✅ Ans: (A) Kochi
32. Hirakud Dam is built on which river?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Narmada
✅ Ans: (A) Mahanadi
33. The port of Kolkata is located on which river?
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Hoogly
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (C) Hoogly
34. Which river is called “Bengal’s sorrow”?
(A) Teesta
(B) Kosi
(C) Damodar
(D) Ganga
✅ Ans: (C) Damodar
35. Which of the following is a lagoon lake?
(A) Chilika
(B) Wular
(C) Sambhar
(D) Pulicat
✅ Ans: (A) Chilika
36. The deepest point in the ocean is:
(A) Mariana Trench
(B) Tonga Trench
(C) Puerto Rico Trench
(D) Sunda Trench
✅ Ans: (A) Mariana Trench
37. The river Ganga enters Bangladesh as:
(A) Jamuna
(B) Padma
(C) Meghna
(D) Brahmaputra
✅ Ans: (B) Padma
38. The ‘Valley of Flowers’ is located in:
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Uttarakhand
39. Which plateau is known as the “Deccan Trap”?
(A) Malwa Plateau
(B) Chotanagpur Plateau
(C) Deccan Plateau
(D) Baghelkhand Plateau
✅ Ans: (C) Deccan Plateau
40. The ‘Pamban Bridge’ connects:
(A) Rameswaram with Sri Lanka
(B) Rameswaram with mainland India
(C) Dhanushkodi with Sri Lanka
(D) Kanyakumari with Rameswaram
✅ Ans: (B) Rameswaram with mainland India
41. The Damodar river is a tributary of:
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Brahmaputra
✅ Ans: (A) Ganga
42. The southernmost part of India is:
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Indira Point
(C) Minicoy
(D) Great Nicobar
✅ Ans: (B) Indira Point
43. Which region in India is called the “Water Tower of India”?
(A) Eastern Ghats
(B) Western Ghats
(C) Himalayas
(D) Indo-Gangetic Plain
✅ Ans: (C) Himalayas
44. Which of the following crops is associated with shifting cultivation?
(A) Sugarcane
(B) Paddy
(C) Maize
(D) Jhum
✅ Ans: (D) Jhum
45. Which state is the leading producer of jute in India?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Assam
(D) Odisha
✅ Ans: (A) West Bengal
46. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?
(A) Yamuna
(B) Kosi
(C) Son
(D) Narmada
✅ Ans: (D) Narmada
47. Which island group lies to the west of the Indian mainland?
(A) Andaman
(B) Nicobar
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Maldives
✅ Ans: (C) Lakshadweep
48. The place located at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi is:
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Devprayag
(C) Karnaprayag
(D) Vishnuprayag
✅ Ans: (B) Devprayag
49. Which mountain pass connects Srinagar to Leh?
(A) Rohtang Pass
(B) Banihal Pass
(C) Zojila Pass
(D) Shipki La
✅ Ans: (C) Zojila Pass
50. India shares the longest land boundary with which country?
(A) China
(B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Bangladesh
✅ Ans: (D) Bangladesh