1. The headquarters of the Geological Survey of India is located in:
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Hyderabad
(D) New Delhi
✅ Ans: (B) Kolkata
2. India lies entirely in which hemisphere?
(A) Northern and Eastern
(B) Southern and Western
(C) Northern and Western
(D) Southern and Eastern
✅ Ans: (A) Northern and Eastern
3. The only active volcano in India is found in:
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Barren Island
(C) Car Nicobar
(D) Little Andaman
✅ Ans: (B) Barren Island
4. The highest peak in South India is:
(A) Anamudi
(B) Doddabetta
(C) Mahendragiri
(D) Nilgiri
✅ Ans: (A) Anamudi
5. The southernmost tip of the Indian Union is:
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Indira Point
(C) Point Calimere
(D) Minicoy
✅ Ans: (B) Indira Point
6. The river known as the “Ganga of the South” is:
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Cauvery
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (B) Godavari
7. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Gujarat
✅ Ans: (D) Gujarat
8. The largest saline water lake in India is:
(A) Wular
(B) Chilika
(C) Vembanad
(D) Sambhar
✅ Ans: (D) Sambhar
9. The Kaziranga National Park is situated on the floodplains of which river?
(A) Teesta
(B) Manas
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Barak
✅ Ans: (C) Brahmaputra
10. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
(A) Vembanad
(B) Wular
(C) Chilika
(D) Kolleru
✅ Ans: (B) Wular
11. The “Blue Mountains” of India refer to:
(A) Nilgiris
(B) Aravallis
(C) Western Ghats
(D) Eastern Ghats
✅ Ans: (A) Nilgiris
12. Which river originates from the Nasik district in Maharashtra?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Narmada
✅ Ans: (A) Godavari
13. The Indian subcontinent was originally part of which supercontinent?
(A) Pangaea
(B) Gondwana
(C) Laurasia
(D) Eurasia
✅ Ans: (B) Gondwana
14. The Lakshadweep islands are made up of:
(A) Volcanic rocks
(B) Sedimentary rocks
(C) Coral atolls
(D) Igneous rocks
✅ Ans: (C) Coral atolls
15. Which mountain range forms the backbone of the Indian Peninsula?
(A) Vindhya Range
(B) Aravallis
(C) Satpura Range
(D) Western Ghats
✅ Ans: (D) Western Ghats
16. Which is the longest river in Peninsular India?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Narmada
✅ Ans: (A) Godavari
17. The “Silent Valley” is located in:
(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (C) Kerala
18. Which is the only river in India that flows from east to west and forms an estuary?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Narmada
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (C) Narmada
19. The largest delta in the world is:
(A) Amazon Delta
(B) Nile Delta
(C) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
(D) Mississippi Delta
✅ Ans: (C) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
20. Which of the following soils is best suited for rice cultivation?
(A) Red Soil
(B) Laterite Soil
(C) Black Soil
(D) Alluvial Soil
✅ Ans: (D) Alluvial Soil
21. Which mineral is extracted in large quantities from the Zawar mines of Rajasthan?
(A) Copper
(B) Lead and Zinc
(C) Iron
(D) Bauxite
✅ Ans: (B) Lead and Zinc
22. Which river flows into the Arabian Sea?
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Narmada
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (C) Narmada
23. What is the standard meridian of India?
(A) 75°E
(B) 80°E
(C) 82.5°E
(D) 90°E
✅ Ans: (C) 82.5°E
24. The highest rainfall in India is received by:
(A) Cherrapunji
(B) Mawsynram
(C) Agumbe
(D) Itanagar
✅ Ans: (B) Mawsynram
25. Which one of the following is the longest river in the world?
(A) Amazon
(B) Nile
(C) Yangtze
(D) Mississippi
✅ Ans: (B) Nile
26. The Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia Hills are part of:
(A) Nagaland
(B) Assam
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Tripura
✅ Ans: (C) Meghalaya
27. Which Indian river is also called the “Tsangpo” in Tibet?
(A) Indus
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Ganga
(D) Sutlej
✅ Ans: (B) Brahmaputra
28. Which one of the following ports is a riverine port?
(A) Chennai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Kandla
(D) Vishakhapatnam
✅ Ans: (B) Kolkata
29. Which plateau lies between the Aravallis and the Vindhyas?
(A) Malwa Plateau
(B) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(C) Deccan Plateau
(D) Meghalaya Plateau
✅ Ans: (A) Malwa Plateau
30. The lowest point in India is:
(A) Indira Col
(B) Rann of Kutch
(C) Kuttanad
(D) Gulf of Mannar
✅ Ans: (C) Kuttanad
31. Which state in India has the highest number of national parks?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Karnataka
(D) Rajasthan
✅ Ans: (A) Madhya Pradesh
32. The confluence of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers takes place at:
(A) Devprayag
(B) Rudraprayag
(C) Karnaprayag
(D) Vishnuprayag
✅ Ans: (A) Devprayag
33. Which river is known as “Vridha Ganga”?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Cauvery
(D) Narmada
✅ Ans: (C) Cauvery
34. The Siwalik Hills are a part of:
(A) Himachal
(B) Himalayas
(C) Eastern Ghats
(D) Satpura
✅ Ans: (B) Himalayas
35. The “Zero Degree Longitude” is also known as:
(A) Equator
(B) Tropic of Cancer
(C) Greenwich Meridian
(D) International Date Line
✅ Ans: (C) Greenwich Meridian
36. Which of the following countries does NOT share a land boundary with India?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Bhutan
(C) China
(D) Sri Lanka
✅ Ans: (D) Sri Lanka
37. Which state in India is known as the “Spice Garden of India”?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Goa
✅ Ans: (A) Kerala
38. The Vindhya range lies mainly in which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
✅ Ans: (C) Madhya Pradesh
39. Which desert lies in the western part of Rajasthan?
(A) Gobi
(B) Sahara
(C) Kutch
(D) Thar
✅ Ans: (D) Thar
40. The Chota Nagpur Plateau is rich in:
(A) Mica and Coal
(B) Cotton
(C) Limestone
(D) Tea and Coffee
✅ Ans: (A) Mica and Coal
41. Which island group is situated to the east of the Indian mainland?
(A) Andaman and Nicobar
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Maldives
(D) Minicoy
✅ Ans: (A) Andaman and Nicobar
42. Which of the following crops requires a lot of iron in the soil?
(A) Tea
(B) Cotton
(C) Jute
(D) Paddy
✅ Ans: (A) Tea
43. Siachen Glacier is located in:
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Ladakh
(D) Sikkim
✅ Ans: (C) Ladakh
44. Which Indian river has its origin near Amarkantak?
(A) Godavari
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Narmada
(D) Krishna
✅ Ans: (C) Narmada
45. The smallest union territory in India by area is:
(A) Daman and Diu
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Puducherry
✅ Ans: (C) Lakshadweep
46. The city of Jaisalmer is situated in which desert?
(A) Thar
(B) Sahara
(C) Kutch
(D) Gobi
✅ Ans: (A) Thar
47. Which state has the highest number of rivers in India?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Kerala
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (B) Kerala
48. Which region in India is famous for laterite soil?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Malabar Coast
(C) Ganga Basin
(D) Punjab
✅ Ans: (B) Malabar Coast
49. Which lake is located in Jammu & Kashmir?
(A) Pulicat
(B) Dal
(C) Chilika
(D) Vembanad
✅ Ans: (B) Dal
50. The Peninsular Plateau of India is made up of:
(A) Sedimentary rocks
(B) Igneous and metamorphic rocks
(C) Alluvial soil
(D) Coral limestone
✅ Ans: (B) Igneous and metamorphic rocks