1. The largest river basin in India is formed by:
(A) Yamuna
(B) Ganga
(C) Godavari
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (B) Ganga
2. Which river flows through the rift valley between Satpura and Vindhya ranges?
(A) Chambal
(B) Narmada
(C) Yamuna
(D) Godavari
✅ Ans: (B) Narmada
3. The Teesta River is a tributary of:
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Ganga
(C) Yamuna
(D) Mahananda
✅ Ans: (A) Brahmaputra
4. Which state does not share a border with Nepal?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Sikkim
(C) Bihar
(D) Meghalaya
✅ Ans: (D) Meghalaya
5. The river that flows through the Valley of Kashmir is:
(A) Ravi
(B) Beas
(C) Jhelum
(D) Chenab
✅ Ans: (C) Jhelum
6. Majuli Island is located in:
(A) Yamuna River
(B) Brahmaputra River
(C) Ganga River
(D) Kosi River
✅ Ans: (B) Brahmaputra River
7. The Satpura range is located in:
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
✅ Ans: (C) Madhya Pradesh
8. Which river does not form a delta?
(A) Narmada
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Godavari
(D) Krishna
✅ Ans: (A) Narmada
9. Which of the following states has no desert area?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Punjab
(D) Kerala
✅ Ans: (D) Kerala
10. The river which is known as ‘Bengal’s Sorrow’ is:
(A) Kosi
(B) Damodar
(C) Teesta
(D) Subarnarekha
✅ Ans: (B) Damodar
11. The most important river in the desert region of Rajasthan is:
(A) Banas
(B) Sabarmati
(C) Luni
(D) Ghaggar
✅ Ans: (C) Luni
12. Which lake is famous for phumdis (floating islands)?
(A) Chilika Lake
(B) Loktak Lake
(C) Pulicat Lake
(D) Sambhar Lake
✅ Ans: (B) Loktak Lake
13. “Bhakhra Nangal Dam” is located on the river:
(A) Sutlej
(B) Ravi
(C) Beas
(D) Chenab
✅ Ans: (A) Sutlej
14. The largest natural port in India is:
(A) Chennai
(B) Mumbai
(C) Visakhapatnam
(D) Kolkata
✅ Ans: (B) Mumbai
15. Which among the following passes is located in Arunachal Pradesh?
(A) Rohtang Pass
(B) Nathu La
(C) Bomdila Pass
(D) Zojila Pass
✅ Ans: (C) Bomdila Pass
16. “Dudhwa National Park” is located in:
(A) Assam
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
✅ Ans: (C) Uttar Pradesh
17. Which of the following states does NOT have black soil?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) West Bengal
✅ Ans: (D) West Bengal
18. India’s largest inland saltwater lake is:
(A) Chilika
(B) Sambhar
(C) Vembanad
(D) Pulicat
✅ Ans: (B) Sambhar
19. Saddle Peak, the highest point of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in:
(A) Middle Andaman
(B) Little Andaman
(C) North Andaman
(D) Great Nicobar
✅ Ans: (C) North Andaman
20. The city located on the banks of the river Mula-Mutha is:
(A) Nashik
(B) Pune
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Nagpur
✅ Ans: (B) Pune
21. The Konkan Coast lies between:
(A) Goa and Maharashtra
(B) Kerala and Karnataka
(C) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(D) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
✅ Ans: (A) Goa and Maharashtra
22. Which river originates from the Mahabaleshwar hills?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Yamuna
✅ Ans: (A) Krishna
23. The deepest landlocked and protected port in India is:
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kandla
(C) Vishakhapatnam
(D) Haldia
✅ Ans: (C) Vishakhapatnam
24. The smallest Union Territory of India by area is:
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Puducherry
(C) Daman & Diu
(D) Lakshadweep
✅ Ans: (D) Lakshadweep
25. The only active volcano in India is:
(A) Barren Island
(B) Narcondam
(C) Minicoy
(D) Great Nicobar
✅ Ans: (A) Barren Island
26. The state which shares its boundary with the maximum number of states is:
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Rajasthan
✅ Ans: (B) Uttar Pradesh
27. The Tapi river flows through:
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) All of the above
✅ Ans: (D) All of the above
28. The term “Kharif Crop” is associated with which season?
(A) Winter
(B) Monsoon
(C) Summer
(D) Post-Monsoon
✅ Ans: (B) Monsoon
29. Which one of the following is NOT a land-locked state?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Bihar
(C) Telangana
(D) Odisha
✅ Ans: (D) Odisha
30. Which city is known as the “Gateway of South India”?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Chennai
(D) Madurai
✅ Ans: (C) Chennai
31. Which Indian river is also called the “Dakshina Bhagirathi”?
(A) Krishna
(B) Cauvery
(C) Godavari
(D) Mahanadi
✅ Ans: (B) Cauvery
32. Chilika Lake is located in which state?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) West Bengal
✅ Ans: (B) Odisha
33. Which state is the leading producer of sugarcane in India?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Punjab
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Bihar
✅ Ans: (C) Uttar Pradesh
34. The Garo Hills are located in:
(A) Nagaland
(B) Manipur
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Tripura
✅ Ans: (C) Meghalaya
35. The longitude that determines Indian Standard Time passes through:
(A) Allahabad
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Varanasi
(D) Mirzapur
✅ Ans: (D) Mirzapur
36. Which of the following crops requires laterite soil?
(A) Tea
(B) Wheat
(C) Rice
(D) Pulses
✅ Ans: (A) Tea
37. Where is the Gulf of Khambhat located?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Gujarat
(C) Kerala
(D) Maharashtra
✅ Ans: (B) Gujarat
38. The place with the highest rainfall in India is:
(A) Cherrapunji
(B) Mawsynram
(C) Agumbe
(D) Itanagar
✅ Ans: (B) Mawsynram
39. India lies between which latitudes?
(A) 8°4′N to 37°6′N
(B) 10°N to 40°N
(C) 5°N to 36°N
(D) 6°N to 39°N
✅ Ans: (A) 8°4′N to 37°6′N
40. Which is the southernmost range of the Himalayas?
(A) Himadri
(B) Himachal
(C) Shiwalik
(D) Zanskar
✅ Ans: (C) Shiwalik
41. Which plateau is known as the mineral heartland of India?
(A) Deccan Plateau
(B) Malwa Plateau
(C) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(D) Meghalaya Plateau
✅ Ans: (C) Chota Nagpur Plateau
42. Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau?
(A) Narmada
(B) Son
(C) Mahanadi
(D) All of the above
✅ Ans: (D) All of the above
43. In which state is the Sardar Sarovar Dam located?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Maharashtra
✅ Ans: (B) Gujarat
44. “Kharif crops” are sown in:
(A) Summer
(B) Winter
(C) Rainy Season
(D) Spring
✅ Ans: (C) Rainy Season
45. The north-south extent of India is approximately:
(A) 3200 km
(B) 3600 km
(C) 2900 km
(D) 3100 km
✅ Ans: (A) 3200 km
46. Which Indian state has the largest number of islands?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(D) Lakshadweep
✅ Ans: (C) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
47. The river Krishna originates from:
(A) Nashik
(B) Mahabaleshwar
(C) Panchgani
(D) Nasirabad
✅ Ans: (B) Mahabaleshwar
48. The Indira Col is located in:
(A) Sikkim
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Ladakh
(D) Himachal Pradesh
✅ Ans: (C) Ladakh
49. Which region in India has red soil in abundance?
(A) Indo-Gangetic Plains
(B) Northern Rajasthan
(C) Deccan Plateau
(D) Western Himalayas
✅ Ans: (C) Deccan Plateau
50. “Mica Belt” in India lies in:
(A) Kerala-Tamil Nadu
(B) Jharkhand-Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh-Uttar Pradesh
(D) Odisha-West Bengal
✅ Ans: (B) Jharkhand-Bihar