1. Anaimudi Peak, the highest in South India, is located in which mountain range?
a) Sahyadri
b) Eastern Ghats
c) Nilgiri Hills
d) Palani Hills
Ans: a
2. Which of the following mountain ranges is located within India?
a) Arakan Yoma
b) Sulaiman
c) Salt Range
d) Pir Panjal
Ans: d
3. The Himalayan mountain system is a classic example of:
a) Volcanic mountains
b) Residual mountains
c) Block mountains
d) Fold mountains
Ans: d
4. Nanda Devi Peak is situated in which Indian state?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Sikkim
Ans: b
5. The northern part of India’s western coastline is known as:
a) Konkan Coast
b) Coromandel Coast
c) Malabar Coast
d) Godavari Coast
Ans: a
6. Shipki La Pass lies in the valley of which river?
a) Nathu La
b) Jelep La
c) Shipki La
d) Sharabhathanga
Ans: c
7. Pilgrims going to Kailash Mansarovar cross which mountain pass to enter Tibet?
a) Khardung La
b) Rohtang Pass
c) Lipulekh Pass
d) Nathu La
Ans: c
8. Which region in India is best known for Badland topography?
a) Chambal Valley
b) Coastal plains
c) Sundarban Delta
d) Gulf of Kachchh
Ans: a
9. Raisina Hills, the location of Rashtrapati Bhavan, is situated in:
a) New Delhi
b) Srinagar
c) Jammu
d) Kanyakumari
Ans: a
10. Nathu La, a pass on the India-China border where trade resumed after 44 years, is located in:
a) Sikkim
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: a
11. Saddle Peak, the highest point in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is found in:
a) Great Nicobar
b) Middle Andaman
c) Little Andaman
d) North Andaman
Ans: d
12. The part of the Himalayas between the Satluj and Kali rivers is called:
a) Punjab Himalayas
b) Nepal Himalayas
c) Kumaon Himalayas
d) Assam Himalayas
Ans: c
13. The Northern Plains of India were formed by the interaction of Indus, Ganga, and which other river?
a) Brahmaputra
b) Krishna
c) Kaveri
d) Mahanadi
Ans: a
14. National Highway 1D connects Leh with the Kashmir Valley via which pass?
a) Khyber Pass
b) Zoji La
c) Nathula
d) Karakoram Pass
Ans: b
15. Which region in India is known as a cold desert?
a) Ladakh
b) Satpura
c) Aravalli
d) Vindhya
Ans: a
16. Which of the following is not a feature of India’s western coastal plain?
a) Narrow belt
b) Submerged coast
c) Good port locations
d) Well-developed deltas
Ans: d
17. Which part of India falls under Earthquake Zone V?
a) Western Ghats
b) Indo-Gangetic Basin
c) Vindhyan Region
d) North-Eastern Region
Ans: d
18. Veliconda hills are a part of which physiographic region?
a) Cardamom Hills
b) Western Ghats
c) Eastern Ghats
d) Nilgiris
Ans: c
19. While travelling through the Himalayas, which of the following trees might you naturally observe?
a) Oak and Rhododendron only
b) Sandalwood only
c) Oak and Sandalwood only
d) Oak, Rhododendron, and Sandalwood
Ans: a
20. ‘Silent Valley’ National Park is located in which Indian state?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Goa
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Kerala
Ans: d
21. Which of the following Indian stations is the driest?
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Leh
d) Bengaluru
Ans: c
22. The latitude passing through Sikkim also passes through:
a) Rajasthan
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Punjab
Ans: a
23. In the absence of the Himalayas, which of the following impacts would be most likely?
- Cold Siberian winds would penetrate into India.
- Indo-Gangetic plain would lack alluvial soil.
- Monsoon pattern would differ significantly.
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, and 3
Ans: d
24. Which is the highest peak located in undisputed Indian territory?
a) Mount Everest
b) Kanchenjunga
c) Nanda Devi
d) Nanga Devi
Ans: b
25. The longitude used for determining Indian Standard Time is:
a) 85.5° E
b) 86.5° E
c) 84.5° E
d) 82.5° E
Ans: d