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Geography of India Quiz
1.
Approximately what fraction of the world’s population lives in India?
1/3
1/10
1/6
1/50
2.
Which of the following countries does
not
share a land border with India?
Afghanistan
Bhutan
China
Myanmar
3.
What is the meaning of the name Himalaya in Sanskrit?
Abode of snow
The high one
Rocky mountains
Peak of heaven
4.
Which Indian city is home to the Taj Mahal?
Agra
Mumbai
Chennai
Delhi
5.
True or false: In most parts of India the wettest months of the year are from November to February.
True
False
6.
What is the name of the tallest mountain in India?
Elbrus
Kanchenjunga
Everest
Damāvand
7.
Which of the following cities has the largest population?
Mumbai
Chennai
Hyderabad
Kolkata
8.
Roughly what percent of Indians work in agriculture?
80%
50%
10%
33%
9.
Which mountains form the eastern and western edges of the Deccan plateau?
Hindu Kush
Eastern and Western Ghats
Himalayas
Urals
10.
What is the name of the boundary that separated India from Pakistan, set in 1947?
Durand Line
Plimsoll Line
Radcliffe Line
Green Line
11.
The name of which Indian union territory means a Hundred Thousand Islands in Sanskrit?
Lakshadweep
Delhi
Puducherry
Chandigarh
12.
On which of these rivers was the Hirakud dam built?
Godavari
Ganga
Kaveri
Mahanadi
13.
In which Indian town does the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers unite to form the river Ganga?
Devaprayag
Eluru
Bokaro
Haridwar
14.
Which of these mountains is the highest peak of peninsular India?
Anai Peak
Mullayanagiri Peak
Doddabetta Peak
Kalsubai Peak
15.
The name of which state in India means “peerless” in the now extinct Ahom language?
Uttarakhand
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Assam
16.
In which mountain range is the Kargil sector situated?
Pir Panjal Range
Satpura Range
Aravalli Range
Zaskar Range
17.
Which place in India forms the southernmost point of the subcontinent?
Cape Comorin
Palk Strait
Kochi
Indira Point
18.
In which northeastern Indian state is the Surma river known as the Barak river?
Manipur
Mizoram
Goa
Sikkim
19.
Name the city formerly called Allahabad that was founded in 1583 by the Mughal emperor Akbar.
Prayagraj
Surat
Fatehpur Sikri
Agra
20.
Which Indian state has no coastline and no international frontiers?
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
21.
Name the island group of India that separates the Bay of Bengal from the Andaman Sea.
Kerguelen Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
St. Mary's Islands
Aminidivi Islands
22.
“Abode of the Clouds” is the meaning of the name of which Indian state?
Karnataka
Uttarakhand
Meghalaya
Kerala
23.
The World Heritage site Sundarbans National Park is located in which state?
Ladakh
Udhampur
Anantnag
West Bengal
24.
The Ranchi, Hazaribagh, and Kodarma plateaus collectively form the:
Malwa Plateau
Chota Nagpur plateau
Shillong Plateau
Deccan Plateau
25.
Which state in northeastern India is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides?
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Tripura
Manipur
26.
This Indian coast is known as the land of the temples:
Konkan Coast
Coromandal Coast
Western Coastal Plain
Malabar Coast
27.
Kolar Gold Fields, a mining area in India, is located in which state?
Telangana
Karnataka
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
28.
This state in northeastern India is one of the smallest Indian states:
Jharkhand
Sikkim
Manipur
Meghalaya
29.
India shares its boundaries with how many countries?
6
8
4
10
30.
The Indira Gandhi Canal provides water to which desert of India?
Rajasthan Steppe
Thar Desert
Spiti Valley Cold Desert
White Salt Desert
31.
The Jaintia, Khasi, and Garo hills collectively form which plateau?
Shillong Plateau
Mewar Plateau
Malwa plateau
Chotanagpur Plateau
32.
The Anaimalai Hills, a mountain range in the Western Ghats, is also known as:
Javadi Hills
Vindhya Range
Nilgiri Hills
Elephant Mountains
33.
The highest peak of the Aravalli Range is:
Guru Peak
Anginda Peak
Kalsubai Peak
Taramati Peak
34.
Tista River, which rises in the Himalayas in the state of Sikkim, is a tributary of which river?
Beas River
Brahmaputra River
Alakananda River
Tapti River
35.
What is the predominant type of soil found in the Indo-Gangetic Plain?
Alluvial soil
Laterite soil
Black soil
Podzolic soil
36.
Which city in India has a natural harbor, formed by two promontories?
Ahmedabad
Goa
Visakhapatnam
Coimbatore
37.
Which region in India was renowned for its diamonds, including the world-famous Koh-i-Noor diamond?
Martapura
Panna
Golconda
Tarai
38.
About how much of the Sundarbans region is covered by mangrove forest?
One-seventh
Two-thirds
Three-fifths
Two-fifths
39.
The largest inland salt lake in India is:
Sambhar Lake
Chilka Lake
Pangong Lake
Kolleru Lake
40.
The Sriharikota island separates which lake from the Bay of Bengal?
Pushkar Lake
Wular lake
Pulicat Lake
Dhebar Lake
41.
The chief tributary of the Yamuna River is:
Chambal River
Ganga river
Mahanadi river
Gandak river
42.
Jog Falls is found on which of the following rivers?
Betwa River
Sharavati River
Mandovi River
Krishna River
43.
Which mountain peak forms the highest point in Tamil Nadu state, India?
Doda Betta Peak
Dhupgarh Peak
Shillong Peak
Mullayanagiri Peak
44.
Which river is also known as Daksin Ganga?
Indravati River
Kaveri River
Godavari River
Chenab River
45.
Which lake in Odisha is known as a sanctuary for migrating birds?
Dal Lake
Shivaji Sagar Lake
Wular Lake
Chilka Lake
46.
Which mountain pass is located between the Nilgiri Hills and the Anaimalai Hills, forming a break in the Western Ghats?
Pin Parbati Pass
Sela Pass
Malshej Ghat
Palghat Gap
47.
The only navigable river in Dadra and Nagar Haveli is:
Chambal
Daman Ganga
Narmada
Krishna
48.
Which city is the dominant urban area of eastern India?
Bhubaneswar
Kolkata
Jamshedpur
Siliguri
49.
Name the strait in the Bay of Bengal between India and Sri Lanka.
Bass Strait
Palk Strait
Gulf of Khambhat
Sunda Strait
50.
The line of demarcation between India and China is known as:
McMahon Line
Durand Line
Curzon Line
49th Parallel Line
51.
Which island that is part of the Adam’s Bridge series of islands connects India and Sri Lanka?
Minicoy
Rameswaram
Majuli
Andaman and Nicobar islands
52.
Name the union territory which has a district located off the tip of the Kathiawar Peninsula in Gujarat.
Daman and Diu
Lakshdweep
Chandigarh
Delhi
53.
The mountain range between India and Myanmar is:
Zagros Mountains
Rakhine Mountains
Ural Mountains
Aravali Mountains
54.
Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
Kosi River
Hugli River
Mahananda River
Sabarmati River
55.
Where are the Ellora Caves located?
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Haryana
56.
Name the river in West Bengal that is formed by the Bhagirathi and Jalangi rivers.
Haldi River
Damodar River
Indus River
Hugli River
57.
Which river in West Bengal rises as the Dhaleshwari in the Chota Nagpur plateau foothills?
Subarnarekha River
Bhagirathi River
Rupnarayan River
Bhima River
58.
Name the mountain range that forms the southern edge of the Malwa Plateau in north-central India.
Maikala Range
Vindhya Range
Satpura Range
Kaimur Range
59.
Which canal in southeastern India, also known as the Buckingham Canal, was constructed along the backwaters of the Coromandel Coast?
West Coast Canal
Kommamur Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal
Canoly Canal
60.
The Tehri Dam on the Bhagirathi River is in which state?
Rajasthan
Bihar
Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
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