• 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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