Indian Geography mcq
Indian geography MCQ is crucial for various competitive exams and for expanding your general knowledge. This compilation of 100 MCQs is designed to test your understanding of India’s diverse landscapes, rivers, soil, mountains, peaks, valleys, islands, states, and more. Whether you’re a student preparing for an exam or simply curious about Indian Geography, this comprehensive set of MCQs will improve your knowledge. Test your knowledge, and discover fascinating geographical facts about India!
1. Where does India rank in area among the countries of the world?
(A) Fifth
(B) Sixth
(C) Seventh
D) Eighth
Ans:- (C) Seventh
2. The expansion of India is between______
(A) 37º 17′ 53” North and 8º 6′ 28” South
(B) 37º 17′ 53” North and 8º 4′ 28” South
(C) 37º 17′ 53” North and 8º 28” North
(D) 37º 6′ North and 8º 4′ North
Ans:- (D) 37º 6′ North and 8º 4′ North
3. Through how many Indian states does the Tropic of Cancer pass?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 9
Ans:- (B) 8
4. Which of the following longitudes is known as ‘Standard Meridian’ in India?
(A) 87º 30′ E
(B) 85º 30′ E
(C) 84º 30′ E
(D) 82º 30′ E
Ans:- (D) 82º 30′ E
5. How much is the difference between Indian Standard Time (I.S.T.) and Greenwich Mean Time (G.M.T.)?
(A) +4½ hours
(B) +5½ hours
(C) – 5½ hours
(D) – 4½ hours
Ans:- (B) +5½ hours
6. The Indian Standard Time is taken from which of the following city?
(A) Allahabad (Naini)
(B) Lucknow
(C) Meerut
(D) Muzaffarnagar
Ans:- (A) Allahabad (Naini)
7. Where is the Southernmost point of India located?
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Great Nicobar
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Madras
Ans:- (B) Great Nicobar
8. The Southernmost point of India ‘Indira Point’ is in______
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Chhota Nicobar
(C) Great Nicobar
(D) Kar Nicobar Island
Ans:- (C) Great Nicobar
9. The Westernmost point of India is_____
(A) 68º 7′ W, Gujarat
(B) 68º 7′ W, Rajasthan
(C) 68º 7′ E, Gujarat
(D) 68º 7′ E, Rajasthan
Ans:- (A) 68º 7′ W, Gujarat
10. Indian states bordering Bangladesh are _____
(A) West Bengal, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya
(B) Nagaland, Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal
(C) Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura
(D) Nagaland, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura
Ans:- (C) Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura
11. Which of the following Indian state shares its maximum boundary with Myanmar?
(A) Manipur
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Mizoram
(D) Nagaland
Ans:- (B) Arunachal Pradesh
12. Which State of India has borders with three countries namely Nepal, Bhutan and China?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Meghalaya
(C) West Bengal
(D) Sikkim
Ams:- (D) Sikkim
13. Which one of the following countries shares the longest land frontier with India?
(A) China
(B) Nepal
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh
Ans:- (D) Bangladesh
14. Which of the following groups of Indian states share its boundaries with Pakistan?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
(B) Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat
(C) Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan
(D) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat
Ans:- (B) Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat
15. Which one of the following States of India has an international boundary on its three sides?
(A) Assam
(B) Nagaland
(C) Tripura
(D) West Bengal
Ans:- (C) Tripura
16. The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge mass called______
(A) Jurassic land mass
(B) Aryavarta
(C) Indiana
(D) Gondwana Continent
Ans:- (D) Gondwana Continent
17. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is ____
(A) The Shivalik Range
(B) The Lesser Himalayas
(C) The Great Himalayan Range
(D) The Dhauladhar Range
Ans:- (C) The Great Himalayan Range
18. The foothills region of the Himalayas is known as_____
(A) Trans – Himalayas
(B) Shivalik
(C) Greater Himalayas
(D) Aravali
Ans:- (B) Shivalik
19. Which of the following is the correct order of the Himalayan Ranges from South to North in the Western section?
(A) Great Himalaya – Lesser Himalaya – Shivalik
(B) Shivalik – Lesser Himalaya – Great Himalaya
(C) Lesser Himalaya – Great Himalaya – Shivalik
(D) Shivalik – Great Himalaya – Lesser Himalaya
Ans:- (B) Shivalik – Lesser Himalaya – Great Himalaya
20. Which one of the following groups is the correct sequence of mountain peaks from East to West?
(A) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri
(B) Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri
(C) Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Everest
(D) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna
Ans:- (B) Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri
21. Between which two mountain ranges is the Valley of Kashmir situated?
(A) Ladakh and Zanskar
(B) Great Himalayas and Pir Panjal
(C) Great Himalayas and Zanskar
(D) Karakoram and Ladakh
Ans:- (B) Great Himalayas and Pir Panjal
22. Which of the following rock systems in India is the latest one?
(A) Vindhyan
(B) Cuddapah
(C) Dharwar
(D) Gondwana
Ans:- (D) Gondwana
23. Which of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?
(A) Himalaya
(B) Aravalli
(C) Vindhya
(D) Satpura
Ans:- (B) Aravalli
24. In which of the following states are the Aravalli Ranges located?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans:- (A) Rajasthan
25. Which of the following is the highest peak in South India?
(A) Anaimudi
(B) Dodabetta
(C) Amarkantak
(D) Mahendragiri
Ans:- (A) Anaimudi
26. Which of the following is the highest peak in the Indian Peninsula?
(A) Ootakamund
(B) Anaimudi
(C) Dodabetta
(D) Mahabaleshwar
Ans:- (B) Anaimud
27. At which of the following hills the Eastern Ghats join the Western Ghats?
(A) Palani Hills
(B) Anamudi Hills
(C) Nilgiri Hills
(D) Shevaroy Hills
Ans:- (C) Nilgiri Hills
28. Which one of the following lies at the junction of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states?
(A) Anaimalai Hills
(B) Palani Hills
(C) Nandi Hills
(D) Nilgiri Hills
Ans:- (D) Nilgiri Hills
29. Indian Oceanists discovered a high mountain with a height of 1505 metres at the bottom of the Arabian sea about 455 km West-South-West from Bombay, the mountain is called _____
(A) Kailash II
(B) Raman Sagar mountain
(C) Kanya Sagar Parvat
(D) Bombay Parvat
Ans:- (B) Raman Sagar mountain
30. Western Ghats in Maharashtra and Karnataka is known as_____
(A) Nilgiri mountain
(B) Sahyadri
(C) Deccan plateau
(D) None of the above
Ans:- (B) Sahyadri
31. Which of the following is the highest mountain on Earth?
(A) Mount Everest
(B) Kanchenjunga
(C) Lhotse
(D) Makalu
Ans:- (A) Mount Everest
32. Where is ‘Mount Everest’ located?
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) Tibet
(D) Nepal
Ans:- (D) Nepal
33. The first woman to climb Mount Everest was _____
(A) Junko Tabei
(B) Karoline Mikkelson
(C) Valentina Tereshkova
(D) None of the above
Ans:- (A) Junko Tabei
34. The woman mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest twice is_____
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Chandra Prabha Aitwal
(C) Jaya Kshetri
(D) Santosh Yadav
Ans:- (D) Santosh Yadav
35. Who was the second Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Madhu Yadav
(C) Santosh Yadav
(D) Suneeta Godra
Ans:- (C) Santosh Yadav
36. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak in India?
(A) Everest
(B) Siachen
(C) K2
(D) Kargil
Ans:- (C) K2
37. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the direction East to West____
(A) Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Mount Everest
(B) Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Nanda Devi, Mount Everest
(C) Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kumaun, Namcha Barwa
(D) Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mount Everest, Nanda Devi
Ans:- (D) Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mount Everest, Nanda Devi
38. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Nathu La – Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Lipulekh – Uttarakhand
(C) Rohtang – Himachal Pradesh
(D) Palghat – Kerala
Ans:- (A) Nathu La – Arunachal Pradesh
39. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Shipki La – Himachal Pradesh
(B) Lipu Lekh – Uttar Pradesh
(C) Nathu La – Sikkim
(D) Jozila – Kashmir
Ans:- (B) Lipu Lekh – Uttar Pradesh
40. Which of the following is the largest glacier?
(A) Sasaini
(B) Gangotri
(C) Zemu
(D) Siachin
Ans:- (A) Sasaini
41. Meghalaya plateau is the part of____
(A) Himalayan Range
(B) Peninsular Plateau
(C) Mountains of Eastern Ghats
(D) Satpura Range
Ans:- (B) Peninsular Plateau
42. Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges?
(A) Malwa Plateau
(B) Chhotanagpur Plateau
(C) Deccan Plateau
(D) Peninsular Plateau
Ans:- (A) Malwa Plateau
43. What is the total length of the coastal line of India?
(A) 6200 km long
(B) 6100 km long
(C) 5985 km long
(D) 7517 km long
Ans:- (D) 7517 km long
44. The limit of the territorial water of India extends up to____
(A) 3 nautical miles from the coast
(B) 6 nautical miles from the coast
(C) 12 nautical miles from the coast
(D) 24 nautical miles from the coast
Ans:- (C) 12 nautical miles from the coast
45. Which of the following Indian states has the longest sea coast?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans:- (C) Gujarat
46. In India, how many States share the coastline?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
Ans:- (C) 9
47. The name of the coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh is____
(A) Coromandel
(B) Malabar
(C) Northern Circar
(D) Konkan
Ans:- (A) Coromandel
48. Which of the following is also known as ‘Cape Comorin’?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Kashmir
(C) Kanyakumari
(D) Gujarat
Ans:- (C) Kanyakumari
49. Andaman and Nicobar are_____
(A) Two Islands in the Bay of Bengal
(B) Group of Islands in the Bay of Bengal
(C) Group of Islands in the Arabian Sea
(D) Two Islands in the Indian Ocean
Ans:- (B) Group of Islands in the Bay of Bengal
50. What is the total number of islands in Andaman and Nicobar?
(A) 200
(B) 240
(C) 222
D) 250
Ans:- (C) 222
51. Which of the following is the highest peak of the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands?
(A) Saddle Peak
(B) Mount Thuillier
(C) Mount Diavolo
(D) Mount Koyale
Ans:- (A) Saddle Peak
52. Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the Ten-degree channel?
(A) Andaman and Nicobar
(B) Nicobar and Sumatra
(C) Maldives and Lakshadweep
(D) Sumatra and Java
Ans:- (A) Andaman and Nicobar
53. The Adam’s Bridge begins from_____
(A) Dhanushkodi
(B) Mandapam
(C) Pamban
(D) Rameshwaram
Ans:- (A) Dhanushkodi
54. Which one of the following is a volcanic island of India?
(A) Little Andaman
(B) Little Nicobar
(C) Great Nicobar
(D) Barren Island
Ans:- (D) Barren Island
55. Barren Island is located in_____
(A) Bay of Bengal
(B) Arabian sea
(C) Mediterranean sea
(D) China sea
Ans:- (A) Bay of Bengal
56. Sriharikota island is located in_____
(A) Near Chilka Lake
(B) Near the mouth of the Mahanadi River
(C) Near Pulicat Lake
(D) Near the mouth of the Godavari River
Ans:- (C) Near Pulicat Lake
57. Where is Lakshadweep located?
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Arabian Sea
(C) Bay of Bengal
(D) Pacific Ocean
Ans:- (B) Arabian Sea
58. Where is Lakshadweep Island situated?
(A) In South-West India
(B) In South India
(C) In South-East India
(D) In East India near West Bengal
Ans:- (A) In South-West India
59. Which of the following is a coral island?
(A) New Moore
(B) Car Nicobar
(C) Andaman
(D) Lakshadweep
Ans:- (D) Lakshadweep
60. What is the total number of islands in Lakshadweep?
(A) 17
(B) 27
(C) 36
(D) 47
Ans:- (C) 36
61. A large city built on an Indian island is ____
(A) Panaj
(B) Rameshwaram
(C) Port Blair
(D) Mumbai
Ans:- (D) Mumbai
62. Which one of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri Lanka?
(A) Elephanta
(B) Nicobar
(C) Rameshwaram
(D) Salsette
Ans:- (C) Rameshwaram
63. Which one of the following is one of the remotest islands from the Indian coast?
(A) Bhatkal
(B) Arnala
(C) Minicoy
(D) Henry
Ans:- (C) Minicoy
64. Which of the following Indian State is known as the ‘Kohinoor of India’?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
Ans:- (A) Andhra Pradesh
65. Which state is known as the ‘Silicon State’ of India?
(A) Goa
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala
Ans:-(C) Karnataka
66. Which state in the country has the largest number of districts?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans:- (D) Uttar Pradesh
67. How many states were touched by Sonbhadra district?
(A) Boundaries of two states
(B) Boundaries of three states
(C) Boundaries of four states
(D) Boundaries of five states
Ans:- (C) Boundaries of four states
68. How many States and Union Territories surround the State of Assam?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
Ans:- (B) 7
69. Which is the smallest Union Territory of India?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Andaman and Nicobar
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Ans:- (C) Lakshadweep
70. Which is the Largest (Area Wise) Union Territory in India?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Puducherry
(C) Delhi
(D) Chandigarh
Ans:- (A) Jammu and Kashmir
71. What is the number of Union Territories in India?
(A) 8
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 11
Ans:- (A) 8
72. Leh is the capital of____
(A) Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(B) Ladakh
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans:- (B) Ladakh
73. River Ganga, after entering Bangladesh is known by which of the following names?
(A) Lohit
(B) Padma
(C) Kaliganga
(D) Nabaganga
Ans:- (B) Padma
74. Sunderban Delta is formed by the rivers______
(A) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(B) Ganga and Jhelam
(C) Sindhu and Jhelam
(D) Ganga and Sindhu
Ans:- (B) Ganga and Jhelam
75. Which of the following is the place of confluence of the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi?
(A) Vishnu Prayag
(B) Karna Prayag
(C) Rudra Prayag
(D) Dev Prayag
Ans:- (D) Dev Prayag
76. The Bhagirathi river originates from _____
(A) Gomukh
(B) Gangotri
(C) Tapovan
(D) Vishnu Prayag
Ans:- (A) Gomukh
77. The longest-flowing river in India is_____
(A) Mahaadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Ganga
(D) Narmada
Ans:- (C) Ganga
78. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganga system flows Northwards?
(A) Kosi
(B) Ghaghra
(C) Son
(D) Gandak
Ans:- (C) Son
79. Identify the only tributary of the River Ganges which rises in the plains.
(A) Son
(B) Sharda or Saryu
(C) Gomti
(D) Ram Ganga
Ans:- (C) Gomti
80. In India, ‘Yarlung Zangbo River’ is known as_____
(A) Ganga
(B) Indus
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Mahanadi
Ans:- (C) Brahmaputra
81. Which one of the following rivers flows towards the West?
(A) Ganga
(B) Narmada
(C) Godavari
(D) Yamuna
Ans:- (B) Narmada
82. Which of the following rivers does not fall into the Bay of Bengal?
A) Mahanadi
(B) Krishna
(C) Tapti
(D) Godavari
Ans:- (C) Tapti
83. Which is the longest river in the peninsular India?
(A) Krishna
(B) Narmada
(C) Godavari
(D) Mahanadi
Ans:- (C) Godavari
84. Which one of the following Indian rivers forms an estuary?
(A) Godavari
(B) Cauvery
(C) Tapti
(D) Mahanadi
Ans:- (C) Tapti
85. Which one of the following rivers is called the Ganga of the South?
(A) Cauvery
(B) Krishna
(C) Godavari
(D) Narmada
Ans:- (A) Cauvery
86. Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India?
(A) Beas
(B) Chenab
(C) Ravi
(D) Satluj
Ans:- (D) Satluj
87. Chilika Lake is located in____
(A) West Bengal
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans:- (C) Odisha
88. Which one of the following is called the ‘mystery lake’?
(A) Jor Pokhri Lake
(B) Dodital Lake
(C) Roopkund Lake
(D) Red Hills Lake
Ans:- (C) Roopkund Lake
89. The general direction of the flow of the summer monsoon in India is____
(A) from South to North
(B) from South-West to South-East
(C) from South-East to South-West
(D) from South-West to North-East
Ans:- (D) from South-West to North-East
90. Which one of the following is the driest place?
(A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
(C) Leh
(D) Bengaluru
Ans:- (C) Leh
91. Which one of the following places has the highest annual rainfall?
(A) Leh
B) Bikaner
(C) Jaisalmer
(D) Mawsynram
Ans:- (D) Mawsynram
92. In India, the largest soil group is found as ______
(A) Red soil
(B) Black soil
(C) Sandy soil
(D) Alluvial soil
Ans:- (D) Alluvial soil
93. Which one of the following is the most productive soil in India?
(A) Red soil
(B) Black soil
(C) Alluvial soil
(D) Calcareous soil
Ans:- (C) Alluvial soil
94. Which soil is best suited for cotton cultivation?
(A) Black soil
(B) Red soil
(C) Alluvial soil
(D) Laterite soil
Ans:- (A) Black soil
95. On which river is the Hirakud Dam constructed?
(A) Shivnath
(B) Narmada
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Son
Ans:- (C) Mahanadi
96. Which one of the following crops is the highest beneficiary of the Green Revolution in both production and productivity?
(A) Oilseed
(B) Wheat
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Pulses
Ans:- (B) Wheat
97. Among the following, which one is related to the Blue Revolution in India?
(A) Floriculture
(B) Sericulture
(C) Pisciculture
(D) Horticulture
Ans:- (C) Pisciculture
98. Which one of the following crops is known as ‘White Gold’ in Maharashtra?
(A) Wheat
(B) Maize
(C) Cotton
(D) Sugarcane
Ans:- (C) Cotton
99. The most mineralised rock system of India is _____
(A) Cuddapah System
(B) Dharwar System
(C) Gondwana System
(D) Vindhayan System
Ans:- (B) Dharwar System
100. Which one of the following cities is known as ‘Pink City’ in India?
(A) Mysore
(B) Jaipur
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Srinagar
Ans:- (B) Jaipur