Indian Geography Questions and Answers

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Q21
The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.
  • A 1901
  • B 1921
  • C 1941
  • D 1951
Answer: Option B
Q22
 The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
  • A Guwahati
  • B Jamnagar
  • C Mumbai
  • D Chennai
Answer: Option B
Q23
The only state in India that produces saffron is
  • A Assam
  • B Himachal Pradesh
  • C Jammu and Kashmir
  • D Meghalaya
Answer: Option C
Q24
Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
  • A Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
  • B Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
  • C Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
  • D Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
Answer: Option C
Q25
The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to
  • A red soils
  • B yellow soils
  • C black soils
  • D older alluvium
Answer: Option A
Q26
The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
  • A the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
  • B the evaporation of moisture by heat
  • C the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
  • D that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
Answer: Option C
Q27
The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near
  • A Allahabad
  • B Delhi
  • C Gwalior
  • D Jaipur
Answer: Option B
Q28
Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?
  • A Barley and maize
  • B Jowar and bajra
  • C Rice
  • D Wheat
Answer: Option C
Q29
The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
  • A 15
  • B 22
  • C 12
  • D 9
Answer: Option B
Q30
The oldest rocks in India are reported from
  • A Dharwar region, Karnataka
  • B Aravalli range, Rajasthan
  • C Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
  • D Siwalik range, Punjab
Answer: Option A

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