Indian Geography Questions and Answers
General Knowledge Indian Geography Questions with Answers explore states, rivers, and climatic zones. Common in SSC, CDS, and UPSC exams, they enhance geographical awareness about India
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31. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?
- Beas, Ravi and Chenab
- Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
- Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
- Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum
32. Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?
- Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
- Bihar and Orissa
- Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
- West Bengal and Assam
33. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
- Pondicherry
- Lakshadweep
- Delhi
- Chandigarh
34. which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?
- Kalpakkam
- Narora
- Rawat Bhata
- Tarapore
35. The south-west monsoon contributes ____ of the total rain in India.
- 86%
- 50%
- 22%
- 100%
36. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets
- Shimla as a tourist spot
- Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh
- boundary between India and Tibet
- None of the above
37. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
- Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
- Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
- Splitting of India from Antarctic
- Breaking up of Pangaea
38. The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____
- Anleshwar, Gujarat
- Bombay High, Maharashtra
- Nawagam, Gujarat
- Digboi, Assam
39. Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra coast because
- there are few indentions suitable for fishing
- of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandary
- the sea water is relatively more saline
- of industrial development leading to widespread pollution of coastal area
40. The mountain building in Himalayas began
- about 45 million years ago
- when the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other
- both (a) and (b)
- None of the above