Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social,
Economic Geography of India and the World
,1) Which of the following is the highest mountain peak in India?
a) Mount Everest
b) Nanda Devi
c) K2
d) Kanchenjunga
Answer: d) Kanchenjunga
2) Which of the following is the longest river in India?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Brahmaputra
d) Godavari
Answer: a) Ganga
3) The Indian state which shares its border with the maximum number of other states is:
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Bihar
Answer: a) Uttar Pradesh
4) The famous Jog Falls is located on which river in India?
a) Godavari
b) Cauvery
c) Krishna
d) Sharavati
Answer: d) Sharavati
5) Which of the following states has the highest literacy rate in India as per the 2011
Census?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Goa
d) Punjab
Answer: a) Kerala
6) The Khyber Pass connects which two countries?
a) India and Pakistan
b) Pakistan and Afghanistan
c) Afghanistan and Iran
d) Iran and Iraq
Answer: b) Pakistan and Afghanistan
,7) The Great Barrier Reef is located in which country?
a) Australia
b) New Zealand
c) Fiji
d) Indonesia
Answer: a) Australia
8) The Amazon rainforest is primarily located in which country?
a) Brazil
b) Peru
c) Colombia
d) Venezuela
Answer: a) Brazil
9) The largest desert in the world is:
a) Sahara Desert
b) Gobi Desert
c) Kalahari Desert
d) Antarctica
Answer: a) Sahara Desert
10) The longest river in the world is:
a) Nile
b) Amazon
c) Mississippi
d) Yangtze
Answer: a) Nile
11) Which of the following is not a Union Territory of India?
a) Puducherry
b) Lakshadweep
c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d) Daman and Diu
Answer: d) Daman and Diu
12) Which of the following is the smallest state in India by area?
a) Goa
b) Sikkim
c) Nagaland
d) Mizoram
Answer: a) Goa
, 13) Which of the following is the largest state in India by area?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Answer: b) Rajasthan
14) The Siachen Glacier is located in which mountain range?
a) Karakoram Range
b) Himalayas
c) Hindu Kush Range
d) Pamir Range
Answer: a) Karakoram Range
15) The Gulf of Mannar is located in which state of India?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: a) Tamil Nadu
16) The city of Jerusalem is located in which country?
a) Israel
b) Palestine
c) Jordan
d) Lebanon
Answer: a) Israel
17) The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?
a) Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
b) Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
d) Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Answer: c) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
18) The Strait of Gibraltar connects which two bodies of water?
a) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
b) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
c) Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
d) Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf
Answer:c) Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean