1. Which is the largest west flowing river in India?
Ans: Narmada
2. Rainfall from the southwest monsoon occurs between _____?
Ans: June & September
3. Which months are the season of retreating monsoon?
Ans: October & November
4. Which is the most important type soil in India?
5. Which river line island on the river Brahmaputra is the largest in the South East Asia?
Ans: Majuli
6. Which lake in Manipur is famous for its floating islands?
Ans: Loktak
7. Which state is known as 'the Land of Legends'?
Ans: Gujarat
8. Which is the southern most point in India?
Ans: Indira Point
9. _____ is considered as the northern most point of India?
Ans: Indira Col
10. With which country India shares maximum land border?
Ans: Bangladesh
11. Geographically, which mountain range seperates northern India from southern India?
Ans: The Vindhya
12. Which is the only tidal port in India?
Ans: Kandla
13. Which part of India are the coniferous forests found?
Ans: The Himalayas
14. Which type of soil is also known as 'regur soil'?
Ans: Black soil
15. Which type of soils are famous for 'self ploughing'?
Ans: Black soil
16. The presence of which metal gives color to the red soil?
Ans: Iron oxide
17. Which type of soil is developed in areas with high temperature & high rainfall?
Ans: Laterite soil
18. Which mountain ranges of India run parallel to the Bay of Bengal?
Ans: Eastern Ghats
19. Which mountain ranges are parallel to the Arabian Sea?
Ans: Western Ghats
20. In which Indian river is the islands of Sivasamudram & Srirangam are Situated?
Ans: Kaveri
21. In which Indian state is the mountain ranges of Vindhya & Satpura are situated?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
22. Who publishes the topographic maps of India?
Ans: The Survey of India
23. Which country is known as 'Junior America'?
Ans: Canada
24. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Ans: Canada
25. Which countries are seperated by the Medicine Line?
Ans: Canada, USA
26. In which mountain range is the peak Godwin Austin situated?
Ans: Karakoram Range
27. What is the usual shape of the dealtas?
Ans: Triangular
28. The days when the Sun shines vertically on the equator is called ____?
Ans: Equinoxes
29. Which is the biggest circle drawn on the globe?
Ans: Equator
30. The Ozone Belt is situated at levels between _____ Kms above atmosphere?
Ans: 20-40 Kms.
31. In which ocean is the notorious Ring of Fire situated?
Ans: Pacific Ocean
32. What does a Beaufort Scale measure?
Ans: Different Wind Strengths
33. Monsoon winds are the example for _____ type of winds?
Ans: Seasonal Winds
34. Which kind of wind is Roaring Forties, Furious Fifties and Shrieking Sixties?
Ans: Westerly Winds
35. Which type of clouds are implicated in the formation of ozone holes?
Ans: Nacreous Clouds
36. Land breeze and Sea breeze are examples of _____?
Ans: Local Winds
37. Which type of winds are found in the tropics towards the Earth's equator?
Ans: Trade winds
38. What are the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes between 35 & 65 degree latitudes?
Ans: Westerlies
39. The Sea breeze flows from _____ to _____?
Ans: Sea to land
40. Which local wind has the nick-name of 'the Snow eater'?
Ans: Chinook
41. The tornadoes are associated with which type of clouds?
Ans: Cumulonimbus
42. Which instrument is used to 'measure atmospheric humidity?
Ans: Hygrometer
43. A line that indicates equal or constant pressure on a map is called ____?
Ans: Isobar
44. A line that connects points on a map that have the same temperature is ______?
Ans: Isotherm
45. The Greater Barrier Reefs are the part of which country?
Ans: Australia
46. The Grand Canyon is on the river _____?
Ans: Colorado River (USA)
47. Fathom is the unit used to measure _____?
Ans: Sea depth
48. 'Slack Water' is the phenomenon associated with _____?
Ans: Tides
49. What is the unit used to measure the speed of the ships?
Ans: Knot
50. What is the interval between two tides?
Ans: 12 hours and 25 minutes
51. Which is the standard meridian of India?
Ans: 82 degree 30 minute East
52. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by _____?
Ans: 5 hours & 30 minutes
53. What is the North-South distance of India?
Ans: 3,214 KM
54. What is the East - West distance of India?
Ans: 2,933 KM
55. What is India's total land area?
Ans: 3.28 million sq. km
56. What percent of world's land surface area is covered by India?
Ans: 2.4 percent
57. Which is the seventh largest country in the world?
Ans: India
58. The length of India's coastline is about _____ KMs?
Ans: 7,500 KM
59. Which Indian mountain range has a triangular shape?
Ans: Satpura
60. Which is the oldest mountain range in India?
Ans: Aravalli range
61. What is the approximate length of the Western Ghats?
Ans: 1,600 KMs
62. Which is the only river in India that flows in a rift valley?
Ans: Narmada
63. Which river flows between the ranges Satpura and Vindhya?
Ans: Narmada
64. The famous Dhuandhar Falls is on the river ______?
Ans: Narmada
65. Which Indian state covers the 61 percent of the Thar Desert?
Ans: Rajasthan
66. Which is India's only active volcano?
Ans: Barren Island
67. Which is the only mud volcano in India?
Ans: Baratang
68. Which is the most suitable soil for the cultivation of cotton?
Ans: Black soil
69. How many Indian states have coastlines?
Ans: Nine
70. Which Indian state shares borders with maximum number of states?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
71. What is the rank of India among the world countries in the total forest area?
Ans: Ten
72. How many Indian states are situated on the Tropic of Cancer?
Ans: 8
73. The Lushai Hills are mainly situated in the Indian state of:
Ans: Mizoram
74. Which important geographical line is passing through India?
Ans: Tropic of Cancer
75. Honeymoon, Breakfast Islands are situated in _____?
Ans: Chilka Lake
76. Tehri Dam is across the river _____?
Ans: Bhagirathi
77. Which river is 'the Sorrow of Bengal'?
Ans: Damodar
78. Rann of Kutch is the part of which Indian state?
Ans: Gujarat
79. In September, 2011, India leased the Tin Bigha Corridor to which neighbouring country?
Ans: Bangladesh
80. Aksai Chin is part of the which Indian state?
Ans: Jammu &Kashmir
81. India's highest peak Mount K2 is situated in which mountain range?
Ans: Karakoram
82. The Hindu Raj mountain range is situated in _____?
Ans: Pakistan
83. In which state is the Garo-Khasi range situated?
Ans: Meghalaya
84. The world's wettest place Mawsynram is situated in which hills?
Ans: Khasi Hills
85. In which Indian state is the places Cherrapunji and Mawsynram?
Ans: Meghalaya
86. Which mountain range is believed to have been formed by the wastes created by the weathering of the Aravalli Mountains?
Ans: The Vindhya
87. What is the name of the summer grass-lands in the higher reaches of Himalaya?
Ans: Bugyals
88. Which ranges of the Himalayas are composed of ancient sedimentary & metamorphic rocks?
Ans: Lesser Himalayas (Himachal)
89. The hill stations of Shimla, Mussourie, Nainital & Darjeeling belongs to which Himalayan range?
Ans: Lesser Himalayas
90. Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, . Nandadevi & Nanga Parbat peaks belongs to which Himalayan range?
Ans: Himadri or Greater Himalayas
91. What is the name of the older alluvium sediments found in the Northern Plains?
Ans: Bhangar
92. The young or newer alluvial sediments deposited on the flood plains are known as _____?
Ans: Khadar
93. Which plateau is situated between the Western Ghat & Eastern Ghat?
Ans: The Deccan Plateau
94. Which is the largest plateau in India?
Ans: The Deccan Plateau
95. What is the shape of the vast Deccan Plateau?
Ans: Triangular
96. What is the name of the water body that divide the Andaman & Nicobar island groups?
Ans: Ten degree Channel
97. South and Little Andaman are separated by ____?
Ans: Duncan Passage
98. Which group of islands are broadly divided by the Eleventh Degree Channel?
Ans: Lakshadweep
99. In which river is India's highest waterfall Jog situated?
Ans: Sharavati
100. Which river is known as Tsangpo in Tibet?
Ans: Brahmaputra
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