Indian Geography: Top 100 MCQ With Free Exam SET:-3

Q11. 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: Dharwar region, Karnataka

Q12. The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are

(A) 15
(B) 22
(C) 12
(D) 9

Answer: 22

Q13. 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) Wheat
(D) Rice

Answer: Rice

Q14. 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: Delhi

Q15. 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: the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it

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Q16. The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to

(A) red soils
(B) yellow soils
(C) black soils
(D) older alluvium

Answer: red soils

Q17. 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: Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej

Q18. The only state in India that produces saffron is

(A) Assam
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Meghalaya

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Q19. The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at

(A) Guwahati
(B) Jamnagar
(C) Mumbai
(D) Chennai

Answer: Jamnagar

Q20. The year __ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.

(A) 1901
(B) 1921
(C) 1941
(D) 1951

Answer: 1921