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

Q41. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau ?

I.The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss

II.The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets

III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps, forming the northern flank of the plateau

IV. The trough of the Narmada and Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges

(A) I, II and III
(B) I and II
(C) I, II, III and IV
(D) I, III and IV

Answer: I, II, III and IV

Q42. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is

(A) the Brahmaputra valley
(B) the Indo-Gangetic valley
(C) the Deccan plateau
(D) the Rann of Kutch

Answer: the Deccan plateau

Q43. The natural region which holds the Indian subcontinent is

(A) equatorial climate change region
(B) hot deset
(C) monsoon
(D) mediterranean

Answer: monsoon

Q44. Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world ?

(A) Australia
(B) France
(C) India
(D) USA

Answer: USA

Q45. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop ?

(A) Coconut
(B) Cotton
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Rice

Answer: Coconut

Q46. Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose ?

(A) Gandhi Sagar
(B) Hirakud
(C) Periyar
(D) Tungabhadra

Answer: Gandhi Sagar

Q47. The proportion of forest to the total national geographical area of India as envisaged by National Forest Policy is

(A) 30.3%
(B) 33.3%
(C) 38.3%
(D) 42.3%

Answer: 33.3%

Q48. Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes ?

(A) Ganga-Brahmaputra valley
(B) Deccan plateau
(C) Plains of northern India
(D) Western ghats

Answer: Ganga-Brahmaputra valley

Q49. Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats ?

(A) Cauvery
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Mahanadi

Answer: Mahanadi

Q50. The percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture is nearly

(A) 40%
(B) 50%
(C) 60%
(D) 70%

Answer: 70%