Indian Geography MCQ Questions with Answer for Competitive Exam

Explanation: The Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri (Benevolent Mountains), are a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres (54,000 sq. mi) in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traversing the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Explanation: Gujarat has the longest coastline in mainland India. Its length is about 1600 km. But if we take all states & UTs, Andaman & Nicobar Islands have the longest coastline in India of about 1962 km.

Explanation: Ajanta mountain range is short-range, which spreads within Maharashtra.

– Aravali ranges cover Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi

– Satpura ranges are found in Gujrat and Madhya Pradesh.

– Sahyadris ranges start from Gujrat, Maharastra border and crossing Goa, Karnataka it reaches Kerala tip up to Cape Comrie.

– Ajanta is found in the Aurangabad district of Maharastra.

Explanation: Marina beach in Chennai along the Bay of Bengal is India’s longest and the world’s second-longest beach. This predominantly sandy of nearly 12 kilometres extends from Beasant Nagar in the south to Fort St. George in the north.

Explanation: Sutlej River originates from Rakas Lake near Mansarovar Lake and enters the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh through Shipki La Pass.

Explanation: National Highway from Amritsar to Calcutta via Delhi is called National highway No. 2. It was called Grand Trunk road and was constructed by Sher Shah in the Medieval Period.

Explanation: This range of outer (lower) Himalayas is well known as ‘Shivalik Hills‘ (also known as Manak Parbat in ancient times). Shivalik literally means ‘tresses of the Shiva’.

Explanation: Lipu lekh pass in Uttarkhand is the way through which pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar enters Tibet. Although Option (d) can also be considered correct as presently China has opened Nathula pass considering the damage which was done to Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand floods.

Explanation: Longitude of IST is 82.5 ° E

∴ difference of Longitude = 92 – 82.5 = 9.5°

∴ difference of time = 9.5 × 4 = 38 min

∴ local time at Shillong = 10.38 a.m.

Explanation: Dandakaranya is a historical region in India, mentioned in the Ramayana. It is identified with a territory roughly equivalent to the Bastar division in the Chhattisgarh state in the central-east part of India.

Explanation: Sand dunes are the depositional features that are formed due to the deposition of sand particles carried by the wind. A sand dunes shape depends upon the direction and speed of the wind.

Explanation: Indira Gandhi Canal originated from Harike barrage at Sultanpur on Sutlej but Ghaggar is a tributary of river Saraswati, which ends in the Thar Desert.

Explanation: ​ Anamudi is the highest peak in South India. It is situated at an elevation of 2695 metres and is located in Kerala.

Explanation: ​Due to the rain shadow area of Sahyadri the regions between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have become semi–arid.

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Explanation: Dalhousie is in Himachal Pradesh, Darjeeling is in West Bengal, Mussoorie is in Uttrakhand and Pahalgam is in Jammu and Kashmir.

Explanation: Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It is about 48 km wide; it is located in between South Andaman and Little Andaman.

Explanation: A rift valley is created on a divergent plate boundary by the action of a fault or rift. There is further spreading of crust and subsequent erosion deepens the rift.

Rivers that flow through rift valleys in India are Narmada River, Tapti, Mahi (all flowing west), Damodar River in Chota Nagpur plateau.

Explanation: Sabarimala is a hill situated in Perinad village, Ranni Taluk, Pathanamthitta district in Kerala State. This hill is situated 72 kilometres from Pathanamthitta town.

Explanation: In the given map ‘A’ marked port is Veraval of Gujarat, ‘B’ marked port is Karwar of Karnataka, ‘C’ marked port is Tuticorin of Tamil Nadu and ‘D’ marked port in Kakinada of Andhra Pradesh.

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The Tungabhadra Dam is also known as Pampa Sagar is constructed across the Tungabhadra River, a tributary of the Krishna River. The dam is in Hosapete, Ballari district of Karnataka.

Lower Bhavani Project Canal is a 201-kilometre (125 mi) long irrigation canal which runs in Erode district in Tamil Nadu, India. The canal is a valley-side contour canal, fed by Bhavanisagar Dam and irrigates 2.07 lakh hectares of land.

The Idukki Dam is a double curvature arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in a narrow gorge between two granite hills locally known as Kuravan and Kurathi in Kerala, India. At 168.91 metres, it is one of the highest arch dams in Asia. It is constructed and owned by the Kerala State Electricity Board.

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda district, Telangana. Constructed between 1955 and 1967, the dam created a water reservoir with a gross storage capacity of 11.472 billion cubic metres.

Explanation: Kapildhara waterfall is located in the Amarkantak district of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It lies at a distance of 6 kilometres from the Narmada Kund. The holy waters of the River Narmada plunge from a height of about 100 feet, from the ground level. This cascade gets its name from the famous sage Kapil, who had resided at this place and performed severe religious austerities. Kapil muni is said to have received the divine light at this very place, according to the ancient scriptures.  He had also written ‘Sankhya Philosophy’ an advanced treatise on mathematics in the Kapil ashram. divine light at this very place, according to the ancient scriptures.  He had also written ‘Sankhya Philosophy’ an advanced treatise on mathematics in the Kapil ashram.

Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati River located in the Western Ghats in Sagara taluk, Shimoga district. It is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India.

Shivanasamudra Falls is a waterfall in Mandya District of the state of Karnataka, India. It is situated along the Kaveri River, which forms here the boundary to the Mandya, and is the location of one of the first hydro-electric power stations in Asia, which was set up in 1902.

Explanation: Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary is located in northeastern Goa, India in Ponda taluka. The total area of the park is 8 km².

Kanger Ghati National Park (also called Kanger Valley National Park) was declared a national park in 1982 by the Government of India. Among the various protected areas in the country, the Kanger Valley National Park near Jagdalpur, in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh is one of the densest national parks, well known for its biodiversity, landscape, waterfalls, subterranean geomorphologic limestone caves, and home for the Bastar hill myna, the state bird of Chhattisgarh.

The Orang National Park is a national park in India located on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam. It covers an area of 78.81 km². It was established as a sanctuary in 1985 and declared a national park on 13 April 1999.

Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary – Ushakothi or Badrama Sanctuary in Yavatmal, Odisha (Orissa) has a population of tigers, leopards, panthers, sloth bears and elephants in addition to the sambal, gaur, chital and nilgai. Established in 1962 over a forest area of about 304.03 square kilometres.

Explanation: ​Rural forestry (also known as community forestry) aims to raise the trees on community land and on privately owned land as in farm forestry. ​​​

Farm forestry encouraged individual farmers to plant trees on their own farmland to meet the domestic needs of the family. ​​​

All these schemes are taken up under the social forestry programme.

Explanation: The correct sequence of the rivers in India from the north towards the south is Shyok – Zaskar – Spiti – Satluj. Shyok flows through northern Ladakh in India. Zaskar River flows in the northeastern part of Ladakh. Spiti River is situated at Kaza in Himachal Pradesh at an elevation of 12500 feet. Satluj river rises from the slopes of Kailash and flows in a south-westerly direction to Himachal Pradesh & Punjab.