Indian Geography MCQ Set 2

Question 1. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(A) India ranks third in the world in coal production

(B) India is the second largest producer of silk in the world

(C) India is the ninth largest steel producing country in the world

(D) India is the second largest producer of nitrogenous fertilizers in the world

Question 2. Which of the following countries is the third largest producer and consumer of fertilizer in the world?

(A) Germany

(B) India

(C) China

(D) U.S.A.

Question 3. Which one of the following can provide both power and manure?

(A) Hydroelectric Plants

(B) Biogas Plants

(C) Thermal Plants

(D) Nuclear Plants

Question 4. When was ‘Speed Post Service’ launched by the Indian Postal Department in competition to the ‘Courier service’?

(A) 1986

(B) 1989

(C) 1987

(D) 1988

Question 5. Locusts enter India from________.

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Pakistan

(C) Nepal

(D) Bangladesh

Question 6. At one of the places in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the sea water recedes from the shore line a few kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a day and you can actually walk on the sea floor when the water recedes. This unique phenomenon is seen at________.

(A) Nagapattinam

(B) Chandipur

(C) Bheemunipatnam

(D) Bhavnagar

Question 7. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

(A) Middle – Soil Ganga Plain Resources

(B) Malabar Coast – Water Resources

(C) Kutch – Forest Resources

(D) Kolhan – Mineral Resources

Question 8. Diamond Harbour and Salt Lake city are situated in________.

(A) Kolkata

(B) Hong Kong

(C) Florida

(D) California

Question 9. Dindigul is name of________.

(A) Coastal city in Andhra Pradesh

(B) Festival in Karnataka

(C) City in Tamil Nadu

(D) Bird Sanctuary in Kerala

Question 10. What is the object of Green Highway Policy?

(A) To increase the enrolment of drop out students

(B) To provide health facilities

(C) Poverty alleviation

(D) Tree plantation

Question 11. Which of the following is not used in connection with Sarees?

(A) Kanjivaram

(B) Banarasi

(C) Moradabadi

(D) Chanderi

Question 12. Where is the area known as ‘Jangal Mahal’ situated?

(A) Bihar

(B) Assam

(C) Jharkhand

(D) West Bengal

Question 13. The first Nuclear Reactor of India is named________.

(A) Urvashi

(B) Rohini

(C) Kamini

(D) Apsara

Question 14. In the vicinity of Mumbai, a number of specialised towns have been developed. Match the lists of specialisation with towns and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 15. Match the following.

Question 16. Which among the following statements are true about ‘Urja Ganga’ project?

1.  It is a gas pipe line project.
2.  It was launched in October 2016.
3.  It runs from Iran to India.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) All 1, 2 and 3 are correct

(B) Only 1 and 3 are correct

(C) Only 1 and 2 are correct

(D) Only 2 and 3 are correct