Geography GK MCQ (English)

Indian Geography GK MCQ Questions in English for the preparation of UPSC, SSC, Bank and all competitive exams.

 

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#1. Which of the following is the largest desert in the world?

Arabian desert

Thar desert

Sahara desert

Namib desert

#2. Which country is the world’s largest archipelago?

Philippines

Indonesia

Sweden

Greenland

#3. The Kharif crops are harvested in?

October-November

May-June

March-April

June-July

#4. ______ National Park is in Ladakh.

Gir

Manas

Namdapha

Hemis

#5. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?

Eastern

Western

Northern

Southern

#6. In which year was the Green Revolution started?

1960

1970

1972

1990

#7. Which of the following states is a cotton producing state?

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Andhra Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

#8. Which planet takes 88 days to complete one revolution of the Sun?

Mercury

Saturn

Jupiter

Mara

#9. In which Indian state will you find the Borail Wildlife Sanctuary ?

Karnataka

Odisha

Assam

West Bengal

#10. _____ is Created by the collision of Convergent plate boundaries.

Mid-ocean ridge

Land erosion

Oceanic trench

Mountain building

#11. The solar radiation coming to Earth is called?

Radiant energy

Insolation

Sunshine

Terrestrial radiation

#12. What is the layer of the atmosphere close to the Earth’s surface called?

Exosphere

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Ionosphere

#13. Where are ‘dykes’ specially constructed?

Norway

Holland

France

United Kingdom

#14. The sea which existed in the place of the Himalayas was?

Red Sea

Arabian Sea

Tethys Sea

Dead Sea

#15. Our atmosphere is divided into how many layers?

2

3

4

5

#16. Which of the following Scientist proved that the path of each planet around the Sun is elliptical?

Kepler

Galileo

Newton

Copernicus

#17. The crop which occupies maximum cultivated area in India is?

Rice

Wheat

Gram

Linseed

#18. Which breed of the following buffalo breeds is found in the South-Western part of Gujarat?

Murrah

Bhadwari

Surti

Toda

#19. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about?

45%

35%

25%

15%

#20. Which is the home of ‘Alphonso mango’?

Ratnagiri

Benares

Malda

Vijayawada

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Top 20 Geography : One Liner

1. What is the highest mountain peak in India? Answer: Kanchenjunga.
2. Which river is known as the “Lifeline of India”? Answer: Ganges.
3. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India? Answer: Wular Lake.
4. Which is the largest desert in India? Answer: Thar Desert.
5. Which state in India is known as the “Land of Five Rivers”? Answer: Punjab.
6. What is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland called? Answer: Kanyakumari.
7. Which is the largest delta in India? Answer: Sundarbans Delta.
8. Which state in India has the highest forest cover? Answer: Madhya Pradesh.
9. Which is the longest river in India? Answer: Ganges.
10. Which is the largest national park in India? Answer: Hemis National Park.
11. Which state in India is known for its backwaters? Answer: Kerala.
12. Which is the largest saltwater lake in India? Answer: Chilika Lake.
13. Which state in India is famous for the Kaziranga National Park? Answer: Assam.
14. What is the highest plateau in India called? Answer: Deccan Plateau.
15. Which is the driest place in India? Answer: Leh in Ladakh region.
16. Which state in India has the highest number of tiger reserves? Answer: Madhya Pradesh.
17. What is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh? Answer: Lucknow.
18. Which state in India is known as the “Spice Garden of India”? Answer: Kerala.
19. Which is the largest river island in India? Answer: Majuli in Assam.
20. Which state in India is known for its hill stations like Shimla and Manali? Answer: Himachal Pradesh.