Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
UPSC GEOGRAPHY MCQ-12
1 - Question
. Economically the most important forests of
India are
A. Evergreen forest
B. Thorn forest
C. Tidal forest
D. Tropical deciduous forest
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2 - Question
552. Where is Pygmalion Point also known as
Indira Point?
A. Point Calimere
B. Lakshadweep
C. Rameswaram
D. Andman and Nicobar Islands
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3 - Question
553. In which of the following areas is Konkani
spoken as the local language?
A. Odisha and West Bengal
B. Maharashtra and Goa
C. Kerala and Karnataka
D. Andhra Pradesh
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4 - Question
554. A rainshadow region gets
A. large quantity of rainfall
B. rainfall all through the year
C. scanty or no rainfall
D. rainfall six months in a year
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5 - Question
555. The highest peak of the Himalayas in India
is in :
A. Kashmir
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Sikkim
D. Himachal Pradesh
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6 - Question
556. In Thanjavur delta _______ crop is
cultivated three times in a year.
A. Rice
B. Sugarcane
C. Groundnut
D. Wheat
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7 - Question
557. In India the most important source of
energy is
A. Petroleum
B. Nuclear
C. Coal
D. Hydro-electricity
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8 - Question
558. Plants are associated with the social
forestry programmes in India?
A. Teak
B. Neem
C. Eucalyptus
D. Banyan
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9 - Question
559. The main difference between the Eastern
Ghats and the Western Ghats is the matter of
A. proximity of coast
B. height
C. ending in Nilgiris
D. continuity
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10 - Question
560. Who introduced the term 'monsoon'?
A. The British
B. The Arabs
C. The Chinese
D. The Mughals
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11 - Question
561. The smallest Union Territory is:
A. Chandigarh
B. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C. Pondicherry
D. Lakshadweep
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12 - Question
562. The Jawar mines of Udaipur are famous for
A. Marble
B. Zinc
C. Bauxite
D. Granite
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13 - Question
563. The mountain range which stretches from
Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north is the:
A. Aravallis
B. Vindhyas
C. Satpuras
D. Kaimur range
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14 - Question
564. Yercaud, a hill station of South India, is
situated on the
A. Javadi Hills
B. Cardamom Hills
C. Shevaroy Hills
D. Nilgiris
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15 - Question
565. The nature of the winter rainfall in north
western India is :
A. cyclonic
B. orographic
C. monsoonal
D. convectional
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16 - Question
566. Moist tropical evergreen forests are found
in:
A. the Siwaliks
B. southern India
C. the Shillong plateau
D. the Deccan plateau
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17 - Question
567. Which of the following rivers flows through
a rift valley?
A. Godavari
B. Narmada
C. Kosi
D. Cauvery
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18 - Question
568. The river Cauvery originates from which of
the following states?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Madhya Pradesh
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19 - Question
569. The Khasi and Jaintia Hills are located in
______.
A. Meghalaya
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Manipur
D. Nagaland
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Ans: A
20 - Question
570. Under which climatic conditions do the
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laterite soils develop ?
A. Cold temperature Climate
B. Hot and dry Climate
C. Wet tropical Climate
D. Mediterranean type of Climate
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21 - Question
571. Which one of the following provides the
correct sequence of occurrence of four
towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?
A. Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
B. Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
C. Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
D. Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur
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22 - Question
572. The Narmada river originate a in
A. Vindhyan Range
B. Satpura Range
C. Mahadeo Range
D. Maikal Range
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23 - Question
573. Which of the following rivers makes an
estuary?
A. Cauvery
B. Narmada
C. Krishna
D. Ganga
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24 - Question
574. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched? River City
A. Gomti Lucknow
B. Saryu Ayodhya
C. Narmada Satna
D. Alaknanda Badrinath
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25 - Question
575. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by
which of the cultivating methods?
A. Crop rotation
B. Terracing
C. Strip cropping
D. Contour ploughing
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26 - Question
576. Bauxite is the ore of
A. Copper
B. Aluminium
C. Mica
D. Zinc
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27 - Question
577. The present demographic transition of
India is indicative of:
A. High population growth potential and high
actual growth
B. High population growth potential but low
actual growth
C. Typically increasing urbanization
D. Partial industrialised economy
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28 - Question
578. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in :
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
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29 - Question
579. The McMahan Line is a boundary between
A. India and China
B. India and Bangladesh
C. India and Pakistan
D. India and Nepal
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30 - Question
580. The correct sequence of the different
sections of the Himalayas in terms of their
stretch (in kilometre) in the descending order is
:
A. Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him.,
Punjab Him.
B. Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him.,
Assam Him.
C. Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him.,
Kumaon Him.
D. Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him.,
Punjab Him.
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31 - Question
581. Lac is secreted by
A. certain kinds of birds
B. a certain type of insect which feeds on the
saps of trees such as Palas, Ber and Kusum
C. trees like rubber
D. some animals
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32 - Question
582. Which one of the following types of forest
covers the maximum area in India?
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A. Tropical rain forest
B. Tropical dry deciduous forest
C. Tropical moist deciduous forest
D. Tropical dry evergreen forest
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33 - Question
583. The Himalayan rivers are:
A. seasonal
B. monsoon fed
C. snow fed
D. ephemeral
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34 - Question
584. Which of the following is the major centre
of production of railway wagons?
A. Perambur
B. Asansol
C. Jamshedpur
D. Chittaranjan
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35 - Question
585. Which one of the following Indian rivers
does not have a delta at its egress?
A. Cauvery
B. Tapi
C. Godavari
D. Mahanadi
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36 - Question
586. Which one of the following soil types of
India is rendered infertile by the presence of
excess iron?
A. Lateritic
B. Podzolic
C. Desert sand
D. Alluvial
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37 - Question
587. Which of the following is a trans-
Himalayan river?
A. Yamuna
B. Ganga
C. Sutlej
D. Ravi
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38 - Question
588. A person of mixed European and Indian
blood in Latin America is called a
A. Mau Mau
B. Meiji
C. Mestizo
D. Mulatto
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39 - Question
589. For short-term climatic predictions, which
one of the following events, detected in the last
decade, is associated with occasional weak
monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
A. El Nino and southern oscillations
B. Green-house effect on global level
C. La Nina
D. Movement of jet streams
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40 - Question
590. Among the following regions of India,
which one receives comparatively least amount
of annual rainfall?
A. North-eastern Rajasthan
B. The middle and lower Asom valley
C. The coastal plains of Gujarat south of
Narmada
D. An 80 km wide coastal belt from Nellore to
Point Calimere
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41 - Question
591. Soyabeans are rich in
A. Vitamin A
B. Carbohydrates
C. Minerals
D. Proteins
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42 - Question
592. The Damodar-Tribeni Canal which serves
as an irrigationcum-navigation canal is _____
long.
A. 157km
B. 137km
C. 167km
D. 147km
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43 - Question
593. Which of the following types of soils have a
marked capacity to retain water?
A. Red soil
B. Regur soil
C. Desert soil
D. Laterite soil
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44 - Question
594. A rainy day as defined by the Indian
Meteorological department is a day when the
rainfall at a point received is
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A. 0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
B. above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
C. 1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours
D. 1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
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45 - Question
595. Golden Fibre refers to
A. Cotton
B. Jute
C. Hemp
D. Nylon
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46 - Question
596. Which of the following south Indian rivers
has the largest basin?
A. Cauvery
B. Godavari
C. Mahanadi
D. Krishna
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47 - Question
597. Among the following States, which one has
the most suitable climatic conditions for the
cultivation of a large variety of orchids with
minimum cost of production, and can develop an
export oriented industry in this field?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
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48 - Question
598. The northern part of the west coast is
known as:
A. Konkan coast
B. None of these
C. Coromandal coast
D. Malabar coast
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49 - Question
599. Which of the following is incorrectly
matched ?
A. Aandhi - Uttar Pradesh
B. Kalbaisakhi - West Bengal
C. Mango-showers – Orissa
D. Loo – North - west India
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50 - Question
600. Which of the following hydro-electric
stations is situated in Uttar Pradesh?
A. Rihand
B. Kangsabati
C. Hirakud
D. Mayurakshi