Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
UPSC GEOGRAPHY MCQ-16
1 - Question
. Which of the following statements is not
true?
A. Andhra Pradesh is not much affected by
retreating south-west monsoon
B. Tamil Nadu receives rainfall from north-east
monsoon
C. The intensity of monsoons is determined by
tropical depressions
D. All are correct
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2 - Question
752. Which one of the following is located in the
Bastar region?
A. Indravati National Park
B. Rajaji National Park
C. Dandeli Sanctuary
D. Bandhavgarh National Park
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3 - Question
753. Which of the following indicates the types
of soil erosion in decreasing order of damage
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caused In India
A. All are equally damaging
B. Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine
erosion
C. Alkalinity and water-logging, ravine erosion
and weeds
D. Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and
salinity weeds and water-logging
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4 - Question
754. The Dowlaiswaram Anicut is an important
canal system in the
A. Godavari Delta
B. Krishna Delta
C. Ganga Delta
D. Cauvery Delta
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5 - Question
755. _______ State has the biggest area in India.
A. Rajasthan
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
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6 - Question
756. Who prepares topographical maps of
India?
A. Archaeological Survey of India
B. Geographical Survey of India
C. Goelogical Survey of India
D. Survey of India
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7 - Question
757. Which of the following is not one of the
reasons for concentration of jute mills in
Kolkata?
A. Availability of coal
B. The port of Kolkata can easily export all the
jute goods
C. Cheap and abundant power supply
D. A large supply of cheap labour and water
required for industry
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8 - Question
758. Where was India's rocket launching station
set up?
A. Port Blair
B. Arvi
C. Thumba
D. Sriharikota
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9 - Question
759. The first Alumina plant in India is situated
at
A. Korba (Madhya Pradesh)
B. Sirpur (Andhra Pradesh)
C. Kiriburu (Jharkhand)
D. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
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10 - Question
760. Siwaliks are:
A. foothills of Himalayan ranges
B. in Meghalaya
C. to the north of Himadri
D. the plateau between Pamirs and Myanmar
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11 - Question
761. The Bhutia group of languages does not
include
A. Tibetan
B. Lepcha
C. Sherpa
D. Laddakhi
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12 - Question
762. Jharkhand does not share boundary with:
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Orissa
C. West Bengal
D. Madhya Pradesh
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13 - Question
763. How would you increase the yield of maize
crop?
A. Develop high yielding varieties
B. Develop early and very early maturing
varieties suitable for rainfall areas
C. Evolve high yielding varieties of seeds to suit
different agroclimatic regions
D. Develop disease-resistant varieties
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14 - Question
764. Rihand Valley Project is located in the state
of
A. Jharkhand
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Odisha
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15 - Question
765. The Institute of Petroleum Reservoir
Studies is located in
A. Ahmedabad B. Kolkata
C. Lucknow
D. Badodara
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16 - Question
766. River is called 'The Sorrow of the Bengal'.
A. Hooghly
B. Kosi
C. Sone
D. Damodar
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17 - Question
767. Which one among the following States is
smallest in area?
A. Gujarat
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
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18 - Question
768. Fertility of soil can be improved by :
A. removing living earthworms and adding dead
earthworms
B. adding dead earthworms
C. removing dead earthworms
D. adding living earthworms
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19 - Question
769. Which one of the following gives the
correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the
direction east to west?
A. Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest,
Nanda Devi
B. Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mt.
Everest
C. Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Mt.
Everest
D. Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kumaun, Namcha Barwa
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20 - Question
770. Iron ore mines are located in
A. Hazaribagh, Jharia, Kudremukh
B. Salem, Bhadravati, Raniganj
C. Monghyr, Balaghat, Hazaribagh
D. Singhbhum, Mayurbhanj, Bastar
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21 - Question
771. Where will you expect to find bamboo
growing
A. At a medium height from sea level
B. At a very low height from sea level
C. At a great height from sea level
D. There is no such condition; it can grow
anywhere
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22 - Question
772. Which of the following is the capital of the
Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
A. Silvassa
B. Nagar Haveli
C. Kavaratti
D. Dadra
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23 - Question
773. India lies in the hemisphere:
A. Northern and eastern
B. Northern and southern
C. Southern and eastern
D. Northern and western
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24 - Question
774. The main hydroelectric power potential of
the Indus river system lies in India and not in
Pakistan because
A. India has superior technology to develop
hydroelectric power
B. India has a greater labour force to develop
hydroelectric power
C. the need for hydroelectric power is greater in
India than the Pakistan
D. the mountain stages of these rivers lie in
India
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25 - Question
775. In which of the following areas of India is
there an overlapping plantation of tea and
coffee?
A. South-east
B. South-west
C. North-west
D. North-east
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26 - Question
776. Port Blair is situated in :
A. North Andaman
B. South Andaman
C. Middle Andaman
D. Little Andaman
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27 - Question
777. In the coastal lowland of Kerala two crops
of rice is grown per year because of: 1. high
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temperature in winter 2. adequate rain
throughout the year3. adequate irrigation
facility 4. presence of water retentive clayey
loam soil
A. 2 and 3
B. Only 1
C. 1 and 2
D. 1, 3, and 4
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28 - Question
778. The highest peak in India is
A. Kanchenjunga
B. Mt Everest
C. Mt Godwin Austin (K2)
D. Dhaulagiri
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29 - Question
779. Which National Highway connects Chennai
and Visakhapatnam ?
A. NH 6
B. NH 4
C. NH 5
D. NH 8
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30 - Question
780. The Palk Bay lies between
A. Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands
B. Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat
C. Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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31 - Question
781. In India, how many States share the
coastline?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 8
D. 10
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32 - Question
782. Among the following places, which one
receives comparatively lowest average monsoon
rainfall from June to September?
A. Punjab
B. Western Uttar Pradesh
C. Southern West Bengal
D. Eastern Uttar Pradesh
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33 - Question
783. The NTPC has decided to set up its first
coal-based power plant in which of the following
North-Eastern States?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Mizoram
C. Assam
D. Meghalaya
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34 - Question
784. One of the states not bisected by the
Tropic of Cancer is
A. Gujarat
B. West Bengal
C. Odisha
D. Rajasthan
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35 - Question
785. The Idukki hydroelectric plant la on the
river
A. Tungabhadra
B. Periyar
C. Krishna
D. Godavari
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36 - Question
786. Which one of the following is the junction
point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?
A. Javadi Hills
B. Shevaroy Hills
C. Anaimalai Hills
D. Nilgiri Hills
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37 - Question
787. Among the following rivers, which one is
the longest?
A. Mahanadi
B. Narmada
C. Godavari
D. Krishna
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38 - Question
788. Which of the following statements about
the Himalayan rivers is not correct?
A. They perform very little erosion activity
B. Many of them pass through giant gorges
C. They have very large basins
D. Over the plain they display a strong
meandering tendency and often shift their beds
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39 - Question
789. One-tenth of the total salt produced in
India comes from
A. Sambhar Lake B. Wular Lake
C. Chilka Lake
D. Tamil Nadu Coast
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40 - Question
790. Monsoon is caused by
A. Seasonal reversal of winds
B. Temperature changes
C. Pressure differences
D. Humidity difference
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41 - Question
791. Which State has the largest number of
sugar mills?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Haryana
D. Punjab
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42 - Question
792. The approximate representation of land
use classification in India is
A. net area sown 58%; forests 17%; other areas
25%
B. net area sown 25%; forests 33%; other areas
42%
C. net area sown 47%; forests 23%; other areas
30%
D. net area sown 43%; forests 29%; other areas
28%
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43 - Question
793. Which of the following items and leading
producer is not correctly matched?
A. Natural rubber- Kerala
B. Saffron - Jammu & Kashmir
C. Ginger - Sikkim
D. Red chillies - Andhra Pradesh
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44 - Question
794. Duncan Passage is situated between:
A. South Andaman and Little Andaman
B. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
C. Minicoy and Maldives
D. Minicoy and Amindiv
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45 - Question
795. Which of the following tribes is not found
in Central India ?
A. Bhils
B. Gonds
C. Munda
D. Todas
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46 - Question
796. Diesel locomotives are manufactured at :
A. Varanasi
B. Jamshedpur
C. Kapurthala
D. Perambur
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47 - Question
797. Which central government agency is
responsible for the mapping and exploration of
minerals?
A. Indian Bureau of Mines
B. National Mineral Development Corporation
Ltd
C. Surveyor General of India
D. The Geological Survey of India
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48 - Question
798. Which of the following is characterized by
excessive dampness with a thick growth forest
and a variety of wild life?
A. Bhabar
B. Tarai
C. Bhangar
D. Khadar
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49 - Question
799. In India the problem of utilisation of
agricultural wastes is in
A. Conversion of cellulose into sugar
B. Conversion of sugar into carbohydrates
C. Conversion of starch into alcohol
D. Conversion of bran into molasses
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50 - Question
800. Which one of the following States enjoys
ideal conditions for the development of
petrochemical industries?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Gujarat
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra