It is crucial for an aspirant to have a stronghold on Indian Geography in order to do well in various competitive exams like SSC CGL, UPSC, SSC CHSL, State govt. exams, etc. Apart from this, a few Indian Geography questions are also asked in different banking as well like IBPS PO, SBI Clerk, etc. To score good marks in this section, you have to go through as many Indian Geography GK questions and answers as possible.
Q.1. Where is the origin of river Indus river?
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Mansarovar Lake
(c) Lake Sheshnag
(d) Wullar Lake
(b) Mansarovar Lake
Q.2. Which is the largest port in India?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Visakhapatnam
(d) Kochi
(a) Mumbai
Q.3. Which one of the following is not a non conventional source of energy?
(a) Solar Energy
(b) Natural Gas
(c) Wind Energy
(d) Tidal Power
(b) Natural Gas
Q.4. The term “Doab” means –
(a) a land between two mountains
(b) a land between two lakes
(c) a land between two rivers
(d) a land between two seas
(c) a land between two rivers
Q.5. Which one of the following states has the longest coastline?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(b) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Q.6. Which of the following Biosphere Reserves was the first to be established by the Government of India?
(a) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
(b) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
(c) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
(d) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
Q.7. Which of the following is NOT a part of the ‘Char Dham Yatra’ in North India?
(a) Kedarnath
(b) Badrinath
(c) Vaishno Devi
(d) Gangotri
(c) Vaishno Devi
Q.8. Which among the following spreads from Sasaram and Rohtas in Western Bihar to Chittaurgarh in Rajasthan?
(a) Aravali System
(b) Vindhyan System
(c) Dharwar System
(d) Cudappah System
(b) Vindhyan System
Q.9. Barak valley in Assam is famous for which among the following?
(a) Petroleum Production
(b) Tea Cultivation
(c) Bamboo Industry
(d) Cottage Industries
(b) Tea Cultivation
Q.10. Asia’s largest tulip garden is located in which state?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Assam
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttarakhand
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
Q.11. In 2011, ONGC discovered India’s first shale gas reserve in which among the following states?
(a) Assam
(b) Gujarath
(c) West Bengal
(d) Maharastra
(c) West Bengal
Q.12. Which of the following Indian States/UT has the maximum percentage of mangrove cover in the country?
(a) Gujarat
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Orissa
(b) West Bengal
Q.13. Jamuna river of Bangladesh is _ river of India?
(a) Yamuna
(b) Teesta
(c) Brahamputra
(d) Ganga
(c) Brahamputra
Q.14. Which among the following is the capital of west Sikkim?
(a) Gyalshing
(b) Gangtok
(c) Mangan
(d) Mangan
(a) Gyalshing
Q.15. Through which of the following states in India passes Tropic of Cancer?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Maharastra
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Q.16. New Moore Island disappeared in the sea after many years of its creation. This island was claimed by which of the following two neighbors?
(a) India & Pakistan
(b) India & Sri Lanka
(c) India & Bangladesh
(d) India & Myanmar
(c) India & Bangladesh
Q.17. The Somasila Dam is located in which state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
Q.18. Katchh & Kathiawar Peninsula are separated from each other by which of the following gulfs/ Bays?
(a) Gulf of Katchh
(b) Gulf of Khambat
(c) Gulf of Mannar
(d) Gulf of Aden
(a) Gulf of Katchh
Q.19. The Garhjat hill is also known as by which of the following name?
(a) Meghalaya High Land
(b) Odisha Highland
(c) Andhra Highland
(d) Cannore Highland
(b) Odisha Highland
Q.20. Which of the following plateau lies in the south-western part of Bihar?
(a) Bhander Plateau
(b) Rohtas Plateau
(c) Panna Plateau
(d) Rewa Plateau
(b) Rohtas Plateau