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Assignment 01

Indian Geography

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Indian Geography Practice Assignment - 01

DIRECTION for questions 1 - 40: Mark the best option: 1. Which of the following states is having the highest

established potential of wind energy in India? A) Gujarat B) Maharashtra C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu 2. The drainage pattern developed on folded

sedimentary rock is termed as A) Trellis B) Dendritic C) Radial D) Deranged 3. Which of the following statements are correct

according to the provisional figures of Census of India 2011? Use the codes given below to select the correct answer__

A. The lowest population is found in Lakshadweep. B. Chandigarh has the highest population density. C. Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest population

density. D. Dadra and Nagar Haveli has the highest decadal

growth of population

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4. Where is the earth satellite station located in India? A) Arvi B) Bangalore C) Trivandrum D) Thumba 5. Which state according to the Census 2011 is most

populous ? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Maharashtra C) Bihar D) West Bengal

6. Hirakud multipurpose project is constructed on the river

A) Godavari B) DamodarC) Sone D) Mahanadi

7. No other part of India receives so heavy a rainfall in winter months as the coastal region of

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu

8. Salwa Judum is a

A) A naxalite organization B) A special police force C) An anti-naxalite force D) A terrorist organization

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9. Which one of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?

A) Godavari B) NarmadaC) Krishna D) Mahanadi 10. Jog Waterfall, the highest waterfall in India, is

located in the state of A) Uttar Pradesh B) Maharashtra C) Karnataka D) West Bengal 11. The Uranium Corporation of India is located at

Jaduguda in A) Madhya Pradesh B) Jharkhand C) Andhra Pradesh D) Orissa 12. Which of the following Valleys is known as

"Paradise of Earth"? A) Kashmir Valley B) Kasgra Valley C) Kullu Valley D) Ooon Valley

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13. The 'Harmindar Sahib' also known as darbar Sahib is a holy Sikh Gurudwara located in the city of ________

A) Nanhed, Maharashtra B) Amritsar, Punjab C) Patna, Bihar D) Kamal, Haryana 14. The capital of Indian state of Jharkhand is

_________. A) Raipur B) Patna C) Ranchi D) Muzaffarpur 15. Which among the following states of India is a land

locked state? A) Maharashtra B) Andhra Pradesh C) Telangana D) Kerala 16. Which Himalayan river does not form fans and

cones? A) Ghagra B) Yamuna C) Ganga D) Ravi

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17. The Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India?

A) Karnataka B) Andhra Pradesh C) Odisha D) Kerala 18. Kurdistan also called "Homeland of the Kurds" was

recently making in news due to various conflicts. Parts of which of the following countries comprise to form Kurdistan?

1. Iran 2. Iraq 3. Syria 4. Turkey Select the correct option from the codes given

below: A) Only 1, 2 & C B) Only 2, 3 & 4 C) Only 1, 2 & 4 D) 1, 2, 3 & 4 19. National Highway No. 3 runs from A) Delhi to Chennai B) Amritsar to Kolkata C) Delhi to Ahmedabad D) Agra to Mumbai

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20. Hope Island which has become graveyard for Olive Ridleys turtles after 54 carcasses of this species were spotted on the shores of island is located in which state?

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Karnataka C) Maharashtra D) Gujarat 21. Name the Port, which has been declared as the

second gateway port to Nepal after Kolkata-Haldia: A) Tuticorin Port B) Visakhapatnam Port C) Chennai Port D) Paradip Port 22. Which among the following states of India is the

first to receive South West monsoon rains? A) Tamil Nadu B) Kerala C) Meghalaya D) Andhra Pradesh 23. Majuli became India's first island district, it is

situated in which of the following states of India? A) West Bengal B) Assam C) Manipur D) Tripura

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24. The world famous Kangra Tea is produced in A) Assam B) Karnataka C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Himachal Pradesh 25. Bindusagar Lake is situated in in which of the

following states of India? A) Himachal Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh C) Punjab D) Odisha 26. The largest producer, consumer and exporter of

spices and spice products in the world is A) USA B) India C) China D) Indonesia 27. The Indian peninsula is separated from mainland

Asia by A) Himalaya's mountain range B) Aravali mountain Range C) Hindu Kush mountain range D) Karakorum mountain range

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28. Paradip Port is an artificial located in A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra C) Odisha D) Tamil Nadu 29. India's largest producer of rice is A) Andhra Pradesh B) Punjab C) West Bengal D) Uttar Pradesh 30. Which of the following states in India is known as

land of five rivers? A) Punjab B) Maharashtra C) West Bengal D) Uttar Pradesh

31. The famous Periyar Tiger Reserve is located in: A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu C) Odisha D) West Bengal

32. Which of the following rivers is also known as Tsang Po?

A) Indus B) Ganga C) Brahmaputra D) Mahanadi

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33. Which of the following Indian states is also known as 'Rice Bowl' of India?

A) Tamil Nadu B) Haryana C) Andhra Pradesh D) Jharkhand 34. Match List-I with List-II and select the best option

using the code given below the lists:

A) Karnataka B) Rajasthan C) Maharashtra D) Uttar Pradesh 36. Trimab is the place where A) Ravi joins Jhelum B) Jhelum joins Chenab C) Ravi joins combined Jhelum and Chenab D) All the above

List-I (Countries) List-II (Capitals) I. North Korea A. Pyongyang II. South Korea B. Seol III. Cambodia C. Phnom Penh IV. Syria D. Damascus

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37. In respect of which crop is Uttar Pradesh NOT the largest producer in India?

A) Potato B) Rice C) Sugarcane D) Wheat 38. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same

latitude, but their climate difference is due to ___ A) The difference in their altitudes B) Their distance from sea C) Snowfall in Shimla D) Pollution in Amritsar 39. The Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is

located in which state

A) Odisha B) Assam C) Uttar Pradesh D) Chhattisgarh

40. The large States of India in the order of area are__

A) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra B) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra C) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

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Answer Keys

Q. No. Key Q. No. Key 1. D 21. B 2. B 22. B 3. D 23. B 4. B 24. D 5. A 25. D 6. D 26. B 7. D 27. A 8. C 28. C 9. B 29. C

10. C 30. A 11. B 31. A 12. A 32. C 13. B 33. C 14. C 34. B 15. C 35. C 16. A 36. D 17. C 37. B 18. D 38. A 19. D 39. B 20. A 40. A