GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 03

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 03

21) The oldest mountains in India are
A) Aravalis
B) Vindhyas
C) Satpuras
D) Nilgiri hills

Answer: Aravalis
   
22) The oldest oil refinery in India is at
A) Digboi, Assam
B) Haldia, near Kolkata
C) Koyali, near Baroda
D) Noonmati, Assam

Answer: Digboi, Assam
   
23) Which of the following drainage systems fall into Bay of Bengal?
A) Ganga, Brahmaputra and Godavari
B) Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery
C) Luni, Narmada and Tapti
D) Both (a) and (b)

Answer: Both (a) and (b)
   
24) Which of the following geographical features have played a great unifying role in strengthening the forces of homogeneity of the Indian people? The expanses of water surrounding the peninsula The Himalayan Mountains The vastness of the country The presence of the Indian ocean
A) I
B) II
C) I and II
D) I, II, III and IV

Answer: I, II, III and IV
   
25) The outer Himalayas lie between
A) the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
B) the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain
C) the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas
D) Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula

Answer: the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain

26) The south-west monsoon contributes ____ of the total rain in India.
A) 86%
B) 50%
C) 22%
D) 100%

Answer: 86%
   
27) which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?
A) Kalpakkam
B) Narora
C) Rawat Bhata
D) Tarapore

Answer: Kalpakkam
   
28) Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
A) Pondicherry
B) Lakshadweep
C) Delhi
D) Chandigarh

Answer: Delhi
   
29) Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?
A) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
B) Bihar and Orissa
C) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
D) West Bengal and Assam

Answer: Bihar and Orissa
   
30) Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?
A) Beas, Ravi and Chenab
B) Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
C) Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
D) Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum

Answer: Beas, Ravi and Chenab