GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 58

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 58

571) The longest river flowing entirely in India is
A) Narmada
B) Ganga
C) Godavary
D) Krishna

Answer: Ganga
   
572) Second most widely spoken language in India is
A) Bengali
B) Marathi
C) Punjabi
D) Telugu

Answer: Bengali
   
573) All the following citis are located on the banks of the river Ganga except
A) Kolkata
B) Kanpur
C) Haridwar
D) Mathura

Answer: Mathura
   
574) Iron Pillar at Mehrauli near Delhi was made during the reign of
A) Mauryas
B) Kushanas
C) Guptas
D) Gurjara-Pratiharas

Answer: Guptas
   
575) First railway line in India was opened to traffic in the year
A) 1830
B) 1835
C) 1853
D) 1881

Answer: 1853

576) Which Indian sea-port is important as the chiefexporter of iron ore as well as a naval base ?
A) Cochin
B) Kandla
C) Madras
D) Visakhapatnam

Answer: Visakhapatnam
   
577) Which one of the following represents the correct area wise sequence of the four largest State of India ?
A) M.P., Rajasthan, Maharashtra, U.P.
B) U.P., M.P., Rajasthan, Maharashtra
C) U.P., Maharashtra, M.P., Rajasthan
D) M.P., U.P., Maharashtra, Rajasthan

Answer: M.P., Rajasthan, Maharashtra, U.P.
   
578) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists:
List-I
(Minerals)      List-II
(Mining area)
A.Graphite      1.Bellary
B.Lead      2.Didwana
C.Salt      3.Rampa
D.Silver      4.Zawar

Below codes is given in A B C D order.
A) 3 4 1 2
B) 1 4 2 3
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 2 3 1 4

Answer: 3 4 1 2
   
579) Which language is spoken by the majority of the people in Lakshadweep?
A) Kannada
B) Malayalam
C) Tamil
D) Telugu

Answer: Malayalam
   
580) Who was called Grand Old Man of the Freedom Movement ?
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Mahadev Govinda Ranade
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji