A. Ganga-Brahmaputra valley
B. Deccan plateau
C. Plains of northern India
D. Western ghats
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Indian Geography MCQs
The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near
A. Allahabad
B. Delhi
C. Gwalior
D. Jaipur
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
A. the Brahmaputra valley
B. the Indo-Gangetic valley
C. the Deccan plateau
D. the Rann of Kutch
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The oldest oil refinery in India is at
A. Digboi, Assam
B. Haldia, near Kolkata
C. Koyali, near Baroda
D. Noonmati, Assam
✅ The correct answer is option A.
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
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?
A. Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
B. Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
C. Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
D. Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka
✅ The correct answer is option A.
India’s copper ore reserves have been estimated at 400 million tonnes, with a metal content of 5 million tones. The principal copper belt of India lies in Singhbhum and Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. The mining centres are located at Mosabani, Ghatsila, Thobani and Badia of Singbhbum, Hazaribagh of Bihar, the Khetri and Dariba areas of Rajasthan, and Agnigundala of Andhra Pradesh. Total production is 2.6 million tones.
India’s copper ore reserves have been estimated at 400 million tonnes, with a metal content of 5 million tones. The principal copper belt of India lies in Singhbhum and Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. The mining centres are located at Mosabani, Ghatsila, Thobani and Badia of Singbhbum, Hazaribagh of Bihar, the Khetri and Dariba areas of Rajasthan, and Agnigundala of Andhra Pradesh. Total production is 2.6 million tones.
When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be
A. midnight ,GMT
B. 1730 hours
C. 0630 hours
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Which of the following is a peninsular river of India?
A. Gandak
B. Kosi
C. Krishna
D. Sutlej
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The number of major languages, recognized in the Indian Union as official language, are
A. 15
B. 22
C. 12
D. 9
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A. the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
B. the evaporation of moisture by heat
C. the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
D. that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current
✅ The correct answer is option C.