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1. The Northern part of the Western coast is known as
Konkan coast
2. The highest peak of the Western Ghats of India is
Anamudi hills
3. The Eastern coastal plain is also called
Coromandel coastal Plain
4. Majuli, the largest river island in the world, lies in the state of
Assam
5. Zojila pass connects –
Leh and Srinagar
6. In which state is the Maikal range situated?
Chhattisgarh
7. What is the average density of the earth?
5.513 g/cm3
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8. Which element is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in

the earth’s crust ?
Oxygen
9. The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is:
Aluminium
10. The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd
December, is—
Melbourne
11. The largest Lagoon lake of India is
Chilka Lake
12. Where is Khyber Pass situated?
Pakistan
13. Which strait separates Australia and Tasmania?
Bab-el-Mandeb
14. The longest river of Peninsular India is:
Godavari
15. Delhi gets winter rainfall due to
Western disturbance
16. Where is the Bandipur National Park?
Karnataka
17. The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is
totally absent is
Stratosphere
18. Khangchendzonga National Park is in –
Sikkim
19. Pagladia Dam Project is located in which state?
Assam
20. What are Equinox days?
In Equinox Days ‘Day and Night are equal’.
21. World’s longest land border is between which two countries?
Canada and USA
22. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive suﬀicient rainfall
but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
Because it is located parallel to wind direction
23. The piligrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass through which pass to
enter into Tibet from Uttarakhand?
Lipu likh
24. Which process is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western
Rajasthan?
Wind deposition
25. Source of energy in ecosystem is
Sun
26. The solar radiation coming to Earth is called
Insolation
27. Which is the longest national highway in India?
NH44
28. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a:
Bay
29. In higher areas the composition of laterite soil is of _____ nature.
Acidic
30. Petrology is the study of –
Rock
31. Diu is an Island
Besides Gujarat
32. Where is Saddle Peak in Andaman and Nicobar Island situated?
Northern Andaman
33. West Bengal makes borders with how many states?
Five
34. Which of the following river crosses the Equator twice?
Congo
35. A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at
right angles is _________.
Trellis
36. The largest river of the Asia ‘Yangtze river’ flows through which country?
China
37. Word “Steppe” is related to which of the following biomes?
Grassland
38. Which biome is known as “Breadbasket of the World”?
Mid Latitude Grassland
39. Where is Saddle Peak in Andaman and Nicobar Island situated?
Northern Andaman
40. What is the name of the disputed coastal area located far from Gujarat coast
in between India and Pakistan?
Sir Creek
41. ‘Sun Temple’ is situated in the state of
Odisha
42. Which border line separates India from Pakistan?
Radcliffe Line
43. The World's largest island is –
Greenland
44. Which region is most rich in coal deposits?
Damodar Valley
45. Nandadevi peak is located in ____________ State.
Uttarakhand
46. Which is a dwarf planet?
Eris
47. Marbles are formed due to change in ______
Limestones
48. Which rocks are called primary rocks.
Igneous rocks
49. Loess is a ________
Wind deposited sediments
50. The longest sea beach in India is
Marina beach
51. The biggest reserves of Thorium are in ____.
India
52. Which wind is blows from the Mediterranean Sea to the North Western parts
of India?
Western disturbances
53. The Secretariat of SAARC is set up at _________.
Kathmandu
54. In astrophysics, what is the name of hole in outer space which emits stars
and energy?
White Hole
55. Which instrument is used to measure the salinity of soil?
Electrical Conductivity Meter
56. Jaya and HKR-120 are two main variety of-
Rice
57. The airport serving Lakshadweep Island is situated at which of the following
island?
Agatti
58. Indian subcontinent was mainly a part of –
Gondwana land
59. Length of Coastline of Indian mainland is –
6100 km
60. The Rift Valley is created-
Between two rifts
61. The Tropical grasslands are also known as-
Savanna
62. The Pampas Grasslands are found in-
South America
63. With which country, India has the longest international boundary?
Bangladesh
64. India’s neighbor country with minimum area is-
Bhutan
65. The largest herbarium of India is located at –
Kolkata
66. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called?
Leaching
67. Who coined the word 'Geography'?
Eratosthenese
68. Which is called the 'ecological hot spot of India'?
Western Ghats
69. The age of the Earth can be determined by
Radio-Metric Dating
70. Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye and pearl millet belong to:
two plant families
71. A plant known only in cultivation having arisen under domestication is
referred to as:
Cultigen
72. The iron and steel plant in Bihar is at:

Bokaro
73. At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in –
Andaman Islands
74. The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?
Andhra Pradesh
75. Sandstone is a _____
Sedimentary rocks
76. Dynamic metamorphism occur due to___
high Pressure and high temperature
77. Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun?
Proxima Centauri
78. The forest in Sundarban is called
Mangrove
79. Which Indonesian region was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004 ?
Sumatra
80. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is:
Troposphere
81. Bark of this tree is used as a condiment-
Cinnamon
82. The atmospheric air is held to the Earth by:
Gravity
83. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India?
Indira Gandhi Canal
84. 'Loktak' is a
Lake
85. The Salal Project is on the river
Chenab
86. In which state Nanga Parbat peak is located.
Jammu & Kashmir
87. Which year is called as the 'Demographic divide' ?
1921
88. Which country has a high density of population?
India
89. The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body?
10° Channel
90. The Ghatampur thermal power plant recently approved by Cabinet is to be
setup in –
Uttar Pradesh
91. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in
Purvanchal Ranges
92. The depletion in Ozone layer is caused by ___________.
Chlorofluorocarbons
93. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
Coimbatore
94. The Himalayas is the example of _________.
Fold mountains
95. How much of the Earth's land surface is desert?
1/5th
96. River Indus originates from
Kailash range
97. The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is
Eucalyptus
98. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is
Troposphere
99. Lines drawn parallel to the equator are called
Latitudes
100. The Coriolis force is maximum at ________.
Poles
101. The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is –
Kaziranga
102. The geosynchronous satellite moves around the Earth in the direction –
West to East
103. One astronomical unit is the average distance between?
Earth and Sun
104. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) was set up in?
1851
105. “Tin Bigha” corridor connects-
Bangladesh and India
106. The Famous Kruger National Park is located in–
South Africa
107. The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for-
Wet lands
108. The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which is related to-
Green House Gases
109. Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganges River, located in ___________.
West Bengal
110. Evergreen forests are found in-
Equator region
111. West Bengal makes borders with how many countries?
Three
112. On which river bank Fort William is located in Kolkata.
Hooghly
113. The ‘Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal' was constituted to resolve the water
sharing between-
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
114. The beach sands of Kerala are rich in –
Thorium
115. The term ‘Kraal’ is used for
Fenced villages of Masai herder

116. Even after sunset, the air near the Earth's surface continue to receive heat
due to:
Terrestrial Radiation
117. One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is :
Russia
118. Radiation inversion occurs only on ____
Land surface
119. The most densely populated state in India is:
West Bengal
120. The biggest planet in the solar system is:
Jupiter
121. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in _________.
Karnataka
122. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for _______.
Brahmaputra
123. A series of lines connecting places having a quake at the same time are
called
Homoseismal lines
124. The brightest planet is
Venus
125. An artificial navigation channel is called _______.
Canal
126. Which district of Himachal Pradesh touches the border of China?
Kinnaur
127. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by-
5.30 hours
128. Sedimentary rocks are derived through.
Disintegration and Decomposition
129. The processes which include geological phenomena and processes that
originate externally to the Earth's surface are called as _____
Exogenic processes
130. Southern Part of Indian Eastern Coastal Plain is called:
Coromandal Coast
131. The state which has registered the highest population growth rate
according to 2001 census is:
Nagaland
132. Earth is a very big magnet. In which direction does it magnetic field extend?
North to south
133. Which nations are connected with Palk Strait?
India and Sri Lanka
134. In which state ‘Guindy National Park’ is located?
Chennai
135. Rainfall caused by intense evaporation in equatorial areas is called
_____________.
Convectional rainfall
136. What is Dakshin Gangotri?
Unmanned station located in Antarctica
137. Seismic sea waves which approach the coasts at greater force are known as
Tsunami
138. The land of maximum biodiversity is
Tropical
139. Indian Standard Time relates to
82.5°E longitude
140. Study of origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the Universe is known as?
Cosmology
141. Land and sea-breezes occur due to
Convection
142. Which is the largest state (area wise) in India?
Rajasthan
143. The western-most longitude of India lies in the state?
Gujarat
144. India lies in the . . . . . . . . . . . . hemisphere.
Northern and Eastern
145. The South West monsoon engulfs the entire India by
15th July
146. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entered into force on
29 December 1993
147. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle is
called?
Lithosphere
148. The Earth summit held at Rio de Janeiro is associated with?
Environment and sustainable development
149. The second longest river of Europe is-
Danube
150. The longest sea beach in India is –
Marina beach
151. A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one
side has moved down with reference to the other is known as –
Rift Valley
152. Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
153. The HYV programme in India is also called as
New Agricultural Strategy
154. Greenland is the largest island of the world. It is an integral part of-
Denmark
155. The Earth Summit was a major United Nations conference held in-
1992
156. Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called __________.
Magma
157. Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves for?
Tiger
158. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by

Terrace cultivation
159. Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
Ostrich
160. The hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
161. Which planet is known as big as Earth in our solar system?
Venus
162. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
Coimbatore
163. Sankosh river forms boundary between—
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
164. Where is the Palamau Tiger reserve located?
Jharkhand
165. Which point is the name, given for the southernmost tip of India?
Indira
166. The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each
other by –
Ten Degree channel
167. Kanchenjunga is situated in –
Sikkim
168. Frontal fogs are produced in the ______
High latitudes
169. The comparative ratio between humidity of certain area with the maximum
limit is called
Relative humidity
170. The term "Doab" means –
A land between two rivers
171. Even after sunset, the air near the Earth's surface continue to receive heat
due to:
Terrestrial Radiation
172. The Ozone hole over Antarctica was discovered in
1984
173. “Grand canyon” is carved by which river?
Colorado
174. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?
December 21
175. During eclipse the darkest part of the shadow is known as-
Umbra
176. The largest ecosystem of earth is-

Biosphere
177. Which is the highest plateau in India?
Ladakh Plateau
178. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of
Equator
179. The sun rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer on
21 June
180. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of
Japan, is on the river.
Godavari
181. The country where drip irrigation is more efficiently used is
Israel
182. The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is
called
The Palghat gap
183. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called
Isthmus
184. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?
Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
185. The Ganges originates from the ___________ Glacier in Uttarakhand.
Gangotri
186. Which port is located on the banks of Rukmavati River?
Mandvi
187. What is the length of Gulf of Kutch?
99 Miles
188. The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at
a place is
Declination
189. Which atmospheric layer absorb ultraviolet rays of the sun?
Ozonosphere
190. The Yarlung Zangbo River, in India, is known as
Brahmaputra
191. Name the dam which is uphill on the way to Gangotri?
Tehri Dam
192. The drainage pattern developed on folded sedimentary rock is termed as
Dendritic
193. Water potential remains lowest in
Halophytes
194. The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is
Southern zone
195. The _________ Mountains are one of the longest mountain chains in Asia.
Kunlun
196. Where is the shore based steel plant located?
Vishakhapatnam
197. Sink hole is a phenomenon of _______ topography.
Karst
198. Day and Night are equal at the :
Equator
199. Which is largest peninsular river in India?
Godavari
200. Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?
Sharavati

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200 Important Questions: GEOGRAPHY

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200 Important Questions of Geography

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8. Which element is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in

72. The iron and steel plant in Bihar is at:

Fenced villages of Masai herder

158. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by

176. The largest ecosystem of earth is-

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