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GEOGRAPHY MCQs

Indian Geography, Geography Mixed

Total Questions : 390 | Page 35 of 39 pages
Question 341. Which of the following is the largest oil refinery in India?
  1.    Kochi Refinery
  2.    Digboi Refinery
  3.    Panipat Refinery
  4.    Jamnagar Refinery
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Jamnagar Refinery

Reliance Jamnagar Refinery, in Assam, India. Jamnagar refinery is the India’s largest oil refinery with an aggregate capacity of 1.24 million barrels per day (bpd). The refinery complex is located at Jamnagar in Gujarat, India. It is owned and operated by Reliance Industries.


Question 342. The famous Jamia Milia Islamia university is located in which of the following cities?
  1.    Varanasi
  2.    New Delhi
  3.    Pune
  4.    Mumbai
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> New Delhi

Jamia Millia Islamia is a public central university in Delhi. It was established during British rule in 1920. It became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988.


Question 343. Which among the following matches of regions and their states are correct?1. Baghelkhand- Madhya Pradesh2. Kuttanad- Kerala3. Rarh- West Bengal4. Saurashtra- GujaratChoose the correct option from the codes given below :
  1.    1 & 2
  2.    1 & 4
  3.    2 & 4
  4.    1, 2, 3 & 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, 3 & 4

Baghelkhand is situated in Madhya Pradesh. Kuttanad is situated in Kerala. Rarh is situated in West Bengal. Saurashtra is situated in Gujarat.


Question 344. Which one of the following regions of India has the characteristic features of Deserts, fertile plains and moderately forested mountains?
  1.    Coromandel Coast
  2.    South-Western border along Arabian Sea
  3.    North-Western India
  4.    North-Eastern Frontier
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> North-Western India

The characteristic features of Deserts, fertile plains and moderately forested mountains are found in North-Western India.


Question 345. Which of the following zonal regions of India has the maximum number of states?
  1.    Central Zonal Council
  2.    North Eastern Zonal Council
  3.    Southern Zonal Council
  4.    Western Zonal Council
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> North Eastern Zonal Council

North-Eastern Zonal Council has eight states viz, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam. Taking states and UTs together, the Northern zonal council has the maximum number of states and UT.


Question 346. Which of the following is the main reason behind the earthquakes of India?
  1.    Tectonic movement
  2.    Volcanic activity
  3.    Underground landslide
  4.    Tropical monsoonic climate
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Tectonic movement

The main reason for the earthquakes in India is the tectonic movement. The Indian plate is continuously hitting at Asia plate at a rate of approximately 47 mm/year (anticlockwise).


Question 347. Which among the following cities of India will have mid-day Sun exactly overhead only a year?1. Delhi2. Srinagar3. Kohima4. DarjeelingChoose the correct option from the codes given below :
  1.    2 & 3
  2.    1 & 2
  3.    1, 3 & 4
  4.    2 & 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2 & 4

Darjeeling and Srinagar city will have mid-day Sun exactly overhead only a year.


Question 348. Pir Panjal Pass provides the easiest access between which of the following places?
  1.    None of these
  2.    Leh and Siachen Glacier
  3.    Kashmir and Kargil
  4.    Jammu and the valley of Kashmir
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Jammu and the valley of Kashmir

Pir Panjal Pass also known as Peer ki Gali provides the easiest access between Jammu and the valley of Kashmir. It is located at an elevation of 3,490 meters.


Question 349. Which among the following glaciers are located in Himachal Pradesh?1. Bara Shigri2. Sonapani3. Chhota Sigri4. Beas KundChoose the correct option from the codes given below :
  1.    1 & 3
  2.    1, 2, 3 & 4
  3.    1, 2 & 3
  4.    2, 3 & 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1, 2, 3 & 4

The glaciers located in Himachal Pradesh are Bara Shigri glacier, Sonapani glacier, Chhota Sigri glacier, Beas Kund glacier, Chandra Glacier, etc.


Question 350. Which among the following is/are the west flowing river of India?1. Mahanadi2. Krishna3. Narmada4. KaveryChoose the correct option from the codes given below:
  1.    1 & 2
  2.    1, 2 & 3
  3.    1, 3 & 4
  4.    3 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 3 only

The Narmada river creates the conventional border between South India and North India. The river runs to the west for a span of 1,312 km and flowed through the Gulf of Khambat (Cambay) into the Arabian Sea, in Gujarat. Like the Mahi River and the Tapti River, the Narmada River is a river flowing from east to west.


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