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GEOGRAPHY MCQs

Indian Geography, Geography Mixed

Total Questions : 390 | Page 7 of 39 pages
Question 61.


The proportion of forest to the total national geographical area of India as envisaged by National Forest Policy is



  1.    30.3%
  2.    33.3%
  3.    38.3%
  4.    42.3%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 33.3%


Question 62.


Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?



  1.    Cauvery
  2.    Godavari
  3.    Krishna
  4.    Mahanadi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Mahanadi


Question 63.

Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes?



  1.    Ganga-Brahmaputra valley
  2.    Deccan plateau
  3.    Plains of northern India
  4.    Western ghats
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ganga-Brahmaputra valley


Question 64.


Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose?



  1.    Gandhi Sagar
  2.    Hirakud
  3.    Tungabhadra
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Gandhi Sagar


Question 65.


The percentage of India's total population employed in agriculture is nearly



  1.    40%
  2.    50%
  3.    60%
  4.    70%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 70%


Question 66.


The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?



  1.    Two
  2.    Three
  3.    Four
  4.    Five
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Three


Question 67.


The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by



  1.    the Naga hills
  2.    the Garo hills
  3.    Khasi hills
  4.    the Jaintia hills
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> the Naga hills


Question 68.


Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?



  1.    Barley
  2.    Maize
  3.    Sugarcane
  4.    Wheat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sugarcane


Question 69.

Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?



  1.    Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
  2.    Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
  3.    Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
  4.    Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej


Question 70.

Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India?

  1. Avoiding crop rotation
  2. Afforestation
  3. Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers
  4. Limiting shifting cultivation


  1.    I and II
  2.    II and IV
  3.    III and IV
  4.    I, II and III
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> II and IV


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