Latest Indian Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Name the longest lake in India?

A)

Pulicat Lake

B)

Kolleru Lake

C)

Pangong lake

D)

Vembanad Lake

Correct Answer : Vembanad Lake

Located in the state of Kerala, Vembanad Lake is the longest lake in the country and the largest in Kerala.

2 .

Eastern boundary of Kashmir is

A)

LOC

B)

POK (Pakistan Occupied Kashmir)

C)

Ladakh region

D)

Jammu

Correct Answer : Ladakh region

Jammu and Kashmir, formerly one of the largest princely states of India, is bounded to the east by the Indian union territory of Ladakh, to the south by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, to the southwest by Pakistan, and to the northwest by the Pakistani-administered portion of Kashmir.

3 .

Which of the following regions are the resultant of Geosyncline Evolution?

A)

Peninsular region

B)

Arakan Yoma folded zones

C)

Northern mountains

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Northern mountains

The Northern Mountain regions are the resultant of Geosyncline Evolution.

4 .

Which temple is built in the form of the chariot of Surya, the Sun God with 24 wheels?

A)

Dakshinaraka Temple

B)

Konark Sun Temple

C)

Surya Pahar Temple

D)

Soorya Narayana Temple

Correct Answer : Konark Sun Temple

Temple at Konarak : On the shores of the Bay of Bengal, bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the temple at Konarak is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya's chariot; its 24 wheels are decorated with symbolic designs and it is led by a team of six horses.

5 .

Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka is located in the foothills of?

A)

Vindhya Range

B)

Western Ghats

C)

Aravalli Range

D)

Eastern Ghats

Correct Answer : Vindhya Range

The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are in the foothills of the Vindhyan Mountains on the southern edge of the central Indian plateau.

6 .

On the banks of which river is Jabalpur situated?

A)

Yamuna

B)

Chambal

C)

Betwa

D)

Narmada

Correct Answer : Narmada

The city is known for its beautiful marble rocks on the river Narmada at Bhedaghat.

7 .

Indian Railwayâ€™s Jamalpur Workshop is located at?

A)

Bihar

B)

Orissa

C)

Uttar Pradesh

D)

West Bengal

Correct Answer : Bihar

The Jamalpur Technical Institute was established in 1897, for training of Workshop Officials. In this photo: the 1897 Visit of His Excellency The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine to the East Indian Railway Workshop at Jamalpur, Bihar.

8 .

New Moore island disappeared in the sea after many years of its creation. This island was claimed by which of the following two neighbors?

A)

India & Pakistan

B)

India & Myanmar

C)

India & Bangladesh

D)

India & Sri Lanka

Correct Answer : India & Bangladesh

It was known as New Moore Island in India and South Talpatti Island in Bangladesh. It was an unhabitated island which emerged in the Bay of Bengal in the aftermath of the Bhola cyclone in 1970. It had been created by the delta currents. It was located south of the Hariabhanga river. Now it has disappeared due to raising sea levels. With this the territorial claims of India and Bangladesh have also ended

9 .

In which Indian city is the headquarters of the Coir Board located?

A)

Bengaluru

B)

Cochin

C)

Madurai

D)

Mumbai

Correct Answer : Cochin

The head office of the Coir Board is in Kochi(Cochin) and the research and training office is at Alappuzha and Bangalore.

10 .

In which of the following states did Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) open its first Silk Processing Plant?

A)

Goa

B)

Gujarat

C)

Haryana

D)

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Gujarat

In a historic initiative taken by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), a first Silk Processing Plant was inaugurated today at Surendranagar in Gujarat which would help cut down the cost of production of silk yarn drastically and increase the sale and availability of raw material for Gujarati Patola Sarees.