Latest Indian Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The Sivasamudram Falls is on which river ?

A)

Krishna

B)

Ganga

C)

Saryu

D)

Kaveri

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Kaveri

Shivasamudra, where the river Kaveri cascades down in two picturesque waterfalls, is treat to watch. Falling down 75 Mts. into a deep rocky gorge, these falls are at their best during the Monsoon months (July to November).

2 .

Mahaparinirvana Temple is located at

A)

Shravasti

B)

Sarnath

C)

Bodh Gaya

D)

Kushinagar

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Kushinagar

Kushinagar : The Parinirvana Stupa is a Buddhist temple in Kushinagar, India which is said to be the place of death of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

3 .

Which is the most irrigated state in India?

A)

Telangana

B)

Punjab

C)

Haryana

D)

Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Punjab

Punjab leads the country's States and UT s in terms of land under irrigation, with 98.8 per cent of its crop land under irrigation.

4 .

The tropic of cancer does not pass through which of these Indian states ?

A)

West Bengal

B)

Madhya Pradesh

C)

Odisha

D)

Rajasthan

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Odisha

The tropic of cancer does not pass through Odisha. The tropic of cancer passes through 8 Indian states. They are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Tripura, and Mizoram.

5 .

Which region in India is known as the "Rice Bowl of India"?

A)

Krishna-Godavari Delta Region

B)

North-East region

C)

Kerala and Tamil Nadu

D)

Indo-Gangetic plain

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Krishna-Godavari Delta Region

Krishna-Godavari Delta Region in India is known as the 'Rice Bowl of India'. In India, Andhra Pradesh & the Krishna-Godavari Delta region is called as "Rice Bowl of India". Coming to the Indian State, Chhattisgarh is also known as Rice Bowl of India.

6 .

Eastern ghats and Western ghats meet at the

A)

Cardamom hills

B)

Palani hills

C)

Nilgiri hills

D)

Annamalai hills

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Nilgiri hills

The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast whereas Western Ghats also known as Sahyadri is a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula.

Eastern ghats and Western ghats meet at the Nilgiri hills in Tamilnadu.

7 .

Which state of india has the smallest land area?

A)

Tripura

B)

Gujarat

C)

Nagaland

D)

Goa

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Goa

Goa is smallest according to Area with 3,702 Sq.km area, Sikkim According to Population with 607,688 people and 27 Arunachal Pradesh according to population density with 17 people per Sq.Km according to 2011 census.

8 .

Which one of the following causes rainfall in the north-western parts of india during winter season ?

A)

Retreating monsoon

B)

Western disturbances

C)

South West monsoon

D)

Cyclonic depression

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Western disturbances

Western disturbances is an extratropical storm that originates from the Mediterranean region and brings sudden winter rain to North-Western part of Indian subcontinent. This precipitation pattern is derived by Westerlies.

9 .

Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for

A)

Bisons

B)

Tigers

C)

Birds

D)

Elephants

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tigers

Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for its tiger reserve, it lies in North-west of Nilgiri Hills(Blue Mountains), Tamil Nadu sharing its boundaries with Kerala & Karnataka

10 .

The National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) is located at

A)

Kolkata

B)

New Delhi

C)

Lucknow

D)

Dehra Dun

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Kolkata

It is under the administrative control of the Department of Science &Technology of the Government of India. The main office or the headquarters is in the CGO building in Salt Lake (Bidhan Nagar), Calcutta(Kolkata).