Latest Indian Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

Indian Geography - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

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

A)

40%

B)

50%

C)

60%

D)

70%

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 70%

2 .

The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.

A)

1901

B)

1921

C)

1931

D)

1931

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 1921

3 .

The state having a largest area of forest cover in India is

A)

Madhya Pradesh

B)

Arunachal Pradesh

C)

Haryana

D)

Assam

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Madhya Pradesh

4 .

The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is

A)

the Brahmaputra valley

B)

the Indo-Gangetic valley

C)

the Deccan plateau

D)

the Rann of Kutch

Correct Answer : Option (C) - the Deccan plateau

5 .

The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs

A)

on the western ghats

B)

between the Tapti and the Narmada

C)

to the north-east of the Godavari

D)

on the Malwa plateau

Correct Answer : Option (D) - on the Malwa plateau

6 .

The natural region which holds the Indian subcontinent is

A)

equatorial climate change region

B)

hot deset

C)

monsoon

D)

mediterranean

Correct Answer : Option (C) - monsoon

7 .

Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?

A)

Gulf of Cambay

B)

Gulf of Mannar

C)

Backwaters of Kerala

D)

Chilka lake

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Gulf of Cambay

8 .

Which of the following countries leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world?

A)

Australia

B)

France

C)

India

D)

USA

Correct Answer : Option (D) - USA

9 .

The Radcliffe line is a boundary between

A)

India and Pakistan

B)

India and China

C)

India and Myanmar

D)

India and Afghanistan

Correct Answer : Option (A) - India and Pakistan

10 .

What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?

A)

Commercial agriculture

B)

Extensive agriculture

C)

plantation agriculture

D)

subsistence agriculture

Correct Answer : Option (D) - subsistence agriculture