GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS

What country is also known as Persia?

-Iran
What city was once called New Amsterdam?
-New York City
In what country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?
-Tanzania
What major river flows through the Grand Canyon?
-Colorado River
What name is given to the northeast part of China?
-Manchuria
What is the main island of Japan?
-Honshu
In what city is the Brandenburg Gate located?
-Berlin
In what country would you find the city of Limerick?
-Ireland
What well-known mountain pass connects Pakistan and Afghanistan?
-Khyber Pass
What volcano exploded in 1883 with the force of 200 megatons of TNT?
-Krakatoa
Old Trafford stadium is located near what major city?
-Manchester
Ceylon is the former name of what country?
-Sri Lanka
What city was once called New Amsterdam?
-New York City
What valley is the site of the Earth's highest-ever recorded temperature, 134°F?
-Death Valley
Albania and Serbia are located on what peninsula?
-Balkan
What is Pakistan's longest river?
-Indus River
What strait divides Morocco and Spain?
-Strait of Gibraltar
By surface area, what is the largest of Africa's great lakes?
-Victoria
What country is often described as being shaped like a boot?
-Italy
What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
-Sicily
What canal connects the Red and Mediterranean Seas?
-Suez Canal
Which is the world's largest orphan & abandoned children charity?
-SOS Chilidren's Villages UK
In which country is the Hillary-Tenzing Airport situated?
-Nepal
Name the country which is the craddle of western classic music, known as 'The
land of music'?
-Austria
Which country is the leading egg producer in the world?
-China
Which gorge in Nepal is deepest in the world?
-Kali Gandaki Gorge (Andha Galchi)
On the south side, India is bounded by the Indian Ocean, by the Arabian Sea on
the southwest and the ……………..on the southeast.
-Bay of Bengal
Island Aviation Services is the Government run airlines of ?
-Maldives
The Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India are classified as
…………..
-UT (union territories)
The ………………. is the effective border between India and the People’s Republic of
China.
-LAC
The first British colony was in ……… with English East India Company at Surat.
-1619
The Rann of Kutch is a marshy region located in northwestern Gujarat and the
bordering Sindh province of ……………..
-Pakistan
The Himalayan range is considered as the world’s highest mountain range, with its
tallest peak …………….. on the Nepal–China border.
-Mt. Everest
Many cities in India have undergone place name changes such as Baroda being
renamed to ………….
-Vadodara
The Brahmaputra is also called
-Burlung-Buthur, Tsangpo-Brahmaputra ,Yarlung Tsangpo
…………… is the first port that was developed after independence in Gujrat State.
-Kandla
……………. is the smallest state of India.
-Goa
Southern India is mostly a Deccan Plateau, which is separated from northern plain
by the ………………….
-Vindhya mountains
……………… are tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
-Onges
The …………………………….. was started in 1977-78 with the main aim of controlling
desertification, restoring ecological balance and creating conditions to improve
the economic level of people in desert areas.
-Desert Development Programme (DDP)
……………. is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state and the Mannar district of the
Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka
-Palk Strait
Which of the following countries share longest land boundary with india?
-Bangladesh
The length of river Brahmaputra is
-2900 KM
India’s first jute mill was established in 1854 in
-Rishra
…………………… river is also know by the name ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ as it gets flooded
often causing damage.
-Damodar
The Nagarjuna Sagar project is constructed on the which of the below river.
-Krishna
Kanchenjunga is situated in …………………………..
-Sikkim
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in
-Karnataka
Fort William is located in Kolkata on the banks of river………
-Hooghly
……………. project is built on the Chenab river
-Salal
……………….. is the oldest oil field in India.
-Digboi in Assam
Mana Pass is located within Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in ………………………….
-Uttarakhand
Nanga Parbat peak is located in ………
-Jammu and Kashmir
…………….. is the largest producer of rubber in India.
-Kerala
The ………………… is the largest mangrove forest not only in India but in the world.
-Sundarbans
……………also known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port, is the largest container port in
India.
-Nhava Sheva
………………………. was an economic system where lower castes performed various
functions for upper castes and in turn received grain.
-Jajmani system
The ………….. Corridor was created in 1947 after the partition of Bengal between
India and Pakistan.
-Siliguri
Nathpa Jhakri hydel power project is located on ………………. River
-Satluj
……………. is the second largest brackish–water lake or lagoon in India.
-Pulicat Lake
Tornadoes (or andhis)are common in Punjab and haryana. The same are called
…………………. in west bengal.
-Kalbaisakhis
Laterite Soil (which is red in colour) is mainly found in which of the Indian states:
-Orissa
Damodar and Sone river valley in India are depository of the ……………. Rocks
-Estuary
…………………… is the longest lake in India.
-Vembanad Kayal
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary in India is located in the state of ……………………
-Kerala
……………. International Airport is the first airport in India built under a public-
private partnership (PPP) model.
-Cochin
Jet Airways started its commercial operations on …………….
-5 May 1993
BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) is located on ………… Street, Mumbai.
-Dalal
The Himalayas cross five countries………………………………
-Australia, India, Nepal, China, and Pakistan
Punjab and Haryana plains in India are irrigated with water from the rivers
…………………………
-Ravi, Yamuna, and Sutlej
Which of the following is not a lake in the Himalayas.
-Yangpa Lake
……………… is a term used in India for a tract of land lying between two confluent
rivers.
-Doab
The ……………….. is uphill on the way to Gangotri.
-Tehri Dam
Jalpaiguri town lies on the banks of the ……………….., the second largest river in
West Bengal, first one being Ganges.
-Godavri
……………….. river originates in Rajasthan and lies to the north east of Rann of
Kutch.
-Kaveri
The …………… Mountains are one of the longest mountain chains in Asia.
-Mount Abu
The Northeast Frontier Railway is headquartered in
-Cooch Behar
Which of the following is not a peninsular river
-Yamuna
Which of the following gold mines are in Bangarpet Taluk?
-kolar gold fields
Headquarters of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) are in ……………., India.
-Dhanbad
Which of the following places is a producer of iron are …..
-Kerala, Goa,Karnataka
The Aravalli Range run accross which of the following Indian states of
……………………
-Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi
The …………. Dam is one of the four major dams on Chambal River is located in the
Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.
-Gandhi Sagar
The historical Malwa region includes ……………………………
-Parts of MP and Rajasthan
……………….. river is also called lifeline of kerala
-Periyar
Neyveli is a power generation township in ……………….. district of Tamil Nadu.
-Cuddalore
Which state touches maximum number of states in India?
-UP
The Maharaja Sayajirao University is a university in the ………………
-Sultanpur
Palakkad Gap is a ………………………. in State of Kerala.
-Mountain Pass
………………… is also called “Teerthraj”.
-Amarkantak
The ……….. river has its source in the Amarkantak Hill.
Narmada
…………………….. is India’s smallest state by area.
-Goa
In Nov 1949 Nathuram Godse (who shot Mahatma Gandhi) was hanged at
………………. Jail.
-Ambala
…………………… Island also known as Rameswaram Island, is located between
peninsular India and Sri Lanka.
-Pamban
The Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located in ……………………….
-Andhra Pradesh
The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in …………….., India.
-West Bengal
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India started a program related to
upgradation of highways, called …………….
-NHDP
The war between Nepal and Britain is also known as ………………. War.
-Anglo-Gorkha
Rockies mountain is in which continent ?
-North America
Pyrenes Mountain is in which continent ?
-Europe
Black sea is a sea in ?
-South Eastern Europe
Great Dividing Range mountain is in ?
-Australia
What is the depth of Mariana Trench ?
-11,033 metres
Kalahari desert is in ?
-South Africa
Rice is produced more in ?
-West Bengal
is also known as Yellow River ?
-Hwang–Ho
The Salal Project is on the river ?
-Chenab