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Geography
PART-1
(QUESTIONS)
 PART 1:
INDIA BASED MAPPING QUESTIONS
INDEX

INDIAN PHYSIOGRAPHY -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

WATER BODIES--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
INDIAN CITIES (IN CURRENT AFFAIRS AND CONTEMPORARY) ------------------ 6
LOCATION OF MINES, MINERALS AND INDUSTRY ------------------------------------- 7
MISCELLANEOUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8
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India Map based Questions

1. Consider the following statements with regard to 5. Where is the ‘Mewar Plateau’ located?
the:
1. South of Malwa Plateau
1. The Indo-Gangetic-Brahmaputra Plain is the
largest alluvial region in the world. 2. North of Marwar Plateau
2. Its western border is marked by Sulaiman and 3. East of Meghalaya Plateau
Kirthar ranges. 4. West of Malwa Plateau
3. The elevation near Ambala forms the drainage Select the correct answer using the codes given
divide between the Indus system and the Ganges below:
system. (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 4 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
6. Identify the following upland:
“It is the old dissected upland comprising of granite
2. The names Didwana, Degana and Kuchaman refer
to the: and gneiss. The region is characterized by senile
(a) Tributaries of Luni River topography. This area slopes down from the
Vindhyan Scarp toward the Yamuna River.
(b) Saline lakes in Rajasthan
Streams like Betwa, Dhasan and Ken flow through
(c) Low-height peaks in the Thar desert
the plateau.”
(d) Short seasonal streams appearing during the
rainy season (a) The Madhya Bharat Plateau
(b) The Baghelkhand
3. Consider the following plains and famous cities (c) The Malwa Plateau
situated in it: (d) The Bundelkhand
Plains City
1. Rohilkhand plains Bareilly 7. Where is the Malwa Plateau located?
2. Avadh Plains Ayodhya 1. East of the Aravalli Range
3. Mithila Plains Vaishali 2. West of Bundelkhand
Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly 3. North of the Madhya Bharat Plateau
matched? Select the correct answer using the codes given
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only below:
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 3 only
4. Consider the following statements with regard to
the Punjab Plains:
8. Consider the following statements with regard to
1. The northern part of this plain has been
the Karnataka Plateau:
intensely eroded by numerous streams called
1. The highest peak of this plateau is at Mulangiri
Chos.
in Baba Budan Hills.
2. Malwa plain of Punjab is to the north of the
2. This plateau is divided into two parts called
Sutlej river.
Malnad and Maidan.
3. The Ghaggar river is considered to be the
3. The Malnad region is formed of a rolling plain
presentday successor of the legendary
with low granite hills.
Saraswati River.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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9. Identify the following in the Peninsular Plateau of
India:
“It is a saucer-shaped depression drained by the
upper Mahanadi. The whole basin lies between the
Maikal Range and the Odisha hills. The region was
once ruled by HaihaivanshiRajputs.”
(a) Baghelkhand
(b) Hazaribagh plateau
(c) Chattisgarh Plain
(d) Ranchi Plateau
10. Consider the following statements with regard to
the Chotanagpur Plateau:
1. This plateau is composed mainly of Gondwana
rocks.
2. The plateau presents a radial drainage pattern
of rivers.
3. The Mahanadi River flows through the middle
of this region in a rift valley from west to east.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
13. Kalsubai, Salher, and Harishchandragarh are the
important peaks of which mountain range?
(a) Vindhyas (b) Satpura
(c) Sahyadri (d) Eastern Ghats
14. Where is the Valley of Kashmir located?
(a) Between the Dhauladhar and Shiwalik Ranges
(b) Between the PirPanjal and the Ladakh Ranges
(c) Between the PirPanjal and the Zanskar Ranges
(d) Between the Ladakh and the Karakoram
Ranges
15. Consider the following statements with regard to
the Himalayas:
1. The Mahabharat Lekh, in southern Nepal, is a
continuation of the Mussoorie Range.
2. Majority of the Himalayan hill resort sites are
located in Shiwalik Range.
3. The Kailash Range in western Tibet is an
offshoot of the Ladakh Range.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

11. Arrange the following mountain ranges of

Peninsular India in North to South direction: 16. Consider the following mountain ranges and their
1. Javadi Hills highest peak:
2. Varushnad Hills Mountain Range Highest Peak
3. Palani Hills 1. Vindhya Range Dhoopgarh
4. Shevaroy Hills 2. Lushai Hills Blue Mountain
3. Khasi Hills Nokrek Peak
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below: Which of the above pair(s) is/are not correctly
(a) 1-3-2-4 (b) 1-4-3-2 matched?
(c) 2-3-1-4 (d) 3-4-2-3 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
12. Consider the following statements with regard to
the Aravalli Range:
1. This range runs for about 800 km between 17. Consider the following Islands and their locations:
Delhi and Palanpur in Gujarat. Islands Location
2. They are one of the oldest fold mountains in 1. Agatti Island Lakshadweep
the world. 2. Aaliya Bet Delta of Tapti River
3. They are relict mountains that continue up to 3. Salsette Islands Gulf of Kutch
Haridwar. Which of the above pair(s) is/are not correct?
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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22. Which of the following rivers is/are the tributaries
18. Consider the following statements with regard to
of the Narmada River?
the Indian Islands:
1. Karam
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the
2. Hiran
southward extension of the Arakan Yoma range
of Myanmar. 3. Hasdeo
2. Lakshadweep Islands are a part Reunion 4. Orsang
Hotspot volcanic chain. 5. Ong
3. The Duncan passage separates Little Andaman Select the correct answer using the codes given
from Car Nicobar. below:
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2, 3 and 5 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 2, 4 and 5 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
23. Consider the following statements with regard tothe
19. Consider the following statement(s) with regard to Tungabhadra River:
the Thar Desert: 1. It is the largest tributary of the river Godavari.
1. The Luni River originates in the Pushkar valley 2. The tributaries of the river Tungabhadra include
of the Aravalli Range. river Varada, river Vedavati and river Bedti.
2. River Ghaggar and River Luni flows into the 3. The famous Hampi, a UNESCO World
Thar Desert and gets lost in the sand. Heritage site lies on the river Tungabhadra.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Which of the above statement(s) is/are not correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
20. Where is Ladakh Cold Desert located?
1. West of Karakoram Range 24. Identify the following river:
2. North of Zanskar Range “The origin of the river lies in the Western Ghats in
Banagrabalike forest valley and it flows into the
3. East of Kashmir Valley
Arabian Sea. The river flows through the
Select the correct answer using the codes given Dharmasthala which is a famous pilgrimage. The
below: city of Mangaluru is situated on the bank of this
(a) 1 and 2 only river.”
(b) 2 and 3 only (a) River Sharavati (b) River Shimsha
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) River Netravati (d) River Ghataprabha
(d) 1, 2 and 3
25. Consider the following pairs of rivers and waterfalls
21. Consider the following statement(s) with regard to made by them:
the Narmada River: Waterfall River
1. Narmada is the largest west-flowing river in the
peninsular region. 1. Jog Fall Sharavati
2. It flows through a rift valley between the
Satpura Range on the north and the Western 2. Sivasamundram Fall Godavari
ghats on the south.
3. The river forms the DhuanDhar Falls near 3. Chitrakot Waterfall Betwa
Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the above pair(s) is/are not correctly
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) Only one pair (b) Only two pairs
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) All of the pairs (d) None of the pairs
(c) 1 and 3 only
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30. Consider the following statements with regard to
26. Consider the following statements with regard to the
Kolleru Lake:
Ken-Betwa river-linking program:
1. Kolleru Lake is a brackish water lake located
1. It aims to transfer surplus water from the Betwa
near the Utkal Coast.
river to the Ken River to irrigate the drought-
2. Kolleru Lake was once a lagoon at the shore
prone Bundelkhand region. but now it is an inland lake.
2. The Ken River passes through the Kanha 3. The Atapaka Bird Sanctuary is located at
National Park. Kolleru Lake.
3. The Ken and the Betwa river, both originate Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
from the Vindhya Range. (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only 31. Identify the following river:
“It originates from Madla hills in Gujarat and ends
27. Consider the following river-projects/dams and downstream in the Rann of Kutch. River Beti, Asoi,
Jamburi, Benia, and Maha are the tributaries of this
rivers on which they are situated:
river.”.
River Project River
(a) River Shetrunji (b) River Bhogava
1. Pong Dam River Beas (c) River Rupen (d) River Machchhu
2. Ranjit Sagar Dam River Ravi
3. Shahpur Kandi dam River Jhelum 32. What is common between Ratnagiri, Gaveshani,
Which of the above pair(s) is/are not correctly Malwan and Netrani?
matched? (a) Minor Sea Ports
(a) Only one pair (b) Only two pairs (b) Sites of Mangrove Forests
(c) All of the pairs (d) None of the pairs (c) Sites of Coral Reefs
(d) Coal Mines
28. Consider the following rivers:
33. Which of the following sites is/are home to
1. Feni River 2. Kushiyara River
mangrove forests?
3. Arun River 4. Teesta River 1. Gulf of Kutch
5. Mahananda River 2. Vedaranyam
Which of the above river(s) is/are transboundary 3. Pichavaram
rivers between India and Bangladesh? 4. Aaliya Bet
(a) 1, 3, and 4 only (b) 1, 2, 3, and 5 only 5. Bhitarkarnika
Select the correct answer using the codes given
(c) 2, 4, and 5 only (d) 1, 2, 4, and 5 only below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
29. Consider the following statements: (b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
1. Vembanad Lake in Kerala is the longest lake in (c) 1, 2, 3,4 and 5 only
India. (d) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
2. Chilika Lake is Asia’s largest brackish
waterlake. 34. Identify the following creek located in India:
“It is a tidal creek in the Kutch region of Gujarat. It
3. Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam) isthe
lies just to the west of the Great Rann of the Kutch
largest man-made lake in India by surface area. area of India. This region is the easternmost part of
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? the Indus River Delta. It is home to the mangrove
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only forest.”
(a) Sir Creek (b) Padala Creek
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Kori Creek (d) Kajhar Creek

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40. Consider the following statements with regard to
35. Which of the following is the southernmost city in
the Galwan River Valley:
India?
(a) Chittor (b) Bengaluru 1. The Galwan River originates from the Aksai
(c) Tiruvallur (d) Chennai Chin region of India occupied by China.
2. The Galwan River flows west to join the Indus
36. The IST (Indian Standard time) meridian passes River near the Leh.
through which of the following Indian cities? 3. Daulat Beg Oldi is situated on the banks of the
1. Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh Galwan River.
2. Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
3. Junagarh, Odisha (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 only
4. Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below:
41. Which of the following projects is/are situated on
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only
the Narmada River?
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
1. Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP)
2. Maheshwar dam
37. Arrange the following cities in the North-South
direction: 3. Gandhi Sagar Dam
1. Mumbai 4. Omkareshwar Project
2. Raipur Select the correct answer using the codes given
3. Bhubaneshwar below:
Select the correct answer using the codes given (a) 1, 2 and 3 only
below: (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(a) 1-2-3 (b) 2-1-3 (c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 2-3-1 (d) 3-2-1 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

38. Consider the following Indian cities and rivers on 42. Consider the following statements with regard to
the bank of which they are situated: Modhera in Gujarat:
City River 1. Modhera Sun Temple was made by King
1. Jammu River Chenab Bhima I of the Solanki dynasty.
2. Bengaluru River Vrishabhavathi 2. It is located on the bank of River Pushpavati.
3. Kohima River Zarü 3. India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village.
Which of the above pair(s) is/are not correctly Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
matched? (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) Only one pair (b) 2 and 3 only
(b) Only two pairs (c) 1 and 3 only
(c) All of the pairs (d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None of the pairs
43. Sukapaika River, which stopped flowing 70 years
39. Identify the following Indian city/town:
ago, is set to be rejuvenated on the direction of the
“It is situated on the banks of the river named after National Green Tribunal (NGT). It is related to
it. It is the home to the second biggest Tibetan which one of the following rivers?
Buddhist monastery, just after Lhasa. The sixth
(a) River Indravati
Dalai Lama was born here. This town is inhabited by
(b) River Brahmani
the Monpa people.”
(c) River Mahanadi
(a) Dharamshala (b) Leh
(d) River Damodar
(c) Tawang (d) Spiti

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48. Which of the following sites is/are known for the
44. Which of the following rivers is/are the right-bank
Uranium Deposits?
tributary of River Ganga?
1. Cuddapah in Andhra Pradesh
1. Karmanasa
2. Udaipur in Rajasthan
2. Punpun
3. Mahadek Basin of Meghalaya
3. Phalgu
Select the correct answer using the codes given
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below:
below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

49. Identify the following valley located in India:

45. Consider the following statements with regard to the
“It is located on the Manipur-Nagaland border and
Pangong Tso Lake:
was in news due to a huge wildfire. Situated behind
1. It is an endorheic saline lake situated at a height
the Japfu mountain range, this valley is also
of about 14,000 ft in the Ladakh Himalayas.
popularly known as the valley of flowers locally. It
2. It has been designated as Wetlands of is home to the Angami people.”
International Importance under Ramsar
(a) Ziro Valley
Convention.
(b) Barak Valley
3. The brackish water lake freezes over in winter,
(c) Dzukou Valley
and becomes ideal for ice skating and polo.
(d) Talle Valley
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
50. Arrange the following passes from North to South:
(b) 2 and 3 only
1. Baralacha La
(c) 1 and 3 only
2. Khardung La
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3. Chang La
4. Rohtang La
46. Where are the Cardamom Hills located?
Select the correct answer using the codes given
(a) North of Periyar Tiger Reserve
below:
(b) South of Munnar high ranges
(a) 1-3-2-4
(c) West of Idukki Reserve Forest
(b) 2-3-1-4
(d) North-East of Mathikettan Shola National Park (c) 2-3-4-1
Select the correct answer using the codes given (d) 3-2-1-4
below:
(a) 1 and 2only 51. Consider the following coal mines of India and the
(b) 2 and 3 only states in which they are situated:
(c) 1 and 4 only Coal mines State
(d) 3 and 4 only 1. Korba coalfield Jharkhand
2. Singrauli Chhattisgarh
47. Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar, the freshwater 3. Kamptee coalfields Maharashtra
artificial lakes recently in news is located in which Which of the above pair(s) is/are not correctly
city? matched?
(a) Aurangabad (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) Mysore (b) 2 only
(c) Hyderabad (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) Bhopal (d) 1 and 3 only

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57. Consider the following gold mines of India and
52. Where is Chushul located?
states in which they are situated:
1. North of Pangong Tso Lake
Gold Mines States
2. South-East of Leh
1. Hutti Field Karnataka
3. North of Tso Morari Lake
2. Kundarkocha Jharkhand
Select the correct answer using the codes given 3. Ramagiri Odisha
below:
Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
matched?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) Only one pair
(b) Only two pairs
53. The following sites are often in the news. Arrange
them in the North-South Order: (c) All of the pairs
1. Demchok 2. Depsang Plain (d) None of the pairs
3. Darbuk
Select the correct answer using the codes given 58. Consider the following statements with regard to
below: the Pensilungpa Glacier:
(a) 1-3-2 (b) 3-2-1 1. It is located at the north-western corner of
Zanskar valley in Ladakh.
(c) 2-1-3 (d) 2-3-1
2. From the snout of this glacier River Shyok
originated.
54. Identify the following river:
3. The eastern part of Zanskar Range is known as
“This river rises in the Pauhunri Mountain of eastern Rupshu.
Himalaya. It was a tributary of the Ganga River prior
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
to the floods of 1787 after which it diverted its
course eastwards to join the Brahmaputra. (a) 1 and 2 only
Darjeeling is situated on the bank of this river.” (b) 2 and 3 only
Code: (c) 1 and 3 only
(a) Jaldhaka (b) Raidak (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Teesta (d) Surma
59. Consider the following glaciers and mountain
55. Consider the following statements with regard to the ranges in which they are located:
Kopili Fault located in Kopili River Valley: Glaciers Mountain Ranges
1. The Kopili fault zone extends from the western
1. Sonapani Glacier PirPanjal Range
part of Manipur up to the tri-junction of Bhutan,
2. Gangotri Glacier Garhwal Himalayas
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
3. Siachen Glacier Zanskar Range
2. Kopili river is a south-bank tributary of the
Brahmaputra in Assam. Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly
matched?
3. The Kopili fault zone is a divergent tectonic
(a) Only one pair
boundary where the Indian Plate is subducting
beneath the Eurasian Plate. (b) Only two pairs
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? (c) All of the pairs
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (d) None of the pairs
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
60. Natural Arch is a notified National Geo-heritage
56. The Boha Geoglyphs, which show linear features Monument, is located in which of these states?
resembling geoglyphs, have been identified in (a) Karnataka
India. Where is it located? (b) Andhra Pradesh
(a) Ladakh Cold Desert (b) Thar Desert
(c) Rajasthan
(c) Rann of Kuchh (d) Telangana Plateau
(d) Gujrat

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