Indian Geography PSC Questions

1. Tirupati Temple of Lord Venkateswara is situated in the state of: 
Ans: Andhra

2. Madhubani, a style of paintings, is popular in which states in India?
Ans: Bihar

3. Which Indian state banned forceful religious conversions?
Ans: Tamil Nadu

4. Which dance is a classical dance form of Assam?
Ans: Sattriya

5. Ecology is the permanent economy' is the slogan of the _____ movement?
Ans: Chipko

6. The programme 'Project Tiger' was started in _____ National Park?
Ans: Jim Corbet

7. Mandla Plant Fossils National Park situated in _____ state?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh

8. Panna National Park is located on the banks of _____river?
Ans: Ken river

9. Which is the world's largest river delta?
Ans: The Ganges - Brahmaputra delta.

10. About 85% of rock in the Earth's crust is constituted by _____ type of rocks?
Ans: Igneous rocks

11. What are the examples of chemically formed sedimentary rocks?
Ans: Gypsum and rock salt 

12. Himalayas are example for _____type of mountain?
Ans: Fold mountain

13. Which mountain range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these east-west range divide Indian Subcontinent into the Indo-Gangetic plain of northern India and the Deccan Plateau of the south?
Ans: Satpura Range

14. What is the name of a strip of land formerly belonging to India on the West Bengal -Bangladesh border which has been leased indefinitely to Bangladesh so that it can access its Dehgram - Angalpota enclaves?
Ans: Teen Bigha

15. Which is the Indian Metropolitan city that locate nearest to Tropic of Cancer?
Ans: Kolkata

16. What is the name of the forests grow near the equatorial regions?  
Ans: Tropical rain forests

17. Which is the oldest mountain range of India?
Ans: Aravalli

18. Which is the important latitude that passes through India?
Ans: Tropic of Cancer

19. The northernmost capital city of the world?
Ans: Reykjavik

20. Where is the location of the hill Patkai?
Ans: Indo -Myanmar Border


21. What is the previous name Sohra?
Ans: Cherrapunji

22. There are four coral reefs in India, located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Mannar, Lakshadweep and _____.  
Ans: Gulf of Kutch

23. In which Indian state the Dilwara Temple is located?
Ans: Rajasthan

24. Vijayawada is situated on the bank of the river?
Ans: Krishna

25. Kolar was famous goldmines in?
Ans: Karnaka

26. The Uri Hydroelectric Project is located in?
Ans: Kashmir

27. Jaduguda, a place in Jharkhand is famous for:
Ans: Uranium

28. The main centre of Diamond cutting industry in India is: 
Ans: Surat

29. Zuari and Mandovi are navigable Indian rivers in the state of?
Ans: Goa

30. Durant Line demarcates the boundary between:
Ans: Pakistan and Afghanistan

31. Which river is first known as Sagarmati after originating in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, then after passing Govindgarh , it meets its tributary Saraswati, which originates from Pushkar Lake?
Ans: Luni

32. Which is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India, at an elevation of 2695 meters, and a topographic prominence of 2479 meters?
Ans: Anamudi

33. Which is the Indian metropolitan city that locate nearest to equator?
Ans: Chennai

34. Prior to the construction of which Dam, the Mahanadi was navigable from its mouth up to Arrang, about 150 kilometres from its source?
Ans: Hirakud

35. In which Indian states are the Kanha, Panna, Satpura, Sanjay tiger reserves located?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh


36. The Union Territory having the largest area under forest is?
Ans: Andaman Nicobar

37. Garba, a popular folk dance is associated with Indian state:   
Ans: Gujarat

38. Bhangra is the folk dance of:  
Ans: Punjab

39. The famous Sun Temple is located in which Indian State:
Ans: Odisha

40. Which is the most prevalent folk dance of Uttar Pradesh?
Ans: Nautanki  
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