Multiple Choice Questions:
1. What is India's rank in the world in terms of total land area?
a) Fifth
b) Sixth
c) Seventh
d) Eighth
2. According to the text, what is the total area of India?
a) 32,87,264 sq. km.
b) 30,87,264 sq. km.
c) 35,87,264 sq. km
d) 38,87,264 sq. km
.3. Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned as being
larger than India?
a) Brazil
b) Australia
c) Canada
d) France
4. India is frequently called a "subcontinent" because:
a) It is the largest country in the world.
b) It is marked off from the rest of Asia by mountains and seas.
c) It is located in the North of Asia
.d) It is covered entirely by tropical rainforests.
5. India is the largest country in which specific region?
a) East Asia
b) South Asia
c) Central Asia
d) West Asia
6) How many States and Union Territories is India divided into?
A) 29 States and 7 Union Territories
B) 28 States and 8 Union Territories
C) 27 States and 9 Union Territories
D) 28 States and 7 Union Territories
7) What is the approximate distance of India from Kashmir to
Kanyakumari?
A) 2,933 km
B) 3,000 km
C) 3,214 km
D) 4,096 km
8) Which water body is located to the West of India?
A) Bay of Bengal
B) Indian Ocean
C) Red Sea
D) Arabian Sea
9)Which narrow strait separates Sri Lanka from India?
A) Cook Strait
B) Palk Strait
C) Bering Strait
D) Gibraltar Strait
10) India shares its longest land border with which country?
A) Pakistan
B) China
C) Bangladesh
D) Afghanistan
11)What is the length of India's coastline?A) 15,200 km
B) 7,517 km
C) 4,096 km
D) 1,200 km
12) which plateau is located in the west?
a) Chota Nagpur Plateau
b) Deccan Plateau
c) Malwa Plateau
d) Himalayan Plateau
13) Which physical feature is located in the North of India?
a) The Great Indian Desert
b) The Himalayan Mountains
c) The Coastal Plains
d) The Deccan Plateau
14) The Deccan Plateau is bounded by which two mountain
ranges?
a) Himalayas and Vindhayas
b) Eastern and Western Ghats
c) Malwa and Chota Nagpur
d) Northern Plains and Desert
15) Which of the following is NOT listed as a physical feature of
India in the text?
a) Plateaus
b) Islands
c) Canyons
d) Plains
16)What is the large triangular plateau mentioned in the text?
a) The Malwa Plateau
b) The Chota Nagpur Plateau
c) The Deccan Plateau
d) The Northern Plateau
17)What does the word "Himalaya" mean?
a) King of Mountains
b) Abode of snow
c) Land of peaks
d) High hills
18)The Himalayan mountain ranges are shaped like a/an:
a) Straight line
b) Circle
c) Arc
d) Square
19)In which direction do the high mountains turn to
become the North-Eastern Hills?
a) Westwards
b) Southwards
c) Northwards
d) Eastwards
20)Which is the world’s highest peak?
a) Kanchenjunga
b) Mt. K2
c) Mt. Everest
d) Nanda Devi
21)In which country is Mt. Everest located?
a) India
b) China
c) Bhutan
d) Nepal
22)The Himalayan ranges extend from Jammu and Kashmir
in the north-west to which state in the east?
a) Sikkim
b) Assam
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Manipur
23)Which mountain is also known as Godwin Austin?
A) Kanchenjunga
B) Mount K2
C) Nanga Parbat
D) Nanda Devi
24). What is the approximate height of K2?
A) 8,848 m
B) 8,511 m
C) 8,611 m
D) 7,500 m
25)Who were the first people to reach the top of Mount
Everest in 1953?
A) Bachendri Pal and Edmund Hillary
B) Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary
C) Tenzing Norgay and Bachendri Pal
D) H.H. Godwin-Austin and Tenzing Norgay
26)Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount
Everest?
A) Santosh Yadav
B) Kalpana Chawla
C) Bachendri Pal
D) Arunima Sinha
27) Approximately how long is the Himalayan range from
East to West?
A) 1,500 km
B) 2,000 km
C) 2,500 km
D) 3,000 km
28)Which Himalayan range is also known as 'Himadri'?
A) Lower Himalayas
B) Middle Himalayas
C) Great Himalayas
D) Shivalik Ranges
29) In which part of the Himalayas are orchards of plums
and apples commonly found?
A) Great Himalayas
B) Middle Himalayas (Himachal)
C) Shivalik Ranges
D) The Northern Boundary
30)Which of the following rivers is NOT mentioned as
having its source in the Himalayan glaciers?
A) Indus
B) Narmada
C) Ganga
D) Brahmaputra
31)The Jaintia, Garo, and Khasi hills are located in which
part of India?
A) North-West
B) South
C) North-East
D) Central India
32)Which of these trees is NOT mentioned as part of the Himachal
forests?
A) Pine
B) Willow
C) Teak
D) Deodar
33). The southern ranges of the northern mountains, made of soft
rocks and mud, are called:
A) The Himachal
B) The Shivalik Ranges
C) The Himadri
D) The Nilgiris
34) What are the broad valleys in the Shivalik range, like
Dehradun, called?
A) Peaks
B) Passes
C) Duns
D) Basins
35) On what date was this region bifurcated into two Union
Territories?
A) 15 August 2019
B) 26 January 2020
C) 31 October 2019
D) 2 October 2019
36). Which city serves as the capital of Jammu and Kashmir from
May to October?A) Jammu
B) Srinagar
C) Leh
D) Ladakh
37) Which Mughal emperor is credited with building beautiful
gardens like Shalimar?
A) Akbar
B) Shah Jahan
C) Jahangir
D) Aurangzeb
38). "Shikaras" are a prominent feature of tourism on which lake?
A) Wular Lake
B) Dal Lake
C) Chilika Lake
D) Mansarovar Lake
39)What is a 'Kangri' used for in Kashmir?
A) Cooking food
B) Keeping warm with burning coal
C) Carrying water
D) Storing saffron
40). Which special type of tea is popular in Kashmir?
A) Masala Chai
B) Green Tea
C) Kahwa
D) Darjeeling Tea
41). What is the capital city of Ladakh?
A) Srinagar
B) Leh
C) Shimla
D) Pahalgam
42). In Himachal Pradesh, what are the traditional scarves worn
by women called?A) Phiran
B) Salwar
C) Dhazu
D) Pashmina
43). Which of these is a major festival celebrated in Himachal
Pradesh?
A) Shivratri
B) Eid
C) Dussehra
D) Hemis
44) Which of the following is the capital city of Uttarakhand?
A. Almora
B. Nainital
C. Dehradun
D. Mussorie
45). What is the main economic activity of the people in
Uttarakhand?
A. Mining
B. Farming
C. Fishing
D. Weaving
46)What is the traditional dress worn by women in Sikkim called?
A. Sari
B. Boku
C. Kimono
D. Mekhela
47). Sikkim is particularly famous for which type of flowers?
A. Roses
B. Sunflowers
C. Orchids
D. Lilies
48). Which hill station in West Bengal is famous for its tea
gardens?
A. Gangtok
B. Itanagar
C. Imphal
D. Darjeeling
49)Which state is the largest among the "Seven Sisters" in
the north-east?
A. Manipur
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Uttarakhand
50). Why do people in Arunachal Pradesh live in stilt
houses?
A. To stay cool in the summer
B. To protect them from rain and wild animals
C. Because they are easier to build
D. To follow a religious tradition
51). Through which state does the Brahmaputra river
enter India?
A. West Bengal
B. Manipur
C. Sikkim
D. Arunachal Pradesh
52). What is the capital of Manipur?
A. Itanagar
B. Imphal
C. Kolkata
D. Gangtok
55)What does the word "Meghalaya" mean?A) Land of the hilly
people
B) Abode of clouds
C) Land of the rising sun
D) The fertile valley
56) Which tribes primarily live in Meghalaya?
A) Mizo and Naga
B) Manipuri and Assamese
C) Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia
D) Bihu and Agartala
57)Agriculture is the main occupation in Mizoram. What is the
literacy status mentioned for most Mizos?
A) They cannot read or write.
B) They only speak their tribal language.
C) They know how to read and write, and most read English.
D) They only focus on farming and do not attend school.
58) What is the traditional attire that Nagas are accustomed to
wearing?
A) Silk sarees
B) Cotton dhotis
C) Shawls of different designs
D) Woolen overcoats
59) Which river has made the land of Assam very fertile?
A) River Ganga
B) River Yamuna
C) River Brahmaputra
D) River Indus
60) Which famous festival is celebrated by the people of Assam?
A) Wangala
B) Bihu
C) Diwali
D) Hornbill
60)Tripura is surrounded by which country from three sides?
A) Myanmar
B) Bhutan
C) Nepal
D) Bangladesh
61)How do the Himalayan mountains affect the monsoon winds?
A) They block the monsoons, preventing any rain.
B) They check the monsoons from the South, causing heavy
rainfall.
C) They push the monsoons away to other countries.
D) They have no effect on the monsoons.
62) Which of the following is NOT a reason the Himalayas are
useful to our country?
A) They guard our northern borders.
B) They protect us from very cold winds from the North.
C) They provide a desert climate for farming.
D) Passes and gaps in the mountains help in crossing them.