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ection 1: Asia and Australia
S 10.Question:Which country is called the 20.Question:Which Australian city is famous
(Questions 1–100) “Land of the Rising Sun”? for its Opera House and Harbor Bridge?
Answer:Japan Answer:Sydney
1. Q
uestion:What is the capital of Japan?
Answer:Tokyo 11.Question:Name the tallest mountain in 21.Question:Name the two countries
Japan. connected by the Strait of Malacca.
2. Q
uestion:Which is the highest mountain Answer:Mount Fuji Answer:Malaysia andIndonesia
in the world?
Answer:Mount Everest(Nepal/China) 12.Question:What is the capital of Thailand? 22.Question:What is the capital of Pakistan?
Answer:Bangkok Answer:Islamabad
3. Q
uestion:Name the desert spanning
northern China and southern Mongolia. 13.Question:Which river is the longest in 23.Question:Name the lake located on the
Answer:Gobi Desert China? border of Russia and Mongolia.
Answer:Yangtze River Answer:Lake Baikal
4. Q
uestion:What is the capital of India?
Answer:New Delhi 14.Question:Name the desert in western 24.Question:Which mountain range
Australia. separates India from China?
5. Q
uestion:Which river is considered Answer:Great VictoriaDesert Answer:The Himalayas
sacred in Hinduism?
Answer:Ganges 15.Question:Which island country is located 25.Question:Which Southeast Asian country
southeast of India? is famous for Angkor Wat?
6. Q
uestion:What is the largest island in Answer:Sri Lanka Answer:Cambodia
Australia’s region?
Answer:New Guinea 16.Question:Name the famous landmark in 26.Question:What is the capital of Vietnam?
Beijing that stretches over 13,000 miles. Answer:Hanoi
7. Q
uestion:Name the active volcano in Answer:The Great Wallof China
Indonesia that erupted catastrophically in 27.Question:Name the city in Israel famous
1883. 17.Question:What is the capital of South for the Western Wall.
Answer:Krakatoa Korea? Answer:Jerusalem
Answer:Seoul
8. Q
uestion:What is the capital of Australia? 28.Question:Which Australian desert is
Answer:Canberra 18.Question:Which country has the largest named after Queen Victoria?
population in Asia? Answer:Great VictoriaDesert
9. Q
uestion:Name the famous coral reef off Answer:China
the northeast coast of Australia. 29.Question:What is the capital of Malaysia?
19.Question:Name the river that flows Answer:Kuala Lumpur
through Bangkok, Thailand.
30.Question:Which country is home to the Answer:Nepal and China (Tibet) mperors.
e
city of Petra? Answer:Taj Mahal
Answer:Jordan 40.Question:What is the capital of Nepal?
Answer:Kathmandu 50.Question:Which river forms the border
31.Question:Name the tallest volcano in between Thailand and Laos?
Indonesia. 41.Question:Which river is the longest in Answer:Mekong River
Answer:Mount Semeru India?
Answer:Ganges 51.Question:Name the desert in Mongolia.
32.Question:What is the largest country in Answer:Gobi Desert
Asia by area? 42.Question:Name the active volcano
Answer:Russia (Asianpart) located on the island of Java in Indonesia. 52.Question:What is the capital of Saudi
Answer:Mount Merapi Arabia?
33.Question:Which island nation is known for Answer:Riyadh
its unique marsupials? 43.Question:Which city is the financial hub of
Answer:Papua New Guinea Australia? 53.Question:Name the sacred mountain in
Answer:Sydney Japan that is also a UNESCO World
34.Question:Name the famous temple Heritage Site.
complex in Myanmar that features 44.Question:What is the capital of the Answer:Mount Fuji
thousands of pagodas. Philippines?
Answer:Bagan Answer:Manila 54.Question:Which sea lies to the east of
China?
35.Question:What is the capital of 45.Question:Name the desert located in Answer:East ChinaSea
Indonesia? eastern Iran.
Answer:Jakarta Answer:Dasht-e Kavir 55.Question:What is the capital of Bhutan?
Answer:Thimphu
36.Question:Name the plateau that covers 46.Question:Which mountain is known as
much of Tibet. the “Sleeping Buddha” in Myanmar? 56.Question:Name the famous observatory
Answer:Tibetan Plateau Answer:Mount Popa in India dedicated to astronomy.
Answer:Jantar Mantar(Jaipur)
37.Question:Which sea separates the 47.Question:Name the island in Indonesia
Arabian Peninsula from Africa? with the famous Komodo dragons. 57.Question:Which country is known as the
Answer:Red Sea Answer:Komodo Island “Land of the Thunder Dragon”?
Answer:Bhutan
38.Question:What is the largest lake in Asia? 48.Question:What is the capital of
Answer:Caspian Sea Bangladesh? 58.Question:Name the major river flowing
Answer:Dhaka through Pakistan.
39.Question:Name the two countries that Answer:Indus River
share Mount Everest. 49.Question:Name the famous palace and
temple complex in India built by Mughal
59.Question:What is the capital of Laos? 69.Question:Name the river that flows c louds.
Answer:Vientiane through Hanoi, Vietnam. Answer:Mount Merapi
Answer:Red River
60.Question:Name the volcano that caused 79.Question:What is the capital of Nepal?
the 1991 eruption affecting the Philippines. 70.Question:Which desert in China is known Answer:Kathmandu
Answer:Mount Pinatubo for its sand dunes and harsh climate?
Answer:TaklamakanDesert 80.Question:Which island in Australia is
61.Question:What is the capital of Myanmar? famous for its unique wildlife, including
Answer:Naypyidaw 71.Question:What is the capital of koalas and kangaroos?
Kazakhstan? Answer:Kangaroo Island
62.Question:Which mountain range runs Answer:Astana (nowofficially called
along the border of India and Pakistan? Nur-Sultan) 81.Question:Name the plateau that covers
Answer:Karakoram Range most of western China.
72.Question:Name the tallest building in Answer:Tibetan Plateau
63.Question:Name the island in Australia’s Asia.
Great Barrier Reef known for its large Answer:Burj Khalifa,Dubai, UAE 82.Question:What is the capital of Jordan?
population of sea turtles. Answer:Amman
Answer:Lady Elliot Island 73.Question:Which island country is located
north of Australia? 83.Question:Which river flows through
64.Question:What is the capital of Answer:Papua New Guinea Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
Singapore? Answer:Tuul River
Answer:Singapore 74.Question:Name the river that flows
through Bangkok and empties into the Gulf 84.Question:Name the famous Buddhist
65.Question:Which lake is the largest in of Thailand. temple in Myanmar located in Yangon.
India? Answer:Chao Phraya River Answer:Shwedagon Pagoda
Answer:Vembanad Lake
75.Question:What is the capital of Mongolia? 85.Question:What is the capital of the
66.Question:Name the famous rock Answer:Ulaanbaatar Maldives?
formation in Australia’s Northern Territory. Answer:Malé
Answer:Uluru (AyersRock) 76.Question:Name the famous temple
complex in Cambodia. 86.Question:Which mountain is considered
67.Question:Which Asian country is an Answer:Angkor Wat the highest in Indonesia?
archipelago of more than 17,000 islands? Answer:Puncak Jaya
Answer:Indonesia 77.Question:Which sea lies between
Vietnam and the Philippines? 87.Question:Name the desert that spans
68.Question:What is the capital of Answer:South ChinaSea northern India and Pakistan.
Kyrgyzstan? Answer:Thar Desert
Answer:Bishkek 78.Question:Name the volcano that erupted
in Indonesia in 2010 causing massive ash
88.Question:What is the capital of Sri 97.Question:What is the capital of
Lanka? Kazakhstan?
Answer:Sri JayawardenepuraKotte Answer:Nur-Sultan(Astana)
(official), Colombo (commercial)
98.Question:Name the major river in China
89.Question:Which river forms the border that flows into the Yellow Sea.
between Thailand and Myanmar? Answer:Yellow River(Huang He)
Answer:Moei River
99.Question:Which country is home to the
90.Question:Name the famous observatory ancient city of Petra?
in Jaipur, India. Answer:Jordan
Answer:Jantar Mantar
100. Question:Name the largest island in
91.Question:What is the capital of Australia’s territory after Tasmania.
Afghanistan? Answer:Melville Island
Answer:Kabul
92.Question:Which mountain range is known
as the “Roof of the World”?
Answer:Pamir Mountains
93.Question:Name the island group in
Australia known for its rugged coastline
and wildlife.
Answer:Tasmania
94.Question:What is the capital of
Uzbekistan?
Answer:Tashkent
95.Question:Name the river that is the
primary source of water for Bangkok.
Answer:Chao PhrayaRiver
96.Question:Which island in Indonesia is
famous for its culture and Hindu temples?
Answer:Bali
uestion:What is the capital of France?
Q uestion:Name the largest lake in Africa.
Q Answer:Madagascar
Answer:Paris Answer:Lake Victoria
uestion:What is the capital of Morocco?
Q
uestion:Which is the longest river in Europe?
Q uestion:What are the three capitals of South
Q Answer:Rabat
Answer:Volga River, Russia Africa?
Answer:Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town uestion:Which European city is built on canals
Q
uestion:Name the largest desert in Africa.
Q (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) and islands?
Answer:Sahara Desert Answer:Venice, Italy
uestion:Name the famous clock tower in
Q
uestion:What is the capital of Germany?
Q London. uestion:Name the tallest mountain in Africa.
Q
Answer:Berlin Answer:Big Ben Answer:Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
uestion:Which mountain is the highest in
Q uestion:Which river flows through Paris?
Q uestion:What is the capital of Portugal?
Q
Europe? Answer:Seine Answer:Lisbon
Answer:Mount Elbrus, Russia
uestion:What is the capital of Kenya?
Q uestion:Which European country is known for
Q
uestion:Name the famous waterfall on the
Q Answer:Nairobi fjords and the midnight sun?
border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Answer:Norway
Answer:Victoria Falls uestion:Name the mountain range that runs
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through Switzerland and Austria. uestion:Name the river that flows through
Q
uestion:What is the capital of Egypt?
Q Answer:The Alps Budapest, Hungary.
Answer:Cairo Answer:Danube River
uestion:Which African country is famous for the
Q
uestion:Which European country is shaped like
Q pyramids of Giza? uestion:Which desert is the largest hot desert in
Q
a boot? Answer:Egypt the world?
Answer:Italy Answer:Sahara Desert
uestion:What is the capital of Greece?
Q
uestion:Name the Scandinavian country
Q Answer:Athens uestion:What is the capital of Nigeria?
Q
famous for its fjords. Answer:Abuja
Answer:Norway uestion:Name the prehistoric monument in
Q
Wiltshire, England. uestion:Name the ancient amphitheater located
Q
uestion:What is the capital of Spain?
Q Answer:Stonehenge in Rome.
Answer:Madrid Answer:The Colosseum
uestion:Which river is considered sacred in
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uestion:Which mountain range separates
Q Egypt? uestion:Which European country is home to the
Q
France from Spain? Answer:Nile River Matterhorn?
Answer:The Pyrenees Answer:Switzerland
uestion:Name the island country off the east
Q
coast of Africa known for its biodiversity.
uestion:Name the Spanish archipelago off the
Q Answer:Atlas Mountains uestion:What is the capital of Libya?
Q
northwest coast of Africa. Answer:Tripoli
Answer:Canary Islands uestion:Which country has the city of
Q
Dubrovnik? uestion:Name the river that flows through
Q
uestion:What is the capital of Ethiopia?
Q Answer:Croatia Berlin, Germany.
Answer:Addis Ababa Answer:Spree River
uestion:What is the capital of Switzerland?
Q
uestion:Name the river that flows through
Q Answer:Bern uestion:Which African country is known for the
Q
Moscow, Russia. Okavango Delta?
Answer:Moskva River uestion:Name the famous volcano in Italy near
Q Answer:Botswana
Naples.
uestion:Which African country is known for the
Q Answer:Mount Vesuvius uestion:What is the capital of Poland?
Q
Serengeti National Park? Answer:Warsaw
Answer:Tanzania uestion:What is the capital of Tunisia?
Q
Answer:Tunis uestion:Name the famous tower in Paris.
Q
uestion:What is the capital of Ireland?
Q Answer:Eiffel Tower
Answer:Dublin uestion:Name the river that flows through
Q
Prague, Czech Republic. uestion:What is the capital of Algeria?
Q
uestion:Name the sea located between Italy
Q Answer:Vltava River Answer:Algiers
and the Balkan Peninsula.
Answer:Adriatic Sea uestion:Which African country has Victoria
Q uestion:Name the strait that separates Spain
Q
Falls on its border? from Morocco.
uestion:What is the capital of Belgium?
Q Answer:Zambia and Zimbabwe Answer:Strait of Gibraltar
Answer:Brussels
uestion:What is the capital of Norway?
Q uestion:Which European country has the city of
Q
uestion:Name the famous palace in France
Q Answer:Oslo Porto?
built by King Louis XIV. Answer:Portugal
Answer:Palace of Versailles uestion:Name the largest island in the
Q
Mediterranean Sea. uestion:Name the volcano in Sicily, Italy.
Q
uestion:Which river is the longest in the United
Q Answer:Sicily, Italy Answer:Mount Etna
Kingdom?
Answer:River Severn uestion:What is the capital of Finland?
Q uestion:What is the capital of Denmark?
Q
Answer:Helsinki Answer:Copenhagen
uestion:What is the capital of Hungary?
Q
Answer:Budapest uestion:Name the European mountain range
Q uestion:Name the lake that lies on the border of
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that separates Europe from Asia. Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
uestion:Name the mountain range located in
Q Answer:Ural Mountains, Russia Answer:Lake Victoria
northern Africa.
uestion:What is the capital of Algeria?
Q
Answer:Algiers
uestion:Name the famous waterfall located in
Q
Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Answer:Victoria Falls
uestion:What is the capital of Ethiopia?
Q
Answer:Addis Ababa
10.Question:What is the capital of Brazil? 20.Question:What is the capital of
1. Q
uestion:What is the capital of the United Answer:Brasília Colombia?
States? Answer:Bogotá
Answer:Washington, D.C. 11.Question:Name the river that flows
through the Amazon Rainforest. 21.Question:Name the famous canal
2. Q
uestion:Which river is the longest in Answer:Amazon River connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
North America? in Central America.
Answer:Mississippi-Missouri River 12.Question:Which U.S. city is famous for its Answer:Panama Canal
system Golden Gate Bridge?
Answer:San Francisco 22.Question:Which U.S. river is the primary
3. Q
uestion:Name the famous waterfall on source of water for the Grand Canyon?
the border of the United States and 13.Question:What is the capital of Answer:Colorado River
Canada. Argentina?
Answer:Niagara Falls Answer:Buenos Aires 23.Question:What is the capital of Ecuador?
Answer:Quito
4. Q
uestion:What is the capital of Canada? 14.Question:Name the mountain range that
Answer:Ottawa runs along the western coast of South 24.Question:Name the desert located in
America. northern Chile.
5. Q
uestion:Which desert is located in the Answer:Andes Mountains Answer:Atacama Desert
southwestern United States?
Answer:Mojave Desert 15.Question:Which Caribbean island nation 25.Question:Which South American country
has Kingston as its capital? has Montevideo as its capital?
6. Q
uestion:Name the tallest mountain in Answer:Jamaica Answer:Uruguay
North America.
Answer:Denali (Mount McKinley), Alaska 16.Question:Name the tallest waterfall in the 26.Question:Name the large freshwater lake
world, located in Venezuela. shared by Bolivia and Peru.
7. Q
uestion:What is the capital of Mexico? Answer:Angel Falls Answer:Lake Titicaca
Answer:Mexico City
17.Question:What is the capital of Chile? 27.Question:What is the capital of
8. Q
uestion:Which South American country Answer:Santiago Venezuela?
is known for Machu Picchu? Answer:Caracas
Answer:Peru 18.Question:Which U.S. state is known as
the “Sunshine State”? 28.Question:Which U.S. state contains the
9. Q
uestion:Name the largest lake in North Answer:Florida Everglades National Park?
America. Answer:Florida
Answer:Lake Superior 19.Question:Name the peninsula in
northwestern Mexico. 29.Question:Name the river that forms part
Answer:Baja California of the border between the United States
and Mexico.
Answer:Rio Grande tates known as Monument Valley.
S Answer:Port of Spain
Answer:Monument Valley (Arizona/Utah)
30.Question:What is the capital of Peru? 49.Question:Name the mountain range that
Answer:Lima 40.Question:What is the capital of stretches across the eastern United States.
Guatemala? Answer:Appalachian Mountains
31.Question:Name the mountain that Answer:Guatemala City
separates Argentina and Chile. 50.Question:What is the capital of Cuba?
Answer:Andes Mountains 41.Question:Name the island in the Answer:Havana
Caribbean that is split between two
32.Question:What is the capital of countries: Haiti and the Dominican 51.Question:Name the famous glacier
Paraguay? Republic. located in Patagonia, Argentina.
Answer:Asunción Answer:Hispaniola Answer:Perito Moreno Glacier
33.Question:Name the volcano that erupted 42.Question:What is the capital of 52.Question:What is the capital of Belize?
in 1980 in Washington State, USA. Honduras? Answer:Belmopan
Answer:Mount St. Helens Answer:Tegucigalpa
53.Question:Name the river that forms the
34.Question:What is the capital of Bolivia? 43.Question:Name the tallest mountain in border between Argentina and Brazil.
Answer:Sucre (constitutional), La Paz South America. Answer:Iguazu River
(administrative) Answer:Aconcagua, Argentina
54.Question:What is the capital of El
35.Question:Name the largest island in the 44.Question:What is the capital of Panama? Salvador?
Caribbean. Answer:Panama City Answer:San Salvador
Answer:Cuba
45.Question:Name the river that flows 55.Question:Name the largest lake in South
36.Question:What is the capital of Costa through Buenos Aires, Argentina. America.
Rica? Answer:Río de la Plata Answer:Lake Titicaca
Answer:San José
46.Question:What is the capital of Jamaica? 56.Question:What is the capital of Guyana?
37.Question:Name the river that flows Answer:Kingston Answer:Georgetown
through Manaus in Brazil.
Answer:Amazon River 47.Question:Name the desert located in the 57.Question:Name the famous flat-topped
southwestern United States and mountain in Venezuela.
38.Question:What is the capital of northwestern Mexico. Answer:Mount Roraima
Nicaragua? Answer:Sonoran Desert
Answer:Managua 58.Question:What is the capital of
48.Question:What is the capital of Trinidad Suriname?
39.Question:Name the famous rock and Tobago? Answer:Paramaribo
formation in the southwestern United
59.Question:Name the mountain in Alaska 69.Question:Name the river that flows 79.Question:Name the largest island in the
known for its climbing difficulty. through Chicago, USA. Caribbean Sea.
Answer:Denali Answer:Chicago River Answer:Cuba
60.Question:What is the capital of the 70.Question:What is the capital of Saint 80.Question:What is the capital of Brazil?
Bahamas? Vincent and the Grenadines? Answer:Brasília
Answer:Nassau Answer:Kingstown
81.Question:Name the river that forms part
61.Question:Name the river that flows 71.Question:Name the famous cliff in Rio de of the border between Paraguay and
through Montreal, Canada. Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil.
Answer:Saint Lawrence River Answer:Sugarloaf Mountain Answer:Paraná River
62.Question:What is the capital of 72.Question:What is the capital of Haiti? 82.Question:What is the capital of Bolivia?
Barbados? Answer:Port-au-Prince Answer:Sucre (constitutional), La Paz
Answer:Bridgetown (administrative)
73.Question:Name the largest island of
63.Question:Name the island group off the Canada. 83.Question:Name the famous national park
coast of Venezuela. Answer:Baffin Island in the USA known for the Grand Canyon.
Answer:Los Roques Archipelago Answer:Grand Canyon National Park
74.Question:What is the capital of the
64.Question:What is the capital of Saint Dominican Republic? 84.Question:What is the capital of
Lucia? Answer:Santo Domingo Colombia?
Answer:Castries Answer:Bogotá
75.Question:Name the river that flows
65.Question:Name the large plateau in through New Orleans, USA. 85.Question:Name the desert located in
northern Mexico. Answer:Mississippi River northern Mexico.
Answer:Mexican Plateau Answer:Chihuahuan Desert
76.Question:What is the capital of Belize?
66.Question:What is the capital of Dominica? Answer:Belmopan 86.Question:What is the capital of Peru?
Answer:Roseau Answer:Lima
77.Question:Name the famous national park
67.Question:Name the famous national park in Argentina with glaciers. 87.Question:Name the river that flows
in Wyoming, USA, known for geysers. Answer:Los Glaciares National Park through Ottawa, Canada.
Answer:Yellowstone National Park Answer:Ottawa River
78.Question:What is the capital of
68.Question:What is the capital of Grenada? Venezuela? 88.Question:What is the capital of Ecuador?
Answer:St. George’s Answer:Caracas Answer:Quito
89.Question:Name the famous statue in Rio 99.Question:Name the river that flows
de Janeiro, Brazil. through Lima, Peru.
Answer:Christ the Redeemer Answer:Rimac River
90.Question:What is the capital of Uruguay? 100. Question:What is the southernmost
Answer:Montevideo city in South America?
Answer:Ushuaia, Argentina
91.Question:Name the famous volcano in
Central America, located in Guatemala.
Answer:Volcán de Fuego
92.Question:What is the capital of Costa
Rica?
Answer:San José
93.Question:Name the river that forms part
of the border between the USA and
Canada.
Answer:Saint Lawrence River
94.Question:What is the capital of
Paraguay?
Answer:Asunción
95.Question:Name the tallest mountain in
Mexico.
Answer:Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl)
96.Question:What is the capital of Chile?
Answer:Santiago
97.Question:Name the famous salt flat
located in Bolivia.
Answer:Salar de Uyuni
98.Question:What is the capital of
Guatemala?
Answer:Guatemala City
● d
) Bailadila ● a) Singareni
Map Task:MarkKolar Gold Fields.
Answer:a) Kolar Gold Fields – Historic ● b) Korba
India Geography Quiz gold mining site near Bangalore.
● c) Raniganj
+ Map-Pointing 3.Famous for iron ore, this region is in
Q ● d
) Jharia
Chhattisgarh.
(Sample 25 Map Task:LocateSingareni Collieries.
Answer:a) Singareni – Coal mining area
● a) Bailadila
Questions) near Godavarikhani, Telangana.
● b) Koraput
● c) Jharia
Category 1: Mines (5 Questions) Category 2: Monuments (5 Questions)
● d
) Singareni
1.India’s largest coal mining region is in
Q Map Task:MarkBailadilaon the map. 6.One of the Seven Wonders of the World,
Q
Jharkhand. Answer:a) Bailadila – Rich iron ore located in Uttar Pradesh.
deposits in Dantewada district.
● a) Raniganj
● a) Red Fort
● b) Jharia 4.Known for diamond mining, this site is in
Q ● b) Taj Mahal
Madhya Pradesh.
● c) Singareni
● c) Qutub Minar
● a) Panna
● d
) Korba
● d
) Humayun’s Tomb
Map Task:LocateJhariaon the map. ● b) Kolar Map Task:LocateAgraon the map.
Answer:b) Jharia – Major coalfield in
Answer:b) Taj Mahal – Iconic Mughal
Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. ● c) Malanjkhand mausoleum built by Shah Jahan.
● d
) Jharia
2.This is one of India’s oldest gold mines,
Q Map Task:LocatePanna. Q7.Famous Sun Temple located in Odisha.
located in Karnataka. Answer:a) Panna – Famous for diamond
mines and Panna Tiger Reserve. ● a) Konark
● a) Kolar Gold Fields
● b) Jagannath
● b) Panna 5.Telangana has extensive collieries in this
Q
region. ● c) Bhubaneswar
● c) Malanjkhand
● d
) Puri ● a) Qutub Minar ● c) Bhakra Nangal
Map Task:LocateKonarkon the map.
Answer:a) Konark – UNESCO World ● b) Lotus Temple ● d
) Nagarjuna Sagar
Heritage site with chariot-shaped temple Map Task:LocateSardar Sarovar Dam.
architecture. ● c) Red Fort Answer:a) Sardar Sarovar – Major
multipurpose project for irrigation and
● d
) Jama Masjid hydroelectricity.
Q8.Four minarets in this landmark in Hyderabad. Map Task:LocateQutub Minarin Delhi.
Answer:a) Qutub Minar – 73m high
● a) Charminar minaret, UNESCO World Heritage site. 13.Thermal power station located in Madhya
Q
Pradesh.
● b) Golconda Fort
● a) Vindhyachal
● c) Qutub Shahi Tombs
ategory 3: Dams & Power Stations (5
C ● b) Kakrapar
● d
) Mecca Masjid
Questions)
Map Task:MarkHyderabadfor ● c) Simhadri
Charminar. 11.India’s largest earthen dam, located in
Q
Answer:a) Charminar – Iconic Odisha. ● d
) Koyna
16th-century structure in the heart of Map Task:MarkVindhyachal Thermal
Hyderabad. ● a) Hirakud Dam Power Station.
Answer:a) Vindhyachal – India’s largest
● b) Bhakra Nangal thermal power station by installed capacity.
Q9.Historic arch and war memorial in Delhi.
● c) Sardar Sarovar
● a) India Gate Q14.Nuclear power plant in Gujarat.
● d
) Tehri
● b) Red Fort ● a) Kakrapar
Map Task:MarkHirakud Dam.
Answer:a) Hirakud Dam – Built across
● c) Jantar Mantar ● b) Tarapur
the Mahanadi River, largest earthen dam in
India.
● d
) Rajpath ● c) Kudankulam
Map Task:LocateNew Delhi.
Answer:a) India Gate – Memorial to Q12.This dam on the Narmada River is in Gujarat. ● d
) Narora
soldiers who died in WWI. Map Task:LocateKakrapar Atomic
● a) Sardar Sarovar Power Station.
Answer:a) Kakrapar– Pressurized
Q10.Tallest brick minaret in the world, in Delhi. ● b) Tehri heavy-water nuclear reactors.
Q15.Hydroelectric project in Maharashtra. ● a) Pune defense research lab.
● a) Koyna ● b) New Delhi
20.National Defence Academy is in this city of
Q
● b) Nathpa Jhakri ● c) Kolkata Pune district.
● c) Indira Sagar ● d
) Secunderabad ● a) Khadakwasla
Map Task:MarkNew Delhi.
● d
) Tehri Answer:b) New Delhi – Central command ● b) Ezhimala
Map Task:MarkKoyna Hydroelectric for the Indian Army.
Project. ● c) Dundigal
Answer:a) Koyna – Major hydroelectric
project supporting Maharashtra’s power 18.Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is stationed
Q ● d
) Karwar
supply. here. Map Task:MarkKhadakwasla, Pune.
Answer:a) Khadakwasla – Joint training
● a) Mumbai academy for Army, Navy, and Air Force
cadets.
● b) Karwar
ategory 4: Defense & Establishments
C
(5 Questions) ● c) Visakhapatnam
16.Asia’s largest naval academy located in
Q ● d
) Kochi ategory 5: Ports & Airports (5
C
Kerala. Map Task:LocateMumbai. Questions)
Answer:a) Mumbai – Base for India’s
● a) INS Kadamba aircraft carrier operations. 21.India’s largest container port, located near
Q
Mumbai.
● b) Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
Q19.DRDO headquarters in India. ● a) Kandla
● c) NDA
● a) New Delhi ● b) Chennai
● d
) DRDO
Map Task:LocateEzhimalain Kerala. ● b) Hyderabad ● c) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Answer:b) Indian Naval Academy –
Trains future naval officers. ● c) Pune ● d
) Vishakhapatnam
Map Task:MarkMumbai/Navi Mumbai.
● d
) Chennai Answer:c) Jawaharlal Nehru Port – Major
Q17.Headquarters of the Indian Army. Map Task:LocateNew Delhi. international container port.
Answer:a) New Delhi – India’s primary
Q22.Eastern port famous for iron ore exports. ● d
) Kannur
Map Task:MarkCochin International
● a) Paradip Airport.
Answer:a) Cochin –First fully
● b) Haldia solar-powered airport in India.
● c) Cochin
Q25.Goa’s civilian and military airport.
● d
) Mormugao
Map Task:LocateParadip Portin ● a) Dabolim
Odisha.
Answer:a) Paradip– Largest iron ore ● b) Mangalore
exporting port in India.
● c) Pune
Q23.India’s busiest airport by passenger traffic. ● d
) Mangalore
Map Task:LocateDabolim Airport, Goa.
● a) Mumbai Answer:a) Dabolim – Serves both
commercial and military flights.
● b) Bengaluru
● c) Delhi
● d
) Hyderabad
Map Task:MarkIndira Gandhi
International Airport, Delhi.
Answer:c) Delhi –Primary international
gateway.
24.International airport in Kerala, first fully
Q
solar-powered.
● a) Cochin
● b) Trivandrum
● c) Calicut
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA – MAP POINTING QUESTIONS (100)
Answer:True Answer:False
A. GLACIERS (1–4) 8. L
ocate theNilgiri Hills. 18.Identify thePatkai Hills.
Answer:Junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Answer:India–Myanmar border
1. L
ocate theSiachen Glacier.
Karnataka
Answer:Eastern Karakoram Range,
19.Hills forming the eastern extension of the
Ladakh
9. W
hich mountain range separates the Himalayas are called?
Deccan Plateau from coastal plains? Answer:Purvanchal
2. T
heGangotri Glacieris located in which
Answer:Western Ghats
state?
20.Locate theNaga Hills.
Answer:Uttarakhand
10.Identify thePir Panjal Range. Answer:Nagaland–Myanmar border
Answer:Lesser Himalayas (J&K,
3. Z
emu Glacier is the largest glacier in India.
Himachal Pradesh) 21.Identify theWestern Ghats.
(T/F)
Answer:Parallel to the western coast
Answer:True
11.Locate theGreater Himalayas (Himadri).
Answer:Northernmost Himalayan range 22.Highest peak of the Western Ghats is:
4. N
ame the glacier that is the source of the
Answer:Anamudi
River Bhagirathi.
12.Which range lies between Himadri and
Answer:Gangotri Glacier
Shiwaliks? 23.Eastern Ghats are continuous like Western
Answer:Himachal /Lesser Himalayas Ghats. (T/F)
Answer:False
13.Mount Kanchenjunga lies in the Greater
Himalayas. (T/F) 24.Identify theEastern Ghats.
. MOUNTAINS & HILL
B Answer:True Answer:Along eastern coast of India
RANGES (5–44) 14.Identify theShiwalik Range. 25.Which river cuts through the Eastern
Answer:Southernmost Himalayan range Ghats?
5. Identify theKarakoram Range.
Answer:Godavari
Answer:Northernmost mountain range of
15.Which range encloses the Kashmir Valley?
India
Answer:Pir Panjal Range 26.Nilgiri Hills are located only in Kerala. (T/F)
Answer:False
6. W
hich is the highest peak in India?
16.Locate theZaskar Range.
Answer:Kanchenjunga
Answer:South of Indus River, Ladakh 27.Identify theAravalli Range.
Answer:Gujarat to Delhi
7. T
he Aravalli Range runs from Gujarat to
17.Karakoram Range lies entirely in India.
Delhi. (T/F)
(T/F)
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA – MAP POINTING QUESTIONS (100)
28.Oldest mountain range in India? 38.Identify theKumaon Himalayas. Answer:Indus–Ganga–Brahmaputra
Answer:Aravalli Range Answer:Uttarakhand
29.Guru Shikhar is the highest peak of 39.Which Himalayan range is called the
Aravalli. (T/F) “Water Divide of India”?
Answer:True Answer:Himadri
D. PLATEAUS (48–53)
30.Identify theSatpura Range. 40.Locate theGaro Hills.
48.Locate theDeccan Plateau.
Answer:Between Narmada and Tapi Answer:Meghalaya
Answer:South of Narmada River
rivers
41.Identify theKhasi Hills.
49.Malwa Plateau is in which state?
31.Which range forms the southern boundary Answer:Meghalaya
Answer:Madhya Pradesh
of Malwa Plateau?
Answer:Vindhya Range 42.Locate theJaintia Hills.
50.Chotanagpur Plateau is rich in minerals.
Answer:Meghalaya
(T/F)
32.Locate theVindhya Range.
Answer:True
Answer:Central India 43.Identify theMahendragiri Hills.
Answer:Odisha (Eastern Ghats)
51.Identify theChotanagpur Plateau.
33.Vindhya Range divides Northern and
Answer:Jharkhand
Peninsular India. (T/F) 44.Locate theLushai Hills.
Answer:True Answer:Mizoram
52.Locate theMeghalaya Plateau.
Answer:Northeast India
34.Identify theDhauladhar Range.
Answer:Himachal Pradesh
53.Highest plateau in India?
Answer:Ladakh Plateau
35.Highest peak of South India?
Answer:Anamudi
C. PLAINS (45–47)
45.Identify theIndo-Gangetic Plain.
36.Locate theMahadev Hills.
Answer:Punjab to West Bengal
Answer:Madhya Pradesh
46.Brahmaputra Plain lies mainly in Assam.
E. RIVERS (54–60)
37.Palghat Gap lies in the Eastern Ghats.
(T/F)
(T/F) 54.Locate theIndus River.
Answer:True
Answer:False Answer:Ladakh
47.Northern Plains are formed by which river
system?
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA – MAP POINTING QUESTIONS (100)
55.“Dakshin Ganga” refers to which river? 65.IdentifyLonar Lake. 72.Islands in the Arabian Sea?
Answer:Godavari Answer:Maharashtra Answer:Lakshadweep
56.Narmada flows eastward. (T/F) 73.Barren Island is an active volcano. (T/F)
Answer:False Answer:True
57.Identify theYamuna River. 74.Southernmost point of India?
Answer:Tributary of Ganga
G. COASTAL PLAINS (66–70) Answer:Indira Point
66.Locate theWestern Coastal Plain.
58.River forming the Sundarbans Delta?
Answer:Arabian Sea coast
Answer:Ganga
67.Coast between Western Ghats & Arabian
59.Identify theBrahmaputra River.
Answer:Assam
Sea? I. OTHER PHYSICAL
Answer:Konkan Coast
FEATURES (75–100)
60.River flowing through a rift valley?
68.Eastern Coastal Plain is wider than
Answer:Narmada 75.Locate theThar Desert.
Western. (T/F)
Answer:Rajasthan
Answer:True
76.Great Indian Desert is also called?
69.Identify theCoromandel Coast.
Answer:Thar Desert
Answer:Tamil Nadu coast
F. LAKES (61–65) 77.Rann of Kutch is a salt marsh. (T/F)
70.Narrowest part of Western Coastal Plain?
Answer:True
61.LocateWular Lake. Answer:Konkan Coast
Answer:Jammu & Kashmir
78.Identify theRann of Kutch.
Answer:Gujarat
62.Largest freshwater lake in India?
Answer:Wular Lake
79.Locate theSundarbans Delta.
63.Chilika Lake is a saltwater lagoon. (T/F)
H. ISLANDS (71–74) Answer:West Bengal
Answer:True
71.LocateAndaman & Nicobar Islands. 80.Largest delta in the world?
Answer:Bay of Bengal Answer:Sundarbans
64.IdentifySambhar Lake.
Answer:Rajasthan
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA – MAP POINTING QUESTIONS (100)
81.Sundarbans formed by Indus River. (T/F) 93.Malabar Coast belongs to which coastal
Answer:False plain?
Answer:Western CoastalPlain
82.Identify theSatpura–Vindhya region.
Answer:Central India 94.IdentifyBrahmaputra Valley.
Answer:Assam
83.River flowing through Chambal Valley?
Answer:Chambal 95.Hills separating India & Myanmar?
Answer:Patkai Hills
84.Palghat Gap lies in which range?
Answer:Western Ghats 96.River forming Dhuandhar Falls?
Answer:Narmada
85.River draining into Arabian Sea?
Answer:Tapi 97.Great Boundary Fault lies near which
ranges?
86.Identify thePulicat Lake. Answer:Aravalli–Vindhya
Answer:TN–AP border
98.Only active volcano in India?
87.Eastern extension of Himalayas? Answer:Barren Island
Answer:Purvanchal
99.Identify theKaveri Delta.
88.Identify theMahanadi Delta. Answer:Tamil Nadu
Answer:Odisha
100. Locate theLadakh Range.
89.Plateau called “Roof of South India”? Answer:Northern India, parallel to
Answer:Deccan Plateau Karakoram
90.IdentifyZaskar Range.
Answer:Ladakh
91.Glacier feeding Nubra River?
Answer:Siachen
92.Identify theGanga–Yamuna Doab.
Answer:Uttar Pradesh
10.Question 10:Locate the Great Dividing Range.
Answer:Eastern Australia
●🌍 World Geography Map 11.Question 11:Identify the largest plain in the world.
Pointing Questions (100) Answer:West Siberian Plain (Russia)
12.Question 12:Point to the Andes Mountains.
Answer:Western South America
A. Physical Features (1–50) 13.Question 13:Locate the Atacama Desert.
Answer:Northern Chile
1. Q
uestion 1:Point to the world’s largest desert by area (hot desert).
Answer:Sahara Desert (North Africa) 14.Question 14:Identify the Dead Sea.
Answer:Border of Israel and Jordan
2. Q
uestion 2:Identify the longest river in South America.
Answer:Amazon River 15.Question 15:Point to the Rocky Mountains.
Answer:Western North America
3. Q
uestion 3:Locate the highest mountain peak in the world.
Answer:Mount Everest (Nepal–China border) 16.Question 16:Locate the Great Victoria Desert.
Answer:Southern Australia
4. Q
uestion 4:Point to the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the
world. 17.Question 17:Identify the Deccan Plateau.
Answer:Lake Superior(USA–Canada) Answer:Southern India
5. Q
uestion 5:Identify the deepest lake in the world. 18.Question 18:Point to the largest island in the world.
Answer:Lake Baikal (Russia) Answer:Greenland
6. Q
uestion 6:Point to the mountain range separating Europe and Asia. 19.Question 19:Locate the Kalahari Desert.
Answer:Ural Mountains Answer:Southern Africa
7. Q
uestion 7:Locate the largest plateau in the world. 20.Question 20:Identify the Mississippi River.
Answer:Tibetan Plateau (China) Answer:Central United States
8. Q
uestion 8:Identify the longest river in Africa. 21.Question 21:Point to the Alps Mountains.
Answer:Nile River Answer:Central Europe
9. Q
uestion 9:Point to the largest delta in the world. 22.Question 22:Locate Mount Kilimanjaro.
Answer:Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta (India–Bangladesh) Answer:Tanzania
23.Question 23:Identify the Great Plains. 36.Question 36:Point to the Yellow River.
Answer:Central North America Answer:Northern China
24.Question 24:Point to the Strait of Gibraltar. 37.Question 37:Locate the Great Basin.
Answer:Between Spain and Morocco Answer:Western USA
25.Question 25:Locate the Persian Gulf. 38.Question 38:Identify the Namib Desert.
Answer:Between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula Answer:Southwestern Africa
26.Question 26:Identify the Taklamakan Desert. 39.Question 39:Point to Mount Etna.
Answer:Western China Answer:Sicily, Italy
27.Question 27:Point to the Volga River. 40.Question 40:Locate the Bering Strait.
Answer:Western Russia Answer:Between Alaska and Russia
28.Question 28:Locate the Hawaiian volcanic islands. 41.Question 41:Identify the Congo Basin.
Answer:Central Pacific Ocean Answer:Central Africa
29.Question 29:Identify Mount Fuji. 42.Question 42:Point to the Aral Sea.
Answer:Japan Answer:Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan
30.Question 30:Point to the Great Rift Valley. 43.Question 43:Locate the Appalachian Mountains.
Answer:Eastern Africa Answer:Eastern North America
31.Question 31:Locate the Caspian Sea. 44.Question 44:Identify the Gobi Desert.
Answer:Between Europe and Asia Answer:Mongolia–China
32.Question 32:Identify the Patagonian Plateau. 45.Question 45:Point to the Mekong River.
Answer:Southern Argentina Answer:Southeast Asia
33.Question 33:Point to the Danube River. 46.Question 46:Locate the Black Sea.
Answer:Central and Eastern Europe Answer:Eastern Europe–Western Asia
34.Question 34:Locate the Mojave Desert. 47.Question 47:Identify the Pampas grasslands.
Answer:Southwestern USA Answer:Argentina and Uruguay
35.Question 35:Identify the Karakoram Range. 48.Question 48:Point to Mount Vesuvius.
Answer:Pakistan–China–India region Answer:Near Naples, Italy
49.Question 49:Locate the Irrawaddy River. 59.Question 59:Identify the Kuroshio Current.
Answer:Myanmar Answer:Western Pacific near Japan
50.Question 50:Identify the Antarctic Ice Sheet. 60.Question 60:Point to the Canary Current.
Answer:Antarctica Answer:Northwest Africa
61.Question 61:Locate the Benguela Current.
Answer:Southwestern Africa
62.Question 62:Identify the Agulhas Current.
B. Winds and Ocean Currents (51–70) Answer:Southeastern Africa
51.Question 51:Point to the region affected by the Trade Winds.
63.Question 63:Point to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
Answer:Tropical regions between 30°N and 30°S
Answer:Surrounding Antarctica
52.Question 52:Locate the Westerlies wind belt.
64.Question 64:Locate the Equatorial Counter Current.
Answer:Mid-latitudes (30°–60°) in both hemispheres
Answer:Near the equator in the Atlantic and Pacific
53.Question 53:Identify the Polar Easterlies.
65.Question 65:Identify the California Current.
Answer:Polar regions
Answer:Western North America
54.Question 54:Point to the Indian Ocean region influenced by Monsoon
66.Question 66:Point to the Somali Current.
Winds.
Answer:Horn of Africa
Answer:South Asiaand Indian Ocean
67.Question 67:Locate the Oyashio Current.
55.Question 55:Locate the El Niño–affected region.
Answer:North Pacific near Russia and Japan
Answer:Eastern Pacific Ocean near South America
68.Question 68:Identify the Brazil Current.
56.Question 56:Identify the Gulf Stream current.
Answer:Eastern South America
Answer:North Atlantic Ocean
69.Question 69:Point to the North Atlantic Drift.
57.Question 57:Point to the Labrador Current.
Answer:Toward Western Europe
Answer:Northeastern coast of North America
70.Question 70:Locate the East Australian Current.
58.Question 58:Locate the Humboldt (Peru) Current.
Answer:Eastern Australia
Answer:Western coast of South America
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