India Geography Quiz
India Geography Quiz
India Geography Quiz
Q: In terms of geographical location, India extends from how many degrees axis to how many degrees axis?
A. Geographically, India extends from 8.4Â north latitude to 37.6Â north latitude.
Q: Depending on the geographical location, India extends from how many degrees of longitude to how many degrees of longitude?
A. Geographically, India extends from 68.7 degrees east longitude to 97.25 east longitude.
Q: Where is the capital of India?
A. New Delhi. India Geography Quiz
Q: How did the name of our country become ‘Bharat’?
A. In ancient times, a king named ‘Bharat’ established a large empire in this country. After his name, the land is called ‘Bharat’.
Q: What is the land areas of India?
A. 32,87,263 sq. Km.
Q. What are the natural divisions of India?
A. There are four natural divisions of India, viz. (A) the Himalayas, (b) the Ganges-Indus plains, (c) the coastal areas and (d) the southern plains.
Q: What is the total number of states in India?Â
A. 29.
Q: What is the total number of the Union Territories of India?
A. 7.
Q. Which is the smallest state in India in terms of population?
A. Sikim.
Q: With how many islands the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India are formed?
A. 500. India Geography Quiz
Q. Which is the tallest television pillar in India?
A. Pritampur Doordarshan Pillar, New Delhi.
Q. Which Indian state is the richest in minerals?
A. Jharkhand.
Q: Which is the highest gate in India?
A. Buland Darwaza (Agra).
Q: Which is the largest zoo in India?
A. Zoological Garden (Kolkata).
Q. Which Indian city is known as ‘Pink City’?
A. Jaipur. India Geography Quiz
Q Which river has the second largest river basin in India?
A. Godavari.
Q. Which is the largest producer of cardamom in India?
A. Karnataka.
Q: What is the name of the longest snow river in the world?
A. Chiachen Glacier (located on the Indo-Pakistan border).
Q: What is the name of the longest beach in Chennai, India?
A. Marina Beach. India Geography Quiz
Q. Where is the Shivamudram waterfall located?
A. In the river Kaberi.
Q. Which Indian state has the largest forest cover?
A. Madhya Pradesh.
Q. Which is the largest state in India based on the land area?
A. Rajasthan.
Q: What is the name of the longest road in India?
A. Grand Trunk Road.
Q. In which state is Kanchipuram located?
A. Tamil Nadu.
Q. What is the name of the latitude that crossed in the middle of India?
A. Cancer line. India Geography Quiz
Q: Where is the largest desert in India located?
A. In Rajasthan (Thar Desert).
Q. Which is the most capitalized state of India?
A. Jammu and Kashmir.
Q. Which is the largest man-made lake in India?
A. Govinda Sagar Lake (Vakra Nangal).
Q: Where is the highest dam in the world located?
A. In Himachal Pradesh, India.
Q: What is the name of the highest dam in India?
A. Vakra Nangal (781 feet).
Q. Which is the smallest state in India based on land area?
A. North Goa (3702 sq km).
Q: What is the name of the longest canal in India?
A. Indira Gandhi Canal (Rajasthan).
Q. What is the name of the oldest mountain range in India?
A. Aravali Mountains.
Q: What is the name of the largest saltwater lake in India?
A. Silka Lake.
Q. Which Indian city is known as ‘Oxford and Cambridge’ of India?
A. Pune.
Q. Which is the highest airport in India?
A. Chashwal (Ladakh).
Q. Which Indian state has the largest sea area?
A. Gujarat.
Q. What is the name of the highest waterfall in India?
A. Jog Waterfall.
Q. Which state of India is bordered by both Myanmar and Bangladesh?
A. Mizoram. India Geography Quiz
Q: What are the names of the two volcanic islands in the Indian subcontinent?
A. Narcundom and Baren.
Q: What is the name of the nearest foreign country to the Andaman Islands of India?
A. Myanmar.
Q. Which lake in India has the highest salinity?
A. Samber lake. India Geography Quiz
Q. Where is the only active volcano in India located?
A. On Beren Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands).
Q: What is the name of the wettest place in India with the highest rainfall in the world?
A. Mouchinram (Meghalaya).
Q: What is the name of the smallest Union Territory of India?
A. Lakshadweep (32 sq km).
Q. Which country has the longest border with India?
A. China.
Q. Which Indian state has the largest number of cities?
A. Uttar Pradesh. India Geography Quiz
Q: Which region of India is called the home of the ‘Alfencho’ mango?
A. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra).
Q: What is the name of the longest dam in India?
A. Hirakund Dam (Orissa).
Q. Which is the largest cotton-producing state in India?
A. Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Where are the waters of the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea met?
A. In Kanyakumari.
Q. What is the total length of the Brahmaputra river?
A. 2900 km. India Geography Quiz
Q. In pre-historic times, India was a part of which supercontinent?
A. Gwanwanaland.
Q. Which Indian state is the largest producer of rubber?
A. Kerala.
Q: How countries have international borders with India?
A. Seven.
Q. What is the name of the Indian state most affected by the monsoon?
A. Tamil Nadu.
Q. Which river joins the Ganges at Allahabad?
A. Jamuna. India Geography Quiz
Q. In which Indian state is the lake Pushkar located?
A. Rajasthan.
Q: What is the difference between Indian Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time?
A. 5 hours 30 minutes.
Q: What is the name of the channel that divides India and Sri Lanka?
A. Pak Channel.
Q. On which river the Bhakra Nangal Dam located?
A. Chutlej.
Q. Which river is called ‘Bangar Dukh’ (The Sorrow or Bengal)?
A. Damodar river.
Q. Which part of India is known as the heart of India?
A. Jodpur. India Geography Quiz
Q: What is the altitude of the hilly region of Assam in India?
A. From 1000 meters to 1200 meters.
Q. Which Indian state is called ‘Paradise of the Earth’?
A. Kashmir.
Q: What is the total number of villages in India?
A. 6,38,588.
Q: What is the total number of cities in India?
A. 7,935 min. *0 0 0*.
India Geography Quiz
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