GK Questions on Geography – Here in this post we have discussed GK questions on Geography. Here we have covered questions related to topics like different languages, dance forms, rivers, tribes, earthquake, cyclone, wildlife sanctuary, national parks, mountains, continent, soil, tiger reserve, renewable energy, and many more.
GK Questions on Geography
Q. Nepali is primarily spoken in which of the following Indian state?
1. Karnataka
2. Rajasthan
3. Sikkim
4. Andhra Pradesh
Ans: 3
Q. Dogri is primarily spoken in which Indian state?
1. Assam
2. West Bengal
3. Meghalaya
4. Jammu & Kashmir
Ans: 4
Q. The coast that belongs to Tamilnadu is known as-
1. Konkan coast
2. Malabar coast
3. Coromandel coast
4. Canara coast
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following latitudes passes through India?
1. Arctic circle
2. Tropic of Capricorn
3. Tropic of Cancer
4. Equator
Ans: 3
Q. Nathula Pass is in-
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Nagaland
3. Sikkim
4. Manipur
Ans: 3
Q. Which one of the following soils is suitable for cotton production?
1. Black
2. Red
3. Bhangar
4. Khadar
Ans: 1
> Note – It is also called Regur soil
Q. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary is in the state of-
1. Assam
2. Tamilnadu
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Kerala
Ans: 1
Q. Sattriya dance form belongs to which state?
1. Bihar
2. Uttarakhand
3. West Bengal
4. Assam
Ans: 4
Q. Mohiniyattam dance form belongs to which state?
1. Kerala
2. Telangana
3. West Bengal
4. Tamil Nadu
Ans: 1
Q. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
1. Coal
2. Petroleum
3. Wind energy
4. Natural Gas
Ans: 3
Indian Geography General Knowledge
Q. The oldest mountain range of India is?
a. Satpura range
b. Kanchenjunga range
c. Aravali range
d. Chota nagpur plateau
Ans. c
Q. The highest peak of Aravali range is?
a. Nilgiri
b. Sahayadri
c. Guru Shikhar
d. Anamudi
Ans. c
Q. Which state in India has the longest coastline?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Rajasthan
Ans. c
Q. Which state/UT in India shares the longest border with Pakistan?
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. Jammu Kashmir
d. Haryana
Ans. c
Q. The longest river in the world is?
a. Amazon
b. Nile
c. Ganga
d. Yamuna
Ans. b
> Note – Nile river is in Africa
Q. The largest river in the world is?
a. Brahmaputra
b. Nile
c. Amazon
d. Krishna
Ans. c
> Note – Amazon river is in South America
Q. Gir National Park in Gujarat is famous for?
a. Tiger
b. Lion
c. Elephant
d. One horned Rhino
Ans. b
Q. Kaziranga National Park in Assam is famous for?
a. Deer
b. Lion
c. Cheetah
d. One horned Rhino
Ans. d
Q. Where is the Suez Canal located?
a. Abu Dhabi
b. Egypt
c. Israel
d. Iran
Ans. b
Q. Which one is the only active Volcano in India?
a. Havelock island
b. Barren island
c. Neil island
d. None of these
Ans. b
> Note – It is in Andaman
Indian Geography GK Questions and Answers
Q. The uppermost layer over the earth’s surface is called the ______.
1. Mantle
2. Core
3. Crust
4. Epicenter
Ans: 3
Q. The lowermost layer in the earth is called the ______.
1. Mantle
2. Core
3. Crust
4. Plate
Ans: 2
Q. “Ganga Sagar Mela” (fair) is held in which state?
1. Uttarakhand
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. West Bengal
4. Maharashtra
Ans: 3
Q. The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of-
1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Maharashtra
3. Odisha
4. West Bengal
Ans: 3
> Note – The name of the lake is Chilika lake
Q. Which National park also shares its boundaries with Bangladesh?
1. Sundarbans National Park
2. Kaziranga National Park
3. Kanchenjonga National Park
4. Panna National Park
Ans: 1
> Note – It is in West Bengal
Q. Abu Dhabi is the capital city of _____.
1. United Arab Emirates
2. Netherlands
3. South Korea
4. Italy
Ans: 1
Q. Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is in which state?
1. Karnataka
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Chhattisgarh
4. West Bengal
Ans: 2
Q. Rajaji National park is in which state?
1. Odisha
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Uttarakhand
4. West Bengal
Ans: 3
Q. Earth’s deepest point in water is Mariana trench. It is located in which of the following oceans?
1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Arctic Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Pacific Ocean
Ans: 4
Geography of India GK Questions
Q. Masai is a tribe of which of the following country?
1. Kenya
2. Germany
3. Australia
4. India
Ans: 1
Q. Atlas Mountain is in which continent?
1. Africa
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. Australia
Ans: 1
Q. Andes Mountain is in which continent?
1. North America
2. South America
3. Asia
4. Australia
Ans: 2
Q. Alps Mountain is in which continent?
1. Africa
2. North America
3. Europe
4. Australia
Ans: 3
Q. The term ‘Epicentre’ is associated with-
1. Earthquakes
2. Volcanoes
3. Cyclones
4. Landslides
Ans: 1
Q. Red data book contains data of which of the following?
1. All plant species
2. All animal species
3. All endangered species
4. Previous Earthquake reports
Ans: 3
Q. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is in which state?
1. Odisha
2. Maharashtra
3. Gujarat
4. Karnataka
Ans: 4
Q. Sandstone is which type of rock?
1. Calcareous Rock
2. Igneous Rock
3. Metamorphic Rock
4. Sedimentary Rock
Ans: 4
Q. Which of the following greenhouse gases has the greatest heat trapping ability?
1. Chloro fluoro carbon
2. Methane
3. Carbon dioxide
4. Nitrous oxide
Ans: 1