1. Which is the largest river in the world by volume of water discharged?
A) Nile
B) Amazon
C) Yangtze
D) Mississippi
✔️ Answer: B) Amazon
2. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which Indian state?
A) Gujarat
B) West Bengal
C) Odisha
D) Rajasthan
✔️ Answer: C) Odisha
3. Which type of soil is best suited for cotton cultivation?
A) Alluvial soil
B) Red soil
C) Black soil
D) Laterite soil
✔️ Answer: C) Black soil
4. What is the name of the strait that separates India and Sri Lanka?
A) Duncan Strait
B) Palk Strait
C) Malacca Strait
D) Sunda Strait
✔️ Answer: B) Palk Strait
5. Which is the highest mountain peak in India?
A) Nanda Devi
B) Mount Everest
C) Kanchenjunga
D) Kamet
✔️ Answer: C) Kanchenjunga
6. Which river is called the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
A) Ganga
B) Yamuna
C) Kosi
D) Gandak
✔️ Answer: C) Kosi
7. Chilika Lake is located in which Indian state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Odisha
D) Tamil Nadu
✔️ Answer: C) Odisha
8. Which type of forest covers the maximum area in India?
A) Tropical evergreen forest
B) Tropical deciduous forest
C) Mangrove forest
D) Thorn forest
✔️ Answer: B) Tropical deciduous forest
9. What is the main reason for the formation of the Thar Desert?
A) Cold ocean currents
B) High temperature
C) Aravalli range not blocking monsoon
D) Excessive deforestation
✔️ Answer: C) Aravalli range not blocking monsoon
10. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Maharashtra
D) Gujarat
✔️ Answer: D) Gujarat
11. Which is the smallest Union Territory of India by area?
A) Chandigarh
B) Puducherry
C) Lakshadweep
D) Daman and Diu
✔️ Answer: C) Lakshadweep
12. Where is the Duncan Passage located?
A) Between India and Sri Lanka
B) Between Middle and North Andaman
C) Between South and Little Andaman
D) Between Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
✔️ Answer: C) Between South and Little Andaman
13. Which is the world’s largest desert (by area)?
A) Sahara
B) Gobi
C) Arctic
D) Antarctica
✔️ Answer: D) Antarctica
14. The Northern Plains of India are formed by which rivers?
A) Narmada, Tapi, and Mahi
B) Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra
C) Krishna, Godavari, and Kaveri
D) Yamuna, Saraswati, and Sutlej
✔️ Answer: B) Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra
15. Which Indian state shares its border with the maximum number of other states?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Bihar
✔️ Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh
