Important Geography & Economy Questions for NDA/CDS
Q1. Hidkal Dam is built on which river?
a) Krishna
b) Cauvery
c) Pennar
d) Ghataprabha
Answer: d) Ghataprabha
Hidkal Dam is on the Ghataprabha River in Karnataka.
Q2. Which multipurpose project irrigates the maximum area in India?
a) Beas
b) Bhakra Nangal
c) Damodar Valley
d) Hirakud
Answer: d) Hirakud
Hirakud Dam in Odisha is one of the longest dams in the world.
Q3. The Rajasthan Canal (Indira Gandhi Canal) draws its water from?
a) Yamuna
b) Chambal
c) Sutlej
d) Sutlej and Beas
Answer: d) Sutlej and Beas
It carries water from Punjab rivers to the Thar Desert.
Q4. Canal irrigation is most important in North India because?
a) Soil is porous
b) Underground water level is high
c) Canals get water from perennial rivers
d) Population is dense
Answer: c) Canals get water from perennial rivers
Himalayan rivers provide year-round water.
Q5. The first marine sanctuary in India was established at?
a) Sundarbans
b) Chilka Lake
c) Gulf of Kachchh
d) Lakshadweep
Answer: b) Chilka Lake
It protects dolphins, mollusks, tortoises, and sea birds.
Q6. Gypsum is found mainly in?
a) Rajasthan
b) Odisha
c) Assam
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: a) Rajasthan
Rajasthan is the largest producer of gypsum in India.
Q7. Diamonds in India are found at?
a) Panna (Madhya Pradesh)
b) Golkonda (Andhra Pradesh)
c) Khetri (Rajasthan)
d) None of these
Answer: a) Panna (Madhya Pradesh)
Panna is famous for diamond mines.
Q8. Why is the Himalayan region poor in mineral resources?
a) Made of crystalline rocks
b) Rock displacement has disturbed arrangement
c) Climate unsuitable for mining
d) Difficult terrain and costly transport
Answer: b) Rock displacement has disturbed arrangement
Complex geology makes mineral deposits inaccessible.
Q9. Mica is mined in?
a) Nasirabad (Rajasthan)
b) Gaya (Bihar)
c) Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Mica is widely found in Bihar, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh.
Q10. Recent mineral discovery is linked with?
a) Agucha in Rajasthan
b) Thar Desert in Rajasthan
c) Tuensang in Nagaland
d) Sirohi in Rajasthan
Answer: d) Sirohi in Rajasthan
Q11. Bailadila hills are famous for?
a) Bauxite
b) Iron ore
c) Copper
d) Coal
Answer: b) Iron ore
Bailadila mines in Chhattisgarh are rich in iron ore.
Q12. Why is Gujarat the largest producer of sea salt?
a) Gandhiji started salt movement here
b) Low rainfall & humidity favor evaporation
c) Kandla port exports salt
d) High salinity of seawater
Answer: b) Low rainfall & humidity favor evaporation
Ideal climate for salt production.
Q13. Gondwana coalfields are located in?
a) Assam
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Meghalaya
d) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: b) Madhya Pradesh
Q14. Which central agency maps and explores minerals?
a) Geological Survey of India
b) Surveyor General of India
c) NMDC Ltd.
d) Indian Bureau of Mines
Answer: a) Geological Survey of India
Q15. Gomia in Jharkhand is famous for?
a) Coalfields
b) Manganese mines
c) Fertilizer plant
d) Explosives factory
Answer: d) Explosives factory
Q16. India’s first sponge iron plant was at?
a) Kothagudam
b) Kurnool
c) Cuddappah
d) Kavaratti
Answer: a) Kothagudam
Q17. The Indian city famous for glass bangles is?
a) Lucknow
b) Sikandrabad
c) Firozabad
d) Agra
Answer: c) Firozabad
Q18. The first machine-made paper in India was manufactured?
a) 1870 near Kolkata
b) 1903 in Mumbai
c) 1910 at Delhi
d) After Independence
Answer: a) 1870 near Kolkata
Q19. The first cotton mill was set up at Fort Gloster (Kolkata) in?
a) 1919
b) 1926
c) 1818
d) 1854
Answer: c) 1818
Q20. HMT Industries are located at?
a) Kalamassery
b) Hyderabad & Bengaluru
c) Pinjore & Ajmer
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
