Most Important asked Geography Question for NDA entrance exam

Important question for the student who is preparing for the Defence examination (NDA, CDS, AFCAT).

01. The hill station Coonor is located in which one of the following states?

1. Karnataka
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Kerala
4. Tamil Nadu

Answer- D

02. Pir Panjal in the Himalayas is a part of?

1. Shiwalik
2. Trans-Himalayas
3. Central Himalayas
4. Lesser Himalayas

Answer- D

03. The reservoir GB pant Sagar is located on which river?

1. Betwa
2. Ghaghara
3. Kosi
4. Rihand

Answer- D

04. Consider the following tributaries of the river Brahmaputra?

1. Lohit
2. Tista
3. Subansiri
4. Sankosh

Arrange the above rivers from west to east?

1. 2-4-3-1
2. 2-3-4-1
3. 4-2-3-1
4. 3-1-2-4

Answer-B

05. Amarkantak plateau in the Maikal hills marks the origin of the river?

1. Gandak
2. Chambal
3. Narmada
4. Ghaggar

Answer- C

06. In India, which among the following state has the maximum estimated Uranium Resources?

1. Jharkhand
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Andhra Pradesh

Answer- D

07. The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which among the following Islands of the Japanese Archipelago?

1. Honshu and Kyushu respectively
2. B.Honshu and Shikoku respectively
3. Hokkaido and Kyushu respectively
4. Kyushu and Shikoku respectively

Answer- A

08. The Temperate Grassland or Shrub-Land Biome is commonly known as?

1. Steppe in Central Asia
2. Prairie in North America
3. Veld in South America

Correct option is

1. 1 and 2
2. 1 and 3
3. 2 and 3
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer- A

09. Which of the following are ‘erosional landforms’?

1. Inselbergs
2. Loess
3. Zeugen
4. Buttes

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1, 3 and 4
4. All of them

Answer- C

10. Makran is located in which among the following?

1. the Arabian Sea
2. Indian Ocean near the southern coast of Sri Lanka
3. Bay of Bengal
4. Mediterranean

Answer- A

11. Falkland Island is a disputed territory between?

1. Chile and Ecuador
2. West Indies and Spain
3. Uruguay and France
4. Argentina and the UK

Answer- D

12. In India, which among the following state has the maximum estimated Uranium Resources?

1. Jharkhand
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Andhra Pradesh

Answer- D

13. In which of the following islands of India is an active volcano found?

1. Car Nicobar Island
2. Nancowry Island
3. Barren Island
4. Maya Bunder Island

Answer- C

14. In India the rainfall is mainly orographic. Which among the following follows the word in bold?

1. The rainfall occurs when the moist air becomes saturated
2. The rainfall occurs when the masses of air pushed by wind are forced up by large mountains
3. The rainfall occurs on only one side of the mountains

D.The rainfall is lesser in Rainshadow areas

Answer-  B

15. India’s largest inland saline wetland system is located in which of the following states?

1. Gujarat
2. Rajasthan
3. Orissa
4. Andhra Pradesh

Answer- B

16. Consider the following statement regarding laterite soils of India?

1. Laterite soils are generally red in color
2. Laterite soils are rich in nitrogen and potash
3. Laterite soils are well developed in Rajasthan and U.P
4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well in this soil.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. B.2,3 and 4
3. 1 and 4 only
4. 1,2 and 4

Answer- C

17. Which among the following is a landlocked sea?

1. Timor Sea
2. Arafura Sea
3. Green Land Sea
4. Aral Sea

Answer- D

18. Which among the following types of mountains are formed by the lifting up of land between faults or by the sinking of land outside the faults?

1. Block Mountains
2. New Mountains
3. Residual Mountains
4. Fold Mountains

Answer- A

19. Which of the following African Country was formerly known as Nyasaland?

1. Tanzania
2. Malawi.
3. Mozambique
4. Botswana

Answer-B

20. What is the current number of Time Zones in Russia?

1. 9
2. 10
3. 11
4. 12

Answer- C