Geography PYQs & Most Asked Questions (For NDA/CDS Preparation)
Geography plays an important role in competitive exams. These are some frequently asked and previous year questions that will help students in their preparation.
Q1. India’s highest mountain peak is? [LIC 1994]
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) Mount Everest
(c) Mount K2
Answer: (c) Mount K2
Q2. Correct sequence of mountain formation (youngest → oldest)?
(a) Himalayas → Vindhyas → Western Ghats → Deccan Traps
(b) Deccan Traps → Western Ghats → Vindhyas → Himalayas
(c) Himalayas → Western Ghats → Vindhyas → Deccan Traps
(d) Vindhyas → Himalayas → Deccan Traps → Western Ghats
Answer: (a)
Q3. Arakan Yoma is an extension of the Himalayas located in?
(a) Kashmir
(b) Nepal
(c) Baluchistan
(d) Myanmar
Answer: (d) Myanmar
Q4. Kashmir-Leh connecting pass across high mountains? [IAS 2003]
(a) Pir Panjal Pass
(b) Karakoram Pass
(c) Banihal Pass
(d) Zoji La Pass
Answer: (b) Karakoram Pass
Q5. Which of the following is not part of the Eastern Ghats? [IAS 2003]
(a) Shevaroy Hills
(b) Nallamala Hills
(c) Elamalai Hills
Answer: (b) Nallamala Hills
Q6. Kodaikanal, a famous hill station in South India, is located in? [IAS 2003]
(a) Palni Hills
(b) Anaimalai Hills
(c) Nilgiri Hills
(d) Cardamom Hills
Answer: (a) Palni Hills
Q7. Which of the following statements is correct? [IAS 2003]
(a) Black cotton soil formed by basaltic rocks
(b) Sedimentary rocks show distinct layers
(c) Granite contains quartz, feldspar & mica
(d) Metamorphic rocks are softer than parent rocks
Answer: (d)
Q8. Formation of the Himalayas is due to?
(a) Crust folding
(b) Sediment deposition
(c) Geosyncline folding
(d) Crust faulting
Answer: (c)
Q9. Most common earthquake-prone regions are? [CDS 2000]
(a) Coastal plains
(b) Old plateaus
(c) Plains
(d) Young fold mountains
Answer: (d)
Q10. Correct sequence of Himalayan ranges (longest to shortest)? [IAS 2003]
(a) Punjab Him. → Kumaon Him. → Nepal Him. → Assam Him.
(b) Nepal Him. → Assam Him. → Punjab Him. → Kumaon Him.
(c) Kumaon Him. → Nepal Him. → Assam Him. → Punjab Him.
(d) Nepal Him. → Assam Him. → Kumaon Him. → Punjab Him.
Answer: (b)
Q11. Vindhyas are classified as?
(a) Block mountains
(b) Fold mountains
(c) Volcanic mountains
(d) Residual mountains
Answer: (a)
Q12. Mountain range stretching from Gujarat to Delhi is?
(a) Aravallis
(b) Vindhyas
(c) Satpuras
(d) Kaimur
Answer: (a) Aravallis
Q13. The oldest range in the Himalayas is?
(a) Siwalik Range
(b) Lesser Himalayas
(c) Great Himalayas
(d) Dhauladhar Range
Answer: (c) Great Himalayas
Q14. The Maharashtrian Plateau is composed of? [Excise 1992]
(a) Alluvial soil
(b) Coral reefs
(c) Sandstone
(d) Lava
Answer: (d) Lava
Q15. Highest peak in South India is?
(a) Doda Betta
(b) Madhuri
(c) Anamudi
(d) None
Answer: (c) Anamudi
Q16. Aravallis are an example of? [Asstt Grade 1993]
(a) Fold mountains
(b) Block mountains
(c) Residual mountains
(d) Volcanic mountains
Answer: (c) Residual mountains
Q17. Which of the following passes lies outside India?
(a) Khyber
(b) Madomila
(c) Bara Lacha La
(d) Shipki La
Answer: (a) Khyber
Q18. Zoji La Pass connects?
(a) Kashmir – Tibet
(b) Nepal – Tibet
(c) Leh – Kargil
(d) Leh – Srinagar
Answer: (d)
Q19. Incorrectly matched passes:
Zojila & Burzil → J&K
Bara Lapcha La & Shipki La → Uttar Pradesh
Thaga La, Niti Pass & Lipu Lekh → Himachal Pradesh
Nathu La & Jelep La → Sikkim
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 3 & 4
(d) 1, 2 & 3
Answer: (b)
Q20. Which of the following is true about the Peninsular Plateau?
Southern block made of granite & gneiss
Deccan Plateau = horizontal lava sheets
Malwa Plateau formed by Vindhyan scarps
Narmada & Tapti valleys lie between Vindhyan & Satpura
(a) I, II, III
(b) I & II
(c) I, II, III & IV
(d) I, III & IV
Answer: (c)
