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Indian State Culture and Geography

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Test your knowledge of regional cuisines, traditional handlooms, agricultural belts, and iconic monuments across various Indian states. These questions form a core part of the static general knowledge syllabus. This material is highly relevant for SSC, railway, state PSC, and civil services examinations.

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Indian State Culture and Geography Questions

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

Which one of the following states is famous for sandal wood ?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Kerala

  3. Karnataka

  4. Tamil Nadu
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Karnataka,

Not surprisingly, India dominates production worldwide. Nearly 85% of the supply of Indian sandalwood comes from the southern states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. But this statistic masks a crisis of illegal smuggling that the Indian sandalwood industry has been in the grip of for the past decades.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india

Which of the following states is called the  "Sugar Bowl" of India?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Himachal Pradesh

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Andhra Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Uttar Pradesh is called as the sugar bowl of India. 
It is the largest producer of sugarcane in India. 
Sugarcane produced by them are of special unique quality and has a difference in taste other than that of the once produced by other groups in markets. 
Being the most famous and the top in class producers, it provides the best quality to other states also.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops cash crops plantation of crops cash crops of india

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

  1. West Bengal is known as the Land of Golden Leaf.

  2. Kerala produces the highest quality of rubber in India.

  3. Kanam region of Gujarat is famous for good quality cotton production.

  4. Kurg region of Karnataka is famous for production of coffee.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The region of charotar in Gujarat is known as the land of Golden Leaf. It has the highest production of tobacco in Gujarat.

Multiple choice indian land resources land resources of karnataka land utilisation, its pattern and crops of karnataka geography

Which among the following region of Karnataka is famous for paddy cultivation?

  1. North maidans

  2. Malnad

  3. Coastal districts

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The coastal districts of Karnataka receive heavy rainfall, which is ideal for paddy cultivation. This region is historically and geographically famous for its extensive rice paddies.

Multiple choice indian land resources land resources of karnataka land utilisation, its pattern and crops of karnataka geography

Which district of Karnataka is a leading producer of Ragi?

  1. Mandya

  2. Bengaluru

  3. Tumakuru

  4. Hassan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Karnataka is the leading producer of ragi in the country.
  • Tumakuru, Kolar, Bangalore, Chitradurga, Hassan and Mysore districts are the main producers which to­gether provide 85% of the total area and 80 per cent of its output in the state. 
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which of the following states in India is a major producer of tea?

  1. West Bengal

  2. Assam

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Kerela
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India has the world's largest area under tea and it produces 28.3 percent of the world's production. At present, India is the fourth largest producer of tea after Kenya, China and Sri Lanka.  Assam is the largest producer of tea contributing 53.2% of the total area and 51% of the tea produced in India. 

Multiple choice business studies advent of the europeans to india advent of the europeans cultural and social impact of british from trade to power

The erstwhile Bengal province comprised of which of the following regions ?

  1. Bengal

  2. Bihar

  3. Orissa

  4. All
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Calcutta was British EIC's first capital. Gradually, the profit of the East India Company increased notably. They obtained permission (Dastakath) to trade without any tax in the Bengal Province (the present Bengal, Bihar and Odisha) and in Agra from the Mughal Emperor Farroq Siyara.

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Vaikom is a place in ________.

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Karnataka

  4. Kerala
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Vaikom is a town situated in the Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is known for Vaikom satyagraha during the independence movement. Vaikom satyagraha was a civil rights movement against the practice of untouchability in the Indian society and aimed at securing freedom of movement for all sections of society.