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Indian States Geography

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Indian states geography involves analyzing demographic data, crop production, and geographical area rankings across the country. This is a highly tested section in staff selection and civil services preliminary exams. The practice questions focus on population density, literacy rates, and regional agricultural outputs.

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Indian States Geography Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following states doesn't have a coal field?

  1. Jammu and Kashmir

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Gujarat

  4. Tamil Nadu

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gujarat does not have significant coal fields. Major coal-producing states in India include Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Jammu and Kashmir has no coal either, but the question asks which doesn't have a coal field, and among the options, Gujarat is the most well-known non-coal state.

Multiple choice

Other than Kerala, which of the following States has already achieved the replacement level of fertility?

  1. Karnataka

  2. Assam

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Gujarat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Other than Kerala, Tamil Nadu has already achieved the replacement level of fertility. The provisional Census 2011 figures suggest that four south Indian States i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu are already having achieved the replacement level fertility of 2.1 children per women required to initiate the process of population stabilization. 

Multiple choice

Area wise which is the second smallest state of India?

  1. Goa

  2. Kerala

  3. Sikkim

  4. Manipur
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Area wise the second smallest state of India is Sikkim. With around 607,000 inhabitants as of 2011, Sikkim is the least populous state in India and the second-smallest state after Goa in total area, covering approximately 7,096 km2 

Multiple choice

In which of the following states does the Ganges plain occupy area?

  1. Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

  2. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh

  3. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar

  4. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and W. Bengal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ganges plain occupy area in the states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar. Among the largest cities of the Indo-Gangetic plain are Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Kolkata, Guwahati and Dhaka. In this region, it is hard to define where one megalopolis begins and one ends.

Multiple choice

Which of the following states and union territories has the highest sex ratio in India as per 2001 census?

  1. West Bengal

  2. Bihar

  3. Kerela

  4. Pudducheery
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Kerela has the highest sex ratio in India as per 2001 census. As the data given by the Census of India 2001 and 2011 results states that Kerala has the highest sex ratio while Haryana has the lowest sex ratio among states and Daman & Diu has the lowest among all states and territories. Kerala has 1058 women per 1000 men. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following union territories has the lowest sex ratio in India?

  1. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

  2. Puduchhery

  3. Lakshadweep

  4. Daman and Diu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Daman and Diu has the lowest sex ratio in India. As the data given by the Census of India 2001 and 2011 results states that Kerala has the highest sex ratio while Haryana has the lowest sex ratio among states and Daman & Diu has the lowest among all states and territories. Daman and Diu has 709 women per 1000 men. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following gives the three largest states of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order?

  1. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh

  2. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra

  3. Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

  4. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The three largest states of India in the correct descending order are Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra where Rajasthan covers an area of 342240 km2, Maharashtra has 307713 km2 and Madhya Pardesh has an area of 308144 km2. 

Multiple choice

Jute cultivation in India is mainly practiced in

  1. West Bengal, Bihar and Assam

  2. Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan

  3. Kerala and Tamil Nadu

  4. Karnataka and Kerala
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jute cultivation in India is mainly practiced in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam.  

Multiple choice

Which Indian state has longest coastal area?

  1. Kerela

  2. Karnataka

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Gujarat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Gujarat has the longest coastal area. Gujarat is situated on the west coast of Indian peninsula. The state is bound by the Arabian Sea on the west, Pakistan and Rajasthan in the north and northeast, Maharashtra in the south and Madhya Pradesh in the southeast.