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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 is a landlocked state?

  1. Gujarat

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Madhya Pradesh

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

Madhya Pradesh is a landlocked state in central India, meaning it does not have a coastline. Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu all have coastlines.

Multiple choice

The production of onion is highest in:

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Maharashtra

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

Maharashtra is the leading producer of onions in India, accounting for a significant portion of the country's total production.

Multiple choice

Which of the following states is not a producer of mica?

  1. Bihar

  2. Jharkhand

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Uttar Pradesh

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

Jharkhand and Rajasthan are the major producers of mica. Mica is also produced in Bihar.
Uttar Pradesh also produces mica, but it is not a major producer.

Multiple choice

Among the following states, which one has the most suitable climatic conditions for the cultivation of a large variety of orchids with minimum cost of productio, and can develop an export oriented industry in this field?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Madhya Pradesh

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

Orchids are found in our country with Himalayas as their main home and others scattered in Eastern and Western Ghats. The following is the distribution of orchids species in different regions of India. North-Western Himalayas  North-Eastern India  Western Ghats  North-Eastern India owing to its peculiar gradient and varied climatic conditions contains largest group of temperate, sub-tropical orchids.

Multiple choice

A state in India has the following characteristics:

  1. Its northern part is arid and semiaried.
  2. Its central part produces cotton.
  3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.

Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Gujarat

  3. Karnataka

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

Central part of Gujarat is a major cotton growing area. Surendranagar, district a major cotton growing district of Gujarat. The various cash crops grown in the state include groundnut, cotton, tobacco (second highest production in the country), isabgul, cumin sugarcane, jawar, bajra, rice, wheat, pulses, tur and gram. Recently the farmers of Gujarat have started producing bananas and mangoes in large scale.  The north-western part is mostly dry due to the desert areas while the southern region is moist due to heavy rainfall during the monsoon season.