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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 population of karnataka geography


____________ is the most populous district of Karnataka.

  1. Kodagu

  2. Bengaluru Urban

  3. Mysuru

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

Bengaluru Urban is the most populous district in Karnataka due to its status as a major metropolitan and economic hub.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops wheat cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

Which of the following States is not a significant producer of wheat?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Punjab

  4. Haryana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wheat is a rabi crop that requires cool and dry weather, which is characteristic of northern and central India. Tamil Nadu, being a tropical state, is not a significant producer of wheat.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops wheat cultivation in india production of agricultural crops food crops in india

Which of the following states is the largest producer of wheat in India?

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Assam

  3. Haryana

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

Wheat is a Rabi crop which requires low temperature between 10-15°C at the time of sowing and 21-26°C at the time of harvesting and rainfall less than 100 cm and more than 75 cm rainfall.

It is the staple food in north and northwestern India.

Top producer of wheat is Uttar Pradesh.

Multiple choice physiography of maharashtra rocks and rock types geography

_________ is the second most urbanized state in India.

  1. Goa

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Rajasthan

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Urbanization has begun in India after Independence due to the country's adoption of mixed economy. Urbanization is taking place at a faster rate in India. Maharashtra is the second most urbanized state after Delhi.

Multiple choice physiography of maharashtra rocks and rock types geography

_________ is the third largest state of India.

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Goa

  3. Bihar

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

By area, Maharashtra is the third largest state of India. It is the world's second most populous sub-national entity. It gives the most business opportunities and also gives a high standard of living. This feature attracts the migrants from all over India.It is the wealthiest and the most developed state in India.

Multiple choice civics rural livelihoods village of katik and kekti tanks and fisheries fishing in coastal regions

Which are the two poorest states in India?

  1. Orissa and Bihar

  2. Haryana and Punjab

  3. Maharashtra and Punjab

  4. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Historically, Bihar and Orissa (now Odisha) have consistently ranked among the poorest states in India based on various poverty indices and economic development data. Other combinations do not reflect the historically recognized poorest regions.

Multiple choice geography manufacturing industries in india - ii : mineral-based distribution of major industries automobile and electronic industries electronic, heavy and petrochemical industries in india

At which place is coaches for railway passengers produced?

  1. Jalandhar

  2. Amritsar

  3. Ludhiana

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

Coaches for railway passengers are produced at Kapurthala. It is a city in Punjab state of India.  rail Coach Factory was established in 1986. It is a coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways. 

Multiple choice geography asia : the largest continent - location and physical features location, political and physical division of asia introduction of the continents - africa and asia asia

 which is the largest producer of common salt in India?

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Kerala

  3. Maharashtra

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

Gujarat. 

Gujarat is the largest salt producer state of India and third largest in the world. The state contributes 76 percent to the total salt production in India, Kharaghoda,Bhavnagar, Porbandar and Rann of Kutch of Gujarat are major salt produced districts.

Multiple choice geography asia : the largest continent - location and physical features location, political and physical division of asia introduction of the continents - africa and asia asia

Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India?

  1. West Bengal

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Gujarat

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

Rajasthan has the largest number of salt lakes in India. Rajasthan is the arid state of India with average yearly rainfall appx 58-60cm. There are large number lakes mostly artificial as well as natural.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters floods, droughts and landslides and cyclones major hazards in india and prevention tsunami and floods

Which of the following States is highly flood-prone as well as draught-prone?

  1. Utter Pradesh

  2. Bihar

  3. Madhya Pradesh

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

Bihar is India's most flood-prone state, with 76% population in the North Bihar living under the recurring threat of flood devastation. Bihar makes up 16.5% of India's flood-affected area and 22.1% of India's flood affected population

In the absence of adequate rainfall, most part of Bihar including North Bihar which is prone to floods face drought situations. South and southwest Bihar are more vulnerable and often experiences severe drought situations. Districts of Munger, Nawada, Rohtas, Bhojpur, Aurangabad, and Gaya are the known drought-prone areas of the state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple choice gujarat: location, boundary and physiography geography

Which state has the longest sea boundary?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Gujarat

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

Gujarat is situated on the western coast of the country having longest coastline. It lies between latitude 20°06' to 24°42' N and longitude 68°10' to. 74°28' E. Gujarat has a coastline measuring more than 1600 km.