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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

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Which of the following states does not produce any significant quantity of rice?

  1. West Bengal

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Tamil Nadu
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Rajasthan is an arid state with limited water resources, making it unsuitable for large-scale rice cultivation compared to states like West Bengal or Andhra Pradesh.

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

  1. Bihar

  2. Punjab

  3. Haryana

  4. Himachal Pradesh
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In some states like Bihar maize is grown in rabi season also. Use of modern inputs such as HYV seeds, fertilizers and irrigation have contributed to the increased production of maize. Other major maize-producing states are Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. 

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Which state is abundant in production of soya bean?

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Bihar

  4. Rajasthan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Madhya Pradesh outperformed all states and emerged as India’s Soy State. Madhya Pradesh has 45% share in soyabean production in the country. Hoshangabad, Indore, Betul, Ujjain and Dewas are some of the Soy districts of that state. Soya bean is also called Golden bean which is a species of legume.

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Which of the following state has recorded lowest literacy rates in India?

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Bihar

  3. Punjab

  4. Jammu and Kashmir
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The state with lowest literacy rate is Bihar. The literacy recorded in Bihar is 63.82%, according to 2011 census. The state has a male literacy of 73.39% and a female literacy rate of 53.33%.

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Which of the following statement is true?

1. Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India.

2. All the 4 southern states - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala - have achieved the literacy target of 85%.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 & 2

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation


State  Literacy rate(2011)
 Kerala  93.91%
Tamil Nadu   80.33
 Karnataka  75.60
 Andhra Pradesh   67.4

  • Among the given statements, the first option is true which states that Kerala has highest literacy rate.
  • The second statement, which states that all the four southern states have achieved 85% literacy rate is false because only Kerala has achieved according to 2011 census.

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Which of the following state/union territory has highest male literacy in India?

  1. Kerala

  2. Andaman and Nicobar islands

  3. Lakshadweep

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

The state/union territory that has highest male literacy in India is Lakshadweep which is an island present in Arabian Sea. Kerala has highest overall literacy rate. 

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Which of the following states has highest female literacy in India?

  1. Kerala

  2. Andaman and Nicobar islands

  3. Lakshadweep

  4. Maharashtra
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A Correct answer
Explanation

  • The state/union territory that has highest male literacy in India is Lakshadweep. Kerala has highest overall literacy rate.
  • The highest female literacy rate is seen in Kerala. Kerala also has a record of highest overall literacy rate. The female literacy, according to 2011 census, in Kerala is 91.98%.

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According to 2011 census, the Union Territory of India with lowest literacy rate?

  1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

  2. Chandigarh

  3. Dadra & Nagar Haveli

  4. Puducherry
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C Correct answer
Explanation

  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a union territory in Western India. It is union territory with lowest recorded literacy rates according to 2011 census.
  • 77.24 percent is the total literacy rate in Dadra and Nager Haveli. Male literacy is higher than female literacy. Male literacy rate is 85.17 % whereas female literacy rate is 64.32%.

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The state with highest literacy rate after Kerala and Lakshadweep is _______.

  1. Manipur

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Assam

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

The state with highest literacy rate after Kerala and Lakshadweep is Mizoram. It has recorded a literacy rate of 91.58%, according to 2011 census. The male and female literacy rates of Mizoram are 93.72% and 89.40% respectively.

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In which state has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?

  1. Jammu & Kashmir

  2. West Bengal

  3. Punjab

  4. Gujarat
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Punjab adopted several modern techniques in agriculture and was the centre of Green Revolution.

The irrigation facilities have also helped to increase the production resulted in increase in agricultural incomes and thus reduced poverty.

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Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states?

  1. Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir

  2. Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand

  3. Odisha, Bihar

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation


The sixth position in the list of the poorest states in India is grabbed by Odisha.

32.59% people are living below the poverty line.

Bihar is the fifth poorest state in India. 

The poverty level in this state is around 33.74%.

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In which state the most devastating famine of India occurred in 1943?

  1. Bengal

  2. Odisha

  3. Bihar

  4. Uttar Pradesh
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Bengal famine of 1943 struck the Bengal Province of British India during World War II following the Japanese invasion of Burma. Approximately 3 million people died due to famine.

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Which state amongst the following has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste population?

  1. Jharkhand

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Punjab

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

Punjab accounts for 2.3% of the total population and 4.3% Scheduled Caste population of India. As per Census 2011, the State of Punjab, has the highest percentage of Scheduled Caste population amongst all the States of the Country. The Scheduled Caste population in Punjab is 88.60 lac which is 31.94% of the total population i.e. 277.43 lac of the State. The decennial growth rate of SC population in the State was 26.06% as compared to 13.89 % for the State as a whole. However, a sizeable number of SC families still live below the poverty line.