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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 geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which states in India are the leading producers of tea?

  1. Assam

  2. West Bengal

  3. Kerala

  4. Tamil Nadu

  5. All of these
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E Correct answer
Explanation

All these states above mentioned are leading producers of tea. The tea production was introduced in India by the british. Today most of the tea plantation is done in India. India is the leading tea producer and exporter. 

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

Which state in India is the largest producer of tea?

  1. West Bengal

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Assam

  4. Kerala
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Assam
As of 2013 the consumption of green tea in India was growing by over 50% a year. The major tea-producing states in India are: Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Sikkim, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Bihar, Orissa.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which state in India has the highest production of coffee?

  1. Kerala

  2. Karnataka

  3. Darjeeling

  4. Sikkim
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B Correct answer
Explanation
Karnataka
Karnataka is the largest coffee production state in the country, accounts for nearly 71 per cent. Chikmagalur, Kodagu and Hassan districts of Karnataka are major coffee producer regions of the state.
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which state is the Second largest producer of Tea after Assam?

  1. Karnataka

  2. West Bengal

  3. Kerala

  4. Andhra Pradesh
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B Correct answer
Explanation
West Bengal
West Bengal comes at the second position in the list of tea producing states with 329.70 million kilograms of tea production in the year 2015-16, which is roughly 26% of the national produce. Districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar are the major tea producers of the state
Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - iii : cash crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

Which one of the following has the highest production of coffee?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Karnataka

  3. Kerala

  4. TamilNadu
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Karnataka state is the largest producer of coffee in India. The state contributed about 70% of the total production of coffee in India during 2016-17 with 2.33 lakh MT coffee production. The main variety of coffee grown in Karnataka is Robusta, but the state also produces a small quantity of Arabica.

Multiple choice geography agriculture in india - ii : food crops agricultural seasons and crops cash crops plantation of crops

One of the largest rice producing states from the following is _____.

  1. Kerala

  2. Gujarat

  3. Punjab

  4. Andhra Pradesh
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rice is grown in almost all the states of India. But its cultivation is mainly concentrated in river valleys, deltas and low lying coastal areas. The main rice producing states include West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Bihar.

Multiple choice economics measurement of national income methods of national income methods of measuring national income national income analysis

_______ is the wealthiest Indian state which accounts for 12% of the Indian GDP.

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Kerala

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Karnataka
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Wealthiest Indian state which accounts for 12% of the Indian GDP is Maharashtra. The best facilities like transport, trade etc. including a port has contributed to the immense development of the state.

Mumbai the capital of Maharashtra state is the business capital of India 

Multiple choice civics role of the state government legislature at the state level the legislature vidhan sabha and vidhan parishad

Which state has the largest Legislative Assembly in terms of capacity?

  1. Bihar

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Uttar Pradesh
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The capacity of Legislative Assemby of Uttar Pradesh is 404 members which is the largest one. After that Bihar, M.P. and Maharashtra come in the row. Bihar- 331, Madhya Pradesh- 230, Maharashtra- 288.

Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

The state which has attained the dubious distinction of being a topper in the list with the highest encroachment of forest land is ___________.

  1. Bihar

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Haryana

  4. Punjab
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The state Haryana has attained the dubious distinction of being a topper in the list with the highest encroachment of forest land.

Multiple choice commercial applications treasure under the ground conservation of mineral resources distribution and conservation of mineral resources indian mineral and power resources

Which one of the following is NOT a producer of mica?

  1. Jharkhand

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Karnataka

  4. Andhra Pradesh
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C Correct answer
Explanation
  • About 95% of India’s mica is distributed in just three states of Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.
  • Of the above options, Karnataka is not a producer of mica.
Multiple choice commercial applications treasure under the ground conservation of mineral resources distribution and conservation of mineral resources indian mineral and power resources

Which state leads in the production of minerals in terms of value?

  1. Odisha

  2. Gujarat

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Rajasthan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

India is bestowed with numerous valuable mines. In terms of value Odisha leads the mineral production. Odisha has a share of 10.62% of the production. It is located on north eastern peninsular belt.

Multiple choice commercial applications treasure under the ground conservation of mineral resources distribution and conservation of mineral resources indian mineral and power resources

Which state is not the producer of mica?

  1. Bihar

  2. Jharkhand

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Uttar Pradesh
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D Correct answer
Explanation
Mica deposits are found in the northern edge of the Chhota Nagpur plateau. Koderma Gaya – Hazaribagh belt of Jharkhand is the leading producer. In Rajasthan, the major mica producing area is around Ajmer. Nellore mica belt of Andhra Pradesh is also an important producer in the country.
Multiple choice commercial applications treasure under the ground conservation of mineral resources distribution and conservation of mineral resources indian mineral and power resources

Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite with a high thorium content?

  1. Karnataka

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Gujarat

  4. Kerala
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D Correct answer
Explanation

India has plenty of atomic minerals. Atomic power is generated using these atomic minerals. Atomic power decides the status and might of a nation. Atomic power was used only for a country’s defense in the earlier days. But today, it is being widely used for power generation. The important atomic minerals found in India are Uranium, Thorium, Beryllium, Lithium etc. Thorium is found in Kerala, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan.