Indian Geography Practice Questions for RRB Exams

1. In which country is Barail range located? – India 
2. Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf? – Gujarat 
3. Which longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time? – 82.5°E 
4. Which is the oldest mountain range in India? – Aravali 
5. In which district is the highest point of Eastern Ghats located? – Visakhapatnam 
6. Among the States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country? – Karnataka 
7. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges, which is the oldest range? – the Great Himalayas Range

8. Which country has the longest international boundary with India? – Bangladesh
9. India is the seventh largest country in the world and how much area does it cover approximately? – 3200000 sq. km 
10. How much percent land area of India is covered by plains? – 43.3 

24. The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer long? – 2500 
25. The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer broad? – 150 to 400 
26. How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal? – 204 
27. The Himalayas consist of how many main parallel ranges from north to south. – Three 
28. How much percentage land areas of India is covered by mountains? – 10.7 
29. Driest areas of India which lie in Rajasthan have howmuch average annual rainfall? – Less than 1 cm 
30. In terms of area, India is which largest country of the world? – Seventh 
31. The Karakoram Highway connects which pair of countries? – China-Pakistan 
32. What is the approximate length of the coast-line of India? – 6,000 km 
33. Among the Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size? – Puducherry 
34. The distance between the northern most point in Kashmir and Kanyakumari covers about how many latitudes? – 300 Latitude 
35. Seacoast of which state is the longest? – Gujarat 
36. Which range of Himalayas is know for hill stantions ? – Himachal 
37. Which is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? – Indonesia 
38. What is the difference between IST and GMT? – 5 hours 30 minutes 
39. In which island of India is an active volcano found ? – Barren Island 
40. Kula, Kufri, Kajjair and Dalhousie are all tourists place of which state? – Himachal Pradesh 
41. Which two river meet and form the largest delta in the world? – Ganga-Brahmaputra 
42. Which correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India? – Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot 
43. Which is the wettest place in India? – Mawsynram 
44. Which is area with annual rainfall less than 500 cm in a year? – Leh in Kashmir 
45. How much average annual rainfall is experienced in the Rayilsema? – About below 60 cm 
46. Which region has the highest variability of rainfall? – Gujarat 
47. Which station has maximum annual range of temperature? – Delhi 
48. Which are two coldertmenths in the northern part of India ? – December, January 
49. Which is the State having the highest rainfall by North-East Monsoon? – Tamil Nadu 
50. During winter North-western part of India gets rainfall from which side? – Western disturbances 
51. Which winds prevail in India during cold weather season ? – North-East Trade winds 
52. Which cause rainfall in the north-western parts of India during Winter Season? – Western disturbances 
53. South west monsoon contributes to India’s total rainfall upto the extent of how many percentages? – 80-90 percent 
54. In Thornthwaite’s scheme of classification of climate, what does ‘E’ indicate in the context of India? – Arid climate 
55. Which region does not receive much rainfall in the south-west monsoon season? – Eastern Himalayas 
56. Which state receives rainfall from north-east monsoons? – Tamil Nadu 
57. Which is considered to cause an adverse of effect on Indian monsoon? – El-nino 
58. Which region does not receives much rainfall in the south-west monsoon season? – Tamil Nadu coast 
59. The annual variability of rainfall is over 50 percent in which state? – Western Rajasthan 
60. Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of which map? – Chropleth map 
61. Which place gets the least rainfall? – Jodhpur 
62. In certain parts of Khasi and Jaintia hills, annual rainfall is about howmany c.m.? – 1000 cm 
63. Which place receives fainfall less than 20 cms? – Jammu and Kashmir 
64. The maximum rainfall area of India, i. e, Meghalaya has average annual rainfall of howmany c.m.? – 1050 cm 
65. Certain regions of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh have rainy season in which months? – October-December 
66. North-East monson causes rainfall in South-Eastern part of peninsular India during which states? – May-June 
67. On the basis of rainfall patterns, India has been divided into how many number of rainfall regions? – 62 
68. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but why is their climate difference? – Due to the difference in their altitudes 
69. Among regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall? – North-eastern Rajasthan 
70. In which season in the frequency of tropical cyclenes in the Bay of Bengal Maximum? – Retreating mansoon 
71. Why most parts of India remains dry during cold weather season? – Due to low pressure 
72. The areas where monthly rainfall during October to December ranges 10 cm to 30 cm fall in which state? – Jammu and Kashmir 
73. In which valley is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? – Sutlej valley 
74. Macmohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries? – India and China 
75. Which latitude passes through India? – Tropic of Cancer 
76. Which river does not form any delta at its mouth? – Tapti and Narmada 
77. Penganga, Wardha and Wainganga are the tributaries of which river? – Godavari 
78. Which lake in India has the highest water salinity? – Sambhar 
79. Which region has internal drainage? – Rajasthan 
80. On which river is located Indo- Pak Bagalihar Project? – Chenab 
81. Which waterfall in India has the most height? – Kunchikal Falls 
82. In India, which state has the largest inland saline wetland? – Rajasthan 
83. The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which river? – Chenab 
84. The Chilka Lake region lies in between the deltas of which rivers? – Mahanadi and Godavari 
85. Whey are some of the rivers of peninsular India non perennial mainly? – Beacause rainfall is seasonal 
86. Which lake has been formed due to tectonic activities? – Wular lake 
87. The Damodar-Subarnarekha system is an example of which pattern? – Superimposed drainage pattern 
88. If you want to visit sambhar lake, to which state you will go? – Rajasthan 
89. When the top layer of the soil is removed over a large area by running water, what is it called? – Sheet erosion 
90. Of the gross cropped area in India, the food grains occupy howmany percentages? – 60 to 70 percent 
91. Which crop are grain with the on set of mansoon and are harvested in September-October? – Kharif 
92. Which state leads in the production of maize? – Punjab 
93. With which crop has Green Revolution been associated? – Wheat 
94. Out of the total irrigated areas, the highest percentage of tank irrigated area lies in which state? – Bihar 
95. Which is the state that is top in the cultivation of flowers? – Tamil Nadu 
96. The small and marginal farmers will get irrigation facilities through which plan? – Ganga Kalyan Yojna 
97. In India, what is the main limiting factor for cultivation? – Indequacy of water supply 
98. Which state is the largest producer of black pepper in India? – Kerala 
99. Jhum cultivation is a method of cultivation which is used to be practiced in which state? – Nagaland 
100. Which is not an important plantation crop of India? – Grapes