GK Questions: Indian Geography – Set 10

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1. Brown revolution is related to …………………
   1.Potato
   2.Soil
   3.Leather
   4.Oil Seeds
   5.None of these
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Leather
   Explanation :
   Brown Revolution – Leather/non-conventional/Cocoa production
   
   
   
2. Muga Variety of silk is native to the state of …………………….
   1.Haryana
   2.Punjab
   3.Rajasthan
   4.Assam
   5.None of these
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Assam
   Explanation :
   Assam silk denotes the three major types of indigenous wild silks produced in Assam—golden Muga, white Pat and warm Eri silk. The Assam silk industry, now centered in Sualkuchi,is a labor-intensive industry.
   
   
   
3. Which state leads the other in marine fishing ?
   1.Maharashtra
   2.Andhra Pradesh
   3.Kerala
   4.Karnataka
   5.None of these
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Kerala
   Explanation :
   Kerala has been in the forefront in absorbing innovative and new technologies in fishing practices and adoption of these technologies has led to marine fisheries
   
   
   
4. The first ‘high tech’ port of India is ………………….
   1.Paradip Port
   2.Nava Sheva
   3.Kandla port
   4.Mangalore Port
   5.None of these
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2.Nava Sheva
   Explanation :
   Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as Nhava Sheva, is the largest container port in India. Located east of Mumbai in Maharashtra, the port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek
   
   
   
5. The biggest Ship-building yard of India is ………………..
   1.Cochin Shipyard
   2.Hindustan Shipyard
   3.Goa Shipyard
   4.keppel ship yard
   5.None of these
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Cochin Shipyard
   Explanation :
   Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) is one of the major shipbuilding and maintenance facilities in IndiaIt is part of a line of maritime-related facilities in the port-city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India
   
   
   
6. The land locked states is/are
   1.Bihar
   2.Chattisgarh
   3.J & K
   4.Mizoram
   5.1,2 and 4
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5.1,2 and 4
   Explanation :
   Land-locked States in India are: Arunanchal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
   
   
   
7. The Keibul Lamjao is the floating National park located in
   1.UttarKhand
   2.Madhya Pradesh
   3.Meghalaya
   4.Manipur
   5.None of these
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Manipur
   Explanation :
   The Keibul Lamjao National Park is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India. It is 40 km2 (15.4 sq mi) in area, the only floating park in the world, located in North East India, and an integral part of Loktak Lake.
   
   
   
8. Large Natural gas deposits have been recently discovered in which state ?
   1.Gujarat
   2.Odisha
   3.Rajasthan
   4.West Bengal
   5.None of these
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Rajasthan
   Explanation :
   Large reserves of natural gas have been discovered in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Assam and .Recently, natural gas deposits have been located in Rajasthan
   
   
   
9. The Southernmost point of India is ……………..
   1.Kibithu
   2.Indira point
   3.West of Ghuar Mota
   4 Siachen Glacier
   5.None of these
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2.Indira point
   Explanation :
   Northernmost Point — Siachen Glacier near Karakoram Pass, Jammu and Kashmir
   Southernmost Point — Indira Point, Great Nicobar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
   Westernmost Point — West of Ghuar Mota, Gujarat
   Easternmost Point — Kibithu, Arunachal Pradesh
   
   
   
10. …………….. is the first National Park established in India
    1.Bandipur National Park
    2.Anshi National Park
    3.Jim Corbett National Park
    4.Guindy National Park
    5.None of these
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 3.Jim Corbett National Park
    Explanation :
    India’s first national park (reference needed as kaziranga is established in 1905) was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand.