Indian Physiology MCQ with Answers

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Multiple Choice Questions for Indian Physiology with Answers

Question. The northern part of the west coast is known as:                 
(a) Konkan coast
(b) Coromandal coast
(c) Malabar coast
(d) None of these

Question. The Konkan Coast stretches between:         
(a) Goa and Cochin
(b) Goa and Mumbai
(c) Goa and Daman
(d) Goa and Diu

Question. The Eastern Coast of India is known as :           
(a) Eastern Plateau
(b) Bengal Coast
(c) Coromandal Coast
(d) Cyclonic Coast

Question. Which of the following sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?   
(a) Bangalore-Varanasi
(b) Chennai-Varanasi
(c) Kakinanda-Pondicherry
(d) Pondicherry-Varanasi

Question. Mac Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between:               
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and China
(c) India and Nepal
(d) India and Bangladesh

Question. Which of the following is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?   
(a) Dadra
(b) Nagar Haveli
(c) Kavaratti
(d) Silvassa

Question. Which one of the following groups of Indian states has a common frontier with Bhutan?           
(a) Assam, Bihar, Sikkim and West Bengal
(b) Bihar, Meghalaya, Sikkim and West Bengal
(c) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
(d) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal

Question. Lakshadweep Islands are the product of:     
(a) volcanic activity
(b) wave action
(c) sea-floor expansion
(d) reef formation

Question. Match the following:     
A. Ho       1. Chhattisgarh
B. Baiga   2. Sikkim
C. Kuki     3. Jharkhand
D. Bhutia  4. Nagaland
     A    B    C    D
(a) 2    3    4    1
(b) 1    4    2    3
(c) 3    1    4    2
(d) 4    2    3    1

Question. Kanchipuram is in which of the following states?   
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Karnataka

Question. Nine Degree Channel separates:   
(a) Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
(b) Lakshadweep and Minicoy
(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
(d) North Andaman and South Andaman

Question. Consider the following statements:           
1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal
2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune.
3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.
Which of these statements is/are ? 
(a) 1 and 3
(b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question. India lies in the hemisphere:     
(a) Northern and eastern
(b) Southern and eastern
(c) Northern and western
(d) Northern and southern

Question. Which of the following cities lies to the western-most longitude?     
(a) Jaipur
(b) Nagpur
(c) Bhopal
(d) Hyderabad

Question. Which one of the following sequences in the ascending order of their geographical sizeis correct?       
(a) Bihar – Chhattisgarh – Jharkhand – Orissa
(b) Jharkhand – West Bengal – Tamil Nadu – Chattisgarh
(c) West Bengal – Bihar – Chhattisgarh – Tamil Nadu
(d) Chhattisgrah – Jharkhand – Tamil Nadu – Orissa

Question. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?     
(a) Kohima
(b) Jorhat
(c) Itanagar
(d) Dibrugarh

Question. Which one of the following States does not form border with Bangladesh?   
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Tripura
(c) Manipur
(d) Mizoram

Question. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?     
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

Question. The capital of Lakshadweep is :           
(a) Port Blair
(b) Silvassa
(c) Aizawl
(d) Kavaratti

Question. Which one of the following mountain. peaks of Himalayas is NOT in India?     
(a) Annapurna
(b) Nanda Devi
(c) Mt. Kamet
(d) Kanchenjunga

Question. The second highest peak in the world is:     
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) K-2 (Godwin Austin)
(c) Nandadevi
(d) Lhotse

Question. The highest Himalayan peak in India is:     
(a) Kanchenjunga
(b) K-2
(c) Nandadevi
(d) Nanga Parbat

Question. Which of the following towns is located at easternmost?   
(a) Bokaro
(b) Jamshedpur
(c) Patna
(d) Ranchi

Question. Indian sovereignity in sea extends upto ____ nautical miles.         
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14

Question. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in :             
(a) Bhutan
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Nepal

Question. Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?     
(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Nagpur

Question. Which among the following is the smallest state area wise?   
(a) Nagaland
(b) Mizoram
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Manipur

Question. Consider the following statements:       
1. The equatorial forests are evergreen.
2. The Mediterranean region has deciduous forests of broad-leaved trees.
3. Taiga forests are found in Kashmir.
Which of the statements given above are correct? 
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question. Consider the following sites/ monuments:     
1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai
3. Mamallapuram
4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)
Which of the above are included in the World-Heritage List of UNESCO?     
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and4
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Question. In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found?         
(a) Car Nicobar Island
(b) Nancowry lsland
(c) Barren Island
(d) Maya Bunder Island

Question. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?       
(a) 85.5ºE
(b) 86.5ºE
(c) 84.5ºE
(d) 82.5ºE

Question. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?       
(a) Srinagar
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Thiruvananthapuram

Question. Madhya Pradesh shares its border with how many States?         
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6

Question. Consider the following statements:     
1. Korba is west to Rourkela.
2. Rourkela is south to Ranehi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question. Match the following:   
   Tourism Place     State
A. Munnar           1. Gujarat
B. Lonavla           2. Kerala
C. Panehamarhi   3. Madhya Pradesh
D. Saputara         4. Maharashtra
    Codes:
     A     B    C     D
(a) 1     3    4      2
(b) 2     4    3      1
(c) 1     4     3      2
(d) 2     3     4     1

Question. In India, how many States share the coastline?         
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10

Question. Between which one of the following pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located?     
(a) South Andaman and Little Andaman
(b) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
(c) Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar Island
(d) Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island

Question. Port Blair – the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which one of the following islands? 
(a) North Andaman
(b) Little Andaman
(c) Middle Andaman
(d) South Andaman

Question. The hill station of Coonoor is located in which one of the following states?         
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu

Question. 28.38 N. and 77.12 E are the respective latitude and longitude of which one of the following places?     
(a) Jaipur
(b) Delhi
(c) Lucknow
(d) Allahabad

Question. Which one of the following Indian states does not have a common international border with Bangladesh?     
(a) Manipur
(b) West Bengal
(c) Tripura
(d) Assam

Question. Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in thecountry?     
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Question. Among the following States, which one has the largest forest area?     
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Orissa
(d) Tamil Nadu

Question. What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west?     
(1) Murshidabad
(2) Gorakhpur
(3) Bhopal
(4) Bhavnagar
(a) 2-4-3-1
(b) 1-3-4-2
(c) 1-2-3-4
(d) 4-3-2-1

Question. Match the following:         
    Town       River Nearer to it
A. Betul       1.lndravati
B. Jagdalpur 2. Narmada
C. Jabalpur   3. Shipra
D. Ujjain      4. Tapti
     A     B     C    D
(a) 1     4     2    3
(b) 4     1     2    3
(c) 4     1     3    2
(d) 1     4     3    2

Question. Consider the following statements:                 
1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
2. West Bengal shares a border with\ Bhutan and Nepal.
3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Which of the statements given above are correct? 
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

Question. Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located?       
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bhopal
(c) Lucknow
(d) Benguluru (Bangalore)

Question. Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?     
(a) Andhra Pradesh only
(b) Karnataka only
(c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(d) Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Question. Identify from the following states of India through which the Tropic of Cancer passes and arrange them from east to west:           
1. Gujarat
2. West Bengal
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Jharkhand
5. Madhya Pradesh
6. Bihar
7. Chhattisgarh
Select the correct answer using the code given below: 
(a)2-5-7-4-1
(b) 2-4-7-5-1
(c) 3-2-6-7-5
(d) 3-7-4-6-2

Question. Consider the following statements regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands:     
1. It enjoys equatorial climate
2. This is the only place in India where a volcano is located
3. This is the only place in India where coral bed is found
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 only

Question. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through       
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Punjab
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Jammu & Kashmir

Question. Duncan Passage is located between           
(a) South and Little Andaman
(b) Little and Great Nicobar
(c) North and Middle Andaman
(d) Middle and South Andaman

Question. If India adopts two time zones based on 75°E meridian for western India and 90°E meridian for eastern India, which one among the following states of eastern India will
be benefitted most?   
(a) Manipur
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar

Question. The large States of India in the order of area are                       
(a) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
(c) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

Question. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?   
(a) Geographical Survey of India
(b) Survey of India
(c) Geological Survey of India
(d) Archaeological Survey of India

Question. Consider the following places of Kashmir region :     
1. Srinagar
2. Gilgit
3. Kargil
4. Banihal
Arrange the above places from north to south using the code given below:
(a) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
(b) 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
(c) 2 – 3 -1 – 4
(d) 2 – 1 – 3 – 4

Question. Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste?     D
(a) Bihar
(b) West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Punjab

Question. Which one of the following is the southern-most city ?     
(a) Bhopal
(b) Kolkata
(c) Raipur
(d) Udaipur

Question. Which one of the following groups comprises of States sharing borders with Chhattisgarh ?            
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa
(b) Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Orissa
(d) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal

Question. The ‘Mahe region’ located on the western coast of India is politically a part of the Union Territory of:     
(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(b) Diu and Daman
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Pondicherry

Question. Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ?   
(a) Sunda Strait
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Palk Strait
(d) Cook Strait

Question. With which of the following countries has India no boundary ?     
(a) Nepal
(b) Mongolia
(c) Myanmar
(d) Bhutan

Question. Bhutan is surrounded by which of the following Indian States?     
(a) Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim
(b) Assam, Mizoram, West Bengal, Bihar
(c) Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar
(d) Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Meghalaya

Question. Which of the following gives the correct match of states and concentration of religious groups?   
1. Maharashtra- Zaroastrians
2. Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh – Buddhists
3. Rajasthan and Gujarat – Jains
4. Sikkim – Christians
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3

Question. The group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India is :     
(a) Austro-Asiatic
(b) Indo-Aryan
(c) Dravidian
(d) none of these

Question. Match the following:     
    Tribes        Area
A. Angamis    1.Meghalaya
B. Todas        2.Tamil Nadu
C. Moplahs    3. Kerala
D. Birhors     4. Nagaland
E. Khasis      5. Madhya Pradesh
     A      B    C    D     E
(a) 4      2    3     5     1
(b) 5      4    3     2     1
(c) 4      3     5     1    2
(d) 2      5     4     3    1

Question.82(1/2)E longitude is geographically significant to India because:       
(a) it determines the Indian standard time
(b) it has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
(c) it divides’ India into eastern and western zones
(d) it enables determining local time in eastern India

Question. The southernmost point of India is located in:             
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Little Andaman
(d) Great Nicobar

Question. Most Indians belong to the group:             
(a) Caucasoid
(b) Mongoloid
(c) Australoid
(d) Negroid

Question. Arrange the following religious groups in increasing order of their population in India:                 
1. Muslims
2. Buddhists
3. Sikhs
4. Jains
5. Christians
(a) IV, II, III, V, I
(b) IV, II, I, III, V
(c) II, IV, III, V, I
(d) II, III, IV, I,V

Question. How many States and Union Territories are there in India?     
(a) 25 States and 7 Union territories
(b) 28 States and 7 Union territories (including National capital territory-1)
(c) 24 States and 6 Union territories.
(d) None of the above

Question. Which one among the following States is smallest in area?     
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu

Question. In which one of the following Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live?     
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) Lakshadweep

Question. The oldest inhabitants of India are considered to be :           
(a) Mongoloids
(b) Negritoes
(c) Indo-Aryans
(d) Mediterraneans

Question. The most urbanised community in India is that of the:               
(a) Hindus
(b) Muslims
(c) Christians
(d) Zoroastrians

Question. Consider the following statements: Among the Indian States:     
1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline
2. Gujarat has the highest number of airportsWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) only 1
(b) only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question. The percentage of literates in India is :     
(a) almost equal among males and females
(b) lower among males than females
(c) higher among males than females
(d) lower in urban areas than in rural areas

Question. Why is that India has one of the lowest agricultural yields in the world?         
(a) Summers are very hot
(b) Lack of fertile soil
(c) Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques
(d) Occurrence of frost at night

Question. To which group do the tribals of central and southern India belong?             
(a) Proto-Australoids
(b) Negritos
(c) Mongoloids
(d) Brachycephals

Question. Why has the Green Revolution benefitted only a small section of India?             
(a) Large dependence on manual labour
(b) Poor storage facilities
(c) Poor farm management and administration
(d) All of the above

Question. Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?   
(a) Sikkim
(b) Goa
(c) Haryana
(d) Kerala

Question. Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate?   
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Delhi
(d) Daman and Diu

Question. Which one among the following is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?             
(a) Agra
(b) Delhi
(c) Gwalior
(d) Jhansi

Question. Match the following:                     
   Place of Tourist Interest    Indian State
A. Araku Valley                  1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Dalhousie                     2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Kodaikkanal                  3. Kerala
D. Munnar                        4. Tamil Nadu
                                       5. Uttaranchal
                                       6. Uttar Pradesh
     A     B    C     D
(a) 6     3    1     5
(b) 1     2    4     3
(c) 1     3     4     5
(d) 6     2     1     3

Question. Match the following:             
Tourist Place           State
A. Amber Fort        1. Uttar Pradesh
B. Auroville            2. Pondicherry
C. Buland Darwaza 3. Karnataka
D. Gol Gumbaz       4. Rajasthan
                             5. Madhya Pradesh
                             6. Tamil Nadu
     A    B     C    D
(a) 4    6     1    2
(b) 1    2     5    3
(c) 4    2     1    3
(d) 1    6     5    2

Question. Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched?     
(a) Assam: Miri
(b) Nagaland : Konyak
(c) Arunachal Pradesh : Apatani
(d) Madhya Pradesh : Lambada

Question. Which of the following is/are correct about the Rann of Kachchh ?           
1. It is a flat saline marsh land
2. It is in Rajasthan
3. It is the home of the Indian Wild Ass
4. It is a unique land formation supporting several singular species of fauna
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question. The Tropic of Cancer passes through:                 
(a) Bihar
(b) Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Orissa

Question. The present demographic transition of India is indicative of:               
(a) High population growth potential but low actual growth
(b) High population growth potential and high actual growth
(c) Partial industrialised economy
(d) Typically increasing urbanization

Question. Which of the following tribes is not found in Central India ?   
(a) Gonds
(b) Todas
(c) Bhils
(d) Munda

Question. In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the 1ST (Indian Standard Time) ?   
(a) Delhi
(b) Cochin
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kohima

Question. What separates Daman and Diu?     
(a) Narmada River
(b) Gulf of Khambat
(c) Gir Hills
(d) Tapti River

Question. The smallest Union Territory is:             
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Question. Which of the following Indian states does not lie on In 1do-Banqla border?       
(a) Assam
(b) Mizoram
(c) Tripura
(d) Manipur

Question. Port Blair is situated in :         
(a) North Andaman
(b) South Andaman
(c) Middle Andaman
(d) Little Andaman

Question. Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands?         
(a) 22
(b) 25
(c) 32
(d) 35

Question. Which of the following statements regarding literacy in India are correct ?             
1. A person who can only read but cannot write is not defined literate
2. Children below 7 years of age are not taken into consideration even if they are able to read and write
3. For the purpose of census, a person is deemed literate if he or she can read and write with understanding in any of the 22 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the
Constitution
4. The fact that a district has attained hundred percent literacy does not mean that the entire population in the district is literate
(a) 1, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3, and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, and 4

Question. Match the following:       
    District            State
A. Anantapur     1. Punjab
B. Bijapur         2. Rajasthan
C. Bharatpur     3. Karnataka
D. Ferozepur     4. Andhra Pradesh
     A    B     C     D
(a) 4    3     2     1
(b) 4    3     1     2
(c) 3    4      1    2
(d) 3    4      2    1

Question. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli lies between which of the following states of India?         
(a) Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
(b) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat and Maharashtra