Geography MCQs On Important Topics
Welcome to our comprehensive Geography Quiz featuring 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) designed to boost your knowledge of major straits of the world, major canals, Indian islands, aquatic areas, lakes in India, dams in India, and mountain peaks of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Perfect for UPSC aspirants, students, and geography enthusiasts, this quiz covers essential topics to enhance your preparation for competitive exams. Test your understanding of key geographical features, from the Malacca Strait to the Bhakra Nangal Dam, with interactive questions.
Major Straits
( a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. )
1. Which strait connects the Andaman Sea with the South China Sea?
A) Palk Strait
B) Malacca Strait
C) Sunda Strait
D) Lombok Strait
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B) Malacca Strait
2. What is the longest strait in the world?
A) Strait of Gibraltar
B) Malacca Strait
C) Bering Strait
D) Strait of Hormuz
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B) Malacca Strait
3. Which strait separates India from Sri Lanka?
A) Ten Degree Channel
B) Palk Strait
C) Malacca Strait
D) Gulf of Mannar
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B) Palk Strait
4. The Strait of Gibraltar connects which two bodies of water?
A) Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
B) Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
C) Black Sea and Marmara Sea
D) Indian Ocean and Java Sea
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A) Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
5. Which strait is located between Yemen and Djibouti?
A) Hormuz Strait
B) Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
C) Mozambique Strait
D) Dover Strait
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B) Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
6. The Bosphorus Strait connects which two seas?
A) Black Sea and Marmara Sea
B) Marmara Sea and Aegean Sea
C) Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
D) South China Sea and East China Sea
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A) Black Sea and Marmara Sea
7. Which strait is the narrowest in the world used for international shipping?
A) Dover Strait
B) Bosphorus Strait
C) Malacca Strait
D) Gibraltar Strait
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B) Bosphorus Strait
8. The Ten Degree Channel separates which two regions in India?
A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B) Lakshadweep and Minicoy
C) India and Sri Lanka
D) Andaman and Maldives
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A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
9. Which strait connects the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean?
A) Sunda Strait
B) Lombok Strait
C) Bali Strait
D) Makkassar Strait
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A) Sunda Strait
10. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical route for which resource?
A) Natural gas
B) Oil
C) Coal
D) Timber
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B) Oil
11. Which strait separates Greenland from Iceland?
A) Davis Strait
B) Denmark Strait
C) Hudson Strait
D) Bering Strait
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B) Denmark Strait
12. The Palk Strait is located between which two landmasses?
A) India and Maldives
B) India and Sri Lanka
C) Sri Lanka and Maldives
D) India and Andaman Islands
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B) India and Sri Lanka
13. Which strait connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Caribbean Sea?
A) Florida Strait
B) Yucatan Strait
C) Jamaica Channel
D) Dover Strait
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B) Yucatan Strait
14. The Dover Strait is part of which larger body of water?
A) English Channel
B) North Sea
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Mediterranean Sea
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A) English Channel
15. Which strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
A) Cook Strait
B) Foveaux Strait
C) Bass Strait
D) Torres Strait
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A) Cook Strait
16. The Bering Strait separates which two continents?
A) Asia and Australia
B) Asia and North America
C) North America and South America
D) Europe and Asia
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B) Asia and North America
17. Which strait is known for being the shallowest in the world?
A) Sunda Strait
B) Malacca Strait
C) Bosphorus Strait
D) Dover Strait
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A) Sunda Strait
18. The Magellan Strait connects which two oceans?
A) Pacific and Indian Oceans
B) Pacific and South Atlantic Oceans
C) Atlantic and Indian Oceans
D) Arctic and Pacific Oceans
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B) Pacific and South Atlantic Oceans
19. Which strait is located between Mozambique and Madagascar?
A) Palk Strait
B) Mozambique Channel
C) Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
D) Hormuz Strait
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B) Mozambique Channel
20. The Taiwan Strait separates which two regions?
A) China and Japan
B) China and Taiwan
C) Taiwan and Philippines
D) Japan and South Korea
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B) China and Taiwan
Major Canals
21. Which canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
A) Panama Canal
B) Suez Canal
C) Kiel Canal
D) Corinth Canal
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B) Suez Canal
22. The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?
A) Atlantic and Indian Oceans
B) Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
C) Indian and Pacific Oceans
D) Arctic and Atlantic Oceans
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B) Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
23. Which canal is known for reducing the travel distance between Europe and Asia?
A) Suez Canal
B) Panama Canal
C) Kiel Canal
D) White Sea-Baltic Canal
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A) Suez Canal
24. The Kiel Canal is located in which country?
A) Germany
B) Denmark
C) Sweden
D) Russia
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A) Germany
25. Which canal was blocked in 2021, causing a major disruption in global trade?
A) Panama Canal
B) Suez Canal
C) Corinth Canal
D) Grand Canal
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B) Suez Canal
26. The Suez Canal was constructed in which year?
A) 1859
B) 1869
C) 1879
D) 1889
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B) 1869
27. Which canal is an artificial sea-level waterway?
A) Panama Canal
B) Suez Canal
C) Kiel Canal
D) Corinth Canal
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B) Suez Canal
28. The Panama Canal significantly reduces the travel time around which continent?
A) Africa
B) South America
C) Australia
D) Asia
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B) South America
29. Which canal connects the Baltic Sea with the North Sea?
A) Suez Canal
B) Panama Canal
C) Kiel Canal
D) White Sea-Baltic Canal
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C) Kiel Canal
30. The Corinth Canal is located in which country?
A) Greece
B) Italy
C) Turkey
D) Egypt
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A) Greece
31. The Grand Canal, one of the longest canals in the world, is located in which country?
A) China
B) India
C) Russia
D) Brazil
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A) China
32. Which canal connects the North Sea to the Baltic Sea?
A) Suez Canal
B) Panama Canal
C) Kiel Canal
D) Corinth Canal
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C) Kiel Canal
33. The White Sea-Baltic Canal is located in which country?
A) Russia
B) Finland
C) Sweden
D) Norway
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A) Russia
34. Which canal is known for cutting through the Isthmus of Corinth?
A) Suez Canal
B) Panama Canal
C) Corinth Canal
D) Kiel Canal
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C) Corinth Canal
35. The Suez Canal reduces the travel distance between which two continents?
A) Europe and Asia
B) Asia and Africa
C) Europe and Africa
D) North America and South America
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A) Europe and Asia
Major Islands
36. Which is the largest island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A) Little Andaman
B) Middle Andaman
C) North Andaman
D) South Andaman
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B) Middle Andaman
37. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in which body of water?
A) Arabian Sea
B) Bay of Bengal
C) Indian Ocean
D) Andaman Sea
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B) Bay of Bengal
38. Which island group is separated by the Ten Degree Channel?
A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B) Lakshadweep and Minicoy
C) Andaman and Lakshadweep
D) Nicobar and Maldives
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A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
39. Which island is known as the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A) Havelock Island
B) Port Blair (South Andaman)
C) Car Nicobar
D) Little Andaman
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B) Port Blair (South Andaman)
40. Which Indian island is a Union Territory and known for its coral reefs?
A) Andaman Islands
B) Lakshadweep
C) Diu
D) Majuli
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B) Lakshadweep
41. Majuli, one of the largest river islands in the world, is located in which river?
A) Ganges
B) Brahmaputra
C) Yamuna
D) Godavari
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B) Brahmaputra
42. Which island in the Andaman and Nicobar group is known for its marine biodiversity?
A) Havelock Island
B) Barren Island
C) Car Nicobar
D) Little Andaman
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A) Havelock Island
43. Which island in India is home to an active volcano?
A) Barren Island
B) Havelock Island
C) Kavaratti Island
D) Diu Island
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A) Barren Island
44. The Lakshadweep Islands are primarily formed by what type of geographical feature?
A) Volcanic rocks
B) Coral reefs
C) Sand dunes
D) Mangrove forests
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B) Coral reefs
45. Which island is NOT part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A) Car Nicobar
B) Little Andaman
C) Kavaratti
D) Havelock Island
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C) Kavaratti
46. Which island in Lakshadweep is the administrative capital?
A) Kavaratti
B) Minicoy
C) Agatti
D) Amini
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A) Kavaratti
47. Diu Island is a Union Territory administered by which Indian state?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Goa
D) Daman and Diu
E) No State ( Governed by Central Government )
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E) No State ( Governed by Central Government )
48. Which island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a major tourist destination for diving?
A) Neil Island
B) Barren Island
C) Car Nicobar
D) Little Andaman
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A) Neil Island
49. Which river island in India is known for its annual cultural festival, Raas Leela?
A) Majuli
B) Dibru-Saikhowa
C) Srirangam
D) Bhavani Island
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A) Majuli
50. Which island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is known for its indigenous tribes?
A) North Sentinel Island
B) Havelock Island
C) Neil Island
D) South Andaman
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A) North Sentinel Island
Aquatic Areas
51. The Gulf of Mannar is located between which two regions?
A) India and Sri Lanka
B) India and Maldives
C) Sri Lanka and Maldives
D) India and Andaman Islands
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A) India and Sri Lanka
52. Which aquatic area is designated as a Marine National Park in India?
A) Gulf of Kutch
B) Gulf of Mannar
C) Palk Bay
D) Andaman Sea
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B) Gulf of Mannar
53. The Bay of Bengal is part of which larger ocean?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
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A) Indian Ocean
54. Which aquatic area is known for its high biodiversity of over 4,000 species?
A) Palk Bay
B) Gulf of Mannar
C) Andaman Sea
D) Arabian Sea
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B) Gulf of Mannar
55. The Arabian Sea borders which part of India?
A) Eastern coast
B) Western coast
C) Northern coast
D) Southern coast
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B) Western coast
56. Which aquatic area is connected to the Yellow Sea via the Bohai Strait?
A) Bohai Sea
B) South China Sea
C) East China Sea
D) Sea of Japan
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A) Bohai Sea
57. The Palk Bay is located to the west of which strait?
A) Palk Strait
B) Malacca Strait
C) Ten Degree Channel
D) Sunda Strait
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A) Palk Strait
58. Which aquatic area is a marginal sea and an extension of the Yellow Sea?
A) Bohai Sea
B) Andaman Sea
C) Java Sea
D) Celebes Sea
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A) Bohai Sea
59. The Gulf of Kutch is located in which Indian state?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Kerala
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A) Gujarat
60. Which aquatic area receives the Vaigai River in India?
A) Gulf of Mannar
B) Palk Strait
C) Bay of Bengal
D) Arabian Sea
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A) Gulf of Mannar
61. The Andaman Sea is a marginal sea of which ocean?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
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B) Indian Ocean
62. Which aquatic area is a critical route for oil shipments from the Persian Gulf?
A) Strait of Hormuz
B) Gulf of Oman
C) Red Sea
D) Arabian Sea
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A) Strait of Hormuz
63. The Gulf of Khambhat is located along the coast of which Indian state?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Goa
D) Karnataka
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A) Gujarat
64. Which aquatic area is known for its coral reefs and marine biodiversity in Lakshadweep?
A) Arabian Sea
B) Bay of Bengal
C) Andaman Sea
D) Palk Bay
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A) Arabian Sea
65. The Andaman Sea is separated from the Bay of Bengal by which channel?
A) Ten Degree Channel
B) Palk Strait
C) Malacca Strait
D) Sunda Strait
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A) Ten Degree Channel
Major Lakes in India
66. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
A) Chilika Lake
B) Wular Lake
C) Dal Lake
D) Vembanad Lake
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B) Wular Lake
67. Chilika Lake, India’s largest brackish water lake, is located in which state?
A) Odisha
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Tamil Nadu
D) West Bengal
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A) Odisha
68. Which lake is known as the “Jewel of Srinagar”?
A) Wular Lake
B) Dal Lake
C) Loktak Lake
D) Pangong Tso
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B) Dal Lake
69. Loktak Lake, known for its floating phumdis, is located in which state?
A) Manipur
B) Assam
C) Meghalaya
D) Tripura
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A) Manipur
70. Which lake is the highest saltwater lake in India?
A) Chilika Lake
B) Pangong Tso
C) Tso Moriri
D) Sambhar Lake
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C) Tso Moriri
71. Sambhar Lake, India’s largest inland salt lake, is located in which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Gujarat
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
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A) Rajasthan
72. Which lake is associated with the Kumbh Mela in Nashik?
A) Godavari River
B) Pushkar Lake
C) Ramkund Lake
D) Vembanad Lake
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C) Ramkund Lake
73. Vembanad Lake, the longest lake in India, is located in which state?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
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A) Kerala
74. Which lake in Himachal Pradesh is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) Renuka Lake
B) Prashar Lake
C) Chandra Taal
D) Suraj Tal
E) None
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E) None
75. Pulicat Lake, a brackish water lagoon, is shared by which two states?
A) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
C) Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
D) Odisha and West Bengal
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A) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
76. Which lake in Jammu and Kashmir is known for its houseboats?
A) Wular Lake
B) Dal Lake
C) Mansar Lake
D) Anchar Lake
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B) Dal Lake
77. The Tso Moriri Lake is located in which region of India?
A) Ladakh
B) Sikkim
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
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A) Ladakh
78. Which lake in Sikkim is considered sacred by Buddhists?
A) Tsomgo Lake
B) Gurudongmar Lake
C) Khecheopalri Lake
D) Tso Lhamo Lake
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C) Khecheopalri Lake
79. The Kolleru Lake, a major wetland, is located in which state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
Show Answer
A) Andhra Pradesh
80. Which lake in Uttarakhand is known for its skeleton remains?
A) Roopkund Lake
B) Nainital Lake
C) Bhimtal Lake
D) Sattal Lake
Show Answer
A) Roopkund Lake
Major Dams in India
81. Which dam is the highest in India?
A) Bhakra Nangal Dam
B) Tehri Dam
C) Sardar Sarovar Dam
D) Hirakud Dam
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B) Tehri Dam
82. The Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on which river?
A) Ganges
B) Sutlej
C) Yamuna
D) Brahmaputra
Show Answer
B) Sutlej
83. Which dam is the longest in India?
A) Hirakud Dam
B) Bhakra Nangal Dam
C) Sardar Sarovar Dam
D) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Show Answer
A) Hirakud Dam
84. The Sardar Sarovar Dam is located on which river?
A) Narmada
B) Godavari
C) Krishna
D) Kaveri
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A) Narmada
85. Which dam is known as the “Lifeline of Odisha”?
A) Hirakud Dam
B) Mahanadi Dam
C) Rengali Dam
D) Indravati Dam
Show Answer
A) Hirakud Dam
86. The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is shared by which two states?
A) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
B) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
C) Telangana and Maharashtra
D) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
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A) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
87. The Tehri Dam is located in which state?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Uttarakhand
C) Jammu and Kashmir
D) Punjab
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B) Uttarakhand
88. Which dam is built on the Krishna River?
A) Almatti Dam
B) Mettur Dam
C) Idukki Dam
D) Mullaperiyar Dam
Show Answer
A) Almatti Dam
89. The Idukki Dam, a major arch dam, is located in which state?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
Show Answer
A) Kerala
90. The Tungabhadra Dam is shared by which two states?
A) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
B) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
D) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
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A) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
91. The Mettur Dam is built on which river?
A) Kaveri
B) Krishna
C) Godavari
D) Narmada
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A) Kaveri
92. Which dam is known as the “Temple of Modern India” according to Jawaharlal Nehru?
A) Bhakra Nangal Dam
B) Tehri Dam
C) Sardar Sarovar Dam
D) Hirakud Dam
Show Answer
A) Bhakra Nangal Dam
93. The Mullaperiyar Dam is located in which state?
A) Kerala
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Andhra Pradesh
Show Answer
A) Kerala
94. Which dam is built on the Godavari River?
A) Srisailam Dam
B) Mettur Dam
C) Almatti Dam
D) Koyna Dam
Show Answer
A) Srisailam Dam
95. The Koyna Dam, known for its hydroelectric power, is located in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Karnataka
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A) Maharashtra
Mountain Peaks of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
96. Which is the highest peak in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A) Saddle Peak
B) Mount Harriet
C) Mount Thuillier
D) Mount Diavolo
Show Answer
A) Saddle Peak
97. Saddle Peak is located on which island?
A) North Andaman
B) South Andaman
C) Middle Andaman
D) Little Andaman
Show Answer
A) North Andaman
98. What is the approximate height of Saddle Peak?
A) 532 meters
B) 732 meters
C) 932 meters
D) 1132 meters
Show Answer
B) 732 meters
99. Mount Harriet, a prominent peak, is located on which island?
A) South Andaman
B) North Andaman
C) Car Nicobar
D) Havelock Island
Show Answer
A) South Andaman
100. Which peak is a national park in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A) Saddle Peak
B) Mount Harriet
C) Mount Thuillier
D) Mount Diavolo
Show Answer
A) Saddle Peak
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