Indian Geography

Ladakh Police Sub-Inspector · General Awareness & Science · 18 practice questions with answers and explanations: 11 Easy, 7 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?

  1. Four
  2. Eight
  3. Ten
  4. Six
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Answer: B. Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.

Sample Easy question 2

The Thar Desert lies mainly in:

  1. Haryana
  2. Gujarat
  3. Punjab
  4. Rajasthan
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Answer: D. Most of the Thar Desert is in Rajasthan.

Sample Easy question 3

The capital of India is:

  1. New Delhi
  2. Mumbai
  3. Chennai
  4. Kolkata
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Answer: A. New Delhi is the seat of the Union government.

Sample Medium question 4

The black soil of India is most suited for the cultivation of:

  1. Rice
  2. Cotton
  3. Tea
  4. Jute
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Answer: B. It is also called regur soil.

Sample Medium question 5

The Ganga rises from the:

  1. Gangotri glacier
  2. Yamunotri
  3. Siachen glacier
  4. Amarnath cave
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Answer: A. At Devprayag the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda join to form the Ganga.

Sample Medium question 6

Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar'?

  1. Ganga
  2. Sone
  3. Kosi
  4. Gandak
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Answer: C. The Kosi often floods and changes course.

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