1200+ Geography MCQs Solved For CDS/NDA/AFCAT

Downloadable multiple choice questions and answers for geography are provided below for candidates who will be sitting for defence exams such as CDS, NDA, and AFCAT as well as any other competitive exams in India. You’ll be able to increase the number of marks you get for the geography parts of the general knowledge exam by working through these questions. These questions have been asked in the past and have a greater likelihood of being asked again in the upcoming competitive examinations.

In the general knowledge section of the CDS and NDA exams, you will be asked many questions about Indian geography. However, in the AFCAT, you will probably only be asked one or two questions about Indian geography. These questions are definitely going to be of great use to you when it comes to other competitive exams in India, such as IAS, BANK, and SSCCGL, amongst others.

1200+ Geography MCQs Solved For CDS/NDA/AFCAT

1. Which state has smallest land area? [IAS 2003]

(a)   Goa (b)   Nagaland (c)   Sikkim (d)   Tripura

Ans: (a)

2. The climate of India is mainly tropical because: [CDS 2002]

(a)   of the location of the Himalayas in its North

(b)   major part of India lies within the tropics

(c)   of the overpowering influence of India Ocean

(d)   of the seasonal influence of jet streams

Ans: (a)

3. The two volcanic islands in the Indian territory are: [CDS 2002]

(a)   Kavaratti and New Moor

(b)   Bitra and Kavaratti

(c)   Pamban and Barren

(d)   Narcondam and Barren

Ans: (d)

4. Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size? [CDS 2002]

(a)   Pondicherry (b)   Lakshadweep (c)   Daman and Diu (d)   Chandigarh

Ans: (a)

5. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [CDS 1999]

(a)   Plimsoll Line : India and Afghanistan (b)   Durand Line : India and Myanmar (c)   Macmohan Line : India and Nepal (d)   Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan

Ans: (d)

6. Duncan Passage is situated between: [CDS 1999]

(a)   Minicoy and Amindiv

(b)   Minicoy and Maldives

(c)   Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

(d)   South Andaman and Little Andaman

Ans: (d)

7. Ten Degree Channel is between: [CDS 2011]

(a)   Dover and Calais

(b)   Alaska and Russia

(c)   Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

(d)   North Korea and South Korea

Ans: (c)

8. If the usual rule of calculation of time were applied for the extremes of Gujrat and Arunachal Pradesh, then approximately time: [CPO AC 2003]

(a)   at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours

(b)   at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 2 hours

(c)   at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 3 hours

(d)   at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours

Ans: (d)

9. ‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through the states of UP, MP: [CDS 2000]

(a)   AP and Karnataka

(b)   AP and Tamil Nadu

(c)   Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

(d)   Orissa and AP

Ans: (d)

10. The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in : [Bank PO 2007]

(a)   Indian Ocean (b)   Arabian Sea (c)   Bay of Bengal (d)   none of these

Ans: (b)

11. 1 Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? [CPO SI 2003]

(a)   Sri Lanka (b) Myanmar (c) Indonesia (d)   Pakistan

Ans: (b)

12. Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ? [CPO AC 2003]

(a)   Madhya Pradesh

(b)   Maharashtra

(c)   Assam

(d)   Bihar

Ans: (c)

13. Jharkhand does not share boundary with: [CPO AC 2003]

(a)   West Bengal

(b)   Orissa

(c)   Chhattisgarh

(d)   Madhya Pradesh

Ans: (d)

14. Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

(a)   Thailand (b)   Sri Lanka (c)    Indonesia (d)    All of them

Ans: (c)

15. The States which have common borders with China are:

• Jammu and Kashmir
• Sikkim
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Himachal Pradesh

(a)   1, 3 and 4 (b)   1, 2 and 3 (c)   1 and 3 (d)   1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans: (d)

16. The States of India having common border with Myanmar are: [CDS 1993]

(a)   Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh

(b)   Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam

(c)   Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya

(d)   Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh

Ans: (a)

17. The State with the largest area under waste land is:

(a)   Gujarat

(b)   Madhya Pradesh

(c)   Jammu and Kashmir

(d)   Rajasthan

Ans: (c)

18. The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in:

(a)   Himachal Pradesh

(b)   Madhya Pradesh

(c)   Arunachal Pradesh

(d)   Sikkim

Ans: (b)

19. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following? [Asstt Grade 1991]

(a)   Fold mountains (b)   Volcanic mountains (c)   Block mountains (d)    None of these

Ans: (a)

20. The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are  :[Asstt Grade 1991]

(a)   Satpuras (b)   Nilgiris (c)   Vindhyas (d)   Aravallis

Ans: (d)

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