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Majuli Island, the largest river island in India, is in the river

  1. Ganga

  2. Godavari

  3. Brahmaputra

  4. Krishna


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Majuli Island, the largest river island in India, is in the river Brahmaputra.

Jog falls, the second highest waterfall in India, is located in

  1. Kerala

  2. Karnataka

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Goa


Correct Option: B

________ is the wettest place in India.

  1. Mawsynram

  2. Shillong

  3. Cherrapunji

  4. Lobang


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mawsynram is the wettest place in India.

Which of the following is the longest canal in India?

  1. Buckingham Canal

  2. Sarda Canal

  3. Indira Gandhi Canal

  4. West Yamuna Canal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3). 

__________ dam built across the __________ is the longest dam in India.

  1. Hirakud, Mahanadi

  2. Bhakra, Sutlej

  3. Maharana Pratap Sagar, Beas

  4. Tehri, Bhagirathi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Hirakud; Mahanadi

On which of the following rivers is the largest reservoir, Indirasagar Dam, built?

  1. Sutlej

  2. Godavari

  3. Beas

  4. Narmada


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Narmada

What is the name of India's first indegenously built satellite launched in 1992?

  1. INSAT 1S

  2. INSAT 1A

  3. INSAT 1G

  4. INSAT 2A


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: INSAT 2A

The longest railway platform in India is in

  1. Kharagpur

  2. Pune

  3. Mumbai

  4. Gorakhpur


Correct Option: D

Which among the following is the longest road tunnel in India?

  1. Kamshet-I tunnel

  2. Jawahar tunnel

  3. Khandala tunnel

  4. Bhatan tunnel


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct option is (2). 

What is the name of the highest civilian airport in India, which is also the highest commercial airport in the world?

  1. Srinagar Airport

  2. Shimla Airport

  3. Kullu Airport

  4. Leh Airport


Correct Option: D

What is Kibithu?

  1. Westernmost point of India

  2. Southernmost point of India

  3. Easternmost point of India

  4. Northernmost point of India


Correct Option: C

Which of the following glaciers is the largest in India?

  1. Lonak

  2. Siachen

  3. Rathong

  4. Drang-Drung


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2).

What is the length of the total coastline of India?

  1. 7121 km

  2. 7517 km

  3. 7823 km

  4. 7934 km


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct answer is (2).

The largest fresh water lake in India is ___________ which is located in __________.

  1. Bhimtal - Rajasthan

  2. Brighu - Madhya Pradesh

  3. Dal - Jammu Kashmir

  4. Wular- Jammu Kashmir


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is/are the largest physiographic division of India?

  1. The Great Northern Plain

  2. The Deccan Plateau

  3. The Peninsular Plateau

  4. The Coastal Plains


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is India's and Asia's first nuclear reactor?

  1. Apsara

  2. Zerlina

  3. Candu

  4. Dhruv


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Indian states has the maximum density of forest cover?

  1. Mizoram

  2. Manipur

  3. Assam

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh

What is the name of the largest alluvial plain in India?

  1. Western coastal plains

  2. Eastern coastal plains

  3. Indo - gangetic plain

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

What is the name of the longest river bridge in India?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge on River Ganga

  2. Yamuna bridge in Uttar Pradesh

  3. Narmada bridge in Gujarat

  4. Teesta Bridge in Sikkim


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct option is (1). 

The largest delta in India is _____________.

  1. Ganga

  2. Sundarban

  3. Krihna

  4. Godavari


Correct Option: B

_____________ state has the largest number of districts in India.

  1. Bihar

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Karnataka


Correct Option: C

What is the name of the coldest inhabited place in India?

  1. Adampur

  2. Kullu

  3. Lahul - spiti

  4. Drass


Correct Option: D

___________ was the first satellite launched by India.

  1. INSAT 1A

  2. Aryabhatta

  3. Chandrayan

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Mahe, the smallest district of India is of _______ sq. km.

  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 9

  4. 15


Correct Option: C

The highest Indian peak Kanchenjunga stands at a height of ___________ metres above the sea level.

  1. 8,848

  2. 8,767

  3. 8,619

  4. 8,586


Correct Option: D
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