Quiz Competition 2024-25 of Geography

__________________________________
1.What is the largest state in India by area?
Ans: Rajasthan
2.Which river is known as the “Ganga of the South”?
Ans: Godavari
3.Which is the highest mountain peak in India?
Ans: Kanchenjunga
4.What is the longest river in India?
Ans: Ganga
5.Which desert is located in the northwest part of India?
Ans: Thar Desert
6.Which state is known as the “Land of Five Rivers”?
Ans: Punjab
7.What is the capital of Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans: Srinagar (summer) and Jammu (winter)
8.Which Indian state is known for its famous backwaters?
Ans: Kerala
9.Which Indian state is known for the Sundarbans mangrove forest?
Ans: West Bengal
10.What is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland?
Ans: Kanyakumari
11.Which state is known as the “Rice Bowl of India”?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
12. In which state is the famous Keoladeo National Park located?
Ans: Rajasthan
13. Which river is also known as the “Yamuna” in India?
Ans: Jamuna
14. What is the highest peak in the Nilgiri Hills?
Ans: Doddabetta
15.What is the highest battlefield in the world, located in India?
Ans: Siachen Glacier
16.Which Indian city is known as the “Pink City”?
Ans: Jaipur
17.Which state is home to the famous Valley of Flowers National
Park?
Ans: Uttarakhand
18.What is the largest saltwater lake in India?
Ans: Chilika Lake
19.Which Indian state is known for its famous hill station, Shimla?
Ans: Himachal Pradesh
20.Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bengal”?
Ans: Damodar River
21. Which is the largest artificial lake in India?
Ans: Govind Pant Sagar
22.Which state is known for the Great Indian Desert?
Ans: Rajasthan
23.Which is the southernmost union territory of India?
Ans: Andaman and Nicobar
24.What is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Ans: Wular lake
25.Which river is known as the “Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh”?
Ans: Narmada
26.What is the capital of Maharashtra?
Ans: Mumbai
27.Which Indian state is famous for the Ajanta and Ellora Caves?
Ans: Maharashtra
28. What is the official language of the Indian state of Telangana?
Ans: Telugu
29. Which state is known for the Silent Valley National Park?
Ans: Kerala
30.What is the capital of Madhya Pradesh?
Ans: Bhopal
31.Which river flows through the city of Jabalpur?
Ans: Narmada
32.Which is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh?
Ans: Itanagar
33.What is the official language of Madhya Pradesh?
Ans: Hindi
34.Which city in Madhya Pradesh is known as the "City of Lakes"?
Ans: Bhopal
35.Which national park in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Royal
Bengal Tiger?
Ans: Bandhavgarh National Park
36.Which river forms the southern boundary of Madhya Pradesh?
Ans: Narmada river
37.What is the highest peak in Madhya Pradesh?
Ans: Dhupgarh
38. Which is the tallest mountain in the world?
Ans: Mount Everest
39. Which is the latitude that runs through the center of the Earth?
Ans: Equator
40.Which country has the highest population?
Ans: China
41.Which is the longest river in the world?
Ans: The Nile, Africa
42.Which is the coldest continent in the world?
Ans: Antarctica
43.Which is the world’s smallest country?
Ans: Vatican City
44.Where is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located?
Ans: Pisa, Italy
45.How do you measure the speed of wind?
Ans: Anemometer
46.Which line separates India and China?
Ans: Mac-Mahon line
47.Which country produces maximum Aluminium in the world?
Ans: China
48.On which day of the year is the Sun closest to the Earth?
Ans: January 3rd
49.What is the capital of India?
Ans: New Delhi
50. Name the biggest continent in the world?
Ans: Asia
51. How many continents are there in the world?
Ans: 7 continents
52.Which city in Madhya Pradesh is known as the "Heart of India"?
Ans: Bhopal
53.Which is the largest country in the world in times of area ?
Ans: Russia
54.What is the Area of Madhya Pradesh ?
Ans.3,08,245 sq. km
55.What is the climate of Madhya Pradesh ?
Ans. Monsoon
56.Which region of M.P. is called Gondwana?
Ans. South-East region
57.What is the total number of districts in MP?
Ans. 55
58.In which city of Madhya Pradesh marble rocks are found?
Ans. Jabalpur
59. Where is Pachmarhi, the only hill station of Madhya Pradesh,
located?
Ans. Mahadev hills
60. In which district is Amarkantak located?
Ans. Anuppur
61. Which dam has been constructed in the Chambal river?
Ans. Gandhi Sagar dam
62. Which national park in Madhya Pradesh is known for its
barasingha (swamp deer)?
Ans: Kanha National Park
63.Which city in Madhya Pradesh is known for its famous
Hanumantiya Island?
Ans: Khandwa
64.Which dam is located on the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh?
Ans: Sardar Sarovar Dam
65.Which national park in Madhya Pradesh is famous for its tigers?
Ans: Kanha National Park
66.Name the largest planet of our Solar System?
Ans. Jupiter
67.Which planet is nearest to the Earth?
Ans. Venus
68.What is the name of the biggest ocean on Earth?
Ans. The Pacific Ocean
69.Which is the coldest place on Earth?
Ans. Antarctica
70.What do you call a chain of mountains?
Ans. A range
71.Which state is known as the “Rice Bowl of India”?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
72.Which is the second longest river in the world?
Ans: Amazon
73.Which river is known as the “Daughter of the Mountains”?
Ans: Ganga
74.In which state is the famous Nalanda University located?
Ans: Bihar
75.What is the highest waterfall in India?
Ans: Kunchikal falls
76.Which planet is named after the old English / German word for
ground’?
Ans: Earth
77.Which is the planet farthest from the Sun?
Answer: Neptune
78.Area covered by the World's largest temple.
Ans: Cambodia (162.6 hectares )
79. Which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
Ans: Troposphere
80. Which gas is present in the maximum amount in air ?
Ans: Nitrogen
81.How many Tiger reserves are in Madhya Pradesh ?
Ans: 7
82.Which is the state dance of Madhya Pradesh ?
Ans: Maanch
83. Which is known as the State bird of Madhya Pradesh?
Ans : Asian Paradise flycatcher
84.Largest soyabean factory of Asia is in which district of Madhya
Pradesh?
Ans:Ujjain
85. Which types of forests are Sundarbans?
Ans: Mangrove forests
86.Which districts are famous for the production of cotton and
bananas?
Ans : Burhanpur
87.Which country India has the longest International boundary?
Ans : Bangladesh
88.Which is the longest National Highway of India?
Ans:National highway 44
89.Size of the sun is how many times bigger than that of the earth?
Ans: 109 times
90. Which is the largest state of India by population?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
91. What is the name of the state animal of Madhya Pradesh?
Ans: Barasingha
92. What is the name of the state fish of Madhya Pradesh?
Ans: Mahasheer
93. What is the nickname of Madhya Pradesh?
Ans: Heart of India.
94. Which river is known as the ‘Ganga’ of Madhya Pradesh?
Ans: Betwa
95.) Which country is the world’s largest producer of sugarcane?
Ans: Brazil
96. Where is Gir national park located ?
Ans: Gujrat
97. Which is the national fruit of India?
Ans: Mango
98. Which is the largest plateau in the world?
Ans: Tibetan plateau
99. Where does the Narmada river originate from?
Ans: Amarkantak
100. Who is the father of Indian geography?
Ans: James Rennell