CBSE Class 8 Geography MCQs Set B

Question: ______port is the only corporatised major port and which is also registered as a company

a) Ennore

b) Pallatam

c) Kandla

d) Mundra

Answer: Ennore

Question: Guindy National Park is located in

a) Chennai

b) Bangalore

c) Gujrat

d) AP

Answer: Chennai

Question: The name Chennai is a shortened form of Chennapattanam

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) Dont know

d) Skip Question

Answer: TRUE

Question: Point is the name given for the southernmost tip of India

a) Indira

b) Lakshya

c) Rabindra

d) Kanyakumari

Answer: Indira

Question: Places in India where you will find natural gas

a) Gujarat

b) Orissa

c) Ambala

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Gujarat

Question: The term used to describe mandirs in Swaminarayan branch of Hinduism is

a) Shikharbaddha

b) Himbaddha

c) Prembaddha

d) Ucchbaddha

Answer: Shikharbaddha

Question: The length of Gulf of Kutch is

a) 99 miles

b) 98 miles

c) 97 miles

d) 100 miles

Answer: 99 miles

Question: ______port is located on the banks of Rukmavati River

a) Mandvi

b) Mundra

c) Port Blair

d) Paradip

Answer: Mandvi

Question: ______flows from India to Bangladesh and is one of the main rivers of Bangladesh

a) Jamuna

b) Ganga

c) Karuna

d) Kaveri

Answer: Jamuna

Question: The Ganges originates from the Glacier in Uttarakhand

a) Gangotri

b) Rimo

c) Nubra

d) Siachen

Answer: Gangotri

More Questions.........................

Question: BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) is located on______Street, Mumbai

a) Dalal

b) Arthrur

c) Penag

d) Juhu

Answer: Dalal

Question: Jet Airways started its commercial operations on

a) 34094

b) 34095

c) 34096

d) 34097

Answer: 34094

Question: International Airport is the first airport in India built under a public-private partnership (PPP) model

a) Cochin

b) Delhi

c) Mohali

d) Chandigarh

Answer: Cochin

Question: Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary in India is located in the state of

a) Kerala

b) Punjab

c) UP

d) MP

Answer: Kerala

Question: ______is the longest lake in India

a) Vembanad Kayal

b) Pattyar

c) Sukhna

d) Dal

Answer: Vembanad Kayal

Question: ______is a place where river meets sea

a) Estuary

b) Lake

c) Shore

d) Connect

Answer: Estuary

Question: Damodar and Sone river valley in India are depository of the rocks

a) Gondwana

b) Sand

c) Black

d) Plateau

Answer: Gondwana

Question: The Indian Standard Time is a standard uniform time which is adopted everywhere in India regardless of their local time

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) Dont know

d) Skip Question

Answer: TRUE

Question: Laterite Soil (which is red in colour) is mainly found in which of the Indian states

a) Orissa

b) HP

c) Punjab

d) Tamil Nadi

Answer: Orissa

Question: Tornadoes (or andhis)are common in Punjab and haryana. The same are called ______________ in west bengal

a) Kalbaisakhis

b) RimJhims

c) Tejis

d) Tehjis

Answer: Kalbaisakhis

Question: The length of river Brahmaputra is

a) 2900 KM

b) 8900 KM

c) 4900 KM

d) 3900 KM

Answer: 2900 KM

Question: Karnataka is the largest producer of cardamom in India.

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) Dont know

d) Skip Question

Answer: TRUE

Question: Which of the following countries share longest land boundary with india

a) Bangladesh

b) Nepal

c) None of the options

d) Bhutan

Answer: Bangladesh

Question: is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka

a) Palk Strait

b) Talk Strait

c) Balk Strait

d) Walk Strait

Answer: Palk Strait

Question: The ______was started in 1977-78 with the main aim of controlling desertification, restoring ecological balance and creating conditions to improve the economic level of people in desert areas

a) Desert Development Programme (DDP)

b) Desert Welfare Programme (DWP)

c) Desert Samadhaan Programme (DSP)

d) Desert Peoples Programme (DPP)

Answer: Desert Development Programme (DDP)

Question: are tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

a) Onges

b) Kurra

c) None of the options

d) Munda

Answer: Onges

Question: Survey of India prepares the topographical maps of India

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) Dont know

d) Skip Question

Answer: TRUE

Question: Southern India is mostly a Deccan Plateau, which is separated from northern plain by the

a) Vindhya mountains

b) Himalayan mountains

c) Satpura hills

d) Mount Everest

Answer: Vindhya mountains

Question: ______is the smallest state of India.

a) Goa

b) Andaman Nicobar

c) Kuri

d) Port Blair

Answer: Goa

Question: ______is the first port that was developed after independence in Gujrat State

a) Kandla

b) Smarla

c) Kutch

d) Porbandhar

Answer: Kandla

More Questions..........................

Question: The Brahmaputra is also called

a) All of the options

b) Yarlung Tsangpo

c) Tsangpo-Brahmaputra

d) Burlung-Buthur

Answer: All of the options

Question: The Aravali Range is the oldest mountain range in India, running across Rajasthan from northeast to southwest direction, extending approximately 800 km (497 mi).

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) Dont know

d) Skip Question

Answer: TRUE

Question: Many cities in India have undergone place name changes such as Baroda being renamed to

a) Vadodara

b) Varanasi

c) Badodara

d) Baranasi

Answer: Vadodara

Question: The Himalayan range is considered as the worlds highest mountain range, with its tallest peak ____________ on the Nepal China border.

a) Mt. Everest

b) Tirich Mir

c) Hindu Kush

d) Kunlun

Answer: Mt. Everest

Question: The Rann of Kutch is a marshy region located in northwestern Gujarat and the bordering Sindh province of ____________

a) Pakistan

b) Bangladesh

c) Nepal

d) Afghanistan

Answer: Pakistan

Question: The first British colony was built in ______ with English East India Company at Surat.

a) 1619

b) 1618

c) 1617

d) 1616

Answer: 1619

Question: The ______ is the effective border between India and the Peoples Republic of China.

a) LAC

b) LOC

c) LOG

d) None of the options

Answer: LAC

Question: The Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India are classified as __________

a) UT (union territories)

b) LAC

c) States

d) Deserts

Answer: UT (union territories)

Question: The Ganges is one of the longest river originating in India.

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) Dont know

d) Skip Question

Answer: TRUE

Question: On the south side, India is bounded by the Indian Ocean, by the Arabian Sea on the southwest and the ____________on the southeast.

a) Bay of Bengal

b) GANT

c) Brahmaputra

d) None of the options

Answer: Bay of Bengal