CBSE Class 7 Social Science Geography MCQs

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

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

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______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 first British colony was in______with English East India Company at Surat.

a) 1619

b) 1618

c) 1617

d) 1616

Answer: 1619

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: 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 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) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

Question: The Brahmaputra is also called

a) All the options

b) Yarlung Tsangpo

c) Tsangpo-Brahmaputra

d) Burlung-Buthur

Answer: All the options

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

a) Kandla

b) Smarla

c) Kutch

d) Porbandhar

Answer: Kandla

Question: Is the smallest state of India.

a) Goa

b) Andaman Nicobar

c) Kuri

d) Port Blair

Answer: Goa

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

a) Kerala

b) Punjab

c) UP

d) MP

Answer: Kerala

Question: The Corridor was created in 1947 after the partition of Bengal between India and Pakistan

a) Siliguri

b) Anamalai

c) Jhansi

d) none of the options

Answer: Siliguri

Question: Is the largest producer of rubber in India

a) Kerala

b) Himachal

c) Aurangabad

d) Chennai

Answer: Kerala

Question: The Indian River Lagoon is a group of three lagoons: Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River, and the Indian River

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

Question: Kanchenjunga is situated in

a) Sikkim

b) HP

c) Panchkula

d) Bangladesh

Answer: Sikkim

Question: Mana Pass is located within Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in

a) Uttarakhand

b) Haryana

c) UP

d) Kalka

Answer: Uttarakhand

Question: Indias first jute mill was established in 1854 in

a) Rishra

b) Bihar

c) Nikodar

d) Kapurthala

Answer: Rishra

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: Nathpa Jhakri hydel power project is located on river

a) Satluj

b) Brahmputra

c) Ganga

d) Yamuna

Answer: Satluj

Question: The war between Nepal and Britain is also known as War.

a) Anglo-Gorkha

b) East -West war

c) NB War

d) Nepal underdogs war

Answer: Anglo-Gorkha

Question: Survey of India prepares the topographical maps of India

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

Question: Are tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

a) Onges

b) Kurra

c) none of the options

d) Munda

Answer: Onges

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

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

Question: The length of river Brahmaputra is

a) 2900 KM

b) 8900 KM

c) 4900 KM

d) 3900 KM

Answer: 2900 KM

Question: The Nagarjuna Sagar project is constructed on the which of the below river

a) Krishna

b) Kaveri

c) Ganga

d) Brahmputra

Answer: Krishna

Question: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in

a) Karnataka

b) Uttar Pardesh

c) Punjab

d) Solan

Answer: Karnataka

Question: Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee in India

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

a) Hooghly

b) Chenab

c) Ganga

d) Yamuna

Answer: Hooghly

Question: project is built on the Chenab river

a) Salal

b) Kalal

c) Malal

d) Dalal

Answer: Salal

Question: Is the oldest oil field in India

a) Digboi in Assam

b) Bombay High

c) Mangala Area

d) none of the options

Answer: Digboi in Assam

Question: Nanga Parbat peak is located in

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Haryana

c) Punjab

d) Nagalang

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Question: The is the largest mangrove forest not only in India but in the world

a) Sundarbans

b) Bhitarkanika

c) Pichavaram

d) Pitara

Answer: Sundarbans

Question: Also known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port, is the largest container port in India

a) Nhava Sheva

b) Nal Seva

c) Kava

d) JTPT

Answer: Nhava Sheva

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: 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: 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) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

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

a) Gondwana

b) Sand

c) Black

d) Plateau

Answer: Gondwana

Question: Is a place where river meets sea

a) Estuary

b) Lake

c) Shore

d) Connect

Answer: Estuary

Question: Is the longest lake in India

a) Vembanad Kayal

b) Pattyar

c) Sukhna

d) Dal

Answer: Vembanad Kayal

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: Jet Airways started its commercial operations on

a) 05-May-93

b) 06-May-93

c) 07-May-93

d) 08-May-93

Answer: 05-May-93

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

a) Dalal

b) Arthrur

c) Penag

d) Juhu

Answer: Dalal

Question: The Ganges originates from the Glacier in Uttarakhand

a) Gangotri

b) Rimo

c) Nubra

d) Siachen

Answer: Gangotri

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

a) Shikharbaddha

b) Himbaddha

c) Prembaddha

d) Ucchbaddha

Answer: Shikharbaddha

Question: Places in India where you will find natural gas

a) Gujarat

b) Orissa

c) Ambala

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Gujarat

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

a) Indira

b) Lakshya

c) Rabindra

d) Kanyakumari

Answer: Indira

Question: The name Chennai is a shortened form of Chennapattanam

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

Question: Guindy National Park is located in

a) Chennai

b) Bangalore

c) Gujrat

d) AP

Answer: Chennai

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: The Himalayas cross five countries

a) Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, and Pakistan

b) Bhutan, India, Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan

c) Australia, India, Nepal, China, and Pakistan

d) Bhutan, India, Nepal, Indonesia, and Pakistan

Answer: Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, and Pakistan

Question: Punjab and Haryana plains in India are irrigated with water from the rivers

a) Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej

b) Ravi, Yamuna, and Sutlej

c) Ravi, Beas, and Brahmputra

d) Jhelum, Beas, and Sutlej

Answer: Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej

Question: Which of the following is not a lake in the Himalayas

a) Yangpa Lake

b) Pangong Tso

c) Tilicho lake

d) Tsongmo lake

Answer: Yangpa Lake

Question: Is a term used in India for a tract of land lying between two confluent rivers

a) Doab

b) Convergence

c) Satvik

d) Dimtar

Answer: Doab

Question: The is uphill on the way to Gangotri

a) Tehri Dam

b) Nangal Dam

c) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

d) Srisailam Dam

Answer: Tehri Dam

a) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi

b) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Delhi

c) Nepal, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi

d) Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP and Delhi

Answer: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi

Question: The Dam is one of the four major dams on Chambal River is located in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh

a) Gandhi Sagar

b) Rana Pratap

c) Kota Barrage

d) Pimnam

Answer: Gandhi Sagar

Question: The historical Malwa region includes

a) Parts of MP and Rajasthan

b) Parts of Nasik

c) Parts of Mumbai

d) Andaman islands

Answer: Parts of MP and Rajasthan

Question: River is also called lifeline of kerala

a) Periyar

b) Pamba

c) Kabini

d) Chaliyar

Answer: Periyar

Question: Neyveli is a power generation township in district of Tamil Nadu

a) Cuddalore

b) Ariyalur

c) Coimbatore

d) Dindigul

Answer: Cuddalore

Question: Cauvery is the source for an extensive irrigation system but is not used for hydroelectric power

a) FALSE

b) TRUE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: FALSE

Question: Chambal river joins with Yamuna river

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

Question: Which state touches maximum number of states in India

a) UP

b) Delhi

c) Rajasthan

d) MP

Answer: UP

Question: Is one of the 7 sacred cities of the Hindus and one of the four sites of Kumbh mela

a) Ujjain

b) Bharatpur

c) Goa

d) Karnal

Answer: Ujjain

Question: The Maharaja Sayajirao University is a university in the

a) Gujrat

b) Sultanpur

c) Gujrat

d) Hyderabad

Answer: Gujrat

Question: Palakkad Gap is a in State of Kerala

a) Mountain Pass

b) Fountain

c) City

d) Town

Answer: Mountain Pass

Question: The river has its source in the Amarkantak Hill

a) Narmada

b) Yamuna

c) Sani

d) Kaveri

Answer: Narmada

Question: Is Indias smallest state by area

a) Goa

b) Bhutan

c) Panaji

d) Chandigarh

Answer: Goa

Question: Zuari is a river in India

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) cannot say

d)  dont know

Answer: TRUE

Question: Tamil Nadu bordering states are

a) Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

b) Chennai, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

c) Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh

d) Kerala, Goa, Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

Question: Island also known as Rameswaram Island, is located between peninsular India and Sri Lanka

a) Pamban

b) Ramban

c) Kuruta

d) Lakshya

Answer: Pamban

Question: The Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located in

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) none of the options

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Question: Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys including

a) All the options

b) Poonch Valley

c) Kashmir Valley

d) Tawi Valley

Answer: All the options

Question: Jhelum River is the only major Himalayan river flowing through the Kashmir valley

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

Question: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India started a program related to upgradation of highways, called

a) NHDP

b) NHCP

c) NHJP

d) NHSP

Answer: NHDP

a) FALSE

b) TRUE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: FALSE

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

Question: The Himalayan range is considered as the worlds highest mountain range, with its tallest peak______on the NepalChina border.

a) Mt. Everest

b) Tirich Mir

c) Hindu Kush

d) Kunlun

Answer: Mt. Everest

Question: river is also know by the name Sorrow of Bengal as it gets flooded often causing damage

a) Damodar

b) Kamodar

c) Jhatta

d) Yamuna

Answer: Damodar

Question: The Name India is derived from Sindhu (Indus), which is a river in the north-west

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) cannot say

d) dont know

Answer: TRUE

Question: Was an economic system where lower castes performed various functions for upper castes and in turn received grain

a) Jajmani system

b) Yajmani system

c) Gajmani system

d) Sajmani system

Answer: Jajmani system

Question: Is the second largest brackishwater lake or lagoon in India

a) Pulicat Lake

b) Sriharikota

c) Cherai beach lagoon

d) Muthupet

Answer: Pulicat Lake

Question: Is also called Teerthraj

a) Amarkantak

b) Kumnao

c) AmarKant

d) none of the options

Answer: Amarkantak

Question: In Nov 1949 Nathuram Godse (who shot Mahatma Gandhi) was hanged at Jail

a) Ambala

b) MP

c) Gujrat

d) Mumbai

Answer: Ambala

Question: The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in India

a) West Bengal

b) Gujrat

c) MP

d) Jhansi

Answer: West Bengal