General Knowledge Questions on Indian Geography
Indian geography is quite a vast subject and covers a lot of topics. India is situated north of the equator between 8°4′ north (the mainland) to 37°6′ north latitude and 68°7′ east to 97°25′ east longitude. It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi). India measures 3,214 km (1,997 mi) from north to south and 2,933 km (1,822 mi) from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15,200 km (9,445 mi) and a coastline of 7,516.6 km (4,671 mi).
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Following are some of the important general knowledge questions on Indian Geography.
Question: The word Geography was first used by?
Answer: Eratosthenes (276-194 B.C.)
Question: From which two words is the word Geography derived?
Answer: From 2 Greek words ‘Geo’ and ‘Graphos’
Question: Who is the Father of Geography?
Answer: Eratosthenes
Question: Who considered earth to be oblong?
Answer: Roman geographer Strabo (64 B.C. – 36 A.D.)
Question: Who was the first to draw maps?
Answer: Anaximander
Question: As per Aryabhatta what was earth’s circumference?
Answer: 24,835 miles (very close to present calculation of 24901 miles)
Question: In which year did the Portuguese traveller Vasco-da-Gama reached India?
Answer: 1498
Question: What is the current name of the place where Vasco-da-Gama reached India?
Answer: Calicut Port
Question: The imaginary line of Indian Standard Time passes through which city?
Answer: Mirzapur (Amravati Chauraha) Uttar Pradesh [82°30′ E]
Question: Area-wise which state is largest in India?
Answer: Rajasthan
Question: Which river is known as the “Ganga of the South”?
Answer: Godavari
Question: Which is the highest mountain peak in India?
Answer: Kanchenjunga
Question: What is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland?
Answer: Kanyakumari
Question: Which state is known as the “Rice Bowl of India”?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu?
Answer: Tamil
Question: In which state is the famous Keoladeo National Park located?
Answer: Rajasthan
Question: Which river is also known as the “Yamuna” in India?
Answer: Jamuna
Question: Where is the highest battlefield in the world, located in India?
Answer: Siachen Glacier
Question: Which Indian city is known as the “Pink City”?
Answer: Jaipur
Question: Which state is home to the famous Valley of Flowers National Park?
Answer: Uttarakhand
Question: What is the largest saltwater lake in India?
Answer: Chilika Lake
Question: Which Indian state is known for its famous hill station, Shimla?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
Question: Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bengal”?
Answer: Damodar River
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Karnataka?
Answer: Kannada
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Telangana?
Answer: Telugu
Question: Which state is known for the Gir Forest, home to Asiatic lions?
Answer: Gujarat
Question: What is the second-longest river in India?
Answer: Godavari
Question: Which state is known for the Kaziranga National Park, home to one-horned rhinoceros?
Answer: Assam
Question: What is the largest river island in the world, located in India?
Answer: Majuli Island
Question: Which state is known for the Kanchenjunga National Park?
Answer: Sikkim
Question: What is the capital of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Lucknow
Question: Which river is known as the “River of Sorrow”?
Answer: Kosi River
Question: In which state is the famous Hawa Mahal located?
Answer: Rajasthan
Question: What is the highest plateau in India?
Answer: Deccan Plateau
Question: Which state is known for the Dudhwa National Park?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Assam?
Answer: Assamese
Question: Which is the largest coffee-producing state in India?
Answer: Karnataka
Question: As per Indian geography what is the capital of West Bengal?
Answer: Kolkata
Question: In which state is the famous Golden Temple located?
Answer: Punjab
Question: Which river is known as the “River of South India”?
Answer: Godavari
Question: What is the largest lagoon in India?
Answer: Chilika Lake
Question: Which state is known for the Bandipur National Park?
Answer: Karnataka
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of West Bengal?
Answer: Bengali
Question: Which state is known for the Silent Valley National Park?
Answer: Kerala
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Odisha?
Answer: Odia
Question: In which state is the famous Elephanta Caves located?
Answer: Maharashtra
Question: Which river is known as the “River of Gold”?
Answer: Son River
Question: What is the largest brackish water lake in India?
Answer: Chilika Lake
Question: Which state is known for the Rann of Kutch?
Answer: Gujarat
Question: What is the capital of Andhra Pradesh?
Answer: Amaravati
Question: In which state is the famous Virupaksha Temple located?
Answer: Karnataka
Question: Which river is known as the “River of Sins”?
Answer: Yamuna
Question: What is the highest dam in India?
Answer: Tehri Dam
Question: Which state is known for the Kanha National Park?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Punjab?
Answer: Punjabi
Question: Which is the southernmost state of India?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Question: What is the largest river island in the Brahmaputra River?
Answer: Majuli Island
Question: Which state is known for the Palani Hills?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Question: What is the capital of Kerala?
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram
Question: In which state is the famous Rann of Kutch located?
Answer: Gujarat
Question: Which river is known as the “River of Mist”?
Answer: Tungabhadra
Question: What is the highest peak in the Western Ghats?
Answer: Anamudi
Question: Which is the longest river in India?
Answer: Ganges
Question: Which is desert in the northwest part of India?
Answer: Thar Desert
Question: Which Indian state is known as the “Land of Five Rivers”?
Answer: Punjab
Question: Which state is known for its famous backwaters?
Answer: Kerala
Question: Which Indian state is known for the Sundarbans mangrove forest?
Answer: West Bengal
Question: Which river is known as the “Daughter of the Mountains”?
Answer: Ganges
Question: What is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats?
Answer: Arma Konda
Question: Which state is known for the Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary?
Answer: Goa
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh?
Answer: Chhattisgarhi
Question: In which state is the famous Nalanda University located?
Answer: Bihar
Question: Which river is known as the “Saraswati” in ancient Indian texts?
Answer: Ghaggar-Hakra River
Question: What is the highest waterfall in India?
Answer: Jog Falls
Question: Which state is known for the Silent Valley National Park?
Answer: Kerala
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Manipur?
Answer: Manipuri
Question: In which state is the famous Chilika Lake located?
Answer: Odisha
Question: Which river is known as the “Spate of Indian Desert”?
Answer: Luni River
Question: What is the highest peak in the Nilgiri Hills?
Answer: Doddabetta
Question: Which state is known for the Satpura National Park?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Question: In which state is the Statue of Unity located?
Answer: Gujarat
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Nagaland?
Answer: English
Question: In which state is the famous Jog Falls located?
Answer: Karnataka
Question: Which river is known as the “Dakshina Ganga”?
Answer: Godavari
Question: What is the largest lake in India by volume?
Answer: Vembanad
Question: Which state is known for the Dudhwa National Park?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Tripura?
Answer: Bengali, Kokborok
Question: In which state is the famous Mahabodhi Temple located?
Answer: Bihar
Question: Which state is known for the Periyar National Park?
Answer: Kerala
Question: What is the official language of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: Hindi
Question: Which is the largest artificial lake in India?
Answer: Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar
Question: Which state is known for the Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary?
Answer: Jharkhand
Question: What is the capital of Jharkhand?
Answer: Ranchi
Question: In which state is the famous Sanchi Stupa located?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Question: In which state is the famous Deekshabhoomi Temple located?
Answer: Maharashtra
Question: From which city is the distances in India are measured?
Answer: Nagpur
Question: What is place called as from where the distances in India are measured?
Answer: Zero mile stone in Nagpur
Question: Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands?
Answer: 36
Question: Which Andaman & Nicobar islands is a group of how many islands?
Answer: 572