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India Geography Trivia Quiz

A mixed bag of geographical trivia related to India

A multiple-choice quiz by spartacusrex. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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195,766

Updated
Nov 01 23

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Question 1 of 10

1. India is often known as the land of rivers, with most of its major cities based on the banks of rivers. Through which of these Indian cities does the river Mithi flow? Hint

Mumbai

Delhi

Kolkata

Ahmedabad

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Question 2 of 10

2. India's rich geographical variety encompasses almost all geographical features like mountains, lakes, waterfalls, geysers, plateaus etc. Which of the following feature is not found in India? Hint

Lagoon

Glacier

Iceberg

Desert

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Royal Bengal Tiger, the national animal of India, is found in the Sunderbans - the largest delta in the Indian subcontinent, also stretching to neighbouring Bangladesh. Why is the Sunderbans so named? Hint

from Sunderi, the local name for the mangrove trees which form the primary vegetation of the Sunderbans

named after Krishna Sunder, the first explorer of the region

from Sunder, meaning beautiful in the local dialect

from asunder - as the local rivers split the land asunder to create the delta

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Question 4 of 10

4. From deltas to bodies of water... India is surrounded by bodies of water on three sides, the west, the south and the east. How many oceans touch the Indian mainland? Hint

None

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Indian city, famous for its lagoons, is known as the Venice of the East? Hint

Alleppey

Mumbai

Hyderabad

Jaipur

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Indian republic comprises of states and union territories. How many states and union territories are there? Hint

26 states and 11 union territories

24 states and 4 union territories

28 states and 8 union territories

22 states and 13 union territories

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Question 7 of 10

7. India has a long coastline which is serviced by more than 150 ports both major or minor. Which of these ports lies on the eastern sea coast of India? Hint

Kandla

Cochin

Madurai

Vizag

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Himalayan mountain range stands guard to India's northern borders. One of the mountains of the Himalayan range is the highest mountain of India - which one? Hint

Kanchenjunga

Karakoram

Everest

Cardamom

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of the richest states of India, the origin of its name is from the five rivers that once flowed through the state. Which is this state? Hint

West Bengal

Panchnad

Haryana

Punjab

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Seven Sisters of India ... what does this refer to? Hint

The seven north Indian rivers of Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Jhelum, Indus, Ganga and Yamuna

The seven northeastern states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Tripura

The seven mountains of the Himalayan range - Everest, Nanda Devi, Nanga Parbat, Kanchenjunga, Karakoram, Jongsang and Koktang

The seven capitals of the major states in India - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Lucknow

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. India is often known as the land of rivers, with most of its major cities based on the banks of rivers. Through which of these Indian cities does the river Mithi flow?

Answer: Mumbai

Mumbai, a port city, earlier known as Bombay, is not only the commercial capital of India, but also houses the largest film industry in this part of the world. It is named Bollywood, to rhyme with Hollywood.

2. India's rich geographical variety encompasses almost all geographical features like mountains, lakes, waterfalls, geysers, plateaus etc. Which of the following feature is not found in India?

Answer: Iceberg

Glaciers are found in the north in the Himalayas. The Thar desert is in Rajasthan in the northwest and the lagoons are in Kerala in the southwest. Unfortunately, we don't have any icebergs in India or even in the Indian subcontinent.

Answer: from Sunderi, the local name for the mangrove trees which form the primary vegetation of the Sunderbans

Sunderbans, situated on the southern tip of the Gangetic West Bengal, comprises of a land of 54 tiny islands, cris-crossed by innumerable tributaries and distributaries of the Ganges and creeks and backwaters all over. Besides, the Royal Bengal Tigers, the forest is also home to a variety of fauna including the largest deltaic crocodiles, dolphins, the king corba, lizards, pythons, olive ridley, checkered killback, gangetic gharial (alligator), giant turtle and deer: and a variety of resident and migratory birds including heron, egret, cormorant, fishing eagle, seagull, kingfisher, whimprel, black-tailed godwit, little sting, easter knot, curlew, sandpiper, golder plover, pintail and whistling teal.

4. From deltas to bodies of water... India is surrounded by bodies of water on three sides, the west, the south and the east. How many oceans touch the Indian mainland?

Answer: 1

The Indian Ocean, which touches the southern tip of the Indian mainland is the only ocean touching the Indian mainland. The other two bodies of water are the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west.

5. Which Indian city, famous for its lagoons, is known as the Venice of the East?

Answer: Alleppey

6. The Indian republic comprises of states and union territories. How many states and union territories are there?

Answer: 28 states and 8 union territories

The number of Indian states has increased, not only because a few union territories like Delhi and Goa have been given statehood, but also because states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh have been split to create three new states - Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

7. India has a long coastline which is serviced by more than 150 ports both major or minor. Which of these ports lies on the eastern sea coast of India?

Answer: Vizag

Vizag is actually a short form of Vishakapatnam, located in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Madurai is not a port at all.

8. The Himalayan mountain range stands guard to India's northern borders. One of the mountains of the Himalayan range is the highest mountain of India - which one?

Answer: Kanchenjunga

Everest is the highest peak in the world, but it is located in Nepal, K2, the second highest is located in Pakistan-China border belongs to the Karakoram range of mountains (it is not a peak), while Kanchenjunga is the third highest located in the Indo-Nepal border. Cardamom Hills is not a part of Himalayas, it is located in South India.

9. One of the richest states of India, the origin of its name is from the five rivers that once flowed through the state. Which is this state?

Answer: Punjab

The rivers are Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Jhelum and Indus. Post independence, part of Punjab now lies in Pakistan, but still retains the same name.

10. The Seven Sisters of India ... what does this refer to?

Answer: The seven northeastern states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Tripura

While all of these sound convincing, the seven northeastern states, on account of their ethnic and cultural similarities, are called the Seven sisters of India.

Source: Author spartacusrex

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