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Indian Geography questions with solutions
Indian Geography is a General Awareness topic for competitive exams. It appears across bank and railway exams. This page has 12 solved indian geography questions written to the official pattern, with a worked solution under each.
- Question 1Easy
Which Indian river delta is among the largest in the world and drains into the Bay of Bengal?
- A.Ganga-Brahmaputra deltaCorrect
- B.Narmada delta
- C.Mahi delta
- D.Sabarmati delta
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The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta — also called the Sundarbans delta — is one of the world's largest river deltas, formed where the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers meet the Bay of Bengal.
- Question 2Easy
Which mountain range forms much of the terrain where ITBP personnel are deployed?
- A.The HimalayasCorrect
- B.The Western Ghats
- C.The Eastern Ghats
- D.The Aravalli Range
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ITBP posts lie along the Himalayan frontier — high altitude, snow-bound passes and rugged terrain — unlike the Western or Eastern Ghats.
- Question 3Easy
Which is the longest river flowing entirely within India?
- A.Brahmaputra
- B.Godavari
- C.Yamuna
- D.GangaCorrect
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The Ganga is the longest river of India. The Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India and the Brahmaputra, though very long, flows through several countries.
- Question 4Easy
Which Indian state shares the longest land border with Nepal?
- A.Uttar PradeshCorrect
- B.Bihar
- C.Uttarakhand
- D.Sikkim
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Uttar Pradesh shares roughly 599 km of the India–Nepal border — the longest among Indian states — making it a key SSB operational area.
- Question 5Easy
Which is the southernmost point of mainland India?
- A.KanyakumariCorrect
- B.Rameswaram
- C.Port Blair
- D.Thiruvananthapuram
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Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin) in Tamil Nadu is the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland. Indira Point in the Andaman Islands is India's southernmost overall point.
- Question 6Easy
Which river flows through the city of Agra?
- A.YamunaCorrect
- B.Ganga
- C.Ghaghara
- D.Son
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The Yamuna flows through Agra in Uttar Pradesh, passing near the Taj Mahal.
- Question 7Moderate
The Sundarbans delta is formed by which of the following rivers?
- A.Narmada and Tapti
- B.Godavari and Krishna
- C.Kaveri and Ganga
- D.Ganga and BrahmaputraCorrect
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The Sundarbans, the largest delta in the world and home to the Royal Bengal Tiger, is formed by the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna river systems.
- Question 8Moderate
Which is the longest river entirely within India?
- A.Ganga
- B.GodavariCorrect
- C.Narmada
- D.Krishna
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The Godavari (about 1,465 km) is the longest river flowing entirely within India. The Ganga and Brahmaputra are longer but originate or flow partly outside India.
- Question 9Moderate
Which state has the longest coastline in India?
- A.Andhra Pradesh
- B.Tamil Nadu
- C.Maharashtra
- D.GujaratCorrect
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Gujarat has the longest coastline of any Indian state. Andhra Pradesh has the longest on the east coast.
- Question 10Moderate
Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
- A.Chilika Lake
- B.Dal Lake
- C.Loktak Lake
- D.Wular LakeCorrect
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Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir is the largest freshwater lake in India. Chilika, in Odisha, is the largest brackish-water lagoon.
- Question 11Moderate
The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
- A.8Correct
- B.9
- C.6
- D.7
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The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
- Question 12Moderate
Which is the highest mountain peak located entirely within India?
- A.KangchenjungaCorrect
- B.Nanda Devi
- C.K2
- D.Mount Everest
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Kangchenjunga (about 8,586 m), in Sikkim, is the highest peak within India. Everest is in Nepal and K2 lies in the Pakistan-administered region.
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Frequently asked questions
How many Indian Geography questions are here?
This page shows 12 worked indian geography questions from a bank of 12, spanning 6 easy, 6 moderate and 0 hard. The full set is available to attempt in the timed-free practice drills and the mock tests.
Which exams ask Indian Geography questions?
Indian Geography is a standard General Awareness topic across bank and railway recruitment exams.
Are these Indian Geography questions free, and are the answers reliable?
Yes. Every question is free, written in-house to the exam pattern rather than copied from a real paper, and the numeric answer keys are recomputed independently at build time — a wrong key fails the build rather than reaching you.