51+ Most Important Questions on Geography (India) for Competitive Exams | AISSEE | KV | JNV | Entrance Exam

Question: What is the capital of India?

Answer: New Delhi.

Question: What is the highest mountain in the world?

Answer: Mount Everest.

Question: Which desert is located in the northwest of India?
Answer: Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert).

Question: Which is the largest state in India by area?
Answer: Rajasthan.

Question: Which is the smallest state in India by area?
Answer: Goa.

Question: What is the official currency of India?
Answer: Indian Rupee (INR).

Question: Which is the longest river in India?
Answer: The Ganges River.

Question: What is the name of the mountain range that separates India from Tibet?
Answer: The Himalayas.

Question: Which Indian state is known as the "Land of Five Rivers"?
Answer: Punjab.

Question: What is the latitude and longitude of India?
Answer: Latitude: 20° North to 8°4' North, Longitude: 68°7' East to 97°25' East.

Question: Which is the highest peak in the Western Ghats?
Answer: Anamudi.

Question: Which Indian state is known as the "Spice Garden of India"?
Answer: Kerala.

Question: What is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland?
Answer: Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin).

Question: Which is the largest saltwater lake in India?
Answer: Chilika Lake in Odisha.

Question: Which is the highest battlefield in the world, located in India?
Answer: Siachen Glacier.

Question: What is the national tree of India?
Answer: Banyan (Ficus benghalensis).

Question: Which is the largest wildlife sanctuary in India?
Answer: Hemis National Park in Ladakh.

Question: What is the name of the largest mangrove forest in India?
Answer: Sundarbans.

Question: Which river is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar" due to its frequent floods?
Answer: Kosi River.

Question: What is the northernmost state of India?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir.

Question: Which is the largest coffee-producing state in India?
Answer: Karnataka.

Question: Which state is famous for its Blue Mountains?
Answer: Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri Hills).

Question: What is the largest union territory in India?
Answer: Lakshadweep.

Question: Which city is known as the "Pink City" of India?
Answer: Jaipur.

Question: Which state is known as the "Land of Five Lakes"?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir.

Question: Which is the largest man-made lake in India?
Answer: Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam).

Question: Which is the largest tiger reserve in India?
Answer: Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve.

Question: What is the name of the holy river in Varanasi?
Answer: Ganges.

Question: Which state is known as the "Rice Bowl of India"?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh.

Question: Which is the wettest place in India and on Earth?
Answer: Mawsynram in Meghalaya.

Question: Which is the largest island in India?
Answer: Andaman Island.

Question: What is the southernmost union territory of India?
Answer: Lakshadweep.

Question: What is the national aquatic animal of India?
Answer: River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica).

Question: Which state is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh.

Question: What is the name of the strait that separates India from Sri Lanka?
Answer: Palk Strait.

Question: Which state in India is known as the "Land of White Orchids"?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh.

Question: Which river is known as the "Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh"?
Answer: Narmada River.

Question: What is the easternmost state of India?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh.

Question: Which state is famous for its backwaters and houseboats?
Answer: Kerala.