CBSE Class 8 Geography MCQs Set B

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: Guindy National Park is located in

a) Chennai

b) Bangalore

c) Gujrat

d) AP

Answer: Chennai

Question: The name Chennai is a shortened form of Chennapattanam

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) Dont know

d) Skip Question

Answer: TRUE

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

a) Indira

b) Lakshya

c) Rabindra

d) Kanyakumari

Answer: Indira

Question: Places in India where you will find natural gas

a) Gujarat

b) Orissa

c) Ambala

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Gujarat

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

a) Shikharbaddha

b) Himbaddha

c) Prembaddha

d) Ucchbaddha

Answer: Shikharbaddha

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: ______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 Ganges originates from the Glacier in Uttarakhand

a) Gangotri

b) Rimo

c) Nubra

d) Siachen

Answer: Gangotri

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

a) Dalal

b) Arthrur

c) Penag

d) Juhu

Answer: Dalal

Question: Jet Airways started its commercial operations on

a) 34094

b) 34095

c) 34096

d) 34097

Answer: 34094

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

a) Kerala

b) Punjab

c) UP

d) MP

Answer: Kerala

Question: ______is the longest lake in India

a) Vembanad Kayal

b) Pattyar

c) Sukhna

d) Dal

Answer: Vembanad Kayal

Question: ______is a place where river meets sea

a) Estuary

b) Lake

c) Shore

d) Connect

Answer: Estuary

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

a) Gondwana

b) Sand

c) Black

d) Plateau

Answer: Gondwana

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) Dont know

d) Skip Question

Answer: TRUE

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: 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: ______is the second largest brackish - water lake or lagoon in India

a) Pulicat Lake

b) Sriharikota

c) Cherai beach lagoon

d) Muthupet

Answer: Pulicat Lake

Question: Nathpa Jhakri hydel power project is located on river

a) Satluj

b) Brahmputra

c) Ganga

d) Yamuna

Answer: Satluj

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

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) Dont know

d) Skip Question

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: ______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: 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: ______is the largest producer of rubber in India

a) Kerala

b) Himachal

c) Aurangabad

d) Chennai

Answer: Kerala

Question: Nanga Parbat peak is located in

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Haryana

c) Punjab

d) Nagalang

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

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

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) Dont know

d) Skip Question

Answer: TRUE

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

a) Uttarakhand

b) Haryana

c) UP

d) Kalka

Answer: Uttarakhand

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: ______project is built on the Chenab river

a) Salal

b) Kalal

c) Malal

d) Dalal

Answer: Salal

Question: Fort William is located in Kolkata on the banks of river

a) Hooghly

b) Chenab

c) Ganga

d) Yamuna

Answer: Hooghly

Question: Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee in India

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

c) Dont know

d) Skip Question

Answer: TRUE

Question: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in

a) Karnataka

b) Uttar Pardesh

c) Punjab

d) Solan

Answer: Karnataka

Question: Kanchenjunga is situated in

a) Sikkim

b) HP

c) Panchkula

d) Bangladesh

Answer: Sikkim

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: ______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: Indias first jute mill was established in 1854 in

a) Rishra

b) Bihar

c) Nikodar

d) Kapurthala

Answer: Rishra