GK geography questions with answers

Here are some India-specific general knowledge questions related to geography:

Easy-Level Questions:

1. What is the capital of India?
   Answer: New Delhi
2. Which is the largest state in India by area?
   Answer: Rajasthan
3. What is the longest river in India?
   Answer: The Ganges (Ganga) River
4. Which mountain range is also known as the “Himalayan Crown of India”?
   Answer: The Himalayas
5. Which is the smallest state in India by area?
   Answer: Goa
6. Which Indian state is known as the “Land of Five Rivers”?
   Answer: Punjab
7. What is the southernmost tip of India called?
   Answer: Indira Point (in the Nicobar Islands)
8. Name the desert located in western India.
   Answer: Thar Desert
9. Which Indian state is known as the “Spice Garden of India”?
   Answer: Kerala
10. Name the island group situated to the southeast of mainland India.
    Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Medium-Level Questions:

1. Which plateau is known as the “Deccan Plateau”?
   Answer: The plateau covering most of southern India.
2. What is the highest peak in India?
   Answer: Kangchenjunga (8,586 meters)
3. Which Indian river is called the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
   Answer: Kosi River
4. Name the river on which the Hirakud Dam is built.
   Answer: Mahanadi River
5. Which Indian state is surrounded by three countries: Bhutan, China, and Nepal?
   Answer: Sikkim
6. Which Indian lake is the largest saline water lake?
   Answer: Sambhar Lake (Rajasthan)
7. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
   Answer: Gujarat
8. What is the name of the pass that connects India to China in the northeast?
   Answer: Nathu La Pass
9. Name the only active volcano in India.
   Answer: Barren Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
10. What is the main source of water for the Sundarbans Delta?
    Answer: The Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers

Advanced-Level Questions:

1. Which mountain range is the oldest in India?
   Answer: Aravalli Range
2. In which Indian state is the Loktak Lake located?
   Answer: Manipur
3. Name the tributary of the Indus River that flows through Punjab.
   Answer: Sutlej River
4. Which Indian state is the largest producer of coffee?
   Answer: Karnataka
5. Which river is also known as the “Dakshina Ganga”?
   Answer: Godavari River
6. In which state is the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest primarily located?
   Answer: West Bengal
7. Name the Indian city known as the “Scotland of the East.”
   Answer: Shillong (Meghalaya)
8. Which state is known as the “Fruit Bowl of India”?
   Answer: Himachal Pradesh
9. What is the name of the river that originates from Amarkantak Plateau?
   Answer: Narmada River
10. In which state is the Keoladeo National Park located?
    Answer: Rajasthan

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