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Class 8 Geography Chapter 5 Objective MCQ for Students
Quick Quiz
Which religious place is situated at the confluence of the Mand and Mahanadi rivers?
A) Didineshwari Devi
B) Angar Moti
C) Chandrahasini Devi
D) Mahamaya
Option c – Chandrahasini Devi
Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk deer in its natural habitat? 1. Askot Wildlife Sanctuary 2. Gangotri National Park 3. Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary 4. Manas National Park Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A) Only 1 and 2
B) Only 2 and 3
C) Only 3 and 4
D) Only 1 and 4
Option a – Only 1 and 2
Who is the “tattoo maker” (Godana maker) in Scheduled Tribe? ( Class 8 Geography Chapter MCQ )
A) Ojha
B) Gadaba
C) Nagesia
D) Kharia
Option a – Ojha
Khinwan is worn on which part of the body?
A) Nose
B) Ear
C) Finger
D) Neck
Option b – Ear
In which tribe is the kitchen called “Lal Bangala” found? ( Class 8 Geography Chapter MCQ )
A) Kamar
B) Bhunjia
C) Halba
D) Gond
Option b – Bhunjia
“Gahira Guru” belonged to which tribe?
A) Kamar
B) Gond
C) Kanwar
D) Oraon
Option c – Kanwar
Amritdhara waterfall is on which river? ( Class 8 Geography Chapter MCQ )
A) Maniyari river
B) Mahanadi
C) Indravati river
D) Hasdo river
Option d – Hasdo river
Which of the following lakes in the continent of Africa is situated on the equator?
(a) Tanganyika
(b) Victoria
(c) Nyasa
(d) Kariba
Option c – Nyasa
Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world? ( Class 8 Geography Chapter MCQ )
(a) Victoria
(b) Superior
(c) Baikal
(d) Michigan
Option b – Superior
Which is the highest-altitude lake in the world?
(a) Titiqaka
(b) Tisikikru
(c) Rudolph
(d) Edward
Option b – Tisikikru
Where is Lake Victoria located? ( Class 8 Geography Chapter MCQ )
(a) In the United States
(b) Bolivia
(c) In Western Australia
(d) In Eastern Africa
Option d – In eastern Africa
Which of the following countries is called the ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’?
(a) Finland
(b) Thailand
(c) Netherlands
(d) Ireland
Option a – Finland
Equinoxes are ( Class 8 Geography Chapter MCQ )
A) March 21 and December 23
B) March 21 and September 23
C) March 23 and September 21
D) March 21 and November 23
Option b – March 21 and September 23
The earth rotates from
A) West to East
B) East to West
C) North to South
D) South to North
Option a – West to East
Ohio is in
A) Australia
B) U.S.A.
C) Canada
D) Europe
Option b – U.S.A.
……. is called the ‘Land of Midnight Sun’ ( Class 8 Geography Chapter MCQ )
A) India
B) Japan
C) Norway
D) New York
Option c – Norway
The earth is like a top.
A) Revolves
B) Stands
C) Looks
D) Spins
Option d – Spins
The angle keeps increasing as we move towards the
A) Two poles
B) Tropic of Cancer only
C) Equator
D) Arctic Circle only
Option a – Two poles
Krivoy-Rog has rich resources: ( Class 8 Geography Chapter MCQ )
(a) Manganese
(b) Coal
(c) Iron-ore
(d) Copper
Option c – Iron-ore
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Bolivia – Tin
(b) Brazil – Iron ore
(c) Mexico – Silver
(d) Peru – Nitrate
Option b – Brazil – Iron ore
Which of the following countries accounts for about two-thirds of earnings of its total export from rice trade?
(a) Japan
(b) Thailand
(c) Myanmar
(d) Indonesia
Option c – Myanmar
The country at the top in terms of percentage of total coffee production in the world is: ( Class 8 Geography Chapter MCQ )
(a) Colombia
(b) Brazil
(c) India
(d) Ethiopia
Option b – Brazil
Marquette range in the U.S.A. is known for:
(a) Uranium
(b) Copper
(c) Gold
(d) Iron ore
Option d – Iron ore
Which one of the following countries is the largest exporter of tea in the world?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Kenya
(d) Sri Lanka
Option d – Sri Lanka
Which one of the following is the correct descending order of countries in terms of per capita availability of arable land?
(a) India – China – Brazil
(b) China – Brazil – India
(c) Brazil – China – India
(d) Brazil – India – China
Option d – Brazil – India – China
Rice originated in:
(a) Europe
(b) South-East Asia
(c) South America
(d) None of these
Option b – South-East Asia
Which of the following countries has the highest productivity of rice?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) Germany
Option b – India
Karaganda coal basin belongs to:
(a) Russia
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Ukraine
(d) Mongolia
Option a – Russia
Which one of the following countries is known for very important uranium ore deposits?
(a) Canada
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) Zaire
Option a – Canada
The region famous for many kinds of wine and champagne is:
(a) Eastern Europe
(b) Western Europe
(c) Mediterranean
(d) Grassland
Option c – Mediterranean
When was the ‘Speed Post Service’ launched by the Indian Postal Department in competition with the ‘Courier service’?
A) 1988
B) 1987
C) 1989
D) 1986
Option d – 1986
In which part of the Himalayas is the ‘Karewa’ landform found?
A) North-East Himalaya
B) Eastern Himalaya
C) Himachal-Uttarakhand Himalaya
D) Kashmir Himalaya
Option d – Kashmir Himalaya
Which one of the following protected areas is well-known for the conservation of a sub-species of the Indian swamp deer (Barasingha) that thrives well on hard ground and is exclusively graminivorous?
A) Kanha National Park
B) Manas National Park
C) Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
D) Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary
Option a – Kanha National Park
The East-West corridor of the Golden Quadrilateral connects which of the following centers (nodes)?
A) Silchar and Porbander
B) Guwahati and Ahmedabad
C) Kandla and Tinsukia
D) Itanagar and Jamnagar
Option a – Silchar and Porbander
In India, why are some nuclear reactors kept under “IAEA Safeguards” while others are not?
A) Some use uranium and others use thorium
B) Some use imported uranium and others use domestic supplies
C) Some are operated by foreign enterprises and others are operated by domestic enterprises
D) Some are State-owned and others are privately-owned
Option b – Some use imported uranium and others use domestic supplies
‘Sal’ tree is a
A) Tropical evergreen tree
B) Tropical semi-evergreen tree
C) Dry deciduous tree
D) Moist deciduous tree
Option d – Moist deciduous tree
Jelep La Pass is located in
A) Punjab Himalaya
B) Sikkim Himalaya
C) Kumaon Himalaya
D) Kashmir Himalaya
Option b – Sikkim Himalaya
Atal Tunnel is across which one of the following Himalayan ranges?
A) Zanskar
B) Western Pir Panjal
C) Ladakh
D) Eastern Pir Panjal
Option d – Eastern Pir Panjal
The State of India with the maximum number of wildlife sanctuaries is
A) Karnataka
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Maharashtra
D) Madhya Pradesh
Option c – Maharashtra
Which one of the following districts of India is the largest in terms of geographical area?
A) Leh
B) Kutch
C) Jaisalmer
D) Barmer
Option a – Leh
Which river is praised in the fifth-century Tamil epic, Silappadikaram?
A) Cauvery
B) Godavari
C) Saraswati
D) Ganges
Option a – Cauvery
Spruce and Cedar are three varieties of
A) Equatorial forest
B) Temperate coniferous forest
C) Monsoon forest
D) Temperate deciduous forest
Option b – Temperate coniferous forest
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the countries in descending order of their nuclear power capacity?
A) Russia, Japan, China, France
B) France, Russia, Japan, China
C) Japan, Russia, France, China
D) USA, France, Japan, Russia
Option d – USA, France, Japan, Russia
The name of which of the following countries closely means ‘country of 40 tribes?
A) Kazakhstan
B) Kyrgyzstan
C) Tajikistan
D) Uzbekistan
Option b – Kyrgyzstan
Which pair amongst the following is not correctly matched?
A) The Queen of the Adriatic Sea: Rome
B) Lorraine Coalfields: France
C) West Midlands: Birmingham
D) Tula: Russia
Option a – The Queen of the Adriatic Sea: Rome
In which of the following seasons is Christmas celebrated in Australia?
A) Winter
B) Summer
C) Spring
D) Autumn
Option b – Summer
Which country has the status of only Dialogue Partner in the ASEAN’?
A) Vietnam
B) Cambodia
C) Singapore
D) India
Option d – India
Which one of the following countries is not a member of OPEC?
A) Algeria
B) China
C) Indonesia
D) U.A.E.
Option b – China
The headquarters of SAARC is
A) Kathmandu
B) New Delhi
C) Islamabad
D) Dhaka
Option a – Kathmandu
Where is ‘The leaning tower of Pisa’ located?
A) Italy
B) France
C) Switzerland
D) Spain
Option a – Italy
Where is Elysee Palace?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Italy
D) Spain
Option b – France
Which is the tallest among flyer birds?
A) Crane
B) Heron
C) Ostrich
D) Peacock
Option a – Crane
Which country has the largest number of Post Offices?
A) India
B) Japan
C) China
D) France
Option a – India
The Chornobyl nuclear disaster occurred in
A) France
B) Japan
C) Ukraine
D) Germany
Option c – Ukraine
…… is a tribe in North-East India.
A) Oraon
B) Chenchu
C) Angami
D) Irula
Option c – Angami
Who speaks the “Kudukh” dialect?
A) Kamar
B) Kol
C) Oraon
D) Gond
Option c – Oraon
The northern boundary of which state forms the southern boundary of Chhattisgarh State?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Odisha
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Telangana
Option c – Andhra Pradesh
Which tribes, of which division, celebrate the “Mati” festival?
A) Bastar division
B) Sarguja division
C) Bilaspur division
D) Raipur division
Option a – Bastar division
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research is located in
A) Kolkata
B) Kalpakkam
C) Mumbai
D) Hyderabad
Option b – Kalpakkam
Which one of the following can provide both power and manure?
A) Nuclear Plants
B) Thermal Plants
C) Biogas Plants
D) Hydroelectric Plants
Option c – Biogas Plants
Binapani Devi was the matriarch of which community?
A) Mech
B) Bauris
C) Rabba
D) Matua
Option d – Matua
Which one is India’s multi-purpose river valley?
A) Vakra Nangal
B) Damodar Valley
C) Tungabhadra
D) Nagarjuna Sagar
Option a – Vakra Nangal
…… is a minority group in India who are followers of Zoroastrianism.
A) Jains
B) Parsis
C) Buddhists
D) Christians
Option b – Parsis
……. is the main occupation of the Tods tribe of Southern India.
A) Hunting
B) Pastoralism
C) Fishing
D) Agriculture
Option b – Pastoralism
The number of districts at the interstate boundary of Chhattisgarh is
A) 18
B) 16
C) 27
D) 7
Option a – 18
Out of the following types of iron ore, a reserve of which type is the largest in India?
A) Hematite
B) Magnetite
C) Siderite
D) Limonite
Option a – Hematite
Which of the following is not the correct pair of crops and its leading producing State?
A) Rice: West Bengal
B) Wheat: Uttar Pradesh
C) Cotton: Gujarat
D) None of the above
Option d – None of the above
Khajjar Lake is located in
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Odisha
D) Jammu and Kashmir
Option b – Himachal Pradesh
The easternmost point of the East-West corridor is
A) Imphal
B) Agartala
C) Silchar
D) Kohima
Option c – Silchar
In our country, the second-largest area is occupied by
A) Alluvial soil
B) Red soil
C) Black soil
D) Laterite soil
Option b – Red soil
The largest producer of Manganese in India is
A) Odisha
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
Option a – Odisha
Indira Point is near to
A) Car Nicobar
B) Little Nicobar
C) Great Nicobar
D) Kamorta
Option c – Great Nicobar
Thick vegetation of mangroves is present in
A) Western Ghats
B) Sunderban
C) Gir forest
D) Himalayas
Option b – Sunderban
Which one of the following is an artificial lake?
A) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
B) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
C) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
D) Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)
Option a – Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
Which one of the following geographical regions is the oldest in the country?
A) Himalayan Mountainous Region
B) Great Plains of North India
C) Indian Peninsular Plateau
D) Eastern Coastal Plains
Option c – Indian Peninsular Plateau
With reference to India, Chhattisgarh comes under which geomorphological region?
A) Northern Plain
B) Peninsular upland
C) Coastal plain
D) Northern mountain
Option b – Peninsular upland
Which of the following dams is not related to the river Narmada?
A) Bargi
B) Omkareshwar
C) Indira Sagar
D) Ban Sagar
Option d – Ban Sagar
Indira Sagar dam is situated on which river?
A) Tapti
B) Narmada
C) Krishna
D) Cauvery
Option b – Narmada
In which one of the following water reservoirs, Harsud town of Madhya Pradesh has been submerged?
A) Indira Sagar
B) Rani Avanti Bai dam
C) Sardar Sarovar
D) Mahi Dam
Option a – Indira Sagar
With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar project associated?
A) Chambal
B) Narmada
C) Tapti
D) Bhima
Option b – Narmada
Which one of the following rivers is associated with Sardar Sarovar Project?
A) Narmada
B) Tapti (Tapi)
C) Godavari
D) Cauvery (Kaveri)
Option a – Narmada
The maximum benefits occupying the state by Sardar Sarovar Dam is
A) Gujarat
B) Odisha
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
Option a – Gujarat
The beneficiary states of the Sardar Sarovar Project are
A) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan
B) Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra
C) Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra
D) Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Maharashtra
Option a – Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan
On which of the following rivers is the Sardar Sarovar Dam being constructed?
A) Narmada
B) Chambal
C) Satluj
D) Mahanadi
Option a – Narmada
Who among the following is against the Sardar Sarovar Project?
A) Yogendra Makwana
B) Kesubhai Patel
C) Chagan Bhujbal
D) Medha Patkar
Option d – Medha Patkar
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