CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Static Geography Of India And World Quiz 8 - MCQExams.com

The plane where the Blue Nile and White Nile effect a confluence is ________.
  • Port Said
  • Cairo
  • Khartoum
  • Alexandria
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I
(Place of Manufacturing		List II
(Industry)
A.Haridwar1.Pharmaceuticals
B.Rishikesh2.Fertiliser
C.Korba3.Heavy electricals
D.Bhatinda4.Aluminium
  • A-3 ,B-1 ,C-2 ,D-4
  • A-4 ,B-3 ,C-1 ,D-2
  • A-3 ,B-1 ,C-4 ,D-2
  • A-1 ,B-3 ,C-2 ,D-4
Match the locations of ports labelled as A,B,C and D in the given map with the names of those ports and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the ports.
1) Kakinada
2) Karwar
3) Mangalore
4) Tuticorin
5) Veraval

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  • 4 , 2 , 3 , 5
  • 5 , 2 , 4 , 1
  • 1 , 3 , 4 , 2
  • 5 , 3 , 2 , 1
Which of the following major sea ports of India does not have a natural harbour?
  • Bombay
  • Cochin
  • Marmagao
  • Paradeep
Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry? 
Yamunanagar 
Guwahati 
Shahabad 
Ballarpur 
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 2, 3 and 4
Match List I with List II select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I
(Place)		List II
(Industry)
A.Anand1.Cotton Textile
B.Tirunelveli2.Fertilizers
C.Ramangundam3.Locomotives
D.Varanasi4.Dairy
  • A-4 ,B-1 ,C-2 ,D-3
  • A-4 ,B-2 ,C-1 ,D-3
  • A-3 ,B-2 ,C-1 ,D-4
  • A-3 ,B-1 ,C-2 ,D-4
Which of the following industries are in Mizoram?
  • Mineral and forest based industry
  • Collage industries like handloom, oil, etc
  • Flour milling, row mills etc
  • All of the above
Consider the following statements:
India is the only country in the world producing all the five known commercial varieties of silk.
India is the largest producer of sugar in the world. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Trombay, Nangal & Sindri are famous for which of the following?
  • Iron
  • Coal
  • Fertilisers
  • Seeds
Match List I (Institute) with List II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I
(Institute)		List II
(Location)
A.Indian Institute of Geomagnetism  
1.Coimbatore
B.International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials2.Mumbai
C.Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History3.Jabalpur
D.Tropical Forestry Research Institute4.Hyderabad
  • A-2 ,B-3 ,C-1, D-4
  • A-1 ,B-4 ,C-2 D-3
  • A-2 ,B-4 ,C-1 ,D-3
  • A-1 ,B-3 ,C-2 D-4
Which one of following ports is the oldest artificial harbour on the East coast of India?
  • Chennai
  • Vishakhapatnam
  • Haldia
  • Calcutta
Which of the following ports gained importance due to the opening of Suez canal?
  • Kandla
  • Mangalore
  • Kochin
  • Mumbai
Which of the following states is the largest producer of silver in India?
  • Karnataka
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Jharkhand
  • Goa
Consider the following statements.
1 . Marmagaon port is situated at the mouth of Zuari river.
2 . Kolkata port is connected by NH-41.
Which of the statements given above is / are true?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of above
Which of the following is the first major port opened in the East Coast in independent India?
  • Vishakhapatanam
  • Ennore
  • Paradip
  • Tuticorin
Which of the following states has got maximum number of minor ports in India? 
  • Gujarat
  • Maharashtra
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
Consider the following statements.
India does not have any deposits of thorium.
Kerala's monazit sands contain uranium.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of the above
Which of the following states is the largest producer of Rock Phosphate in India?
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Kerala
  • Rajasthan
Which one of the following is known as the 'Pearl City'?
  • Kandla
  • Tuticorin
  • Hyderabad
  • Kochi
Which of the following is not known for copper production in India?
  • Balaghat
  • Jhunjhunu
  • Singhhum
  • Katni
Which one of the following states of India is the largest producer of lignite coal?
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
Match List I with List II select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I
(Industry)		List II
(Place)
A.Lac1.Jhalda
B.Mineral2.Ranchi
C.Heavy Engineering3.Kadi
D.Railway4.Paramour
5.Varanasi
  • A-1 ,B-3 ,C-2 ,D-5
  • A-4 ,B-3 ,C-1 ,D-2
  • A-2 ,B-4 ,C-3 ,D-5
  • A-1 ,B-4 ,C-2 ,D-3
The chief petroleum state in India are __________.
  • Rajasthan and Gujarat
  • Assam and Gujarat
  • Gujarat and Maharashtra
  • Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
The Rawa offshore block, with great potential for oil, is located in __________.
  • Krishna-Godavari Basin
  • Cauvery Basin
  • Mahanadi Basin
  • Palar-Pennar Basin
Consider the Hydroelectric power generation in the following state.
Maharashtra     Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh   Kerala 
The correct sequence of installed hydroelectric power capacity in decreasing order is _________.
  • 3, 2, 1, 4
  • 1, 2, 4, 3
  • 2, 1, 3, 4
  • 3, 4, 2, 1
Which one among the .following is a correct sequence of production of coal in the Indian states in  descending order?
  • Jharkhand-Madhya Pradesh- West Bengal- Meghalaya
  • West Bengal-Madhya Pradesh-Jharkhand-Meghalaya
  • Jharkhand - West Bengal-Meghalaya-MadhyaPradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh-Jharkhand- West Bengal-Meghalaya
Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the Gondwana rocks as most important of rock systems of India?
  • More than $$90\%$$ of limestone reserves of India are found in them
  • More than $$90\%$$ of India's coal reserves are found in them
  • More than $$90\%$$ of fertile black cotton soils are spread over them
  • None of the above
For which one of the following is Lamba in Gujarat, famous?
  • Cultivation of oil yielding plants
  • Wind power plant
  • Oil refinery
  • Uranium enrichment plant
Consider the following areas.
Bastar
Bellari
Singhbhum
Tiruchirapalli 
Which of the above areas have iron ores?
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 4
  • Only 3
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4
The shaded region in the map relates to __________.
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  • Iron ore producing regions
  • Regions of mica mining
  • Mineral bearing regions
  • Regions deficient in non- metallic
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