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Geographical aspect MCQ with Answers

17 questionswith explanationsfor RAS, Patwari, VDO and other Rajasthan exams

Questions

Q1

Consider the following statements regarding Census 2011 of Rajasthan - (I) Out of total population of Rajasthan, 24.9% people lived in urban area. (II) Female Literacy Rate in Rajasthan was 60.1%.

  1. (1)Only (I) is correct
  2. (2)Only (II) is correct
  3. (3)Both (I) and (II) are correct
  4. (4)Neither (I) nor (II) is correct

Answer: (1) Only (I) is correct

Explanation

Census 2011: 24.9% (24.87%) of Rajasthan's people lived in urban areas, so (I) is correct. Female literacy was 52.1%, not 60.1%, so (II) is wrong.

Q2

The second highest peak of Aravalli Mountain Range in Rajasthan is -

  1. (1)Achalgarh
  2. (2)Sajjangarh
  3. (3)Jarga
  4. (4)Ser

Answer: (4) Ser

Explanation

Ser (1597 m) in Sirohi is the second highest peak of the Aravalli in Rajasthan, after Guru Shikhar (1722 m).

Q3

Identify the incorrect pair of Dam and the River on which it has been constructed -

  1. (1)Meja Dam – Kothari River
  2. (2)Matrikundia Dam – Banas River
  3. (3)Nahar Sagar Dam – Nagadi River
  4. (4)Fateh Sagar Dam – Berach River

Answer: (3) Nahar Sagar Dam – Nagadi River

Explanation

VMOU's key gives Nahar Sagar Dam – Nagadi River as the incorrect pair. Meja Dam (Bhilwara) is on the Kothari and Matrikundia (Chittorgarh) on the Banas. Fateh Sagar (Udaipur) is fed mainly by the Madar canal, which Rajasthan books link to the Berach system, so the board treats D as a correct pair. We could not confirm the Nahar Sagar – Nagdi pairing from other sources.

Q4

Identify the correct group of Fresh water lakes of Rajasthan -

  1. (1)Pichola, Fateh Sagar, Panchbhadra
  2. (2)Jaisamand, Deedwana, Nakki
  3. (3)Rajsamand, Siliserh, Kolayat
  4. (4)Sambhar, Lunkaransar, Ana Sagar

Answer: (3) Rajsamand, Siliserh, Kolayat

Explanation

Rajsamand, Siliserh and Kolayat are all freshwater lakes. Each other group has a salt lake: Panchbhadra, Didwana, or Sambhar and Lunkaransar.

Q5

Among the following, which river is NOT a tributary of Chambal river?

  1. (1)Kali Sindh
  2. (2)Banganga
  3. (3)Banas
  4. (4)Parvati

Answer: (2) Banganga

Explanation

Kali Sindh, Banas and Parvati join the Chambal, but the Banganga flows east through Jaipur and Bharatpur towards the Yamuna basin.

Q6

Johad, Khadin and Jhalra are methods of -

  1. (1)Water conservation
  2. (2)Soil conservation
  3. (3)Wildlife conservation
  4. (4)Seed conservation

Answer: (1) Water conservation

Explanation

Johad, khadin and jhalra are traditional ways of storing rainwater in Rajasthan, that is, methods of water conservation.

Q7

Which mineral is taken out in Giral mine in Barmer and Matasukh and Kasnau mines in Nagaur?

  1. (1)Bentonite
  2. (2)Gypsum
  3. (3)Lignite
  4. (4)Limestone

Answer: (3) Lignite

Explanation

Giral (Barmer) and Matasukh and Kasnau (Nagaur) are lignite mines; Giral lignite also feeds a power plant.

Q8

Consider the following statements about lakes of Rajasthan: 1. Pushkar lake is lined by 52 bathing ghats. 2. Nehru Park stands on an island in Lake Pichola, Udaipur. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (1)1 only
  2. (2)2 only
  3. (3)Both 1 and 2
  4. (4)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (1) 1 only

Explanation

Pushkar lake is ringed by 52 ghats, where pilgrims take a holy dip. Nehru Park, opened in 1967, is on the largest island of Fateh Sagar, not of Lake Pichola, so statement 2 is wrong.

Q9

Which one of the following statements about the Ghaggar river of northern Rajasthan is correct?

  1. (1)It rises in the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan.
  2. (2)It rises in the Shiwalik hills of Himachal Pradesh.
  3. (3)It rises in the Vindhya range of Madhya Pradesh.
  4. (4)It is a perennial river fed by Himalayan glaciers.

Answer: (2) It rises in the Shiwalik hills of Himachal Pradesh.

Explanation

The Punjab Pollution Control Board and an NGT joint-committee report both place the Ghaggar's source near Dagshai in the Shiwalik hills of Himachal Pradesh. From there it flows through Punjab and Haryana into northern Rajasthan, where it carries water mainly during the monsoon: it is a rain-fed seasonal river, not a glacier-fed perennial one. The Aravalli and Vindhya hills feed other rivers.

Q10

As per ISFR 2023, which forest type of the Champion and Seth classification covers the largest area of Rajasthan's forest and scrub?

  1. (1)Northern dry mixed deciduous forest
  2. (2)Anogeissus pendula (dhok) forest
  3. (3)Dry deciduous scrub
  4. (4)Desert thorn forest

Answer: (1) Northern dry mixed deciduous forest

Explanation

Northern dry mixed deciduous forest covers about 8,400 sq km, 38% of the mapped forest and scrub; Anogeissus pendula (dhok) forest comes second with about 3,243 sq km (15%). Dhok is still the most numerous tree inside Rajasthan's recorded forest areas (ISFR 2023 NFI), because it also grows among other trees in the mixed deciduous forest; the question asks about forest types, and the type in which dhok alone dominates is only second by area. Desert thorn forest, though typical of the west, covers only about 829 sq km.

Q11

Consider the following statements about wollastonite in Rajasthan: 1. Belka Pahar in Sirohi district is a mining area of this mineral. 2. It is mined mainly as an ore of copper. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (1)1 only
  2. (2)2 only
  3. (3)Both 1 and 2
  4. (4)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (1) 1 only

Explanation

The Indian Bureau of Mines (Indian Minerals Yearbook) names the Belka Pahar mine in Sirohi district as a wollastonite mine; Rajasthan's other deposits lie in Ajmer, Dungarpur, Pali and Udaipur. Statement 2 is wrong: wollastonite is a calcium silicate (CaSiO3), a non-metallic mineral used in ceramics, paints and plastics, while Rajasthan's copper comes from the Khetri belt.

Q12

The Bandh Baretha dam, begun in 1866 by Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Bharatpur, stands on which river?

  1. (1)Gambhir
  2. (2)Banganga
  3. (3)Kakund
  4. (4)Ruparel

Answer: (3) Kakund

Explanation

The dam on the Kakund, which rises in the hills of Karauli, was completed in 1897 under Maharaja Ram Singh; the area around it became the Bandh Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary in 1985. The Banganga, also of eastern Rajasthan, feeds the Ramgarh dam near Jaipur, not Bandh Baretha.

Q13

Which of the following pairs of a lake of Rajasthan and a feature linked with it is NOT correctly matched?

  1. (1)Nakki lake, Mount Abu – said to have been dug by the gods with their nails
  2. (2)Fateh Sagar, Udaipur – linked to Lake Pichola by a canal
  3. (3)Kishore Sagar, Kota – Jag Mandir palace on an island
  4. (4)Kaylana lake, Jodhpur – Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) on an island

Answer: (4) Kaylana lake, Jodhpur – Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) on an island

Explanation

Kaylana, an artificial lake west of Jodhpur built in 1872, has no island palace; the Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) is in Lake Pichola. The other three pairs are correct (Kota's Kishore Sagar has its own Jag Mandir).

Q14

The Wakal river, which rises in the Aravalli hills of the Udaipur region and flows into Gujarat, is a tributary of:

  1. (1)Mahi
  2. (2)Luni
  3. (3)West Banas
  4. (4)Sabarmati

Answer: (4) Sabarmati

Explanation

The Wakal joins the Sabarmati from the left in Gujarat; the Mansi is one of its own tributaries, and the Sei of the same hills also drains to the Sabarmati. The Mahi is a different system that enters Rajasthan from Madhya Pradesh in the Banswara region.

Q15

Consider the following statements about the stone used in the new Parliament House, New Delhi (inaugurated in 2023): 1. Its green 'Kesharia' stone came from Makrana. 2. Its red and white sandstone came from Sarmathura (Dholpur). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (1)1 only
  2. (2)2 only
  3. (3)Both 1 and 2
  4. (4)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (2) 2 only

Explanation

The Kesharia green stone came from Udaipur, so statement 1 is wrong; Makrana is known for white marble. The red and white sandstone was quarried at Sarmathura, the source also credited for the sandstone of the Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb.

Q16

Which of the following pairs of a building and the Rajasthani stone used in it is NOT correctly matched?

  1. (1)Taj Mahal, Agra – Makrana marble
  2. (2)Victoria Memorial, Kolkata – Jaisalmer yellow sandstone
  3. (3)Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi – Dholpur stone
  4. (4)Akshardham, Delhi – pink sandstone from Rajasthan

Answer: (2) Victoria Memorial, Kolkata – Jaisalmer yellow sandstone

Explanation

The Victoria Memorial is built of white Makrana marble, the same stone as the Taj Mahal; Jaisalmer's yellow sandstone gives that city its golden look. Rashtrapati Bhavan pairs cream Dholpur stone with pink sandstone, and Akshardham (2005) is built of Rajasthani pink sandstone and Italian Carrara marble.

Q17

As per ISFR 2023, which density class makes up the largest part of Rajasthan's forest cover?

  1. (1)Very dense forest
  2. (2)Moderately dense forest
  3. (3)Open forest
  4. (4)Scrub

Answer: (3) Open forest

Explanation

Open forest (canopy density 10–40%) covers 12,088 of the 16,548 sq km of forest cover, about 73%; moderately dense forest has 4,237 sq km and very dense forest only 223 sq km. Scrub (5,477 sq km) is degraded land below 10% canopy and is not counted as forest cover at all.