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CTET Geography Questions with Answers & Explanations

20 Geography questions from the Environmental Studies section of CTET, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.

Question 1

The Western Ghats are also known as

  1. AVindhya
  2. BSatpura
  3. CAravalli
  4. DSahyadri
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Answer: (D) Sahyadri
Question 2

Which is the longest river in India?

  1. AGanga
  2. BGodavari
  3. CBrahmaputra
  4. DYamuna
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Answer: (A) Ganga
Question 3

The Duncan Passage separates

  1. ALakshadweep and Maldives
  2. BIndia and Sri Lanka
  3. CSouth Andaman and Little Andaman
  4. DAndaman and Nicobar
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Answer: (C) South Andaman and Little Andaman
Question 4

Which is the smallest state of India by area?

  1. ASikkim
  2. BTripura
  3. CGoa
  4. DMizoram
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Answer: (C) Goa
Question 5

The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through which state?

  1. AGujarat
  2. BJharkhand
  3. CMizoram
  4. DOdisha
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Answer: (D) Odisha
Question 6

The capital of Australia is

  1. APerth
  2. BMelbourne
  3. CCanberra
  4. DSydney
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Answer: (C) Canberra
Question 7

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

  1. AJupiter
  2. BMars
  3. CVenus
  4. DMercury
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Answer: (B) Mars
Question 8

Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?

  1. AMount Everest
  2. BK2
  3. CMakalu
  4. DKangchenjunga
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Answer: (A) Mount Everest
Question 9

The Hirakud Dam is built on the

  1. ANarmada
  2. BGodavari
  3. CSutlej
  4. DMahanadi
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Answer: (D) Mahanadi
Question 10

The Western Ghats are also known as

  1. AVindhya
  2. BAravalli
  3. CSahyadri
  4. DSatpura
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Answer: (C) Sahyadri

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Question 11

The currency of Japan is the

  1. AYuan
  2. BYen
  3. CRinggit
  4. DWon
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Answer: (B) Yen
Question 12

Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

  1. AThailand
  2. BChina
  3. CJapan
  4. DSouth Korea
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Answer: (C) Japan
Question 13

Which is the highest peak in India?

  1. ANanda Devi
  2. BKangchenjunga
  3. CK2
  4. DMount Everest
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Answer: (B) Kangchenjunga
Question 14

The Kolleru Lake is located in

  1. AOdisha
  2. BAndhra Pradesh
  3. CTamil Nadu
  4. DKarnataka
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Answer: (B) Andhra Pradesh
Question 15

Majuli, one of the largest river islands in the world, is on the

  1. ABrahmaputra
  2. BMahanadi
  3. CGodavari
  4. DGanga
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Answer: (A) Brahmaputra
Question 16

The capital of Canada is

  1. AMontreal
  2. BToronto
  3. COttawa
  4. DVancouver
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Answer: (C) Ottawa
Question 17

Which state has the longest coastline in India?

  1. AGujarat
  2. BMaharashtra
  3. CAndhra Pradesh
  4. DTamil Nadu
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Answer: (A) Gujarat
Question 18

Which river flows westward into the Arabian Sea?

  1. AKrishna
  2. BMahanadi
  3. CGodavari
  4. DNarmada
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Answer: (D) Narmada
Question 19

The Palk Strait separates India from

  1. AMaldives
  2. BSri Lanka
  3. CBangladesh
  4. DMyanmar
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Answer: (B) Sri Lanka
Question 20

Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?

  1. AChilika Lake
  2. BWular Lake
  3. CLoktak Lake
  4. DDal Lake
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Answer: (B) Wular Lake

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