Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Indian Geography

5 more SSC CGL questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1medium

   Which Indian state has the longest coastline?

   • AGujarat
   • BMaharashtra
   • CAndhra Pradesh
   • DTamil Nadu
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   Correct answer: (A) Gujarat

   Gujarat has the longest coastline among Indian states (approximately 1600 km).

2. Q2easy

   The Sundarbans mangrove forest is located in:

   • AOdisha
   • BAssam
   • CWest Bengal
   • DKerala
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   Correct answer: (C) West Bengal

   Sundarbans delta (home of the Royal Bengal Tiger) is in West Bengal (and Bangladesh).

3. Q3medium

   Deccan Plateau is primarily composed of:

   • Alimestone
   • Bbasalt
   • Cgranite
   • Dsandstone
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   Correct answer: (B) basalt

   Deccan Plateau is largely composed of basalt rock formed by ancient volcanic activity.

4. Q4medium

   The Siachen Glacier is located in:

   • AHimachal Pradesh
   • BUttarakhand
   • CLadakh (J&K)
   • DSikkim
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   Correct answer: (C) Ladakh (J&K)

   Siachen Glacier is in the Eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas, administered by India (Ladakh).

5. Q5hard

   Which is the only river to flow into the Arabian Sea from the Deccan?

   • ANarmada
   • BGodavari
   • CKrishna
   • DMahanadi
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   Correct answer: (A) Narmada

   The Narmada and Tapti flow westward into the Arabian Sea — the only major Deccan rivers to do so.