Geography Class 10 Previous Year MCQs with Answers | CBSE Board Exam Prep 2025

Prepare confidently for the CBSE Class 10 Geography Board Exam 2025 with this curated set of previous year MCQs.
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Class 10 Geography - Previous Year MCQs

Multiple Choice Questions with Answers

1. Which one of the following crops is a staple food crop, India is the second largest producer, Kharif crop, requires high humidity and 100 cm rainfall?

(a) Ragi

(b) Bajra

(c) Wheat

(d) Rice

(d) Rice

2. Which one of the following is the unique system of irrigation in Meghalaya?

(a) Available only in rainy season

(b) Carries large volumes of water

(c) Removes water from fields

(d) Bamboo drip irrigation system

(d) Bamboo drip irrigation system

3. Which one of the following is the key indicator of a country's development?

(a) Primary Production

(b) Secondary Production

(c) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

(d) Net Domestic Product (NDP)

(c) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

4. Match the following Minerals with their Categories:

I. Ferrous

II. Non-Ferrous

III. Non-Metallic

IV. Energy

a. Coal

b. Iron Ore

c. Limestone

d. Copper

(a) b, d, c, a

(b) d, c, b, a

(c) a, b, d, c

(d) c, d, b, a

(a) b, d, c, a

5. Arrange the following States in the descending order of their share in manganese production:

(a) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha

(b) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka

(c) Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha

(d) Maharashtra, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka

(b) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka

6. Match the following Dams with their respective Rivers:

i. Sardar Sarovar

ii. Hirakud

iii. Bhakra Nangal

iv. Nagarjuna Sagar

a. Mahanadi

b. Krishna

c. Sutlej

d. Narmada

(a) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

(b) i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c

(c) i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a

(d) i-d, ii-a, iii-c, iv-b

(d) i-d, ii-a, iii-c, iv-b

7. In which one of the following states is the unique bamboo drip irrigation system prevalent?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) West Bengal

(c) Meghalaya

(d) Odisha

(c) Meghalaya

8. Match the following National Parks with their respective States:

i. Kaziranga

ii. Jim Corbett

iii. Sunderbans

iv. Bandhavgarh

a. Madhya Pradesh

b. West Bengal

c. Uttarakhand

d. Assam

(a) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

(b) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

(c) i-c, ii-b, iii-d, iv-a

(d) i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a

(b) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

9. Which one of the following states is the highest producer of bauxite in India?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Gujarat

(d) Odisha

(d) Odisha

10. Match the following Crops with their Types:

I. Wheat

II. Ragi

III. Tea

IV. Maize

a. Plantation Crop

b. Kharif Crop

c. Rabi Crop

d. Millets

(a) d, a, c, b

(b) c, b, a, d

(c) c, d, a, b

(d) d, b, a, c

(c) c, d, a, b

11. Which one of the following soils is widely spread, found in the Northern plains and has sand, silt and clay in equal proportion?

(a) Yellow Soil

(b) Black Soil

(c) Laterite Soil

(d) Alluvial Soil

(d) Alluvial Soil

12. Which one of the following is a Non-Metallic Mineral and which one is an Energy Mineral?

(a) Natural Gas

(b) Limestone

(c) Manganese

(d) Gypsum

(b) Limestone (Non-Metallic), (a) Natural Gas (Energy)

13. Which one of the following soils is formed under conditions of high temperature, intense leaching and has low humus content?

(a) Arid Soil

(b) Yellow Soil

(c) Laterite Soil

(d) Black Soil

(c) Laterite Soil

14. Which of the following statements are correct about the Rabi cropping season?

I. Crops are sown in winter

II. Sowing from October to December and harvesting from April to June

III. Crops like Maize, Cotton and Jute are grown

IV. Punjab, Haryana and UP grow wheat

(a) I, III, IV

(b) II, III, IV

(c) I, II, IV

(d) I, II, III

(c) I, II, IV

15. Which one of the following is the correctly matched pair?

(a) Ferrous – Natural Gas

(b) Non-Ferrous – Nickel

(c) Non-Metallic – Limestone

(d) Energy – Cobalt

(c) Non-Metallic – Limestone

16. Match the following Crops with their Types:

I. Wheat – Rabi Crop

II. Ragi – Millets

III. Tea – Plantation Crop

IV. Maize – Kharif Crop

(a) I, II, III, IV

(b) I, III, II, IV

(c) I, II, IV, III

(d) I, IV, II, III

(a) I, II, III, IV

17. Which one of the following soils is widely spread in India?

(a) Alluvial Soil

(b) Black Soil

(c) Laterite Soil

(d) Arid Soil

(a) Alluvial Soil

18. Which one of the following is the correctly matched pair regarding Minerals?

(a) Ferrous – Iron Ore

(b) Non-Ferrous – Coal

(c) Non-Metallic – Copper

(d) Energy – Limestone

(a) Ferrous – Iron Ore

19. Which one of the following is a feature of the bamboo drip irrigation system?

(a) Uses bamboo pipes to transport water

(b) Used only in desert areas

(c) Requires heavy machinery

(d) Dependent on electricity

(a) Uses bamboo pipes to transport water

20. Which one of the following states is the highest producer of manganese?

(a) Odisha

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Karnataka

(b) Madhya Pradesh