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- Question
Each degree of latitude is equals to
Options- A. 112 kms
- B. 111 kms
- C. 110 kms
- D. 101 kms
- Correct Answer
- 111 kms
ExplanationThe each degree of latitude is equals to 111 kms approx (69 miles). As Earth is lightly ellipsoid in shape it changes at equator and poles from 110.5 kms to 111.7 kms respectively.
- 1. The main difference between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats in the matter of
Options- A. Continuity
- B. proximity of coast
- C. ending in Nilgiris
- D. height Discuss
- 2. Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of
Options- A. runoff
- B. soil formation
- C. mechanical weathering
- D. mass movement Discuss
- 3. The Salal project is on the river
Options- A. Ravi
- B. Sutlej
- C. Ganges
- D. Chenab Discuss
- 4. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
Options- A. 66%
- B. 35%
- C. 71%
- D. 22% Discuss
- Agriculture Land - 1797090 sq. Km (about 60.4%).
- Forest Area - 677598 sq. Km. (about 22.08%).
- Agriculture Irrigated land - 35 %.
- 5. Highest Bajra producing state in India?
Options- A. Rajasthan
- B. Gujarat
- C. Uttar Pradesh
- D. Haryana Discuss
- 6. The proportion of forest to the total national geographical area of India as envisaged by National Forest Policy is
Options- A. 30.3%
- B. 33.3%
- C. 38.3%
- D. 42.3% Discuss
- 7. Which state has the highest number of 55770 fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking water in the country followed by Odisha and Jharkhand?
Options- A. Tamilnadu
- B. Kerala
- C. Manipur
- D. Madhya Pradesh Discuss
- 8. The Union Territories get representation in
Options- A. Lok Sabha
- B. Rajya Sabha
- C. Both A & B
- D. Supreme Court Discuss
- 9. India is the largest producer of
Options- A. Apples
- B. Grapes
- C. Oranges
- D. Bananas Discuss
- 10. Desertification refers to
Options- A. forest degrading to dense taiga
- B. forest improving to tundras
- C. forest improving to deserts
- D. forest degrading to sparse vegetation Discuss
Indian Geography problems
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Correct Answer: Continuity
Explanation:
While the western Ghats stretch uninterrupted , the Eastern Ghats do not have a structural unity.
Correct Answer: mass movement
Correct Answer: Chenab
Correct Answer: 35%
Explanation:
According to World Bank Indicator India - Land use:
Correct Answer: Rajasthan
Correct Answer: 33.3%
Correct Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of 55770 fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking water in the country followed by Odisha and Jharkhand.
Correct Answer: Both A & B
Explanation:
The Union Territories get representation in Both the houses of Parliament i.e, The Lok Sabha and The Rajya Sabha.
Correct Answer: Bananas
Explanation:
India is the World's largest producer of Bananas producing nearly 30 million tons a year.
Correct Answer: forest improving to deserts
Explanation:
Desertification is a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry area of land becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife.
Conversion of a grassland or an already arid land into a desert through indiscriminate human actions magnified by droughts.
Hence, forest improving to deserts is refers to desertification.
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