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- Question
How many states in India are coastal
Options- A. 7
- B. 8
- C. 9
- D. 10
- Correct Answer
- 9
- 1. Which of the following soils is formed under typical monsoonal conditions?
Options- A. Black Soils
- B. Red Soils
- C. Laterite Soils
- D. None Discuss
- 2. Which of the following groups of rivers in india are likely to show the least erosional activity?
Options- A. Himalayan rivers
- B. Those rising in the Great Plain of India
- C. The thin streams flowing into the Arabian Sea
- D. The east-ward flowing peninsular rivers Discuss
- 3. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow it through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these riviers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into india. This "U" turn is due to
Options- A. Uplift of folded Himalayan series
- B. Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
- C. Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
- D. Both A and B Discuss
- 4. In which one among the following districts is the highest point of Eastern Ghats located?
Options- A. Ganjam
- B. Visakhapatnam
- C. Kurnool
- D. North Arcot Discuss
- 5. The total area of the republic of India is of the order of
Options- A. 2.3 million sq km
- B. 3.3 million sq km
- C. 4.3 million sq km
- D. 5.3 million sq km Discuss
- 6. Highest Jute producing state in India?
Options- A. Gujarat
- B. West Bengal
- C. Uttar Pradesh
- D. Bihar Discuss
- 7. Keoladeo National Park is situated in which state?
Options- A. Jharkand
- B. Rajasthan
- C. Madhya Pradesh
- D. Uttar Pradesh Discuss
- 8. Okhla Bird Sanctuary is located in
Options- A. Rajasthan
- B. West Bengal
- C. Maharashtra
- D. Uttar Pradesh Discuss
- 9. Which of the following river empties into the Arabian Sea?
Options- A. Ganga
- B. Yamuna
- C. Indus
- D. Kaveri Discuss
- 10. Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in
Options- A. Scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth
- B. Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas
- C. Low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding
- D. Desert margins, liable to strong wind action Discuss
Indian Geography problems
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Correct Answer: Laterite Soils
Explanation:
The alternation of wet and dry seasons leads to the leaching away of the siliceous matter of the rocks and the formation of laterite soils. It has been observed that there is a general relationship between altitude and the chemical composition of laterite soils. The soils on the higher areas are generally more acidic than on the low lying areas.
Correct Answer: The east-ward flowing peninsular rivers
Explanation:
The rivers are arranged in the descending order of their erosional activity.
Correct Answer: Both A and B
Correct Answer: Visakhapatnam
Correct Answer: 3.3 million sq km
Explanation:
The provisional geographical area of india as on 31st March 1982, given by survey of india, is 3287,263 sq km. which includes 78,111 sq km under occupation by pakistan, 5180 sqkm given by pakistan to china and 37,555 sq km under occupation of china.
Correct Answer: West Bengal
Explanation:
West Bengal is the highest Jute producing state in India followed by Bihar and Assam in second and third place.
Gujarat is the largest Cotton producing state in India.
Correct Answer: Rajasthan
Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Okhla Bird Sanctuary is located in Uttar Pradesh.
Okhla Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary at the Okhla barrage over Yamuna River. It is situated in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, on Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border and known as a haven for over 300 bird species.
Correct Answer: Indus
Explanation:
The river which starts flowing from Himalayas on the North to southwards to empty in the Arabian sea is Indus River.
Correct Answer: Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas
Explanation:
Contour bunding is a proven sustainable land management practice for mountainous areas, marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low.
It is widely adopted by the ethnic minorities of Nepal who practice the shifting cultivation system of farming.
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