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  • Question
  • The percentage of earth surface covered by India is


  • Options
  • A. 2.4
  • B. 3.4
  • C. 4.4
  • D. 5.4

  • Correct Answer
  • 2.4 


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    • 1. The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because

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    • A. it is the older river of India
    • B. of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
    • C. there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
    • D. its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following geographical features have played a great unifying role in strengthening the forces of homogeneity of the Indian people?

      1. The expanses of water surrounding the peninsula
      2. The Himalayan Mountains
      3. The vastness of the country
      4. The presence of the Indian ocean

    • Options
    • A. I
    • B. II
    • C. I and II
    • D. I, II, III and IV
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?

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    • A. Cauvery
    • B. Godavari
    • C. Krishna
    • D. Mahanadi
    • Discuss
    • 4. The significant shifts in Indian agriculture during green revolution include

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    • A. non-food grains reported some spectacular progress and shift in the cropping pattern
    • B. major food grains, in the eastern regions productions decreased and in the northern states increased
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by

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    • A. the Naga hills
    • B. the Garo hills
    • C. Khasi hills
    • D. the Jaintia hills
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau?

      1. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss
      2. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets
      3. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyam scraps, forming the northern flank of the plateau
      4. The trough of the Narmada and Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges

    • Options
    • A. I, II and III
    • B. I and II
    • C. I, II, III and IV
    • D. I, III and IV
    • Discuss
    • 7. The outer Himalayas lie between

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    • A. the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain
    • B. the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain
    • C. the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas
    • D. Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula
    • Discuss
    • 8. The mountain building in Himalayas began

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    • A. about 45 million years ago
    • B. when the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?

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    • A. Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
    • B. Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
    • C. Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
    • D. Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej
    • Discuss
    • 10. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river

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    • A. Ganga
    • B. Cauvery
    • C. Narmada
    • D. Godavari
    • Discuss


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