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  • Question
  • The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.


  • Options
  • A. 1901
  • B. 1921
  • C. 1941
  • D. 1951

  • Correct Answer
  • 1921 


  • Indian Geography problems


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    • 1. The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at

    • Options
    • A. Namchi, Sikkim
    • B. Churu, Rajasthan
    • C. Mawsynram, Meghalaya
    • D. Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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
    • 3. Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India?

      1. It is largely practiced in Assam
      2. It is referred to as 'slash and burn' technique
      3. In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years

    • Options
    • A. I, II and III
    • B. II and III
    • C. I and II
    • D. I and III
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?

    • Options
    • A. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
    • B. Bihar and Orissa
    • C. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
    • D. West Bengal and Assam
    • Discuss
    • 5. The oldest rocks in India are reported from

    • Options
    • A. Dharwar region, Karnataka
    • B. Aravalli range, Rajasthan
    • C. Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
    • D. Siwalik range, Punjab
    • Discuss
    • 6. The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs

    • Options
    • A. on the western ghats
    • B. between the Tapti and the Narmada
    • C. to the north-east of the Godavari
    • D. on the Malwa plateau
    • Discuss
    • 7. The oldest oil refinery in India is at

    • Options
    • A. Digboi, Assam
    • B. Haldia, near Kolkata
    • C. Koyali, near Baroda
    • D. Noonmati, Assam
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India?

      1. Higher per acre field of sugarcane
      2. Higher sucrose content of sugarcane
      3. Lower labour cost
      4. Longer crushing period

    • Options
    • A. I and II
    • B. I, II and III
    • C. I, III and IV
    • D. I, II and IV
    • Discuss
    • 9. The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is

    • Options
    • A. increasing
    • B. decreasing
    • C. static
    • D. decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?

    • Options
    • A. Beas, Ravi and Chenab
    • B. Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
    • C. Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
    • D. Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum
    • Discuss


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