Indian Geography MCQs

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Dampier-Hodges line is an imaginary line drawn in 1829-1830 to mark the northern boundary of Sundarbans delta. It passes through 24 Parganas South and North districts of West Bengal.

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Uttarakhand is known as the “dev bhoomi” or “land of the gods” because of the many Hindu temples and pilgrimage sites that are located there. The state is home to several important religious destinations, including the Char Dham, Haridwar, Rishikesh etc. and the source of the River Ganges.

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In 1870 a small plant was founded by James Erskine in the jungles of Kulti to make iron. This produced only “Cast Iron”. Starting off as Bengal Iron Works Company, it became Burrakar Iron Works in 1881 and was renamed as Bengal Iron and Steel Company in 1890. Later in 1926 the company again changed its name to Bengal Iron Company Ltd.

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The Alluvial soil is rich in minerals. It is highly fertile and very good for agriculture. It often contains gravel, sand and silt. The chemical content of the soil will depend on where it is located.

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As per Census 2011, the population of Bhils is most in India, followed by Gond and Santhalis. The total population of Bhils and related scheduled tribes (Bhil Garasia, Bhil Mina, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Barela, Patelia Pawra, Vasava, Vasave) is 17,071,049 while that of Gond Tribes (Gond, Arakh, Arrakh, Agaria, Asur, Badi Maria, Bada Maria, Bhatola, Bhimma, Bhuta, Koilabhuta, Koliabhuti, Bhar, Bisonhorn Maria, Chota Maria, Dandami Maria, Dhuru, Dhurwa, Dhoba, Dhulia, Dorla, Gaiki, Gatta, Gatti, Gaita,Gond Gowari, Hill Maria, Kandra, Kalanga, Khatola, Koitar, Koya, Khirwar, Khirwara, Kucha Maria, Kuchaki Maria, Madia, Maria, Mana, Mannewar, Moghya, Mogia, Monghya, Mudia, Muria, Nagarchi, Nagwanshi, Ojha, Raj, Sonjhari, Jhareka, Thatia, Thotya, Wade Maria, Vade Maria, Daroi,Rajgond, Koitur) is 13,256,928. Population of Santhal is 6,570,807. Reference

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State	Coastline
Gujarat	1915.29
Andhra Pradesh	1037
Tamil Nadu	864.73
Kerala	560
Maharashtra	510.31
Orissa	457.2
West Bengal	374
Karnataka	258.15
Goa	113.03
Daman & Diu	—
Total	6089.71

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Sholas are patches of stunted evergreen tropical and sub tropical moist broad leaf forest found only in high altitudes of Western Ghats. Shola forests are found in the higher altitude hill regions of the Nilgiris and other parts of South India.

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Habbi Village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir has been inaugurated as India’s First smart tribal village.

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When it comes to India, most diamond mines were depleted decades ago and the country is no longer a source for rough diamonds. However, India does have one active diamond mine at Panna, in Madhya Pradesh, which is run by the state-owned National Mineral Development Corporation.

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For proper ecological balance 33% of forest land is recommended, but in India we have only 20.14% of forest coverage.