Indian Geography MCQs

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Bedabahal is located in Sundargarh district of Odisha. There is a planned UMPP there which has so far not seen the light of the day due to various problems including those of land, coal etc.

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Luni is a river in Rajasthan which originates in the Pushkar Valley of Aravalli range near Ajmer and ends in marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarath.

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The main branch of the river Ganga in Bangladesh is known as the Padma. The Padma River is important as it is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, merging with the Jamuna and Meghna rivers to form the world’s largest delta, the Sundarbans. The river is also crucial for agriculture and transportation in the region.

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Gomti River is a monsoon- and groundwater-fed river which originates from Gomat Taal near Madho Tanda, Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh. It is the only tributary river of Ganga that rises in the plains and not in hills.

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Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean that separates Rutland Island and Little Andaman. It connects the Bay of Bengal in west to Andaman Sea in the east. It is located in the exclusive economic zone of India and is protected by the integrated tri-services Andaman and Nicobar Command of the Indian Military.

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Barak Valley in Assam is renowned for its tea cultivation, particularly the Assam tea variety, which is known for its strong flavor and briskness. The region’s climate and fertile soil are ideal for tea plantations. Assam is one of the largest tea-producing regions in the world, contributing importantly to India’s tea exports. The tea industry plays a crucial role in the local economy and culture.

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Palar River originates in the Nandh Durg Hills of Kolar district in Karnataka; it flows through Vellore and Kancheepuram districts of Tamil Nadu before falling into the Bay of Bengal. Before reaching Tamil Nadu, the river flows for 33 km in Andhra Pradesh. Palar river water dispute is between Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. It was recently in news when the Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court seeking a permanent injunction against the newly bifurcated Andhra Pradesh from building new check dams and diversion structures on the river.

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Lushai’s are commonly known as Mizos. Racially they are known to be under Mongoliod origin. Their main concentration is under Kanchanpur Sub-Division of North Tripura District.

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The 74th Amendment to the Indian Constitution defines a metropolitan area as an area having a population of 10 Lakh or 1 Million or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification. At present there are around 23 metropolitan areas viz. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gorakhpur, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, National Capital Region, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Salem, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram and Visakhapatnam.

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Javadi Hills is known as the “Ooty of Vellore”. It is located in the state of Tamil Nadu and divided Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts.