Indian Geography MCQs

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The Mathabhanga River serves as a natural border between India and Bangladesh. It is a distributary of the Ganges River and flows through the Indian state of West Bengal before entering Bangladesh. The river plays a important role in the region’s geography and has historical importance in demarcating territories. The India-Bangladesh border is one of the longest borders in the world, stretching over 4,096 kilometers.

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The 9° Channel is the maritime boundary that separates the Lakshadweep Islands and Maliku Atoll. The channel is named so because it is located on the 9° North latitude. On the other hand, the 10° Channel is another significant maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean region that separates the Andaman islands from the Nicobar islands, situated on the 10° North latitude. Coco and Kardiva Channels serve their respective geographical divisions, unrelated to the Lakshadweep or Maliku Atoll.

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As per the provisional data of Census 2011, population density of India stands at 382, which is 17.5% more than 325 in Census 2001. NCT of Delhi with 11297 is has highest density in India, followed by Chandigarh where population density stands at 9252. Population density of Arunachal Pradesh is 17. Lowest among all states and Uts in India. Lowest Population density among Uts is of Andaman & Nicobar Islands (46).

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The Gulf of Khambhat, also known as the Gulf of Cambay, is located in the western part of India. It’s a bay in the Arabian Sea. The Narmada and Tapti rivers are the two major rivers that discharge their waters into this gulf. These rivers carry their waters from central India and empty into the Arabian Sea, serving as significant water routes.

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Wahga is a village in Lahore of Pakistan. Wagah Border is a border point, goods transit terminal and a railway station between Pakistan and India. The border is located 24 kilometres from Lahore and 32 kilometres from Amritsar. Since India Pakistan border is known as Radcliffe Line, wagah border is located on this line.

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Pira Panjal is in kashmir Himalaya,
Nanda devi Kamet, Trishul, Badrinath & kedarnath are in Kumaon Himalayas,
Mount Everest, Makalu, Kanchanjanga, Daulagiri, Annapurna etc are in central Himalays,
K2, nangaparbat, harmosh etc. are in trans Himalaya,
Naga Hills and Patkai Bum Hills are in Assam Himalaya.
High Peaks are rare in Punjab Himalayas.

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The Tungabhadra River is a significant tributary of the Krishna River. This river is created through the convergence of the Tunga and Bhadra Rivers, which both have their sources at Gangamula, located in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka. The Tungabhadra is considered the most voluminous tributary feeding into the Krishna River.

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India has been divided into total of 15 agro-climatic zones viz. Western Himalayan Region; Eastern Himalayan region; Lower Gangetic Plains; Middle Gangetic Plains; Upper Gangetic Plains; Trans-Gangetic Plains; Eastern Plateau and Hills; Central Plateau and Hills; Western Plateau and Hills; Southern Plateau and Hills; East Coastal Plains and Hills; West Coastal Plains and Ghats; Gujarat Plains and Hills; Western Dry Region & Island Region. In the above given question, all given features are of Eastern Plateau and Hills. The eastern Plateau and Hills zone is further divided into five subzones: Sub-region of Wainganga, Madhya Pradesh Eastern Hills and Orissa inland; Orissa Northern and M.P. Eastern Hills and plateau; Chotanagpur North and Eastern Hills and plateau; Chotanagpur South and West Bengal Hills and Plateau; Chhattisgarh and South-Western Orissa Hills.

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Karnataka is the largest producer of silk in India. The state produces an average of around 8,200 metric tonnes of silk every year, which is about 50% of the total silk production in India. Mysore and North Bengaluru in Karnataka are famous for their silks and are called the “Silk City” as they majorly contribute to the silk production in India.

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Uttar Pradesh has 14.49 million hectares of irrigated land which is highest in India.