Indian Geography MCQs

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India has 15,106.7 Km of land border and a coastline of 7,516.6 Km including island territories. India shares land borders with seven neighboring countries viz. Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan and Afghanistan. We note here that since India claims all of Kashmir including PoK, India technically considers itself to have a 106 km border with Afghanistan. However, in fact, this border passes through Pakistan-controlled Gilgit-Baltistan in Kashmir and the Wakhan Corridor on the Afghan side. The borders length of India with neighboring countries as per Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India is as follows:

Name of the country	Length of the border (in Km)
Bangladesh	4,096.7
China	3,488
Pakistan	3,323
Nepal	1,751
Myanmar	1,643
Bhutan	699
Afghanistan	106
Total	15,106.7

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Correct sequence will be Thiruvananthapuram – Cochin – Calicut – Mangalore

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India has 15106.7 Km of land border running through 92 districts in 17 States and a coastline of 7516.6 Km touching 13 States and Union Territories (UTs). The length of India’s land borders with neighbouring countries is as under.
Bangladesh- 4,096.7 km
China- 3,488 km
Pakistan- 3,323 km
Nepal- 1,751 km
Myanmar- 1,643 km
Bhutan-699 km
Afghanistan- 106 km
India shares 4096.7 Km of its land border with Bangladesh. West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram are the States which share the border with Bangladesh.

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IST was fixed in 1906 at 82.5°, or 5.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

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Mahanadi River is called the lifeline of Chhattisgarh. The Mahanadi and its tributaries hold 58.48% of the state’s water. The Mahanadi flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha before ending in the Bay of Bengal. The Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam, which was the first major multipurpose river valley project after India’s independence in 1947.

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Dharwar Rock System is special because it is the first metamorphic sedimentary rock in India. They are named Dharwar system because they were first studied in Dharwar region of Karnataka. But they are also found in the Aravallis, Tamil Nadu, Chotanagpur plateau, Meghalaya, Delhi, and the Himalayas region. Out of these, Chota Nagpur plateau is called the storehouse of minerals since it is rich in minerals such as mica, bauxite, copper, iron ore, etc.

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Jharia Coal Fields
Jharia, which is the largest coal field of India, is located in Jharkhand. It lies in Damodar Valley and spreads in 280 km². Its main production is bituminous coke for production of coke. It supplies most of the coal produced in India. It is also known for a coal field fire that burnt for around a century.
Korba Coal Fields
Korba Coalfield is located in Korba district of Chhattisgarh. It is located in the basis of Hasdeo River, which is a tributary of the Mahanadi. The Gevra mine is one of the mines in Korba Coal fileds which is considered to be the largest open cast mine in India. The coal from the Korba coal field supports Korba Super Thermal Power Plant of NTPC.
Umaria Coal Fields
Umaria coal field is located in  Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh in the Umrer River valley, which is a  tributary of the Son River.

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Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project is located in Jhajjar district of Haryana.

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Winter rains generally occur in north India due to the approach of western disturbances over Western Himalayas as well as over northern plains.

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The number of mines which reported mineral production {excluding minor minerals, petroleum (crude), natural gas and atomic minerals} in India was 3108 in 2012-13. Out of 3108 reporting mines, maximum number of mines were located in Andhra Pradesh (583) followed by Rajasthan (374), Gujarat (350).