Indian Geography MCQs

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The Satpura Range, concurrently with the Vindhya Range, divides the Indian Subcontinent into the Indo-Gangetic plain and the Deccan Plateau. It originates in eastern Gujarat, running through Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to Chhattisgarh. It is interesting to note that the Narmada River originates from Satpura’s north-eastern end and the Tapti River from its eastern-central part. Both rivers, in their journey towards the Arabian Sea, drain the northern and southern slopes of the Satpura and Vindhyan ranges respectively. Moreover, Satpura Range’s peak, Mount Dhupgarh or Dhoopgarh, is the highest point in Madhya Pradesh.

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Brahmaputra originates on the Angsi Glacier located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River and flows southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges. Tsangpo enters India after taking a U turn at Namcha Barwa and flows in Arunachal Pradesh and here we call it Dihang River or Siang River. 

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Damodar River, which flows in Jharkhand and West Bengal, originates from a place called ChulhaPani in Lohardaga district, Chota Nagpur Plateau, Jharkhand and it ends in Hooghly River in West Bengal. It was once called Sorrow of Bengal due to devastating floods though now construction of several dams have controlled the floods to a great extent. It is one of the most polluted rivers of India.

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Kanikkaran are a tribal community found in the southern parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Yurva is also found in Tamil Nadu.

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Krishna River rises at Mahabaleswar in district Satara, Maharashtra in the west and meets the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh, on the east coast. It flows through Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The delta of this river is one of the most fertile regions in India and was the home to ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku Dynasty kings. Vijayawada is the largest city on the River Krishna.

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The Sarayu is a river that flows through the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya temple is located on its bank.

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Jhamarkotra rock phosphate mine is located about 26 Km from Udaipur in Rajasthan. This mine is the largest open cast mine in India.

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The correct answer is 2:1. The Indian coastline is approximately 7,516 kilometers long, with about 5,423 kilometers belonging to Peninsular India and around 1,600 kilometers attributed to the Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep Islands. This gives a ratio of roughly 2:1, which indicates the dominance of the Peninsular coastline in comparison to the island territories.

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The Upper Yamuna is the stretch of the Yamuna River from its origin at Yamunotri to Okhla Barrage in Delhi. The Upper Yamuna is 375 km long and covers parts of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. The Yamuna River originates from the Yamunotri Glacier and is the largest tributary of the Ganga River. The Yamuna River flows through the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi. It finally merges with the Ganga at Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj.  The Yamuna River is especially polluted downstream along New Delhi, India’s capital. New Delhi dumps a massive quantity of its waste into the river.

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Kyasanur Forest Disease is also known as monkey fever. The cases for this disease were recently found in Karnataka’s Tirthahalli taluk. So far, five positive cases include one death, have been reported in humans. Moreover, deaths of 5 monkeys were reported in the forest of Ghantejanagallu near Suruvinakoppa village. Kyasanur forest disease is tick-borne viral diseases caused by Kyasanur forest disease virus (KFDV), a member of the virus family Flaviviridae, which also causes dengue and yellow fever. It is endemic to South Asia and was first detected in 1957 in Kyasanur Forest of Karnataka.