Indian Geography MCQs

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Petroleum Industry, located in Assam and known for the first Oil Refinery to be commissioned by the then Indian Oil Company Limited, now known as Indian Oil Corporation Limited.

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The correct answer is Vishakhapatnam. It is India’s deepest landlocked and protected port, located on the eastern coast in Andhra Pradesh. The port has a natural harbor and is strategically important for naval operations and trade. Established in the 1950s, Vishakhapatnam serves as a major hub for cargo and shipbuilding, and it is also home to the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command.

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Karnataka is the largest coffee-producing state in India, accounting for over 70% of the country’s total production. The state has a long history of coffee cultivation, dating back to the 17th century. The largest coffee-producing region of Karnataka is the Kodagu (Coorg) district, which produces 33% of the total coffee produced in India. Other main coffee-producing regions of Karnataka include Chikmagalur, Hassan, Shimoga, and Mysore.

The other top coffee-producing states in India are:

• Kerala, which produces 21% of India’s coffee
• Tamil Nadu, which produces 5% of India’s coffee

Coffee production in India is dominated by the cultivation of Robusta, which represents about 70.4 percent of coffee production in the country.

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The Jarawa are indigenous people of the Andaman Islands in India, primarily found in the western part of the South Andaman and Middle Andaman Islands. They are a relatively small tribe, with an estimated population of 250 to 400 individuals. The Jarawa lead a nomadic lifestyle, hunting wild pigs and monitor lizards with traditional methods like bows and arrows. They rely entirely on the forest and sea for their food. The Jarawa are one of four Negrito tribes in the Andaman Islands, and there are also two Mongoloid tribes in the Nicobar Islands.

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The Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is a dam across the Mahi River and is located 16kms from Banswara town in Banswara district Rajasthan. It is the second largest dam in Rajasthan and is named after Jamnalal Bajaj. The dam has an installed capacity of 140 MW.

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Uttar Pradesh is the state in India with the largest net irrigated area. The state has 17.6 million hectares of irrigated land. The state’s water system is largely made up of canals. The state is fed by permanent waterways that originate in the Himalayan mountains.
Punjab is the state with the highest percentage of irrigated land. In 2018, 98% of Punjab’s cropland was irrigated.

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The Somasila Dam is a dam constructed across the Penna River near Somasila in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. The reservoir impounded by the dam has a surface area of 212.28 km2 with live storage capacity of 1.994 km3. It is the biggest storage reservoir in Penna River basin and can store all the inflows from its catchment area in a normal year.

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The correct answer is that orographic rainfall occurs when moist air is forced to rise over large mountains, leading to cooling and condensation. This type of rainfall is common in India, particularly in the Western Ghats and the Himalayas. The windward side of the mountains receives heavy rainfall, while the leeward side, or rain shadow area, experiences importantly less precipitation. This phenomenon is crucial for understanding regional climates and agriculture in mountainous areas.

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The Kandeleru Dam is an irrigation project built on the Kandaleru River in Rapur Mandal, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. The project is part of the Telugu Ganga project which supplies drinking water to Chennai city from the Srisailam reservoir on Krishna River.

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Chhattisgarh is not a beneficiary of the Narmada River water sharing as per the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal. The tribunal, established in 1969, allocated water primarily among Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Chhattisgarh, formed in 2000 from Madhya Pradesh, does not have direct entitlements from the Narmada, which flows primarily through Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.