Indian Geography MCQs

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Kachin Hills are located at the extreme northeastern area of the Kachin State of Myanmar and they make a boundary between India and Myanmar.

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Orissa is the largest bauxite producing state accounting for more than half of the total production of India.

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In April 2009, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) had started pumping natural gas from its D-6 block in the Krishna-Godavari (K-G) basin and D-6 was the first deepwater block in India to start production. 

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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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Saddam Beach is a fishing village in the Malappuram district of Kerala. It was named after former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, in an act of solidarity during the 1991 Gulf War.

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Rarh region of West Bengal predominantly consists of red soil. The Rarh region covers around 62% of the total geographical area of West Bengal. It spans across western parts of the state. The characteristic soil type found here is red laterite soil. This well-drained red soil is rich in iron and aluminum oxides. It develops on ancient rocks in tropical and humid conditions. Supports crops like rice, jute, legumes, oilseeds etc when irrigated properly.

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The Jawai Bandh is a dam built across the Jawai river, a tributary of Luni river near Sumerpur town in Pali District of Rajasthan. The dam has capacity of 7887.5 million cubic feet and covers an area of 102,315 acres of cultivable command area. Its height is about 61.25 feet. Sei dam and Kalibor dam are the feeder dams of the Jawai dam.

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Kuttanad is a region having parts of Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala. It has the lowest altitude in India, and is one of the few places in the world where farming is carried on around 1.2 to 3.0 metres below sea level.

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The Tungabhadra River does not flow into the Arabian Sea. it is a tributary of the Krishna River, which ultimately drains into the Bay of Bengal. In contrast, the Sabarmati, Mandovi, and Narmada rivers all flow into the Arabian Sea. The Narmada is one of the major rivers in India, known for its unique east-west flow, while the Mandovi is important in Goa for its ecological and economic importance.

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Main deposits (of Mangnese) fall in Odisha, followed by Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa and Andhra Pradesh. Minor occurrences of manganese are in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Of the total production of manganese ore in 2009-10, Orissa contributed25%, Maharashtra 24%, Madhya Pradesh 25%, Karnataka 13% and Andhra Pradesh 10%. The remaining 2% was jointly shared by Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.