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 Amravati Reservoir is located in the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, which is situated in Tamil Nadu. This sanctuary is part of the Western Ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its rich biodiversity, including endangered species like the Nilgiri Tahr. The park also features diverse ecosystems, ranging from tropical evergreen forests to grasslands.

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Jayamkondam is known for good quality lignite. The Jayakondam power station is a proposed 500-megawatt (MW) lignite-fired power station in Tamil Nadu.

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Jamnagar in Saurashtra region is the place of world’s largest Oil Refining and Petrochemicals Complex.

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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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Kerala produces around 85% of India’s total natural rubber, which is close to 0.6 million tonnes rubber every year. To encourage the industry, the Rubber Board is established in Kottayam District of Kerala. Further, the Rubber Park is also in operation at Ernakulam; and one more rubber park in Punalur (Kollam) is under development.

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The Tin Bigha Corridor is a strip of land belonging to India on the West Bengal–Bangladesh border which, in September 2011, was leased to Bangladesh so the country could access its Dahagram–Angarpota enclave from the mainland. The enclave remains the only one still in existence after the 2015 resolution of the India–Bangladesh enclaves issue.

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The Uri Dam is a 480 MW hydroelectric power station on the Jhelum River near Uri in Baramula district of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). It is located very near to the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan. The station is largely built under a hill with a 10 km tunnel. It is of the run-of-the-river type without a large dam, since the Indus Waters Treaty gives Pakistan the exclusive right to regulate the Jhelum River.

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Penganga River is a tributary of Wardha River, which itself is a tributary of Pranhita River, which in turn flows in to Godavari river. Thus, Penganga, Wardha and Pranhita are tributaries of Godavari River which finally ends into the Bay of Bengal.

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Pagladia Dam is a multipurpose project constructed over Pagladiya River, a tributary of Brahmaputra, in Nalbari District of Assam.