Indian Geography MCQs

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The northeast trade winds cause winter rains in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. These winds blow from the sea to the land, bringing moisture from the Bay of Bengal to the Tamil Nadu coast. The winds cause rainfall in the southern parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.

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The Banihal Pass is located in Jammu & Kashmir. It is a mountain pass across the Pir Panjal range at 2,652 meters above sea level. The pass forms a link between Kashmir valley and the outer Himalayas. The Jawahar Tunnel crosses Banihal pass connecting the regions of Jammu and Kashmir, making it an essential communication link in the areas harsh winters.

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Talcher Super Thermal Power Station (NTPC Talcher Kaniha) is a coal-based power plant located in Angul district Odisha. It was the first mega power plant of India to have an installed generation capacity of 3000MW.

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160 km (approx) India-Myanmar Friendship Road between Tamu-Kalewa-Kalemyo (TKK road) in Myanmar connects Myanmar to Moreh in Manipur

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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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he Almatti dam project on the Krishna River was an issue between the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. The dam is located in the Bagalkot district of North Karnataka. The dam is also known as the Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam. The Brijesh Kumar Tribunal resolved the conflict between the states. Karnataka won the legal battle against Andhra Pradesh and was allowed to raise the height of the Almatti reservoir to 524 meters. The dam has a gross storage capacity of nearly 200 TMC and 26 radial spillway gates.

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Vidnyhan System stretches from sasaram and rohtas in western Bihar to chittaurgarh in Rajasthan. These rocks came into existence after cuddapah rocks. These are sedimentary rocks which are built from sandstone, shale, and limestones.

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The Chota Nagpur Plateau in eastern India covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh.

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The Kumaon Himalayas lie in Uttarakhand and extend from the Satluj to the Kali river. The Lesser Himalayas in Kumaon Himalaya is represented by the Mussoorie and Nag Tiba ranges.

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Gondwana hills are not just limited in the Madhya Pradesh state, rather they spread over some regions of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Gondwana hills are named after Gond dynasty by which it was ruled during the era of Mughals. Gonds were the tribal community more often found in the Gond forest in central India and spoke the Dravidian language.