Indian Geography MCQs

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Some of the important tributaries of the river Cauvery / Kaveri include Hemavati, Shimsha, Honnuhole, Arkavathy, Kabini, Lakshmana Tirtha, Lokapavani, Bhavani, Amaravati, and Noyyal Rivers.

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Malwa Plateau primarily includes:

1. Dewas, Dhar, Indore, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shajapur, Ujjain, and parts of Guna and Sehore districts in Madhya Pradesh.
2. Jhalawar and parts of Banswara and Chittorgarh districts in Rajasthan.

It also includes some parts of the Vagad region of Gujarat.

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State	Coastline
Gujarat	1915.29
Andhra Pradesh	1037
Tamil Nadu	864.73
Kerala	560
Maharashtra	510.31
Orissa	457.2
West Bengal	374
Karnataka	258.15
Goa	113.03
Daman & Diu	—
Total	6089.71

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Shipra River raises in the kakri bardi hills Vindhya Range north of Dhar district, and flows north across the Malwa Plateau to join the Chambal River.It is sacred River to Hindus.Also, holy city of Ujjain is situated on its right bank were after every 12 years, the Kumbh Mela festival takes place.
 

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Duncan pass is located between South and little Andaman. Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It is about 48 km (30 mi) wide; it separates Rutland Island (part of Great Andaman) to the north, and Little Andaman to the south. West of Duncan Passage is the Bay of Bengal; east is the Andaman Sea.

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Barachukki and Gaganachukki waterfalls are situated near the island town of Shivanasamudra in the Mandya district of Karnataka. The waterfalls are created by river Cauvery that runs down a 75 metre gorge before it divides into two branches that flows around the island of Shivanasamudra.

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First option is the correct answer
Uttar Pradesh> Punjab> Haryana> Tamil Nadu

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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.

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The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved Northward breaking from Africa.

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Phumdis are a series of floating islands, exclusive to the Loktak Lake in Manipur state, in northeastern India. They cover a substantial part of the lake area and are heterogeneous masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter, in different stages of decay.