Indian Geography MCQs

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The northernmost point of India lies in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and it is known as Indira Col. The Indira Col (altitude 5,764 metres) is a mountain pass located on the Indira Ridge in the Siachen Muztagh in the Karakoram Range.

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The concept of differential heating about the origin of Indian Monsoon was given by Halley.

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Correct sequence will be Thiruvananthapuram – Cochin – Calicut – Mangalore

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Dattagiri or Baba Budangiri is a mountain in the Dattagiri Hill Range / Baba Budan Giri Range of the Western Ghats in the Chikkamagaluru District of Karnataka. There is a shrine of Baba Budangiri which is a place of pilgrimage for both Hindus and Muslims. Baba Budangiri is known for Coffee Plantations. Legend has it that it is the place where seven coffee beans were planted by one Sufi savant Bababudan in 1670 AD after he “smuggled” the coffee from Yemen. Today it has a special place in the multi-billion-dollar Indian coffee industry.

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The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on Chambal river and is located in the Mandsaur & Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh. It is a masonry gravity dam, standing 62.17 metres (204.0 ft) high, with a gross storage capacity of 7.322 billion cubic metres from a catchment area of 22,584 km2. The dam sports a 115-MW hydroelectric power station at its toe, with five 23-MW generating units each providing a total energy generation of about 564 GWh. The dam’s reservoir area is the second-largest in India (after the Hirakud Reservoir), and attracts a large number of migratory and non-migratory birds throughout the year.

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Majuli is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India. It was formed due to course changes by the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries, mainly the Lohit. It has reduced in its size in last two centuries due to erosion and climate reasons.

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The Rangit Dam is a run-of-the-river power project on the Ranjit River, a major tributary of the Tista River, in the South Sikkim district of Sikkim. The dam is 45 metres high concrete gravity structure of 100 metres length. The reservoir created behind the dam has a storage capacity of 1,175,000 cubic metres. The average annual power generation from the 60 MW (3×20 MW) project is 340 GWh with firm power of 39 MW.

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The Indian islands in the Arabian Sea are all of coral origin. These islands are called the Coral Islands of India.
The islands were formed by coral accumulating on the volcanic tops of the Indian Ocean ridge. The ridge sank below the surface millions of years ago, likely due to rising sea levels. The Lakshadweep Islands are the smallest Union Territory of India, with a total area of 32 km2 (12 sq mi). Most of the islands are atolls.
The islands are flat and have low elevation, rising no more than five meters above sea level. They are vulnerable to sea level change.

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Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River.  Koshi is irrigation, flood control and hydropower generation project on the Koshi River built under a bilateral agreement between Nepal and India.

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The Tropic of Cancer located at 23.5° north. Location of Kolkata is 22°33’ N. So, Kolkata is nearer to Tropic of Cancer. Delhi is 28.38°N. Distance between Kolkata, India and the Tropic of Cancer, 97 km = 61 miles.