Indian Geography MCQs

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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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Mahanadi River is called the lifeline of Chhattisgarh. The Mahanadi and its tributaries hold 58.48% of the state’s water. The Mahanadi flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha before ending in the Bay of Bengal. The Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam, which was the first major multipurpose river valley project after India’s independence in 1947.

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Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range and Aravalli lies in north-west of this plateau.

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The Sarayu is a river that flows through the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya temple is located on its bank.

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The Koel Karo Project is not located in Bihar but in Jharkhand. It is one of the significant hydroelectric projects undertaken in India. It displays the fact that precision in geographical knowledge is paramount, especially in areas involving governmental projects spreading across the states. Despite sharing borders, Jharkhand and Bihar have different administrative jurisdictions and policies that can impact the management and functioning of such significant projects.

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The Tulbul project (also known as the Wullar Barrage project) is located on the Jhelum River in the Bandipora district in the northern part of Jammu and Kashmir. The project aims to construct a barrage across the Jhelum River to store water which can be used to irrigate agricultural land in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Wheeler Island, recently renamed Abdul Kalam Island in honour of India’s former president, is located off the coast of Odisha and serves as a missile development and launch facility for India’s defence programs. Operated by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), this strategically located facility hosts test launches of various indigenous missile systems including the Prithvi and Agni series. With advanced infrastructure like launch pads, radars and tracking systems, this island territory provides an ideal platform to fire missiles into predetermined impact points over the Bay of Bengal.

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The Western Ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, primarily run along the western coast of India, spanning Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Andhra Pradesh is not part of the Western Ghats, as it lies to the east of this mountain range. Thus, the correct answer is “Both b and c,” indicating that Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are not exclusively part of the Western Ghats.

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The four tribal groups in Sikkim i.e. Bhutia, Lepcha, Limboo and Tamang, were frequently in news due to proposal to increase the number of seats in the Sikkim Assembly from 32 to 40 to accommodate people of these tribes fair representation of communities as per rules laid down in constitution. As per constitutional provisions, the total number of seats for STs should be in proportion to the population. But as per the Delimitation Act, 2002, the number of seats in an Assembly of any State can only be readjusted on the basis of the first census conducted after 2026. Currently, the Bhutia tribal groups are fairing much better than the Limboo tribal groups when measured in terms of socio-political well being in the state.

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Laterite is a soil and rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. Laterite soils in India are found in the Southern parts of Western Ghat, Malabar Coastal plains and Ratnagiri of Maharashtra and some part of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Meghalaya, western part of West Bengal.