Indian Geography MCQs

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Sholas are patches of stunted evergreen tropical and sub tropical moist broad leaf forest found only in high altitudes of Western Ghats. Shola forests are found in the higher altitude hill regions of the Nilgiris and other parts of South India.

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India has been divided into total of 15 agro-climatic zones viz. Western Himalayan Region; Eastern Himalayan region; Lower Gangetic Plains; Middle Gangetic Plains; Upper Gangetic Plains; Trans-Gangetic Plains; Eastern Plateau and Hills; Central Plateau and Hills; Western Plateau and Hills; Southern Plateau and Hills; East Coastal Plains and Hills; West Coastal Plains and Ghats; Gujarat Plains and Hills; Western Dry Region & Island Region. In the above given question, all given features are of Eastern Plateau and Hills. The eastern Plateau and Hills zone is further divided into five subzones: Sub-region of Wainganga, Madhya Pradesh Eastern Hills and Orissa inland; Orissa Northern and M.P. Eastern Hills and plateau; Chotanagpur North and Eastern Hills and plateau; Chotanagpur South and West Bengal Hills and Plateau; Chhattisgarh and South-Western Orissa Hills.

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The island of Wheeler Island in Odisha, India was renamed Abdul Kalam Island after the late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India. The island was originally named after English commandant Lieutenant Hugh Wheeler. The renaming took place on September 4, 2015.
The island is located in the Bay of Bengal, about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) off the eastern coast of India. It is about 70 kilometers (43 miles) south of Chandipur in Balasore district, Odisha. The island is home to the Integrated Test Range missile testing facility.

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Endemic plants are exclusively and uniquely native to a place, biome, or region. Largest number of endemic plant species in India are found in the Himalayan Region which extends from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh through Sikkim, Bhutan, Meghalaya & Nagaland. Next comes the Deccan peninsula.

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Refineries which use a large amount of steam and cooling water need to have an abundant source of water. Oil refineries therefore are often located nearby navigable rivers or on a sea shore, nearby a port. Such location also gives access to transportation by river or by sea.

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When it comes to India, most diamond mines were depleted decades ago and the country is no longer a source for rough diamonds. However, India does have one active diamond mine at Panna, in Madhya Pradesh, which is run by the state-owned National Mineral Development Corporation.

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The given map indicates the coastal region underwater relief contours of India. In this region some islands like Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep are present.
Man basin
Arabian basin
Chap Ridge
 

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The largest state (above mentioned) is Andhra Pradesh (160,205 sq km) and the Smallest state is Uttarakhand (53,483 sq km).

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The 74th Amendment to the Indian Constitution defines a metropolitan area as an area having a population of 10 Lakh or 1 Million or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification. At present there are around 23 metropolitan areas viz. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gorakhpur, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, National Capital Region, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Salem, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram and Visakhapatnam.

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Himalayan Frontal Fault (HFF) separated the Great Plains of India from the Shiwalik. The Great Plains of India is the alluvial deposits of Himalayan and the peninsular rivers and their tributaries.