Indian Geography MCQs

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In 2022–23, wells and tubewells accounted for about 62.8% of irrigated area in India, canals for 22.85%, and tanks for 2.82%. Tubewells and other wells together covered the largest share, followed by canals and tanks. The total net irrigated area in India was 79,312 thousand hectares in 2022–23.

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Bharatmala Project is related to the improving road connectivity.

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Marmagao is located on the estuary formed by Zuari and Mandovi Rivers. Kandala is located on the Gulf of Kutch. Haldia is a riverine port. Tuticorin is a sea port.

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The year 1921 is considered as the ‘Year of the Great Divide’ with regard to population, after which  India witnessed continuous and rapid growth in population.

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Haryana has the lowest sex-ratio (879) as per the census 2011.

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The main areas
of Sub-tropical Broad-leafed
Wet Hill Forests are upper Sumbong,
upper Reyong, Majua, lower Babukhola,
Phuguri, Mirik, Kuhi, etc in the districts
of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and some parts
of Jalpaiguri.

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Baglihar Dam also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, is a run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. It consists of a gravity concrete dam 143 m high and 363 m long, which has total volume of 1.9 million m³, creating a reservoir with a capacity of 475 million m³.

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Nainital in Uttarakhand is famously referred to as the ‘Lake District of India.’ Situated at almost 2,000m above sea level, it is mainly known for Nainital Lake, a natural freshwater body. The British, fond of this lake and its scenic beauty, termed gave the place its famous sobriquet.

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The Sivalik Hills is the outermost range of the Himalayas. Also known as Manak Parbat, it located in between the Great Plains and Lesser or Middle Himalayas. This range is about 2,400 km long enclosing an area that starts almost from the Indus and ends close to the Brahmaputra, with a gap of about 90 kilometres between the Teesta and Raidak rivers in Assam.

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Step wise migration refers to a type of migration which occurs in a series of movements, for example, moving to a town larger than the home town, but not directly to one of the city regions. It is an important subcomponent of the urbanward drift of people.