Indian Geography MCQs

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The largest number of slums are found in the state of Tamil Nadu (504). The total number of slums in India is 2543.

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India comes next only to China as regards to the size of its population, but is seventh in the world as regards to the area. With 2.4 % of world’s area and with 1.8% of world’s income, India is maintaining 18% of world’s population. It clearly indicates that there is excessive burden of population in India.

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With an altitude of 1,646m, Kalsubai Shikhar is the highest peak in Maharashtra. Also known as Everest of Maharashtra, it is situated in the Western Ghats. The mountain range lies within the Kalsubai Harishchandragad Wildlife Sanctuary.

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The 4.5 megawatt hydroelectric power station near Sivasamudram falls of the Cauvery in Karnataka was the first major power station in India. Owned by a few British companies, it was set up by General Electric of the US. It was commissioned in 1902. The first small hydro power plant, a 130 kilowatt plant, started functioning in 1897 at Darjeeling.

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The Chambal river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan, then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Yamuna River in Central India.

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In India, red soil develops on crystalline igneous rocks in areas of low rainfall in the eastern and southern parts of the Deccan plateau. These soils are abundant along the eastern slopes of Western Ghats, Odisha and Chhattisgarh and in the southern parts of the middle Ganga plain. The soil develops a reddish color due to a wide diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks.

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Indira Point is the southernmost point of the Nicobar island located on the Great Nicobar Island. It was formerly known by various names including Pygmalion Point, Parsons Point, etc. The Indira Point Lighthouse was established in the year 1972 and since then it is working as a towering feature and as an important landmark for the ships coming from Malacca.

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As per the Economic Survey 2013-14, agriculture accounts for about 54.6 percent of total employment (Census 2011) in India. However, it contributed only 13.9 percent to India’s GDP in 2013- 14 (provisional estimates) and 15.2 percent during the Eleventh Plan.

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Nanda Devi East, locally known as Sunanda Devi, is the lower of the two adjacent peaks of the highest mountain in Uttarakhand and second highest mountain in India; Nanda Devi is its higher twin peak. Nanda Devi and Nanda Devi East are part of the Garhwal Himalayas, and are located in the state of Uttarakhand. The surrounding Nanda Devi National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.

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The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million square km. India’s total area accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the world. India is the seventh largest country of the world. India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and the total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, is 7,516.6 km.