Indian Geography MCQs

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The Godavari, the second longest river in India after the Ganges, is also known as Dakshin Ganga. In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India. It forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganges and Indus rivers having larger drainage basins.

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In India, shifting culti-vation, the primitive form of cultivation is called ‘Bewar’ or ‘Dahiya’ in Madhya Pradesh, ‘Podu’ or ‘Penda’ in Andhra Pradesh, ‘Pama Dabi’ or ‘Koman’ or Bringa’ in Odisha, ‘Kumari’ in Western Ghats, ‘Valre’ or ‘Waltre’ in South-eastern Rajasthan, ‘Khil’ in the Himalayan belt, ‘Kuruwa’ in Jharkhand, and ‘Jhum-ming’ in the North-eastern region.

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Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Satluj River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India. Nangal Dam is another downstream of Bhakra dam. Sometimes both the dams together are called Bhakra-Nangal dam though they are two separate dams.

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Mumbai-Maharashtra is the most important cotton manufacturing centre in India. Gujarat is the second largest producer of cotton textile in India and Ahmedabad is the largest centre. The other important cotton textile centres of Gujarat are Vadodara, Surat and Porbandar, etc.

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The highest railway station in India is located in the state of West Bengal. Ghum railway station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the highest railway station in India. It is situated at an altitude of 2,258 metres (7,407 ft). The place is the home of the Ghum Monastery and the Batasia Loop, a bend of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

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The Siachen glacier is located near Nubra valley in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas. The glacier’s melting waters are the main source of the Nubra River in the Indian region of Ladakh, which drains into the Shyok River. Siachen Glacier lies to the north of the Nubra valley.

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Dry Areas receive an annual rainfall of 750 mm or less and there is no irrigation facility for raising crops. Most of the rivers of the Deccan Plateau are seasonal and the rainfall received from retreating monsoon winds is also moderate. So Dry Farming in India is extensively practiced in Deccan Plateau.

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Diphu Pass is a mountain pass around the area of the disputed tri-point borders of India, China, and Myanmar. It lies on the McMahon Line, the demarcation line between the Tibetan region of China and the North-east region of India.Diphu Pass is also a strategic approach to eastern Arunachal Pradesh.

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Peaty and Marshy Soils, that originate in humid regions as a result of accumulation of large amounts of organic matter in the soils, are not predominantly found in Madhya Pradesh. These are generally submerged under water during the rainy season and are utilised for paddy cultivation afterwards. They are found in the coastal areas of Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sunderbans of West Bengal, Bihar, Uttarakhand, etc.

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Manikaran is famous for hot springs that are produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater that rises from the Earth’s crust. The water from hot springs in non-volcanic areas is heated in this manner. An experimental geothermal energy plant has also been set up here.