Indian Geography MCQs

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Majuli is a large river island in the Brahmaputra River of Assam. It is the largest river in island of the world with a total area of 1,250 square kilometres. It is located east of Guwahati, the largest city of Assam. Majuli is also the abode of the Assamese neo-Vaishnavite culture.

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The Himalayan rivers are perennial rivers as they are not dependent upon rainfall to feed them. They originate in the Himalayas as a result of melting of ice and glaciers. The five main rivers of the Himalayas are the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej. In contrast, peninsular rivers receive water only from monsoon rainfall and flows in rainy seasons.

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Badampahar mines, located in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, are famous for the mining of gold and iron ore.In Badampahar, high grade hematite ores of iron are found. To the east in Mayurbhanj, the banded hematite quartzite forms a series of hills from Badampahar to Gorumahisani. An enormous amount of iron ore is present in this Iron Ore Range.

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The name Darjeeling comes from the Tibetan word ‘dorje,’ meaning the thunderbolt scepter of the Hindu deity Indra, and ling, a place or land. So it means ‘place of the thunderbolt.’ Located in the Mahabharata Range or Lesser Himalaya, Darjeeling is situated in West Bengal.

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Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range. It rises to an elevation of 1,722 metres (5,650 ft). The peak is named Guru Shikhar or “peak of the guru” after Dattatreya, an incarnation of Vishnu.

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The Deccan Plateau is made up of lava flows or igneous rocks known as the Deccan Traps. The rocks are spread over the whole of Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, thereby making it one of the largest volcanic provinces in the world. The Deccan traps formed between 60 and 68 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period.

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Delhi gets winter rainfall due to Western distubances. Western disturbances, specifically the ones in winter, bring moderate to heavy rain in low-lying areas and heavy snow to mountainous areas of the Indian Subcontinent.

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The Rihand Dam is a significant concrete gravity dam erected at Pipri in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra District. Specifically, it is constructed on the Rihand River, a tributary of the Son River. The dam plays a dual role, marking the boundary between Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh and watering the fertile plains formed by the Rihand and its tributaries in Surguja district. Eventually, it meanders into Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district, making a significant contribution to the irrigation needs of both Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

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Lipulekh is a Himalayan pass on the border between Uttarakhand, India and Tibet, China.The Kailash Mansa-rovar Yatra, a Hinduism pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar, traverses this pass.It has been used since ancient times by traders, mendicants and pilgrims transiting between India and Tibet.

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Around eight percent of India’s waterways are found in Kerala. Kerala’s 44 rivers include the Periyar; Bharatha- puzha; Pamba; Chaliyar; Kadalundipuzha; Chala-kudipuzha; Valapattanam; and the Achankovil River;. The average length of the rivers is 64 kilometres. Some of the important beaches in Kerala include Kovalam, Varkala, Chowara, Chavakkad, Nattika, Cherai, Kizhunna, Poovar etc.