Indian Geography MCQs

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Loktak Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake (ancient supervolcanic caldera) in India. It is a pulsating lake, with surface area varying from 250 sq km to 500 sq km during rainy season with a typical area of 287 sq km. The lake is located at Moirang in Manipur state, India. Known for its floating circular swamps, which are called phumdis in the local tongue, the lake invites tourists from far and wide for its ethereal beauty.

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Usually, the cold weather season begins in mid- November and continues till February in India. The southern part of the India has rather warmer conditions and does not experience a well-defined winter season. The coastal areas have moderate temperature almost throughout the year. In general, the temperature goes on decreasing from south to north.

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The Indira Sagar Dam is a multipurpose project, located at Narmada Nagar, Punasa in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. The foundation stone of the project was laid by late Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, on 23 October, 1984. It was built as a joint venture between Madhya Pradesh irrigation and National Hydroelectric Power Corporation.

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Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganges River, located between Murshidabad and Malda districts in the Indian state of West Bengal, close to the border with Bangladesh near Chapai Nawabganj District.The barrage has so far been the point of contention for India-Bangladesh transboundary water relations. Bangladesh accuses the barrage to be instrumental in reducing the dry season flow of the Ganges/ Padma into the country.

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Bombay High (Western coast offshore oilfield), Digboi (Brahmaputra valley) and Krishna-Godavari delta (Eastern coastal oilfield) are important oilfields of India. petroleum has also been discovered in the Kaveri delta.

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The triangular shaped Peninsular Plateau of India extends from the south of Indo-Ganga Plain to the Kanyakumari. This plateau is one of the oldest surfaces of the Earth and represents a segregated part of the old Gondwanaland. The Penins-ular Plateau can be broadly categorized into the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau. To the south of the Satpura Mountain Range, the Indian peninsula is known as the Deccan Plateau.

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Marwar is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert which is the driest region of India. It includes the present-day districts of Barmer, Jalore, Lakshman Nagar, Jodhpur, Nagaur, and Pali. This desert tract, nicknamed Marwar or Marusthali – the Land of Death, lives up to its name with its scorching heat, thorny cactus and scrub, and scanty water.

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According to data released by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on June 4, 2015, Rajasthan has become number one state in the country in terms of total installed capacity of solar energy.Rajasthan with total 1,167 megawatt (MW) installed capacity has surpassed Gujarat (1000 MW) which was previous number one state in the country. Top five states in India are (in terms of installed capacity) are :
• Rajasthan : 1047 MW;
• Gujarat : 1000 MW;
• Madhya Pradesh : 563 MW;
• Maharashtra : 363 MW;
• Andhra Pradesh : 247 MW.

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The Coromandel Coast is the name given to the southeastern coast of the Indian Subcontinent between Cape Comorin and False Divi Point. It may also include the southeastern coast of the island of Sri Lanka. The eastern coastal strip is known as the Coramandel Coast (or Payan Ghat in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu). It varies in width from 100 to 130 km, and extends from the delta of the Godavari to Kanyakumari.

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Barren Island is located in the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and lies northeast of the territory’s capital, Port Blair. It is located in the Andaman Sea. The only active volcano in India is located in Barren Island.