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Madhya Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh
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Maharastra
D
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
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Copper
B
Iron
C
Lead
D
Mica
Mica
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Sun TV
B
Gemini TV
C
Manorama News
D
Asianet
Sun TV
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1
B
2
C
3
D
4
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal & Sikkim
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Jhelum
B
Chenab
C
Ravi
D
Sutlej
Salal Dam, also known as Salal Hydroelectric Power Station, is a run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Himalayas
B
Aravalli Range
C
Nilgiri mountains
D
Western Ghats
The Aravalli Range, an eroded stub of ancient mountains, is the oldest range of fold mountains in India.
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India and China
B
India and Afghanistan
C
India and Nepal
D
India and Pakistan
On 17th August 1947 the Radcliffe Line was declared as the boundary between India and Pakistan, following the Partition of India. The line is named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe who was commissioned to equitably divide 4,50,000 km sq of territory with 88 million people.
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Himachal Pradesh
B
Punjab
C
Karnataka
D
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India produce saffron.
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Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
B
Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
C
Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum
D
Beas, Ravi and Chenab
Beas, Ravi and Chenab rivers originate from the Himachal mountains.
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Ganges
B
Sutlej
C
Yamuna
D
Tapti
New Delhi is on the banks of Yamuna.
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Uttarakhand
B
Jammu and Kashmir
C
Punjab
D
Himachal Pradesh
Nanga Parbat peak located at Jammu and Kashmir state in India.
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Shimla
B
Darjeeling
C
Kashmir
D
Ooty
The Switzerland of India isKashmir.
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Punjab
B
Uttarakhand
C
Haryana
D
Jammu and Kashmir
Jim Corbett National Park is a forested wildlife sanctuary in northern India’s Uttarakhand State. Rich in flora and fauna, it’s known for its Bengal tigers. Animals, including tigers, leopards and wild elephants, roam the Dhikala zone. On the banks of the Ramganga Reservoir, the Sonanadi zone is home to elephants and leopards, along with hundreds of species of birds.
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Kashmir
B
Uttarakhand
C
Darjeeling
D
Sikkim
Valley Of Flowers National Park located at Uttarakhand.
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Madhya Pradesh
B
Chhattisgarh
C
Arunachal Pradesh
D
Maharashtra
The maximum increase in forest cover has been observed in West Bengal (3810 sq. km.) followed by Odisha (1444 sq. km.) and Kerala (622sq km). Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover of 77,522 sq. km. in terms of area in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh with the forest cover of 67,321 sq. km.
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Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
B
West Bengal and Assam
C
Bihar and Orissa
D
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Bihar and Orissa states have the largest deposits of iron ore.
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Mahanadi and Cauvery
B
Luni and Tapti
C
Ganga and Godavari
D
A and C
Mahanadi, Cauvery, Ganga and Godavari fall into The Bay of Bengal.
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Godavari
B
Mahanadi
C
Cauvery
D
Krishna
The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around 141,600 square kilometres (54,700 sq mi) and has a total course of 858 kilometers (533 mi). The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
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Madhya Pradesh
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Maharastra
D
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of district in India.
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Lucknow
B
Meerut
C
Allahabad
D
Kanpur
The capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow.
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Allahabad
B
Chennai
C
Kolkata
D
New Delhi
Indian standard time is the local time of Allahabad.
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West Bengal
B
Andhra Pradesh
C
Uttar Pradesh
D
Punjab
Among the rice producing states, West Bengal is by far the most important producer and ranks the leading position, accounting for about 15 per cent of the total quantity of rice produced in India. The major rice producing districts in the state are Bardhaman, Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas.
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Hoogly
B
Ganga
C
Mahanadi
D
Yamuna
Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River.
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City of Joy
B
City of Palaces
C
Cultural Capital of India
D
All
Nickname of Kolkata are City of Joy, City of Palaces, Cultural Capital of India, Gateway of Eastern India and Haven of Aged.
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Royal Bengal Tiger
B
Fishing Cat
C
Musk Deer
D
Indian Elephant
State animal of West Bengal is Fishing Cat.
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Lucknow
B
Kolkata
C
Bhubaneswar
D
Patna
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport located at Kolkata.
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Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh
B
Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal
C
West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
D
Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal produced 90 percent of coal in India.
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Indus
B
Brahmaputra
C
Ganga
D
Kaveri
The Yarlung Tsangpo is the longest river in Tibet. The part Tsangpo probably originates from the fact that the river flows from or through Tsang- encompassing the Tibet west of Lhasa.It is the upper stream of the Brahmaputra River.
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Mawsynram, Meghalaya
B
Namchi, Sikkim
C
Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
D
Darjeeling, West Bengal
Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 65 kilometres from Shillong. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres (467.4 in).
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Decreasing
B
Increasing
C
Decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area.
D
Static
The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is Decreasing
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Haldia, near Kolkata
B
Noonmati, Assam
C
Digboi, Assam
D
Koyali, near Baroda
The oldest oil refinery in India is at Digboi, Assam.
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Deccan plateau
B
Plains of northern India
C
Ganga-Brahmaputra valley
D
Western ghats
Ganga-Brahmaputra valley regions are most prone to earthquakes
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Meghalaya
B
Arunachal Pradesh
C
Mizoram
D
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh is a Sanskrit word which means land of rising sun as state is located in the easternmost part of the country and gets first sunrise in the country.
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Tamil Nadu
B
West Bengal
C
Assam
D
Kerala
Assam Tea is a black tea named after the region of its production, Assam, in India. It is also traditionally used in Yunnan province in China. Assam tea is manufactured specifically from the plant Camellia sinensis var. assamica (Masters).
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Tea City of India
B
Scotland of East
C
Gateway of The East
D
All
Shillong is also known as Scotland of East.
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Godavari
B
Narmada
C
Sabarmati
D
Tapti
Nashik is an ancient city in the northwest region of Maharashtra at India. Famous the world over for its fresh agricultural produce namely table and wine grapes besides vegetables.Situated at the foothills of the Western Ghats on the banks of the river Godavari which originates nearby at Trimbakeshwar.
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The Great Rann of Kutch
B
Thar Desert
C
The Cold Mountain Desert
D
None
Thar Desert
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Fertilizers
B
Agriculture
C
Jute Industry
D
Oil Refinery
Ankleswar in Gujarat is well known for Oil Refinery.The town is known for its industrial township called GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation). Ankleshwar has an office of the ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited).
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City of Dreams
B
Financial Capital of India
C
City of Seven Island
D
All
Nicknames of Mumbai is City of Dreams, Financial Capital of India, City of Seven Island, Gateway of India, Maximum City, Maya Nagari.
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Golden City
B
City of Prime Ministers
C
Manchester of India
D
All
Nickname of Ahmedabad is Manchester of India.
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Punjab
B
Gujarat
C
Rajasthan
D
Maharashtra
Asiatic Lion is the state animal of Gujarat .
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North of the Equator
B
North of Tropic of Cancer
C
South of the Equator
D
South of the Capricorn
The southernmost point of peninsular India exist in North of the Equator.
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of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers
B
there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
C
it is the older river of India
D
its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges
The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers.
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Aravalli range, Rajasthan
B
Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
C
Dharwar region, Karnataka
D
Siwalik range, Punjab
The oldest rocks in India are reported from Dharwar region, Karnataka.
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Tarapore
B
Rawat Bhata
C
Narora
D
Kalpakkam
Kalpakkam atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously.
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Cauvery
B
Ganga
C
Brahmaputra
D
Krishna
The Sivanasamudra Falls is on the Kaveri River after the river has found its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls. The island town of Shivanasamudra divides the river into twin waterfalls. This creates the fourth largest island in the rivers course. A group of ancient temples are located here and there likely was a village.
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Andhra Pradesh
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Kerala
D
Karnatka
The Gulf of Mannar is situated along the coast of Tamil Nadu .
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Godavari
B
Cauveri
C
Tapi
D
Krishna
The Krishna river originates in the western ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about 1,300 metres, in the state of Maharashtra in central India. It is one of the longest rivers in India. The Krishna river is around 1,300 km in length.
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Willingdon Island
B
Andaman
C
Rameshwaram
D
Nicobar
Rameshwaram lies between India and Sri Lanka.
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Gateway to Kerala
B
Queen of the Arabian Sea
C
A and B
D
None
Nickname of Kochi are Gateway to Kerala and Queen of the Arabian Sea.
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Rock of Heaven
B
Blue Mountain
C
High Hills
D
All
Nilgiri is also known as Blue Mountain.
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A
Dal Lake
B
Chilka Lake
C
Pulicat Lake
D
Mansarover
Chilka Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Oris- sa state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal, cov- ering an area of over 1,100 sq. km. It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest lagoon in the World. It is the largest wintering ground for migratory birds on the Indian sub-continent.
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Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
B
The Hill feature in Srinagar, otherwise known as ‘Shan- kara-charya Hill’
C
The place where the Dogra rulers of J & K built their fort in Jammu.
D
The rock feature at Kanya- kumari where Swami Vive- kananda’s statue was erect- ed.
Raisina Hill is an area of Lutyens’ Delhi, New Delhi, housing India’s most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India and the Secre- tariat building housing the Prime Minister’s Office and several other important ministries. It is surround- ed by other important buildings and structures, in- cluding the Parliament of India, Rajpath, Vijay Chowk and India Gate.28) The term “Raisina Hill” was coined following acquisition of land from 300 families from X and Malcha villages. About 0.001 acres of land was acquired under the “1894 Land Acquisition Act” to begin the construction of the Viceroy’s House.
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Nathu La
B
Jelep La
C
Shipki La
D
Sherabathanga
Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-China border. The river Sutlej enters India through this pass. It is an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. It is located in Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, and Tibet Autonomous Region in People’s Republic of China. The pass is India’s third border post for trade with China after Nathu La in Sikkim, and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand. The pass is close to town of Khab.
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Bhutan
B
Bangladesh
C
India
D
Pakistan
The Khyber Pass is a 53-kilometer (33-miles) pas- sage through the Hindu Kush mountain range. It connects the northern frontier of Pakistan with Af- ghanistan. At its narrowest point, the pass is only 3 meters wide. On the north side of the Khyber Pass rise the towering, snow-covered mountains of the Hindu Kush. The Khyber Pass is one of the most famous mountain passes in the World. It is one of the most important passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is the best land route between India and Pakistan and has had a long and often violent histo- ry. Conquering armies have used the Khyber as an entry point for their invasions. It was also been a major trade route for centuries.
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Lebanon
B
Afghanistan
C
Jammu and Kashmir, India
D
Syria
The Panjshir Valley is a valley in north-central Afghanistan, 150 km north of Kabul, near the Hindu Kush mountain range. Located in the Panjshir Prov- ince it is divided by the Panjshir River. The valley is home to more than 140,000 people, including Af- ghanistan’s largest concentration of ethnic Tajiks. It literally means ‘Valley of the Five Lions.’
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Khardungala
B
Rohtang
C
Lipu likh
D
Nathu la
Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China’s Ti- bet Autonomous Region. The pass, at 4,310 m above mean sea level, forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. The pass would be particularly useful for pilgrims visiting monasteries in Sikkim such as Rumtek, one of the holiest shrines in Buddhism. For Hindus, the pass reduces the journey time to Mansarovar Lake from fifteen to two days.
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Godavari
B
Narmada
C
Krishna
D
Mahanadi
Narmada is the only river in India that flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between different rang- es. One theory is that the area in which the fossils are located, i.e., the Narmada Valley near Mandla, was actually a deep inundation of the sea into penin- sular India till the Post- Cambrian Tertiary age, about 40 million years ago. This means that Narmada was a very short river which terminated in the inland sea above Mandla, and that the recession of the sea caused geological disturbances, which created the present rift valley through which the Narmada River and Tapti River flow in their present journey to the Arabian Sea.
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South and Little Andaman
B
North and South Andaman
C
North and Middle Andaman
D
Andaman and Nicobar
SSC Combined Graduate Level Prelim Exam. 11.05.2003Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It is about 48 km (30 mi) wide; it separates Rutland Island (part of Great Andaman) to the north and Lit- tle Andaman to the south. West of Duncan Passage is the Bay of Bengal; east is the Andaman Sea. Sev- eral small islands and islets lie along the passage.
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northern and eastern
B
southern and eastern
C
northern and western
D
northern and southern
India lies to the north of the equator, geographi- cally located at 28° 36.8` N and 77° 12.5` E in the northern hemisphere of the globe. India takes its standard time from the meridian of 82° 30` E, which is 5 ½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean time (0 (zero) longitude).
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Himalayas
B
Vindhyas
C
Aravalli
D
Sahyadri
) The Aravali Range (Aravali) literally meaning ‘line of peaks’, is a range of mountains in western India and eastern Pakistan running approximately 800 km from northwest to southwest across Indian states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat and Pakistani prov- inces of Punjab and Sindh. The Aravali range are the oldest fold mountains in India. The Aravali Range is the eroded stub of a range of ancient folded moun- tains. The range rose in a Precambrian event called the Aravali-Delhi orogeny. The range joins two of the ancient segments that make up the Indian craton, the Marwar segment to the northwest of the range, and the Bundelkhand segment to the southeast.
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Sri Lanka
B
Myanmar
C
Indonesia
D
Pakistan
The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal, between the Indian peninsula to the west and Burma to the north and east. Most of the islands are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India, while a small number in the north of the archipelago belong to Burma. The Andaman Archipelago is an oceanic continuation of the Burmese Arakan Yoma range in the North and of the Indonesian Archipelago in the South. It has 325 islands which cover an area of 6,408 km2 (2,474 sq mi), with the Anda- man Sea to the east between the islands and the coast of Burma. The nearest landmass in the north is Myanmar.
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Aravalli
B
Western Ghat
C
Eastern Ghat
D
Satpura
Telangana plateau is a plateau in western Andhra Pradesh, comprising the northeastern part of the Deccan plateau. The Aravali Range literally meaning `line of peaks`, is a range of mountains in western India and eastern Pakistan running approximately 800 km from northwest to southwest across Indian states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Gujarat and Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. The Aravali Range is the eroded stub of a range of ancient folded mountains. The range rose in a Precambrian event called the Aravali-Delhi orogen. The range joins two of the ancient segments that make up the Indian craton, the Marwar segment to the northwest of the range, and the Bundelkhand segment to the southeast.
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Ladakh
B
Along the Vindhyas
C
Part of the Karakoram Ranges
D
Part of the Western Ghats
Siachen is a glacier 76-km in length with a width of 2 km to 8 km, between two ranges - Karakoram in the east and Saltora in the west. Starting from point NJ9842 in the South, the glacier runs in a north western direction flanking several towns in POK close to the Saltora range, and in a north eastern direction it extends up to the Karakoram pass, thus forming more or less a triangular shape.
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Nhava Sheva
B
Marmagao
C
Tuticorin
D
Kochi
Thoothukudi, also known as Tuticorin, is a port city and a Municipal Corporation in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thoothukudi is the headquarters of Thoothukudi District. Thoothukudi is also known as “Pearl City”. Thoothukudi is in South India, on the Gulf of Mannar, about 590 kilometres southwest of Chennai.
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Kumaun Himalayas
B
Assam Himalayas
C
Punjab Himalayas
D
Nepal Himalayas
Nepal Himalayas has the maximum stretch from east to west. Along the north of Nepal runs the Great Himalayan Range, the highest mountain range in the Himalayan system. This range has an average altitude of about 4,570 m (about 15,000 ft) and remains perpetually snow-covered. On this range rise some of the loftiest mountain peaks in the world — Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, and Annapurna. Further south runs a complex system of intermediate ranges at an altitude of 8,000-14,000 ft. Prominent ranges in this mountain system include the Mahabharata and Churia ranges. High mountain ranges are interspersed with broad inhabited river valleys. The third and southernmost region is the Terai, a swampy terrain which is the northern extension of the Indian plains.
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Two hours
B
One hour
C
Half hour
D
Four minutes
3) zero (0) degree Longitude is the mean longitude and the time adjusted according to this longitudinal time. The earth rotates from West to East. So every 15 o we go easy wards, local time is advanced by 1 hour. If we go west wards, local time is retarded by 1 hour. Each country has set their local time multi- ple of half an hour (1/2 hour). India’s local standard time is (+5.5 h). Means 5.5 h ahead of G.M.T.
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Jurassic-land
B
Angara-land
C
Arya-varta
D
Gondwana-land
The Indian subcontinent is a southerly region of Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate and projecting southward into the Indian Ocean. In paleogeography, Gondwana, originally Gondwanaland was the southernmost of two supercontinents that were part of the Pangaea supercontinent. It existed from approximately 510 to 180 million years ago. Gond- wana included most of the landmasses in today’s Southern Hemisphere, including Antarctica, South America, Africa, Madagascar and the Australian continent, as well as the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent, which have now moved entirely into the Northern Hemisphere.
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Purvanchal Ranges
B
Karakoram Ranges
C
Zaskar Ranges
D
Himalaya Ranges
The Purvanchal Range is an eastward extension of the Himalayas in the north-eastern region of India. It comprises the Patkai hills, the Manipur hills, Bairal range, the Mizo hills and the Naga Hills. It is a densely forested area, mainly composed of strong sandstones. The peaks in the Purvanchal mountain range are not rugged or high. The ideal route to this mountain range is offered by the Pangsau Pass.
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Arakan Yoma
B
Sulainian
C
Salt Range
D
Pir Panjal
The Pir Panjal Range is a group of mountains that lie in the Inner Himalayan region, running from east southeast to west northwest across the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the disputed territories comprising Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir, where the average elevation varies from 1,400 m to 4,100 m. The Himalayas show a gradual elevation towards the Dhauldhar and Pir Panjal ranges. Pir Panjal is the largest range of the lower Himalayas. Near the bank of the Sutlej River, it dissociates itself from the Himalayas and forms a divide between the rivers Beas and Ravi on one side and the Chenab on the other.
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Kamet
B
Kun Lun
C
Nanga Parbat
D
Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi, at 7817m, is the highest peak of India, if we discount Kanchenjunga (8598m), which is partially in Nepal. Till 18th century it was the highest peak known to mankind. The Nanda Devi National Park around Nanda Devi along with the Valley of Flowers are inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Sikkim
B
Arunachal Pradesh
C
Himachal Pradesh
D
Jammu and Kashmir
Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The pass, at 4,310 m above mean sea level, forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. On the Indian side, the pass is 54 km east of Gangtok, the capital of Indian state of Sikkim on JN Marg and only citizens of India can visit the pass, that too after obtaining a permit in Gangtok. Nathu La is one of the three open trading border posts between China and India; the other two are Shipkila in Himachal Pradesh and Lipulekh (or Lipulech) in Uttarakhand
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Orangutan
B
Gibbon
C
Chimpanzee
D
Gorilla
The Hoolock Gibbon, the only ape species in India, is found in Assam, Arunachla Pradesh and Bhutan only. The Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, formerly known as the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary or Hollongapar Reserve Forest, is an isolated protected area of evergreen forest located in Assam, India. The sanctuary was officially constituted and renamed in 1997. On 30 July 1997, in notification, the sanctuary was constituted under the civil district of Jorhat and named it the “Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary” after the only apes found in India: the hoolock gibbons (genus Hoolock). It is the only sanctuary in India named after a gibbon due to its distinction for containing the densest gibbon populations in Assam.
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second
B
fourth
C
sixth
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seventh
India is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,166,414 square kilometres. India measures 3,214 km from north to south and 2,933 km from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15,200 km and a coastline of 7,517 km.
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5,500 km
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6,000 km
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6,500 km
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7,000 km
India has a land frontier of 15,200 km and a coastline of 7,517 km. Length of Coastline of Indian mainland is 6100 km. Coastline of Indian mainland is surrounded by Arabian Sea in the west, Bay of Bengal in the east, and Indian Ocean in the south.
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Karakoram ranges
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Pamir plateau
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Shivalik
D
Alps
The Baltoro Glacier, at 62 kilometers long is one of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions. It is located in Baltistan, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and runs through part of the Karakoram mountain range. The Baltoro Muztagh lies to the north and east of the glacier, while the Masherbrum Mountains lie to the south. At 8,611 m, K2 is the highest mountain in the region, and three others within 20 km top 8,000 m. The glacier gives rise to the Shigar River, which is a tributary of the Indus River
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Patna
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Allahabad
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Pachmarhi
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Ahmedabad
Patna is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the most populous city in Bihar. It is situated at latitudes of 25.6155° N, 85.1355° E.
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Mumbai
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Chennai
C
Thiruvanthapuram
D
Srinagar
All latitudes from 22.5 degrees North to 22.5 de- grees South of the equator receive vertical or direct rays twice every year as the tilted earth circles the sun. Tropic of Cancer is the determining line for find- ing out whether a city in India will get vertical rays of the Sun or not. Since Srinagar lies to the north of the Tropic of Cancer, it never gets the vertical rays of the Sun.
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Ten Degree Channel
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Great Channel
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Bay of Bengal
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Andaman Sea
The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Channel is approximately 150 km wide, running essentially along an east-west orientation. It is so named as it lies on the 10-degree line of latitude, north of the equator.
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Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)
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Point Calimere
C
Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
D
Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram
Indira Point is the southernmost point of the Nicobar island lot 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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Uttar Pradesh
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Rajasthan
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Bihar
D
Chhatisgarh
The Maikal Hills are range of hills in the state of Chhattisgarh India. The Maikal Hills are an eastern part of the Satpuras in Kawardha District of Chattisgarh, overlooking the scenic town of Kawardha. They have an altitude ranging from 340 m to 941 m above sea level. This densely forested and thinly populated range gives rise to several streams and rivers including the tributaries of Narmada and Wainganga rivers. The hills are inhabited by two tribal peoples, the Baigas and the Gonds.
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35° 6` N
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36° 6` N
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37° 6` N
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38° 6` N
The latitude of the northernmost point of India, nearest to minutes is 37° 6`.
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Orissa
B
Meghalaya
C
Andhra Pradesh
D
Gujarat
The Nallamalas are a section of the Eastern Ghats which stretch primarily over Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Guntur, Prakasam and Kadapa districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh. They run in a nearly north- south alignment, parallel to the Coromandel Coast for close to 430 km between the rivers, Krishna and Pennar. Its northern boundaries are marked by the flat Palnadu basin while in the south it merges with the Tirupati hills. An extremely old system, the hills have been extensively weathered and eroded over the years.
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Konkan
B
Coromandel
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East Coast
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Malabar Coast
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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Andhra Pradesh
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Maharashtra
C
Orissa
D
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh has the second-longest coastline of 972 km among the states of India, the longest coastline being that of Gujarat (1600 km). This long coastline provides a nesting ground for sea turtles, the backwaters, such as those of Pulicat, are feeding grounds for flamingos and Grey Pelicans among several hundred other species of birds, and the estuaries of the Godavari and Krishna rivers support mangrove vegetation and habitats for several faunal species.
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75.5° E longitude
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82.5° E longitude
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90.5° E longitude
D
0° longitude
Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5° E longitude, from a clock tower in Mirzapur (25.15°N 82.58°E) (near Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh) which is nearly on the corresponding longitude reference line.
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Dhaulagiri
B
Kanchenjunga
C
K2
D
Nanda Devi
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest. With a peak elevation of 8,611 m, K2 is part of the Karakoram Range, and is located on the border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit– Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China. K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the “eight thousanders” for those who climb it.
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Eastern Ghats
B
Western Ghats
C
Thar Desert
D
Satpura Range
A mushroom rock, also called rock pedestal or a pedestal rock, is a naturally occurring rock whose shape, as its name implies, strikingly resembles a mushroom. Usually found in desert areas, these rocks are formed over thousands of years when wind erosion of an isolated rocky outcrop progresses at a different rate at its bottom to that at its top. Such rocks are found in Thar Desert of India.
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Chambal valley
B
Coastal area
C
Sundarban delta
D
Gulf of Kachchh
Badlands are area of severe erosion, usually found in semiarid climates and characterized by countless gullies, steep ridges, and sparse vegetation. Bad- land topography is formed on poorly cemented sediments that have few deep-rooted plants because short, heavy showers sweep away surface soil and small plants. Depressions gradually deepen into gullies. Badland topography is a characteristic feature of the Chambal valley, whereas Kankar has extensively developed in the older alluvium.
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Gobi
B
Sahara
C
Thar
D
Atacama
The Thar Desert also known as the Great Indian Desert is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent and forms a natural boundary running along the border between India and Pakistan. It is the world’s 18th largest subtropical desert. Thar Desert extends from the Sutlej River, surrounded by the Aravali Ranges on the east, on the south by the salt marsh known as the Great Rann of Kutch (parts of which are sometimes included in the Thar), and on the west by the Indus River.
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Maharashtra
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Gujarat
D
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat is spread across an area of 196077 sq. km. With a coastline stretching over 1290 kilometers along the Arabian Sea, Gujarat has the longest coastline among Indian states.
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Shipkila
B
Zojila
C
Nathula
D
Jelepla
Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-China border. The river Sutlej enters India through this pass. It is located in Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, and Tibet Autonomous Region in People’s Republic of China. The pass is India’s third border post for trade with China after Nathu La in Sikkim, and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand. The pass is close to town of Khab.
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Arunachal Pradesh
B
Assam
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Tripura
D
Mizoram
Majuli is a large river island in the Brahmaputra river, in Assam. It is the largest river island in the world. The island is formed by the Brahmaputra River in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north. Majuli island is accessible by ferries from the City of Jorhat. The island is about 200 kilometres east from the state’s largest city —Guwahati. The island was formed due to course changes by the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries, mainly the Lohit. Majuli is also the abode of the Assamese neo- Vaishnavite culture.
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Afghanistan
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Bangladesh
C
Pakistan
D
Myanmar
Thar Express is an international train that connects Karachi, Pakistan to Bhagat Ki Kothi, India. Six kilometres apart, Munabao and Khokhrapar are the two last railway stations of the India-Pakistan border. Jamrao, Mirpur Khas, Shadi Pali, Saeendad, Barmer, Pithoro, Dhoro Naro, and Chhore are some of the stations. Bhagat ki Kothi is a train station 5km from Jodhpur Railway Station.
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Nepal
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Sikkim
C
West Bengal
D
Himachal Pradesh
Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world, with an elevation of 8,586 m and located along the India-Nepal border in the Himalayas. Kanchenjunga is also the name of the surrounding section of the Himalayas and means “The Five Treasures of Snows”, as it contains five peaks, four of them over 8,450 m. The treasures represent the five repositories of God, which are gold, silver, gems, grain, and holy books. Three of the five peaks – main, central, and south are on the border of North Sikkim in India and Taplejung District of Nepal, while the other two are completely in Taplejung District.
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Palghat
B
Wayanad
C
Kovallam
D
Idukki
Kovalam is a beach town by the Arabian Sea in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala. Kovalam has three beaches separated by rocky outcroppings in its 17 km coastline; the three together form the famous crescent of the Kovalam beach.
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Chhota Nagpur plateau
B
Malawa plateau
C
Deccan plateau
D
Vindhyan Range
The Deccan is delineated by the Western Ghats on the west, the Nilgiri Hills on the south, the Eastern Ghats on the east, and the Aravalli and Chhota Nagpur hills on the north. The Chhota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, to the northeast of the Deccan plateau which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh.
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Latur
B
Jabalpur
C
Chamoli
D
Uttar Kashi
An earthquake occurred on 29 March, 1999 in the Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand). The earthquake was the strongest to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than ninety years. Approximately 103 people died in the earthquake.
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Kolkata
B
Cohin
C
Paradeep
D
Mumbai
Apart from four main fishing harbours--Manga- lore (Karnataka), Kochi (Kerala), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), and Roychowk in Kolkata (West Bengal)--twenty-three minor fishing harbors and ninety five fish landing centers are designated to provide landing and berthing facilities to fishing craft.
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Western part is rainy
B
Western Ghats act as major water-divide
C
Rivers follow rift valleys
D
Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats
The main water divide in peninsular rivers is formed by the Western Ghats, which run from north to south close to the western coast. Most of the major rivers of the peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri flow eastwards because of the issue of elevation and drain into the Bay of Bengal. These rivers flow through open and graded shallow valleys with low gradients and little erosion.
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Nepal
B
India
C
Tibet
D
Bhutan
Lake Manasarovar is a freshwater lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China 940 kilometres from Lhasa. To the west of Lake Manasarovar is Lake Rakshastal; toward the north is Mount Kailash.
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Sahyadri
B
Purvanchal
C
Anamalai
D
Aravallis
Gurushikhar holds the honor of being not only the highest peak of Mount Abu but the whole of Aravali mountain range. This peak is the home to the temple of Dattatreya, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
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Satpura
B
Vindhya
C
Nilgiri
D
Aravalli
The southern part of the Western Ghats mountain ranges harbour the Nilgiri hills, which serve as the meeting point of the Western and Eastern Ghats. The hills are separated from the Karnataka plateau to the north by the Moyar River and from the Anaimalai Hills and Palni Hills to the south by the Palghat Gap.
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Mumbai
B
Aurangabad
C
Amarnath (Kashmir)
D
Jalalabad
Tora Bora is a cave complex situated in the White Mountains of eastern Afghanistan, in the Pachir Wa Agam District of Nangarhar province, west of the Khyber Pass and 10 km (north of the border of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan. It is close to Jalalabad. It was known to be an important area for the Taliban and insurgency against the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
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Watershed
B
Water divide
C
Doab
D
Terai
Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers. Unqualified by the names of any rivers, it designates the flat alluvial tract between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in western and southwestern Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand state in India, extending from the Sivalik Hills to the two rivers confluence at Allahabad.
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Konkan coastal plain
B
Gujafat plain
C
Coromandal coastal plain
D
Malabar coastal plain
The Eastern Coastal Plains refer to a wide stretch of landmass of India, lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. It stretches from Tamil Nadu in the south to West Bengal in the north. It is locally known as Northern Circars in the northern part between Mahanadi and Krishna rivers and Coromandel Coast in the southern part between Krishna and Kaveri rivers.
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Red Sea
B
Arabian Sea
C
Tethys Sea
D
Dead Sea
The Tethys Ocean was an ocean that existed between the continents of Gondwana and Laurasia during much of the Mesozoic era, before the opening of the Indian and Atlantic oceans during the Cretaceous period. Today, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and the Indian Ocean cover the area once occupied by the Tethys Ocean, and Turkey, Iraq, and Tibet sit on Cimmeria. What was once the Tethys Sea has become the Mediterranean Sea. Geologists have found fossils of ocean creatures in rocks in the Himalayas, indicating that those rocks were once underwater, before the Indian continental shelf began pushing upward as it smashed into Cimmeria.
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Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
B
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C
Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
D
Lakshadweep and Maldives
Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. he strait is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763) during the Company Raj period.
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A
Geological Survey of India
B
Survey of India
C
Defence Ministry
D
Geographical Survey of India
For most part of India, topographic maps are available which are prepared by the Survey of India. To identify a map of a particular area, a map numbering system has been adopted by Survey of India.
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Mount Everest
B
Kanchenjunga
C
Nanda Devi
D
Nanga Parbat
Kanchenjunga is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory. Although highest peak in India is K2 i.e. Godwin Austin but it lies in the disputed region. After K2 it is Kanchenjunga with an elevation of about 8598m which is the highest peak in India.
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Sikkim and West Bengal
B
Maharashtra and Gujarat
C
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
D
Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Palghat joins Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
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Kanyakumari
B
Rameswaram
C
Dhanushkodi
D
Indira Point
The southernmost point of India is Indira Point.
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Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
B
Igneous and sedimentary rocks
C
Igneous and metamorphic rocks
D
Sedimentary rocks
The northern part of the west caost is known as Konkan Coast The Western Coastal Plain lies between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. The southern part of the west coast is known as Malabar Coast.
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Rajasthan
B
Gujarat
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Maharashtra
Guru Shikhar Peak is the highest peak of the state of Rajasthan (1722 metres).
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3
B
4
C
6
D
9
India`s area of 3,287,263 square kilometers is 4.12 times larger than Pakistan`s 796,095 square kilometres. India is 6.5 times bigger than Pakistan by population
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Andhra Pradesh
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Kerala
D
Karnataka
Sabarimala isa famous pilgrim centre situated on a hilltop amid sylvan surroundings in Kerala. About 50 million devotees visit this shrine, the abode of Lord Dharmasastha during November-January every year.
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Strait
B
Peninsula
C
Cape
D
Isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side. A strait is the sea counterpart of isthmus.
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Clamitomonous
B
Foraminifera
C
Coral reefs
D
Diatoms
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups.
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A
Anaimudi
B
Dodabetta
C
Mahendragiri
D
Nilgiris
The highest peak of Peninsular India is Anaimudi (2695 m) in Anaimalai Hills. It is located in Kerala in the Western Ghats.
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Himadri
B
Sahyadri
C
Assam Himalayas
D
Siwaliks
The Himalayas is divided into three major geographical entities, the Himadri (greater Himalaya), Himanchal (lesser Himalaya) and the Siwaliks (outer Himalaya). These divisions extend almost uninterrupted throughout its length and are separated by major geological fault lines.
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Andhra Pradesh
B
Assam
C
Maharashtra
D
Karnataka
Kunchikal Falls are the highest waterfalls in India and second highest waterfalls in Asia. They are located near Agumbe in Shimoga district of state of Karnataka. Kumchikal falls are formed by Varahi River.
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Namcha Barwa
B
Annapurna
C
Kanchenjunga
D
Mount Everest
Namcha Barwa, a mountain in the Tibetan Himalaya, is the eastern anchor of the entire Himalayan mountain chain. It is the highest peak of its own section as well as Earth`s easternmost peak over 7,600 metres. It stands inside the Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River as the river enters its notable gorge across the Himalaya, emerging as the Dihang and becoming the Brahmaputra.
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8,511,965 sq. km
B
3,897,950 sq. km
C
5,926,780 sq. km
D
3,287,590 sq. km
The total geographical area of India is 3,287,590 km² which makes her the seventh-largest country in the world. India measures 3,214 km from north to south and 2,933 km from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15,200 km and a coastline of 7,517 km.
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The Himalayas and Vindhyas
B
The Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
C
The Himalayas and Western Ghats
D
The Himalayas and Aravallis
The Himalayas and,the Western Ghats are known for rich biodiversity they support. Several species of eiidemic plant and animal are found in these zones. After Africa, Indian peninsula has the richest diversity of life forms on the face of the Earth.
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17
B
27
C
36
D
47
Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km. an Union Territory, it is comprised of 12 atolls, three reefs, five submerged banks and ten inhabited islands The name Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit means `a hundred thousand islands`.
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A
Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
B
Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.
C
Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotahagpur Plateau
D
Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.
The Mahadeo Hills are a range of hills in Madhya Pradesh which form the central part of the Satpura Range. As evident from the map given below, they are situated to the west of Maikal Hills.
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Orissa
B
West Bengal
C
Punjab
D
Kerala
The Niyamgiri is a hill range situated in the dis- tricts of Kalahandi and Rayagada in Odisha. These hills are home to Dongria Kondh indigenous people. In recent times these hills are in media discussions due to the conflict of inhabitant tribals and Bauxite Mining Project by Vedanta Aluminium Company.
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Andhra Pradesh
B
Arunachal Pradesh
C
Himachal Pradesh
D
Madhya Pradesh
The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is a non-use conservation area and biosphere reserve in the Sat- pura Range of Madhya Pradesh. It is located within Hoshangabad, Betul, and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh. UNESCO designated it as a bio- sphere reserve in 2009.
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A
Gangtok
B
Shillong
C
Oottacamand
D
Darjeeling
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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A
Andaman Islands
B
Gulf of Kutch
C
Lakshadweep Islands
D
Gulf of Mannar
The government of India, in 1982, declared a core area of 110 km2 in the Gulf of Kutch as Marine Na- tional Park for the conservation of coral reefs. It is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kachchh in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat. There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park, most of them surrounded by reefs. The coral formations of the Gulf of Kutch represent one of the extreme northern limits of corals in the Indian Ocean.
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A
Deccan Plateau
B
Lakshadweep Islands
C
Western Ghats
D
Himalayas
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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Malwa
B
Chota Nagpur
C
Ranchi
D
Hazaribagh
The Malwa Plateau roughly forms a triangle based on the Vindhyan Hills, bounded by the Aravalli Range in the west and Madhya Bharat Pathar to the north and Bundelkhand to the east. It has two systems of drainage; one towards the Arabian sea (The Narmada, the Tapi and the Mahi), and the other towards the Bay of Bengal (Chambal and Betwa, joining the Yamuna).
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Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
B
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram
C
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram
D
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal
The Tropic of Cancer passes through the following eight states in India: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.
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Teak
B
Shisam
C
Sandalwood
D
Sal
Teak, Sal, Sandalwood, Shisham and Mahua are some of the tropical deciduous trees that extend from the Shiwalik ranges in the north to the eastern flanks of the Western Ghats in the peninsular India. Among them, sandalwood is native to the Deccan plateau. The total extent of its distribution is approximately 9000 km2 of which 8200 km2 is located in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows particularly in Mysore and Coimbatore where it prefers hard rock, ferruginous soil—the conditions that produce a richer scent in the tree.
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Kuttanad
B
Kanyakumari
C
Rameshwaram
D
Indira point
Guhar Moti is the western most inhabited village in India, in Kutch district in Gujarat. Siachen Glacier, located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains, marks the northern extremity of India. Similarly, Indira Point located in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Island, marks the southernmost point of India`s territory.
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A
ancient mountains
B
fold mountains
C
valley mountains
D
Indus mountains
The Himalayas are examples of fold mountains that are created where two or more of Earth`s tectonic plates are pushed together. The Himalayan mountain ranges were formed as result of a continental collision or orogeny along the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The Arakan Yoma highlands in Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal were also formed as a result of this collision.
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Narmada river
B
Son river
C
Betwa river
D
Godavari river
The source of the Narmada is a small bowl, known as the Narmada Kund, located at Amarkantak on the Amarkantak hill in the Anuppur District zone of eastern Madhya Pradesh.The river moves down from the Ama- rkantak range at the Kapildhara waterfalls and then flows in a rift valley between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges.
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Kali
B
Shiwalik
C
Dehradun
D
Kumaon
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 en- closing 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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Aravalli
B
Satpura
C
Eastern ghats
D
Western ghats
Western Ghats (also known as Sahyadri) is a continuous mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula. It abruptly rises as a sheer wall to an average elevation of 1,000 m from the Western Coastal Plain. But, they slope gently on their eastern flank and hardly appear to be a mountain when viewed from the Deccan tableland. They are steep-sided, terraced, hills presenting a stepped topography facing the Arabian Sea coast.
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Bangladesh
B
China
C
Nepal
D
Bhutan
Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometer-long international border, the longest border that India shares with any country. It is fifth-longest land border in the world, including 262 km in Assam, 856 km in Tripu- ra, 180 km in Mizoram, 443 km in Meghalaya, and 2,217 km in Bengal. The border demarcates the six divisions of Bangladesh and the Indian states.
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Nilgiri hills
B
Cardamom hills
C
Palani hills
D
Annamalai hills
The Nilgiri Hills or the Blue mountains form the meeting point of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. These hills are part of the Western Ghats. They are separated from the Karnataka Plateau (north) by the Noyar River and from the Anaimalai and Palni hills (south) by the Palghat Gap.
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Chapora beach
B
Diu beach
C
Aksa beach
D
Marina beach
Marina Beach, a natural urban beach in Chennai, is the longest beach of India with a length of 6.5 km. The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Foreshore Estate in the south. It is the second longest beach in the world after Praia do Cassino beach of Brazil.
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11° channel
B
10° Channel
C
Palk Strait
D
Gulf of Mannar
The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The channel is so named as it lies on the 10- degree line of latitude, north of the equator.
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Zaskar
B
Kailash
C
Karakoram
D
Ladakh
The Great Karakoram range, also known as Krishnagiri, forms India’s frontiers with Afghanistan and China and acts as watershed between India and Turkestan. It extends eastwards from the Pamir for about 800 km. It is the northern most range of the Trans Himalayan ranges in India.
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Konkan coast
B
Coromandel coast
C
Malabar coast
D
Godavari Coast
Konkan, also known as the Konkan Coast or Kokan, is the northern section of the western coast of India. It is a 720-km long coastline. It consists of the coastal districts of western Indian states of Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra. The Southern part of the western coast from Goa to Kanyakumari is called Malabar Coast.
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Himalayas
B
Western ghats
C
Vindhyas
D
Satpura
The Vindhya Range is considered as the traditional boundary between North India and South India. It is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, and plateau escarpments in west- central India. It runs north of and roughly parallel to the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh and extends up to Gujarat in the west, and Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the east.
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Vindhya
B
Satpuda
C
Aravalli
D
Sahyadri
Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m above sea level. It is referred to as `an oasis in the desert` as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests.
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A
Yamuna canal
B
Sirhand canal
C
Indira Gandhi canal
D
Upper Bari Doab canal
The Indira Gandhi Canal is the largest canal project in India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Sultanpur, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab state. it provides irrigation facilities to the north-western region of Rajasthan, a part of the Thar Desert. It consists of the Rajasthan feeder canal (with the first 167 km in Punjab and Haryana and the remaining 37 km in Rajasthan) and 445 km of the Rajasthan main canal which is entirely within Rajasthan. This canal enters into Haryana from Punjab near Lohgarh village of Haryana, then running in western part of district Sirsa it enters into Rajasthan near Kharakhera village.
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A
Jammu & Kashmir
B
Himachal Pradesh
C
Arunachal Pradesh
D
Uttar Pradesh
The 1,500-MW Nathpa-Jhakri hydel project, one of Asia`s first mega project having an underground power station commissioned in 2003, is an hydel project in Himachal Pradesh. It supplies power to nine states, including Rajasthan, UP, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh. Bulit on Sutlej River, the project is being executed by Sutlej Jal Nigam (formerly Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation). The 1500 MW hydro electric power project is situated in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
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Ghagra
B
Gomti
C
Kosi
D
Betwa
The Betwa is a river in Northern India, and a tributary of the Yamuna. Also known as the Vetravati, the Betwa rises in the Vindhya Range just north of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh and flows north- east through Madhya Pradesh and flow through Orchha to Uttar Pradesh. Nearly one-half of its course, which is not navigable, runs over the Malwa Plateau before it breaks into the upland. A tributary of the Yamuna River, the confluence of the Betwa and the Yamuna Rivers takes place in the Hamirpur town in Uttar Pradesh, in the vicinity of Orchha.
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Andhra Pradesh
B
Maharashtra
C
Orissa
D
Chhattisgarh
Nandgaon is a city and a municipal council in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.There are two important dams in Nandgaon taluka. One is Girana Dam under major project and another is Nagyasakya under medium project.
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gets flooded often causing havoc
B
causes maximum soil erosion
C
forms number of dangerous waterfalls
D
is not a perennial river
Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large scale mining and industrial activity. Earlier known as the “River of Sorrows” because of its ravaging floods in the plains of West Bengal, the Damodar and its tributaries have somewhat been tamed with the construction of several dams.
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A
Mahanadi
B
Godavari
C
Cauvery
D
Periyar
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Orissa in India. Built in 1957, the dam is one of the world`s longest earthen dam. Behind the dam extends a lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km long. Hirakud Dam is the longest man-made dam in the world, about 26 km in length. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley project started after India`s independence. The name of the dam is mostly mispronounced in North India as Hirakund which is actually Hirakud.
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A
Narmada
B
Godavari
C
Mahanadi
D
Cauvery
The Godavari is a river in the south-central India. It starts in the western state of Maharashtra and flows through the modern state of Andhra Pradesh before reaching the Bay of Bengal. It forms one of the largest river basins in India. With a length of 1465 km, it is the second longest river in India, second to The Ganges, and the longest in southern India. It origi- nates near Trimbak in Nashik District of Maharashtra state and flows east across the Deccan Plateau into the Bay of Bengal near Yanam and Antarvedi in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
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A
Godavari
B
Jhelum
C
Ravi
D
Ghaghara
Karnali or Ghaghara River is a perennial transboundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Mansarovar. It cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sarda River at Brahmaghat in India. Together they form the Ghaghra River, a major left bank tributary of the Ganges. With a length of 507 kilometres (315 mi) it is the largest river in Nepal.
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A
Lower Ganga Canal
B
Sarada Canal
C
Eden Canal
D
Sirhind Canal
Durgapur Barrage is across the Damodar River at Durgapur in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Damodar River Valley Project on the Damodar River and its principal tributary, the Barakar River, is located in eastern India. The four main multipurpose dams located at Tilaiya, Konar, Maithon and Panchet were commissioned during 1953-1959. In addition, a single purpose reservoir on the main stream, the Damodar, at Tenughat was constructed later in 1974. In 1932, the Anderson weir was constructed at Randiha. As a result, irrigation facility has been available in the lower Damodar basin before the advent of dams by means of the diversion weir on the Damodar River and Eden canal. It is about 19 kilometres downstream of Durgapur Barrage.
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Arunachal Pradesh
B
Bhutan
C
Nepal
D
Himachal Pradesh
Tala Hydroelectricity project is the biggest hydroelectric joint project between India and Bhutan so far, generating 4865 GWh/yr. Tala is located in Chukha Dzongkhag in western Bhutan, a small con- stitutional monarchy in the Himalayas. It is located on the Wangchhu River and, and is at a height of 860 metres. Tala is located in Chukha Dzongkhag in western Bhutan, a small kingdom in the Himalayas. The run-of-the-river project is being managed by Tala Hydroelectric Project Authority (THPA). It is located on the Wangchu River and, at 860m, is the region’s largest high head project. Commissioning of the plant was planned for June 2005, but because of geological problems this was delayed until March 2007.
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A
Koyana Project - Maharashtra
B
Sharavathy Project - Karnataka
C
Balimela Project - Orissa
D
Sabarigiri Project - Gujarat
The Sabaraigiri project is located in 48 kms from Pathanamthitta district, through tea estates and thick forest is the famous Hydro Electric Project called Sabaraigiri. This is constructed across the many mountains rivers and the water collected in reservoir passed through huge tunnels to a main reservoir at place Anamudi and from through large pipes to the Muziyoor power house.
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A
Tapti
B
Mahi
C
Chambal
D
Narmada
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada River near Navagam, Gujarat, India. It is the largest dam and part of the Narmada Valley Project, a large hydraulic engineering project involving the construction of a series of large irrigation and hydroelectric multi-purpose dams on the Narmada River. The project took form in 1979 as part of a development scheme to increase irrigation and produce hydroelectricity. It is the 30th largest dams planned on river Narmada, Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) is the largest structure to be built.
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A
Alaknanda
B
Bhagirathi
C
Gandak
D
Ghaghra
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth- fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. The Tehri Dam has been the object of protests by environmental organizations and local people of the region. In addition to the human rights concerns, the project has spurred concerns about the environmental consequences of locating a large dam in the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayan foothills.
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A
Indus
B
Ganga
C
Brahmaputra
D
Yamuna
The Sutlej River, is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej is sometimes known as the Red River. It is the eastern- most tributary of the Indus River. Its source is from Lowangko Co, Tibet near Lake Rakshastal in Tibet, China, near Mount Kailas, and it flows generally west and southwest entering India through the Shipki La pass in Himachal Pradesh. In Pakistan, it waters the ancient and historical former Bahawalpur state. The region to its south and east is arid, and is known as Cholistan a part of Bahawalpur Division.
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Haryana
B
Bihar
C
Gujarat
D
West Bengal
Gujarat has the largest proportion of its net irrigated area under well irrigation. Uttar Pradesh has the largest area under irrigation in terms of total acreage.
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Idukki
B
Aliyar
C
Periyar
D
Kundah
The Idukki Hydroelectric Project is the biggest hydroelectric Project in Kerala (India). It comprises of three dams at Idukki, Cheruthony and Kulamavu and related systems. The power house at Moolamattom is the longest underground power station in India and the pressure shaft is the largest in the country. The Idukki dam is one of the highest dams in the world and the first arch dam in India. Cheruthony is the largest and highest gravity dam in Kerala.
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A
Ganga
B
Brahmaputra
C
Indus
D
Teesta
Yarlung Tsangpo is a watercourse that originates at Tamlung Tso lake in western Tibet, southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar. It later forms the South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, before passing through the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India, where it is known as the Dihang. Downstream from Arunachal Pradesh the river be- comes wider and at this point is called the Brahmaputra River. From Assam (India) the river enters Bangladesh at Ramnabazar.
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A
Mettur
B
Rihand
C
Thein
D
Bhakra
Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, is India’s second tallest at 225.55 m high next to the 261m Tehri Dam. In terms of storage of water, it withholds the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu. m.
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A
Canals
B
Wells
C
Tubewells
D
Tanks
Canal is the second largest source of irrigation providing water to 29.24 percent of the net area under irrigation. The country has one of the world’s largest canal systems stretching over more than one lakh kilometres. Well Irrigation is a principal method of irrigation used in India. Underground water is tapped for drinking purposes and at the same time it is also tapped for irrigating the cultivated land. For implementation of this procedure, a hole is dug in the ground for providing perennial supply of soft water. Well irrigation is definitely more popular in those regions where ground water is in plenty and where there are very few canals.
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A
Cauvery
B
Krishna
C
Narmada
D
Ganga
Most of the west flowing rivers of Indian peninsula do not form delta. They form estuary. Narmada is one of them. It is so because rocky terrain of the Western Ghats does not allow the rivers to spread out much, and there is not sufficient plain stretch of land between the Arabian sea and Western Ghats for Narmada to slowdown and bifurcate into distributaries. Narmada forms an estuary of 21 km at the Gulf of Khambat. The river is presently partially navigable in the estuary reach around Bharuch but the river has never been a transport artery.
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A
Krishna
B
Godavari
C
Kaveri
D
Narmada
The Godavari (Vridha Ganga or Dakshina Ganga) is the largest river system of the peninsular India and rises near Nasik in Maharashtra. Godavari is considered the Dhakshin (Southern) Ganga and Draksharama Dhakshin Kasi.
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A
Periyar
B
Cauvery
C
Narmada
D
Tapti
The Kaveri, also spelled Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths. Rising in southwestern Karnataka, it flows southeast some 800 km to enter the Bay of Bengal.
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Madhya Pradesh
B
Manipur
C
Meghalaya
D
Himachal Pradesh
Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in north- east India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis on it, is located near Moirang in Manipur state. The Keibul Lamjao National Park, which is the last natural refuge of the endangered sangai or Manipur browantlered deer, one of three subspecies of Eld`s Deer, covering an area of 40 km2, is situated in the southeastern shores of this lake and is the largest of all the phumdis in the lake. It serves as a source of water for hydropower generation, irrigation and drinking water supply.
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A
Narmada
B
Tapi
C
Periyar
D
Kaveri
The Kaveri, also spelled Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths.
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A
Ganga
B
Brahmaputra
C
Bhagirathi
D
Yamuna
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth- fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. Tehri Dam withholds a reservoir for irrigation, municipal water supply and the generation of 1,000 MW of hydroelectricity. The Tehri Dam has been the object of protests by environmental organizations and local people of the region.
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A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Rajasthan
C
Gujarat
D
Maharashtra
The Narmada basin, hemmed between Vindhya and Satpura ranges, extends over an area of 98,796 km2 and lies between east longitudes 72 degrees 32` to 81 degrees 45` and north latitudes 21 degrees 20` to 23 degrees 45` lying on the northern extremity of the Deccan Plateau. The basin covers large areas in the states of Madhya Pradesh (86%), Gujarat (14%) and a comparatively smaller area (2%) in Maharashtra.
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A
Chambal
B
Yamuna
C
Sone
D
Periyar
Rihand Dam is a concrete gravity dam located at Pipri in Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is on the border of Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. It is on the Rihand River which is the tributary of the Son River. The Rihand River flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. The Rihand rises from Matiranga hills, in the region south west of the Mainpat plateau, which is about 2,100 meters above mean sea level. The river flows north roughly through the central part of Surguja district for 160 kilometres. The Rihand and its tributaries form a fertile plain in the central part of the district stretching from around Ambikapur to Lakhanpur and Pratappur. Thereafter, it flows north into Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh via Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, where it is called Rhed and finally joins the Son.
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A
Krishna
B
Godavari
C
Cauvery
D
Mahanadi
Shivanasamudra Falls is on the Kaveri River after the river has wound its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls. The island town of Shivanasamudra divides the river into twin waterfalls. This creates the fourth largest island in the rivers course. Asia`s second hydro-electric power station after Sidrapong is located at the waterfall and is still functional. This station was commissioned by the Diwan of Mysore, Sir K. Seshadri Iyer.
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A
Hindukush range
B
Himalayan range
C
Karakoram range
D
Kailash range
Indus is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through western Tibet (in China) and Northern India. Originating in the Tibetan plateau in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar, the river runs a course through the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit, Baltistan and flows through Pakistan in a southerly direction along the entire length of Pakistan to merge into the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi in Sindh. The traditional source of the river is the Senge Khabab or `Lion’s Mouth`, a perennial spring, not far from the sacred Mount Kailash, and is marked by a long low line of Tibetan chortens.
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A
Ganges
B
Godavari
C
Mahanadi
D
Tapti
Most of the west flowing rivers do not form delta. They form estuary. Examples are Narmada and Tapti.
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A
Brahmaputra
B
Beas
C
Ravi
D
Jhelum
Brahmaputra River, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a transboundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. With its origin from Talung Tso Lake in southwestern Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges (including the Yarlung Tsang- po Grand Canyon) and into Arunachal Pradesh (India) where it is known as Dihang or Siang. It flows south- west through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna (not to be mistaken with Yamuna of India). In the vast Ganges Delta it merges with the Padma, the main distributary of the Ganges, then the Meghna, before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
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A
Teesta
B
Brahmaputra
C
Hooghly
D
Sone
Guwahati — formerly known as Pragjyotishpura and Durjoya in ancient Assam, and Gauhati in the modern era — is an ancient urban area, the largest city of Assam, the largest metropolitan area in north- eastern , one of the fastest developing cities in India and often referred as “gateway” of the North East Region. It is also the third largest city in Eastern India after Kolkata and Patna respectively. The city is between the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river and the foothills of the Shillong plateau.
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A
Gomati
B
Chambal
C
Damodar
D
Kosi
Immediately after independence, policy planners sought a solution to the recurring flood menace faced by people of North Bihar from the Kosi and other rivers flowing from Nepal to India. The Kosi project was thus conceptualized (based on investigations between 1946 to 1955), in three continuous interlinked stages. The third part envisaged a high multipurpose dam within Nepal at Barakshetra to provide substantial flood cushion along with large irrigation and power benefits to both countries.
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A
Ganga and Yamuna
B
Ganga and Gomti
C
Ganga and Sone
D
Ganga and Brahmaputra
Meghna River is the combined stream of the Ganges and Brahmaputra. It is an important river in Bangladesh, one of the three that forms the Ganges Delta, the largest on earth fanning out to the Bay of Bengal.
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On river Sutlej
B
On river Chambal
C
On river Narmada
D
On river Gandak
The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is a gravity masonry dam of 53.8 metres height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan in India. It was officially declared open on 9 February 1970 by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India.
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A
Nizam Sagar
B
Shivasamudram
C
Ramagundam
D
Mettur
Shivasamudram holds the distinction of being the site of India`s first hydro-electric power station built in 1902. It was set up mainly to supply power to the Kolar goldmines 147 km away, making the 78 kv transmission line the longest in the world at the time. In fact, when the Mettur dam in Tamil Nadu was being constructed in the 1930`s, the power was supplied from Shivasamudram.
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A
Bhakra-Nangal
B
Damodar
C
Hirakud
D
Nagarjunasagar
Damodar Valley Corporation came into existence on 7 July, 1948 as the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. It emerged as a culmination of attempts made over a whole century to control the wild and erratic Damodar River. The river spans over an area of 25,000 km2 covering the states of Bihar (now Jharkhand) & West Bengal.
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A
Krishna
B
Narmada
C
Koyna
D
Tapti
Narmada River flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra, then along the border between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and the border between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and in Gujarat. These states have been at loggerhead over the sharing of waters of the river
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A
Vyas river
B
Jhelum river
C
Sutlej river
D
Ghaghara river
Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India. It is India`s second tallest dam at 225.55 m high next to the 261m Tehri Dam. In terms of storage of water, it withholds the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh.
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A
Luni
B
Narmada
C
Krishna
D
Beas
The Luni is a river of western Rajasthan state, India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 530 km. It is first known as Sagarmati, then after passing Govindgarh, it meets its tributary Sarsuti, which originates from Pushkar Lake, and from then on it gets its name Luni.
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A
Godavari
B
Krishna
C
Ganga
D
Narmada
The Ganges is the longest river of India and is the second greatest river in the world by water discharge. In November 2008, it was declared a “National River”.
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A
Jhelum
B
Chenab
C
Indus
D
Ravi
The Chenab Bridge is an arch bridge under construction in India. It spans the Chenab River between Bakkal and Kauri, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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A
the Ganga
B
the Yamuna
C
the Narmada
D
the Godavari
The river in India known as the open sewer is River Yamuna. It is the second largest tributary of river Ganges, Yamuna is called as the sewer because it is contaminated with biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) values ranging from 14 to 28 mg/l and high coliform content. There are three main sources of pollution in the river, which are household and municipal disposal sites, soil erosion resulting from deforestation and chemical wash-off of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides from the industrial sites..
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A
Cauvery
B
Tapti
C
Narmada
D
Krishna
Narmada is the only river in India that flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between different ranges.
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Krishna
B
Kaveri
C
Narmada
D
Godavari
The Godavari (1450 km) is the longest river of peninsular India, followed by Krishna (about 1300 km). It has the second largest river basin in India after the Ganges. It is often referred to as the Vridha (Old) Ganga or the Dakshina (South) Ganga.
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Jaisamand
B
Ganga river
C
Yamuna river
D
Chilika lake
Fresh water is a renewable resource. River Ganges, Yamuna River and Jaisamand Lake come under this category. However, Chilka Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha.
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Ganga
B
Saryu
C
Godavari
D
Krishna
The entire Ganga basin system effectively drains eight states.
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A
Ganga
B
Mahanadi
C
Brahmaputra
D
Jhelum
The Brahmaputra also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a transboundary river. It originates in Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, from where it flows across southern Tibet to Arunachal Pradesh (India), where it is known as Dihang or Siang. It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna.
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Pallivasal in Kerala
B
Paikara in Tamil Nadu
C
Siva Samudram in Karnataka
D
Nizamnagar in Andhra Pradesh
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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Yamuna
B
Jhelum
C
Ravi
D
Sutlej
The Indira Gandhi Canal, earlier known as Rajasthan Canal, begins at the Harike Barrage—at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab. One of the largest canal projects in India, it utilizes the surplus water from these rivers for irrigating vast areas in Rajasthan.
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The Central Government and Karnataka
B
The Central Government and Tamil Nadu
C
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
D
Karnataka,Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puduchery
The sharing of waters of the Kaveri river has been the source of a serious conflict between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The genesis of this conflict rests in two agreements in 1892 and 1924 between the erst- while Madras Presidency and Princely State of Mysore. Karnataka contends that it does not receive its due share of water from the river.
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Assam
B
Gujarat
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Orrisa
Given the seasonal and erratic nature of rainfall throughout the year, South India is known to known to use tank irrigation as time-tested technology for storing rainfall and runoff for a number of uses: crop irrigation, groundwater recharge, domestic use, cattle watering, etc. Tank irrigation currently accounts for more than 30 percent of all irrigated cropland in the state of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. There exist approximately 39,000 irrigation tanks of various sizes in Tamil Nadu alone.
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Haryana
B
Maharashtra
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Punjab
Rainwater harvesting has been made compulsory for every building in Tamil Nadu to avoid ground water depletion. Since its implementation, Chennai saw a 50 percent rise in water level in five years and the water quality significantly improved. Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for re- use on-site, rather than allowing it to run off.
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A
Beas
B
Sutlej
C
Shylok
D
Nubra
The Nubra River is a tributary of the River Shyok that originates from the Rimo Glacier, one of the tongues of Siachen Glacier. It flows through the Nu- bra valley in the northern part of Ladakh and then joins the Indus River in Skardu, Pakistan.
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A
Pangong Lake
B
Pulicat Lake
C
Kolleru Lake
D
Vembanad Lake
Vembanad Lake of Kerala is the longest lake in India with a length of 95.6 km. Besides, with a sur- face area of 2033 km², it is the largest lake in Kerala and spans several districts of the state. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is conducted in a portion of the lake.
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A
Statutory body
B
Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley
C
A private enterprise located in Bihar
D
A non government organisation
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), having its head- quarters at Kolkata, is a statutory body created un- der the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948. It op- erates several power stations in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand. The corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel pow- er stations under the Union Ministry of Power.
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A
Buckingham Canal
B
Indira Gandhi Canal
C
Upper Ganges Canal
D
Tajewala Canal
The Indira Gandhi Canal is the longest canal in India and the largest irrigation project in the world. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Firozpur, a few ki- lometers below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in the Indian state of Punjab and terminates in irrigation facilities in the Thar Desert in the north west of Rajasthan. It was previously known as the Rajasthan Canal.
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A
Lateral Corrosion
B
Vertical Corrosion
C
Side Corrosion
D
Mean Corrosion
Sideways form of erosion is called lateral erosion. In lateral erosion, the river erodes away at its banks and widens the river channel. Together, vertical and lateral erosion create the distinctive V-shaped valley that is found in rivers in their upper course. As the river gets closer to the sea, there is more lateral ero- sion than vertical erosion and the V flattens out into a much wider shape.
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A
Jhelum river
B
Chenab river
C
Beas river
D
Sutlej river
Punjab has large number of the Sutlej inundation canals, which are taken out from the rivers without any regulating system like weirs etc. at their head. Such canals provide irrigation mainly in the rainy sea- son when the river is in flood and there is excess water. Some of such inundation canals are Sirhind, Bhakra, etc.
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A
River valley in Andhra Pradesh
B
Unmanned station located in Antarctica
C
Second source of River Ganga
D
Island in the Indian Ocean
Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base sta- tion of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Program. Established during the third In- dian expedition to Antarctica in 1983–84, it was an unmanned station, set up using indigenous Indian equipment, powered by Solar energy. The station was entirely computerized to record all data that was re- searched.
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A
Haridwar
B
Namchobarva
C
Alakananda
D
Ambala
Any elevated area, such as a mountain or upland, that separates two drainage basins is known as water divide; for example, the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river systems. Ambala is located on this water divide.Similarly, the Western Ghats form the main water divide in Peninsular India.
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A
Godavari
B
Krishna
C
Cauvery
D
Mahanadi
After the Ganga river basin, the Godavari River Basin has the second largest river basin with a drain- age area of 312,812 km2. In terms of length, catch- ment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India and had been dubbed as the `Dakshina Ganga` - the South Ganges river.
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A
it is too hot
B
there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
C
the monsoon fails to reach this area
D
the winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind
Rainfall decreases as winds move westwards up the Ganga Plains. Rajasthan receives very little rain as it lies in the rain-shadow of the Aravali Hills. The climate of Rajasthan varies greatly throughout the state. It is very hot and dry in summer in the desert areas, where dust storms also occur, while it is very cold during the winters. To the west of the Aravali range, the weather is characterized by low rainfall with erratic distribution, extremes of diurnal and an- nual temperatures, low humidity and high wind ve- locity. While in the east of the Aravali range, the weath- er is characterized by relatively low wind velocity and high humidity with better rainfall.
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A
Monsoons
B
Ocean currents
C
Nearness to equator
D
Presence of Indian ocean
India’s geography and geology are climatically piv- otal: the Thar Desert in the northwest and the Hima- layas in the north work in tandem to effect a cultur- ally and economically break-all monsoonal regime. As Earth’s highest and most massive mountain range, the Himalayan system bars the influx of frigid ka- tabatic winds from the icy Tibetan Plateau and northerly Central Asia. Most of North India is thus kept warm or is only mildly chilly or cold during winter; the same thermal dam keeps most regions in India hot in summer. Ocean current do not any role in the climate of India.
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Meghalaya
B
Leh in Kashmir
C
Coromandel coast
D
Konkan coast
Rainfall distribution in India is uneven. Areas of Inadequate Rainfall (it implies rainfall less than 50 cm a year): There are basically two belts that receive inadequate rainfall. These belts are of small extent and some parts of these belts receive exceptionally very low rainfall. Like for instance, the Karakoram Mountains and area lying to the north of the Zanskar Himalaya range. This region is situated in the north of the Himalayas. It, therefore, receives little rainfall during the summer monsoon rainy season. Further, a little rainfall is also caused in the months of January, February and March by the westerly depressions.
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A
Mahabaleshwar
B
Cherrapunji
C
Udhagamandalam
D
Mawsynram
Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 65 kilometers from Shillong. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of 11,872 mil- limetres. According to the Guinness Book of World Records Mawsynram received 26,000 millimetres (1,000 in) of rainfall in 1985. Mawsynram is located about 16 km west of Cherrapunji, on the Khasi Hills.
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A
5th June
B
15th June
C
1st July
D
15th July
Derived from the Arabic word `mausam`, monsoon implies a seasonal reversal in wind direction. These changes lead to changes in the seasonal distribution of rainfall and temperature. Although the Andaman & Nicobar Islands receive monsoon as early as mid-May, the southwest monsoon enters the subcontinent’s mainland through the Kerala coast. The monsoon then gets divided into two parts: the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch. It normally reaches Mangalore on the west coast and Vishakhapatnam on the east coast within four days. Both the branches move to reach Mumbai and Kolkata on average between June 10 and 13. The monsoon crosses Varanasi, Ahmedabad and Bhopal by June 15. Agra has to wait for another five days and Delhi by June 29. The two branches merge over Punjab and Himachal. By mid-July the southwest monsoon engulfs the entire subcontinent.
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A
Telengana
B
Marwar
C
Vidarbha
D
Marathwada
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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A
Karnataka and Kerala
B
Punjab and Haryana
C
Bihar and Assam
D
Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
The retreat of the Monsoon which generally oc- curs between September and November brings with it another peak in cyclone origination, noted for its predilection toward violent cyclone strikes. The cy- clones develop in the Bay of Bengal and move from the northeast to the southwest, causing heavy rain- fall and loss of life and property in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Tamil Nadu receives heavy rainfall from these winds as the retreating monsoon winds are moisture laden.
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A
Rann of Kachchh
B
Rajasthan
C
North-West India
D
Meghalaya
The southwestern summer monsoons occur from June through September. The Thar Desert and ad- joining areas of the northern and central Indian sub- continent heats up considerably during the hot sum- mers. This causes a low pressure area over the north- ern and central Indian subcontinent. To fill this void, the moisture-laden winds from the Indian Ocean rush in to the subcontinent.
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A
flood year
B
drought year
C
famine year
D
self sufficient year
According to Indian Meteorological Department, when the rainfall deficiency for the country as a whole is more than 10% of normal and more than 20% of the country`s area is affected by drought conditions (rainfall deficit), the situation is defined as an all-India drought year.
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A
Hot and dry weather
B
Very low velocity winds
C
Low pressure systems over the Indo–Gangetic plains
D
High temperature associated with high humidity
The months of October-November mark a period of transition from hot rainy season to cold dry winter conditions. This period is known as Retreating Monsoon or Transition season because the southwest monsoons weaken and withdraw or retreat from In- dia. The retreat of monsoon is marked by clear skies and rise in temperature. While days are warm, nights are cool and pleasant. Owing to high temperature and high humidity, weather becomes oppressive. This phenomenon is known as October heat.
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A
Unlike the east coast this coast is straight
B
The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
C
The east coast is broader than the west coast
D
The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction
The western side of the Western Ghats rise ma- jestically to over 2500 meters above mean sea level to capture the Arabian sea branch of moisture laden southwest monsoon winds. The location of these mountain ranges is such that the South-West Mon- soon that break over the southernmost tip of the pen- insula during the last week of May, block the winds and they steadily rise against the mountain to con- dense rapidly and give copious rains on the western side. Consequently, the eastern side is typically known as the rain shadow region.
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A
Western disturbances
B
Cyclonic depression
C
Southwest monsoon
D
Retreating monsoon
A Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent during the winter season. It is a non- monsoonal precipitation pattern driven by the westerlies. Western Disturbances are important for the development of the Rabi crop (wheat).
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A
Kolkata
B
Mumbai
C
New Delhi
D
Pune
Daily Weather Map of India is prepared and print- ed at the National Data Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Pune. Daily weather reports and daily weather maps for India in printed form are avail- able since 1878.
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11.1 percent
B
22.2 percent
C
33.3 percent
D
44.4 percent
The minimum area of forests to maintain a good ecological balance has been regarded to be 33%. In- dia lags on this front. The Green India campaign has been announced by the Prime Minister for the affor- estation of 6 million hectares. The current area un- der forests is 23%.
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A
Rajasthan
B
Andhra Pradesh
C
Karnataka
D
Assam
Bandipur National Park, established in 1973 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the south Indian state of Karnataka. It was once a private hunting reserve for the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. Bandipur is located in Gun- dlupet taluq of Chamarajanagar district. Together with the adjoining Nagarhole National Park, Mudumalai National Park and Wynad Wildlife Sanctuary, it is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve totaling 2,183 km2 making it the largest protected area in southern In- dia.
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A
Dehradun
B
Bhopal
C
Lucknow
D
Delhi
The Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in India. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, and is one of the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission. It was found ed in 1878, as the British Imperial Forest School, by Dietrich Brandis. In 1906, it was re-established as the `Imperial Forest Research Institute`, under the British Imperial Forestry Service.
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A
Velvadan National Park
B
Periyar National Park
C
Bandipur National Park
D
Corbett National Park
Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. The park—named for the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park. Situated in Nainital district of Uttarakhand the park acts as a protected area for the endangered Bengal tiger of India, the secure survival of which is the main objective of Project Tiger, an Indian wildlife protection initiative.
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A
Kutch Peninsula
B
Western Ghats
C
Konkan Coast
D
Deltaic West Bengal
Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halo- phytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sunder- bans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering parts of Bangladesh and India. This region is densely cov- ered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger. The Sundarbans is in- tersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. The mangrove-dominated Ganges Delta – the Sundarbans – is a complex ecosystem comprising one of the three largest single tracts of mangrove forests of the world. Situated mostly in Bangladesh, a small portion of it lies in India.
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A
Deciduous forest
B
Monsoon forest
C
Mangrove forest
D
Rainfed forest
Newspapers are made from a type of paper called newsprint. Coniferous softwoods such as spruce, pine, and cedar provide long (average 3mm), strong fibres. Newsprint needs strength enough to withstand the demands of fast printing presses, the ability to accept high quality colour printing and enough opac- ity to prevent the printing showing through the pag- es. In most temperate coniferous forests, evergreen conifers predominate, while some are a mix of coni- fers and broadleaf evergreen trees and/or broadleaf deciduous trees. Temperate evergreen forests are com- mon in the coastal areas of regions that have mild winters and heavy rainfall, or inland in drier climates or mountain areas
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A
Mysore
B
Kashmir
C
Gujarat
D
Kerala
Gir Forest National Park or Sasan Gir is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat. It is the sole home of the pure Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species. The eco- system of Gir, with its diverse flora and fauna, is protected as a result of the efforts of the government forest department, wildlife activists and NGOs. The forest area of Gir and its lions were declared as “pro- tected” in the early 1900s by the then Nawab of the princely state of Junagadh.
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A
Arunachal Pradesh
B
Chhattisgarh
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Orissa
The forest cover includes all lands which have a tree canopy density of more than ten percent when projected vertically on the horizontal ground, with a minimum areal extent of one hectare. Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest area in the country. Forest area of the state constitutes 31 per cent of the total area of the state. The forest area in the state constitutes about 12.44 per cent of the total forest area of India.
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Kerala
B
Karnataka
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Andhra Paradesh
The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, now also declared a Tiger Reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District, about 150 km (93 mi) north-west of Coimbatore in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu, on the interstate boundaries with Karnataka and Kerala states in South India. Mudumalai, which means `first hills`, is one of the first wildlife sanctuaries established in India.
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A
Central India
B
Eastern Ghat
C
N.E. Himalayas and Western Ghats
D
N.W. Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
The main areas of tropical forest are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; the Western Ghats, which fringe the Arabian Sea coastline of peninsular India; and the greater Assam region in the north-east along the Eastern Himalayas. Small remnants of rain forest are found in Orissa state. Tropical rainforests are located in a band around the equator (Zero degrees latitude) in the area between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° North latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° South latitude).This 3,000 mile (4800 kilometres) wide band is known as the `tropics`.
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is the only evergreen forest in India
B
contains costly timber trees
C
is a good picnic spot
D
contains rare species of plants and animals
Silent Valley National Park, is located in the Nilgiri Hills, Palakkad District in Kerala. The park is one of the last undisturbed tracts of South Western Ghats montane rain forests and tropical moist evergreen forest in India. Plans for a hydroelectric project that threatened the parks high diversity of wildlife stimulated an environmentalist Social Movement in the 1970s called Save Silent Valley which resulted in cancellation of the project and creation of the park in 1980.
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A
Western Ghats
B
Eastern Ghats
C
Western Himalayas
D
Eastern Himalayas
A biodiversity hotspot is a region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans. More like rolling hills than snow-covered mountains, the Western Ghats - stretching some 1,600 km from the north of Mumbai to the southern tip of India - are a biodiversity hotspot that contains a large proportion of the country`s plant and animal species; many of which are only found here and nowhere else in the world. In the northern part of the range, about one-third of the plants, almost half the reptiles, and more than three-fourths of the amphibians known in India are found in this narrow strip of rainforest just off the west coast. The forests in the southwestern Ghats are even richer, hosting the country`s largest population of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) as well as Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris), lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus), sloth bears (Ursus ursinus), nilgiri tahrs (Hemitragus hylocrius) and much more.
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