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Indian Geography - 1

Description: Indian Geography Quiz
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Which of the following crops are associated with Rabi season?

  1. Fruits and vegetables

  2. Jute and sugarcane

  3. Wheat, barley and gram

  4. Rice, millet and cotton


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Wheat, barley and gram are Rabi season crops. Rabi crop or Rabi harvest refers to an agricultural crop sown in winter and harvested in the summer season. The common examples are wheat and barley. 

What is the distinctive characteristic of the dam on the river Mahanadi?

  1. It is the second longest dam in the world.

  2. It is the tallest dam in Asia.

  3. It is the only series of small dams in India.

  4. It is the longest dam in the world.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The dam on the river Mahanadi is the longest dam in the world. 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 dams. 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. 

Name the state which recorded the highest population growth rate between 1991-2001.

  1. Tripura

  2. Mizoram

  3. Nagaland

  4. Manipur


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is correct.

Which of the following states/union territories has/have the lowest population?

  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  2. Goa

  3. Sikkim

  4. Lakshadweep


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option (4) is correct.

Which of the following statements is/are true about glaciers?

  1. Glacier ice crystals can grow as large as baseballs.

  2. Glaciers occur in areas having a permanent cover of snow and ice.

  3. Glacial ice often appears blue when it becomes very dense.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Glacier ice crystals can grow as large as baseballs. It occurs in areas having a permanent cover of snow and ice. Glacial ice often appears blue when it has become very dense. A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. 

Damodar valley project serves which of the following states?

  1. Jharkhand & W. Bengal

  2. Punjab & Haryana

  3. W. Bengal & Orissa

  4. Rajasthan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Damodar valley project serves Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Damodar river spans over an area of 25,000 km2 covering the states of Jharkhand & West Bengal. So the project is meant for these two states only. 

The Himalayan forests are an example of

  1. Tropical evergreen forests

  2. Thorn and scrub forests

  3. Temperate deciduous forests

  4. Tropical deciduous forests


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Himalayan forests are an example of Temperate deciduous forests. The Western Himalayan broadleaf forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion which is found in the middle elevations of the western Himalayas, including parts of Nepal, India, and Pakistan. The Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests is a temperate broadleaf forest ecoregion found in the middle elevations of the eastern Himalayas, including parts of Nepal, India, and Bhutan. 

Which of the following is/are the characteristic(s) of laterite soil?

(a) It does not retain moisture well. (b) It is rich in humus. (c) It is acidic in nature. (d) It is found predominantly in coastal areas.

  1. Both (a) and (b)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (a)

  4. Only (c)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Laterite soil is acidic in nature. Laterites are soil types rich in iron and aluminium, and formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are rusty-red because of iron oxides. They are developed by intensive and long-lasting weathering of the underlying parent rock.

Elephant is found in all of the following except

  1. Mudumalai Sanctuary

  2. Dudhwa National Park

  3. Corbett National Park

  4. Kaziranga National Park


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Elephant is not found in Dudhwa National Park. Dudhwa National Park is a National Park and major part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve located in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh state, India. It covers an area of 680 km2 (260 sq mi), with a buffer zone of almost 190 km2 and elephants are not found there. 

When was the National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology established?

  1. 1958

  2. 1972

  3. 1965

  4. 1985


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB) was established in 1985 with a vision to impart the biotechnology advantage to the much-needed thrust to Indian Agriculture.  

Which year is known as the year of great divide in the demographic history of India?

  1. 1921

  2. 1951

  3. 1901

  4. 1981


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

1921 is known as the year of great divide in the demographic history of India. In India, 1921 marks the start of consistent population growth as revealed by the census, after decades of alternating growth and contraction or stagnation. In fact, the change dates from 1920 with the passing of the influenza pandemic. 

Which of the following states recorded the lowest growth rate of population between 1991-2001?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Kerala

  3. Sikkim

  4. Goa


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is correct.

Which of the following crops are associated with Kharif season?

  1. Wheat and sunflower

  2. Rice and millet

  3. Wheat and barley

  4. Fruits and vegetables


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rice and millet crops are associated with Kharif season. Kharif crop refers to the planting, cultivation and harvesting of any domesticated plant sown in the rainy (monsoon) season in the Asian subcontinent. Some of the common examples of such crops are millet and rice. 

Jute cultivation in India is mainly practiced in

  1. West Bengal, Bihar and Assam

  2. Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan

  3. Kerala and Tamil Nadu

  4. Karnataka and Kerala


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jute cultivation in India is mainly practiced in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam.  

Which of the following has the minimum humus?

  1. Chestnut soil

  2. Grey-desert soil

  3. Alluvial soil

  4. Red-desert soil


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option (4) is correct.

Intense evaporation causes saline soil. Such soil can be expected in

  1. Tropical desert region

  2. Equatorial region

  3. The prairies

  4. Deltas


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Intense evaporation causes saline soil. Such soil can be expected in tropical desert region. In tropical desert region the soils tend to be sandy, rocky and have low organic matters. Such soils causing intense evaporation are saline soils. 

Which of the following is the correct descending order of the countries in terms of volume of sugar produced?

  1. India, China, Brazil, Russia

  2. China, Russia, India, Brazil

  3. Brazil, India, China, Thailand

  4. Russia, India, China, Brazil


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option 3 is correct.

Red soil is primarily found in

  1. Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh

  2. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

  3. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura

  4. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Red soil is primarily found in Tamil Nadu, Andhara Pardesh and Karnataka. Red soil is mostly found in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, MP, Orissa and Jharkhand. Crops such as cotton, wheat, rice, millets, pulses and tobacco can be grown in it. 

The peninsular plateau is sub-divided into how many parts?

  1. 2

  2. 4

  3. 3

  4. It is not sub-divided.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The peninsular plateau is sub-divided into 2 parts, namely Deccan Plateau and Central Highlands. 

Which Indian state has longest coastal area?

  1. Kerela

  2. Karnataka

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Gujarat


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gujarat has the longest coastal area. Gujarat is situated on the west coast of Indian peninsula. The state is bound by the Arabian Sea on the west, Pakistan and Rajasthan in the north and northeast, Maharashtra in the south and Madhya Pradesh in the southeast. 

Black soil is mainly found in India in

  1. Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

  2. Kerala, Karnataka, Orissa and Tamil Nadu.

  3. Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.

  4. W. Bengal, Kerala, Goa and Tamil Nadu.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Black soil is mainly found in India in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. Black soil is black in color. It has been formed from lava rocks. It is also called black lava soil. Black soil is found in Deccan Trap which covers large areas of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. It is suitable for cotton, sugarcane, wheat, millets, tobacco and oilseeds. 

Which of the following States/Union territories has the second highest density of population according to the census of 2001?

  1. Chandigarh

  2. Goa

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. Delhi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option (1) is correct.

Raniganj is famous for

  1. Jute

  2. Coal

  3. Silk

  4. Diamonds


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Raniganj is popular for coal mine and related business have sprung up making Raniganj as a very popular market place. Cluster of medical practice nor make Raniganj a medical hub. Raniganj is also popular as a commercial business district serving as a link between supplies to state capital Kolkata from northern parts of the country. 

What is common between Mysore, Bangalore, Salem and Amritsar?

  1. They are among the largest railway junctions in India.

  2. They are hubs of silk weaving.

  3. They are hubs of silk cultivation.

  4. They are hubs of cotton textile trade.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Silk weaving is common between Mysore, Bangalore, Salem and Amritsar. Silk reeling, twisting and weaving is common in all the four states.  

Which are the major ports on the East coast of India?

  1. Kollam, Alleppey, Kozhikodu

  2. Machulipantam, Cuddalore, Nagapatnam

  3. Tuticorin, Chennai, Ennore

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tuticorin, Chennai and Ennore are the major ports on the East coast of India.  

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