Indian Geography Questions

Q:

The Damodar-Tribeni canal which serves as an irrigation cum navigation canal is ________long

A) 137 km B) 147 km
C) 157 km D) 167 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 137 km

Explanation:

India does not have any lake or sea comparable with the Great Lakes of the united States or the Caspian Sea of the CIS.

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In which one among the following districts is the highest point of Eastern Ghats located?

A) Ganjam B) Visakhapatnam
C) Kurnool D) North Arcot
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Visakhapatnam

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Which is the most irrigated state in India?

A) Punjab B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Haryana D) Telangana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Punjab

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In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?

A) Rice B) Oil Seeds
C) Pulses D) Sugarcane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pulses

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Tehri dam is located on which of the following rivers?

A) Brahmaputra B) Godavari
C) Ganga D) Bhagirathi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bhagirathi

Explanation:

Tehri dam is located on the river Bhagirathi.

  • It 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.
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Which among the following states leads in Handloom and Handicrafts clusters in India?

A) Maharastra B) West Bengal
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Odisha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh

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The 'Puttingal Temple' is located in which of the following states ?

A) Tamilnadu B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kerala

Explanation:

Puttingal Temple was a Hindu temple in the coastal town of Paravur, India. The temple was founded after the presence of the goddess was experienced on an ant hill with Puttu being the Malayalam word for ant Hill.

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Which states of India have oil fields?

A) Andhra Pradesh & Telangana B) Telangana & Tripura
C) Bihar & Mizoram D) Tamilnadu & Odisha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tamilnadu & Odisha

Explanation:

Indian states having oil fields are

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Mizoram
  • Odisha
  • Tamilnadu
  • Rajasthan
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