Indian Geography Questions

Gas and Oil fields are located in Naharkatiya, Assam. Oil from the fields is sent to Nunmati for refining and gas is made into electricity at Namrup.

Madhya Pradesh state has the maximum number of wildlife sanctuaries in India. It has total of 36 wildlife sanctuaries. In India, there are total 96 national parks and 510 wildlife sanctuaries.

Tropical Deciduous Forests: They are also called the “Monsoon forests”. They grow in the areas with annual rainfall of 70-200 cm. Sandal wood, Shisam, Mahua, Sal, Teak and Bamboo are important species of trees. Moist deciduous and the dry deciduous forests are two major categories of these forests.

Narmada rises near Amarkantak

1. In India Alluvial Soils are most likely found in Indo-Gangetic Plains that stretches across almost East and North India. 

2. Indo-Gangetic Plains has got this name after the two rivers The Indus and The Ganges Drain th plain.

3. These soil cover more than the 35% of the total land in India.

4. These Soils are suitable for Wheat, Vegetables, Cotton, Bajra, Oil seeds,...

5. These soils tend to be sandier and has quick draining properties than many other soils in India.

(a) refers to political importance and (b) to economic importance. Out of (c) and (d), (c) is more important.