Indian Geography Questions

Q:

Smallest Taluk in Kerala State?

A) Kunnathur B) Eranad
C) Palakkad D) Alappuzha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kunnathur

Explanation:

Kunnathur is the Smallest Taluk in Kerala State.

 

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Taluk :

 

In Kerala, the administrative divisions below the district are called Taluk. There are 77 Taluks in Kerala State.

 

Eranad is the Largest Taluk in Kerala State.

 

Palakkad is the Largest District in Kerala State.

 

Alappuzha is the Smallest District in Kerala State.

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Q:

Kanha National Park belongs to which one among the following biogeographical areas in the world?

A) Tropical Sub-humid Forests B) Tropical Humid Forests
C) Trophical Dry Forests D) Trophical Moist Forests
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Trophical Dry Forests

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Q:

Gondwana coalfields are found in

A) Assam B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Meghalaya D) Jammu & Kashmir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh

Explanation:

Nearly 95% of india's coal is from the Gondwana formation (which is in the Satpuras) and is found in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Tertiary variety is found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Jammu and Kashmir, Lingite reserves occur in Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Tamilnadu.

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Q:

The First river valley project started in india is 

A) Bhakra -Nagal Project B) Damodar Valley Project
C) Kosi Project D) Hirakud Project
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Damodar Valley Project

Explanation:

Damodar Valley Project (DVP) is based on the model of Tennessee Valley Authority (TAV), USA constructed to harness water of Damodar, a capricious river flowing through Bihar and West Bengal.

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Q:

Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to geological history?

A) Nilgiris B) Satpura Range
C) Vindhyas D) Aravalli
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aravalli

Explanation:

According to geological history, the important mountains of india arranged in the order of age starting from the oldest are the Aravallis , the westerm Ghats, Vindhya and Satpura, the Nilgiris , and the Himalayas.

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Q:

The smallest Union Territory of India is 

A) Lakshadweep B) Pondicherry
C) Daman and Diu D) Dadar and Nagar Haveli
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lakshadweep

Explanation:

Lakshadweep has an area of only about 32 sq km.

 

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The area of Pondicherry, Daman and Diu and Dadar and Nagar Haveli are about 492 sq km and 491 sq km respectively.

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Q:

The National Highway -1 connects Delhi to ________

A) Chennai B) Kolkata
C) Mumbai D) Amritsar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amritsar

Explanation:

It passes through Ambala and Jalandhar

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Q:

Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Bihar
C) Orissa D) Madhya Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

It is a scheme across the river Rihand near Pipri in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh

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