Indian Geography Questions

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Economically, the most important forests of India are

A) Tidal forest B) Thorn forest
C) Everngreen forest D) Tropical deciduous forest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tropical deciduous forest

Explanation:

Tropical deciduous forest contain valuable teak, rosewood, sal and sandalwood trees

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The second longest east-flowing peninsular river is 

A) Godavari B) Krishna
C) Cauvery D) Mahanadi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Godavari

Explanation:

Godavari is the largest river system in the peninsula and second largest system in india next to Ganga System.

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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:

Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for

A) Tigers B) Birds
C) Elephants D) Bisons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tigers

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The plateau rich in minerals in india is

A) Malwa plateau B) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
C) Deccan Plateau D) Mysuru Plateau
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chhota Nagpur Plateau

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 Which one of the following steel plant waqs started in 1965 in India with West German Collaboration ?

A) Jamshedpur - Tata steel Plant B) Bokaro Steel Plant
C) Durgapur Steel Plant D) Rourkela Steel Plant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rourkela Steel Plant

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Rajasthan receives very little rain because

A) It is too hot B) there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
C) the mansoons fail to reach this area D) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

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Manipur has common boundaries with the group of states of

A) Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura B) Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya
C) Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram D) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram

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