Indian Geography Questions

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The main cause of floods in the rivers is

A) Heavy snow fall at the mountain B) Earthquakes
C) Deforestation D) Construction of dams
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Heavy snow fall at the mountain

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The uranium mines being develope by UCIL at Lambapur and Domiasiat are located, respectively, in which of the following states?

A) Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh B) West Bengal and Assam
C) Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya D) Maharashtra and Sikkim
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya

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Q:

Rana Pratap Sagar, Rajasthan is famous for

A) aluminum industry B) nuclear power station
C) brassware D) sports goods
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) nuclear power station

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Which one of the following ports is located on estuary?

A) Kandala B) Marmagao
C) Kolkata-Haldia D) Tuticorin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Marmagao

Explanation:

Kandla is Tidal port, Kolkata Haldia is  a  riverine  port,  Tuticorin  is  a river  port,  Marmagao  is  in  Goa,  is situated   on   estuary   on   eastern coast of India. Delta formation and estuary    formation    take    place mostly  on  western  coast  and  Goa is in western coast. 

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Q:

Sukhna Lake is in which city?

A) Jaipur B) Chandigarh
C) Hyderabad D) Pune
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chandigarh

Explanation:

Sukhna Lake is in Chandigarh, India.

 

It is a reservoir at the foothills of the Himalayas. It covers an area of 3 km². This rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills.

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Q:

The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as

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

Explanation:

The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as Brahmaputra. The river Brahmaputra in China is called Yarlung Tsangpo or Yarlung Zangbo river. In Assam and Arunachal Pradesh it is called Lohit or luit meaning blood.

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The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia, a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh.

 

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Which of the following river empties into the Arabian Sea?

A) Ganga B) Yamuna
C) Indus D) Kaveri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indus

Explanation:

The river which starts flowing from Himalayas on the North to southwards to empty in the Arabian sea is Indus River.

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Q:

The Number of officially recognised languages in india is

A) 12 B) 15
C) 18 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18

Explanation:

India has 18 officially recognised languages - Konkani, Manipur and Nepali were added to the official list of 15 in 1992. The other 15 languages are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit , Tamil, Telugu , Urdu and sindhi.

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