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  • Question 1
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    Chota Nagpur plateau is noted for ________________.
    Solution
    The Chotanagpur Plateau consists of the Ranchi Plateau in the south, the Hazaribagh Plateau in the north and the Rajmahal hills in the northeast. This region is rich in mineral resources and is known as the 'Ruhr' of India.
  • Question 2
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    The northern mountain region is susceptible to __________. 
    Solution
    • Himalayas, as a region, have always been susceptible to disaster, due to the neo-tectonic mountain-building process, like earthquakes, landslides, floods, etc.
    • Regions in India are prone to FREQUENT earthquakes include 
    •  Himalayan belt-Collision between lithological plates i.e. Indo-Austral plate with Eurasian plate; and Burma Plate with Java Sumatra plate .
    • Certain regions in India are more prone to earthquakes because they are located close to the edges of the India plate, which is driving into the Eurasian plate.
    •  This is what causes earthquakes in India, and why the Northeastern States, part of Gujarat, and the Himalayan range are considered earthquake prone.
  • Question 3
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    _________ ghats is a world heritage site.
    Solution
    • Western Ghats is a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, located entirely in India.
    •  It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight "hottest hot-spots" of biological diversity in the world.
    • The area is one of the world's ten "Hottest  biodiversity hotspots" and has over 7,402 species of flowering plants, 1,814 species of non-flowering plants, 139 mammal species, 508 bird species, 179 amphibian species, 6,000 insects species and 290 freshwater fish species; it is likely that many undiscovered species live in the Western Ghats. 
  • Question 4
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    The Himalayas run across five countries _________________.
    Solution
    Himalaya Travels across Five Countries. As the frontier of China, Nepal, Bhutan, India and Pakistan, the Himalaya is located in the south Asia, southwest to China, north to Nepal and Bhutan, northeast to India and Pakistan.
  • Question 5
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    Which of the following is not a lake in the Himalayas. 
    Solution
    solution:
    a. Tilicho Lake is a lake located in the Manang district of Nepal 
    b.  Pangong Lake is an endorheic lake spanning eastern Ladakh and West Tibet
    c. Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda, and Ganjam districts of Odisha state
    d.Tsongmo Lake is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim district
    hence the correct option is C
  • Question 6
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    Which hill station is also called as the 'Queen of the Satpuras'?
    Solution
    Pachmarhi Cantonment.
    It has been the location of a cantonment (Pachmarhi Cantonment) since British Raj. It is widely known as Satpura ki Rani ("Queen of Satpura"), situated at a height of 1067 m in a valley of the Satpura Range in Hoshangabad district.
  • Question 7
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    Patkai mountain range is located in which part of India?
    Solution
    Eastern.
    The Patkai Mountain Range is located at the India's North Eastern Border with Burma. The Indian states along the Patkai Range are Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland. 
    The Patkai Ranges are a part of Arakan Mountains and the popular Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is located here.
  • Question 8
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    The historical Malwa region includes _______.
    Solution
    Malwa is a historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range. Politically and administratively, the historical Malwa region includes districts of western Madhya Pradesh and parts of south-eastern Rajasthan. The definition of Malwa is sometimes extended to include the Nimar region south of the Vindhyas.

    The Malwa region had been a separate political unit from the time of the ancient Malava Kingdom. It has been ruled by several kingdoms and dynasties, including the Avanti Kingdom, the Mauryans, the Malavas, the Guptas, the Paramaras, the Malwa sultans, the Mughals and the Marathas. Malwa continued to be an administrative division until 1947, when the Malwa Agency of British India was merged into Madhya Bharat (also known as Malwa Union) state of independent India.
  • Question 9
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    Punjab and Haryana plains in India are irrigated with water from the rivers _______________________.
  • Question 10
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    Nallamala hills are located in the state of ________.
    Solution
    The Nallamalas (also called the Nallamalla Range) are a section of the Eastern Ghats which stretch primarily over Kurnool, Nellore, Guntur, Prakasam, Kadapa and Chittoor districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh and Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda districts of the state of Telangana, in India.
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