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  • Question 1
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    On which river bank is Goa located?
    Solution
    The Mahadayi/Mandovi River, also known as Mahadayi or Mhadei river, is described as the lifeline of the Indian state of Goa. The Mandovi and the Zuari are the two primary rivers in the state of Goa. Mandovi joins with the Zuari at a common creek at Cabo Aguada, forming the Mormugao harbour.
  • Question 2
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    Name the place situated on the three seas in India.
    Solution
    The place situated on the confluence of three seas is also known as 'Triveni Sangam'. Kanyakumari is surrounded by the seas on three sides like – Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea, making it a mesmerizing beauty of earth.
  • Question 3
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    At which of these places do the three great rivers; Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati meet?
    Solution
    Triveni Sangam, in Allahabad (Prayagraj), has the confluence of three rivers — the Ganges , the Yamuna and a third mythical river the Saraswati. The two rivers maintain their visible identity and can be identified by their different colours. The water of the Ganges is clear, while that of the Yamuna is greenish in colour.
  • Question 4
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    Which port lies on the eastern sea coast of India?
    Solution
    The port city Visakhapatnam or Vizag is located on the southeast coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Visakhapatnam or Vizag has one of the India's largest seaport and the oldest shipyard of country. The Visakhapatnam harbors is the only Natural harbors in the bay of Bengal shore.
  • Question 5
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    Gujrat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir have common frontiers with which country?
    Solution
    States having common frontiers with Pakistan are Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
    States having common frontiers with China are Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim ,Arunachal Pradesh.
    States having common frontiers with Nepal are Uttarkhand,Sikkim,Uttar Pradesh,Bihar,West Bengal



  • Question 6
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    Which island group of India lies to its South West?
    Solution
    Lakshadweep formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km off the southwestern coast of India. The archipelago is a Union Territory and is governed by the Union Government of India. They were also known as Laccadive Islands, although geographically this is only the name of the central subgroup of the group. Lakshadweep means "one hundred thousand islands" in Malayalam.[3][4] The islands form the smallest Union Territory of India and their total surface area is just 32 km2 . The lagoon area covers about 4,200 km2 , the territorial waters area 20,000 km2 and the exclusive economic zone area 400,000 km2 .
  • Question 7
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    Talcum powders are made out of which stone?
    Solution
    Soapstone (also known as steatite or soaprock) is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It is largely composed of the mineral talc, thus is rich in magnesium. The Soap Stone Powder is used as an important raw material in the manufacturing of talc in the cosmetic industry.
  • Question 8
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    The Deccan Traps show maximum thickness in the
    Solution
    The Deccan Traps are one of the largest volcanic provinces in the world. It consists of more than 6,500 feet (>2,000 m) of flat-lying basalt lava flows and covers an area of nearly 200,000 square miles (500,000 square km) (roughly the size of the states of Washington and Oregon combined) in west-central India.
  • Question 9
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    Which range is bounded by the Central Highlands in the south?
    Solution
    The Central Highlands are bounded by the Vindhyan range on the south and the Aravalis on the northwest. The part of the Peninsular plateau lying to the north of the Narmada river covering a major area of the Malwa plateau is known as the Central Highlands.
  • Question 10
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    The Purvanchal region comprises the
    Solution
    The Purvanchal range includes the hill ranges of the Patkai, Barail range, Manipur, Mizoram Mizo, and Naga Hills. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills are part of Shillong Plateau, and not part of the Purvanchal range.
  • Question 11
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    Name the largest salt water lake in India.
    Solution
    Chilika lake spread over Puri , Khurda & Ganjam district of Odisha ( orissa ) is the largest lake of Asia spread over 1100 km. It is the largest wintering ground for migratory birds on the Indian sub-continent.
  • Question 12
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    Which of these rivers flow in the Indian desert?
    Solution
    Luni (also known as Lonari, Lavanavari, Lavanavati, Salt river) is a river in Rajasthan. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 km.
  • Question 13
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    In which state does the Dudhwa National park lie?
    Solution
    The Dudhwa National Park is situated in the Lakhimpur-Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh where the northern edge of the forest lies close to the Indo-Nepal border.
  • Question 14
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    The newer, younger deposits of the flood plains are called_______.
    Solution
    The part of the northern plains formed of newer, younger deposits of the flood plain in India are called Khadar. Khadir or Khadar plains are those that are low-lying next to a river. Khadar areas are prone to flooding and sometimes include portions of former river-beds that became available for agriculture when a river changed course.
  • Question 15
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    Which island is the administrative headquarters of Lakshadweep?
    Solution
    Kavaratti is the Administrative Headquarters of the Union Territory. All Islands are 220 to 440 km away from the coastal city of Kochi in Kerala state.
  • Question 16
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    India`s only active volcano is found on which island?
    Solution
    Barren Island, one of the most easterly of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is the only confirmed active volcano in India. The island along with the rest of the Andamans is the the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and lies some 135 kms northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair.
  • Question 17
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    Which of these soils is the most typical of the Deccan plateau?
    Solution
    The Deccan Plateau is considered suitable for the production of cotton because Cotton grows best on black soil and also require warm climate. The warm conditions prevailing in the Deccan Plateau making it suitable for the cotton's growth.
  • Question 18
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    In which state is `Silent Valley`?
    Solution
    Silent Valley National Park, in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. Silent Valley Reservoir, a reservoir located in the Mourne Mountains near Kilkeel, County Down in Northern Ireland.
  • Question 19
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    Which of the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
    Solution
    Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Indus (Sindhu) are the three rivers which do not originate in India. All the three rivers originate from Mansarovar Lake in Tibet.
  • Question 20
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    Which of these rivers does not meet the Bay of Bengal?
    Solution
    The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of 2,172,000 square kilometres (839,000 sq mi). A number of large rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal: the Ganges-Hooghly, the Padma, the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, the Barak-Surma-Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Godavari, the Mahanadi, the Brahmani, the Baitarani, the Krishna and the Kaveri. Vaighai is not included in these.
  • Question 21
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    Name the island group of India having coral origin.
    Solution
    Lakshadweep is the Islands group of India which has the coral origin on the Arabian Sea. These coral origins are the types of coral atolls which are recognized as Atolls that resembles round or Horseshoe shaped islands.
  • Question 22
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    Chilika lake lies to the south of which delta?
    Solution
    Chilka lake region lies between the delta's of Mahanadi and Godavari river .It lies to the south of Mahanadi delta.
  • Question 23
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    Which river flows between the Vindhya Range and the Satpura Range?
    Solution
    The Narmada and the Tapti are major rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea. The Narmada originates in eastern Madhya Pradesh (India) and flows west across the state, through a narrow valley between the Vindhya Range and spurs of the Satpura Range. It flows into the Gulf of Khambhat.
  • Question 24
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    Which ocean do the oceanic routes, serving East and South East-Asia and Australia, pass through?
    Solution
    The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. It carries a particularly heavy traffic of petroleum and petroleum products from the oil fields of the Persian Gulf and Indonesia. Large reserves of hydrocarbons are being tapped in the offshore areas of Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, and Western Australia. An estimated 40% of the world's offshore oil production comes from the Indian Ocean.
  • Question 25
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    Which of the following countries does not form the Indian subcontinent?
    Solution
    China does not form the subcontinent because China do not have natural boundaries like India. China easily mix with vast Russia which so much big than China.
  • Question 26
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    Which island state other than Sri Lanka is our Southern neighbor in the Indian Ocean?
    Solution
    India and Sri Lanka is separated by Park Straits. The Sri Lanka is in the south of India and Maldives in the south west side. The closest one is Sri Lanka, followed by Maldives. The western edge of Indonesia is not very far from the southernmost Nicobar islands.
  • Question 27
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    Name the earth material that is deposited into the Tethys to form the Northern Plains?
    Solution
    The northern plain of India is formed by three river systems, i.e. the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra; along with their tributaries. The rivers in their lower course split into numerous channels or streams due to the deposition of silt. These channels or streams are known as Distributaries.
  • Question 28
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    Which mountains stand together with the Northern Plains of India?
    Solution
    The Northern Mountains (Himalayas) The Himalayan Mountains form the northern mountain region of India. They are the highest mountain ranges in the world. These mountain ranges start from Pamir Knot in the west and extend up to Purvanchal in the east.
  • Question 29
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    Which of these is the second name of the Indo-Gangetic plains?
    Solution
    Indo-Gangetic Plain, also called North Indian Plain, extensive north-central section of the Indian subcontinent, stretching westward from (and including) the combined delta of the Brahmaputra River valley and the Ganges (Ganga) River to the Indus River valley.
  • Question 30
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    Where does the Pamir knot lies?
    Solution
    Pamirs, also called Pamir, highland region of Central Asia. The Pamir mountain area centres on the nodal orogenic uplift known as the Pamir Knot, from which several south-central Asian mountain ranges radiate, including the Hindu Kush, the Karakoram Range, the Kunlun Mountains, and the Tien Shan.
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