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  • Question 1
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    On which river bank is Goa located?
    Solution
    Goa is located on Mandovi river bank.
    Goa is an Indian state on the West coast of Indian Peninsula. Arabian sea to the western side, eastern side flaked by mighty Sahyadris range of western ghats. Mandovi is one of the major rivers in Goa.

  • Question 2
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    Name the place situated along the three seas in India.
    Solution
    The place situated along the three seas in India is Kanyakumari.
    Kanyakumari is surrounded by the seas of three sides like – Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea, making it a mesmerizing beauty of earth.
    The place situated on the confluence of three seas is also known as 'Triveni Sangam' with a bath here by people is to flush away all of one's sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth.
  • Question 3
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    On which of these places do the three great seas; Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian sea meet?
    Solution
    The Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and the Indian ocean meet at the southernmost part of Indian peninsula which is Kanyakumari (popularly known as Cape Comorin). The point where these three waterbodies meet is also known as Triveni Sangam in India.
  • Question 4
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    Which port lies on the eastern sea coast of India?
    Solution
    Vizag port lies on the eastern sea coast of India.
    The port city Visakhapatnam 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.
  • Question 5
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    Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir have common frontiers with
    Solution
    A frontier is a line or border separating some countries.
    States having common frontiers with Pakistan - Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat.
  • Question 6
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    Which island group of India lies to its South West?
    Solution
    The Lakshadweep Islands lie in the Arabian Sea, to the southwest of the mainland. Lakshadweep is composed of small coral islands, covering a small area of 32 square kilometers.
  • Question 7
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    Talcum powders are made out of which stone?
    Solution
    Talcum powders are made up of Soapstone which is also known as a clay mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. As soapstone is a well known metamorphic rock composed predominantly of talc, it is in powdered form, often in combination with corn starch which is a widely used substance known as baby powder. Talcum powder is a white or light gray powder used on a lithograph plate to make the ink or coloring material hold and to protect the lines on the image from the acid of the platemaking solution. It is a fine powder produced by pulverizing talc (hydrated magnesium silicate).

  • Question 8
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    The Deccan Traps show maximum thickness in the
    Solution
    Deccan trap thickness is an important parameter in understanding the eruption process of flood basalts (65 My). The thickness of the traps in DVP decreases from about 1.8 km in the west to a few hundred meters (approx. 400 m). 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. It extends from Jobat (Gujarat) and Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) to Sasaram in Bihar for about 1050 km with general elevation between 450 to 600 metres.


  • Question 10
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    The Purvanchal comprises
    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 of the Purvanchal range.
  • Question 11
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    Name the largest salt water lake in India.
    Solution
    The largest salt water lake is Chilka Lake in India in the Odisa state i.e. in eastern India. It is separated from the Bay of Bengal by a narrow spit. It is one of India's largest saltwater lakes, it is 65 km long.
  • Question 12
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    Which of the following rivers flows into 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 (Indian).
  • 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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    What are the newer and younger deposits of the flood plains called?
    Solution
    The part of the northern plains formed of newer, younger deposits of the flood plain in India are called Khadar. It has new alluvial soil and more fertile area.
  • Question 15
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    Which island is the administrative headquarters of Lakshadweep?
    Solution
    Kavaratti is the Administrative Headquarters of the whole Union Territory and Lakshadweep as well. 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 is one of the most easterly of the Andaman 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
    Black cotton soil is the most typical of the Deccan plateau. As it comprises mostly of heavy minerals like ilmenite, olivine, pyroxene, amphiboles, magnetite etc all of which are dark in colour. Hence, it is the most typical soil of the Deccan plateau.
  • Question 18
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    In which state is 'Silent Valley' located?
    Solution
    Silent Valley National Park, is a national park in Kerala, India. It is located in the Nilgiri hills, has a core area of 89.52 km², which is surrounded by a buffer zone of 148 km².
  • Question 19
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    Which of these rivers doesn`t rise in India?
    Solution
    The Brahmaputra River, also called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan language, originates on the Angsi Glacier located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet.

  • Question 20
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    Which of these rivers does not flow into the Bay of Bengal?
    Solution
    Tapti river does not flow into the Bay of Bengal. This river is in the Central India, between Godavari and Narmada rivers. It flows westwards over a length of 724 km before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea.
  • 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
    Chilika lake lies to the south of Mahanadi Delta.
    Mahanadi River at Cuttack trifurcates with one arm feeding the Chilika Lake in its southern most region.
  • Question 23
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    Which river flows between the Vindhya Range and the Satpura Range?
    Solution
    As Narmada river flows between the Vindhya Range and the Satpura Range.
    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.
  • Question 24
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    Which ocean does the oceanic routes, serving East and South East-Asia and Australia, pass through?
    Solution
    Indian Ocean does the oceanic routes, serving East and South East-Asia and Australia, pass through north Indian River Plain, which is 630-million-acre fertile plain encompassing Northern regions of the Indian subcontinent.
  • Question 25
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    Which of the countries does not form the Indian subcontinent?
    Solution
    Indian subcontinent region comprises the countries of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh and the Himalayan states of Nepal, and Bhutan. Sri Lanka, an island off the southeastern tip of the Indian peninsula, is often considered a part of the subcontinent.
    So, China does not form the Indian subcontinent.
  • Question 26
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    Which island state other than Sri Lanka is our Southern neighbour in the Indian Ocean?
    Solution
    Maldives island is our Southern neighbour in the Indian Ocean other than Sri Lanka.
    As 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 deposited into the Tethys to form the Northern Plains.
    Solution
    Silt is granular material of a size between sand and clay, whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. Silt may occur as a soil (often mixed with sand or clay) or as sediment mixed in suspension with water (also known as a suspended load) and soil in a body of water such as a river.The rivers in their lower course split into numerous channels or streams due to the deposition of silt.Northern plains are most densely populated areas of the country.Here we also find alluvial soil, thus making the plain very fertile and agriculturally very productive..
  • Question 28
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    Which mountains stand together with the Northern Plains of India?
    Solution
    The Himalayas stand on the north of India. The Himalayas are the highest mountains in the world and extend west-east between the Indus and the Brahmaputra in an arcuate form.
    The Himalayan range has many of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest as well. The Himalayas include over fifty mountains exceeding 7,200 m (23,600 ft) in elevation.
  • Question 29
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    Which of the following is the second name of Indo-Gangetic plains?
    Solution
    The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the Indus-Ganga Plain and the North Indian River Plain, is a 630-million-acre fertile plain encompassing Northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of northern and eastern India.
  • Question 30
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    Where does the Pamir knot lie?
    Solution
    The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia, at the junction of the Himalayas with the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, Hindu Kush, Suleman and Hindu Raj ranges. They are among the world's highest mountains.The Pamir Mountains lie mostly in the Gorno-Badakhshan province of Tajikistan. To the north, they join the Tian Shan mountains along the Alay Valley of Kyrgyzstan. To the south, they border the Hindu Kush mountains along Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. To the east, they extend to the range that includes China's Kongur Tagh, in the "Eastern Pamirs", separated by the Yarkand valley from the Kunlun Mountains.
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