Indian Geography MCQs

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In April 2009, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) had started pumping natural gas from its D-6 block in the Krishna-Godavari (K-G) basin and D-6 was the first deepwater block in India to start production. 

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The 9° Channel is the maritime boundary that separates the Lakshadweep Islands and Maliku Atoll. The channel is named so because it is located on the 9° North latitude. On the other hand, the 10° Channel is another significant maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean region that separates the Andaman islands from the Nicobar islands, situated on the 10° North latitude. Coco and Kardiva Channels serve their respective geographical divisions, unrelated to the Lakshadweep or Maliku Atoll.

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Port Blair is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and also the headquarters for the district of South Andaman and is the territory’s only notified town.

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The Chamera Dam is located near the town of Dalhousie, in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It impounds the River Ravi and supports the hydroelectricity project in the region. The reservoir of the dam is the Chamera Lake. The catchment of the dam is 472.5 square kilometres. The reservoir has a live storage capacity of 110 MCN and mean annual inflow of 1,273 BCM. The unique feature of the region is the fluctuating day and night temperature. The temperature during the day near the dam rises up to 35 degrees Celsius and drops to a minimum of 18 to 20 °C at night. The water level in the Chamera Lake rises to a maximum of 763 meters while the minimum water level is 747 meters.

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Siddi or Habeshi community is an ethnic community descended from Bantu peoples of Southeast Africa. At present population of Siddi people in India is 850,000 individuals with highest population in Karnataka, Gujarat and Hyderabad.

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Pagladiya Multipurpose Dam is located in the Nalbari District of Assam. The dam was constructed over the Pagladiya River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra. The dam’s construction began in February 2019.
The Pagladiya River originates in the southern slopes of the Bhutan hills. It flows 19 km through the hilly terrain of Bhutan and then another 177.80 km. The river enters the Nalbari district of Assam near Chowki.
The dam’s proposed site is about 26 km north of Nalbari town, near the Indo-Bhutan International Border. The area is inhabited by both tribal and non-tribal communities.

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The correct answer is Kandla. Kandla Port, located in Gujarat, India, is a riverine port situated on the Gulf of Kutch. It was developed as a tidal port and is one of the largest ports in India, primarily handling bulk cargo. Unlike Chennai and Kolkata, which are coastal ports, Kandla serves as an inland port due to its location along the river system. Kolkata, while a major port, is also a coastal port but has riverine characteristics due to its proximity to the Hooghly River.

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Tropical Deciduous Forests or Monsoon forests are most common forests. Important trees include Sandal wood, Shisam, Mahua, Sal, Teak and Bamboo. Moist deciduous and the dry deciduous forests are two major categories of these forests.

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The total resources of iron ore as per UNFC are placed at 25,249 million tonnes as on 1.4.2005. Out of these, the iron ore (hematite) resources are placed at 14,630 million tonnes of which 13,916 million tonnes (95 per cent) resources are distributed mainly in Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Goa. The resources of very high grade ore are limited and are restricted mainly in Bailadila sector of Chhattisgarh and to a lesser extent in Bellary-Hospet area of Karnataka and Barajamda sector in Jharkhand and Odisha. Iron ore (magnetite) resources are placed at 10,619 million tonnes of which only 59 million tonnes constitute reserves located mainly in Goa, Rajasthan and Jharkhand. The remaining 10,500 million tonnes (99 per cent), magnetite resources are under remaining resources category mainly in Karnataka (74 per cent) and Andhra Pradesh (14 per cent). Other deposits are located in Goa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Bihar, Maharashtra and Odisha. [India Year Book 2015]

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First option is the correct answer
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