Indian Geography MCQs

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India shares a 1,643 km land border with Myanmar and the states that share this border include Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.

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The approximate time difference between sunrise in Arunachal Pradesh and Saurashtra, India, is 2 hours. This is due to the vast longitudinal extent of the country, which spans about 30 degrees. Arunachal Pradesh lies in the extreme east while Saurashtra lies in the extreme west. This vast difference contributes to the time lag of about 2 hours in sunrise.

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The only state in India producing muga silk is Assam. Muga silk is a unique, golden silk known for its durability and natural sheen, and it is produced from the larvae of the Antheraea assamensis moth, which is native to Assam. This silk has been traditionally woven into garments like the Mekhela Chador and is integral to Assamese culture. Assam is also home to the Muga silk industry, which is protected by geographical indication (GI) status.

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O is the uppermost layer and also called Organic Horizon

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he Almatti dam project on the Krishna River was an issue between the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. The dam is located in the Bagalkot district of North Karnataka. The dam is also known as the Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam. The Brijesh Kumar Tribunal resolved the conflict between the states. Karnataka won the legal battle against Andhra Pradesh and was allowed to raise the height of the Almatti reservoir to 524 meters. The dam has a gross storage capacity of nearly 200 TMC and 26 radial spillway gates.

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The correct answer is TISCO (Tata Iron and Steel Company), established in 1907 by J.R.D. Tata. It is often referred to as India’s first Swadeshi steel plant because it was founded with the vision of self-reliance and industrialization in India, promoting indigenous production. TISCO played a crucial role in India’s economic development and is now known as Tata Steel, one of the largest steel producers globally.

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Meghalaya is famous for having the largest cave system in India, featuring some of the longest and deepest caves globally. It is home to the Liat Prah limestone cave system, the longest cave in India with a length of 31.1 km. Furthermore, Meghalaya boasts the world’s longest sandstone cave, Krem Puri, and the deepest shaft cave in India, Krem Um Ladaw. The suitable cave formation conditions such as high-grade limestone, rainfall, elevation, and a hot, humid climate have made Meghalaya a hub of natural underworld wonders with 1,580 caves, 980 of which have already been explored.

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The K.S. Valdiya committee submitted its report to the Union Water Resources Ministry in which it has concluded that Saraswati River so far considered mythical, existed. The committee comprising of geologists, archaeologists and hydrologists say that they have found evidence of the course of the river Saraswati. The committee has also recommended that the government should bring a law to regulate extraction of water from palaeochannels in view of low rainfall in dry stretches and “reckless” exploitation of freshwater for irrigation and other purposes.

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Chir Batti is a strange and mysterious phenomenon of lights which can be observed on the outer southern edge of the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. The Banni grasslands are seasonal marshy desolate wetlands where one can easily observe this phenomenon.

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Landlocked means a region surrounded by only land. In India states like Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Punjab, Haryana, all seven sisters and sikkim, Telangana and few more states are landlocked. Bihar is a state in East India, bordering Nepal. It is divided by the River Ganges, which floods its fertile plains.