Indian Geography MCQs

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The Ganga river passes through the following states (From its source to the confluence)- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal.

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Zuari river (92 km) is the largest and important river of Goa. The port city of Vasco da Gama lies on the river.

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Dassam Falls of Jharkhand is a type of natural cascade. It is situated across the Kanchi River (Tributary of the Subarnarekha River).

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Southwest monsoon is responsible for experiencing rainfall in India and accounts for nearly 80% rainfall of the whole of India. The reason for its origin are the vast size of Indian continent, which helps in developing the thermal gradient necessary to attract the vapour laden air from sea. Presence of the Himalayas in the north, extending in an east-west direction, thus creating a physical barrier between tropical and polar air masses. These barriers induce the precipitation of water from moisture laden air. As the air climb up the Himalayas their moisture retention capacity decreases which results into high rainfall.

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Puri (Odisha) is the most likely to experience cyclones. Being a coastal state Odisha is the geographical location of low pressure most of the time and more prone to cyclones.

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Tropical cyclone occurs between 8°N to 25°N in the northern hemisphere. Clone develops only on the ocean. The latent heat of condension is the main energy source of the cyclone. It occurs mainly after summer solstice when equatorial low pressure is far away from the equator.

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The highest rainfall in peninsular India occurs on the Malabar coast. The average annual rainfall in India is inversely related to the variability of rainfall. Coromandal coast receives rainfall from the southwest as well as the northeast monsoon.

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As per the Koppen’s classification of the Indian climate, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh are the part of Cold Humid type region. A short summer and cold humid winter are the characteristics of this region.

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Humus, Phosphoric Acid, Organic matter and lime are abundantly present in Alluvial soil but it is deficient in Potash.

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Deodar is found between the altitudes of 1800 to 2600 meters of the Himalayan region.