Indian Geography MCQs

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Coonoor hill station is situated in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.

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Ramgarh hill station is located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand. It is known as the “Fruit Bowl of Kumaon”.

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Luni river is integrated into the Thar desert. originating in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range the Luni river falls in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.

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The man-made pond-like water source found in the Thar desert are known as Johads. The pond like natural water sources are known as Tobas.

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Radhanagar Beach is situated in Andaman and Nicobar island (Swaraj Dweep). Swaraj Dweep is located in the eastern side of South Andaman.

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The Gandak River is a left-bank tributary of the Ganges in India.

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Ashtamudai Kayal – Lagoon, Himayat Sagar – Artificial (Sweet water), Dal Lake – Residual (Sweet water), Tsomgo Lake – Glacial.

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Kolleru lake is Located between Krishna and Godavari deltas (Andhra Pradesh).

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The fractures and faults in the earth’s crust are responsible for creating Tectonic type lakes. Most of the lakes of the hilly region of Kashmir and Kumaun are Tectonic lakes. Some of the examples are Tso Moriri, Pangong.

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Land heats and cools more frequently than the sea. During the day time, the land gets heated and the air over the land being hotter and lighter than that over the sea, a low-pressure area is created over the land. The hot air rises and cool air from the sea reach in towards the land, which is referred to as the sea breeze. During the time of night, the land rapidly loses its heat faster than the sea. The air over the sea is, therefore, warmer and lighter than over the land and a breeze blows but from the land towards the sea.