Indian Geography MCQs

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The epithet of “The Cherrapunji of South India” was given to Agumbe hill station. It is located in the state of Karnataka.

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The Western Ghats is also known as Sahyadri. It is a series of mountain ranges covering an area of 140,000 square kilometers and a stretch of 1,600 kilometres. It is situated in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

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The famous beaches of Coromandel Coast are Marina Beach, Golden Beach, Covelong Beach, Sothavilai Beach, Silver Beach, Edward Elliot’s Beach.

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The northern upland of the Karnataka plateau is known as Malnad. The meaning of Malnad in Kannada is a hilly region. It is composed of granite and gneiss. It is covered with dense forests.

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Telangana plateau is mainly composed of Archaean gneisses. The average elevation of this plateau is about 500 meters. It is an example of peneplain (A more or less level land surface).

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The river Godavari (1465 km) originates from the Nasik district of Maharashtra. It has the largest catchment area.

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Sambhar Lake is situated in Rajasthan. It is the largest inland salt lake in India.

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In northern India, the light rainfall during winter is caused by the cyclonic storms which originate in the Mediterranean Sea and travels towards Indian territory. It is known as western disturbances. It causes heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of the Himalayas and rainfall in the plains which results in a cold wave in northern India.

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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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As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 24.56% of the total geographical area of India is covered with forest and tree (8,07,276 sq. km.). The tree cover of the country is 2.89% of the total geographical area.