HTET: Haryana G.K and Awareness (Geography) - Software Development MCQ

The correct answer is Shivalik Range.

Key Points

• Haryana is a landlocked state located in northern India.
• Haryana state consists of nearly 1.4% of the total geographical area of the country.
• Haryana mainly has four geographical features:
  1. The Aravali hills located in the south.
  2. Shivalik Range lies in North-East.
  3. The southwest part consists of the Bagar tract semi-desert dry sandy plain.
  4. The Yamuna-Ghaggar plain forms the largest part of the state.
• The major rivers like Ghaggar, Tangri are originating from Shivalik Range.
• The Karoh Peak in Shivalik Hills range of greater Himalayas is the highest point in the state of Haryana.

The correct answer is None of these.

Key Points

• Heavy and Very Heavy Soils in Haryana
  • This soil is found on the banks of rain-fed rivers of the state.
  • This soil has a predominance of clayey silk.
  • This soil becomes sticky in the rainy season and hardens in the dry season.
  • In the Ghaggar area of Thanesar and Fatehabad, hard clay is found which is known as Solar and ferruginous clay is found in Jagadhri which is known as Dakar.
  • The productivity of this soil can be increased by various organic and chemical fertilisers.
  • In this soil, rice, wheat, gram and barley can be grown.

Additional Information

• Thanesar city or old Kurukshetra
  • This city is a historic town and an important Hindu pilgrimage centre in the state of Haryana in northern India.
  • It is located in the Kurukshetra district, approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi.
  • Thanesar city means the old name of Kurukshetra city.

The correct answer is Both (1) and (2).

Key Points

• Limestone and Dolomite are mainly confined to the Mahendragarh and Ambala districts of Haryana.
• Limestone is mainly composed of Calcium Carbonate. It is mainly used in the industry for the manufacturing of lime and cement chemicals, fertilizers and as a flux in iron and steel, ferroalloy, and other metallurgical industries.
• Limestone is also found in the Bhiwani, Panchkula districts of Haryana.
• Haryana state is the principal holder of the country's resources of tin (64%), quartz-silica sand (52%), and quartzite (49%).
• When the amount of magnesium is reached at a certain level in the limestone, it is converted into a different carbonate known as dolomite. It is also useful for various industrial processes and mainly for ornamental processes as well.

The correct answer is the Yamuna.

Important Points

• The Yamuna river makes the border between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
• The Yamuna river also defines the borders of Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh and between Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
• The Yamuna river originates from the Yamunotri glacier in Uttrakhand. The ricer travels for 1,376 kilometers and merges with the Ganga at Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj.
•  Hathni Kund Barrage is the place where Yamuna water gets divided into two large canals: Eastern Yamuna Canal towards Uttar Pradesh and Western Yamuna Canal towards Haryana.

Additional Information

•  The Markanda river in Himachal Pradesh and Harayana is a tributary of the Ghaggar river. Aruna was the ancient name of the Markanda river.

The correct answer is Gurugram.

Key Points

• Basai wetland, located in Basai village in Gurgaon Tehsil in Gurgaon district in Haryana.
• It is a flora and fauna-rich water body.
• It is recognized as one of India's Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas.
• Basai wetland is recognized globally as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International housing 20,000 birds of over 280 species including migratory birds and endangered birds.
• It has not yet been declared a protected wetland by the Government of Haryana.
• Basai wetland lies in one of the paleochannels of the Sahibi River, a tributary of Yamuna.

Additional Information

• Haryana has a total geographical area of 44.212 km2. 
• Haryana is bounded by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the North and by Rajasthan to the west and south.
• River Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
• The Aravalli hills region of Haryana is the driest place of the state as per rainfall distribution. 
• Haryana is a landlocked state in the northwest of India and was carved out of the Indian State of Punjab on 1st November 1966.
• The soil in Haryana is formed almost entirely of alluvium.

• Panipat district was carved out of Karnal district on 1 November 1989.
• On 24 July 1991, it was again merged with Karnal district.
• On 1 January 1992, it again became a separate district.
• Panipat:-
  • It is a historic city in Haryana, India.
  • It is 90 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on National Highway.
  • The three battles fought near the city in 1526 (Babur v/s Ibrahim Lodi), 1556 (Hemuv/s Akbar) and 1761 (Maratha v/s Durrani Empire).
  • The city is famous in India by the name of “City of Weavers” and “Textile City”.

The correct answer is Shivalik range.

• It is situated in the lower reaches of the Shivalik range.
• It is at an elevation of 3,600 feet above sea level, it has a fascinating range of flora and fauna. 
• Different Haryana Hills and Ranges
  • Shivalik Range - Found in North Haryana
  • Aravalli Range - Found in Southwest, this range passes through the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi.
  • Morni Hills - Panchkula district (It is only Hill station of Haryana)
  • Dhosi Hills - Mahendragarh district (It is an extinct volcano)

The correct answer is 75.55​.

• The literacy rate in Haryana is 75.55 per cent as per the population census of 2011.

Key Points

• The male literacy rate of the state is 85.38 per cent and the female literacy rate is 66.67 per cent.
• The literacy rate of Haryana was 67.91 per cent in 2001 and the male and female literacy rate was 78.49 and 55.73 per cent respectively.
• The highest literacy rate in Haryana is in Gurgaon city.

The correct answer is Gurgaon.

• The Charkhi Dadri district touches the boundary of Jhajjar, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Rohtak, Bhiwani.

• District Charkhi Dadri is located between 28°35’31.42″ North Latitude and 76°15’55.05″ East Longitude respectively.
• The Charkhi Dadri has one municipal committee i.e Charkhi Dadri.
• Charkhi Dadri District is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India.
• The Government of Haryana state officially notified Charkhi Dadri as 22nd district of Haryana on 01 December 2016.
• District Charkhi Dadri has located 112.6 km of India capital New Delhi and 295 km of Haryana capital Chandigarh.
• Charkhi Dadri was carved out from the Bhiwani district of Haryana.

The correct answer is Seismic Zone V.

Key Points

• Haryana falls in the Seismic Zones II, III & IV creating low to moderate damage risk from Earthquakes.
• But the state comes under the “Cyclonic Zone” creating very high damage risk.
• There are four seismic zones in India which have different risk of an earthquake.
• The Modified Mercalli (MM) intensity, which measures the impact of the earthquakes on the surface of the earth.
• It measures the intensity while the Ritcher scale measures the magnitude of earthquake.
• The range of intensity scale is from 1-12.

Notes:

• Ritcher scale:
  • The earthquake events are scaled either according to the magnitude or intensity of it.
  • The magnitude scale is known as the Richter scale.
  • The magnitude in this relates to the energy released during the earthquake.
  • Its range is 0-10.