Consider the following statements about our country India:
I. India has an area of about 3.28 million sq. km.
II. India is located in the south-eastern hemisphere.
III. The latitudinal extent of India is 8°4’N and 37° 6’N latitudes.
IV. The longitudinal extent of India is 68°7’E and 97° 25’ E longitudes.
Of these statements:
Which one of the following is the wettest place in India?
The Deccan trap was formed by the
Deccan traps are formed by a vast outpouring of basic lava from many linear fissures developed in the earth’s crust. This outpouring was of the quiet type and hence did not create any volcanic domes. It just spread across the surface.
This outpouring took place around 65 million years ago when India was near present placed Madagascar and during its movement towards the north, it passed over Reunion Hotspot. Presently this hotspot is dormant. This outpouring lasted for 5million years approx according to the latest study.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Dalhousie is in Himachal Pradesh, Darjeeling is in West Bengal, Mussoorie is in Uttrakhand and Pahalgam is in Jammu and Kashmir.
As per geological periods the correct sequence of order of the following is
1. Aravali
2. Himalayas
3. Deccan plateau
4. Eastern Ghat
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Which of the following divides India into northern and Southern parts?
Which waterway separates India from Sri Lanka?
The Palk Strait is situated between the Tamil Nadu and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay and then with the Gulf of Mannar in the southwest.
With which one of the following countries, India shares the maximum length of the border?
The hill station of Coonoor is located in which one of the following states?
Ans. d
Coonoor hill station is situated in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.
Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian standard time?
Consider the following places of Kashmir region
(1) Sri Nagar
(2) Gilgit
(3) Kargil
(4) Banihal
Arrange the above place from North to South using the code given below
What is the characteristic feature of Narmada Valley?
Consider the following statements:
1. Rajmahal highlands consist of lava flow deposits.
2. Bundelkhand gneiss belong to the oldest Archaean rocks of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Rajmahal hills of Jharkhand is the type area of this province. Multiple layers of solidified lava made 608 m (1,995 ft) thick Rajmahal hill.
The chief characteristic of the geology and rocks of India arid-zone is noticed in its remarkable succession of Precambrian rocks which go far down towards the base of the Archaean.
This sequence commences for the Bundelkhand gneiss, which is one of the oldest granites exposed anywhere upon the earth’ surface.
Cardamom hills lie along the border of
In which State of India, Fulhar Lake is situated?
Which one of the following does NOT lie in Maharashtra?
In how many districts of Uttarakhand the Greater Himalaya is spread over?
Consider the following statements—
Himalayan mountain chain was part of Laurasia or Angaraland geological divisions.
Peninsular India was part of Gondwanaland of Geological divisions.
Select the correct answer from the following codes:
From the geological history of the two main structural divisions of India is Himalayan mountain chain, which is a part of Laurasia/Angaraland and a southern part called Gondwanaland of which peninsular India formed one of the blocks.
What is Kayal?
Kayal is a Lagoon of Kerala.
With reference to the wetlands of India, consider the following statements—
1. The Country’s total geographical area under the category of wetlands is recorded more in Gujarat as compared to other states.
2. In India, the total geographical area of coastal wetlands is larger than that of inland wetlands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The country’s total geographical area under the category of wetlands is recorded more in Gujarat as compared to other states. In India, the total geographical area of coastal wetlands is not larger than that of inland wetlands.
If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination?
The famous Sambhar Lake is situated in
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes are given below.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest water salinity?
The snow-covered Ghepan Lake is located in—
Which of the following pairs is mismatched in relation to the location of Lakes in India?
The ‘Gurudongmar Lake’ named after Guru Padmasambhava is one of the highest lakes in the world. It is situated in the Indian State of—
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Dam/ Lake — River
The Yamuna river originates from ................. glacier.
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