Test: Indian Geography - Bank Exams MCQ

The Almatti Dam is a dam project on the Krishna River in North Karnataka, India which was completed in 2005.

• Under the Motor Vehicles Act, of 1988, the term "stage carriage" means a motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than six passengers excluding the driver for hire or reward.
• The Indian Motor Vehicles Act was first passed in 1988.
• However, in 2017 the Government of India presented the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill after consulting with the state transport ministers.
• This bill was passed in July 2019 and came into force on September 1, 2019. 

The Bharachukki Falls is situated at a distance of about 130 km from Bangalore. This waterfall is actually a part of the Shivanasamudram Falls.

• The ratio of females to men in the 0–6 age group is known as the child sex ratio.
• India's child sex ratio was 927 in the census of 2001 but dropped to 919 in the census of 2011.
• According to the 2011 Census, Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio (834 per thousand men), while Arunachal Pradesh has the highest (972) among the Indian states.
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the greatest child sex ratio of any Indian Union Territory, at 968 per 1,000 men.

The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan, then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state.

• Mica producing centre 'Koderma' is situated in the state of Jharkhand, which is located in the eastern part of India.
• Mica is a mineral that is widely used in the electrical, electronics, and construction industries. It is a source of sheet mica, which is used to make various electrical equipment such as capacitors and insulators.
• It is famous worldwide for mica mining, specially for ruby mica.
• Other minerals found in the region include beryl, quartz, feldspar, and garnet.

Koel Karo Project is in Jharkhand

The climate of Haryana is semi-arid.

• Haryana is spread over an area of 44,212 sq km.
• The average annual rainfall of Haryana is around 43.86 ​ cm.
• The climate of Haryana is very hot in summer and cold in winter.
• Karnal, Kurukshetra and Ambala districts are the most rain-affected areas in Haryana.

Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other. This channel is 150 kilometres wide from north to south; and approximately10 kilometres from east to west. It is located on 10-degree line of latitude north of the equator, hence called 10 Degree Channel.

Maad soil is usually found in the Southern part of Uttar Pradesh.

• Maad soil contains silica(60%), Iron(15%), aluminum(25%).
• In this type of soil, agriculture is difficult.
• The Southern Plateau was made up in the Pre-Cambrian period also known as Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand regions.