Indian Geography - MCQ Online Test (1) - UPSC MCQ

Answer: a

Alluvial soils are formed from alluvial deposits of rivers from mountainous region of Himalayas - Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus rivers. These soils are found in North India in Indo-Gangetic and Brahmaputra flood plains. The soils are relatively fertile, as it is brought by the silt of the rivers of the Northern Plains and are generally considered good for crop cultivation

Answer: b

Central India and Deccan plateau mainly constitutes Black soil. The soil is suitable for growing cottons. These are residual deposits from trap or basalt rocks. This type of soil is typically of the Deccan trap region spread over Northwest Deccan plateau and is made of lava floors. They cover the plateaus of Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and extend in South-East direction along Godavari and Krishna valleys. These soils contain essential clay minerals as montmorillonite.

Water during heavy rains removes a lot of top soil. When rain drops strike the surface, sands and silts are detached from the soil body and it is called splash erosion. As rainfall continues, a large amount of water flows in the form of surface run-off which removes the top soil from a large area

The correct option is B.

A fairly large area of arable land in the irrigated zones of India is becoming saline because of over- irrigation. The salt lodged in the lower profiles of the soil comes up to the surface and destroys its fertility. Chemical fertilisers in the absence of organic manures are also harmful to the soil.

The correct option is B.
Assam is among the high flood-prone states of India. Apart from these, most of the rivers in the northern states like Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are also vulnerable to occasional floods
 

The Malpa landslide was one of the worst landslides in India. On 18 August 1998 at 3.00 a.m., massive landslides wiped away the entire village of Malpa in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, then in Uttar Pradesh in Kali Valley of Higher Kumaon division of the Himalayas.

The correct answer is D as tamil nadu is only the states receives floods in the winter months.

D is the correct option.The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, is located 80 km (50 mi) southwest of the city of Jaipur and 64 km (40 mi) northeast of Ajmer,” Rajasthan”. It surrounds the historical Sambhar Lake Town.

Answer: b

The Ganga river system is the largest in India having a number of perennial and non-perennial rivers originating in the Himalayas in the north and the Peninsula in the south, respectively.

The correct option is A.
Andhra Pradesh State has India's largest private sector sea port which is been commissioned recently.

B is the correct option.Often referred as Ajanta of the Himalayas, Tabo Monastery is situated at the height of 10,007 feet in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh in north India. It is one of the oldest Buddhist pilgrimage centres in the Trans-Himalayas region.

The main land of India extends from 8° 4' 28" N to 37° 6' 53" N latitudes and from 68° 7' 53" E to 97° 24' 47" E longitudes. The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is approximately the same i.e. 30 degrees

• Kolleru Lake
  • Kolleru lake is located between the deltas of the Krishna and Godavari rivers in Andhra Pradesh.
  • The lake serves as a natural flood-balancing reservoir for the two rivers.
  • It is an important habitat for an estimated 20 million residents and migratory birds like Grey or Spot-billed pelicans.
  • It was notified as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1999 under India's Wild Life Protection Act,1972.
  • It was declared a wetland of international importance in 2002 under the Ramsar convention.

B is the correct option. Only the 2nd match is the correct. 

• The state of Odisha endowed with the largest share of resources of nickel ore in the country at 174.48 million tonnes (92%). These resources have mainly been distributed in three districts, namely Jajpur (139.51 million tonnes), Mayurbhanj (27 million tonnes) and Keonjhar (7.97 million tonnes).
• The major copper mines are the Khetri copper belt in Rajasthan not Jharkhand.
• Resources of tungsten bearing minerals are mainly distributed in Karnataka (42%), Rajasthan (27%), Andhra Pradesh (17%) and Maharashtra (9%). The remaining 5% resources are in Haryana.
   

The responsibility of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

Answer b)

The urban decadal growth rate of population is more than that of rural areas. This is because urbanization is increasing. More and more areas are coming under the definition of “urban areas”. The contribution of rural and urban areas to the total increase in population is nearly equal – 91 million.

 Answer (b)

Explanation :

Delhi should be the first and most of you will know this. Even if you didn’t, it’s not hard to figure out that Delhi being quite small in area compared to states, and having a large population (with all those migration) will surely have the highest population density. Now, before 2011 census, WB was the state that had the second highest population density. This changed after the census 2011 report and Bihar overtook WB. This was a thing which was quite discussed when the reports came.

Answer c

Explanation

The Census definition of child is one who is between 0 to 6 years of age.

 Answer & Explanation (b)

Since its the other function of the office of the registrar general and census commissioner, it’s important that you know it. In this question, even if you didn’t know the answer, you could apply your knowledge of current affairs. In India, we do not have a uniform civil code. This matter keeps coming up in the newspapers, and we read articles about minorities having their separate personal laws.