Practice Quiz set 1 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Durand Line demarcated the Indian boundary with which of the following countries?
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Q-2) When it is noon at IST meridian, what would be the local time at 120º East longitude?
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Q-3) The important fishing harbour in India is
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Apart from four main fishing harbours--Mangalore (Karnataka), Kochi (Kerala), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), and Roychowk in Kolkata (West Bengal)--twenty-three minor fishing harbors and ninety-five fish-landing centers are designated to provide landing and berthing facilities to fishing craft.
Q-4) Which of the following statements is/are correct?- Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone is a low pressure belt which forms an important zone of contact over Northern India and Pakistan.
- Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone invites inflow of winds from different directions.
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The Inter tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), known by sailors as the doldrums, is the area encircling the earth near the equator where the northeast and southeast trade winds converge.
Q-5) How many hours of time difference will be there between the most Western village of Gujarat and the most Eastern village of Arunachal Pradesh, Walong?
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Q-6) In which State is the Guru Shikhar peak located ?
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Guru Shikhar Peak is the highest peak of the state of Rajasthan (1722 metres).
Q-7) The name of the coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh is
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Q-8) Which of the following city is/are located on Western coast of India?- Janjira
- Udupi
- Auroville
- Tuticorin
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Q-9) Which one of the following is a coastal district in Kerala?
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Kovalam is a beach town by the Arabian Sea in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala. Kovalam has three beaches separated by rocky outcroppings in its 17 km coastline; the three together form the famous crescent of the Kovalam beach.
Q-10) Which of the following shows the correct geographical spread of the plateaus?- Chota Nagpur Plateau – much of Jharkhand, West Bengal and adjacent parts of Orissa, Bihar and Chhattisgarh.
- Deccan Plateau – Vindhyas to the north and flanked by the Eastern and Western Ghats.
- Malwa Plateau – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
- Malwa Plateau – Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
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The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh.
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in southern India. It rises to 100 metres (330 ft). The rocks are spread over the whole of Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Malwa Plateau spread in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.