physiography geomorphology of india section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The total geographical area of India is 3,287,590 km² which makes her the seventh-largest country in the world. India measures 3,214 km from north to south and 2,933 km from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15,200 km and a coastline of 7,517 km.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

During the hot weather period, i.e from March to May the Eastern and North-eastern states of the subcontinent like West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha (parts) and Bangladesh experience the dramatic appearance of a special type of violent thunderstorm known as Nor’wester.

In Bengal, it is known as ‘Kal Baisakhi’ or calamity of the month of Baisakh (April,15-May,15).

Apart from its destructive effects like a sudden rise in wind speed, lightning, thunder and hail the rainfall associated with the storm although small in amount, is extremely helpful for the pre-Kharif crops like jute, paddy, summer till and a large number of vegetables and fruits and the sudden drop in temperature gives relief after unbearable mid-day heat.

Answer: (b)

Parasnath is a mountain peak in the Parasnath Range in the Giridih district of Jharkhand. Its height is 1365 metre.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Guru Shikhar Peak is the highest peak of the state of Rajasthan (1722 metres).