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Questions : A large city built on an Indian island is

(a) Rameshwaram

(b) Port Blair

(c) Mumbai

(d) Panaj

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

The city of Mumbai occupies a peninsular site on Bombay Island, a landmass originally composed of seven islets lying off the Konkan coast of western India.
 

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Question : 1

The limit of the territorial water of India extends upto

a) 6 nautical miles from the coast

b) 12 nautical miles from the coast

c) 24 nautical miles from the coast

d) 3 nautical miles from the coast

Answer: (b)

Question : 2

The Adam’s Bridge begins from

a) Mandapam

b) Pamban

c) Rameshwaram

d) Dhanushkodi

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Consider the following statements :

  1. In the coastal regions, the land breeze blows over to the sea during night.
  2. In the coastal regions, during night, the air over the sea is warmer than the air over land.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Only 1

Answer: (b)

Land heats and cools more rapidly than the sea. During the day the land gets heated and the air over the land being hotter and lighter than that over the sea, a low-pressure area is created over the land.

The hot air rises and cool air from the sea reach the land, which is referred to as a sea breeze. At night the land rapidly loses its heat faster than the sea. The air over the sea is, therefore, warmer and lighter than over the land and a breeze blows but from the land towards the sea.

Question : 4

Which of the following cities is closest to IST (Indian Standard Time) meridian?

a) Sagar

b) Ujjain

c) Hoshangabad

d) Rewa

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Badland topography is characteristic

a) Coastal area

b) Sundarban delta

c) Gulf of Kachchh

d) Chambal valley

Answer: (d)

Badlands are an area of severe erosion, usually found in semiarid climates and characterized by countless gullies, steep ridges, and sparse vegetation. Badland topography is formed on poorly cemented sediments that have few deep-rooted plants because short, heavy showers sweep away surface soil and small plants.

Depressions gradually deepen into gullies. Badland topography is a characteristic feature of the Chambal valley, whereas Kankar has extensively developed in the older alluvium.

Question : 6

Consider the following regions of India

  1. Western Ghats
  2. Aravali Hills
  3. Eastern Himalayas
Which of the above is/are biodiversity hot spot/hot spots?

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) All of the above

d) Only 1

Answer: (a)

India is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of biodiversity.

This natural variation in life is also reflected in the demography of the land. Aravali hills are not the biodiversity hot spot.

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