physiography geomorphology of india section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5° E longitude, from a clock tower in Mirzapur (25.15°N 82.58°E) (near Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh) which is nearly on the corresponding longitude reference line.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

The Barail range Separates Manipur and Nagaland.

Answer: (a)

Narmada is the only river in India that flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between different ranges.

One theory is that the area in which the fossils are located, i.e., the Narmada Valley near Mandla, was actually a deep inundation of the sea into peninsular India till the Post- Cambrian Tertiary age, about 40 million years ago.

This means that Narmada was a very short river that terminated in the inland sea above Mandla and that the recession of the sea caused geological disturbances, which created the present rift valley through which the Narmada River and Tapti River flow in their present journey to the Arabian Sea.

Answer: (c)

The Maikal Hills are a range of hills in the state of Chhattisgarh India. The Maikal Hills are an eastern part of the Satpuras in the Kawardha District of Chattisgarh, overlooking the scenic town of Kawardha.

They have an altitude ranging from 340 m to 941 m above sea level. This densely forested and thinly populated range gives rise to several streams and rivers including the tributaries of the Narmada and Wainganga rivers.

The hills are inhabited by two tribal peoples, the Baigas and the Gonds.

Answer: (a)

Geothermal Energy is the heat from the Earth. It is Clean and sustainable. Resources of geothermal energy range from the shallow ground to hot water and hot rock found a few miles beneath the Earth’s surface.