Indian Geography Quiz Questions with Answers

Australia is considered to have the largest reserves of recoverable uranium in the world. However, Kazakhstan and Canada produce more uranium than Australia.

Temperate deciduous forests are found between 40° and 60° north and south of the equator. 

The rainfall is high, between 500-1,500 mm a year. 

The temperatures remain on average above 0°C even in the winter. 

The summer temperatures average between 25-20°C. The winter is cooler, encouraging the trees to shed their leaves.

The main Himalayan river systems are those of the Indus and the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna system. The Indus, which is one of the great rivers of the world, rises near Mansarovar in Tibet and flows through India, and thereafter through Pakistan, and finally falls in the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

Delhi is in the interior of India where the moderating influence of the sea is absent. Mumbai on the other hand lies closer to the sea. Hence the annual range of temperature in Delhi is more than the annual range of temperature in Mumbai.

The correct answer is SIMA. It is also known as the 'mantle' and is the second layer of the Earth's three concentric layers, the other two being SIAL (crust) and NIFE (core). The major constituent elements of SIMA (second layer) are magnesium and silicon.

The Arctic circle is located at 66.5 degrees North latitude and the Antarctic circle is located at 66.5 degrees South latitude.

When the sun is at the highest point in the Prime Meridian of Greenwich, all the places along this meridian will have midday or noon.

Sedimentary rock formations of plains and young fold mountains contain non-metallic minerals like limestone. Limestone deposits of Caucasus region of France, manganese deposits of Georgia and Ukraine and phosphate beds of Algeria are some examples.

Inland waterway is a network of rivers, canals, backwaters, and creeks that can be utilized for transportation instead of or in addition to roads and rails. India has nearly 14,500 km of navigable waterways and it moves about 44 million tonnes of cargo annually through these waterways using mechanized vessels and country boats in an organized manner in the waterways of Goa, West Bengal, Assam, and Kerala. However, inland water transport (IWT) accounts for less than 1% of its freight traffic, compared to 35% in Bangladesh and 20% in Germany. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. Under the National Waterways Act, 2016, a total of 111 waterways have been declared as National Waterways (NWs). Hence, statement 3 is correct. It allows the Central Government to regulate these waterways for development with respect to shipping, navigation, and transport by means of mechanically propelled vessels. The total cargo moved by inland waterways was just 0.1 % of the total inland traffic in India. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.