Indian Geography Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: What percentage of the surface is covered by sedimentary rocks?
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5ffea0606cb86775ba2298f8- 180%false
- 275%true
- 395%false
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Answer : 2. "75%"
Q: The imaginary line on the Earth’s surface that closely follows the 180° Meridian is–
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601260a0af82aa3010a73a82- 1Prime Meridianfalse
- 2Tropic of Cancerfalse
- 3International Date Linetrue
- 4Equatorfalse
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Answer : 3. "International Date Line "
Q: Varkala Beach is situated in which of the following state in India?
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6329ca431656651c9e94f556- 1Tamil Nadufalse
- 2Keralatrue
- 3Manipurfalse
- 4Arunachal Pradeshfalse
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Answer : 2. "Kerala"
Explanation :
Varkala Beach is located in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated on the Arabian Sea, 51 km northwest of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) and 37 km south-west of Kollam. Varkala is the only place in southern Kerala where high rocks meet the ocean. These Tertiary sedimentary rock formations are a unique geological feature in the otherwise flat coastal area of Kerala and are known among geologists as the Varkala Formation and have been declared a geological monument by the Geological Survey of India. There are many water springs and spas on the slopes of these rocks.
Q: Which is India’s longest river that does not flow into the sea?
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607566b1c61d5c2ec94563b3- 1Gangafalse
- 2Jamunatrue
- 3Taptifalse
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Answer : 2. "Jamuna"
Q: Which of the following will not get direct rays of sun-
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632da72031300b7ce47a3eb7- 1Mumbaifalse
- 2Chennaifalse
- 3Thiruvananthapuramfalse
- 4Srinagartrue
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Answer : 4. "Srinagar"
Explanation :
The Direct rays of sun will not fall on Srinagar. The sun rays directly fall in the middle of tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. Srinagar is very far from tropic of Cancer, so direct rays of sun do not fall over Srinagar while Chennai, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram located in between tropic of Cancer and Capricorn.
Q: Which of the following is incorrect ?
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6087d91de211d4467fdbfb02- 1S.K. Pottekkat – Telugutrue
- 2Tulsidas – Awadhifalse
- 3Amitav Ghosh – Englishfalse
- 4Akilan – Tamilfalse
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Answer : 1. "S.K. Pottekkat – Telugu "
Q: Damdama lake is in which state?
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62e3af2b4dfab16a0e3afccc- 1Punjabfalse
- 2Rajasthanfalse
- 3Haryanatrue
- 4Uttar Pradeshfalse
- 5Biharfalse
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Answer : 3. "Haryana"
Explanation :
Damdama is situated in Gurugram, a district in the Indian state of Haryana. Damdama Lake is the Biggest Natural Lake of Haryana.
Q: In which of the following States, is the child-sex ratio the lowest as per the 2011 Census ?
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601267698f4dda4a277d2af9- 1Biharfalse
- 2Haryanatrue
- 3Chhattisgarhfalse
- 4Punjabfalse
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