Indian Geography Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Where is Cotopaxi located?
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5ffea397c967b15c38d9fa08- 1New Zealandfalse
- 2Australiafalse
- 3Canadafalse
- 4Ecuadortrue
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Answer : 4. "Ecuador"
Q: Which one of the following irons and steel works in India is not under public sector?
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601268a77fb81d03bf823cdd- 1Bokarofalse
- 2Bhilaifalse
- 3Jamshedpurtrue
- 4Durgapurfalse
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Answer : 3. "Jamshedpur"
Q: Which place had water harvesting system channeling the flood water of the Ganga river in the first century B.C?
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64bfcd0f2d3130f575545aa6- 1Kanpurfalse
- 2Gorakhpurfalse
- 3Mirzapurfalse
- 4Sringaverapuratrue
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Answer : 4. "Sringaverapura"
Explanation :
1. 1st century BC The water harvesting system that taps the flood waters of the Ganga River was at Shringaverapura, located in the present-day Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh state of India.
2. The system was composed of three percolation-cum-storage tanks, fed by an 11-meter wide and 5-meter deep canal, which diverted flood water from the monsoon-swollen Ganga.
3. During the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, large-scale dams, irrigation systems and harvesting systems were constructed throughout his kingdom.
Q: Which is the capital of Sri Lanka?
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607964c10e46170693fcd4ee- 1Colombofalse
- 2Kandyfalse
- 3Jayawardenepura Kottetrue
- 4Anuradhapurafalse
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Answer : 3. " Jayawardenepura Kotte"
Q: Among the three concentric layers of the earth, what is the name of the second layer from the top?
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5ffe8f534426b26e3e59199a- 1NIFEfalse
- 2SIMAtrue
- 3Sealfalse
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Answer : 2. "SIMA"
Explanation :
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.
Q: Coal is found in which rock?
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5ffea0964426b26e3e5978e0- 1Flaky rocktrue
- 2Igneous rockfalse
- 3abiotic rockfalse
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Answer : 1. "Flaky rock"
Q: With which country, India has the longest international boundary?
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5f0299a5f75c916d6120ab04- 1Nepalfalse
- 2Pakistanfalse
- 3Chinafalse
- 4Bangladeshtrue
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Answer : 4. "Bangladesh "
Q: Which crops are benefitted from the temperate cyclones arising from the Mediterranean Sea that cause rainfall in Punjab?
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649a9d25dad6f2e01f6df4ec- 1Rabi cropstrue
- 2Zaid cropsfalse
- 3Cash cropsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Rabi crops "
Explanation :
1. Rabi crops in Punjab benefit from temperate cyclones generated by Mediterranean rainfall.
2. Adequate rainfall is necessary to grow crops like wheat, cotton, rice, sugarcane, spices etc. Rainfall from temperate cyclones increases the productivity of these crops in Punjab.