Indian Geography Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Consider the following statements about the main reasons for the excessive cold in north India during the cold weather season and identify which of the statements are correct.
1. States like Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, being far away from the moderating influence of sea, experience continental climate.
2.The snowfall in the nearby Himalayan ranges creates a cold wave situation.
3.Around February, the cold winds coming from the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan bring a cold wave along with frost and fog over the northwestern parts of India.
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649aab94ab3c5fffc2e096531. States like Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, being far away from the moderating influence of sea, experience continental climate.
2.The snowfall in the nearby Himalayan ranges creates a cold wave situation.
3.Around February, the cold winds coming from the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan bring a cold wave along with frost and fog over the northwestern parts of India.
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- 22 and 3 onlyfalse
- 31, 2 and 3true
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Answer : 3. "1, 2 and 3 "
Explanation :
After considering the following statements regarding the main causes of extreme cold in North India during the cold season, the correct statements have been identified.
1. States like Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, being far away from the moderating influence of sea, experience continental climate.
2. The snowfall in the nearby Himalayan ranges creates a cold wave situation.
3. Around February, the cold winds coming from the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan bring a cold wave along with frost and fog over the northwestern parts of India.
Q: Which State shares its international border with Bangladesh and Myanmar?
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62f0fc9e55c5be584100dd41- 1Tripurafalse
- 2Assamfalse
- 3Mizoramtrue
- 4Meghalayafalse
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Answer : 3. "Mizoram"
Q: Soilless agriculture is called _______.
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642430b47ac9a186e4d93e30- 1hydroponicstrue
- 2shifting agriculturefalse
- 3dry farmingfalse
- 4pastoral farmingfalse
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Answer : 1. "hydroponics "
Q: The scientific discipline concerned with the description of rock successions and their interpretation in terms of a general time scale is called-
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6329b407751e5310a5bb54d0- 1Geodesyfalse
- 2Mineralogyfalse
- 3Stratigraphytrue
- 4Paleontologyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Stratigraphy"
Q: As per Census 2011, what is the Total Fertility Rate (an approximate range) in India?
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642432c632185cce370d5827- 13.1 - 3.9false
- 22.1 - 2.9true
- 35.1 - 5.9false
- 44.1 - 4.9false
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Answer : 2. "2.1 - 2.9 "
Q: Periyar National Park is mainly known for which of the following wild animals?
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6329bf354ada076be6572785- 1Elephant and Tigertrue
- 2Elephant Onlyfalse
- 3Tiger and Chitalfalse
- 4Leopard and elephantfalse
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Answer : 1. "Elephant and Tiger"
Q: The Dry Land farming is done in India in-
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6408bbc786fd4161467bd651- 1100 cm to 150 cm annual rainfall areasfalse
- 235 cm to 75 cm annual rainfall areastrue
- 375 cm to 110 cm annual rainfall areasfalse
- 4More than 150 cm annual rainfall areasfalse
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Answer : 2. "35 cm to 75 cm annual rainfall areas "
Q: Generally, a steep hill with an elevation of more than ______ metres is classified as a mountain.
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64919d28cae316dfef68741a- 1600true
- 2500false
- 31000false
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Answer : 1. "600"
Explanation :
1. A steep hill more than 600 meters high is classified as a mountain.
2. We can group different landforms as hills, mountains, plateaus and plains on the basis of height and slope.

