Indian Geography Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: The main cause for abundant coliform bacteria in the river Ganga is:
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639b0229d319b37ca1d389c3- 1disposal of unburnt corpses into water.false
- 2discharge of effluents from electroplating industries.true
- 3washing of clothesfalse
- 4immersion of ashesfalse
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Answer : 2. "discharge of effluents from electroplating industries. "
Q: In which type of Megalith (grave/memorial) were the stone pieces set in a circular shape around the grave?
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6419afd49d18d2e8aefba95f- 1Cairn circletrue
- 2Dolmenfalse
- 3Rock cut cavefalse
- 4Menhirfalse
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Answer : 1. "Cairn circle "
Q: Which sea does not have a coast?
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61542b3564f2354f7991cdf6- 1White Seafalse
- 2Tasman Seafalse
- 3Sargasso Seatrue
- 4none of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "Sargasso Sea"
Q: Sadia to Dhubri stretch of Brahmaputra river is connected by which of the following Inland National waterways?
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62681860e1e2a840c33a2ce5- 1National Waterways No 1false
- 2National Waterways No 2true
- 3National Waterways No 3false
- 4National Waterways No 4false
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Answer : 2. "National Waterways No 2"
Explanation :
1. The Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of the Brahmaputra River has been declared National Waterway 2 by the National Waterways Act 1988.
2. The waterway extends from Dhubri to Sadiya for a distance of 891 km.
Q: Which of the following states has the highest coal reserve?
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64c21b0d9e9013486a745e0b- 1Chhattisgarhfalse
- 2Odishafalse
- 3Jharkhandtrue
- 4West Bengalfalse
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Answer : 3. "Jharkhand"
Explanation :
1. The state with the largest coal reserves in India is Jharkhand.
2. Coal reserves in India are mainly located in the older Gondwana formations of peninsular India and the younger Tertiary formations of the north-eastern region.
3. About 80 per cent of the coal reserves in India are bituminous type and belong to the non-coal category.
Q: During an earth quake, the velocity of the body waves will_______of the material it is passing through.
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6310b0dcd9ac741324b887a8- 1not changefalse
- 2increase initially and then decreasefalse
- 3increasetrue
- 4decreasefalse
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Answer : 3. "increase "
Explanation :
1. During an earthquake, the velocity of the upper part of the waves will increase along with the increase in density which will propel the object passing through it.
2. Earthquake shock When seismic waves occur in a place with soft soil sediments, their propagation increases the natural period, which produces an echo.
Q: Which of the following rivers of India drains into the Bay of Bengal?
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6419bca167ad957a978a1533- 1Tapifalse
- 2Godavaritrue
- 3Narmadafalse
- 4Mahifalse
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Answer : 2. "Godavari"
Explanation :
Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri drain in the Bay of Bengal whereas Narmada drains in the Arabian Sea.
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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