INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
1. The latitude that passes through middle of India :
Answer: Tropic of cancer (231/2 N)°
2. The two island neighbours of India :
Answer: Srilanka and Maldives
3. The Indian state that shares international border with maximum countries:
Answer: Jammu Kashmir
4. The Indian state that shares border with maximum states:
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
5. The Indian state that shares longest border with Pakistan :
Answer: Rajastan
6. The Indian state that is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides:
Answer: Tripura
7. The Indian metropolitan city that locates nearest to Tropic of Cancer :
Answer: Kolkata
8. The Indian metropolitan city that locates nearest to equator
Answer: Chennai
9. The Indian state capital city that locates nearest to equator:
Answer: Thiruvanathapuram
10. The number of times zones in India:
Answer: 1
11. The standard time meridian of India :
Answer: 82° 30° east longitude (Mirzapur district- uttarpradesh)
12. India standard time is refers to the local time of :
Answer: Allahabad
13. Largest country in Indian sub continent :
Answer: India
14. Smallest country in Indian sub continent:
Answer: Bhutan
15. The second largest populous country in the world:
Answer: India
16. The most populous country in the India subcontinents:
Answer: India
17. How many countries shares land border with India?
Answer: 7 countries
18. The longest border of India is with :
Answer: Bangladesh(4096 Km)
19. The shortest border of India is with:
Answer: Afghanisthan (106km)
20. The strait that separates India and Srilanka:
Answer: Palk Strait
21. T he channel that separates India and Maldives:
Answer: 8 Channel
22. The state bordering with Afganitan:
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
23. The India state that shares the longest land border with Bhutan:
Answer: Assam
24. The biggest or longest and highest mountain range in the world :
Answer: Himalaya
25. The youngest fold mountain range in the world :
Answer: Himalaya
26. The rocks in the Himalayan system are mainly :
Answer: Sedimentary rocks
27. The average heights of Himalaya from the mean sea level is about:
Answer: 6000 meter
28. The theory related to the origin of Himalaya:
Answer: Plate tectonic theory
29. Three parallel ranges of Himalayas are
Answer:
The greater Himalaya(Himadri),
The lesser Himalaya(Himalaya),
The outer Himalaya(Siwalik)
30. The northern most range of Himalaya :
Answer: Himadri
31. The back bone of Himalaya:
Answer: Himadri
32. The major peaks of Himadri
Answer: Mount Everst(Nepal),Kanchenjunga(Sikkim),Nandadevi(Uttarakhand)
33. The highest peak in the world
Answer: Mount Everest(8850m)
34. In Nepal the mount Everest known as
Answer: Sagarmatha
35. In Tibet, The mount Everest known as
Answer: Chomo Langma
36. The mountain range which means ‘the five treasures of snow’?
Answer: Kanchenjunga
37. The range of Himalaya located between Himadri and Siwalik?
Answer: Himachal(lesser Himalaya)
38. The famous hill station Darjeeling is located in which state?
Answer: West Bengal
39. Which mountain known as ‘The roof of the world’ ?
Answer: Pamir
40. Name of the river flows through Kulu valley ?
Answer: Beas
41. Name of the river flows through Kashmir valley ?
Answer: Jhelum
42. Which range known as ‘Foothill of Himalaya’?
Answer: Siwalik
43. Which region famous for longitudinal valleys ?
Answer: Siwalik
44. The major tree that found in dune region:
Answer: Sal trees
45. The largest dune :
Answer: Dehradum(Capital of Utterakhand)
46. Which Indian state that forms a part of Transhimalaya range?
Answer: Jammu Kashmir
47. Which range forms India’s frontier with Afganistan and China?
Answer: Karakoram
48. In which range world’s second highest peak , mount K2 is located?
Answer: Karakoram range
49. Largest glacier in the Karakoram range :
Answer: Siachen glacier(jammu-kashmir)
50. The highest battlefield in the world :
Answer: Siachen glacier
51. Which region known as ‘the third pole of earth’?
Answer: Siachen
52. The river originated from Siachen glacier:
Answer: Nubra
53. The plateau situated in the North of Karakoram range:
Answer: Ladakh plateau
54. Highest plateau in India is:
Answer: Ladakh
55. In which part of Himalaya do we find the Karewa formation:
Answer: Kashmir Himalayas
56. In Nepal the mount Everest is called:
Answer: Sagarmatha
57. In Tibet ,the Everest is called:
Answer: Chomo Langma
58. The highest mountain that entirely located in India?
Answer: Kanchenjunga
59. Kanchenjunga is located in which state?
Answer: Sikkim
60. The third highest mountain in the world?
Answer: Kanchenjunga
61. Which is the largest range of Himachal?
Answer: Pir panjal
62. The Pir Panjal range is located in which state?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
63. Kashmir valley is formed by which river?
Answer: Jhelum
64. The valley which is known as the’Heaven of Travellers’?
Answer: Jhelum
65. Which valley known as the ‘Valley of God’?
Answer: Kullu
66. The Great Himalayan National Park is situated at which valley?
Answer: Kullu valley
67. The Queen of hill stations:
Answer: Mussorie
68. The Princess of hill stations:
Answer: Kodaikanal
69. The region receives the highest rainfall in the world :
Answer: Mawsynram
70. The state known as ‘Land of hill people’:
Answer: Mizoram
71. Which is the largest physiographic division of India?
Answer: Peninsular plateau
72. The oldest mountain range in India?
Answer: Aravalli
73. The part of Himalaya which is situated parallel to Ganga plain?
Answer: Answer: Siwalik
74. Dune valleys are found in which range?
Answer: Siwalik range
75. India’s earthquake warning system installed in which state?
Answer: Uttarakhand
76. The region lies the India’s cold desert named as:
Answer: LEH
77. The region known as ‘Land of passes’
Answer: Ladakh
78. The world’s second highest mountain:
Answer: Mt.Godwin Austin(mount K2)
79. The name of Mount Kailas in Tibet:
Answer: Kange Rimpoche
80. The most heavily glaciated region outside of the polar region:
Answer: Karakoram range
81. The second largest glacier in the Himalayan region :
Answer: Baltoro Glacier
82. The Wettest place on earth:
Answer: Mawsynram
83. The second wettest place on earth:
Answer: Cherrapunji
84. Cherrapunji of south India:
Answer: Agumbe (Karnataka)
85. Cherrapunji of kerala:
Answer: Lakkidi
86. The pass which is known as gate way of kerala:
Answer: Palakkadu
87. The only river that flows Rajastan plane:
Answer: Luni
88. The oldest and largest physiographic division of India:
Answer: Peninsular Plateau
89. The highest peak of Peninsular plateau:
Answer: Anamudi (2695 m)
90. The oldest mountain range of India:
Answer: Aravalli
91. The mountain range lies to the north- west of India:
Answer: Aravalli
92. The largest lava plateau in the World?
Answer: The Deccan plateau
93. The place which is known as “ Queen of Deccan”?
Answer: Pune (Maharashtra)
94. The river which flows throw Chotta Nagpur plateau?
Answer: Damodar
95. Which plain that lies to the west of the Aravalli?
Answer: Rajasthan plain
96. The mountain range that forms parallel to Bay of Bengal?
Answer: Eastern Ghat
97. Which is the highest peak of Eastern Ghat?
Answer: Jindhagada
98. The second highest mountain in Eastern Ghat?
Answer: Mahendragiri hills
99. In which state the highest peak of Eastern Ghat situated?
Answer: Andra Pradesh
100. The famous hill station located in Palani hills?
Answer: Kodaikanal
