Indian Geography - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary is located in _________ State

karnataka

Kerala

Andhra Pradesh

Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : Kerala

Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary is located in Kerala State. Periyar National Park and wildlife sanctuary is located in the Indian state of Kerala. The national park covers an area of 925 sq kilometers with a core zone of around 325 sq kilometers.

2 .

Which state has the highest number of 55770 fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking water in the country followed by Odisha and Jharkhand?

Kerala

Manipur

Tamil Nadu

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of 55770 fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking water in the country followed by Odisha and Jharkhand.

3 .

Which one of the following ports is located on estuary?

Kolkata-Haldia

Marmagao

Tuticorin

Kandala

Correct Answer : Marmagao

Kandla is Tidal port, Kolkata Haldia is a riverine port, Tuticorin is a river port, Marmagao is in Goa, is situated on estuary on eastern coast of India. Delta formation and estuary formation take place mostly on western coast and Goa is in western coast.

4 .

The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as

Indus

Ganga

Brahmaputra

Godavari

Correct Answer : Brahmaputra

The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as Brahmaputra. The river Brahmaputra in China is called Yarlung Tsangpo or Yarlung Zangbo river. In Assam and Arunachal Pradesh it is called Lohit or luit meaning blood.

The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia, a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh.

5 .

Which one of the following cities was not included in the list of smart cities in India?

Jorhat

Kavaratti

Itanagar

Silvassa

Correct Answer : Jorhat

Silvassa is in Dadra and Nagar Haveli.Kavarati is capital of Lakshadweep. Itanagar is capital of Arunachal PradeshThese three were originally included in smart city list.Assam government has sent a proposal for Jorhat to be included in smart city list. But it has not yet been included.

6 .

The State which tops in the production of rubber is

Kerala

Orissa

Tamil Nadu

Karnataka

Correct Answer : Kerala

A uniformly high temperature of 80⁰F and the annual rainfall of 80 inches or more, required by rubber is available in Kerala.

7 .

Desertification refers to

forest degrading to sparse vegetation

forest degrading to dense taiga

forest improving to tundras

forest improving to deserts

Correct Answer : forest improving to deserts

Desertification is a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry area of land becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife.

Conversion of a grassland or an already arid land into a desert through indiscriminate human actions magnified by droughts.

Hence, forest improving to deserts is refers to desertification.

8 .

Ujjain is situated on the banks of which river?

Tawa

Shipra

Narmada

Tapi

Correct Answer : Shipra

Shipra River raises in the kakri bardi hills Vindhya Range north of Dhar district, and flows north across the Malwa Plateau to join the Chambal River.It is sacred River to Hindus.Also, holy city of Ujjain is situated on its right bank were after every 12 years, the Kumbh Mela festival takes place.

9 .

Yoga city in India?

Allahabad

Varanasi

Rishikesh

Amritsar

Correct Answer : Rishikesh

Rishikesh is a city in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand. As the city is renowned as a center for studying yoga and meditation it is called as Yoga city in India.

10 .

Area in which two types of air masses meet

Front

Hemisphere

Cloud

None of the above

Correct Answer : Front

The area in which two types of air masses meet is called Front. There are two types of fronts. They are

1) Cold front

2) Warm front

When a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass, it is called as Cold front. Similarly, when a warm air mass pushes the cold air mass, it is called as warm front.