Indian Geography MCQ
21. Which of the following national parks is situated near Chamoli?
[A] Nanda Devi National Park
[B] Dudhwa National Park
[C] Manas National Park
[D] Jim Corbett National Park
A [Nanda Devi National Park]
Notes:
Nanda Devi National Park is situated near Chamoli (Uttarakhand). It is situated around the peak of Nanda Devi (7,816 m).
22. Which of the following is a depositional type of landform?
[A] Stalagmite
[B] Cave
[C] Lapis
[D] Sinkhole
A [Stalagmite]
Notes:
Stalagmite is a conical mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, built upon the floor of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water.
23. Dool Hasti project is situated across which of the following river?
[A] Sutlej
[B] Ravi
[C] Chenab
[D] Beas
C [Chenab]
Notes:
The Dool Hasti project is situated across the Chenab river in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. In the year 1986, it was commissioned.
24. The world’s largest solar steam system is situated in which of the following states of India?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Punjab
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra
D [Maharashtra]
Notes:
The world’s largest solar steam system is situated in the state of Maharashtra (The Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust). It is used to cook 50,000 meals per day for pilgrims.
25. Which among the following matches of the wind park and their corresponding states are correct?
- 1. Vankusawade Wind Park- Maharashtra
- 2. Damanjodi Wind Power Plant- Odisha
- 3. Muppandal windfarm- Tamil Nadu
- 4. Bercha Wind Park- Madhya Pradesh
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 2 & 4
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
The correct matches are Vankusawade Wind Park- Maharashtra, Damanjodi Wind Power Plant- Odisha, Muppandal windfarm- Tamil Nadu, Bercha Wind Park- Madhya Pradesh.
26. ‘Jhum’ is a type of which of the following?
[A] The name of a river
[B] A Folk dance
[C] The type of cultivation
[D] A tribe in the North-East of India
C [The type of cultivation]
Notes:
Jhum cultivation is practiced by the tribal groups in the northeastern states of India like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland. It involves clearing a piece of land by setting fire or clear-felling and using the area for growing crops of agricultural importance such as upland rice, vegetables and fruits.
27. Which of the following is categorized as millet?
[A] Rice
[B] Maize
[C] Sorghum
[D] Wheat
C [Sorghum]
Notes:
Sorghum comes under the grass family. Millets are a group of highly variable small-seeded grass, widely grown as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food.
28. Which of the following is an example of ‘Parallel Cropping’?
[A] Wheat + Mustard
[B] Cotton + Wheat
[C] Sorghum + Potato
[D] Potato + Rice
A [Wheat + Mustard]
Notes:
‘Wheat + Mustard’, is the example of Parallel Cropping because both these crops are of Rabi reason and generally they are grown as a mixed crop in 6:1 ratio.
29. Who among the following was the first to adopt the Empirical Technique of cropping?
[A] Von Thunen
[B] Baker
[C] Weaver
[D] Whittlesey
A [Von Thunen ]
Notes:
Von Thunen was the first to adopt the Empirical Technique of cropping. It is totally based on the experience of the farmers and less scientific.
30. Tank irrigation is highest in which of the following states of India?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya radesh
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu
C [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
Tank irrigation is highest in the state of Andhra Pradesh (32%). In the areas of the peninsular India tank is a significant source of irrigation.