Indian Geography Quiz 2

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Mizoram and Lakshadweep have the highest percentage of identified tribal population (~95 percent), while Punjab and Haryana have 0 percent.

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Tobacco, tapioca and pineapple cultivation was introduced to India by Portuguese.

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A rift valley is a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift. There are three rivers in India which flow through a rift valley. These rivers are Damodar, Tapti and Narmada.

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In Tamil Nadu Climatic conditions, temperature and soil are more flexible for paddy while comparing to wheat. So farmers in Tamil Nadu prefer paddy over wheat.

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The Ahom crossed the Patkai Range from Burma (now Myanmar) and conquered the local chieftains of the upper Assam plain. In the 15th century the Ahom, who gave their name to the region, were the dominant power in upper Assam.

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Haryana accounted for 41% of the total sulphur production and it was followed by Gujarat 23%, Maharashtra 13% and Uttar Pradesh 11%.

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The first cotton mill in India was established in 1818 at Fort Gloster near Kolkata but was a commercial failure. The second cotton mill in India was established by Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar in 1854 and was named Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company.

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India lies in the Northern hemisphere, with the mainland extending between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E. Since India lies in Asia, which is in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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West Singhbhum is the top iron-ore mining district of Jharkhand.

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Ocean currents do not have influence over the climate in India. Ocean currents act much like a conveyer belt, transporting warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the tropics.

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Some 200 million years ago, Antarctica was joined to South America, Africa, India​, and Australia in a single large continent called Gondwanaland.

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Purvanchal Range lies towards the south of the Brahmaputra valley. These ranges cover Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and eastern Assam states.

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The three major rainforests in India lie mainly in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Western Ghats and the Northeast Himalayas. However, some smaller ones can even be found in remote locations like Odisha, Naga Hills Manipur, etc.

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About 90 percent of the export goes to China.

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Specifically, by the doctrine of the hinterland, the hinterland is the inland region lying behind a port and is claimed by the state that owns the coast.
Mumbai has a vast hinterland covering the whole of Maharashtra and large parts of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan.

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Gibbons are apes which live in subtropical and tropical rainforest from eastern Bangladesh to Northeast India to southern China and Indonesia.

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The Yarlung Tsangpo, also called Yarlung Zangbo or Yalu Zangbu is the upper stream of the Brahmaputra River located in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

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Silent Valley National Park is a national park in Kerala. It is located in the Nilgiri hills. This national park has some rare species of flora and fauna. The flora of the valley includes about 1000 species of flowering plants, 107 species of orchids, 100 ferns and fern allies, 200 liverworts, 75 lichens and about 200 algae.

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The Kashmir stag, also called hangul, is a subspecies of elk native to Kashmir. Dachigam park is best known as the home of the Kashmir stag.

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India measures 3,214 km from north to south and 2,933 km from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15,200 km and a coastline of 7,516.6 km.

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Leh gets occasional snowfall during winter. The weather in the remaining months is generally fine and warm during the day. The average annual rainfall is only 102 mm (4.02 inches).

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Mawsynram is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in Northeastern India. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India.

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The largest crude oil reserves are found in the Western Offshore (Mumbai High, Krishna-Godavari Basin) (40%), and Assam (27%). Mumbai high is also the largest oil-producing oilfield in India.

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South Africa is the world’s largest producer of manganese followed by China, Australia, Gabon, Brazil and India respectively.

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The Narmada, Periyar and Tapti are the only long rivers, which flow west and make estuaries.

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Patna is the northern-most city among the given cities/towns.

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More than 64% of India’s electricity generation capacity comes from thermal power plants, further, 21% from renewable, 13% from hydro and 2% from nuclear.

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Srinagar is one of the northernmost cities in India. Since Srinagar lies to the north of the Tropic of Cancer, it never gets the vertical rays of the sun.

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The National Capital Region is a planning region centred upon the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It encompasses Delhi and several districts surrounding it from the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

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The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because of its large size and extent among the peninsular rivers.

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Most of the major rivers of the peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Cauvery (Kaveri) flow eastwards and drain into the Bay of Bengal. West flowing rivers such as the Narmada, the Tapi drained into the Arabian Sea.

Flowing into the Arabian Sea: Narmada, Tapi, Sindhu, Sabarmati, Mahi, Purna.
Flowing into the Bay of Bengal: Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Ganga (with its main tributaries), Meghna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna (and their main tributaries), Cauvery.

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Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in India as well as the largest lake in North East India. It is famous for the phumdis floating over it. The lake is located at Moirang in Manipur.

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Kanyakumari is the southernmost mainland tip of India. Indira Point in the Andaman and Nicobar Island is the southernmeost tip of the Indian territory. The northernmost point of India lies in the union territory of Ladakh and it is known as Indira Col.

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The Bhilai Steel Plant, located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, is India’s first and main producer of steel rails, as well as a major producer of wide steel plates and other steel products. It was set up in collaboration with Soviet Union (Russia) in 1955.

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Delhi is, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a Union Territory of India whereas New Delhi is the capital of India and an administrative district of Delhi.

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HIMADRI is India’s first research station located at the International Arctic Research base, NyÅlesund, Svalbard, Norway. It is located at a distance of 1,200 kilometres from the North Pole.

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Most of the major rivers of the peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Cauvery (Kaveri) flow eastwards and drain into the Bay of Bengal. West flowing rivers such as the Narmada, the Tapi drained into the Arabian Sea.

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India is one of the few countries which has a forest policy since 1894. The first National Forest Policy in independent India came into effect in 1952.

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The National Highway No. 2 (currently National Highway 19) of India is passing or connecting the state of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It was previously referred to as Delhi–Kolkata Road and is one of the busiest national highways in India.

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The Maikal Hills are range of hills in the state of eastern Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh India. The Maikal Hills are an eastern part of the Satpuras in Kawardha District of Chhattisgarh and Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh.

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India is a vast country. Lying entirely in the Northern hemisphere the mainland extends between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E. The northernmost point of India is located in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The point is known as Indira Col (Chinese-controlled 35.6644° N, 76.7978° E).

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Nallamala Range, range of parallel hills and valleys of the Eastern Ghats in eastern Andhra Pradesh. Located south of the Krishna River, the hills run north to south, parallel to the Coromandel Coast on the Bay of Bengal.

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The monsoon is caused by differing temperature trends over the land and ocean. In India, the southwest summer monsoon is attracted by a low-pressure area that’s caused by the extreme heat of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan and adjoining areas during summer. During the monsoon, the wind direction reverses. The South West monsoon engulfs the entire India by 15th July.

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Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) is the first iron and steel industry in India which was established by Jamsedji Tata on 26th August 1907 at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

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India has 15,106.7 Km of land border and a coastline of 7,516.6 Km including island territories. The length of our land borders with neighbouring countries (in Km) is: Bangladesh 4,096.7, China 3,488, Pakistan 3,323, Nepal 1,751, Myanmar 1,643, Bhutan 699 and Afghanistan 106.

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The Seven Sister States is a popular term for the contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura prior to inclusion of the state of Sikkim into the North Eastern Region of India.