Question 1

The First river valley project started in india is

Accepted Answer

Damodar Valley Project (DVP) is based on the model of Tennessee Valley Authority (TAV), USA constructed to harness water of Damodar, a capricious river flowing through Bihar and West Bengal.

Question 2

Gondwana coalfields are found in

Accepted Answer

Nearly 95% of india's coal is from the Gondwana formation (which is in the Satpuras) and is found in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Tertiary variety is found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Jammu and Kashmir, Lingite reserves occur in Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Tamilnadu.

Question 3

Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to geological history?

Accepted Answer

According to geological history, the important mountains of india arranged in the order of age starting from the oldest are the Aravallis , the westerm Ghats, Vindhya and Satpura, the Nilgiris , and the Himalayas.

Question 4

National Highway No: _____ is called as Shershah Suri Marg ?

Accepted Answer

N.H. 1 is also called The Sher Shah Suri Marg between Delhi and Amritsar.

Question 5

Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of

Accepted Answer

It is a scheme across the river Rihand near Pipri in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh

Question 6

How many Indian states share border with Myanmar ?

Accepted Answer

The four northeast Indian states share 1,643-km border with Myanmar – Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur. It is in news recently, because the Indian Government has set up an expert committee to examine the rules which allow free movement of Indian and Myanmarese citizens within 16 kms of the border, but are exploited by militants for smuggling arms, drugs, and fake Indian currency. The committee will be headed by the special secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The committee will give its report for uniform and effective implementation of free movement regime within 3 months. It will also prepare standard operating procedures common for all the four states so that militants, criminals and contraband are filtered at the border without causing inconvenience to genuine people.

Question 7

Which type of forests occupies the highest percentage of area in India ?

Accepted Answer

Tropical Deciduous Forests: They are also called the “Monsoon forests”. They grow in the areas with annual rainfall of 70-200 cm. Sandal wood, Shisam, Mahua, Sal, Teak and Bamboo are important species of trees. Moist deciduous and the dry deciduous forests are two major categories of these forests.

Question 8

The Teesta River is flowing through which two Indian states ?

Accepted Answer

The Teesta River is a 309 km long river flowing through the Indian states of West Bengal and Sikkim, before going to Bay of Bengal through Bangladesh.

Indian Geography Questions