UPSC Indian Geography 10 (Old Year Questions)

Ans d
All the four statements are correct. Kandla in Gujarat, Diamond Harbour in Calcutta are tidal ports.

Ans a
Indira Gandhi Canal starts from the confluence of Sutlej and Beas river in Punjab, and flows through Rajasthan. It receives water from Sutlej and Beas rivers.

Ans d
In the given optional 92030’ E is the easternmost point in India. So it experienced the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium.

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Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Urban agglomerations, with over five million population are called Mega cities. These are six – Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Delhi is N.C.T. and remaining cities are state capitals.

Ans a
Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) are Scheduled Tribes known for their declining or stagnant population, low levels of literacy, pre-agricultural technology, primarily belonging to the hunting and gathering stage, and extreme backwardness. There are 75 PTGs spread over 15 states and UT’s.

Ans b
Kandla handles the highest tonnage of import cargo.

Ans b
The correct sequence in decreasing order of the Sugarcane producing states is U.P. > Maharashtra > Tamil Nadu > Andhra Pradesh. U.P. is the largest producing state of Sugarcane in India.

Ans c
1, 3 statements are correct. Because Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of Groundnut in India.

Ans d
The mainland of India, extends from Kashmir in the north to Kaniyakumari in the south and Arunachal Pradesh in the east to Gujarat in the west.

Ans a
Srisailam is reputed for the shrine of Lord Mallikarjuna on the flat top of Nallamala Hills (Andhra Pradesh). Omkareshwar is situated on the Mandhata hills in Vindhya Mountains of Madhya pradesh. The Pushkar valley is formed between the Aravalli hills.

Ans d
The Penganga, the Indravati, the Pranhita, and the Manjra are principal tributaries of the Godavari .

Ans d
All three occur together in Andaman and Nicobar islands only.

Ans b
Westerlies are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude. Western Disturbance occurs in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal to describe an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean, that brings sudden winter rain and snow to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent. This is a non-monsoonal precipitation pattern driven by the Westerlies.

Ans a
Roots of the rubber tree – Ficus Elastica are the pavements for these natural bridges in the thick forests of Khasi Hills district. It is interesting to note that the districts in Meghalaya are named after the tribes in that area, like East Garo Hills district, West Jaitia Hills district and so on. Strong secondary roots of this rubber tree are manipulated to grow horizontally through the tunnels of hollowed betel nut trunks across the fast flowing rivers

Ans c
In India, evergreen forests are found on the eastern and western slopes of the Western Ghats in such states as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. And also found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Ans a
The Moist deciduous forests are more pronounced in the regions which record rainfall between 100-200 cm. These forests are found in the northeastern states along the foothills of Himalayas, eastern slopes of the Western Ghats and Odisha. Teak, sal, shisham, hurra, mahua, amla, semul, kusum, and sandalwood etc. are the main species of these forests.

Ans b
Wet equatorial climate, is characterized by consistently high temperatures (around 30 °C [86 °F]), with plentiful precipitation (150–1,000 cm [59–394 inches]) on most afternoons., heavy cloud cover, and high humidity, with very little annual temperature variation. Wet equatorial regions lie within about 12° latitude of the Equator.

Ans c
The data mentioned here refers to the Christian population. The population of Christian was 10.7 million in 1961 (2.4%), 19.6 million in 1991 (2.34%).

Ans d
The Aravalli system is said to date back to 3,500 million years. Some later sediments seem to have been incorporated around 1,000 million years ago. So, in the given answers, maximum age is 670 million years.

Ans b
Nanda devi peak (7817 mts) forms part of Kumaon Himalayas which extends from the river Sutlej to the Kali to a distance of 320 km.