Himalayan Mountain System / āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž


Himalayan Mountain System / āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž


Q1. Which is the highest mountain range of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Himalayan Mountain Range


Explanation: The Himalayas contain the highest peaks of India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–ā§°āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q2. Which is the highest peak of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–ā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Kangchenjunga, Explanation: It is the highest peak located in India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–ā§°āĨ¤


Q3. Which is the northernmost Himalayan range ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰⧰ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Himadri (Greater Himalaya), Explanation: It is the highest and northernmost range. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§° āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āφ⧰⧁ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰āϤāĻŽ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€āĨ¤


Q4. Shiwalik range is part of which mountain system ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Himalayan Mountain System, Explanation: Shiwalik is the southernmost range of the Himalayas. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻļāĻŋā§ąāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§° āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāϤāĻŽ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€āĨ¤


Q5. Himalayas were formed by collision of which plates ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ˜ā§°ā§āώ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate, Explanation: Plate collision formed fold mountains. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ˜ā§°ā§āώ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q6. Which major river originates from the Himalayas ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Ganga River, Explanation: The Ganga is a perennial Himalayan river. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āĻāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āύāĻĻā§€āĨ¤


Q7. What is the source of the Ganga River ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Gangotri Glacier, Explanation: The river originates from this glacier. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻā§€āĻ–āύ āĻāχ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ“āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q8. Which is the highest Himalayan range ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Himadri (Greater Himalaya), Explanation: It contains the highest peaks. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–ā§°āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Northern Plains / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ


Q9. Which is the largest plain of India? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āϏāĻŽāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Northern Plains, Explanation: It covers a vast area of north India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ āĻ†ā§ąā§°āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q10. Northern Plains are made of which soil ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ⧰⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Alluvial Soil, Explanation: Deposited by rivers. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻ⧀⧰⧇ āφāύāĻŋ āϜāĻŽāĻž āϕ⧰āĻž āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāĨ¤


Q11. Ganga Plain is formed by which rivers ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Ganga and its tributaries, Explanation: River deposits form the plain. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻĒāϞāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q12. Brahmaputra forms a large plain in which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§° āύāĻĻā§€āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āϏāĻŽāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Assam, Explanation: The valley is very fertile. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§° āωāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻ‰ā§°ā§āĻŦā§āĻŦā§°āĨ¤


Q13. Which is the largest delta of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Sundarbans Delta, Explanation: It is the largest river delta. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āύāĻĻā§€ āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāĨ¤


Q14. Sundarbans Delta is formed by which rivers ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻŦāύ āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āύ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Ganga and Brahmaputra, Explanation: Both rivers form the delta together. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϗ⧇ āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻž āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q15. Northern Plains were formed by which soil ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ⧰⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Alluvial Soil, Explanation: Deposited by Himalayan rivers. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāĨ¤


Q16. From which direction does Brahmaputra enter India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒ⧁āĻ¤ā§ā§° āύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϕ⧰⧇ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: From the East, Explanation: It enters from Tibet side. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ąā§‡āĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Peninsular Plateau / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ


Q17. Which is the oldest landmass of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻ­ā§‚-āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Peninsular Plateau, Explanation: Made of very old rocks. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻļāĻŋāϞāĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q18. Which is the largest plateau of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Deccan Plateau, Explanation: Covers most of south India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ†ā§ąā§°āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤


Q19. Deccan Plateau is made of which rocks ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĻāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ āĻļāĻŋāϞāĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Basalt, Explanation: Formed by volcanic lava. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āφāĻ—ā§āύ⧇āϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāĻ­āĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q20. Chotanagpur Plateau is famous for which mineral ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻšā§‹āϟāĻžāύāĻžāĻ—āĻĒ⧁⧰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ āĻ–āύāĻŋāϜ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Iron Ore, Explanation: It is rich in minerals. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻ–āύāĻŋāϜ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻāϤ āϏāĻŽā§ƒāĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤


Q21. Which is the oldest mountain range of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž āϕ⧋āύāĻ–āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Aravalli Range, Explanation: Highly eroded mountain range. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧāĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻžāĨ¤


Q22. Aravalli range is located in which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āφ⧰āĻžā§ąāϞ⧀ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Rajasthan, Explanation: It lies in western India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q23. Which river flows between Vindhya and Satpura ? =āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝ āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻžāϤāĻĒ⧁⧰āĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻœā§‡ā§°ā§‡ āϕ⧋āύ āύāĻĻā§€ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Narmada River, Explanation: It flows through a rift valley. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ ā§°āĻŋāĻĢā§āϟ āωāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q24. In which direction does Narmada flow ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ⧇ āĻŦāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Westward, Explanation: It falls into the Arabian Sea. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āφ⧰āĻŦ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q25. Which is the highest plateau of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Ladakh Plateau, Explanation: Located in Trans-Himalayan region. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ-āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Desert Region / āĻŽā§°ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞ


Q26. Which is the major desert of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻŽā§°ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Thar Desert, Explanation: It is also called the Great Indian Desert. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŽā§°ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϜāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q27. Thar Desert is mainly spread in which state ?


āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻŽā§°ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻ•ā§ˆ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Rajasthan, Explanation: It has hot and dry climate. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ āϜāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĨ¤


Q28. Rann of Kutch is located in which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ•āĻšā§āϛ⧰ ā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Gujarat, Explanation: It is a salt marsh region. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞāĨ¤


Q29. Which is the largest salt desert of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧃āĻšā§Ž āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§°ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Rann of Kutch, Explanation: It is a seasonal salt desert. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻ‹āϤ⧁āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§°ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĨ¤


Q30. How is rainfall in the Thar Desert ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻŽā§°ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ā§ąāĻž ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Very Low, Explanation: Rainfall is less than 25 cm annually. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāϛ⧰⧇āϕ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ ⧍ā§Ģ āĻšā§‡.āĻŽāĻŋ.āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ•āĻŽāĨ¤


Coastal Plains / āϤāĻŸā§€āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ


Q31. Which state has the longest coastline in India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ⧰ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Gujarat, Explanation: It lies along the western coast. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž:āχ āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q32. Coromandel Coast is part of which coast ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϕ⧋⧰⧋āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ āϕ⧋āύ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ⧰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Eastern Coastal Plain, Explanation: It lies along the Bay of Bengal. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻŦāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°ā§° āĻ•āĻžāώāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q33. Konkan Coast is located in which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ•āĻ‚āĻ•āĻŖ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ? 


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Maharashtra, Explanation: It is a narrow coastal plain. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĨ¤


34. Malabar Coast is located in which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŦāĻžā§° āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ āϕ⧋āύ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Kerala, Explanation: Backwaters are found here. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§ąāĻžāϟāĻžā§° āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q35. Why is the Eastern Coastal Plain wider ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§‚āĻŦ āϤāĻŸā§€āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻšāϞ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Due to river deltas, Explanation: Large rivers deposit sediments. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻĄā§‡āĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤


Q36. Western Ghats are also known as ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽ āϘāĻžāϟāĻ• āφāύ āĻ•āĻŋ āύāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āϜāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Sahyadri, Explanation: It is an old mountain range. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻžāĨ¤


Q37. Where do Eastern and Western Ghats meet ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§‚āĻŦ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽ āϘāĻžāϟ āĻ•'āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Nilgiri Hills, Explanation: Both ghats meet here. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹ āϘāĻžāϟ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Island Groups / āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒ āĻ—ā§‹āĻˇā§āĻ ā§€


Q38. Where is India’s only active volcano located ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻāĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° āϏāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āφāĻ—ā§āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻŋā§°āĻŋ āĻ•'āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Barren Island, Explanation: It is located in the Andaman Sea. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q39. Lakshadweep Islands are located in which sea ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĻĒ⧁āĻžā§āϜ āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Arabian Sea, Explanation: They are coral islands. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ąāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĨ¤


Q40. Andaman–Nicobar Islands are located in which bay ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ-āύāĻŋāϕ⧋āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĻĒ⧁āĻžā§āϜ āϕ⧋āύ āωāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Bay of Bengal, Explanation: They lie southeast of India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ-āĻĒā§‚ā§ą āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Q41. What is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ-āύāĻŋāϕ⧋āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĻĒ⧁āĻžā§āϜ⧰ ā§°āĻžāϜāϧāĻžāύ⧀ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Port Blair, Explanation: It is the administrative capital. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļāĻžāϏāύāĻŋāĻ• ā§°āĻžāϜāϧāĻžāύ⧀āĨ¤


Q42. What is the capital of Lakshadweep ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒā§° ā§°āĻžāϜāϧāĻžāύ⧀ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


Answer / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Kavaratti, Explanation: It is a small island capital. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒ ā§°āĻžāϜāϧāĻžāύ⧀āĨ¤


 Q43. Which is the southernmost point of India ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāϤāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Indira Point, Explanation: It lies in the Nicobar Islands. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āύāĻŋāϕ⧋āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĻĒ⧁āĻžā§āϜāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


Himalayan Mountain System / āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž


Q44. Indira Point is located in which island ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āχāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋā§°āĻž āĻĒāχāĻŖā§āϟ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Great Nicobar Island, Explanation: It is the southernmost island of India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāϤāĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĨ¤