Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thunderbolt’?
(a) Gangtok
(b) Shillong
(c) Oottacamand
(d) Darjeeling
Solution: (d)
The name Darjeeling comes from the Tibetan word ‘dorje,’ meaning the thunderbolt scepter of the Hindu deity Indra, and ling, a place or land. So it means ‘place of the thunderbolt.’ Located in the Mahabharata Range or Lesser Himalaya, Darjeeling is situated in West Bengal.
Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district?
(a) Orissa
(b) West Bengal
(c) Punjab
(d) Kerala
Solution: (a)
The Niyamgiri is a hill range situated in the districts of Kalahandi and Rayagada in Odisha. These hills are home to Dongria Kondh indigenous people. In recent times these hills are in media discussions due to the conflict of inhabitant tribals and Bauxite Mining Project by Vedanta Aluminium Company.
How many islands are there in Lakshadweep?
(a) 17
(b) 27
(c) 36
(d) 47
Solution: (c)
Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km. an Union Territory, it is comprised of 12 atolls, three reefs, five sub merged banks and ten inhabited islands The name Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit means ‘a hundred thousand islands’.
What is the total area of India?
(a) 8,511,965 sq. km
(b) 3,897,950 sq. km
(c) 5,926,780 sq. km
(d) 3,287,590 sq. km
Solution: (d)
The total geographical area of India is 3,287,590 km² which makes her the seventh-largest country in the world. 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 7,517 km.
The easternmost peak of the Himalayas is
(a) Namcha Barwa
(b) Annapurna
(c) Kanchenjunga
(d) Mount Everest
Solution: (a)
Namcha Barwa, a mountain in the Tibetan Himalaya, is the eastern anchor of the entire Himalayan mountain chain. It is the highest peak of its own section as well as Earth’s easternmost peak over 7,600 metres. It stands inside the Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River as the river enters its notable gorge across the Himalaya, emerging as the Dihang and becoming the Brahmaputra.
Which of the following is referred to as ‘Young Fold Mountains’?
(a) Aravallis
(b) Nilgiris
(c) Himalayas
(d) Vindhyas
Solution: (c)
The Himalayas are known to be young fold mountains. They are considered young because they have been formed relatively recently in the earth’s history, compared to older mountains such as the Aravalis.
The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as
(a) Himadri
(b) Sahyadri
(c) Assam Himalayas
(d) Siwaliks
Solution: (a)
The Himalayas is divided into three major geographical entities, the Himadri (greater Himalaya), Himanchal (lesser Himalaya) and the Siwaliks (outer Himalaya). These divisions extend almost uninterrupted throughout its length and are separated by major geological fault lines.
Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called
(a) Clamitomonous
(b) Foraminifera
(c) Coral reefs
(d) Diatoms
Solution: (c)
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups.
Which Himalayan Peak is also called ‘Sagar Matha’?
(a) Nanga Parbat
(b) Dhaulagiri
(c) Mt. Everest
(d) Kanchenjunga
Solution: (c)
Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world is also called ‘Sagar Matha’. Its height is 8,848 metres.
India’s area is about…..times larger than Pakistan.
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 9
Solution: (b)
India’s area of 3,287,263 square kilometers is 4.12 times larger than Pakistan’s 796,095 square kilometres. India is 6.5 times bigger than Pakistan by population.
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