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1.What is the southernmost point of India?
Ans: Pygmalion or Indira Point in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
2.What is the length of the coastline of the country including Lakshdweep and Andaman & Nicobar islands?
Ans: 7516 Km
3.What is the Standard Meridian of India ?
Ans: $82^\circ$ 30′
4.With which country India shares its longest border?
Ans: Bangladesh
5.Which channel separates Andaman and Nicobar Group?
Ans: 10 Degree Channel
6.Which is the only Indus river tributary which flows entirely in India?
Ans: River Beas
7.Where did the Ganga river originate from?
Ans: Gangotri glacier, Uttarakhand
8.What is the route of National Waterway 2 that is on Brahmaputra river?
Ans: Dhubri to Sadiya
9.In which soil is the process of self ploughing found?
Ans: Black soil
10.Red soils are red in colour due to the presence of ___
Ans: Iron Oxides
11.Which types of crops are mainly grown in Laterite soils?
Ans: Plantation Crops like tea, coffee
12.Where does the eastern ghats and western ghats meet?
Ans: Nilgiri
13.What is the highest peak in South India?
Ans: Anaimudi
14.What are the Coastal plains from Daman to Goa called?
Ans: Konkan coast
15.Which channel separates Minicoy island from the main Lakshadweep?
Ans: Nine Degree channel
16.Winter rain in Chennai is caused by____
Ans: North East Monsoon
17.Which type of climate has the characteristic of seasonal reversal of winds?
Ans: Monsoon Climate
18.Where is the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve located?
Ans: Meghalaya
19.How many biosphere reserves are in India?
Ans: 18
20.Where is the Kakrapara Nuclear plant located?
Ans: Gujarat
21.Where was the India’s first cotton textile mill setup?
Ans: Mumbai, 1854
22.Where was the India’s first Jute mill setup?
Ans: Rishra near kolkata in 1855
23.Which is the longest National Highway in the Country?
Ans: NH7 connecting Varanasi to Kanyakumari
24.Which state has the largest length of national highways?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
25.Where is the headquarters of South-Eastern Railway zone?
Ans: Kolkata
26.Which state has the highest urban population?
Ans: Maharashtra
27.What are the left bank tributaries of river Godavari?
Ans: Penganga, Wardha, Wainganga, Indravati and Sabri.
28.Which direction flowing rivers generally form estuaries at their mouth?
Ans: West flowing rivers
29.Sardar sarovar dam is constructed on the river___
Ans: Narmada
30.Which country is separated from india through narrow Palk Strait?
Ans: Sri Lanka
31.Name the states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes through
Ans: Mizoram, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Tripura
32.Where does the rivers Beas and Sutlej meet?
Ans: Harike
33.Which river originates from the northern hills of Dandakaranya, Raipur, Chattisgarh?
Ans: Mahanadi
34.Which state has the largest forest cover in the Country?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
35.Where are the Naharkatiya and Digboi mines located in the country?
Ans: Assam
36.Which is the largest cotton producing state in the country?
Ans:Gujarat
37.Which states are drained by the Cauvery river?
Ans: Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu
38.Which coastal plains have backwaters locally called Kayals?
Ans: Malabar coast
39.What is the zone of low pressure called where Northeast trade winds and southeast trade winds converge?
Ans: Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
40.What type of crops are grown in Rabi season?
Ans: Wheat, gram, barley, potato, oil seeds such as linseed, rapeseed and mustard
