Indian Geography - Study Mode

[#191] The low flat central area of a basin of inland drainage is called:
Correct Answer

(A) Playa

Explanation

Solution: Playas occupy the flat central basins of desert plains. They require interior drainage to a zone where evaporation greatly exceeds inflow. A saline playa may be called a salt flat, salt marsh, salada, salar, salt pan, alkali flat, or salina.

[#192] The only South American nation through which both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?
Correct Answer

(A) Brazil

Explanation

Solution: The Tropic of Capricorn lies at 23.5° south of the equator and runs through Australia, Chile, southern Brazil (Brazil is the only country that passes through both the equator and a tropic), and northern South Africa.

[#193] The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
Correct Answer

(D) Godavari

Explanation

Solution: The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river Godavari.

[#194] The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
Correct Answer

(C) 35%

Explanation

Solution: The total arable land in India is 160 million hectares (395 million acres). According to the World Bank, only about 35% of total agricultural land in India was reliably irrigated in 2010.

[#195] The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is
Correct Answer

(D) north of the Equator

Explanation

Solution: The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is north of the Equator.