Miscellaneous Indian Geography - Study Mode

[#176] The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to
Correct Answer

(B) Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains

Explanation

Solution: The Indo-Gangetic Plains of India are fertile due to Alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains. It is bound on the north by the abruptly rising Himalayas, which feed its numerous rivers and are the source of the fertile alluvium deposited across the region by the two river systems.

[#177] Which of the following is not a tributary of the Krishna?
Correct Answer

(D) Amravati

Explanation

Solution: Amravati is not a tributary of the Krishna. The Amaravati River is the longest tributary of Kaveri River in fertile the districts of Karur and Tirupur, Tamil Nadu state, South India.

[#178] The finest natural harbour in India is
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(B) Mumbai

Explanation

Solution: The finest natural harbour in India is Mumbai. It is a magnificent natural harbour on the West Coast of India.

[#179] Who demarcated the boundary line between India and Pakistan?
Correct Answer

(C) Cyril Radcliffe

Explanation

Solution: Sir Cyril Radcliffe Demarcated the land in 1947.

[#180] Which is the group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India?
Correct Answer

(A) Indo-Aryan

Explanation

Solution: lndo-Aryan group of languages spoken by the largest number of people in India. There are about 219 known Indo-Aryan languages. The largest in terms of speakers are Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu, about 329 million), Bengali (242 million), Punjabi (about 100 million) and other languages, with a 2005 estimate placing the total number of native speakers at nearly 900 million.