Political Geography Of India - Study Mode

[#6] Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ?
Correct Answer

(B) Gulf of Mannar

Explanation

Solution: Gulf of Mannar have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil. Nagar Kovil or Nagerkovil or Nakarkovil or Nagarcoil is a small town in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.

[#7] Which of the statements given are correct? 1. Korba is west to Rourkela. 2. Rourkela is south to Ranchi.
Correct Answer

(C) Both 1 and 2

Explanation

Solution: Both the statements given are correct. Korba is west to Rourkela. Korba is located at22.35°N 82.68°E. It has an average elevation of 252 metres (826 feet). As of 2011 India census, Korba city had a population of 365,253. Rourkela is south to Ranchi. Rourkela is located at 84.54E longitude and 22.12N latitude in Sundergarh district of Odisha at an elevation of about 219 m (719 ft) above mean sea level. The area of Rourkela is 200 square kilometres

[#8] Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas?
Correct Answer

(C) Folding of the geosyncline

Explanation

Solution: Folding of the geosyncline relates to the formation of the Himalayas. The geosynclinal sediments of Tethys sea were squeezed and folded into Alpine-Himalayan mountain chains due to lateral compressive forces caused by the convergence and collision of Eurasian and African-Indian continental plates during Cenozoic Era.

[#9] Which is the eastern most peak of Himalaya?
Correct Answer

(A) Namcha Barwa

Explanation

Solution: The eastern most peak of Himalaya is Namcha Barwa from where Brahmaputra river enters India. The westernmost peak is Nangaparbat.

[#10] The climate of India is mainly tropical because ________
Correct Answer

(A) Of the location of the Himalayas in its North

Explanation

Solution: The climate of India is mainly tropical because of the location of the Himalayas in its North. India is home to an extraordinary variety of climatic regions, ranging from tropical in the south to temperate and alpine in the Himalayan north, where elevated regions receive sustained winter snowfall. The nation's climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas and the Thar Desert.