Political Geography Of India - Study Mode

[#131] Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats?
Correct Answer

(B) Continuity

Explanation

Solution: Continuity is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats. Western Ghats are continuous and can be crossed through passes only. But Eastern Ghats has been divided into several parts by large rivers.

[#132] India is the seventh largest country in the world and it covers a total area of approximately ________
Correct Answer

(C) 3200000 sq. km

Explanation

Solution: India is the seventh largest country in the world and it covers a total area of approximately 3200000 sq. km. It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq. mi).

[#133] Which of the following is the capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
Correct Answer

(D) Silvassa

Explanation

Solution: The capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is Silvassa . Silvassa serves as the administrative and political center of the union territory. Therefore, the correct answer is Option D: Silvassa . Options A and B represent the names of the two regions within the union territory, but Silvassa is the capital. Option C, Kavaratti, is the capital of the union territory of Lakshadweep, not Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

[#134] Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ?
Correct Answer

(C) Assam

Explanation

Solution: Assam shares its boundaries with as many as seven states, apart from sharing international boundaries with Bhutan and Bangladesh. Arunachal Pradesh is in north, West Bengal is located in west, Nagaland and Manipur in the east whereas Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram in the south. Assam is the only state among the seven sisters which shares its borders with the rest of the six states that comprise the seven sisters.

[#135] Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct? 1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. 2. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.
Correct Answer

(C) Both 1 and 2

Explanation

Solution: Both the statements given below are correct. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.