Geography of India (Part -I) (UPSC)

Total Questions: 50

41. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the states (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) of India shown on the map in descending order in terms of available ground water resources for irrigation? [1998]

(a) 3, 4, 1, 2
(b) 3, 4, 2, 1
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1

Correct Answer: (d) 4, 3, 2, 1

Solution:Uttar Pradesh is the state where 9,384,000 hectare are covered by ground water irrigation. Maharashtra covers 1,912,000 hectare, West Bengal covers 1,397,000 hectares, Assam covers hectare for ground water irrigation.

42. Among the Indian States shown labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given, the correct sequence in descending order of percent of scheduled tribe population to their total population is: [1998]

(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2
(d) 1, 3, 4, 2

Correct Answer: (b) 3, 1, 2, 4

Solution:According to census 2011, Schedule tribe population in Mizoram is 94.4%, Arunachal Pradesh is 68.8%, Manipur is 40.9%, Orissa is 22.8%

43. Which one of the following sets of states benefits the most from the Konkan Railway? [1998]

(a) Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
(b) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: (a) Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala

Solution:Konkan Railway travels 738 kilometers through the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, starting just after the Roha railway station (75 km south of Panvel in the suburbs of Mumbai) in Maharashtra and ending at the Thokur railway station near Mangalore in southern Karnataka.

44. Which one of the following pairs of cities has recently been connected through a 6-lane express way? [1998]

(a) Ahmedabad : Vadodara
(b) Dhaka : Chittagong
(c) Islamabad : Lahore
(d) Mumbai : Pune

Correct Answer: (d) Mumbai : Pune

Solution:As question was asked in 1997, at that time Mumbai and Pune had been connected through a six lane express way. But in 2009, the National Highways Authority of India announced to upgrade the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expresswayto six lanes and now it is a six lane highway.s

45. "India has the largest population of the Asian X. Today, there are just about 20,000 to 25,000 X in their natural habitat spreading across the evergreen forests, dry thorn forest, swamps and grasslands. Their prime habitats, are however the moist deciduous forests. The X population in India ranges from north-west India where they are found in the forest divisions of Dehradun. Bijnor and National districts, of UP to the Western Ghats in the states of Karnataka and Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In Central India, their population distributed over Southern Bihar and Orissa. In the East, they are seen in North Bengal, Assam and a few other states." [1999]

The animal "X" referred to in this quotation is :

(a) lion
(b) elephant
(c) tiger
(d) one-horned rhinoceros

Correct Answer: (b) elephant

Solution:In the question 'X' represents the Elephant population.

46. Assertion (A): According to statistics, more female children are born each year than male children in India. [1999]

Reason (R): In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

Correct Answer: (c) A is true but R is false

Solution:Assertion is correct, but the reason is wrong. In India, the sex ratio of female is lower than male, because female foeticide is common across India.

47. The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance in India is: [1999]

(a) 25%
(b) 33%
(c) 43%
(d) 53%

Correct Answer: (b) 33%

Solution:For proper ecological balance 33% of forest land is recommended, but in India have only 20.14% of forest coverage.
NOTE As per Indian State of Forest Report 2017, the total forest and tree cover was at 24.39%, the country's forest cover is consistently on the rise. In 2017, it had registered an increase of 1% or 8,021 square km over 2015.

48. In which one of the following areas in the given map was there a recent discovery of copper deposits by the Atomic Minerals Division of Department Atomic Energy ? [1999]

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 3

Correct Answer: (d) 3

Solution:In the given map, copper deposits discovered by Atomic Minerals Division of Department Atomic energy, is at Hasson in Karnataka and is marked as '4'.

49. In the given figure, the site of the Tehri dam has been labelled as: [1999]

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

Correct Answer: (c) C

Solution:In the given map the site of Tehri Dam is "C" which lies in Uttaranchal. It is an earth and rock-fill dam on the Bhagirathi rivers in Tehri district.

50. The figure shows a portion of Southern India. The proposed site (Koodankulam) for construction of two 1000 MW nuclear power plants has been labelled in the map as : [1999]

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

Correct Answer: (b) B

Solution:Koodankulam is the site for 1000 MW nuclear power plants under construction in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. In the given figure Koodankulam plant is labelled as 'B'.

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