Geography of India (Part -III) (UPSC)

Total Questions: 50

1. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. Area-wise, Chhattisgarh is larger than West Bengal.

2. According to the population Census 2001, population of West Bengal is larger than that of Chhattisgarh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

Solution:Area of Chhattisgarh is 1,36,03,489 km and Area of West Bengal is 88,572 sq km but the population density in Chhattigarh is 154, whereas the population density in West Bengal is 904.

2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. [2005]

List-1 (Atomic Power Plants/Heavy Water Plants)	List-II(State)
A. Thal	1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Manuguru	2. Gujarat
C. Kakrapar	3. Maharashtra
D. Kaiga	4. Rajasthan
	5. Karnataka

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	4	5
(b)	3	5	2	1
(c)	2	5	4	1
(d)	3	1	2	5

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:

Atomic Power Plant	State
A. Thal	Maharashtra
B. Manuguru	Andhra Pradesh
C. Kakrapar	Gujarat
D. Kaiga	Karnataka

3. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [2005]

(a) There is no definition of the Scheduled Tribe in the constitutions of India.
(b) North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country's tribal population.
(c) The people known as Todas live in the Nilgiri area.
(d) Lotha is a language spoken in Nagaland.

Correct Answer: (b) North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country's tribal population.

Solution:Bulk of the tribal population is found in 5 states, i.e., Madhaya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Gujarat and Bihar.

4. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning Programme.

2. The National Population Policy of India 2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of fertility by 2010 with a population of 111 crores.

3. Kerala is the first state in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (c) 2 and 3

Solution:Family Planning programme was started in 1952 by Government of India. Kerala is the first state in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.

5. Which one of the following statements is true on the basis of Census - 2001? [2005]

(a) Bihar has the highest percentage of the scheduled castes of its population.
(b) The decadal growth of population of India (1991-2001) has been below 20%.
(c) Mizoram is the India state with the least population.
(d) Pondicherry has the highest sex ratio among the Union Territories.

Correct Answer: (d) Pondicherry has the highest sex ratio among the Union Territories.

Solution:Pondicherry, a Union Territory, has the sex ratio of 1001. Chandigarh has 777, Delhi has 861, Daman and Diu has 710, Dadra and Nagar Haveli has 812.

6. According to the census 2001, which one of the following Indian States has the maximum population in India after Uttar Pradesh? [2005]

(a) West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Bihar
(d) Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: (b) Maharashtra

Solution:According to 2001 census, Maharashtra had the maximum population in India after Uttar Pradesh. The total population in Maharashtra is 193,977,000.

7. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [2005]

(a) The Western Ghats are relatively lower in their northern region.
(b) The Anai Mudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats.
(c) Tapi river lies to the south of Satpura
(d) The Narmada and Tapti river valleys are said to be old rift valleys.

Correct Answer: (c) Tapi river lies to the south of Satpura

Solution:Western Ghats are are relationship higher in the Southern region.
NOTE The Western Ghats are home to four tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregions - the North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, North Western Ghats montane rain forests, South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, and South Western Ghats montane rain forests.

8. Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following? [2005]

(a) Chambal Project
(b) Kosi Project
(c) Damodar Valley Project
(d) Bhakra Nangal Project

Correct Answer: (a) Chambal Project

Solution:Gandhi Sagar Dam is situated on the river Chambal in 1960, near Bhanpura of Madhya Pradesh.

9. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of hills starting from the north and going towards the south? [2005]

(a) Nallamalai Hills-Nilgiri Hills-Javadi Hills-Anamalai Hills
(b) Anamalai Hills-Javadi Hills-Nilgiri Hills-Nallamalai Hills
(c) Nallamalai Hills-Javadi Hills-Nilgiri Hills-Anamalai Hills
(d) Anamalai Hills-Nilgiri Hills-Javadi Hills-Nallamalai Hills

Correct Answer: (c) Nallamalai Hills-Javadi Hills-Nilgiri Hills-Anamalai Hills

Solution:The correct sequence of the given hills starting from north and going towards to south is Nallamalai Hills, Javadi Hills, Nilgiri Hills, Anamalai Hills

10. Which one of the following is not a Biosphere reserve? [2005]

(a) Agasthyamali
(b) Nallamalai
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Panchmarhi

Correct Answer: (b) Nallamalai

Solution:Nallamalai is not a biosphere reserve. It is hill of Eastern ghats which stretches over Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Guntur and Kadapa districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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