Geography of India Questions and Answers – Page 4

Why the other options are wrong: (A) Laterite soil does not match the specific location, feature, measurement or relationship asked in the question; (B) Red soil does not match the specific location, feature, measurement or relationship asked in the question; (C) Black soil does not match the specific location, feature, measurement or relationship asked in the question. Correct (D): Alluvial soil covers about 40% of India's area

rect (D): Black or regur soil retains moisture and is rich in clay, making it especially suitable for cotton; hence it is also called black cotton soil. Why the others are wrong: (A) wheat is commonly associated with fertile alluvial soils; (B) rice needs water-retentive lowlands and is widely grown on alluvial soils; (C) tea prefers acidic, well-drained hill soils.

Why the other options are wrong: (A) Dal Lake does not match the specific location, feature, measurement or relationship asked in the question; (B) Chilika Lake does not match the specific location, feature, measurement or relationship asked in the question; (C) Kolleru Lake does not match the specific location, feature, measurement or relationship asked in the question. Correct (D): Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir

ga and Yamuna does not match the specific location, feature, measurement or relationship asked in the question; (C) Godavari and Krishna does not match the specific location, feature, measurement or relationship asked in the question; (D) Mahanadi and Kaveri does not match the specific location, feature, measurement or relationship asked in the question. Correct (B): The Narmada and Tapti flow westward through rift valleys into the Arabian Sea and form estuaries. Why others wrong: (C) (D) the Godavari

Correct (B): The Brahmaputra is called the Tsangpo in Tibet. Why the other options are wrong: (A) Dihang does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked; (C) Jamuna does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked; (D) Meghna does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked.

Correct (A): Nathu La lies in Sikkim and links India with Tibet; it is an important border trade route. Why the other options are wrong: (B) Arunachal Pradesh does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked; (C) Himachal Pradesh does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked; (D) Uttarakhand does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked.

Correct (C): Zoji La in the Great Himalaya connects Srinagar with Leh in Ladakh. Why the other options are wrong: (A) Shimla and Manali does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked; (B) Gangtok and Lhasa does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked; (D) Dehradun and Mussoorie does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked.

Correct (A): From north to south, the Himalayan ranges are the Greater Himalaya (Himadri), Lesser Himalaya (Himachal) and Outer Himalaya (Shivalik). Why the others are wrong: (B) and (C) put the same ranges in an incorrect order; (D) includes the Aravalli, which is not one of the three parallel Himalayan ranges.

Correct (D): China is the accepted geographical answer to this question. Why the other options are wrong: (A) Pakistan does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked; (B) Bangladesh does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked; (C) Afghanistan does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked.

Correct (C): The Radcliffe Line. Why the other options are wrong: (A) India and China does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked; (B) India and Myanmar does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked; (D) India and Nepal does not satisfy the specific geographical fact, location, measurement or relationship asked.