Geography (India and the World) Revision Short Notes useful for all Competitive Exams–
1. Which plateau lies between the Aravalli and the Vindhya ranges? – Malwa Plateau
2. The Richter scale on which intensity / magnitude of a quake is measured was developed in : – The year 1935
3. The most important layer for all biological activity in the atmosphere is : – Troposphere
4. Swama Siri, Manas, Tista, Dikho and Jhanji rivers are the tributaries of : – Brahmaputra River
5. Normal salinity of sea water is defined as the amount of salt per thousand grams of sea water. What is this amount of salt ? – 35 gram
6. Which place is known as the Queen of Arabian Sea? – Kochi
7. Green Index has been developed by : – United Nations Environment Programme
8. Masai Tribes are found in : – East Africa
9. The flood plain along river banks formed by newer alluvium is called : – Khadar
10. National Highway No. 8 connects : – Delhi and Mumbai
11. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is greatest during : – Aphelion
12. Which part of India receives rain when the summer monsoon recedes? – Tamil Nadu Coast
13. Ken, Betwa and Chambal are the rivers which merge with : – Yamuna
14. The largest producers of coffee in the world is : – Brazil
15. Which type of forests are the Sunderbans ? – Tidal Forest
16. Singrauli coalfields are located in : – Son Valley
17. The river Tigris flows in the country : – Iraq
18. The oldest mountain ranges in India are : – Aravalli Hills
19. Project Tiger in India was started in : – the year 1973
20. The law which states that wave-length of maximum radiation is inversely proportional to the absolute of the emitting body is known as : – Wien's Displacement Law
21. The two seas which are connected by Suez Canal'? – Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
22. The Binary Star Hypothesis regarding the origin of the earth was propounded by : – H.N. Russel
23. Which periodical winds blowing from the sea inland cause summer monsoon in India? – South-North
24. Almatti Dam is being constructed between which pair of states? – Andhra Pradesh and Kamataka
25. The Himalayas were uplifted from the : – Tethys Geosyncline
26. Exfoliation is a type of : – Physical Weathering
27. Which food grain crop occupies the largest cropped area in India ? – Rice
28. The power plant at Manikaran based on geothermal energy is located in the state of : – Himachal Pradesh
29. Pong Dam is a venture undertaken jointly by the states : – Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan
30. The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is : – Laos