INDIAN GEOGRAPHY ONE LINER

1. In which country is Barail range located? – India
2. Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf? – Gujarat
3. Which longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time? – 82.5°E
4. Which is the oldest mountain range in India? – Aravali
5. In which district is the highest point of Eastern Ghats located? – Visakhapatnam
6. Among the States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country? – Karnataka
7. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges, which is the oldest range? – the Great Himalayas Range
8. Which country has the longest international boundary with India? – Bangladesh
9. India is the seventh largest country in the world and how much area does it cover approximately? – 3200000 sq. km
10. How much percent land area of India is covered by plains? – 43.3
11. Which state is with the largest area under waste land? – Jammu and Kashmir
12. Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? – Saddle Peak
13. At where do the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet? – Nilgiri Hills
14. Which Pairs is the highest peak of India? – Kanchanjungha
15. Which city lies to the western most longitudes? – Jaipur
16. Which is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? – Silvassa
17. Kanchipuram is in which state? – Tamil Nadu
18. ‘Syntaxial Bent’ is a feature of which range? – Himalayas
19. Which city will never get the vertical rays of the Sun? – Srinagar
20. Madhya Pradesh shares its border with how many states? – 5
21. Which region has the oldest rocks? – Aravallis
22. Which river emerges from Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh? – Narmada
23. Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath and Mussorie lies in which state? – Uttrakhand
24. The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer long? – 2500
25. The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer broad? – 150 to 400
26. How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal? – 204
27. The Himalayas consist of how many main parallel ranges from north to south. – Three
28. How much percentage land areas of India is covered by mountains? – 10.7
29. Driest areas of India which lie in Rajasthan have howmuch average annual rainfall? – Less than 1 cm
30. In terms of area, India is which largest country of the world? – Seventh
31. The Karakoram Highway connects which pair of countries? – China-Pakistan
32. What is the approximate length of the coast-line of India? – 6,000 km
33. Among the Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size? – Puducherry
34. The distance between the northern most point in Kashmir and Kanyakumari covers about how many latitudes? – 300 Latitude
35. Seacoast of which state is the longest? – Gujarat
36. Which range of Himalayas is know for hill stantions ? – Himachal
37. Which is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? – Indonesia
38. What is the difference between IST and GMT? – 5 hours 30 minutes
39. In which island of India is an active volcano found ? – Barren Island
40. Kula, Kufri, Kajjair and Dalhousie are all tourists place of which state? – Himachal Pradesh
41. Which two river meet and form the largest delta in the world? – Ganga-Brahmaputra
42. Which correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India? – Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
43. Which is the wettest place in India? – Mawsynram
44. Which is area with annual rainfall less than 500 cm in a year? – Leh in Kashmir
45. How much average annual rainfall is experienced in the Rayilsema? – About below 60 cm
46. Which region has the highest variability of rainfall? – Gujarat
47. Which station has maximum annual range of temperature? – Delhi
48. Which are two coldertmenths in the northern part of India ? – December, January
49. Which is the State having the highest rainfall by North-East Monsoon? – Tamil Nadu
50. During winter North-western part of India gets rainfall from which side? – Western disturbances