Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Indian Geography-GK

The percentage of India's population employed in agriculture is nearly 70%.

The Western Ghats form one of the four watersheds of India, feeding the perennial rivers of India. The major river systems originating in the Western Ghats are Godavari, Kaveri, Krishna, Thamiraparani and Tungabhadra. Mahanadi does not originate from the Western Ghats.

Ganga-Brahmaputra valley areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes. Generally, the areas having trap rock or basaltic rock are prone to earthquakes.

33.3% of the total geographical area should be under forest/tree cover.

Gandhi Sagar dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose. The Gandhi Sagar Dam is one of the four major dams built on India's Chambal River. The dam is located in the Mandsaur, Neemuch districts of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a masonry gravity dam, standing 62.17 metres (204.0 ft) high, with a gross storage capacity of 7.322 billion cubic metres from a catchment area of 22,584 km² (8,720 sq mi).

Coconut crop is regarded as a plantation crop. The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut.

Among the following USA leads in the production of aluminium and its products in the world. As a whole, China has the maximum production.

Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea. Usually, the term monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally changing pattern, although technically there is also a dry phase. The term is sometimes incorrectly used for locally heavy but short-term rains, although these rains meet the dictionary definition of monsoon.

Deccan plateau is the most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in india. Because of the thick dark soil also known as regur soil which is widely found in Deccan plateau, this place is suitable for cultivation of cotton.

The following that are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau are The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss, The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets, The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps, forming the northern flank of the plateau and The trough of the Narmada and Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges.