Miscellaneous Indian Geography MCQ Question and Answer | Geography MCQ Question

The famous Amarnath and Vaishnodevi shrines are located in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The cave is situated at an altitude of 3,888 m, about 141 km from Srinagar. Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in Reasi district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Vaishno Devi is located. It is located 42 km from the city of Jammu.

All the statements are correct. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing, High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely, Tide prevents siltation in the harbours and Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports.

The Sunderbans are found in Ganga Delta. The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (also known as the Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.

India Standard Time is 5.5 hours (5 hours 30 minutes) ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+5.5).

The Peninsular Plateau of India extends upto Maghalaya Hills. The peninsular plateau extends further east beyond the Rajmahal hills to from Meghalaya or the Shillong plateau. Garo-Rajmahal Gap separates this plateau from the main block.

The Southern part of India receives maximum insolation. The southern region is closest to equator and thus receives sunlight for longer duration than any other part of India.

In Maharashtra and Goa Konkani is spoken as the local language. Konkani is mainly spoken in Goa . It is the official language of Goa and is spoken along the South Western Coast of India. It is a minority language in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu.

The bridge of sand and rock in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka is Adam's Bridge. The bridge is 30 miles (48 km) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast).

The Indian river of the Indus Basin are Sutlej, Beas and Ravi. The Indus system comprises of main Indus River, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. The basin is mainly shared by India and Pakistan with a small share for China and Afghanistan.

Sirohi in Rajasthan is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Survey of India.