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Miscellaneous Indian Geography MCQ Questions and answers with easy explanations. Geography section provides you all type of mcq questions on Miscellaneous Indian Geography with explanations. Miscellaneous Indian Geography MCQ is important for exams like IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-3 section-3

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Miscellaneous Indian Geography .
21
The deepest land locked and protected port in India is
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The deepest land locked and protected port in India is Visakhaptanam. There is no landlocked port in India. However, if you meant which is the deepest port in India, it is Vishakapatnam, which is naturally deep and hence, called a natural harbour.
22
India has one land-locked and protected port which is at
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Answer: Option D
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The Deepset landlocked port in India is Vishakhapatnam,AP. The port which is encircled by land from all sides with a water passage towards sea or ocean is termed as land-locked port.
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The airport of Mumbai is called
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Answer: Option B
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The airport of Mumbai is called Sahar. The original location of the airport is the Sahar village area of Mumbai. Hence it was initially referred to as Sahar Airport.
24
The territorial waters of India extends up to
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Answer: Option B
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The territorial waters of India extends up to 12 nautical miles. The territorial jurisdiction extends to territorial water up to 12 nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline; beyond territorial waters is the Contiguous Zone extending up to 24 nautical miles; and beyond that up to 200 nautical miles is the Exclusive Economic Zone of India.
25
Mudumalai Sanctuary famous for elephants and deer is situated in
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Answer: Option C
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Mudumalai Sanctuary famous for elephants and deer is situated in Tamil Nadu. Mudumalai (Masinagudi) is famous for elephant safari and much more.
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India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that
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Answer: Option B
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India's latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that the distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join.
27
Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of
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Answer: Option A
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Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Rihand Dam is a concrete gravity dam located at Pipri in Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh, India. Its reservoir area is on the border of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Rihand River, a tributary of the Son River.
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Which State in India is known as the 'Granary of India'?
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Answer: Option C
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Punjab is known as the 'Granary of India'. Wheat is among the largest crops cultivated in Punjab and it contributes a larger amount to its economy. The state produces 10.26% of the country's cotton, 11% of rice and 19.5% of India's overall wheat.
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'Sagar Samrat' is
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Answer: Option A
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'Sagar Samrat' is an oil drilling platform in Mumbai High. Sagar Samrat has a drilling depth of 18,000 feet (5,486 metre) and ONGC has plans to convert the rig to take over oil production duties replacing Bombay High north platform.
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Where would you find Oraon, Munda, Santhal, Gonds and Asurs?
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Answer: Option D
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You can find Oraon, Munda, Santhal, Gonds and Asurs in Jharkhand.