Miscellaneous Indian Geography MCQ Question and Answer | Geography MCQ Question

The weathering agents glaciers is almost peculiar to the Indian Himalayas.

Rajasthan receives very little rain because the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds.

A rain shadow zone is present in India along the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. The eastern region of the Western Ghats which lie in the rain shadow, receive far less rainfall of about 100 centimetres.

Blue Mountain (peak) is located in Mizoram. The highest peak in Mizoram, Phawngpui or the Blue Mountain is situated near the state’s south-eastern border overlooking the bend of the mighty Chhimtuipui River and the hill ranges of Myanmar.

The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in Chilka Lake.

India's indigenous pigs generally give birth to 4 to 6 young ones at a time. Pig farming is very important component in North East India.

The Himalayas are considered as Tectonic type of mountains. Himalayas are a type of young fold mountains. Fold mountains are formed due to collision of tectonic plates. When two tectonic plates collide they get compressed resulting in upliftment of Earth's crust.

Mekong Ganga Co-operation Project is a joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries. It comprises six member countries, namely India (Look-East connectivity projects), Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The four areas of cooperation are tourism, culture, education, and transportation. The organization takes its name from the Ganga and the Mekong, two large rivers in the region.

A rainshadow region gets Scanty or no rainfall. An area having relatively little precipitation due to the effect of a topographic barrier, especially a mountain range, that causes the prevailing winds to lose their moisture on the windward side, causing the leeward side to be dry.

Rain shadows are associated with Orographic rainfall. A rain shadow is a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather.