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July 13, 2026

Indian Geography Quiz: Day 41

December 17, 2022
Which of the following statement(s) about Vizhinjam Port is/are correct?
1. It is located close to major international shipping routes, will boost India’s economy and its location is also of strategic importance.
2. Fisherfolk have been protesting against the project alleging that its construction is causing massive sea erosion.
3. It is located in state of Tamilnadu.
Which of the following options are correct:
  • (A) Only 1
  • (B) 1 and 2 Only
  • (C) 1 and 3 Only
  • (D) All of the above
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Answer : B

In which of the following countries of South America Equator passes?
1. Peru
2. Columbia
3. Brazil
4. Ecuador
Which of the following options are correct:
  • (A) 1 and 3 only
  • (B) 1 and 2 only
  • (C) 2, 3 and 4 only
  • (D) All of the above
Show Answer

Answer : C

Socotra Island in Arabian Sea belongs to which of the following country?
  • (A) Kenya
  • (B) Yemen
  • (C) Oman
  • (D) Somalia
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Answer : B

Which of the following countries are called Balkan countries?
1. Albania,
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina
3. Bulgaria
4. Croatia
5. Kosovo
6. Serbia
Consider the following option:
  • (A) 1, 3, 4 and 6 only
  • (B) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
  • (C) 2, 3 and 5 only
  • (D) All of the above
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Answer : D

Which of the following state has Mawmluh cave?
  • (A) Meghalaya
  • (B) Sikkim
  • (C) Arunachal
  • (D) Tamil Nadu
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Answer : A

ABOUT MAWMLUH CAVE

Mawmluh Cave, in Meghalaya has been listed as one of the ‘First 100 IUGS

(International Union of Geological Sciences) Geological Sites’ in the world.

Mawmluh Cave is located is located in Sohra (well-known as Cherrapunji) of the East  Khasi Hills District (Meghalaya).

Mawmluh Cave also known as Krem Mawmluh, is the fourth longest cave in the Indian  subcontinent with a total length of seven kilometre of cave passages and was first  explored by a British official Lieutenant Yule in 1844.

Set at an altitude of 4503 m, the cave belongs to the Meghalayan Age and is famous  for its stalagmite and other rock formations.

Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary lies in which of the following state?
  • (A) Meghalaya
  • (B) Nagaland
  • (C) Mizoram
  • (D) Tamil Nadu
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Answer : D

Which of the following Indian state/UT shares border with 3 countries?
1 West Bengal
2. Ladakh
3. Sikkim
4. Arunachal Pradesh
Which of the following statement is correct?
  • (A) 1, 3 and 4 only
  • (B) 1 and 2 only
  • (C) 2 and 3 only
  • (D) All of the above
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Answer : D

Recently a new Tiger reserve has been approved naming "Durgavati Tiger Reserve", is in which of the following state?
  • (A) Uttar Pradesh
  • (B) Uttarakhand
  • (C) Assam
  • (D) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer : D

Chorabari lake is situated in which of the following state/UT?
  • (A) Ladakh
  • (B) Jammu and Kashmir
  • (C) Uttarakhand
  • (D) Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer : C

Chorabari Lake, also known as Gandhi Sarovar,  was a glacial lake at the snout of the Chorabari  Glacier at an altitude of 3,900 m. It was about 2  km upstream from the town of Kedarnath in the  Indian state of Uttarakhand, part of the  Mandakini River system.

Recently Indian government has announced to set up a Dark Sky Reserve in which o following Place?
  • (A) Nanital, Uttarakhand
  • (B) Hanle, Ladakh
  • (C) Srinagar, Kashmir
  • (D) Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer : B

What is the objective of the recently launched operation "Megh-Chakra"?
  • (A) To study the formation of clouds by ISRO in Bay of Bengal after Summer monsoon.
  • (B) To Study the phenomenon of western disturbances by IMD.
  • (C) Its a CBI operation against circulation and sharing of child sexual abuse material online.
  • (D) Its a joint research of IIT Mandi and IIT Delhi to study the low lying clouds which cause events like Cloud Burst in Himalayan belt during monsoon period.
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Answer : C

Consider the following pairs:
Schemes - Implementing Ministry/Department
1. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana : Ministry of Jal Shakti
2. Digital India Land Record Modernization Programme - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
3. Neeranchal National Watershed Project : Ministry of Rural Development
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
  • (A) 1 and 2 only
  • (B) 1 only
  • (C) 2 and 3 only
  • (D) 3 only
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Answer : D

Ganga River basin including all its tributaries is spread over how many states and union territories in the country?
  • (A) 9
  • (B) 13
  • (C) 11
  • (D) 12
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Answer : C

Consider the following methods: 1. Counter Ploughing
2. Strip Cropping
3. Shelterbelts
4. Cover Cropping
5. Mixed Farming
Which of the above-mentioned methods can act as a remedy to reduce soil erosion?
  • (A) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
  • (B) 1, 3 and 4 only
  • (C) 2, 3 and 5 only
  • (D) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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Answer : D

Which of the following are glacial landforms?
1. Cirque
2. Fjord
3. Horns
4. Stack
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
  • (A) 2 and 4 only
  • (B) 1 and 2 only
  • (C) 1, 2 and 3 only
  • (D) 1, 3 and 4 only
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Answer : C

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