Physiographic Division of India MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Physiographic Division of India - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is Lucknow.

Key Points

• Lucknow:-
  • Lucknow is the capital and IT city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Lucknow was the capital of the Awadh region controlled by the Delhi Sultanate and later the Mughal Empire.
  • The Single City, Lucknow is part of the mega CG City project envisioned by the government of Uttar Pradesh and is conceptualized as a sustainable technology hub with clean power and a balanced environment.
  • It is being built on a PPP model in partnership with HCL Technologies.
  • It is the second major investment by an IT Company in Lucknow, the first being Tata Consultancy Services which has its TCS Awadh Campus present in the city in which thousands of engineers are already working.
  • HCL has begun its operations in the city and training for the first batch of engineers has already been completed.

Additional Information

• The project will be commissioned by October 2016.
• Uttar Pradesh government has established Rs 1,500-crore Information Technology (IT) city over 100 acres in Lucknow with the concept of "Walk to Work" on Lucknow-Sultanpur Road.
• About 100 acres of CG city was allotted to IT and ITeS companies which will also include a hi-tech skill development center that can train more than 5000 people.
• The remaining 400 acres are intended for the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) and Medanta-Avadh super specialty hospital.
• The CG City project also has several other projects which include an international cricket stadium, a world standard cancer research institute, Dr. Trehan owned Medanta Awadh Heart Institute, Amul Milk Plant, 5-star hotels, shopping malls among others.
• CG City will also have connectivity by Lucknow Metro first phase of which has been operational from 5 September 2017.

Correct Answer Kumaon Himalayas.

Key PointsDivisions of Himalayas: The Himalayas have also been divided on the basis of regions from west to east.

These are Punjab Himalayas, Kumaon Himalaya, Nepal Himalayas, and Assam Himalaya.

• The divisions of the Himalayas that have been demarcated by the river valleys are:

Additional Information:

• The main Himalayan river systems are those of the Indus and the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna system.
• The Indus, which is one of the great rivers of the world, rises near Mansarovar in Tibet and flows through India, and thereafter through Pakistan, and finally falls in the Arabian Sea near Karachi.
• The Brahmaputra marks the easternmost boundary of the Himalayas. Beyond the Dihang gorge, the Himalayas bend sharply to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of India.
• To the south of the main Himalayas lies the Pir Panjal Range at an average height of 5,000 meters (16,000 ft).
• From Gulmarg, in the northwest, it follows the southern rim of the Kashmir valley to the Banihal Pass.
• Here the Pir Panjal meets the ridgeline that separates the Kashmir valley from the Warvan Valley.

The correct answer of above Question is option 2.

Key Points

• Uttar Pradesh:
  • Its borders touch with a total of 9 states including the Union Territory of Delhi.​
  • Uttar Pradesh was formed on 24 January 1950.
  • Its capital is Lucknow.
  • The longest border of Uttar Pradesh touches Madhya Pradesh and the minimum borderline with Himachal Pradesh.
  • Uttar Pradesh borders Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Delhi.
  • Sonbhadra is the only district in Uttar Pradesh that touches most states.
    • It touches Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar.

The Correct Answer is 4.

Key Points

• Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh and West Bengal share a border with 3 countries.
• Ladakh shares its boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China.
• Sikkim shares an International boundary with Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west, and china in the north.
• Arunachal shares an international boundary with China in the North, Myanmar in the East, and Bhutan in the west.
• West Bengal shares an International boundary with Nepal in the north, Bangladesh in the east, and Bhutan in the northeast.
• There is a total of 17 Indian States that are located on the international border.
• There is a total of 28 states in India and is the seventh-largest country in the world.
• India shares land borders with 7 countries including Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Myanmar and Sea Borders with the Maldives, Sri-Lanka, and Indonesia.

The correct answer is Indira Col.

Key Points 

• The northernmost point of India is Indira Col and the southernmost point is Indira Point.
• The easternmost point of India is Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh) and the westernmost point is Sir Creek (near Guhar Moti) in Kutch (Gujarat).

Additional Information 

• Srinagar is the capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
• The capital of Sikkim is Gangtok. 
• Sikkim shares its boundary with three countries (Nepal, Bhutan, and China).
• The total area of India is 32,87,263 SqKm. 
• India has 28 states and 8 Union territories.

The correct answer is Sikkim.

Key Points

• Sikkim shares international boundaries with Bhutan, China, and Nepal.
• Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram share an international boundary with Myanmar.

The correct answer is the Zanskar Range.

Key Points:

Zoji La Pass:

• It is in the Zaskar range in the Indian union territory of Ladakh.
• The road route from Srinagar to Leh goes through this pass.
• It was formed by the Indus river.

Shortcut Trick

Himalayan Ranges from north to south-

• TRICK:- Kal Jana Padega Desh Se.
• K = Karakoram  J= Zaskar D = Dhauladhar S = Shiwalik

Main Passes tricks-

• Sikkim
  • Nathuram Sikkim Jail Gaya - Nathula, and Jelep La Pass
• Himachal Pradesh
  • Rohit barah bje ship lene gaya
    • Rohtang Pass, Barah Pass, Shipkila Pass
• Arunachal Pradesh
  • Dipu ne likha pyara patra
    • Dipu La, Likhapani and Pangsan pass

https://www.dangerousroads.org/asia/india/111-zoji-la-pass-india.html

The correct answer is 8.

Key Points

• The latitude approximately 23°27′ N of the terrestrial equator is called tropic of cancer.
• There are 16 countries through which the tropic of cancer passes.
• The tropic of cancer is the only latitude pass through India.
• The tropic of cancer passes through 8 Indian states.
• The 8 Indian states through which tropic of cancer passes through are:
  1. Gujarat.
  2. Rajasthan.
  3. Madhya Pradesh.
  4. Chhatisgarh.
  5. Jharkhand.
  6. West Bengal.
  7. Tripura.
  8. Mizoram.

Important Points

• Mahi River is the only river in India that cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice.
• "Bhopal (capital of Madhya Pradesh)” and “Gandhinagar (capital of Gujarat)” is also located fairly close to the “Tropic of Cancer”.  
• The only state capital in India situated on the Tropic of Cancer is Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand.
• Tropic of Cancer passes through 16 countries, 3 Continents, 6 water bodies.​

The correct answer is Kibithu.

Key Points

• Arunachal Pradesh is the easternmost state of India.
• The easternmost point in India is Kibithu.
  • Kibithu is a town in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh state.
  • It is located on the LAC (line of actual control).
• Gujarat is the westernmost state of India.
  • Ghuar Mota in the Kutch region of Gujarat is the westernmost point in India.
• Tamilnadu is the southernmost state of India.
  • Indira Point is the Southernmost point of land in the territory of India.
• Indira Col is the northernmost point of land in the territory of India. 
• Kanyakumari is the southernmost town in mainland India.

Additional Information

• The mainland of India extends between 8°4'N and 37°6'N latitudes.
• The latitude of the northernmost point of India, nearest to minutes is 37° 6'.
• The latitude of the southernmost point of India, nearest to minutes is 8°4'.
• The mainland of India extends between 68°7'E and 97°25'E longitudes.
• The equator represents the zero degrees latitude.
• The equator is the longest latitude.
• All latitudes are parallel to the equator.

The correct answer is Lakshadweep Island.

• The 'Nine Degree Channel' is associated with Lakshadweep Island.

Key Points

• Minicoy Island is separated from the Lakshadweep by Nine degrees Channel. 
• The Union Territory of Lakshadweep is formed by islands like Kalpeni and Suheli Par, and Maliku Atoll and Amindivi.
•  It is so named because it lies on the 9-degree line of Latitude to the north of the equator.

Additional Information

• The Ten-degree channel separates the Andaman group from Nicobar.
• Duncan passage lies between South Andaman and Little Andaman group.
• Eight Degree Channel separates the islands of Minicoy and Maldives.
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The Correct Answer is Seven.
Key Points

• India shares its border with seven countries
  • Afghanistan and Pakistan to the North-West
  • China, Bhutan, and Nepal to the North
  • Myanmar to the far East and Bangladesh to the East.

 Additional Information

• India is located latitudinally in the Northern Hemisphere and longitudinally in the Eastern Hemisphere.
• India has a land frontier of 15,200 km.
• The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km.
• Sri Lanka (from the South-East) and Maldives (from the South-West) are two countries with water borders.

The correct answer is 8.

Key Points

• Over 8 Indian states do the Deccan Plateau extend.
• The Deccan Plateau covers the majority of the southern part of the country.
  • It is located between three mountain ranges and extends over eight Indian states. 
    • Telangana
    • Maharashtra
    • Karnataka
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Kerala 
    • Tamil Nadu
    • It also covers some parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh.
  • These mountain ranges rise from their respective nearby coastal plains and nearly meet at the southern tip of India.
  • The plateau is very big and there are many habitats :
    • different Ecosystems with different sorts of vegetation, climate, geology, and animals.
  • The plateau covers 422,000 square kilometers (163,000 sq mi), 43 percent of India's landmass.

​Additional Information

• The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau that covers most of South India.
  • It is triangular, surrounded by three mountain ranges. 
• The plateau is located between two mountain ranges, the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.
  • The Western Ghats mountain range is tall and blocks the moisture from the southwest monsoon from reaching the Deccan Plateau.
  • This is the reason that the Deccan Plateau region receives very little rainfall.

Map of Deccan Plateau:

Correct Answer Rohtang Pass

Rohtang Pass

• It is a high mountain pass on the eastern end of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas around 51 km from Manali.
• It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh.
• It links Manali and Leh by road.
• The pass lies on the watershed between the Chenab and Beas basins.
• It as polar climate köppen (ET).

Other important passes:

The Correct Answer is Minicoy.

Key Points

• The Minicoy Island is the southern-most island of Lakshadweep.
• It is situated at a distance of 398 km (215 nautical miles) south-west of Kochi between 8° 15′ and 8° 20′ N latitude and 73° 01′ and 73° OS’ E longitude.
• It has an area of 4.80 sq km.
• This island lies near the 9 ⁰ Channel.

 Important Points

• Bitra Island is the smallest inhabited island of Lakshadweep with a land area of 0.105 sq km.
• Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
• Amini Island is at a distance of 407 km (220 nautical miles) from Kochi and located between Kavaratti Island in the south and Kadmat Island in the north.

The correct answer is option 4.

Key Points

• Hence the correct answer is North of Nubra Valley.
• Nubra Valley
  • The Nubra Valley acts as the gateway to the strategically important Siachen Glacier and Karakoram Pass.
  • The Karakoram Pass on the northwest side connects the valley with Xinjiang, China.
  • The Nubra River is a river in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh in India.
  • It is a tributary of the Shyok River (a part of the Indus River system) and originates from the Siachen Glacier.

• Siachin Glacier
  • It is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world's non-polar areas in the world. 
  • The area was once part of the ancient Himalayan trade path, the Silk Route that connected China to the Middle East.
  • Indian subcontinent in the extensively glaciated portion of the Karakoram sometimes called the "Third Pole".