Indian Geography Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 24)

The correct answer is From Sasaram, Bihar in the east to Chittorgarh, Rajasthan in the west. The basin covers a vast area from Chittorgarh in Rajasthan to Sasaram in Bihar. It is not limited to Madhya Pradesh. Memory hook: Chittorgarh to Sasaram.

The correct answer is A major depositional hiatus of roughly 400 million years. The Kaimur Group is about 400 Ma younger than the Semri Group. The Dulchipur Conglomerate at the base of Kaimur marks the break. Memory hook: Semri to Kaimur, a 400 Ma gap.

The correct answer is Jhiri and Itwa conglomerates, within the Rewa Group. Panna diamonds come partly from conglomerates in the Rewa Group. The Rewa Group includes the Itwa Sandstone and the Jhiri Shale. Memory hook: diamond conglomerate sits in Rewa.

The correct answer is Semri, Kaimur, Rewa, Bhander. The DGH lists the four groups from bottom to top. Semri is the Lower Vindhyan. Kaimur, Rewa and Bhander are the Upper Vindhyan. Memory hook: S-K-R-B, bottom to top.

The Vindhyan Supergroup is roughly 1.7 to 1.0 billion years old, one of India’s largest Precambrian sedimentary rock systems.

Over 90% of India’s river water drains into the Bay of Bengal, reflecting the subcontinent’s eastward tilt.

The Godavari, called the “Dakshin Ganga,” runs about 1,465 km from Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra. The other lengths given are the real lengths of the Krishna, Cauvery, and Narmada respectively.

The Narmada and Tapi flow west through rift valleys into the Arabian Sea, unlike most other Peninsular rivers.

Indian rivers are classified into the Himalayan and Peninsular systems, based on their source and flow behaviour.

It lies between India and Sri Lanka and hosts some of India’s richest marine biodiversity.

Devprayag is the first and most significant of the five sacred river confluences (Panch Prayag) in Uttarakhand.

Uttar Pradesh’s population exceeds 199 million as per the 2011 Census, the highest of any Indian state.

Communities in the Thar Desert have long used structures like johads, tankas, and kunds to capture and store rare rainfall. These traditional methods help sustain one of the world’s most densely populated deserts. They remain important today alongside modern water projects.

The Desert National Park, near Jaisalmer, protects a large stretch of Thar Desert habitat. It is one of the last strongholds of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard. Habitat loss elsewhere makes this park especially important for the species.

The Indira Gandhi Canal draws water from the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab. It carries this water into the arid parts of Rajasthan, including Bikaner and Ganganagar. This has turned some desert land into farmland.

Rivers in the Thar Desert typically show inland drainage, ending in salt marshes or seasonal lakes instead of the sea. The Luni River, the region’s main river, ends in the Rann of Kachchh. This differs from most of India’s major rivers.

The Thar Desert lies mostly in India’s Rajasthan, but it also extends across the border into Pakistan’s Sindh and Punjab provinces. It is sometimes called the Great Indian Desert. This makes it a desert shared between the two countries.

The Bay of Bengal produces more cyclones than the Arabian Sea in the average basin comparison. The comparison concerns formation frequency.

Disturbances developing within the Bay and remnants arriving from the western Pacific contribute to its activity. The Arabian Sea also produces cyclones.

The Pacific option names a different basin. Equal frequency in central Indian Ocean waters does not describe the comparison asked here.

A basin average does not predict each year’s Indian landfalls. Read cyclone formation and coastal exposure, then oceanography and regional geography for ocean context.