Geography Objective Questions

• Godawari originates from Western Ghats in Nasik.

• Ranapratap sagar, Jawahar sagar and Gandhi sagar are situated in the river Chambal.

• First Marine National Park in India is situated at Gulf Kutch.

• The sundari trees are found in the mangrove forest of sundarbans.

• Rain forest Research Institute is situated at Jorhat in Assam.

• 36 Islands are there in Lakshadweep.

• Palghat pass is the largest gap in western ghat.

• Perar is the old name of Bharathapuzha.

• Pookode Lake in Wayanad is the smallest freshwater lake in Kerala.

• There are only 5 frsh water lakes in Kerala.

• In Chittur (Palakkad) Bharathapuzha is known as Sokanasini.

• Kannadipuzha is the tributary of Bharathapuzha.

• Sasthamkotta lake is called the Queen of back waters.

• Laterite soil covers 68% of total area of Kerala.

• Nelliampathi in Palakkad is the place where orange is cultivated in Kerala.

• Neeleswaram (Kasargod) is the place where tobacco is cultivated in Kerala.

• Athirappally ,the largest waterfall in Kerala is in Thrissur.

• The Karakoram highway connects China and Pakistan.

• Nanda Devi National Park lies in the Kumayun Himalayas.

• Penganga and Wainganga are the tributaries of Godawari.

• The river with highest tidal bore in India is Hooghly.

• Miming is a method of cultivation practiced in north eastern parts of India

• The Indian metropolitan city located nearest to Tropic of Cancer is Kolkata.

• Ladakh is known as the 'Land of Passes'

• Siachen glacier is known as the third pole of earth.

• Nubra River originates from Siachen glacier.

• Lushai hills is located in Mizoram.

• Mousinram is located in Khasi Hills.

• Sohra is the new name of Cherrapunji

• Deccan plateau is the largest plateau in India.

• The largest salt desert in India is `The Rann of Kutch'.

• The archipelago that lies east of Great Andaman is Ritchie's Archipelago.

• Badrinath is on the banks of river Alakananda.

• Rajiv Gandhi inaugurated the Gangs Action Plan.

• Teesta is the fastest flowing river in India and is known as the 'Lifeline of Sikkim’.

• Mizoram has the largest forest area by percentage.

• Biggest biosphere reserve in India is Gyan Bharathi.

• The eastern most point of India is Kibathu in Arunachal Pradesh.

• The height of Agasthyakutam, the southernmost peak in Western Ghat is 6132 ft.

• Raniganj in West Bengal is the largest coal field in India.

• Chenchu is a tribal group of Seemandhra.

• NH 544 (47) joins Kerala to Tamil Nadu through Palakkad pass.

• The second highest peak in Kerala is Meesapulimala situated at Idukki.

• Periyar River is falls in to Kodungalloor Lake.

• Aruvipuram situated on the banks of river Neyyar.

• Bhoothathankettu dam is situated at Ernakulam on Periyar River.

• Chenkulam Hydro - Electric Project is on the river Muthirampuzha at Idukki.

• Mooriyad wetland is in thrissur.

• Peat soil in Kerala is found in Alappuzha district.

• Rain shadow region in Kerala is Chinnar in Idukki.

• The length of Bharathapuzha is 209 Km.

• The smallest east flowing river in Kerala is Pambar.

• Wayanad plateau is an extension of Deccan plateau.

• During Sangam period central midland region was called Marutham.

• Central midlands mainly consist of Alluvial Soil.

• Chadragiri rivers is also known as Payaswini.

• Blue Mormon butterfly is seen in Chimminey wild life sanctuary.