India Geography

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1. India is often known as the land of rivers, with most of its major cities based on the banks of rivers. Through which of these Indian cities does the river Mithi flow? Kolkata Mumbai Delhi Ahmedabad

2. India's rich geographical variety encompasses almost all geographical features like mountains, lakes, waterfalls, geysers, plateaus etc. Which of the following feature is not found in India? Glacier Lagoon Desert Iceberg

3. The Royal Bengal Tiger, the national animal of India, is found in the Sunderbans - the largest delta in the Indian subcontinent, also stretching to neighbouring Bangladesh. Why is the Sunderbans so named? from Sunder, meaning beautiful in the local dialect from asunder - as the local rivers split the land asunder to create the delta named after Krishna Sunder, the first explorer of the region from Sunderi, the local name for the mangrove trees which form the primary vegetation of the Sunderbans

4. From deltas to bodies of water... India is surrounded by bodies of water on three sides, the west, the south and the east. How many oceans touch the Indian mainland? 1 3 2 None

5. Which Indian city, famous for its lagoons, is known as the Venice of the East? Hyderabad Jaipur Mumbai Alleppey

6. The Indian republic comprises of states and union territories. In 2004 how many states and union territories were there? 26 states and 9 union territories 24 states and 4 union territories 28 states and 7 union territories 22 states and 13 union territories

7. India has a long coastline which is serviced by more than 150 ports both major or minor. Which of these ports lies on the eastern sea coast of India? Cochin Kandla Vizag Madurai

8. The Himalayan mountain range, stands guard to India's northern borders. One of the mountains of the Himalayan range is the highest mountain of India - which one? Cardamom Everest Kanchenjunga Karakoram

9. One of the richest states of India, the origin of its name is from the five rivers that once flowed through the state. Which is this state? Panchnad West Bengal Punjab Haryana

10. The Seven Sisters of India ... what does this refer to? The seven northeastern states of Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Tripura The seven mountains of the Himalayan range - Everest, Nanda Devi, Nanga Parbat, Kanchenjunga, Karakoram, Jongsang and Koktang The seven north Indian rivers of Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Jhelum, Indus, Ganga and Yamuna The seven capitals of the major states in India - Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Lucknow