Tuesday 3 May 2011

Some Important Geography bits appeared in C.Exams.


1.     Alaknanda and Bhagirathi meet at Dev Prayag.

2.    Mumbai-Kolkata rail-route passes through Thalghat pass.

3.    Ludhiana-Ambala area is water-divider between Indus drainage system and Ganges drainage system.

4.     Carl Sauer is called time as fourth dimension in Geography.

5.     The characteristics of an Ecosystem are
a)    Monistic
b)   Functional
c)    Structured

6.   In Madhya Pradesh, districts with high population of Gonds are Mandla - Balaghat - Chhindwara- Seoni.

7.   Tropical cyclones are more destructive than temperate cyclones, because Pressure gradient and rain are higher.

8.     In an ecosytem, third and fourth phase of food-chain population decreases because of Energy decreases in transfer.

9.    The coral reef along east coast of Australia is an example of Barrier reef.

10.  Darwin believes that “all coral reefs were formed as fringing reefs and up growth was due to subsidence”.

11.        All hot deserts of the world are in western parts, because they are in rain shadow areas.

12.   The largest pork producer in world is China.

13.   If valley glaciers in their course of erosion meet with sea-coast, then they form Fiord coast.
14.        Nomadic herders Badouins are habitats in Hammad and Nefud deserts of Arab.

15.   The effect of globalisation in India is
a)  Development of Special Economic Zones.
b)  Increase in foreign trade of India.
c)   Increase in number of foreign banks.

16.  Rhine River is most important in terms of Inland waterway.

17.   When lava solidifies in interior of the Earth’s crust in intermediate part in the shape of dome known as Lacolith.

18. Denudation takes place in a limestone region is primarily by the process of Solution.

19.    Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal in its report of 1979 allocated distribution of water of Sardar Sarover Project to the following states (in descending order)
a)           Madhya Pradesh.
b)          Gujarat.
c)           Rajasthan.
d)          Maharashtra.

20.  The purpose of Ganga Action Plan is
a)          Providing Electric Crematorium.
b)           Plantation along river course.
c)         Blocking residuals from Municipal Committees, changing
         direction.

21.  Paper and Pulp Industry is developed in Shahdol and Nepanagar .

22.       Roaring forties, furious fifties and shrieking sixties are Westerlies in southern hemisphere.

23.  The largest mica producing state of India is Rajasthan (51%).

24. Oceanic salinity is highest in 15°N–50°N Latitudes.

25.  Sun’s rays can make right angle only up to 23 1 / 2° N and S latitudes because Earth is inclined at an angle of 66 1/ 2° on its axis.

26.    Karst region is located in Serbia and Montenegro.

27.  In marine trenches, the deepest trench is Mariana in Pacific Ocean.

28.  The water body separating Andaman and Nicobar is known as 10° Channel.

29.  Minicoy Island was formed due to Coral reef.

30.  Vama, Mandar, Gaderi, Meheda etc. are classes of Gond tribe .

31    Lumberjacks of Canada are involved in Cultivation in summer and Lumbering in winter.

32   The type of coffee which grows maximum in the world is Coffea Arabica.

33   The share of total uranium production of the world is produced by Canada is 25% (Approximate).

34    When a cold air-mass enters warm surface, then Air becomes unstable and precipitation occurs.

35   Pulicut Lake is an example of Lagoon.

36    In South-East Asia rice is grown mostly because
a)          Amount of rainfall is high.
b)         Rice has higher sustaining power.
c)          Population is high and conditions are favourable.

37    In India geo-thermal energy is produced at Puga area of Laddakh.

38   In Demographic Transition the ‘Early Expanding State’  is second state while the 1st state has a slow increase, the third is negative and 4th is low due to low birth rate and death rate.


39    Masai Tribe of East Africa has major occupation as Livestock Rearing.

40    Chickel Rose used for making chewing-gum is extracted from Zapota tree.

41     In groundnut production India ranks second among the world.

42    Outwash plain formation is an example of Glaciofluvial Deposits.

43   Thales has started mathematical tradition in Geography.

44   Temperate grasslands provide ideal conditions for Wheat crop.

45   Aravalli is the oldest mountain range of India .

46   Chambal river emerges from Janapar Range near Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. Thereafter flow to Kota, Bundi,Dholpur and merge with Yamuna near Etawah.

47   Only primary waves seismic waves pass through solid, liquid and gaseous.

48    Habitat of Mawri  tribe is related with ‘Playa’ and ‘Salt Pan’

49    ‘Doggar Banks’ known for fishing is located in North sea.

50    In India Assam and West Bengal region’s climate is affected by ‘Norwesters’.

51      According to 2008 production more than one-third of the Manganese production of the world came from single nation China.

52    In Salem district, Chalk hills famous for magnesite are situated.

53    According to Wegner’s Continental Drift theory Buoyancy and Gravitational forces was effective for drift towards equator.

54    In 1921 census of India, the natural growth rate was minimum.

55    Leading producers of Rubber in the world are Thailand and Malaysia.

56   According to Guha Proto-Australoid racial group has been considered as most ancient settlers in India.

57    Innuits is inhabitants of Tundra region.

58    The name ‘Parkland’ has been given to the vegetation of Tropical grasslands of South Africa.

59   The facts regarding Indian Black-soils are
a)  They are rich in Iron content.
b) They are rich in Bair Potash.
c)  They are poor in Humus.
d) They are poor in Nitrogen.
e)
60    The Richter scale was developed by American C.F.Richter in 1935.

61     Surface currents in the ocean are primarily caused by Coriolis Effect.

62   The First Iron and Steel Industry in India was established at TISCO, Jamshedpur.

63    ‘Hammada’ is a flat bare rock plateau in the desert region of Libya.

64    The term Ecosystem was firstly used by Tansley in 1935.

65    Baba Gurgur area is known for Petroleum.

66    The largest sugarcane producing states in India are
a)    Uttar Pradesh
b)   Maharashtra
c)    Tamilnadu

67      Ideal climate for the production of juicy fruits is Mediterranean Region.

68      The maximum deflection of winds due to Coriolis force is maximum at Poles.

69        According to 2001 the largest gold production in the world comes from South Africa.

70        Bhils call their huts by the name   Fana or Koo.

71   Pelean type are the most dangerous, blasting and disastrous volcanoes.

72       The pollutants responsible for maximum damage to Ozone layer are
      Chlorofluorocarbons.

73        The highest number of Artesian wells in the world is in Australia.

74        Best example of acidic igneous rocks is Granite.

75        The largest share for world’s production of Tobacco comes from China.

76        The highest peak on Chota Nagpur plateau is Parasnath.

77        Generally the three races which are considered as major by         
             Anthropologists are Caucasoid, Mongoloid & Negroid.

78       Exfoliation is Physical type of weathering.

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