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UPSC CDS Rivers — practice questions — page 7

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In which part of the continent of Asia is India located?Read the answer and worked solution →Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and which strait?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two island countries in the Indian Ocean are India's neighbours?Read the answer and worked solution →School Bhuvan, a map-based learning portal, is an initiative of which agency?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the passesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the subcontinentRead the answer and worked solution →Run the numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the riversRead the answer and worked solution →Land or seaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the measuresRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →India location bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A lowland of faint relief left by stream erosion, dotted with monadnocks, is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Which deep valley is nearly equal in width at its top and bottom, with very steep sides?Read the answer and worked solution →Canyons commonly form in which kind of rock?Read the answer and worked solution →Large deep holes at the base of waterfalls are called:Read the answer and worked solution →River terraces at the same height on both sides of a river are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The cone-shaped deposit where a mountain stream breaks onto a gentle plain is an:Read the answer and worked solution →Unlike alluvial fan deposits, the deposits making up deltas are:Read the answer and worked solution →Low linear ridges of coarse deposits along the banks of large rivers are:Read the answer and worked solution →Point bars, also called meander bars, form on which side of a meander?Read the answer and worked solution →Deep meander loops cut off at their inflection points are left as:Read the answer and worked solution →Karst topography takes its name from a limestone region in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Long narrow trenches formed when sinkholes and dolines join are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which limestone cave deposits rise up from the floor?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bhagirathi is fed by meltwater from the snout of which glacier?Read the answer and worked solution →A lake left in a cirque after the glacier disappears is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Matterhorn and Everest are examples of which glacial landform?Read the answer and worked solution →Deep glacial troughs filled with sea water along high-latitude coasts are:Read the answer and worked solution →The unassorted coarse and fine debris dropped by melting glaciers is glacial:Read the answer and worked solution →

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In which part of the continent of Asia is India located?

  1. South-central
  2. North-eastern
  3. Far western
  4. Central north
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Correct answer: A. South-central

1. India borders the Indian Ocean. 2. It lies in south-central Asia. 3. Its two arms are the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. _Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and which strait?

  1. Bering Strait
  2. Palk Strait
  3. Malacca Strait
  4. Hormuz Strait
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Correct answer: B. Palk Strait

1. Sri Lanka and Maldives are island neighbours. 2. The Palk Strait separates Sri Lanka from India. 3. The Gulf of Mannar lies to its south. _Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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Which two island countries in the Indian Ocean are India's neighbours?

  1. Indonesia and Brunei
  2. Madagascar and Comoros
  3. Sri Lanka and Maldives
  4. Mauritius and Seychelles
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Correct answer: C. Sri Lanka and Maldives

1. India's maritime location links it to neighbours by sea. 2. Sri Lanka and Maldives are the island neighbours. 3. The Palk Strait divides India and Sri Lanka. _Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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