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Indian Geography MCQs with Answers & AI Explanation
Practice exam-level Indian Geography MCQs for SSC, UPSC, Railways, Banking, TPSC/APSC/WBPSC/State PSC and other competitive exams. Each solution can be generated and saved automatically for future visitors.
Q21. Raniganj coal field is in:
👁 4 viewsThe Raniganj coal field is located in West Bengal (Option D). The other states listed (Orissa, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh) are incorrect. Raniganj is in the eastern part of India, near the city of Asansol, within West Bengal.
Raniganj coalfield is one of the oldest coalfields in India and played a significant role in the development of coal mining in West Bengal.
Raniganj coalfield = West Bengal.
Q22. Norwester or Kal Baishakhi give rainfall to:
👁 5 viewsNorwester or Kal Baishakhi is a pre-monsoon thunderstorm occurring in the warm, humid weather of late spring. It mainly affects the plains of West Bengal, bringing sudden, heavy showers and sometimes hail. The phenomenon is named for its suddenness and the sultry stormy wind that accompanies it. Among the given options, West Bengal is the region commonly associated with Norwester rainfall, whereas Kerala, Goa, and Punjab receive rainfall from other seasonal patterns or monaster. This is a distinctive feature of West Bengal’s pre-monsoon climate.
Kal Baishakhi literally means the early summer storm that occurs in the Bengal region before the onset of the monsoon.
Norwester (Kal Baishakhi) brings pre-monsoon rainfall mainly to West Bengal.
Q23. Which one of the following is the longest river in India?
👁 2 viewsThe correct option is Ganga. Among the given rivers, the Ganga is the longest one in India, flowing across several states from its source to its mouth. Brahmaputra is long as well, but in the context of this question, Ganga is considered the longest among the options listed. Yamuna and Kaveri are shorter rivers compared to the Ganga. Understanding river lengths helps in geography and map-based questions commonly asked in competitive exams.
The Ganga is one of the most sacred rivers in India and supports millions of people with water, agriculture, and cultural heritage.
Ganga is the longest river among the options provided.
Q24. Which one of the following rivers form an estuary?
👁 5 viewsAn estuary is the tidal, brackish water zone where a river meets the sea and mixes freshwater with seawater. Among the options, the Narmada forms an estuary at its western mouth near Bharuch on the Arabian Sea coast. The Kaveri, Krishna, and Mahanadi primarily form deltaic mouths with large deltas rather than the classic estuarine zone.
Narmada flows westward to the Arabian Sea, unlike most Indian rivers which drain into the Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea after traversing east–west directions.
An estuary is the tidal mouth of a river where freshwater mixes with seawater; Narmada forms one at its western mouth.
Q25. Where do Bhagirathi and Alaknanda Join Ganga?
👁 1 viewsDev Prayag is the place in Uttarakhand where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers meet to form the river called Ganga. It is the last and the most sacred confluence along the Alaknanda-Bhagirathi system, marking the point after which the river is named Ganga. The other options are different confluences: Rudra Prayag (where Mandakini meets Alaknanda), Gangotri (glacier origin, not a confluence), Vishnu Prayag (another confluence along the same river system but not the one that forms the Ganga).
Dev Prayag is traditionally considered the starting point of the Ganga after the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers.
Dev Prayag = confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda; river becomes the Ganga.
Q26. Which of the following river does not originate in Indian territory?
👁 4 viewsQ27. Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta?
👁 4 viewsQ28. Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River?
👁 1 viewsQ29. Jog Fall is located in:
👁 2 viewsQ30. Silent Valley is in:
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