Indian Geography Questions and Answers

Answer: D

Such a system is a biome.

A biome is a large regional ecosystem defined by its dominant vegetation and the climate that supports it - tropical rain forest, savanna, temperate grassland, taiga, tundra, desert. Each has its characteristic community of plants and animals adapted to those conditions.

Answer: A

They are examples of old mountains.

All three are ancient fold ranges - Palaeozoic or Precambrian - long since worn down by erosion to rounded, low relief. The Aravallis, once as high as the Himalayas, now rise little above 1,700 m. Young mountains such as the Himalayas and Alps are still sharp and rising.

Answer: C

Saffron is grown only in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Pampore karewas near Srinagar are almost the only Indian source. Saffron is the dried stigma of Crocus sativus, and each flower yields three, so about 150,000 flowers make a kilogram - which is why it is the most expensive spice in the world.

Answer: B

The Willandra Lakes Region is in Australia.

It lies in New South Wales and was inscribed by UNESCO in 1981 for both natural and cultural value. Mungo Man and Mungo Lady were found there, human remains dated to about 40,000 years, among the oldest evidence of ritual burial and cremation anywhere.

Answer: C

Paulo Afonso is in Brazil.

The plant harnesses the falls of the São Francisco river in Bahia and is the principal source of power for the country's north-east.

Answer: C

The Naharkatiya oil field is in Assam.

It lies in Dibrugarh district and was discovered in 1953, the first major find after independence. Its crude is piped to the refineries at Noonmati, Barauni and Digboi.

Answer: A

The formation of the Rockies and the collision of India with Asia belong to the Cenozoic.

The Cenozoic began about 66 million years ago. India, having broken away from Gondwana, drifted north and collided with Asia around 50 million years ago, closing the Tethys and raising the Himalayas - a collision still in progress. The Appalachians are Palaeozoic and the break-up of Pangaea Mesozoic.