Indian Geography Questions and Answers

Answer: A

Of these crops, rice occupies the larger area in Rajasthan.

Rice is a kharif crop in Rajasthan, grown mainly in canal-irrigated tracts such as Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar and in the south-eastern districts of Bundi and Kota. Although small beside the state's bajra, wheat or mustard, its area is larger than that of the other three crops offered.

Linseed, sugarcane and tur (arhar) are all minor crops in Rajasthan, each grown on a comparatively small area.

Answer: D

Rajasthan is 869 km wide from east to west.

The state is roughly rhombus-shaped. Its greatest east-west width is 869 km and its greatest north-south length is 826 km, so it is wider than it is long. Its total area is about 3.42 lakh km², the largest of any Indian state.

826 km is the north-south length, the usual trap. 839 km and 859 km are not standard figures for either dimension.

Answer: B

The region is Jodhpur.

Drought frequency in Rajasthan rises from east to west with falling and more erratic rainfall. Jodhpur, on the eastern edge of the Thar, falls in the arid zone where a drought is expected about once in three years, while the far western districts such as Jaisalmer face it even more often.

Kota, Bharatpur and Dholpur (printed 'Bholpur') lie in the wetter eastern and south-eastern plains, where rainfall is much higher and drought far less frequent.

Answer: B

The key's answer is Punjab and Haryana.

Rajasthan is bordered by Punjab in the north, Haryana along the north and north-east, Uttar Pradesh in the east, Madhya Pradesh in the south-east and Gujarat in the south-west. The key takes the northern and north-eastern stretch, which Punjab and Haryana share.

Delhi does not touch Rajasthan at all, so option A is wrong. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh lie on the southern side, and Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on the east and south-east.

Answer: C

The highest point of the Aravalis is Guru Shikhar.

Guru Shikhar, near Mount Abu in Sirohi district, rises to about 1,722 m and is the highest peak in Rajasthan and in the Aravali range. It is named after Guru Dattatreya, whose shrine stands on the summit.

Achalgarh, Dilwara and Kumbhalgarh are lower: Achalgarh and Dilwara are other heights of the Abu plateau, and Kumbhalgarh is a hill fort in Rajsamand district.

Answer: C

The Mahi rises at Minda.

The Mahi originates near Minda village in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, on the northern slopes of the Vindhyas. It enters Rajasthan in Banswara district, turns south-west through Gujarat and falls into the Gulf of Khambhat. It is known for crossing the Tropic of Cancer twice.

Mahu, Bheroka Math and the Nag mountain are not its source; the Nag hills near Ajmer are associated with the Luni.

Answer: C

Of the four, the highest rainfall is received in Rajsamand.

Rainfall in Rajasthan decreases from the south and south-east towards the north-west, because the monsoon winds weaken as they move inland and the Aravalis lie parallel to the Arabian Sea branch. Rajsamand, in the southern Aravali region, is much wetter than the desert districts.

Bikaner, Churu and Jaisalmer are in the arid north-west and west, and Jaisalmer is among the driest districts of the state.

Answer: B

The key's answer is Nitrogen.

The alluvial soils of eastern and north-eastern Rajasthan, laid down by the Chambal, Banas and their tributaries, are fertile and generally carry adequate potash, phosphoric acid and lime, and iron. Their characteristic weakness is a shortage of nitrogen and humus, which is what the key means by the element being not available.

Iron, phosphorus and lime are present in these soils, so options A, C and D are not the deficient element.

Answer: D

The correct matching is a-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I.

1. Salar: its light wood is used to make packing boxes (III).
2. Khejri: the multi-purpose tree called the Kalpvriksh of the desert (IV), the state tree of Rajasthan.
3. Dhaman: a nutritious grass for dairy animals (II).
4. Sagwan (teak): strong timber used for agricultural implements (I).

Options A and B mismatch Salar and Khejri, and C swaps Dhaman's grass with the Sagwan's tools.

Answer: D

The national park in Rajasthan is Keoladev.

Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur, formerly a duck-shooting reserve of the Bharatpur rulers, is a wetland famous for migratory birds and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

The Sundarbans are in West Bengal, Jim Corbett in Uttarakhand and Bandipur in Karnataka, so none of them is in Rajasthan.