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Questions Related to contour maps and landforms

Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of occurrence of the following towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?

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  1. Ajmer, Darbhanga, Kohima, Sikhar

  2. Surat, Wardha, Rourkela, Bharuch

  3. Pandharpur, Gulbarga, Kottagudem, Vishakhapatnam

  4. Anand, Rajkot, Dhanbad, Aizawl

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Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is the southern-most city?

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  1. Bhopal

  2. Kolkata

  3. Raipur

  4. Udaipur

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Correct Option: C

Who prepares topographical maps of India?

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  1. Goelogical Survey of India

  2. Archaeological Survey of India

  3. Survey of India

  4. Geographical Survey of India

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Correct Option: C

Which one of the following countries is largest in area?

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  1. Australia

  2. Brazil

  3. Canada

  4. China

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Canada, second largest country in the world in area (after Russia), occupying roughly the northern two-fifths of the continent of North America.

Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean.

Zoji La is a pass between ______.

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  1. Kashmir valley and Ladakh

  2. Lahul valley and Spiti

  3. Chumbi valley and Sikkim

  4. Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Zoji La is about 100 km from Srinagar, the capital of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and 15 km from Sonmarg. It provides a vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir Valley.

Give at least two man-made features in the ________________.

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  1. Grid square $8582$

  2. Grid square $9080$

  3. Grid square $9274$

  4. Grid square $8476$

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Correct Option: A

Give four-figure grid reference for the following.

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  1. Tomb west of the village Antroli

  2. Village Hebatpur in the southeastern part

  3. $172$ on an island in the river

  4. Chitrasani township

  5. Village Karja north of the Banas river

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Correct Option: A

Give the drainage pattern in the following.

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  1. Grid square $9783$

  2. Grid square $9976$

  3. Grid square $9574$

  4. Grid square $9382$

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Correct Option: A

Give six-figure grid reference for the following.

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  1. Railway station in Chitrasani township

  2. Temple in village Antroli

  3. $\triangle 364$ alond the ridge in the south

  4. Temple north of village Rampura

  5. South of village Karja

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Correct Option: A

Find out at least three man-made features in the _________________.

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  1. Grid square $0074$

  2. Grid square $9576$

  3. Grid square $9580$

  4. Grid square $9973$

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Correct Option: A