SSC QUIZ ( IMPORTANT QUESTION ON GEOGRAPHY) *************** ******** 1. The first person to use the word geography was – Erastosthenes (276 – 194 BC) 2. The First presented the India on the world map – Tolmie 3. 10 latitude give the separation of – 111 kms 4. 10 Longitude is equal to – 4” (minutes) 5. The Closest capital to tropic cancer – Ranchi 6. 3 capitals are above to Tropic of Cancer – Jaipur, Aizwol, Agarthala 7. The atmosphere layer which reflects radio – waves is known as - Lonosphere 8. Which State is known as the name of Black Water? - Andaman and Nicobar 9. Which latitude divides India into two parts? – 23 ½ 0 10. The largest delta in the world is – The delta of Ganga 11. The type of climate in India is – Monsoon 12. Most of the iron in India is found in – Dharwar Rocks 13. Ozone layer is found in – Stratosphere 14. “Ring of fire” refers to – Circum – Pacific Seismic belt 15. Willy – Willy is the tropical cyclone occurring in – Coast of North – west Australia 16. On which river, the Baglihar Hydro- power project is located? – Chenab 17. The term Rugur refers to – Black cotton Soil 18. Which two peninsular rivers flow through troughs? – Narmad and Tapi 19. How much area does India cover of the total geographical area of the world? – 2.42 % 20. The length of the Indian coastline is - 7516.6 km
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