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

Some Important Boundary Lines
Durand Line	Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
Hinderberg line	Between  Germany and Poland
49 th Parallel	Between USA and Canada
Mac Mohan Line	Between India and Tibet / China
Maginot Line	Between France and Germany
38th  Parallel	Between North and South Korea
Oder Neisse Line	Between Germany and Poland
Radcliffe Line	Between India and Pakistan
17th Parallel	Between Inda and Pakistan (as claimed by Pakistan)