GENERAL KNOWLEDGE- Questions and Answers -124

2371. How many times Gandhiji became the President of Indian National Congress?
Once

237. The study of life in outer space is called -------?
Exobiology

2373. Which soil type is most suited for the plantation of tea, coffee, spices and tropical fruits?
Forest & Hill soils

2374. Which is the standard meridian of India?
82 degree 30 minute East

2375. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by -------?
5 hours & 30 minutes

2376. What is the North-South distance of India?
3,214 KM

2377. What is the East-West distance of India?
2,933 KM

2378. What is India's total land area?
3.28 million sq. km

2379. What per cent of world's land surface area is covered by India? 2.4 per cent

2380. Which is the seventh largest country in the world?
India

2381. What is the total length of India's coastline?
7,517 km

2382. Dehra Dun Valley is situated in which Himalayan range?
Shivalik

2383. Which ranges of the Himalayas are composed of ancient sedimentary & metamorphic rocks?
Lesser Himalayas (Himachal)

2384. The hillstations of Shimla, Mussourie, Nainital & Darjeeling belongs to which Himalayan range?
Lesser Himalayas

2385. What is the name of the shifting cultivation practised in the north eastern India?
Jhumming

2386. Which plateau is situated between  the Western Ghat & Eastern Ghat?
The Deccan Plateau

2387. What is the name of the water body  that divide the Andaman & Nicobar island groups?
Ten degree Channel

2388.  Which is the only active volcano in India? 
Barren Island

2389. Which mountain range runs in a northeast to southwest direction along the Thar Desert?
The Aravalli Range 2390. Which is considered as the oldest mountain range in India?
The Aravalli

2391. Which mountain range is situated between the Narmada & the Tapi rivers?
The Satpura

2392. Which mountain range's important mountains are Pachmarhi & Amarkantak?
The Satpura

2393. Which is the highest peak in peninsular India, situated in the Western Ghats?
Anai Mudi (2695 M)

2394. Which range run parallel to the Coromandel coast?
Eastern Ghats

2395. Which region of India has an Arctic type climate?
Ladakh
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