Geography - Questions and Answers - 28

766. Keradweep is in which state?
Dhumbur in Tripura

767. the lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeast India?
Loktak (Manipur)

768. Which state has the largest forest area in percentage?
Mizoram

769. The Union Territory having largest area under forest cover is -------------
Andaman Nicobar

770. Kelucharan Mahapathra was an exponent in .....
Kuchipudi

771. Garba, popular folk dance is associated with which Indian state
Gujarath

772. Bhangra is the folk dance of ------------
Punjab

773.The famous Sun Temple is in which Indian State?
Odisha

774. The most prevalent folk dance of Uttar Pradesh is ------------
Nautanki

775. Tirupati Temple of Lord Venkateswara is situated in the state of ------------
Andhra Pradesh

776. Madhubani, a style of painting, is popular in which Indian state?
Bihar

777. Which Indian state banned the forceful religious conversions?
Tamil Nadu

778. Which is the classical dance form of Assam?
Sathriya

779. What is the name of the outermost solid part of the Earth?
Crust
780. What is the normal thickness of the crust?
8-40 Kms

781. Nearly what per cent of Earth's volume is constituted by the crust?
1 per cent

782. Which are the major constituent elements of the crust?
Silica & Aluminium

783. The discontinuity between the hydrosphere & the crust is known as-------
Conrad discontinuity

784. The portion of the interior beyond the crust is called -----
Mantle

785. What is the name of the discontinuity between the crust & the mantle?
Mohorovich discontinuity

786. What is the average thickness of the mantle?
2,900Kms

787. Nearly 84 per cent of the Earth's volume & 67 per cent of the Earth's mass is occupied by-----
Mantle

788. Which elements are the major constituents of the mantle?
Silicon & Magnesium

789. The uppermost solid part of the mantle & the entire crust constitute------
The lithosphere

790. What is the name of the mechanically weak and ductile, deforming region of the upper mantle which lies just below the lithosphere?
The Asthenosphere

791. What is the name of the discontinuity between the upper mantle & the lower mantle?
Repetti discontinuity

792. Which is the innermost layer surrounding the Earth 's centre?
Core

793. The core is separated from the mantle by -------discontinuity
Guttenberg's

794. What are the main constituents of tile Earth's crust?
Iron and Nickel

795. What are the most common types of igneous rocks?
Basalt, granite, andesite,dacite, dolerite, gabbro, diorite, obsidian, scoria & nepheline