Gk question answer part -23

  Gk question answer part -23

1. What is the name of the highest peak in South India?

Ans. Anaimudi

2. Who was the first woman to climb Everest?

Ans. Junko Tabei was a Japanese mountaineer. She was the first woman to climb Everest on 16 May 1975

3. The border between India and Pakistan was marked by what?

Ans. Radcliffe Line

4. What would have been India's greatest geographical influence without the Himalayan range?

Ans. If the Himalayas did not exist, most geographical parts of India would have experienced a cooler climate than Siberia, the Indo-Gangetic Plain would also have been deprived of such extensive alluvial soils, and the monsoon pattern would have been different from what it is today

6. What is the northern part of the Western Ghats?

Ans. The northern part of the Western Ghats is covered by lava (basalt)

7.Where is Latur located?

Ans. Maharashtra

8.Where is the coral island located?

Ans. Lakshadweep

9.Part of Meghalaya Plateau –

Ans. peninsular plateau

10.Where is Bomdi-La Pass located?

Ans. Bomdi-La Pass is located in West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh

11.Why is crop rotation necessary?

Ans. Increase soil fertility

12.What does the green revolution mean?

Ans. High yield in various fields

13.What is Singhbhum in Jharkhand famous for?

Ans. Singhbhum in Jharkhand is famous for iron ore

14.When did the first oil crisis / energy crisis occur in India?

Ans. In the 1970s and 1980s

15. In which industrial region of India is Shivkashi Center located?

Ans. Madurai-Coimbatore Bangalore region

16. Where is the area known as Jangalmahal located?

Ans. West Bengal

17.Was affected by 'Hud Hud Cyclone'?

Ans. Andhra Pradesh coast

18.Which state of India is not a union territory?

Ans. Goa

Where does the Looney River originate?

Ans. The Luni River originates from the Araballi range, southwest of Ajmer

19.Which Indian lake is located in Jammu and Kashmir?

Ans. Anchar Lake