Category: Geography

  • Steel Plants in India

    Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. It contains less than 2% carbon and 1% manganese. It also contains little amount of silicon, phosphorus, sulphur and oxygen. India is the second largest steel producing country in the world after China.

    First Steel plant in India was the “Bengal Iron Works Company” at Kulthi near Jharia, Bengal (Jhankhand now) in 1870. First large scale steel plant was TISCO at Jamshedpur in 1907.

    Steel plants and Five Year Plan

    Bhilai, Durgapur and Rourkela steel plants were established during the Second Five Year Plan.

    Bokaro steel plant was established during the Third Five Year Plan.

    Salem and Vishakhapatnam steel plants were established during the Fourth Five Year Plan.

    Steel Pants established with the help of other countries

    1. Bhilai (Chattisgarh) – Soviet Union

    2. Bokaro (Jharkhand) – Soviet Union

    3. Raurkela (Odisha) – Germany

    4. Durgapur (West Bengal) – British

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  • Oil Refineries in India in Hindi

    भारत में 23 ऑयल रिफाइनरी ( oil refineries in India in Hindi )हैं। 23 रिफाइनरी में से 18 रिफाइनरी पब्लिक सेक्टर की, 3 रिफाइनरी प्राइवेट सेक्टर की और 2 रिफाइनरी जाइंट सेक्टर की हैं।

    Oil Refineries in India in Hindi

    भारत में ऑयल रिफाइनरी

    1. पारादीप रिफाइनरी (इंडियन ऑयल)

    2. हल्दिया रिफाइनरी (इंडियन ऑयल)

    3. पानीपत रिफाइनरी (इंडियन ऑयल)

    4. दिगबोई रिफाइनरी (इंडियन ऑयल)

    5. गुजरात रिफाइनरी (इंडियन ऑयल)

    6. बरौनी रिफाइनरी (इंडियन ऑयल)

    7. गुवाहाटी रिफाइनरी (इंडियन ऑयल)

    8. मथुरा रिफाइनरी (इंडियन ऑयल)

    9. बोंगाईगांव रिफाइनरी (इंडियन ऑयल)

    10. मनाली रिफाइनरी (सी पी सी एल)

    11. मुंबई रिफाइनरी (हिंदुस्तान पेट्रोलियम)

    12. विशाखापत्तनम रिफाइनरी (हिंदुस्तान पेट्रोलियम)

    13. मुंबई महौल रिफाइनरी ( बी पी सी एल )

    14. नागपट्टनम रिफाइनरी (सी पी सी एल)

    15. कोची रिफाइनरी (बी पी सी एल)

    16. नुमालीगढ़ रिफाइनरी (एन आर एल)

    17. मंगलोर रिफाइनरी (एम. आर. पी. एल.)

    18. तातीपाका रिफाइनरी (ओ. एन. जी. सी.)

    प्राइवेट सेक्टर रिफाइनरी

    19. जामनगर रिफाइनरी – 1 (रिलायंस)

    20. जामनगर रिफाइनरी – 2 (रिलायंस)

    21. एस्सार रिफाइनरी – (एस्सार)

    जाइंट सेक्टर रिफाइनरी

    22. बीना रिफाइनरी ( बी पी सी एल – ओमान ऑयल)

    23. गुरु गोविंद सिंह रिफाइनरी, भटिंडा ( हिंदुस्तान पेट्रोलियम – मित्तल ऑयल )

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  • भारत के प्रमुख बाँध एवं नदी परियोजनाएँ

    इस पोस्ट में भारत के प्रमुख बाँध एवं नदी परियोजनाएँ तथा वे किस नदी और राज्य से संबंधित हैं बताया गया है।

    भारत के प्रमुख बाँध एवं नदी परियोजनाएँ

    Major River Valley Project in Hindi

    इडुक्की परियोजना (Idukki Dam) – पेरियार नदी (Periyar River),केरल (Kerala)

    उकाई परियोजना (Ukai Project) – ताप्ती नदी (Tapi river), गुुजरात (Gujarat)

    काकड़ापारा परियोजना (Kakrapar Project) – ताप्ती नदी (Tapi river), गुुजरात (Gujarat)

    किशनगंगा परियोजना (Kishanganga Project) – किशनगंगा नदी (Chenab River), जम्मू और कश्मीर (Jammu and Kashmir)

    कुंडा और पेरियार परियोजना (Kunda and Periyar Project) – तमिलनाडु

    कोलडैम परियोजना (Koldam project) – सतलुज नदी – (Sutlej River), हिमाचल प्रदेश (Himachal Pradesh)

    कोसी परियोजना (Kosi Project) – कोसी नदी, बिहार

    गंगासागर परियोजना (Ganga Sagar project) – चम्बल नदी (Chambal River), मध्य प्रदेश (Madhya Pradesh)

    चंबल घाटी परियोजना (Chambal Valley Project) – चंबल नदी, राजस्थान

    जवाहर सागर परियोजना (Jawahar Sagar Project) – चम्बल नदी (Chambal River), राजस्थान (Rajasthan)

    जायकवाड़ी परियोजना (Jayakwadi project ) – गोदावरी नदी (Godavari river), महाराष्ट्र (Maharashtra)

    टिहरी बाँध परियोजना (Tehri Dam Project) – भागीरथी नदी (Bhagirathi River), उत्तराखण्ड (Uttarakhand)

    टाटा हैडल (Tata Haidel) – भीमा, महाराष्ट्र

    तिलैया परियोजना (Tilaiya Project) – बराकर नदी (Barakar River), झारखंड (Jharkhand)

    तुलबुल परियोजना (Tulbul Project) – झेलम नदी (Jhelum River), जम्मू और कश्मीर (Jammu and Kashmir)

    तुंगभद्रा – तुंगभद्रा नदी, आंध्र प्रदेश और कर्नाटक

    दामोदर घाटी परियोजना – दामोदर नदी, बिहार

    दुर्गापुर बैराज परियोजना (Durgapur Barrage Project) – दामोदर नदी (Damodar River), पश्चिम बंगाल (West Bengal)

    दुलहस्ती परियोजना (Dul Hasti Project ) – चिनाब नदी (Chenab River), जम्मू और कश्मीर (Jammu and Kashmir)

    नागपुर शक्ति गृह परियोजना (Nagpur Power Station Project)
    – कोराडी नदी (Koradi River), महाराष्ट्र (Maharashtra)

    नागार्जुनसागर परियोजना (Nagarjuna Sagar Project) – कृष्णा नदी (Krishna River), आन्ध्र प्रदेश (Andhra Pradesh) और तेलंगाना

    नाथपा झाकरी परियोजना (Nathpa Jhakri project) – सतलज नदी (Sutlej River), हिमाचल प्रदेश (Himachal Pradesh)

    निजामसागर परियोजना – मंजरा नदी, तेलंगाना

    पंचेत बांध (Panchet Dam) – दामोदर नदी (Damodar River), झारखंड (Jharkhand)

    पोचम्पाद परियोजना (Pochampad project) – महानदी (Mahanadi), कर्नाटक (Karnataka)

    पोंग परियोजना – व्यास नदी, पंजाब

    फरक्का परियोजना (Farakka project) – गंगा नदी (Ganges River ), पश्चिम बंगाल (West Bengal)

    बगलिहार परियोजना – चिनाब नदी (Chenab River), जम्मू और कश्मीर (Jammu and Kashmir)

    बाणसागर परियोजना (Bansagar project) – सोन नदी (Son River)
    – मध्य प्रदेश (Madya Pradesh)

    भाखड़ा नांगल परियोजना (Bhakra Nangal Project) – सतलज नदी (Sutlej River), पंजाब (Punjab) – (भारत में सबसे ऊंची)

    भीमा परियोजना (Bhima Project) – पवना नदी (Pavana River), तेलंगाना (Telangana)

    मयूरकाशी परियोजना – मयूरकाशी, पश्चिम बंगाल

    माताटीला परियोजना (Matatila project ) – बेतवा नदी (Betwa River)
    – उत्तर प्रदेश (Uttar Pradesh)

    माही परियोजना – माही नदी, गुजरात

    मंडी परियोजना – व्यास नदी, हिमाचल प्रदेश

    रिहंद – सोन नदी, उत्तर प्रदेश

    रंजीत सागर बांध परियोजना (Ranjit Sagar Dam Project ) – रावी नदी (Ravi River), जम्मू और कश्मीर (Jammu and Kashmir)

    राणा प्रताप सागर परियोजना (Rana Pratap Sagar Project ) – चम्बल नदी (Chambal River), राजस्थान (Rajasthan)

    सतलज परियोजना (Sutlej Project) – चिनाब नदी (Chenab River), जम्मू और कश्मीर (Jammu and Kashmir)

    सरदार सरोवर परियोजना (Sardar Sarovar Project) – नर्मदा नदी (Narmada River), गुुजरात (Gujarat)

    सलल परियोजना – चिनाब नदी (Chenab River), जम्मू और कश्मीर (Jammu and Kashmir)

    सरवथी हैडल परियोजना – जोग प्रपात, कर्नाटक

    शिव समुद्रम परियोजना – कावेरी, कर्नाटक (भारत की सबसे पुरानी नदी घाटी परियोजना )

    हिडकल परियोजना (Hidkal project) – घाटप्रभा परियोजना (Ghataprabha River), कर्नाटक (Karnataka)

    हीराकुंड – महानदी, उड़ीसा

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  • Geography MCQ Exercise for SSC & Other Exams

    In this following section of Geography MCQ Exercise for SSC, UPSC, UPPSC and other competitive exams, 30 questions (MCQ) with 4 choices are given. Choose the right answer for each question. Answer of these Geography MCQ are available in the last of this post. Check how many of your answers are correct.

    Geography MCQ Exercise for SSC & Other Exams

    1- Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an ‘Ecological Hot Spot’
    a) Western Himalayas
    b) Eastern Himalayas
    c) Western Ghats
    d) Eastern Ghats

    2- Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet.
    a) Brahmputra, Indus and Sutlej
    b) Ganga, Sutlej and Yamuna
    c) Brahmputra, Ganga and Sutlej
    d) Chenab, Ravi and Sutle

    3- The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is
    a) Troposphere
    b) lonosphere
    c) Stratosphere
    d) Mesosphere

    4- The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
    a) The Brahmaputra Valley
    b) The Deccan Plateau
    c) The Indo-Gangetic Valley
    d) The Rann of Kutch

    5- Where do the Western and Eastern Ghats meet?
    a) Nilgiri hills
    b) Cardamom hills
    c) Palani hills
    d) Annamalai hills

    6- The Northern plain of India has been formed by the inter play of the three major river systems, namely the Indus, the Ganga and the
    a) Brahmaputra
    b) Krishna
    c) Kaveri
    d) Mahanadi

    7- Nag Tiba and Mahabharat ranges are included in
    a) Sub-Himalayas
    b) Trans-Himalayas
    c) Greater Himalayas
    d) Lesser Himalayas

    8- The burst of monsoons in the month of June brings rain to
    a) Kerala and Karnataka
    b) Kerala and Southern Coast of Tamil Nadu
    c) Kerala, Tamil Nadu and parts of Andhra Pradesh
    d) Kerla, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

    9- Which one of the following is the correct squence of ecosystem in the order of decreasing productivity
    a) Oceans, lakes, grasssland, mangroves
    b) Mangroves, oceans, grasslands, lakes
    c) Mangroves, grasslands, lakes oceans
    d) Oceans, mangroves, lakes, grassland

    10- Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India
    a) Western disturbances
    b) Norwesters
    c) Loo
    d) Mango showers

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    11- Japan is called the ‘Land of the rising sun’ because
    a) Sun rises there as soon as it sets
    b) Sun always remains in the Eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
    c) Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise
    d) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan

    12- The Northern plain of India has been formed by the inter play of the three major river systems namely-the Indus, the Ganga and the…
    a) Brahmputra
    b) Krishna
    c) Kaveri
    d) Mahanadi

    13- How does La-Nina affect the Pacific Ocean ?
    a) Decreases salinity of ocean
    b) Cools downs the temperature of water
    c) Maintains stable temperature of water
    d) Increases salinity of ocean

    14- The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges ?
    a) Himanchal
    b) Purvanchal
    c) Himgiri
    d) Hindu Kush

    15- Which of the following imaginary a lines join places with same level of rainfalls ?
    a) Contour lines
    b) Isobaths lines
    c) Isohyets lines
    d) Isobar lines

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    16- What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern Hemisphere?
    a) Temperature
    b) Magnetic field
    c) Rotation of the earth
    d) Pressure

    17- “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.” The above statement best describes which of the following regions?
    a) African Savannah
    b) Central Asian Steppe
    c) North American Prairie
    d) Siberian Tundra

    18- In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?
    a) Sea surface temperatures are low
    b) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs
    c) Coriolis force is too weak
    d) Absence of land in those regions

    19- Which one of the following is the characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region?
    a) Rainfall throughout the year
    b) Rainfall in winter only
    c) An extremely short dry season
    d) A definite dry and wet season

    20- Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight a compared to other three?
    a) Sand desert
    b) Paddy crop
    c) Land covered with fresh snow
    d) Prairie land

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    21- In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
    a) Earth and Jupiter
    b) Jupiter and Saturn
    c) Saturn and Earth
    d) Saturn and Neptune

    22- On the planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion
    a) is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds
    b) is found in freshwater lakes and rivers
    c) exists as groundwater
    d) exists as soil moisture

    23- The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is
    a) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
    b) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
    c) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
    d) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere

    24- Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
    a) Atmospheric composition
    b) Thermal conditions
    c) Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
    d) Occurrence of ozone

    25- If the earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what should be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
    a) 06.30 hrs
    b) 05.30 hrs
    c) 18.30 hrs
    d) 17.30 hrs

    26- The outermost range of Himalays is called
    a) Kali
    b) Shiwaliks
    c) Dehradun
    d) Kumaon

    27- Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from
    a) Jhelum river
    b) Chenab river
    c) Beas river
    d) Sutlej river

    28- Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan plateau receives scanty rainfall ?
    a) It is a rain shadow area
    b) It is located parallel to wind direction
    c) It is away from the coast
    d) Rain bearing louds are absent

    29- The national Highway 1A connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through the ….. pass.
    a) Khyber
    b) Zoji la
    c) Nathula
    d) Karakoram

    30- Who is known as the ‘Father of Green Revolution’ in India ?
    a) G. Paul
    b) Norman Borlaug
    c) Van Neil
    d) Dr. Mitchell

    Answers of above Geography MCQ Exercise for SSC & Other Exams

    1(c), 2(a), 3(c), 4(b), 5(a), 6(a), 7(d), 8(b), 9(a), 10(b), 11(c), 12(a), 13(b), 14(b), 15(c), 16(b), 17(b), 18(a), 19(d), 20(c), 21(b), 22(c), 23(c), 24(c), 25(a), 26(b), 27(d), 28(a), 29(b), 30(b)

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