Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Indian Geography

5 more SSC / Banking questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1medium

   Which mountain pass connects Srinagar with Leh?

   • ANathu La
   • BShipki La
   • CBomdi La
   • DZoji La
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   Correct answer: (D) Zoji La

   Zoji La carries the Srinagar–Leh highway from the Kashmir valley into Ladakh (via Dras and Kargil). Nathu La links Sikkim with Tibet, Shipki La links Himachal Pradesh with Tibet, and Bomdi La is in Arunachal Pradesh. So the answer is Zoji La.

2. Q2medium

   The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet at the:

   • ANilgiri Hills
   • BCardamom Hills
   • CSatpura Range
   • DAravalli Range
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   Correct answer: (A) Nilgiri Hills

   The Western Ghats run along the west coast and the broken Eastern Ghats run along the east coast. The two ranges come together in the Nilgiri Hills, where Doddabetta is the highest peak. The Cardamom Hills lie further south, beyond the Palghat Gap. So they meet at the Nilgiri Hills.

3. Q3medium

   Which is the highest peak of Peninsular India?

   • ADoddabetta
   • BMahendragiri
   • CAnamudi
   • DGuru Shikhar
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   Correct answer: (C) Anamudi

   Anamudi (2,695 m) in the Anaimalai Hills of Kerala is the highest peak south of the Himalaya. Doddabetta (2,637 m) is the highest peak of the Nilgiris, and Guru Shikhar (1,722 m) is the highest point of the Aravallis. So the answer is Anamudi.

4. Q4medium

   The Hirakud Dam, one of the longest earthen dams in the world, is built across which river?

   • AGodavari
   • BMahanadi
   • CKrishna
   • DDamodar
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   Correct answer: (B) Mahanadi

   Hirakud Dam stands on the Mahanadi near Sambalpur in Odisha and was one of the first major multipurpose projects after Independence. Nagarjuna Sagar is on the Krishna, and the DVC dams are on the Damodar. So the answer is the Mahanadi.

5. Q5hard

   Which part of India receives most of its annual rainfall from the north-east (retreating) monsoon during October–December?

   • AMalabar coast of Kerala
   • BPunjab plains
   • CKonkan coast
   • DCoromandel coast of Tamil Nadu
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   Correct answer: (D) Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu

   The Tamil Nadu coast lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats during the south-west monsoon, so it gets little rain then. In October–December, the retreating winds pick up moisture over the Bay of Bengal and bring heavy rain to the Coromandel coast. The Malabar and Konkan coasts get their rain mainly from the south-west monsoon, and Punjab's winter rain comes from western disturbances. So the answer is the Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu.