Indirect Questions for Map work
Mountains Peaks and Passes
Pass joining Ladakh with China Karakoram
Pass joining Sikkim/ India with China/Bhutan in the North East / The Pass Nathu la Pass
known for silk route
Young Fold Mountains /Mountains that give rise to many Perennial Himalayas
Rivers
Old Fold Mountains/ Residual Mountains/ Oldest mountain range in India Aravallis
Mountains separating North and South India / Mountains that are a source of Vindhyas
rivers Chambal and Betwa.
Ruhr / Mineral rich Plateau of India Chotanagpur
Range blocking Bay of Bengal Branch in North East Garo, Khasi
Jaintia
Volcanic plateau / Southern part of the peninsular plateau of India Deccan Plateau
Waterbodies / Rivers
Freshwater lake in India / Largest freshwater lake in India Wular
Saltwater lake/ Lagoon Chilka
Major right bank tributary of Ganga Yamuna
Ganga of the South/ Dakshin Ganga Godavari
Sorrow of Bihar Kosi
Sorrow of Assam / Longest river of India / Red river of India/ River known as Bramhaputra
Tsang po in Tibet and Jamuna in Bangladesh / Most important river of North East
India
River rising from Mansarovar lake in Tibet / Longest west flowing river through Tibet, Indus
India and Pakistan
The largest tributary of R. Indus/ Bhakra Nangal Project is built across this river Sutlej
The largest tributary of R.Ganga / Major right bank tributary of R. Ganga Yamuna
Tears of Bihar /Sorrow of Bihar /River known for regular change in it’s course Kosi
Ganga of Madhya Pradesh Betwa
Most important west flowing river of India Narmada
Second most important west flowing river of India Tapti/ Tapi
Tears of Odisha/ River on which the Hirakud Dam is constructed ? Sorrow of Odisha Mahanadi
Dakshin Ganga/ Largest river of South India/ River having the second largest basin in Godavari
India
Largest tributary of R. Krishna Tungabhadra
Left bank tributaries of R. Ganga Gomti, Ghaghra,
Gandak, Kosi
Sorrow of Bengal Damodar
Ganga of South India Kaveri/ Cauvery
Right bank tributary of the R. Chenab/ Main waterway of the Kashmir valley Jhelum
Left bank tributary of the R. Chenab Ravi
The tributary of Sutlej / Necklace of India Beas
The longest river of India / River covering the largest basin/ longest flowing river within Ganga
the Indian territory/ River rising from the Gangotri glacier/ River known for forming the
largest delta in the world.
The river on the banks of which Lucknow is situated Gomti
Largest tributary of the R. Indus Chenab
Gulf known for India’s Marine National Park/ Gulf near the northern part of Gujrat/ Gulf Gulf of Kutch
where Kandla port is located.
Gulf known for reserves of oil and natural gas / Gulf near the northern part of Gujarat Gulf of Khambhat
The sea where tropical cyclones originate / sea lying between India and Thailand/ Sea in Andaman Sea
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which the active volcanoes of India are located
Gulf lying between India and Sri Lanka Gulf of Mannar
A water body connecting the Indian Ocean the Bay of Bengal / Strait between India and Palk Strait
Sri Lanka
Winds
The winds which bring rainfall to major part of India during summer monsoon Arabian Sea branch
Winds which bring rainfall to India in North East in the summer season / winds which Bay of Bengal Branch
bring the highest rainfall in the world
Winds which bring rainfall to the Coromandal Coast / Chennai in winter North East Monsoon
Winds which bring rainfall to North West India, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Parts of Jammu Western Disturbances
and Kashmir – Himachal Pradesh / Temperate cyclones that bring winter rainfall to north
west India/ winds that bring rain for Rabi crops in north west India
Minerals
Off shore/ Largest oilfield / most important oilfield in the Arabian Sea Mumbai High
On shore oil field / Oldest oilfield / Major on shore oil field in north east India Digboi
Iron ore field in Jharkhand / largest iron ore mine in India Singhbhum
Largest coal field of India / the most important coal field in Jharkhand Jharia
Plains
Coastal area of Maharashtra / Coast that receives mango showers Konkan plain
Coastal plain of Karnataka / Coast that receives the cherry blossoms Kanara plain
Coastal plain of Kerala / plains known for rubber, tea, spices / Coast that receives the Malabar plain
cherry blossoms
Coast that receives rainfall from the retreating monsoon, north east monsoon, southern Coromandel coast
parts of the eastern coastal plains
The northernmost part of the eastern coastal plains / Coast located between the R. Northern Circars
Mahanadi and R. Krishna / Plain known for the deltas of R. Mahanadi, R. Godavari, R.
Krishna
The most fertile plains of India / part of the plains of northern India Gangetic plains
Soil
Soil formed due to leaching / Soil used to make bricks/ crops such as rubber, Laterite
coffee, tapioca, cashew nuts grow well in this soil
• Soil formed from weathering of basaltic rocks / most suitable for the Black
cultivation of cotton crop
• Self ploughing soil / cracks when dry/ highly moisture retentive/
• Cotton soil/ Regur soil
Rich in Ferrous Oxide/ soil formed by the disintegration of ancient Red
metamorphic rocks
Transported/ Ex Situ/ riverine soil / it occupies the largest area in India Alluvial
Cities
ISRO Headquarter/ Silicon Valley of India/ IT capital of India/ Bengaluru
Electronic City/ Electronic capital of India/ Garden city/Capital of Karnataka
Rock Garden found here / Capital shared by Punjab & Haryana/ The capital that Chandigarh
is a Union Territory
City found on confluence of Yamuna and Ganga/ The city through which IST Allahabad/
passes/ The Sangam city Prayagraj
City of Joy/ Riverine Port/ Capital of West Bengal Kolkata
Cottonopolis /Financial – commercial Capital / Natural Harbour on the West Mumbai
Coast Naval Command/ Largest port city of India/ City of seven islands formed
by land reclamation/ busiest port of India
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Port on west coast exporting Spices / Major tidal port in south India Kochi
East Coast Naval Command/ Shore based Steel Plant / Deepest Vishakhapatnam
landlocked Port/ Jewel of India on the east coast / City on the east coast known for
ship building
The political capital of India/ The city that has the Indira Gandhi International Delhi
Airport/ city on the banks of R.Yamuna/ Most populous city in India
An artificial port located on the east coast of India / Capital of Tamil Nadu/ Chennai
second longest beach of the world/ largest artificial port of India
Summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir/ City known for Dal lake/ City Srinagar
located on the banks of River Jhelum
Capital of Telangana / High tech city of India / City known for pearls/ Green Hyderabad
city of India
