CLASS 8-10

1. BATTLE
OF THE
BRAINS

2. 4RD KALPAVRIKSHA
INTERSCHOOL QUIZ
COMPETITION 2015

3. SENIOR GROUP
CLASS IX-X
NCERT
CURRICULUM
BASED TOPICS
GEOGRAPH
Y

4. ROUND 1
RESOURCE
S
CLASS VIII

5. TEAM A
Q ) Name the first country in
the world to develop
Hydroelectricity
ANS ) NORWAY

6. TEAM B
Q) Viticulture is the cultivation
of ?
ANS : GRAPES

7. TEAM C
Q ) Name the region in India
known to have huge tidal mill
farms ?
ANS : GULF OF KUCHCHH

8. ROUND 2
INDIA–ALL
ABOUT IT
CLASS IX

9. TEAM A
Q) Name the Himalayan
mountain peak found in
Uttarakhand which measure
more than 7500 metre in
height ?
ANS: NANDA DEVI

10. TEAM B
Q ) Ghaggar river in the west
and Teesta river in the east
marks the extent of which
Northern plain ?
ANS : GANGA PLAIN

11. TEAM C
Q ) Name the largest river of
Indian desert ?
ANS : LUNI RIVER

12. ROUND 3
RESOURCES
CONFINED TO
INDIA
CLASS X

13. TEAM A
Q) Name the only state in
India which has made
rooftop rainwater harvesting
legally compulsory .
ANS : TAMIL NADU

14. TEAM B
Q) Name the state which is
the largest producer of
Bauxite and Manganese ore
in India.
ANS : ORISSA

15. TEAM C
Q) Name the area from where
India’ s maximum petroleum
production is obtained ?
ANS : MUMBAI HIGH

16. ROUND 4
LIFE LINE OF
INDIAN
ECONOMY
ROADWAYS

17. TEAM A
Q) Name the national highway
historically called Shershah
Suri Marg connecting Delhi
and Amritsar ?
ANS : NATIONAL HIGHWAY 1

18. TEAM B
Q ) Name the longest national
highway connecting Varanasi
with Kanyakumari traversing
2,369 kms ?
ANS: NATIONAL HIGHWAY 7

19. TEAM C
Q ) Name the famous National
highway which connects Delhi
and Mumbai?.
ANS : NATIONAL HIGHWAY 8

20. ROUND 5
GIVE ONE
WORD GROUP
RELATED TO
IT

21. TEAM A
Q ) Patkai - Naga -Manipur -
Mizo
ANS : PURVANCHAL HILLS

22. TEAM B
Q) Andaman teal -Nicobar
pigeon- Mithun -Andaman
wild pig
ANS : ENDEMIC SPECIES

23. TEAM C
Q ) Tea – Coffee – Rubber -
Banana
ANS : PLANTATION CROPS

24. ROUND 6
IDENTIFY AND
ANSWER ONE
QUESTION RELATED
TO THESE PICTURES
& MAPS

25. TEAM A
Q 1 ) IDENTIFY THIS ANIMAL

26. ANS 1: GANGETIC DOLPHIN
QUES 2 :Name the state where
the only protected area for
these dolphins is situated ?
ANS : BIHAR

27. TEAM B
Q 1) IDENTIFY THIS PICTURE

28. Q) Name the state which
exclusively practises this
method ?
ANS 1: BAMBOODRIP IRRIGATION
ANS 2) MEGHALAYA

29. TEAM C
Q1 ) IDENTIFY THIS ENDANGERED SPECIES.

30. ANS 1: ASIATICWILD ASS
QUES 2: Name the state
where an exclusive wild life
sanctuary has been created
for this animal ?
ANS 2: GUJARAT

31. TEAM A
Q 2 IDENTIFY THIS LAKE

32. ANS 1: WULAR LAKE
Q 2 ) Unlike other Himalayan
lake which are of glacial origin
, how is the origin of Wular
lake different ?
ANS 2: TECTONIC ACTIVITY

33. TEAM B
QUES 1 : IDENTIFY THIS LAKE

34. ANS 1: CHILKA LAKE
QUES 2: Lake is mainly used
for a freshwater body,
therefore Chilka lake is a
misnomer .It is actually a
ANS 2: LAGOON

35. TEAM C
Q ) IDENTIFY THE MINERAL DEPOSITS
THESE SYMBOLS ARE SHOWING

36. ANS : MICA
QUES 2: Name the mineral
rich state of India where
Koderma – the Mica capital
of India lies ?
ANS ) JHARKHAND

37. ROUND
7
DEMOGRAPHY

38. DEMOGRAPHY
QUES 1 :IDENTIFY THIS STATE

39. ANS 1 : ARUNACHAL PRADESH
QUES 2 : Tsang-po enter this
state before entering Assam.
Name the local name for this
river in Arunachal Pradesh
state ?
ANS 2 : DIHANG

40. QUES 3 :Name the only
biosphere reserve located in
Arunachal Pradesh?
ANS : DIHANG -DIBANG

41. PHYSICAL FEATURES
QUES 1: IDENTIFY THIS CITY

42. ANS 1: ALLAHABAD
QUES 2: Name the holy river
that confluences with
Bhagirathi river to finally
form river Ganga proper.
ANS 2 : ALAKNANDA

43. QUES 3: Name the city of
Uttarakhand where this
confluence takes place .
ANS 3: DEVPRAYAG

44. DRAINAGE
QUES : IDENTIFY THIS PICTURE ?

45. ANS 1: OXBOWLAKE
QUES 2:India is known to
have the largest freshwater
oxbow lake in Asia . Can you
name it?
ANS: KANWAR LAKE IN BEGUSARAI

46. QUES 3: This lake is a
hotspot for wild life lovers
and conservationalists .
Why?
ANS 3: ITS A BIRD SANCTUARY

47. CLIMATE
Q 1: WHAT DOES THIS MAP SHOWS ?

48. ANS : ADVANCINGMONSOON
QUES 2:Tell the tropical
latitude zone roughly between
which the monsoons are
experienced ?
ANS : 20 °N & 20 ° S

49. ANS 3 : EARLY SEPTEMBER
QUES 3: From which month
of the year the gradual
withdrawal of MONSOON
starts to begin ?

50. Q 1: NAME THIS NATIONAL PARK.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

51. ANS1: DACHIGAM
QUES 2: Name the mammal
for which this national park
is a known protective area ?
ANS 2 : KASHMIRI STAG

52. QUES 3: Chiru ( Tibetan
antelope) another critically
endangered species is found
in which region of Jammu
and Kashmir ?
ANS 3 :LADAKH

53. VEGETATION AND FORESTS
QUES1 :IDENTIFY THIS TREE

54. ANS 2: < 70 CMS ANNUALLY
QUES 2 : What is the near
cut off rainfall below which
these kind of vegetation's
are found ?
ANS 1 :BABOOL ( ACACIA)

55. QUES 3 : The leaves of
babul are used to cure
which ailment ?
ANS 3: EYESORES, MOUTH ULCERS

56. ROUND 8
RESOURCES
ALL AROUND US

57. MINERALS
ENERGY INDUSTRIES LIFELINES
RESOURCES
RESOURCES FORESTS WILDLIFE
WATER AGRICULTURE

58. RESOURCES & DEVELOPMENT
QUES) Name the soil which
becomes suitable for
cultivation only after
adequate dose of manure and
fertilizers.
ANS: LATERITE SOIL

59. FORESTS
QUES) Name the chemical
compound found in
Himalayan Yew which as
anticancerous properties ?
ANS : TAXOL

60. WILD LIFE
QUES) Mithun, considered
an endemic species belongs
to which region of India ?
ANS : NORTH EAST REGION

61. WATER
QUES) Name the river on
which Tehri dam is situated .
ANS : RIVER BHAGIRATHI

62. AGRICULTURE
QUES) Watermelon,
muskmelon , cucumber etc.
are the crops grown
specifically in which season ?
ANS : ZAID

63. MINERALS
QUES) People of which
Indian state were indulged in
Rat Hole mining a type of
coal mining recently banned
by Green tribunal ?
ANS : MEGHALAYA

64. ENERGY
QUES) Name the latest
nuclear power station
dedicated to the nation?
ANS : KUDANKULAM

65. INDUSTRIES
QUES) Jute, a cash crop is
cultivated and processed
mainly along which river
bank in India ?
ANS : HOOGLY RIVER

66. LIFE LINE OF ECONOMY
QUES : Which two extreme
locations are connected by
East- West corridor of road?
ANS: SILCHER - PORBANDER

67. ROUND 9
INDIA – ALL
ABOUT IT

68. SIZE& LOCATION
PHYSICAL
FEATURES
DRAINAGE
CLIMATE
NATURAL
VEGETATION
WILDLIFE
MINERALS LANDANDSOIL POPULATION
INDIA

69. SIZE AND LOCATION
Q). Name the city of India
where confluence of three
major water bodies( sea and
ocean) takes place .
ANS ) KANYAKUMARI

70. PHYSICAL FEATURES
Q) The part of Himalayas
that lies between Sutlej and
Kali river is known as ?
ANS) KUMAONHIMALAYAS

71. DRAINAGE
Q) The drainage pattern in
which the tributaries join the
main river at approximately
right angle is called
ANS : TRELLIS DRAINAGE

72. CLIMATE
Q) Name the other region in
India other than western
Rajasthan which receives
rainfall less than 10 cm?
ANS : LADAKH

73. NATURAL VEGETATION
Q) Name the medicinal plant
specific to India used for
treating blood pressure .
ANS: SARPAGANDHA

74. WILDLIFE
Q) Name a bio reserve in
Tamil Nadu also included in
the world network of
Biosphere reserves?
ANS : GULF OF MANNAR

75. MINERALS
Q)The Hazira- Vijaipur-
Jagdishpur a 1700 km gas
pipeline starts at Mumbai
high and ends in which
state?
ANS ) UTTAR PRADESH

76. LAND AND SOIL
Q) Name the soil variety in
India which has maximum
moisture holding capacity?
ANS : BLACK SOIL

77. POPULATION
Q) Among all states and
union territory in India
which has the lowest sex
ratio.
ANS: DAMAN AND DIU

78. THANK YOU