Indian Geography

Mumbai high oil fields is the highest producer of crude oil in India. The mumbai high oil fields were discovered in 1974. It is located about 176 km North-West of Mumbai.

Onge is one of the major tribes of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar islands. They belong to the Negrito race.

Sambhar is India’s largest salt lake which is located 96 km south-west of the city of Jaipur.

Western Ghats are relatively higher in the southern region.

Option 3 is correct.

Loktak Lake is located in Manipur and is the site of the Loktak Hydroelectric Project (Loktak Downstream Project). It is the largest freshwater lake in northeast India. The other options (Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh) are not where Loktak is located.

According to Census 2011 data, Serchhip district in Mizoram had the highest literacy rate in India at approximately 98.8%, making it the most literate district. This exceptional achievement reflects Mizoram's strong emphasis on education.

NH-7 was historically India's longest national highway, spanning from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, covering approximately 2,369 km. It has now been renumbered as NH-44 following the national highway renumbering exercise. NH-7 connected North to South India passing through multiple states.

These are poor in nutrients and phosphates and are generally deep, e.g. Sambhar Lake which is a salty lake.

This is the correct answer.

Lakshadweep had the lowest population among all Union Territories according to the 2001 Census, with around 60,000 people. Being a group of small islands, it naturally has the smallest population compared to larger UTs like Delhi, Chandigarh, and Puducherry.

The National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) is located in Hyderabad. It is a premier national center for research, training, and consultancy in rural development, providing capacity building for rural development functionaries and elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions.

The East-West Corridor of India's National Highway network connects Silchar in Assam to Porbandar in Gujarat, spanning approximately 3,400 km across the breadth of the country. This corridor is part of the Golden Quadrilateral project and the larger National Highway Development Project.

The Dehradun Valley (also known as Doon Valley) in Uttarakhand is approximately 75 km long and 15-20 km wide. It is a longitudinal valley situated between the Shivalik ranges in the south and the Lesser Himalayas in the north. The valley is drained by the Song and Ganga rivers and contains the city of Dehradun.

The Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh extends between the Dhauladhar Range to the north and the Beas River (misspelled as 'Bees' in the option) to the south. The valley is approximately 90 km long and varies in width. It contains popular towns like Dharamshala, Palampur, and Kangra. The Dhauladhar range forms a dramatic backdrop to this fertile valley.