Sunday, October 26, 2014

Geography Snippets

The Indian island closest to the equator is
The Great Nicobar
India is separated from Sri Lanka by
The Gulf of Mannar; The Palk Strait
The smallest state in area is
Goa
The border country sharing the longest boundary with India is
China
The longitude recognised as the basis for standard meridian in our country
82½° East
Difference between Greenwich Mean Time and Indian Standard Time is
5½ hours
The boundary line between India and China is called as
Mac Mohan line
The biggest state in area is
Rajasthan
The state that has longest coast
Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh has the coastal line of
972 kms
The number of coastal states in India is
9
Greater Himalayas are also known as
Himadri Ranges
K2 mountain peak is in
Karakoram Range
The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas in India is
K2
The highest peak in peninsular India is
Anaimudi
The highest peak in the World is
Mount Everest
Great Indian Desert is
Thar
The Ganga river in Bangladesh is called as
Padma
India receives bulk of its rainfall from
South West Monsoon
The monsoon burst first takes place in coastal areas in
Kerala
The highest rainfall recorded place, Mawsynram is in
Meghalaya
The lowest average rainfall recorded in
Jaisalmer
Monsoon means
Blowing of winds and reverse seasonally
Drought is
A condition when the rainfall is less than 75% of the normal
The state is having the largest area under forest is
Madhya Pradesh
The soil which is most clayey and moisture retentive is
Black
Laterite soils are characterized by leaching away of
Silica
Highest account of the total soil cover in the country is
Red soils
The highest intensity of irrigation is found in
Punjab
Hydro-Electricity is known as
White Coal
The winter crop season is known as
Rabi
During south west monsoon the crop season is known as
Kharif
Jute cultivation is predominant in
West Bengal
Black soils are favorable for the cultivation of
cotton
Natural rubber cultivation is predominant in
Kerala
The maximum energy producing mineral in India is
Coal
To manufacture the pencils we use
Graphite
Silk industry is predominating in
Karnataka
Rourkela steel plant was set up with the assistance of
Germany
Limestone is the chief raw material for
Cement
The biggest oil refinery in India is located at
Mathura
The largest industry in our country
Textile industry
The important navigable canal in southern India is
Buckingham Canal
River based port in India is
Kolkata
The single largest item of import
Petroleum

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