Indian Geography

Indian Geography
*Total Area of India
Ans: 32, 87, 263 Sqkm (3.287 million sq.km)
*7th largest country in the world
Ans: India
* 6th largest country - Australia
* 8th largest country - Argentina
* Percentage of Earth's surface covered by India
Ans : 2.42 %
* India lies entirely in the
Ans : Northern Hemisphere
* Latitude extension of India
Ans : 8°4'N to 37°6'N
* Longitude extension of India
Ans : 68°7'E to 97°25'E
* The longitudinal and latitudinal extent of India is about
Ans : 30 degree
* North - South distance of India
Ans : 3214 Km (1997 miles)
* East - West distance of India
Ans : 2933 Km (1822 miles)
* Total length of coastline
Ans : 7516.6km
* Length of coastline in Indian mainland
Ans: 6100 km
* Indian States having coastline
Ans : 9 (Gujarat, Mahara..................

GEOGRAPHY2

II. COASTAL PLAINS
*The land separates Peninsular Plateau from Arabian sea and Bay of Bengal
Ans: Coastal Plains
*Mountains which separates Deccan Plateau from coastal low land
Ans: Eastern Ghat and western Ghat
*Coastal plains can be divided into two:
Ans: 1.Eastern coastal plain
2.Western coastal plain

EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN
*Eastern coastal plain lies between eastern ghat and
Ans: Bay of Bengal
*It extends from Kanyakumari to Sunderbans in
Ans: West Bengal
*Deltas are mostly seen in
Ans: Eastern coastal plain
*Rivers flows through eastern coastal plain
Ans: Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri
*Chilka lake and Pulicat lake are important geographical features of
Ans: Eastern coast
*Eastern coastal plain can be divided into two:
Ans: (1) Coramandal coastal plain
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RIVERS OF INDIA,LAKES IN INDIA,WATER FALLS

RIVERS OF INDIA
* The Indian rivers are mainly divided into two
Ans : Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers

HIMALAYAN RIVERS
*Major Himalayan rivers
Ans : The Indus, The Ganges and The Brahmaputra
*Himalayan rivers are older than
Ans : The Himalayas
*The rivers which are older than the Himalayas are known as
Ans : Antecedent Rivers

INDUS RIVER
*The largest river in the Indian subcontinent
Ans : The Indus
*Length of the Indus
Ans : 3180 km
*The western most river system in the Indian subcontinent
Ans : The Indus
*Origin of Indus
Ans : Bokharchu Glacier near Manasarovar
*Length of the Indus in India
Ans : 709 km
*In Tibet, Indus is known as
Ans : Singi Khamban or Lion's mouth
*In India, it flows in the north west direction between
Ans : Ladakh and Zaskar range
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SOILS OF INDIA,FOREST IN INDIA,NATIONAL PARK AND WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES

SOILS OF INDIA
*Study of soil
Ans : Pedology
*UN observed the year of soil in
Ans : 2015

ALLUVIAL SOIL
*Major soil type of India
Ans : Alluvial
*The soil covers nearly 40% of the total area of India Alluvial
The soil suitable for sugar cane, wheat, tobacco, oil seeds
Ans : Alluvial
*Soil suitable for rice cultivation
Ans : Alluvial
* Newly formed Alluvial soil is known as
Ans : Khadar
* Older Alluvial soil is known as
Ans : Bhangar
*The soil seen on the banks of river and delta regions
Ans : Alluvial
*The type of soil which is least fertile
Ans : Bhangar
*The alluvial soil suitable for the cultivation of Kharif and Rabi
Ans : Khadar

BLACK SOIL
*Soil suitable for cotton cultivation
Ans : Black soil
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POWER & IRRIGATION

POWER & IRRIGATION
*First multipurpose project of Free India
Ans : Damodar Valley
*The project constructed on the model of Tennessee Valley Project of America
Ans : Damodar Valley
*Damodar Valley Project started on
Ans : July 7,1948
*Major Beneficiary states of Damodar Valley Project
Ans : Jharkhand and West Bengal
*Bokaro power station is situated at
Ans : Damodar Valley
*Largest multi purpose project of India
Ans : Bhakra Nangal
*The lake which was formed after the construction of Bhakranangal
Ans : Govinda Sagar
*The beneficiary states of Bhakranangal
Ans : Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi
*First Hydro power station in India
Ans : Sivasamudram (Kaveri River)
*The joint venture multipurpose project of India and Nepal
Ans : Kosi, Gangtok
*The joint venture project of Andhra Pradesh ..................

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