India Facts 2

പൂർവാഞ്ചൽ, ഇന്ത്യയിലെ പ്രധാന ചുരങ്ങൾ, സമതലപ്രദേശം, ഉപദ്വീപീയ ഭൂമി അവിടത്തെ മലനിരകൾ എന്നിവയാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്

• Eastern hills of India are called 

                Purvachal (Patkai bum, Naga hills, Tripura hills, Manipur hills, Ghasi, Garo hills etc)

• Region receives highest rainfall in the world

                Mousinram, Mekhalaya (located in Khasi hills)

• New name of Cherrapunji

                Sohra (located in Khasi hills)

• State in which Ghasi, Garo, Jayantiya hills located 

                Mekhalaya

• Which is called as wettest place on the Earth

                Cherrapunji

• Cherrapunji of South India

                Agumbe, Karnataka

• Cherrapunji of Kerala

                Lakkidi

• Highest motorable pass in India

                Khardung La Pass (connects Lay and Siachen)

• Which pass is known as Gateway of Kerala

                Palakkad Pass

• Highest paved international road in the World

                Karakoram highway (Connecting China and Pakistan)

• Zojila Pass is in

                Jammu Kashmir

• Major passes in Sikkim

                Nathula, Jalepla

• Major passes in Himachal Pradesh

                Shipkila, Rohtang, Bara Lecha

• Major passes in Utharakhand

                Nam, Lipulekh

• Bhorghat Pass is in

                Maharashtra

• Which pass is known as Gateway to India

                Bolan Pass

• Largest alluvial plain in the world

                North Indian Plains

• Largest agricultural division in the India

                North Indian Plains (known as Granary of India)

• Which is known as homeland of Indian civilization 

                North Indian Plains

• The river that flows through Rajasthan plains (Thar desert) and reached Arabian sea

                Luni

• The regions where streams disappear in to permeable sediments

                Bhabhar

• The marshy tract where streams reappear to the surface

                Terai

• The older alluvial deposits of north Indian plain

                Bhanger

• The younger alluvial deposits of north Indian plain

                Khadar

• The flat alluvial tract between two rivers

                Doabs

• Doab between Beas and Ravi

                Bari

• Between Beas and Sutlej        : Bist

• Between Chenab and Ravi     : Rechna

• Between Chenab and Jhelum : Chaj\Jech

• Between Indus and Jhelum     : Sind Sagar

• The largest mangroove forest in the world\Largest delta in the world

                The Sundarban delta

• Sundarban delta formed by the depositional action of 

                Ganga and Brahmaputhra

• Assam valley formed by the drain region of 

                Brahmaputhra

• Oldest and largest physiographic division of India

                Peninsular Plateau

• Important mountain ranges of peninsular plateau

                Aravally, Western Ghat and Eastern Ghat

• Highest peak of peninsular plateau

                Anamudi

• Oldest mountain range in India

                Aravally

• Mountain range lies to the north west of India

                Aravally (Hill station Mount Abu located in Aravalli)

• Famous Jain pilgrim centre at Aravally range

                Dilwara temple (Ajmeer located in the valley of Aravally)

• Hills of Aravally which is part of Delhi

                Raiseena Hills

• Mountain range separates North India from South India

                The Vindhya range

• Mountain range located parallel to Vindhya range

                Satpura (Series of 7 mountains)

• The plateau joins Vindhya and Satpura

                Maikal range

• Largest plateau in India

                The Deccan Plateau (Triangular shaped plateau)

• Plateau situated between western ghat and eastern ghat

                The Deccan Plateau

• Thick horizontal lava sheets in the north western part of Deccan plateau is called

                Deccan Trap

• Largest lava  plateau in the world

                Deccan Trap

• Pachmarhi hill station is in

                Satpura (Pachmarhi in MP known as Queen of Satpura)

• Which pass is known as Key to Deccan

                Azirghat pass

• Bhor ghat connects

                Mumbai and Pune (Thal Ghat connect Mumbai and Nasik)

• Highest peak in Aravally

                Mount Gurusikhar

• Highest peak in Eastern Ghats

                Jindhagada peak, Andhra Pradesh (1690 m)

• Highest peak in Western ghat

                Anamudi (2695 m)

• Highest point in Nilgiri

                Dodabetta

• Which is called as Mineral house of India

                Chotanagpur (Example of continental plateau)

• River which flows through Chotanagpur plateau

                Damodar

• Largest part of Chotanagpur plateau

                Ranchi Plateau

• Plateau lies between Aravalli and Vindhya

                Malwa Plateau

• The gap which seperate Meghalaya from Peninuslar plateau

                Malda Gap

• Region where oldest rocks found in India

                Dharwar (Karnataka)

• Plateau which is famous for deposits of Gold and Diamonds

                Golonda, Andhra Pradesh

• Corridor which joints Peninsular India with North east states of India

                Siliguri corridor

• Montain range that stretchs from Mahanadi to Nilgiri

                Eastern ghat (1600 Km)

• States through which Eastern ghat passes

                West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

• Major hills in Eastern ghat

                Nallamala, Palani, Nalconda

• Famous hill station in Palani hills

                Kodaikanal

• Montain range that stretchs from Tapti to Kanyakumari

                Western ghat

• Tribal people of Nilgiri hills

                Todar

• States through which Western ghat passes

                Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala

• Meeting place of Western and  Eastern ghat

                Nilgiri

• Hill station in Western ghat which known as Land of five rivers

                Mahabaleshwar
                                                                                           (To be Continued...)