Sunday, May 20, 2018

India Facts 3

ഇന്ത്യയുടെ തീരസമതലം, ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്, ആൻഡമാൻ നിക്കോബാർ ദ്വീപുകൾ, സിന്ധു നദി എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ
  • Meeting place of Eastern coastal plain and Western coastal plain
                    Kanyakumari
  • Southern part of Eastern coastal plain
                    Coromandel coast
  • Northern of Eastern coastal plain
                    Northern circars
  • Southern part of western coastal plain
                    Malabar coast
  • Northern of western coastal plain
                    Konkan coast
  • Coastal plain in Orissa is known as
                    Utkal plains (in Tanmil nadu and Andhra it is called as Payan Ghat)
  • Largest lake in the eastern coastal plain
                    Chilka
  • Lake that lies between Godavari and Krishna Delta
                    Kolleru Lake
  • Canal program that linking lagoons and backwaters of eastern coastal plain
                    Backingham canal
  • Pulicat lake separated from the Bay of Bengal by
                    Sriharikota Island
  • Salt marshy land separating Gijarat from Sind region of Pakistan
                    Rann of Kutch (Largest salt desert in India)
  • First Marine eco sensitive zeone of India
                    Gulf of Kutch
  • Strip of water in the Raan of Kutch 
                    Sir Creek (Locally called as Baan Ganga)
  • Largest riverine island in the world\ India's first Island district
                    Majuli (In Brahmaputhra, Assam)
  • India's group of islands located in Arabian sea
                    Lakshadweep (Tropical paradise of India)
  • Smallest union territory in India\Coral Island of India
                    Lakshadweep (Formed by Coral reefs)
  • No of islands in Lakshadweep
                    36 (10 of them are inhabited)
  • Channel which separate Lakshadweep from Maldives
                    Eight degree channel
  • Islands in Lakshadweep broadly divided by
                    Eleventh degree channel
  • Southern most island (Minicoy) is separated from the rest of Lakshadweep by
                    Nine degree channel
  • Largest island in Lakshadweep
                    Androth (Smallest : Bitra)
  • Most populated island in Lakshadweep
                    Minicoy
  • India;s group of islands located in Bay of Bengal (Bay islands of India)
                    Andaman and Nicobar (Largest island group of India)
  • Indian Island which was once named as New Denmark
                    Andaman and Nicobar
  • Who called Andaman and Nicobar islands as Shaheed and Swaraj Islands
                    Subhash Chandrabose
  • Capital of Andaman during British rule
                    Rose Islands
  • Smallest Island of Andaman
                    Rose Islands (Smallest of Nicobar : Pilomillow)
  • Channel that separate Andaman and Nicobar islands
                    Ten degree channel
  • Northern most island of Andaman and Nicobar
                    Preparis island (Southern most island : Great Nicobar)
  • Country which is closest to Andaman
                    Myanmar (Coco islands of Myanmar located near to Andaman)
  • Country which is closest to Nicobar
                    Indonesia
  • Highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar
                    Saddle Peak
  • Volcanic islands of Andaman and Nicobar
                    Barren and Narcondam (Barren is the only active volcano in India)
  • Capital of Andaman and Nicobar
                    Port Blair
  • Island which was called as Nakkawaram meaning land of naked people
                    Nicobar
  • Passage that separate Little Andaman from south Andaman
                    Duncan Passage
  • Ritchie's Atchipelago is lies in
                    Great Andaman
  • Disputed island between India and Bangladesh
                    New Moore Island
  • Group of seven islands which forms Mumbai
                    Salsette
  • Elephanta or Gharapuri islands located in
                    Maharashtra
  • Honeymoon and Breakfast islands located in
                    Chilka lake (Odisha) (Honeymoon is the largest lake island in India)
  • Island in Odisha which is famous for missile testing
                    Wheelar Islands (Now renamed as Abdul Kalam Island)
  • Island which lies between Peninsular India and Srilanka
                    Rameswaram
  • Island in Mumbai which fortified and owned by the India Navy
                    Oyster Rock
  • Western most river system in Indian Subcontinent
                    Indus (2880 Km of which 800.75 km in India)
  • Only west flowing Himalayan river
                    Indus (Its an anticedent river meaning Older than Himalaya)
  • Rivers known as Sapta Sindu
                    Indus, Saraswathi, Jhelum, Chenab, Beas, Sutlej and Ravi
  • Source region of Indus river is
                    Bokharchu Glacier (In Tiber it is called as Singi Khamban or Lion's Mouth)
  • River known as life line of Pakisthan\National river of Pakistan
                    Indus
  • River mostly mentioned in Rig Veda
                    Indus
  • Meaning of the Sanskrit word Indus
                    Ocean\River
  • Indus drains at Arabian sea at
                    Karachi
  • Only Indian state through which Indus flows
                    Jammu and kashmir
  • Main tributaries of Indus
                    Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej (Southern most Sutlej)
  • Which state known as Land of five rivers
                    Punjab
  • Indus river agreement signed between India and Pakistan on
                    19 September 1960 (Jawaharlal Nehru and Ayoob Khan)
  • Mediator for Indus river agreement
                    World bank (India has rights on Sutlej, Beas and Ravi as per the agreement)
  • Longest tributary of Indus in India
                    Sutlej (Only tributary originated from Tibet)
  • Bhakranangal Dam, Indira Gandhi canal are situated in the river
                    Sutlej
  • Canal which link Sutlej with Yamuna
                    Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (STL)
  • Tributary of Indus which flows into Wular lake in Kashmir
                    Jhelum (Kishanganga is the largest tributary of Jhelum)
  • Uri power project, Kishanganga Hydro electric project etc are in
                    Jhelum
  • Srinagar is situated on the banks of
                    Jhelum
  • Amarnath    : Amaravathi 
  • Badarinath   : Alakananda
  • Kedarnath    : Mandakini
  • Harappa       : Ravi
  • River which separating Jammu into two
                    Thavi
  • Largest tributary of Indus
                    Chenab
  • River which is known as Chandrabhaga in Himachal Pradesh
                    Chenab
  • Dulhasti power project, Buglihar dam etc are situated in the river
                    Chenab
  • Smallest tributary of Indus
                    Beas (Only tributary which flows completely through India)
  • Which river was known as Arjikuja in Vedas
                    Beas (Originated from Rohtang Pass)
  • Pong dam is built across
                    Beas
  • Smallest river in Punjab
                    Ravi (River of Lahore)
  • Thein dam (Ranjith Sagar Dam) is built across
                    Ravi
  • Tombs of Jahangir and Noorjahan are on the banks of
                    Ravi
                                                                                         (To be Continued...)

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