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1
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What is the name of the highest plateau in the world

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Pamir plateau - 7649 mtr

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What are the three Mountain ranges in Kashmir and Ladakh region

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  1. Karakoram range
  2. Ladakh range
  3. Zaskar range
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What are the trans Himalayan ranges

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  1. Karakoram range,
  2. Ladakh range
  3. Zaskar range
  4. Kailash range
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What is the highest mountain in pok

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Mt K2 (Godwin Austin) 8611 metres

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Where the siachin glacier is located

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Nubra valley

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Siachin Glacier was under control from

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1984

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What is the highest battle ground in the world

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Siachen glacier

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Operation Meghdoot

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Organised in the year 1984 , to take control of the Siachin glacier and it is the highest battle ground of the world

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What is the total length of land border that we share with 7 countries?

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15106.7 KM

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What are the total number of neighbouring countries around India?

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7 countries

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What are the total number of state and union territories in the border

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17 states and 2 union territories

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What are the total number of district in the Indian borders

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92 districts

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What are the names of the 7 bordering countries of the India ?

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  1. China - 3488km
  2. Bangladesh - 4097 km
  3. Pakistan - 3323km
  4. Nepal - 1751 km
  5. Myanmar - 1643km
  6. Bhutan - 699km
  7. Afghanistan - 106km
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What is the name of the border between India and China

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Mac mahan line (1914 by Henry Mcmahon)

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When was the line of actual control between India and China called

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1962(Aksai chin and Ladakh)

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What are the states and union territories bordering India and China

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Himachal pradesh- 200kms
Uttarakhand - 345 kms
Sikkim - 220kms
Arunachal pradesh- 1126 kms

Ladakh - 1597 kms

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What are the names states bordering Bangladesh

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  1. West Bengal -2217kms
  2. Assam-262kms
  3. Meghalaya- 443kms
  4. Tripura-856kms
  5. Mizoram - 318kms
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What is the name of the line between India and Bangladesh

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Radcliffe line(1947) by Cyril Radcliffe

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What are the names of states and union territories bordering with Pakistan

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  1. Rajasthan - 1170kms
  2. Gujarat - 506kms
  3. Punjab- 425kms
  4. Jammu and Kashmir-365kms
  5. Ladakh- 857kms
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What is the name of the Thar desert in Pakistan

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Cholisthan

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What is the name of the line between India and Pakistan

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Radcliffe line in 1947

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What is the name of the states bordering with Nepal

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Uttarakhand -263kms
Uttarpradesh - 560kms
West Bengal - 100kms
Bihar- 729kms
Sikkim- 99kms

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The only country India is having a friendship treaty

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Nepal

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What is the name of the border line between China mad Myanmar

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Mc Mahon line

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What are the Indian states bordering with Myanmar

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  1. Arunachal Pradesh -520kms
  2. Nagaland - 215kms
  3. Manipur- 398kms
  4. Mizoram- 510kms
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What are the states bordering with Bhutan

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  1. West Bengal -183kms
  2. Sikkim- 32 kms
  3. Arunachal Pradesh -217kms
  4. Assam- 267kms
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What is the U.T bordering with Afghanistan

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Union territory Ladakh(106kms)
Pakistan occupied Kashmir

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What is the name of the border between India and Afghanistan

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Durand Line by Mortimer Durand in 1896

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What are the five physical divisions of India

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  1. The Great mountains of the North
  2. The North Indian Plains
  3. The peninsular plateau
  4. The coastal plains
  5. The Islands.
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What are three trans Himalayan Ranges in the India

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Karakoram range
Ladakh range
Zaskar range

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What are the four trans Himalayan ranges

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  1. Karakoram range
  2. Ladakh range
  3. Zaskar range and
  4. Kailash range
32
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What is the name of the valley in Trans Himalayan range

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Nubra valley

33
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What is the highest mountain peak of India in PoK

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Mount K2 Godwin Austin 8611metres

34
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What is the name of the operation to take control of Siachin glacier in the Nubra valley

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Operation Meghdoot

35
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What are the three Himalayan ranges

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  1. Himadri- The great Himalayas
  2. Himachal - The lesser Himalayas
  3. Shivaliks- Outer Himalayas
  4. Purvanchal hills
36
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What is the name of highest mountain peak in India

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Mount kanjenjunga - 8586metres

37
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What is the width of highest range of Himalayas

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Himadri or Greater Himalayas
Width of 120-190 kms

38
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What is the name of highest peak in the world

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Mount everest or Sagamatha(8848m)

39
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What are the names of the pass located in Himadri

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Shipkila,Zojila,Nitila,Lipulekha,Thagla and Nathula pass

40
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What is the highest Mount peaks of Himadri

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  1. Mount Everest - 8848
  2. Mt . Kanchenjunga-8568
  3. Mt. Makalu- 8481
  4. Mt. Dhaulagiri - 8172
  5. Mt Nanga parbat-8126
  6. Annapurna
  7. Nandadevi
41
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What is the name of middle himalayas

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Himachal Range

42
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What is the average height of middle himalayas

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3700 -4500m

43
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What is the width of Middle himalayas or Himachal range

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80 to 100 kms

44
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What is the name of the small grasslands found in the slope .

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Marg - Gulmarg, Sonmarg in Kashmir
Bugyal or pyar in Uttarakhand

45
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What are the important tourist destinations in the Himachal range

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Shimla, Mussoorie, Nainital , Chakrata, Darjeeling and Rana

46
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What are the ranges in the Himachal range or midddle himalayas

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Pirpanjal, Dhaola dhar,Nagatibba , Mahabharata etc.

47
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What are the important valleys in the Himachal ranges

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Kashmir, Kathmandu, Kangra and Kullu valleys .

48
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What is the name of the outer Himalayas

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Shivaliks

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What is the average height of Shivaliks

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900 - 1200metres

50
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What is the width of the outer Himalayas or Shivaliks

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10 to 15 kms

51
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Shivaliks are high plains are made up of

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Clay and pebbles which are called Doon(Dehradun) in the west and Dwar (Haridwar) in the east.

52
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The lower part of the shivalik is called

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Terai

53
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What is the name of the marshy forest areas present below the Shivaliks

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Terai

54
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What is the name of the pass which connects Srinagar and Gilgit

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Burjil pass

55
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What is the name of the pass connecting Srinagar to Leh

A

Zojila pass

56
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What is the pass connects Shimla and Tibet

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Shipkila

57
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What is the name of the valley which connects Bomdilla(Arunachal pradesh) to Tibet

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Tawang valley

58
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What is the name of the pass located in Manipur , passing through the route to Myanmar

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Tuji pass

59
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What is the name of the belt where new alluvial soils are found

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Khadar

60
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What are the four types of belts in the plains of outer Himalayas

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Belt 1 - Bhabar( Made up of huge rocks)
Belt 2 - Terai( Marshy dark forest)
Belt 3 - Bangar(old alluvial soil)
Belt 4 - Khadar(new alluvial soil)

61
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Glaciers are present

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In the Trans Himalayan ranges

62
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What is the oldest part of India

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Peninsular plateau. It is made up of hard igneous and metamorphic rocks

63
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What is the height of Peninsular Plateau

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600 to 900 metres.

64
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Which valleys separate the malwa and Deccan plateau

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River Narmada and Tapti

65
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What are the names of Three plateaus

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  1. Malwa
  2. Chotta Nagpur
  3. Deccan
66
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The name of the place where eastern ghats and western Ghats meet

A

Nilgiris mountain

67
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What are the two mountains present in between the Malwa and Deccan plateau

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Vindhya and satpura mountains

68
Q

What is the area of North Indian plains

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2500 kms

69
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The North Indian plain

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Approximately starts from Satluj in the west to Bhrama Putra in the east

70
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The alluvium present in the North Indian plains are brought down by

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Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra River and it’s tributaries

71
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What are the passes present in the Greater Hiamalayan ranges

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Shipkila, Zojila , Nitila, Lipulekha, Thagla and Nathula pass

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