17/5/24 The northern mountains and plains Flashcards
What is the name of the highest plateau in the world
Pamir plateau - 7649 mtr
What are the three Mountain ranges in Kashmir and Ladakh region
- Karakoram range
- Ladakh range
- Zaskar range
What are the trans Himalayan ranges
- Karakoram range,
- Ladakh range
- Zaskar range
- Kailash range
What is the highest mountain in pok
Mt K2 (Godwin Austin) 8611 metres
Where the siachin glacier is located
Nubra valley
Siachin Glacier was under control from
1984
What is the highest battle ground in the world
Siachen glacier
Operation Meghdoot
Organised in the year 1984 , to take control of the Siachin glacier and it is the highest battle ground of the world
What is the total length of land border that we share with 7 countries?
15106.7 KM
What are the total number of neighbouring countries around India?
7 countries
What are the total number of state and union territories in the border
17 states and 2 union territories
What are the total number of district in the Indian borders
92 districts
What are the names of the 7 bordering countries of the India ?
- China - 3488km
- Bangladesh - 4097 km
- Pakistan - 3323km
- Nepal - 1751 km
- Myanmar - 1643km
- Bhutan - 699km
- Afghanistan - 106km
What is the name of the border between India and China
Mac mahan line (1914 by Henry Mcmahon)
When was the line of actual control between India and China called
1962(Aksai chin and Ladakh)
What are the states and union territories bordering India and China
Himachal pradesh- 200kms
Uttarakhand - 345 kms
Sikkim - 220kms
Arunachal pradesh- 1126 kms
Ladakh - 1597 kms
What are the names states bordering Bangladesh
- West Bengal -2217kms
- Assam-262kms
- Meghalaya- 443kms
- Tripura-856kms
- Mizoram - 318kms
What is the name of the line between India and Bangladesh
Radcliffe line(1947) by Cyril Radcliffe
What are the names of states and union territories bordering with Pakistan
- Rajasthan - 1170kms
- Gujarat - 506kms
- Punjab- 425kms
- Jammu and Kashmir-365kms
- Ladakh- 857kms
What is the name of the Thar desert in Pakistan
Cholisthan
What is the name of the line between India and Pakistan
Radcliffe line in 1947
What is the name of the states bordering with Nepal
Uttarakhand -263kms
Uttarpradesh - 560kms
West Bengal - 100kms
Bihar- 729kms
Sikkim- 99kms
The only country India is having a friendship treaty
Nepal
What is the name of the border line between China mad Myanmar
Mc Mahon line
What are the Indian states bordering with Myanmar
- Arunachal Pradesh -520kms
- Nagaland - 215kms
- Manipur- 398kms
- Mizoram- 510kms
What are the states bordering with Bhutan
- West Bengal -183kms
- Sikkim- 32 kms
- Arunachal Pradesh -217kms
- Assam- 267kms
What is the U.T bordering with Afghanistan
Union territory Ladakh(106kms)
Pakistan occupied Kashmir
What is the name of the border between India and Afghanistan
Durand Line by Mortimer Durand in 1896
What are the five physical divisions of India
- The Great mountains of the North
- The North Indian Plains
- The peninsular plateau
- The coastal plains
- The Islands.
What are three trans Himalayan Ranges in the India
Karakoram range
Ladakh range
Zaskar range
What are the four trans Himalayan ranges
- Karakoram range
- Ladakh range
- Zaskar range and
- Kailash range
What is the name of the valley in Trans Himalayan range
Nubra valley
What is the highest mountain peak of India in PoK
Mount K2 Godwin Austin 8611metres
What is the name of the operation to take control of Siachin glacier in the Nubra valley
Operation Meghdoot
What are the three Himalayan ranges
- Himadri- The great Himalayas
- Himachal - The lesser Himalayas
- Shivaliks- Outer Himalayas
- Purvanchal hills
What is the name of highest mountain peak in India
Mount kanjenjunga - 8586metres
What is the width of highest range of Himalayas
Himadri or Greater Himalayas
Width of 120-190 kms
What is the name of highest peak in the world
Mount everest or Sagamatha(8848m)
What are the names of the pass located in Himadri
Shipkila,Zojila,Nitila,Lipulekha,Thagla and Nathula pass
What is the highest Mount peaks of Himadri
- Mount Everest - 8848
- Mt . Kanchenjunga-8568
- Mt. Makalu- 8481
- Mt. Dhaulagiri - 8172
- Mt Nanga parbat-8126
- Annapurna
- Nandadevi
What is the name of middle himalayas
Himachal Range
What is the average height of middle himalayas
3700 -4500m
What is the width of Middle himalayas or Himachal range
80 to 100 kms
What is the name of the small grasslands found in the slope .
Marg - Gulmarg, Sonmarg in Kashmir
Bugyal or pyar in Uttarakhand
What are the important tourist destinations in the Himachal range
Shimla, Mussoorie, Nainital , Chakrata, Darjeeling and Rana
What are the ranges in the Himachal range or midddle himalayas
Pirpanjal, Dhaola dhar,Nagatibba , Mahabharata etc.
What are the important valleys in the Himachal ranges
Kashmir, Kathmandu, Kangra and Kullu valleys .
What is the name of the outer Himalayas
Shivaliks
What is the average height of Shivaliks
900 - 1200metres
What is the width of the outer Himalayas or Shivaliks
10 to 15 kms
Shivaliks are high plains are made up of
Clay and pebbles which are called Doon(Dehradun) in the west and Dwar (Haridwar) in the east.
The lower part of the shivalik is called
Terai
What is the name of the marshy forest areas present below the Shivaliks
Terai
What is the name of the pass which connects Srinagar and Gilgit
Burjil pass
What is the name of the pass connecting Srinagar to Leh
Zojila pass
What is the pass connects Shimla and Tibet
Shipkila
What is the name of the valley which connects Bomdilla(Arunachal pradesh) to Tibet
Tawang valley
What is the name of the pass located in Manipur , passing through the route to Myanmar
Tuji pass
What is the name of the belt where new alluvial soils are found
Khadar
What are the four types of belts in the plains of outer Himalayas
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)
Glaciers are present
In the Trans Himalayan ranges
What is the oldest part of India
Peninsular plateau. It is made up of hard igneous and metamorphic rocks
What is the height of Peninsular Plateau
600 to 900 metres.
Which valleys separate the malwa and Deccan plateau
River Narmada and Tapti
What are the names of Three plateaus
- Malwa
- Chotta Nagpur
- Deccan
The name of the place where eastern ghats and western Ghats meet
Nilgiris mountain
What are the two mountains present in between the Malwa and Deccan plateau
Vindhya and satpura mountains
What is the area of North Indian plains
2500 kms
The North Indian plain
Approximately starts from Satluj in the west to Bhrama Putra in the east
The alluvium present in the North Indian plains are brought down by
Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra River and it’s tributaries
What are the passes present in the Greater Hiamalayan ranges
Shipkila, Zojila , Nitila, Lipulekha, Thagla and Nathula pass