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30/5/24 River System Of India Flashcards

1
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where does the Alakanandha river originates from

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Badrinath- Satopanth Glacier

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where does the mandakini origin from

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Kedarnath

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3
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where does Yamuna originates from

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Yamunotri

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4
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where does bhagirathi originates from

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Gangotri

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5
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the place where Yamuna and Ganga merges is called

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Sangam

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what is the name of the place` where Dhauli Ganga and alakananda merges

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Vishnu prayag

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7
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what is name of the confluence where nandakini and Alakananda merges

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nanda prayag

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what is the name of the place where Pindar ganga and alakananda joins

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Karna prayag

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9
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what is the name of the place where mandakini and Alakananda joins

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Rudra prayag

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10
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what is the name of the place where Bhagirathi and Alakananda joins

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Dev prayag

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11
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what is the name of the plave Yamuna and Ganga joins

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Sangam

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12
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The river Ganga runs along which of the states

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Uttarkhand, Uttarpradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal

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13
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what is the name of the river Ganga in Bangladesh

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Padma

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14
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What is the name of the river Ganga in West Bengal

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Hoogly

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15
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what is the name of the delta formed by river Ganga

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Sunderbans

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16
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what is the name of the river bramhaputra in tibet

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Yarlung Tsango

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17
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what is the name of the river bramhaputra in Bangladesh

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Jamuna

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18
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what is the name of the combination of river padma and river Jamuna

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Meghna

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19
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what is the name of the place where river Ganga and river Bhramaputra joins

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Goalundo

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20
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where doies river Ganga originates

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Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarkhand

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21
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the river which originates from the Gangotri Glacier is called

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Bhagirathi

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22
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the Alakananda originates from

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Satopanth glacier above Badrinath

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23
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what is the total length of river Ganga

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2525kms in India

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24
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what is the largest river system in India

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River Ganga

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25
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what is the major right bank tributary of river Ganga

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the son

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26
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what are the major left bank tributaries of river Ganga

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The Ramganga, the Gomathi, the ghagra, the Kosi and the Mahananda

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27
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what is the longest tributary of river Ganga

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Yamuna

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28
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The Yamuna joins the Ganga at

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Allahabad at uttarpradesh

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29
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what are the right bank tributaries of river yamuna

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the chambal , the sind , the betwa , and the kenon

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30
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what are the left bank tributaries of river Yamuna

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The Hindan, the Rind , the sengar , the varuna

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the chambal river is known for its

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Badland topography known as chambal ravines

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32
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where does the river Gandak joins Ganga

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Sonpur near patna

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33
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which river is known as the sorrow of Bihar

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Kosi river

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34
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which river is known as the sorrow of Bengal

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the damodar

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35
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what is the another name of river kosi in tibet

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Arun

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36
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what is name of the river originates at the Mapchachngo glaciers and joins the Ganga at

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Chhapra, Bihar

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37
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what is the main tributary of river Damodar

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Barakar

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38
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what is the last left bank tributary of river Ganga

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The Mahananda

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39
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what is the largest tributary of river Yamuna

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the Tons

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40
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where does the Bhramaputra river originates

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Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar

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41
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the major left left bank tributary of river bhramaputra is

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Lohit. dibang or Sikang , Burhi Dihing and Dhansari

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42
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which river is known as the Ganga of South India / Dhakshin Bharat ki Ganga

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The cauvery

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43
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where does the river cauvery originates

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thalakaveri lacated in the western Ghats

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44
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thala kaveri is located in `

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the Kodagu district of Karnata

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45
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what are the main tributaries of River Cauvery

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Arkavathy, Shimsha,Hemavathi, Kapila ,Honnuhole , Amravathi, Lakshmana Kabini, Lokapavani, Bhavani,Noyyal and Tirtha

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46
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which river starts from Mahabaleshwar in Maharastra

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River Krishna

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47
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the Krishna river flows through the states of

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Maharashtra, karnataka, Telangana and Andhrapradesh

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48
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which river is the main tributary of river Krishna

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Tungabatra

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49
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The mahanadi river originates from

A

Satpura range of Central India

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50
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what is the largest dam in India

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Hirakud Dam

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51
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the mahanadi river flows along the states of

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Maharashtra , Chattishgargh, Jharkhand and Orissa

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52
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what is the name of the delta formed by the Godavari river

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Rajhamundry

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53
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what are the major pilgrimage sites on the Godavari

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Nasik, Bradrachalam and Trimbak

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54
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what is the one of the most important river of peninsular India which runs from east to west

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Tapi river

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55
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Tapi river originates from

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eatern satpura range of Southern Madhya pradesh

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56
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Tapi river joins the arabian sea at

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Gulf of Cambay

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57
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what are the major tributaries of Tapi river system

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Waghur river , Aner river , girna river , Purna river , Panzara river and Bori river

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58
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the Narmada river is located in the

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Central India

59
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The narmada river originates from

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Amarkantak Hill in Madhya pradesh

60
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what are the three rivers runs from east to west

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The Tapti , The Narmada and The Mahi rivers

61
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The Narmada river flows to the states of

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Madhya pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra

62
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the Narmada river serves as the traditional frontier between

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South India and India

63
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what are the three major rivers of Peninsular India

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Godavari, Narmada and Tapti

64
Q

which city is known as the city of chillies

A

Guntur

65
Q

which city is known as the spiritual capital of Andhrapradesh

A

Tirupathi

66
Q

Which city is known as the place of Victory

A

Vijayawada

67
Q

which city is known as the the city of Destiny

A

Visakapatnam

68
Q

which city is known as the tea city of India

A

Dibrugargh, Assam

69
Q

which city is known as the gateway of northEast India

A

Guwahati

70
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which city is known as the city of blood

A

Tezpur in Assam

71
Q

which city is known as the silk city of India

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Bhagalpur, Bihar

72
Q

which city is known as the land of Knowledge

A

Nalanda

73
Q

which city is known as the steel capital of India

A

Bhilai

74
Q

which city is known as the power hub of India

A

Korba, Chattishgargh

75
Q

which city is known as the city of rallies

A

New delhi

76
Q

which city is known as the millennium city of India

A

Gurugram

77
Q

which city is known as the mini Cuba

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Bhiwani, Haryana due to large number of boxers hail from this city

78
Q

which city is known as the switzerland of India , Heaven on Earth

A

Kashmirr

79
Q

which city is as the coal capital of India

A

dhanbad, Jharkhand

80
Q

which city is known as the pittsburgh of India

A

Jamshedpur

81
Q

which city is known as the startup capital of India

A

Bengaluru

82
Q

which city is known as the garden city of India

A

Bengaluru

83
Q

which city is known as the scotland of India

A

Coorg

84
Q

which city is known as the city of Icecream

A

Mangalore

85
Q

which city is known as the rome of the east

A

Mangalare

86
Q

which city is known as heritage city of India

A

Mysuru

87
Q

which city is known as the city of palaces

A

Mysuru

88
Q

Which city is known as the queen of Arabian sea

A

Kochi

89
Q

which city is known as the cashew capital of the world

A

Kolam

90
Q

which city is known as the city of spices

A

Kozhikode

91
Q

which city is known as the city of Lakes

A

Bhopal

92
Q

which city is known as the city os Temples

A

Ujjain

93
Q

which city is known as Mini Mumbai

A

Indore

94
Q

which city is known as the finance capital of India

A

Mumbai

95
Q

which city is known as the city of Oranges

A

Nagpur

96
Q

which city is known as the wine capital of India

A

Nasik

97
Q

which city is known as the queen of Deccan

A

Pune

98
Q

which city is known as the oxford of the east

A

Pune

99
Q

which city is known as the scotland of the east

A

Shillong, meghalaya

100
Q

which city is known as the steel city of Odisha

A

Rourkela

101
Q

which city is known as the paris of the east

A

Puducherryw

102
Q

which city is known as the city of waterfalls

A

Deogargh

103
Q

which city is known as the royal city

A

Patiala

104
Q

which city is known as the Manchester of Punjab

A

Ludhiana

105
Q

which city is known as the pink city

A

Jaipur

106
Q

which city is known as the blue city

A

Jodhpur

107
Q

which city is known as the venice of the east

A

Udaipur

108
Q

which city is known as the Detroit of India

A

Chennai

109
Q

which city is known as the Gateway of South India

A

Chennao

110
Q

which city is known as the Manchester of South India

A

Coimbatore

111
Q

which city is known as queen of the hill stations

A

OOty

112
Q

which city is known as the city of pearls, Nizams and Biriyani

A

Hyderabad

113
Q

which city is city of Taj

A

Agra

114
Q

which city is known for Petha nagri

A

Agra

115
Q

which city is known as the city of prime ministers

A

Allahabad

116
Q

what is the name of the Sangam city

A

Allahabad

117
Q

which city is known as the abode of the God

A

Allahabad

118
Q

which city is known as the leather city of the world

A

Kanpur

119
Q

which city is known as the city of lights

A

Varanasi

120
Q

which city is known as the queen of mountains

A

Uttarkhand

121
Q

which city is known as the city of Joy

A

Kolkatta

122
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which city is known as the heaven of the aged

A

Kolkatta

123
Q

what is the name of the largest lake in India

A

Kolleru lake - Andhra pradesh

124
Q

what is the name of the inland salt lake

A

Sambhar lake

125
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what is the name of the lake mentioned in the Mahabharatha as the lake comes under the Kingdom of demon king Brishparva

A

Sambhar lake

126
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what is the name of the lake which is spiritually important for the hindus in the rajasthan state

A

Pushkar lake

127
Q

what is the name of the lake formed by the meteorite 50000 years back

A

Lonar lake - Maharashtra

128
Q

what is the name of the lake the space station of Indian research organisation is located

A

pulicat lake lagoon

129
Q

what isthe name of the largest freshwater lake in Kerala

A

Sasthamcotta lake

130
Q

the Nehru trophy boat race is conducted in which lake in kerala

A

Vembanad lake

131
Q

what is the largest coastal lagoon in India and second largest in the world

A

chilka lake - Odisha

132
Q

which lake is known as the jewel in the crown of Kashmir

A

Dal lake

133
Q

which city is known as the lake district of India

A

Bhimtal lake - Uttarkhand

134
Q

which lake is known as the C type lake in Uttarkhand

A

Bhimtal lake

135
Q

which lake is shaped like crescent shaped or kidney shaped lake

A

Nainital lake

136
Q

which lake is formed after the construction of Mullai periyar dam

A

Periyar lake

137
Q

which lake is renamed after the great ornithologist Salim ali

A

Salim ali lake - Maharashtra

138
Q

what is the name of the Asias largest stillwater lake or oxbow lake

A

Kanwar lake - Bihar

139
Q

what is name of the lake built in in Aravalli hills of Rajasthan where the Mahatma Gandhis ashes are Immersed and the Gandhi Ghat is built

A

Nakki lake Rajasthan

140
Q

what is the largest freshwater lake in India

A

Wular lake, Jammu and Kashmir

141
Q

what is the name of the lagoon lake in Kollam district of Kerala

A

Ahtamudi lake

142
Q

what is the name of the falls located in the Yercaud Tamilnadu

A

Kiliyur falls

143
Q

what is the name of the water falls in the Tenkasi district in tamilnadu

A

chittar river

144
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