GEOGRAPHY Flashcards
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RIVERS PASSING THROUGH JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK?
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Sona MRP
1 PALAIN
2 MANDAL
3 SONANADI
4 RAMGANGA
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WHAT IS IONOSPHERE?
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IONOSPHERE IS NOT A DISTINCT LAYER, INSTEAD, THE IONOSPHERE OVERLAPS THE MESOSPHERE, THERMOSPHERE, AND EXOSPHERE.
AURORAS OCCUR IN PARTS OF THERMOSPHERE THAT CORRESPOND TO THE LAYER OF RADIATION FROM THE SUN.
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BHARATI STATION LOCATION?
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BHARATI IS A PERMANENT ANTARCTIC RESEARCH STATION LOCATED BETWEEN THALA FJORD AND QUILTY BAY, EAST OF STORNES PENINSULA IN ANTARCTICA.
BHARATI AND MAITRI ARE ACTIVE.
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SANJAULI-DHALLI TUNNEL RECENTLY MENTIONED IN THE NEWS IS LOCATED IN WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATES OF INDIA?
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HIMACHAL PRADESH.
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LOCATION OF ANAMALAI TIGER RESERVE?
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IT LIES SOUTH OF THE PALAKKAD GAP IN THE SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS ALONG WITH THE KERELA AND TAMIL NADU BORDER, SURROUNDED BY PARAMBIKULAM TIGER RESERVE ON THE EAST, CHINNAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND ERAVIKULAM NATIONAL PARK ON THE SOUTH WESTERN SIDE.
THE RESERVE IS ALSO SURROUNDED BY NENMARA, VAZHACHAL, MALAYATTUR, AND MARAYUR RESERVED FORESTS OF KERELA.
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WILDLIFE CORRIDORS IN ANAMALAI TIGER RESERVE?
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1 NAVAMALAI
2 PUNACHI
3 SILUVAIMEDU
4 SETHUMADAI- NENMARA
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESERVE OF ANAMALAI TIGER RESERVE?
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AS IT SUPPORTS 6 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1 MALASAR
2 MALAI MALASARS
3 KADARS
4 ERAVALLARS
5 PULAYARS
6 MUDUVARS
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GLOBAL LITCHI PRODUCTION STATUS OF INDIA?
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INDIA IS THE SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF LITCHI IN THE WORLD AFTER CHINA.
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MATARBARI PORT LOCATION?
FUNDING?
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BANGLADESH’S 1ST DEEP SEA PORT CAPABLE OF HOSTING LARGE VESSELS.
FUNDING BY JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA).
INDIA PLANNING TO CONNECT BANGLADESH’S MATARBARI PORT TO NORTHEASTERN STATES.
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ARRANGE FOLLOWING SUB ISLANDS OF LAKSHADWEEP FROM NORTH TO SOUTH?
KADMAT, KALPENI, ANDROTH, MINICOY, AGATTI, KAVARATTI, KILTAN, CHETLAT?
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1 C- CHETLAT
2 K- KILTAN
3 K- KADMAT
4 A- AGATTI
5 A- ANDROTH
6 K- KAVARATHI
7 K- KALPENI
8 M- MINICOY
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BAB EL MANDEB STRAIT CONNECTS?
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RED SEA WITH GULF OF ADEN.
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GUARDAFUI CHANNEL CONNECTS?
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SOMALI SEA WITH GULF OF ADEN.
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GULF OF ADEN CONNECTS?
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RED SEA TO ARABIAN SEA VIA STRAIT OF BAB EL MANDEB.
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MAIN RIVERS FLOWING THROUGH BUXA TIGER RESERVE?
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1 SANKOSH
2 RAIDAK
3 JAYANTI
4 CHURNIA
5 TURTURI
6 PHASHKHAWA
7 DIMA
8 NONANI
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LARGEST PRODUCER OF TOBACCO IN WORLD?
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CHINA 1ST
INDIA IS WORLD’S SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER.
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LARGEST PRODUCER OF TOBACCO IN INDIA?
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GUJARAT 45% FOLLOWED BY ANDHRA PRADESH AND UTTAR PRADESH.
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CONDITIONS FOR TOBACCO GROWTH?
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1 TEMPERATURE- BETWEEN 20 AND 30 DEGREE CELSIUS. 90 TO 120 FROST FREE DAYS.
2 RAINFALL- DRY PERIOD REQUIRED FOR RIPENING OF LEAVES .
3 SOIL- WELL AERATED AND DRAINED SOIL WITH PH BETWEEN 5 TO 6.5.
IT IS SENSITIVE TO WATER LOGGING.
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HEADQUARTERS OF TOBACCO BOARD?
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GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH.
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NODAL MINISTRY OF TOBACCO BOARD?
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
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MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL SEPARATES MOZAMBIQUE FROM?
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1 COMOROS
2 MAYOTTE
3 MADAGASCAR
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KRISHNA RAJA SAGAR DAM LOCATION?
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LOCATED NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF RIVER KAVERI WITH ITS TRIBUTARIES, HEMAVATI AND LAKSHMANA TIRTHA, IN KARNATAKA.
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WHERE IS BELGOROD REGION?
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IN WESTERN RUSSIA ON BORDER WITH UKRAINE.
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LOCATION OF ISLAND OF KRCEDINSKA ADA AND CONTEXT?
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AKA AS THE ISLAND OF KRCEDIN IS A RIVER ISLAND IN SERBIA.
DOZENS OF STARVING HORSES AND CATTLE STRANDED ON THE ISLAND.
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CHANÁ PEOPLE WERE IN NEWS. THEY ARE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN?
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ARGENTINA 🇦🇷 AND URUGUAY 🇺🇾.
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BHITARKANIKA NATIONAL PARK IS LOCATED IN?
KENDRAPARA, ODISHA.
IT LIES IN THE ESTURIAL REGION OF BRAHMANI-BAITRANI WITH BAY OF BENGAL LYING IN THE EAST.
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BHITARKANIKA NATIONAL PARK IS SURROUNDED BY?
BHITARKANIKA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, GAHIRMATHA BEACH AND MARINE SANCTUARY.
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RIVERS IN BHITARKANIKA NATIONAL PARK?
1 BRAHMANI
2 BAITRANI
3 DHAMRA
4 PATHSALA
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SECOND LARGEST MANGROVE FOREST ECOSYSTEM IN INDIA?
BHITARKANIKA IS THE SECOND LARGEST MANGROVE FOREST ECOSYSTEM IN INDIA AFTER SUNDERBANS IN WEST BENGAL.
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UNIQUE FEATURE OF BHITARKANIKA NATIONAL PARK?
ALL THREE SPECIES OF CROCODILES
1 GHARIAL (CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)
2 MUGGER CROCODILE (VULNERABLE)
3 SALTWATER CROCODILE (LEAST CONCERN) CAN BE FOUND HERE IN ODISHA.
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SALTWATER CROCODILES IN INDIA CAN BE FOUND IN?
1 BHITARKANIKA NATIONAL PARK
2 SUNDERBANS
3 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
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MAJOR ERUPTING VOLCANOES IN 2023
1.VILLARRICA VOLCANO IN-
2. MOUNT MARAPI IN-
3. MOUNT ULAWUN IN-
4. FAGRADALSFJALL IN-
5. KILAUEA IN-
6. MOUNT ETNA IN-
7. KLYUCHEVSKOY IN-
1. VILLARRICA VOLCANO IN CHILE 🇨🇱
2. MOUNT MARAPI IN INDONESIA 🇮🇩
3. MOUNT ULAWUN IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🇵🇬
4. FAGRADALSFJALL IN ICELAND 🇮🇸
5. KILAUEA IN HAWAII
6. MOUNT ETNA IN SICILY, ITALY 🇮🇹
7. KLYUCHEVSKOY IN RUSSIA 🇷🇺
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THE 1643 KM INDO-MYANMAR BORDER RUNS THROUGH WHICH INDIAN STATES?
1 MIZORAM
2 MANIPUR
3 NAGALAND
4 ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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WORLD'S BIGGEST ICEBERG?
A23a IS THE WORLD'S OLDEST AND LARGEST ICEBERG.
IT FIRST BROKE OFF ANTARCTICA'S FILCHNER ICE SHELF COAST.
A23a IS HEADING OUT OF THE WEDDEL SEA.
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE FORMATION OF ICEBERG?
1 TEMPERATURE- WARMER CONDITIONS--} INCREASED MELTING--} MORE ICEBERG FORMATION
2 OCEAN CURRENTS- ICEBERGS DRIFT OVER LONG DISTANCE DUE TO INFLUENCE OF OCEAN CURRENTS.
3 UNDERWATER TOPOGRAPHY
4 WIND PATTERNS- STRONG WINDS INFLUENCE THEIR TRAJECTORY.
5 SEA ICE CONDITIONS- PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF SEA ICE AFFECTS ICEBERG MOBILITY.
6 TIDAL FORCES- IMPACT MOVEMENT.
7 CLIMATE CHANGE- MORE MELTING.
8 SNOW ACCUMULATION- SNOW BUILDS ON GLACIERS ADDS STRESS, LEADING TO CALVING.
9 HUMAN ACTIVITIES- SHIPPING AND INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS CAN INFLUENCE MOVEMENTS.
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COUNTRIES BORDERING BALTIC SEA?
DGP LaLi FINLAND ESR
1 DENMARK 🇩🇰
2 GERMANY 🇩🇪
3 POLAND 🇵🇱
4 LATVIA 🇱🇻
5 LITHUANIA 🇱🇹
6 FINLAND 🇫🇮
7 ESTONIA 🇪🇪
8 SWEDEN 🇸🇪
9 RUSSIA 🇷🇺
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GULF OF BOTHNIA IS BETWEEN WHICH TWO COUNTRIES?
FINLAND'S WEST COAST AND SWEDEN'S EAST COAST.
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GULF OF FINLAND IS BETWEEN WHICH COUNTRIES?
FINLAND AND ESTONIA.
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GULF OF RIGA IS BETWEEN WHICH COUNTRIES?
LATVIA AND ESTONIA.
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WHAT ARE DHOKES?
SHELTERS FOR HUMANS AND CATTLE OF MIGRANT BAKERWALS ARE CALLED DHOKES.
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KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK IS KNOWN FOR THE RENOWNED BIG FOUR. WHAT ARE THE RENOWNED BIG FOUR?
1 RHINO
2 ELEPHANT 🐘
3 TIGER 🐅
4 ASIATIC BUFFALO 🐃
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WHERE IS LAKE RETBA?
SENEGAL 🇸🇳
IT IS DISAPPEARING.
ALSO KNOWN AS LAKE ROSE OR THE PINK LAKE. (PRESENCE OF HALOPHILIC GREEN ALGAE, SPECIALLY DUNALIELLA SALINA MAKES IT PINK).
NOTE INDIA ALSO HAVE PINK LAKE IN MAHARASHTRA-- LONAR LAKE.
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MELANISTIC TIGER SAFARI IS BEING ESTABLISHED IN?
ODISHA.
MELANISTIC TIGERS ARE A RARE VARIANT OF THE BENGAL TIGER.
THESE TIGERS ARE ALSO CALLED BLACK TIGERS. THEY HAVE THICK STRIPES ON THEIR BODY THAT ARE DUE TO PSEUDO MELANISM.
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BORDERING COUNTRIES OF LAKE VICTORIA?
KUT
1 KENYA 🇰🇪
2 UGANDA 🇺🇬
3 TANZANIA 🇹🇿
IT IS ALSO CALLED VICTORIA NYANZA IN KENYA, NALUBAALE IN UGANDA AND UKEREWE IN TANZANIA.
IT IS FACING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.
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DRYING LAKE ARAL SEA IS LOCATED IN?
KAZAKHSTAN AND UZBEKISTAN.
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DRYING LAKE CHAD IS LOCATED IN?
CAMEROON, CHAD, NIGER AND NIGERIA.
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DRYING LAKE QINGHAI IS LOCATED IN?
CHINA.
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DRYING LAKE URMIA IS LOCATED IN?
IRAN.
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DRYING LAKE GREAT SALT LAKE IS LOCATED IN?
UTAH, US.
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DRYING LAKE POYANG LAKE IS LOCATED IN?
JIANGXI, CHINA.
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DRYING LAKE POOPO IS LOCATED IN?
BOLIVIA.
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DRYING LAKE HAMUN IS LOCATED IN?
IRANO- AFGHAN BORDER.
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DRYING LAKE LOP NUR IS LOCATED IN?
XINJIANG, CHINA.
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DRYING LAKE TULARE LAKE IS LOCATED IN?
CALIFORNIA, US.
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DRYING LAKE CHAPALA IS LOCATED IN?
MEXICO.
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DRYING LAKE DEAD SEA IS LOCATED IN?
ISRAEL, JORDAN AND PALESTINE.
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DRYING LAKE EBINUR IS LOCATED IN?
XINJIANG, CHINA.
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DRYING LAKE SALTON SEA IS LOCATED IN?
CALIFORNIA, US.
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DRYING LAKE FAGUIBINE IS LOCATED IN?
MALI.
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DRYING LAKE PYRAMID IS LOCATED IN?
NEVADA, US.
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DRYING LAKE AMIK IS LOCATED IN?
TURKEY.
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DRYING LAKE CUITZEO IS LOCATED IN?
MICHOACAN, MEXICO.
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DRYING LAKE OWENS IS LOCATED IN?
CALIFORNIA, US.
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DRYING LAKE WALKER IS LOCATED IN?
NEVADA, US.
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DRYING LAKE ALAN NUR IS LOCATED IN?
XINJIANG, CHINA.
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DRYING LAKE MONO IS LOCATED IN?
CALIFORNIA US.
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DRYING LAKE ALBERT IS LOCATED IN?
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
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DRYING LAKE HINDMARSH IS LOCATED IN?
AUSTRALIA.
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DRYING LAKE HULA IS LOCATED IN?
ISRAEL.
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TUVALU ISLANDS ARE LOCATED IN?
WEST CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN.
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FUTULA LAKE IS LOCATED IN?
NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA.
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RATLE HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT IS LOCATED IN?
JAMMU AND KASHMIR.
CONCRETE GRAVITY TYPE DAM.
IT IS RUN OF THE RIVER SCHEME ON CHENAB RIVER.
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AGASTHYAGAMA EDGE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED FROM?
WESTERN GHATS.
ALSO KNOWN AS NORTHERN KANGAROO LIZARD.
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TALABIRA THERMAL POWER PROJECT IS LOCATED IN?
ODISHA.
IT IS A PIT HEAD POWER STATION.
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SURINAME 🇸🇷 LOCATION?
IN NORTHERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA ON SURINAME RIVER.
IT IS ALSO UNESCO'S WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
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EXTENT OF HINDU KUSH HIMALAYAS?
SPANS 8 COUNTRIES.
1 AFGHANISTAN 🇦🇫
2 BANGLADESH 🇧🇩
3 BHUTAN 🇧🇹
4 CHINA 🇨🇳
5 INDIA 🇮🇳
6 MYANMAR 🇲🇲
7 NEPAL 🇳🇵
8 PAKISTAN 🇵🇰
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THIRD POLE OF EARTH?
HINDU KUSH HIMALAYAS ARE KNOWN AS THE THIRD POLE, AS IT CONTAINS THE LARGEST VOLUME OF ICE ON EARTH OUTSIDE OF THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTICA.
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WATER TOWER OF ASIA?
HINDU KUSH HIMALAYAS IS THE SOURCE OF 12 ASIAN RIVER SYSTEMS AND IS CALLED WATER TOWER OF ASIA.
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ASIAN RIVER SYSTEMS ORIGINATING FROM HINDU KUSH HIMALAYAS?
1. SYR DARYA AND AMU DARYA TOWARDS THE NOW DEAD ARAL SEA.
2. THE TARIM TOWARD THE TAKLAMAKAN.
3. INDUS, GANGA AND BRAHMPUTRA TOWARDS ARABIAN SEA AND BAY OF BENGAL.
4. YELLOW RIVER TOWARDS THE GULF OF BOHAI.
5. YANGTZE TOWARDS EAST CHINA SEA.
6. MEKONG TOWARDS THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
7. CHINDWIN, SALWEEN AND IRRAWADDY TOWARDS THE ANDAMAN SEA.
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11 MOUNTAIN STATES OF HINDU KUSH HIMALAYAS?
1 JAMMU AND KASHMIR
2 HIMACHAL PRADESH
3 UTTARAKHAND
4 ASSAM
5 MEGHALAYA
6 MIZORAM
7 ARUNACHAL PRADESH
8 MANIPUR
9 NAGALAND
10 SIKKIM
11 TRIPURA
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KAIETEUR FALLS (ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WATERFALLS IN THE WORLD) ARE LOCATED IN?
GUYANA.
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KADALUNDI VALLIKKUNNU COMMUNITY RESERVE IS LOCATED IN?
KERELA.
IT IS INDIA’S FIRST RIVER FRONT COMMUNITY RESERVE ON MOUTH OF KADALUNDI RIVER.
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WHAT ARE ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS?
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS ARE LARGE NARROW SECTIONS OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE THAT CARRY MOISTURE FROM THE EARTH'S TROPICS NEAR THE EQUATOR TO THE POLES.
ON AVERAGE EARTH HAS FOUR TO FIVE ACTIVE ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS AT ANY TIME.
EACH MOVES THE EQUIVALENT OF THE LIQUID WATER THAT FLOWS THROUGH THE MOUTH OF THE AMAZON RIVER.
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PINEAPPLE EXPRESS?
IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER THAT RECENTLY HIT CALIFORNIA.
IT ORIGINATES IN THE SUBTROPICAL WATERS AROUND HAWAII.
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WHAT IS AMOC?
ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION.
IT IS A LARGE SYSTEM OF OCEAN CURRENTS THAT IS REGULATED BY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SALT CONTENT, TEMPERATURE AND WATER DENSITY OF OCEANS.
IT IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE OCEANS CONVEYOR BELT DUE TO ITS CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT OF WARM WATER AND COLD WATER MASSES THROUGHOUT THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
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SATHYAMANGALAM TIGER RESERVE IS LOCATED IN?
TAMIL NADU.
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THE GREAT MOYAR CORRIDOR LINKS?
IT LINKS THE MUDUMALAI AND SATHYAMANGALAM TIGER RESERVE.
MUDUMALAI-MANGALAPATTI- THENGUMARADA- KARACHIKORAI- BANNARI.
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AMMAVARIPET LAKE IS LOCATED IN?
TELANGANA.
AFRICAN MEDITERRANEAN WADER BIRD SPUR WINGED LAPWING SPOTTED HERE.
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DISAPPEARING EAST AFRICAN GLACIERS IN NEWS?
1. IN RWENZORI RANGES (UGANDA/DRC)- MOUNT STANLEY, MOUNT SPEKE AND MOUNT BAKER.
2. IN KILIMANJARO (TANZANIA)- NORTHERN ICE FIELD, SOUTHERN ICE FIELD, KERSTEN GLACIER.
3. KENYA- NORTHEY AND DARWIN GLACIERS, LEWIS GLACIER.
OTHER IMPORTANT GLACIERS IN AFRICAN CONTINENT- CREDNER GLACIER AND FURTWANGLER GLACIER.
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THREE DISTINCT VOLCANIC CONES IN MOUNT KILIMANJARO?
1 KIBO
2 MAWENZI
3 SHIRA-KIBO
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SEVEN SISTERS OF INDIA?
IT IS A TERM USED COLLECTIVELY FOR THE SEVEN NORTH-EASTERN STATES OF INDIA, COMPRISING
1 ARUNACHAL PRADESH
2 ASSAM
3 MANIPUR
4 MEGHALAYA
5 MIZORAM
6 NAGALAND
7 TRIPURA
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MAJULI ISLAND LOCATION?
ASSAM.
IT IS WORLD'S LARGEST RIVER ISLAND.
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DZÜKOU VALLEY IS LOCATED IN?
NAGALAND.
THIS VALLEY IS FAMOUS FOR ITS DZÜKOU LILY BLOOMS.
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WHICH STATE IS KNOWN AS THE LAND OF JEWELS?
MANIPUR IS KNOWN AS THE LAND OF JEWELS BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL VARIETIES OF ORCHIDS.
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LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN THE NORTHEAST?
LOKTAK LAKE.
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THE ONLY FLOATING NATIONAL PARK IN THE WORLD?
KEIBUL LAMJAO NATIONAL PARK, MANIPUR.
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WHICH STATE IS KNOWN AS THE ABODE OF CLOUDS?
MEGHALAYA.
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TALLEST PLUNGE WATERFALL IN INDIA?
NOHKALIKAI FALLS IN MEGHALAYA.
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WHICH CITY IS REFERRED TO AS THE SCOTLAND OF THE EAST?
SHILLONG- CAPITAL CITY OF MEGHALAYA.
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THE LIVING ROOT BRIDGES ARE UNIQUE TO WHICH STATE?
MEGHALAYA.
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ASIA'S CLEANEST VILLAGE?
MAWLYNNONG VILLAGE (MEGHALAYA).
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DAWKI RIVER LOCATION?
THE UMNGOT RIVER, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DAWKI RIVER AND WAH UMNGOT IS IN MEGHALAYA (NEAR BANGLADESH).
IT HAS CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER.
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NAME OF MIZORAM'S BLUE MOUNTAIN?
PHAWNGPUI- THE HIGHEST PEAK IN MIZORAM.
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VANTAWNG FALLS LOCATION?
MIZORAM.
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TAM DIL LAKE LOCATION?
MIZORAM.
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SMALLEST OF THE SEVEN SISTERS OF INDIA?
TRIPURA.
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WHICH STATE IS KNOWN AS THE LAND OF THE DAWN LIT MOUNTAINS?
ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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WHICH STATE IS KNOWN AS THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN?
ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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INDIA’S EASTERNMOST POINT?
KIBITHOO ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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SELA PASS IS LOCATED IN?
ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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GOLDEN PAGODA OF NAMSAI LOCATION?
ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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AGALEGA ISLANDS ARE SITUATED IN?
MAURITIUS (WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN).
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WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A LEAP YEAR WAS NOT INTRODUCED?
CROP CYCLES AND SEASONS WOULD START OCCURRING AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR GRADUALLY, LEADING TO CONFUSION.
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EIGHT DEGREE CHANNEL IS BETWEEN?
MINICOY AND MALDIVES.
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NINE DEGREE CHANNEL IS BETWEEN?
MINICOY AND THE MAIN CLUSTER OF LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS.
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LALA LALLIA WAS IN NEWS RECENTLY. WHAT IS IT?
IT IS A STAR DUNE FORMED 900 YEARS AGO, LOCATED IN EASTERN MOROCCO WITHIN THE SAHARA DESERT, SPECIFICALLY IN THE ERG CHEBBI SAND SEA NEAR MERZOUGA.
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WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE
1. _________ AEON
2. _________ ERA
3. _________ PERIOD
4. _________ EPOCH
5. _________ AGE.
1. PHANEROZOIC AEON
2. CENOZOIC ERA
3. QUATERNARY PERIOD
4. HOLOCENE EPOCH
5. MEGHALAYAN AGE.
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SABROOM LAND PORT LOCATION?
TRIPURA ALONG INDIA BANGLADESH INTERNATIONAL BORDER.
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BELARUS BORDERING COUNTRIES?
PUR- LL
1. POLAND 🇵🇱
2. UKRAINE 🇺🇦
3. RUSSIA 🇷🇺
4. LITHUANIA 🇱🇹
5. LATVIA 🇱🇻
IT IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY.
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SELA TUNNEL LOCATION AND CONNECTIVITY?
ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
CONNECTS TEZPUR, ASSAM TO TAWANG IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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POPOCATEPETL VOLCANO IS LOCATED IN?
MEXICO 🇲🇽.
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Impact of warmer oceans?
1. Increase in ocean stratification, which leads to less absorption of carbon dioxide by oceans.
2. Marine heat waves become more frequent and more intense.
3. Nutrients are not able to travel up to ocean surface below, threatening a collapse of marine ecosystem.
4. Hurricanes and cyclones may also become more frequent and more intense.
5. Coral bleaching takes place. It reduces the reproductivity of corals and makes them more vulnerable to life threatening diseases.
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Bordering countries of Democratic Republic of Congo?
1. Central African Republic
2. South Sudan 🇸🇸
3. Uganda 🇺🇬
4. Rwanda 🇷🇼
5. Burundi 🇧🇮
6. Tanzania 🇹🇿
7. Zambia 🇿🇲
8. Angola 🇦🇴
9. Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩.
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Shipra river location and major tributaries?
- Also known as Kshipra, is a river in Madhya Pradesh state.
- Perennial river.
- Tributaries– Khan and Gambhir.
- Ujjain is located on the right bank of the Shipra River.
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Origin of Shipra River?
Originates in the Vindhya Range from a hill called Kakri-Tekdi, which is in the north of Dhar and situated at a distance of 11 km from Ujjain.
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The only tiger reserve in Bihar?
Valmiki Tiger Reserve.
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Rivers that flow through the Valmiki Tiger Reserve?
1. Manor
2. Harha
3. Gandak
4. Pandai
5. Masan
6. Bhapsa
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Malawi bordering regions?
- East- Lake Malawi and Mozambique.
- West- Zambia
- North and Northeast- Tanzania
- South- Mozambique.
It is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa.
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Malawi was formerly known as the?
Nyasaland.
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Mountain Mulanje Massif also known as Mount Mulanje is located in?
It is a large inselberg located in Southern Malawi.
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Likubula waterfalls are located in?
Malawi.
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What are kallakkadal?
Also known as the Swell Surge (waves) is a formation of long wavelength waves on the surface of the seas. They propagate along the interface between air and water.
Recently flooded Kerela.
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Origin of Swell Waves?
- These are not generated by the immediate local wind, instead by distant weather systems, where wind blows for a duration of time over a fetch of water.
- Wind generated waves continue to progress as swell waves even after the wind has ceased or shifted, or the waves have moved away from the wind source.
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Influencing factors of Swell Waves?
The speed of the wind, the amount of ocean surface area affected by wind blowing in the same direction (also known as fetch), and the amount of time those winds blow over the same part of the ocean.
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Features of Swell Waves?
1. Narrow range of Frequencies
- Swells have a narrower range of frequencies and directions than locally generated wind waves.
- Swells take on a more defined shape and direction and are less random than locally generated wind waves.
- In terms of directionality, they are characterised by the direction from where it emanates instead of where it is headed.
2. Wavelength- Swell waves often have a long wavelength but this varies with the size of the water body. Their wavelengths may rarely exceed more than 150 m.
- Swell wavelength, also, varies from event to event. Occasionally, swells which are longer than 700 m occur as a result of the most severe storms.
- Swells travel much larger distances as compared to any ordinary wave packet. Swells are unaffected by local weather systems.
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Early warning systems for Swell Waves?
Kallakkadal (swell waves) occurs without precursors or any kind of local wind activity and as a result, it has been very difficult for the coastal population to get an advance warning. However, early warning systems like the Swell Surge Forecast System– launched by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in 2020– gives forewarning seven days in advance.
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Uttarakhand has 13 glacial lakes which are prone to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF). These lakes have been categorized into three risk levels: A, B and C.
Which lakes fall into the 'A' category?
Five highly sensitive lakes falls into the 'A' category.
1. Vasudhara Tal in the Dhauliganga basin in Chamoli district, and four lakes in Pithoragarh district.
2. Maban Lake in Lassar Yangtai Valley.
3. Pyungru Lake in the Drama basin,
4. Unclassified lake in the Drama basin.
5. Unclassified lake in Kuthi Yangtai Valley.
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What is a lunar node?
A lunar node is either of the two orbital nodes of the Moon, that is, the two points at which the orbit of the Moon intersects the ecliptic (The ecliptic or ecliptic plane is the orbital plane of Earth around the Sun).
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What is NJ9842?
Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends.
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Aral Sea is also known as?
Orol Dengizi (Uzbek) or Aral Tengizi (Kazakh).
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Desert formed by Aral sea is larger than the neighboring deserts.
True/false?
False, Desert formed by Aral Sea is known as The Aralkum Desert.
It is smaller than Karakum and Kyzylukum.
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Rio Grande River is located in which country?
USA.
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Drying lakes from Bengaluru (Karnataka)?
1. Ullal Lake
2. Dharmambudhi (now it is a bus stand).
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Mountain that spews gold?
Mount Erbeus is the southernmost active volcano of the Antarctica that, daily spews approximately 80 grams of gold valued at Rs 5 lakh.
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Earth's driest hot desert?
Atacama located in Northern Chile.
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Kiri Hydro Electric Project is located on which river?
Run of river project on Chenab river.
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Essequibo Region was in news recently, Why?
It is a region in Guyana where plenty of crude oil has been found. Venezuela held a non binding referendum to strengthen the nation's century old claim to the oil rich Essequibo territory governed by Guyana.
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Batagaika crater was in news recently, Why?
It is the largest permafrost crater in the world. Located in Russia.
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Pantanal Wetlands location?
Brazil (majority part), some part of it in Bolivia and Paraguay.
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La Cumbre Volcano location?
Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) erupting continuously, the lava is making its way down the iguana covered mountain which is affecting their habitat.
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Nusantara was in news why?
Nusantara is the name of Indonesia's new capital city. This shift is due to the threat of routine flooding and earthquakes, and it is rapidly sinking.
