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1
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himalayas are divided into

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5

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2
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top most part of himlayas

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trans himlayas

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3
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great himlayas also called

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himadri

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4
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pir panjal

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jammu and kashmir

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5
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dhola dhar

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himachal pradesh

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6
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mahabharat lekh

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nepal

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7
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where are shuvalik ranges called dudhwa rangw

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uttarakhand

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8
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upper most range in india

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karakoram range

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9
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another name for k2

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mount godwin austen
2nd highest peak in the world

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10
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who propounded the big bang theory

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georges lemaitre

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11
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southern most point of india

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pygmalion point or indira point

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12
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surface area of india

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2.4% of total

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13
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which tropic passes through the middle of the country

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tropic of cancer

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14
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how many countries india shares its birders with

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7

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15
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how many indian states share border with china

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5

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16
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trijunction of india tibet and myanmar

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talu pass

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17
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narrow shalow sea that separaetes india and nepal

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palk strait

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18
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group of islets between indian nepal

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adam’s bridge

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19
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contains 98% of indias coal

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gondwana rocks

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20
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youngest landmass of india

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himalayas

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21
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dehra dun is in

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uttarakhand

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22
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kangra valley in

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himachal pradesh

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23
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what is everest called in nepal and china

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sagarmatha- goddess of the sky
chomlungma- mother of the world

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24
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bara lacha la pass

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himachal pradesh

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25
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river indus originates from which range

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kailas range

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26
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karakoram range also called

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krishnagiri range

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27
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patkai bum and naga hills form watershed between

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india nad mynamar

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28
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what sepeartes naga hills from manipur hills

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barail range

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29
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highest point in mizo hills

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blue mountains

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30
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longest glacier

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sonapani glacier

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31
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largest alluvial tract of the world

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indo gangetic brahmaputra plain

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32
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jim corbett national park and laziranga nationla park

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uttarakhand and assam

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33
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nanada devi peak

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numaon himalayas

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34
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largest saline lake

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sambhar lake in jaipur

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35
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successor of river saraswati

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ghaggar

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36
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largest unit of great plain stretcging from delhi to kolk

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ganga plain

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37
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sorrow of bihar

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kosi river

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38
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largest delta in the world

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ganga brahmaoutra delta

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39
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granary of india

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punjab karyana and up

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40
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oldest landform of the earth

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penisnsular plateau

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41
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black cotton soil in maharashtra pleateau

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regur

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42
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who runs between delhi and palanpur in gujarat

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aravali range

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43
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oldest fold mountains in india

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aravali range

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44
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western ghat sepearted from sahyadri range by

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palghat gap

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45
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highest peak in south india

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anai mudi

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46
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east coast of india is called … in odisha

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utkal coast

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47
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cape comorin

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kanniyakumari

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48
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gulf of cmabay

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gulf of khambhat

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49
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largest lake

A

vembanad lake kerela

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50
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father of geography

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geodesy

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51
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boson theory of

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satyendranath bose

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52
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nearest star

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proxima centauri

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53
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temp of sun

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5778k

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54
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9th planet

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carla

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55
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veiled planet

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venus

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56
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sun’s revolution

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synodic month

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57
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highest point on moon

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mt leibnitz

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58
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part on moon that is always dark

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sea of tranquility

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59
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2 moons in a month

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blue moon

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60
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total lunar eclipse

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blood moon

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61
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winter planet

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jupiter

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62
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planet on its sides

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uranus

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63
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methane rings

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neptune

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64
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asterioids around jupiter

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trojan asteroids

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65
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total constellations

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88

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66
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lowest land point on earth

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dead sea

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67
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dead sea between

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israel and jordan

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68
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oldest deepesy and largest freshwater lake

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lake baikal russia

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69
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cradle of ancient civilisation

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asia

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70
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worlds longest mt range

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andes

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71
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smallest continent

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australia

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72
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first indian base in anatartica

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dKSHIN GANGOTRI

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73
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dynamis or active continent

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antarctica

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74
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lowest temp on earth

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-136 or -93.2 celcius

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75
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new 5th ocean

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southern ocean

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76
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busiest ocean

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atlantic ocean

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77
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largest island of volcanic origin

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iceland

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78
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smallest ocean

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arctic ocean

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79
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perihelion

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3rd jan

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80
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apehilion

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4th july

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81
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summer solstice

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june 21w

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82
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winter solstice

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dec 22

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83
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ozone

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statosphere

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84
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ionsohere

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thermosphere

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85
Q

millibars are now known as

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hectopascals

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86
Q

insight mission

A

nasa
study of valconoes

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87
Q

light house of mediterranean

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stromboli

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88
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world higest active volcano

A

cotopaxi of equador

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89
Q

longest rift valley

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valley of jordan river

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90
Q

lakshadweep is a group of

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36 islands

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91
Q

bee keeping

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apiculture

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92
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fish farming

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pisciculture

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93
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grapes

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viticulture

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94
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vegetable

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olericulture

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95
Q

tea originated in

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china

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96
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sugarcane originated in

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india

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97
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first organic state of india

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sikkim

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98
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zero budget national farming first evolved in

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karnataka

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99
Q

geological survey of india

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kolkata

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100
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top mineral producing state

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odisha

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101
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largest prod of crude oil and natural gas

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gujarat

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102
Q

name of first oil well

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vasudhara

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103
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sagar samrat was called from

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japan

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104
Q

largest reserve of manganese

A

zimbabwe

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105
Q

black gold or bread of industries

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coal

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106
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brown gold

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lignite

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107
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top bauxite prod

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odisha

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108
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top prod of mica

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andhra

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109
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top gold

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karnataka

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110
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top prod of uranium

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jharkhand

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111
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top prod of silver

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rajasthan

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112
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largest prod of thorium

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india
kerela

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113
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top prod of chromite

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odisha

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114
Q

tisco established by

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tata

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115
Q

bhilai steel plant

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mp

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116
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hindustan steel ltd

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rourkela odisha

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117
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bokaro steel plant

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odisha

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118
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salem steel plant

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tamil nadu

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119
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first aluminium indus

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west bengal

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120
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balco

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ussr

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121
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nalco

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france

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122
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hindalco

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us

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123
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indalco

124
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malco

125
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vedanta

126
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first modern cotton mill

127
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largest number of mills

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tamil nadu

128
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golden fibre of bengal

129
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first jute factory

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rishra west bengal

130
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inter jute org

131
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first sugar indus

132
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leading sugar prod

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maharashtra

133
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total forest cover

134
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tree cover

135
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top forest cover

136
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area wise forst cover

137
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forest cover %

138
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mangrove cover increase

139
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which river is called singi khamban or lion’s mouth in tibet

140
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largest tributary of indus

141
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ganda in uttarkhand is called

A

bhagirathi

142
Q

bhagurathi meets alaknanda at

143
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longest tribu of ganga

144
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brahmaputra originated from

A

chemayungdung glacier of kailash range

145
Q

brahmaputra enters bangladesh

A

near dhubri

146
Q

what connects gulf of mannar and palk strait

A

sethusamudram project

147
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largest peninsular river system

148
Q

godavri also called

A

dakshin ganga

149
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largest river system in rajasthan

150
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bhakra nangal

151
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hirakund

152
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who called multipurpose projects as temples of modern india

153
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largest highway proj

154
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longest nh

A

NH44 srinagar to kanyakumari

155
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dhola sadiya/ bhupen hazarika setu

A

assam to arunachal

156
Q

green national highways corridor proj

157
Q

one nation one fastag

A

2019
5 years validity

158
Q

bro proj in bhutan

A

proj dantak

159
Q

deccan queen

A

mumbai and pune
1930

160
Q

indias first enginless train

161
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largest route relay interlocking system

A

delhi main station

162
Q

when were indian railways nationalised

163
Q

17th zone of indian railways

A

kolkata metro zone
2010

164
Q

airways in india started in

165
Q

mission to evacuate stranded indians around the world

A

vande bharat mission

166
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mascot of indian airlines

167
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how many commercially managed airports

168
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UDAN

169
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netaji bose airport

170
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indira gandhi airport

171
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babasaheb ambedkar airport

172
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veer savarkar airport

A

port blair

173
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rajiv gandhi airport

174
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sardar v patel airport

175
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lal bahadur shastri airport

176
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first green field airport

A

pakyong airport sikkim

177
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largest shio recycling yard

A

alang sosiya gujarat

178
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central water tribunal

179
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IWAI

180
Q

largest port of india

A

nehru port mumbai

181
Q

largest natural port

A

vishakhaptnam

182
Q

tidal port

A

deendayal port gujarat

183
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green port of india

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haldia port

184
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first city to have water metro proj

A

kochi
first boat-muziris

185
Q

state and capital
arunachal
andhra
assam
bihar
chattisgarh

A

itanagar
amarvati
dispur
patna
chandigarh

186
Q

goa
gujarat
haryana
hp
j&k
ladakh

A

panji
gandhinagar
chandigarh
shimla amd dahrmshala
srinagar
leh

187
Q

jharkhand
karnataka
kerela
lakshadweep
manipur
meghalaya
mizoram
odisha

A

ranchi
bengaluru
thiruvananthpuram
kavaratti
imphal
shillong
aizawal
bhubaneshwar

188
Q

punjab
rajasthan
sikkim
tamil nadu
telangana
tripura
uttarakhand
up
west bengal

A

chandigarh
jaipur
gangtok
chennai
hyderabad
agartala
gairsain and dehradun
lucknow
kolkata

189
Q

which state does not have elected legislative assembly or cm

190
Q

last in literacy rate

191
Q

29th state

192
Q

np and location
bandipur np
balphakram sanctuary
chandraprabha sanctuary
jim corbett
dachigam np
dudhwa np
ghana bird sanctuary
hazaribagh np

A

karnataka
meghalaya
up
uttarakhand
j&k
up
rajasthan
jharkhand

193
Q

jaldapara
kanha
kaziranga
manas
mt abu
mudumalai
namdapha
palamau
pakhal

A

west bengal
mp
assam
assam
rajasthan
tamil nadu
arunachal
jharkhand
telangana

194
Q

pench
ranganathitu
madhav
vedanthangal
wild ass
mahatma gandhi

A

mp
karantaka
mp
tamil nadu
gujarat
andaman and nicobar

195
Q

first ramsar sit

A

kolleru lake
andhra

196
Q

75th ramsar

A

sunderbans

197
Q

tehri

A

uttarakhand

198
Q

loktak

199
Q

first person to climb everest twice

200
Q

first indian to scale without oxygen

A

phu dorjee

201
Q

black revolution

202
Q

brown

203
Q

golden

A

horticulture honey

204
Q

golden fibre

205
Q

grey

A

fertilizer

206
Q

pink

A

onion/prawn

207
Q

red

A

meat/tomato

208
Q

silver

A

egg/poultry

209
Q

yellow

210
Q

project tiger

A

1973
9 to 53 tiger reserves

211
Q

jim corbett

A

hailey np
1st np

212
Q

total np in india

213
Q

pink ruins of petra

214
Q

land of silk milk and gold

215
Q

amarnath cave

216
Q

amber palace

217
Q

anand bhawan

218
Q

bhakra dam

219
Q

birla planetorium

220
Q

jagannath temple

A

puri odisha

221
Q

brindavana gardens

A

mysore karnataka

222
Q

buland darwaza

A

fatehpur sikri up

223
Q

hanging gardens

224
Q

hawa mahal

225
Q

kowrah bridge

226
Q

nataraja temple

A

tamil nadu

227
Q

pichola lake

228
Q

kanyakumari

A

tamil nadu

229
Q

vijay stambh

A

chittorgarh rajasthan

230
Q

lingraja temple

231
Q

statue of bahubali

232
Q

tower of silence

233
Q

victoria memorial

234
Q

vijay ghat

235
Q

old name and new name
allahabad
faizabad
osmanabad
aurangabad

A

prayagraj
ayodhya
chhatrapti sambhaji nagar
dharashiv

236
Q

al aqusa mosque

A

jerusalem israel

237
Q

bradenberg gate

238
Q

broadway

239
Q

brown house

240
Q

downing street

241
Q

fleet street

242
Q

grand canyon

243
Q

harley street
hyde park
india house

244
Q

kaaba

A

mecca saudi

245
Q

merdeka palace

246
Q

oval

247
Q

potala palace

A

lhasa tibet

248
Q

red square

249
Q

height of mt everest

A

8850 metres

250
Q

connects andaman sea and south china sea

A

malacca strait

251
Q

connects bay of mannar and bay of bengal

A

palk strait

252
Q

connects gukf of persia and oman

A

hormuz strait

253
Q

connects s china sea and e china sea

A

formosa strait

254
Q

connects russia and us

255
Q

spain and morocco

256
Q

uk and france

257
Q

largest archipelago in the world

258
Q

largest aquatic area

259
Q

longest coastline

260
Q

blue mountain

261
Q

city of sky scrapers

262
Q

city of 7 hills

263
Q

city of dreaming spires

264
Q

city of golden gate

A

san francisco

265
Q

cockpit of europe

266
Q

china’s sorrow

267
Q

eternal city

268
Q

forbidden city

A

zijincheng

269
Q

gate of tears

A

bab el mandeb jerusalem

270
Q

hermit kingdom

271
Q

island of pearls

272
Q

key to mediteranean

273
Q

land of goldeb feece

274
Q

land of white elephant

275
Q

sugar bowl

276
Q

windy city

277
Q

yellow river

278
Q

49th parallel

A

us and canada

279
Q

maginot line

A

france and germany

280
Q

38th parallel

A

n and s korea

281
Q

oder neisse line

A

germany and poland

282
Q

24th parallel

A

india pak- as claimed by pak

283
Q

code name for first detonation of nuclear device

284
Q

offical residence of pres of france

A

the elysee palace

285
Q

auroville is in

286
Q

kunchikal falls

287
Q

largest fresh water lake in india

A

wular lake

288
Q

jewel in the crown of kashmir

289
Q

indias largest inland salt lake

A

sambhar lake
rajasthan

290
Q

asias 2nd largest artificial lake

A

dhebar lake
rajasthan

291
Q

lifeline of manipur

A

loktak lake

292
Q

largest salt water lagoon lake

A

chilka lake

293
Q

highest lake

A

cholamu lake ‘sikkim

294
Q

mystery and skeleton’s lake

A

roopkund
uttarakhand

295
Q

lake district of india

A

uttarakhand
bhimtal lake

296
Q

irans new currency

297
Q

indian desert also called

A

marusthali

298
Q

divides west bengal and assam

A

sankosh river

299
Q

largest wind farm of india

A

tamil nadu

300
Q

negative population

301
Q

village of temples

302
Q

hughest forest density

303
Q

largest land locked country

A

kazakhstan

304
Q

urban prime in indis

305
Q

black sea is in

A

atlantic sea

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