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Geography of Punjab Flashcards

1
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on which side of india is punjab situated

A

north west

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2
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punjab shares its borders with how many states

A

4

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3
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which UT borders punjab on the north

A

jammu and kashmir

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4
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how many districts of punjab share a border with pakistan

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6

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5
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punjab shares its domestic border with __ states and ___ UT

A

3 and 1

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6
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punjab is bordered by which country

A

pakistan

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7
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punjab shares roughly ___ kms of international border

A

553

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8
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what is the shape of the punjab state

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triangular

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9
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what is the % of punjab areas to total geographical area of the country

A

0.0154

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10
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punjab soans which physiographic region inthe northeast

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siwalik range

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11
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punjab is fringed by which of these ranges to the notheast and north?

A

shivalik

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12
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average elevation of punjab is approx

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300 metres

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13
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which one amongst the following landforms has been badly dissected with choes

A

kandi

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14
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what are the choes

A

ephemeral streams of the upland plains

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15
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what are seasonal streams called in punjab

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choes

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16
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what is the doab area between ravi and chenab called

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rechna doab

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17
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which belt or region of punjab does come under the ravi and beas rivers

A

majha

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18
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between which of the following pair of rivers does the doaba region in punjab fall

A

the beas-sutlej

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19
Q

what is known as the triangular region in between the rivers sutlej and beas

A

doaba

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20
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the region of india punjab berween the rivers beas and sutlej is known as

A

doaba

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21
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amritsar is located in which of the following doab regions

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bari doab

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22
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chaj doab is between

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chenab and jhelum

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23
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malwa comes under rivers ravi and beas?

A

no

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24
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order of doab of punjabs from east to west

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bist jalandhar, bari, rachna, chaj

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25
Q

ludhiana is part of majha region

A

no

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26
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ludhiana is part of doaba region

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no

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27
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jalandhar is part of malwa region

A

no

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28
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ludhiana is located in which region of punjab

A

malwa

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29
Q

pathankot is part of doaba area in punjab

A

no

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30
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which river separates the upper bari doab and bist doab in punjab

A

beas

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31
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districts of majha region of punjab

A

amritsar, pathankot, gurdaspur and tarn tarn

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32
Q

sand dunes are found in which part of punjab

A

south west

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33
Q

punjab falls under which seismic zones

A

38020

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34
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what is the old name of punjab

A

sapta sindhu

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35
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greeks referred punjab as

A

pentopotamia

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36
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pentopotamia was the name given to punjab by thr

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greeks

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37
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the word punjab has originated from which language

A

persian

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38
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punjab means a land of

A

5 rivers

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39
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punjab is a combination of

A

the persian woeds panj and ab

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40
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ancient names of punjab

A

sapta sindhu, braham vrata, taki

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41
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which river that also flows from punjab is known as satadree

A

sutlej

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42
Q

which river does not flow throw punjab

A

jhelum

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43
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langchen khambab is another name of

A

satluj

44
Q

gobind sagar lake has been constructed behind which dam

A

bhakra dam

45
Q

which river constitutes the largest catchment area

A

satluj

46
Q

the reservoir, govind sagar is on

A

sutlej

47
Q

sirhind canal originates from thr river sutlej in

A

ropar

48
Q

the sirhind canal carries water from river

A

sutlej

49
Q

which 3 rivers form trimab

A

ravi, chenab, jhelum

50
Q

trimab is a place where

A

ravi joins combined jhelum and chenab

51
Q

panjnad is formed by which of the following

A

trimab-satluj-beas

52
Q

satluj originates from

A

rakas lake in tibet

53
Q

satluj enter through which pas

A

shipki la pass

54
Q

the beas river joins satluj at

A

harike pattan

55
Q

which river marks boundary between indo pak

A

satluj

56
Q

manikaran gurudwara is situated on which river

A

parbati river tributary of beas

57
Q

pong dam is on which river

A

beas

58
Q

mukerian hydel channel has taken off from which river

A

beas near talwara

59
Q

chakki is trivutary of

A

right side tributary of beas

60
Q

river beas originates

A

from borasu pass in kinnaur dist

61
Q

which dam is built over beas

A

pong dam

62
Q

which cities are situated on the banks of river beas

A

goindwal sahib, sultanpur lodhi

63
Q

which dam is built on satluj-beas river basin

A

bhakra nangal dam

64
Q

parbati and sukeri are tributaries of which river

A

beas

65
Q

parbati and sukeri are which side tributaries

A

left side tributaries

66
Q

the proposed shahpur kandi dam is to be built on which of the following rivers

A

ravi

67
Q

dam which has been constructed near madhopur head works is

A

ranjit sagar dam

68
Q

hakra is another name for which river

A

ghaggar

69
Q

which canals were constructed as a part of the triple canal project that began in 1905

A

upper jhelum canal, upper chenab canal, lower bari doab

70
Q

name the dam which is constructed on the soonk river

A

jainti dam

71
Q

what was previous name of ranjit sagar dam

A

thein dam

72
Q

which river of punjab has the largest catchment area

A

satluj

73
Q

sakki kiran nala os the tributary of which of the following rivers

A

ravi

74
Q

which is the longest river passing through punjab

A

satluj

75
Q

bist doab canal is located in

A

punjab

76
Q

the ghaggar river flows through which of the following districts of punjab

A

patiala

77
Q

ravi borders which districts

A

amritsar and pathankot

78
Q

beas borders which districts

A

nanwanshahr and jalandhar

79
Q

sutlej borders which districts

A

tarn tarn and hoshiarpur

80
Q

which districts are bordered by ravi river

A

pathankot, gurdaspur, amritsar

81
Q

central plain zone of punjab

A

jalandhar

82
Q

submountain undulating zone of punjab

A

hoshiarpur

83
Q

western zone of punjab

A

moga

84
Q

western plain zone of punjab

A

ferozepur

85
Q

the rain season in indian part of punjab is mostly from early _____ to end of _____ month

A

july-september

86
Q

what type of climate of the following punjab falls in

A

savanna type

87
Q

in winters, the cold winds causing frost and fog over punjab originate from

A

caspian sea and turkmenistan

88
Q

the cause of winter rainfall in punjab is

A

temperate cyclones

89
Q

monsoon withdrawal is observed in punjab in the month of

A

september

90
Q

hot blowing winds before monsoons arrive in punjab are called

A

loo

91
Q

punjab has how much of its geographical area under forests

A

0.048499999999999995

92
Q

total forest cover of state of punjab is

A

1846.65 sq km

93
Q

total recorded forest areas of state of punjab is

A

2442 sq km

94
Q

which district of punjab has highest percentage area under the forest cover

A

hoshiarpur

95
Q

name one not major forest area in punjab

A

kukrail forest

96
Q

hari-ke-pattan national wetland and wildlife sanctuary is situated in the district

A

tarn tarn

97
Q

kanjli wetland is in which district of punjab

A

kapurthala

98
Q

what type of soil is found in the flood plains of punjab

A

khadar soil

99
Q

which is most fertile and productive soils of punjab

A

loamy soil

100
Q

desert soil is found in which area

A

south west region of punjab

101
Q

which soil is deficient in organic matter

A

sierozems

102
Q

which soil is found in ropar

A

bet soil

103
Q

which soil is found in moga

A

loamy soil

104
Q

which soil is found in fatehgarh sahib

A

sierozems

105
Q

which soil is found in pathankot

A

kandi soils

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