India- Geography and History Pre Flashcards
Khyber, Gomal, Khurram and Bolan passes are located in which ranges
Hindukush, Sulaiman and KIrthar range
Who all entered India via the North western ranges
Indo- Aryans, Indo Greeks, Parthians, Sakas, Kushanas, Hunas and Turks
From where did Alexander of Macedona entered India
Swat valley
Which is the 2nd highest peak in the world
Mount Godwin Austen
What rivers constitute Punjab
Ravi, beas, sutlej, jhelum, chenab
Highest point in Aravalli hills
Mount Abu
where was Patliputra situated - rivers
confluence of Son with Ganga
Where did Harappan culture and vedic culture flourish
Indus and Western gangetic plains respectively
Which battles were fought near delhi
Kurukshetra, Tarain and Panipat
Why do most rock cut monasteries exist in the deccan
bc of volcanic rock which is easier to cut
Junnar, Kahneri and Karle are passes in
western ghats
Palaghat pass is associated with which river
Kaveri in western ghats, kerala
highest peak in southern peninsula
Anaimudi
where is dodapetta located
2nd highest peak of western ghats
highest peak of eastern ghats
jindaghada peak
Raichur doab is located between
krishna and tungabhadra
Raichur doab flourished under
Satavahannas
Kaveri delta flourished under
cholas
Kaveri ko chole pasand hai
Do dravidian/ pre aryan terms occur in vedic texts
yes
do pali and sanskrit terms appear in Sangam literature
yes
Why is india called bharat
an ancient tribe named bharat
Political unity was attained in ancient india during
mauryan and gupta
who gave the term india
greeks
who gave the term hind
arabs who called people living around sindhu/indus river as hindus
lingua franca during Asoka
prakrit
Godwin austen is located in which range
Karakoram
Narmada river runs in which direction
East to west
