INDIAN Flashcards
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Line b/w India(Arunachal) and Tibet of china
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Mac Mohan Line
2
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Line between india and afghanistan
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Durand Line
3
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Line b/w india and mynmaar
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Johnson’s Line
4
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Line b/w Ladakh and chine
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McDonald Line
5
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Line b/w india and Pakistan
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Radcliffe line
6
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Line between Andaman and Nicobar
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10° Channel
7
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B/w Maldives and India
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8 degree Channel
8
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B/w south Andaman and Little Andaman
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Duncan Passage
9
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B/w Lakshdweep and Minicoy
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9°degree
10
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B/w Minicoy and Maldives
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Maliku Kandu
11
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Who used the word LAC in a letter to Nehru
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Zhou Enlai in 1959
12
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In which year srilanka was discoverd
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1505 by Portuguese
13
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Main Religion of Mynmaar
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Buddhism
Capital - Naypyitaw
Currency - Kyat
14
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Highest Mountain in Bhutan
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Gang khar Puensum
Capital - Thimphu
Currency - Ngultrum
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The world’s highest Polo Ground is
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Shandur Polo Ground in Pakistan
Also called ‘‘Roof of the world’’
16
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Godavari originates from
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Trimbakeswar, Nasik
17
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Ravi originates from
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Near Rohtang Pass in the Chamba district of Himachal
18
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Tapi originates from
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Multai Reserve Forest in Betul district of MP
also known as the
‘Handmaid’ of the Narmada
19
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Mahanadi originates from
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Sihawa mountain in Chattisgarh
Hirakund Dam is built on this river
20
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Tributaries of Yamuna
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Ken, Betwa , Son, Chambal
21
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River entering in the plain with twist and turns forming large bends are called
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Meanders
22
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Meandering loop cuts off from the river and form a cutoff lake called
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Ox-bow lake
23
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Due to overflowing, the raised banks of river are called
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Levees
24
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Which forest area is on Sunderban Delta
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Mangroove
the largest protected wetland in India
25
Panchnad rivers of India
Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej
26
Indus originates from
Bokhar Chu glacier in Tibet
27
Dhuadhar Falls originates from which river
Narmada in Jabalpur, MP
28
Narmada originates from
Amarkantak in Annupur district MP
Flows in a rift valley bordered by Sat pura and Vindhya ranges
29
Headquarters of Ganga is
Bhagirathi
30
Ganga Brahmaputra basin lies in which region
10°N to 30°N lattitude
31
Peninsula Rivers forming estuaries
Narmada, Tapi, Periyar
32
Which river is called as Sorrow of Bengal
Damodar
Flows from Palmau Hills in Jharkhand
Tributary of Hugli River
33
Mettur Dam is on which river
Cauvery
34
Oldest dam of india
Kallani dam on Kaveri also known as Grand Anicut
35
Tributaries of Krishna
Konya, Panchganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Musi, Tungabhadra, Verna, Bhima
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Dam on Bhagirathi
Tehri , Highest Dam in india
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Which state is Source of river Ghaggar
Himachal
38
Gobind Sagar Lake, an artificial lake created by which river
Sutlej
39
Adam's bridge is between
Pamban Island(Rameswaram) and Mannar Island, Srilanka
40
Mahatma Gandhi Setu in which state
Bihar
41
Sisseri River Bridge is in
Arunachal Pradesh
42
Bhupen Hazarika Bridge connects
Assam and Arunachal
43
largest river island in the world and
the first island district of the country
Majuli in Assam on Bramhaputra
44
The Almatti dam project on the
Krishna River was an issue between
which states?
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
45
Which of the following is
India’s third highest waterfall?
Thalaiyar Falls is located in the
Devadanapatti of Theni District, Tamil
Nadu State
46
The Walayar Dam is in which
district of Kerala
Palakad district in kerela
Kalpathipuzha River
47
Which of the following is
called the 'Grand Canyon of India'
Great Canyon of Gandikota
Pennar River in Andhra Pradesh
48
Sambhar, the
largest inland salt water lake of India
located
Rajasthan
designated as a Ramsar site
due to pink flamingos
and waterfowl birds
49
Sasthamcotta
Lake Ashtamudi Lake located in
Kollam district
in the state of Kerala
50
Indira Sagar Dam which is a
concrete gravity dam is located in
Narmada, MP
51
Vembanad Lake, which is the
largest lake of India is in which state
kerela
the longest
lake in India
52
Kolleru Lake which is one of
the largest freshwater lakes in India is
located in which state
Andhra Pradseh
located between Krishna and Godavari
delta
53
On which river is Polavaram
irrigation project being built
Godavari
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southernmost river of the Kerela
Neyyar
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waterfalls is created by river Sharavathi, the highest waterfall in
India
Jog Waterfalls
56
largest man-made lake in India
Govind Vallabh Pant sagar
57
Floating National Park of India
Keibul Namjao, Manipur
58
Vedic Name Of
Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab
Parushni, Vitasta, Askini
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tributary of river Kaveri
Shimsha, Hemavati, Arkavati, Honnuhole,
Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Bhavani, Lokapavani, Noyyal and Amaravati
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The Salal Project is constructed
on the river
Chenab
60
waterfalls in
Chhattisgarh are also known as the
Niagara Falls of India
Chitrakoot
61
Maharana Pratap Sagar
reservoir on the river Beas in Himachal Pradesh is also known as
Pong Dam
62
longest tributary
of the river Indus
Sutlej
largest - Chenab
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Surajkund Lake is situated in
Haryana
64
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is
situated
krishna
65
largest peninsular river in India
Godavari
longest - Narmada
66
river which does NOT drain into a sea
Luni, Banas, Ropen
67
What is Kayal
Backwaters
68
Susu Dolphin is found in the waters of which river
Ganga
69
Trimbkeshwar is the source of
which river
Godavari (Dakshinganga)
70
Perennial River System of India
Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Narmada, Mahanadi, Tapi
70
Hundru Waterfalls is located on
which river
Swarnarekha in Ranchi
70
ancient name of the river
Tungabhadra was
Pampa
71
which city in Assam, the river Brahmaputra goes
south bound breaking away from its westward course and enters into
Bangladesh
Dhubri
71
Netravati River flows
through which city
Manglore
71
a deep valley with
steep to straight sides is almost equal in width at its top and its bottom
Gorge
72
a group of islands with
sea surrounding it
Archipelago
73
Nizam Sagar Dam
manjira river
tributary of godavari river
74
Dudhsagar
waterfalls located
Goa
75
The kaveri river rises in
Bramhgiri
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The kaveri river rises in
Bramhgiri hills in Western Ghats
76
What kind of depositional
landforms are formed when streams flowing from higher levels break into foot slope plains of low gradient
Alluvial Fans
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depositional feature made of alluvium that accumulates on the inside bend of streams and rivers below the slip-off
slope.
Point Bar
78
The famous cultural site
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) is situated on the banks of which river
Saraswati River
79
Baglihar Dam
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Baglihar Dam
J&K on Chenab
81
Maithon dam is on the river
Barakar in
the district Dhanbad of Jharkhand
82
Which barrages/dams is closest to the India-Bangladesh border
Farraka Barrage
83
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Krishna river
83
What is known as Hunter’s Moon in the West, is called as____in
India
Kartik Purnima
84
Tropic of Cancer passes through (23 1/2 Degree)
Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram, Tripura
85
The Indian Standard Time is
calculated from the clock tower of
Mirzapur, UP
86
Which among the following has its latitude within one degree of that New Delhi
Himalayas
87
Name the state capital located 53 metres above the sea level between 93
East longitude and 27 North latitude
Itanagar
88
The Indian Standard Time
corresponds to the longitude ______
degrees East
82.5 East
89
What is mined in the Badampahar mines of
Odisha
Hematite
second iron mine developedby TATA
90
Jadugra, in Singhbhum district, Jharkhand is an important mine for
Uranium
first uranium mine in India
91
largest coalfield in India
Jharia, Jharkhand
92
headquarters of Kolar Gold Fields
Robertsonpet
93
Which mineral is known as ‘buried Sunshine’
Coal
94
Which state is the largest
producer of mica in India
Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh
95
the most abundant
mineral found in the Earth's continental crust
Feldspar
96
Which of the following states has one of the richest monazite deposits in India
Kerela
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which of the following states are the Sundargarh deposits of Manganese located
Odisha
Dolomite is also available plentily here
98
In India, tertiary coals occur in
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya
99
The Tata Iron and Steel
company (TISCO) was established by
Dorabji Tata in
1907
100
Mundra Power Plant located in
Gujarat
101
The expansion project of
Numaligarh Refinery involves setting up a crude oil pipeline from ______ to Numaligarh
Paradip
102
India’s largest
research reactor
Dhruva
Mumbai (Bombay)
suburb of Trombay at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
103
steel
plants in India
- Durgapur - West Bengal
- Salem - Tamil Nadu
- Rourkela - Odisha
- Bokaro - Jharkhand
104
GI Tag to East India Leather belongs to which state
Tamil Nadu
105
First cotton mill in India was setup in which city
Bombay
"The Bombay Spinning Mill", was opened in 1854 by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar.
106
The bare ground between plants is covered with a layer of organic matter like straw. It helps to retain soil moisture’. Identify the process
Mulching
107
the raw mulberry silk is produced in
the five Indian states
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir
108
how many nuclear power plants are present in
India
Tarapur, Rawatbhata,
Kudankulam, Kaiga, Kakrapar, Kalpakkam, Narora
109
‘Eight Core Industries’ of India
Electricity, steel, refinery products, crude oil, coal, cement, natural gas and fertilizers
110
Where in India is the first
indigenously built atomic power plant located
The Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) in Kalpakkam is located in Chennai City
111
Under which Five Year Plan, the steel plants of Rourkela, Bhilai and Durgapur were established.
Second
Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956
112
Chamera Hydroelectric Project located
Himachal
112
Tributaries of Brahmaputra
Lohit, Dibang, Subansiri ,Dhansiri, Manas, Dihing, Teesta, Sankosh, Kopilli, Raidak and Bhareli
113
‘Shifting Cultivation’ is also
named as ________ in North East
India.
Jhum
114
The Bhut jolokia also
known as ghost pepper, ghost chili and
ghost jolokia, is an interspecific
hybrid chili pepper cultivated in the
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur
115
Temi Tea garden is the only tea state in the state of
Sikkim
116
Which of the following states is
the biggest Jute producer in India
West Bengal
followed by Bihar, Assam and Andhra Pradesh
117
In the context of agriculture, the
term ‘barani’ refers to
Rainfed Farming
118
Silver Fiber Revolution is
associated to
Cotton
119
the father of
Blue Revolution in India
Hiralal Chaudhari and Dr. Arun Krishnan
120
Muga silk is associated with which of the following states of India
Assam
121
Which one of the following states is the largest producer of pulses
in India
MP
122
The kharif season in India
largely coincides with the
Southwest Monsoon
123
The Kharif crops include
rice, maize, sorghum, bajra, millet, arhar, soybean, groundnut, cotton
124
The ______ water utilisation is very high in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu
Ground
125
A policy which involves fixing the maximum size of land which could be owned by an individual is called
Land Ceiling
126
Which of the following regions of northern plains is the most fertile
Khadar (New Alluvial Soil)
127
Black soil (Regur soil) is mostly found in which part of India.
Peninsular India
128
Alluvial soils are spread
in about
43%
129
Khadar and Bhangar are types of _____ soil
Alluvial
Khagar - Old Alluvial
130
soil is also known as the
Omnibus group
Red
red in colour because of
ferric oxide
Wheat, cotton, pulses, tobacco, oilseeds, potatoes
are cultivated
131
Dry soil is found in which of the following regions of India
Rajasthan
132
characteristic of Black soil
It has low water retaining
capacity
extremely sticky when wet
lime, iron, magnesium, aluminium, and potassium
133
Black soil is found in
which State of India
central, western and southern states of
India
134
Laterite soil is rich in
Iron oxide and Aluminum
135
Laterite soil is rich in
Iron oxide and Aluminum
136
In which year was the Soil
Survey of India established to carry
out scientific surveys of soils
1956
137
a discipline within soil science which focuses on
understanding and characterizing soil
formation, evolution and the theoretical frameworks
Pedology
138
ideal crop for Sandy soil
Corn
139
Sundari, a well known species of trees, is found in
Mangroove
140
Botanical Survey of India(BSI) Headquarter is located in which city
Kolkata established in 1890
141
In which part of India the
tropical evergreen forests are found
the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Western Ghats, which fringe the Arabian Sea, the coastline of
peninsular India and the greater Assam region in the north-east India
142
As per the India State of Forest
Report 2017, which of the following
states has the maximum percentage of
forest cover in relation to its area
Mizoram
143
In terms of area, which state
has the largest forest cover in India
Madhya Pradesh
144
The Arid Forest Research
Institute is located in
Jodhpur
145
biodiversity hotspots of India
a) The Himalayas
b) Indo-Burma region
c) The Western Ghats
d) Sundaland
146
Which statement best explains why Shillong gets around 200 cm rainfall annually; whereas
Cherrapunji, which is around 30 km
away (as the crow flies), gets over 1250 cm of rainfall annually
Cherrapunji lies on the windward side of the Khasi hills and receives rainfall from the Bay of Bengal branch of monsoon, while Shillong lies on the leeward side of the Khasi hills, which forms the rain shadow area
147
The climate of Assam can be described as:
tropical monsoon rainforest climate
148
Nanda Devi Peak is
located in
Uttarakhand
149
The popular Bagh cave
paintings are found in
Madhya Pradesh
150
Kala Bhavana, founded in
1919, is a noted institution of
education and research in visual arts. It is located in
West Bengal
151
the oldest golf course outside the United Kingdom
Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata
152
Which state has proposed to set
up the first ‘Blockchain District’ in
India
Telangana
153
easternmost and westernmost point of India
is
Kibithu
Ghuar Moti
154
Name the smallest district in
India
Mahe of Puducherry
155
Bugyals are high meadows and
pastures in the Himalayan slopes. In which state would you find them
most.
Uttarakhand
156
which of the districts listed as
options is not one of the three districts in the Chambal division of the state of Madhya Pradesh
Chindwara
157
Daringbadi hill station is located
in
Odisha
