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Indian Geography 2 Flashcards

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Places with alluvial soil

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Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand

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Places with black soil

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Deccan plateau, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

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Places with red soil

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Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Goa, Meghalaya

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Places with laterite soil

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Summits of eastern and western ghats, Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal, Orissa

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Crop in alluvial soil

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Wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton, jute

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Crop in black soil

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Cotton, sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, rice

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Crop in red soil

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Wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane, pulses

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Crop in laterite soil

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Tea, coffee, rubber, cashew

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Types of kharif crops

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Rice, jowar, bajra, maize, cotton, jute

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Types of rabi crops

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Wheat, barley, peas, rapeseed, mustard

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Types of zaid crops

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Melon, watermelon, leafy veggies, cucumber

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____ is called Cottonpolis of India.

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Maharashtra

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___ is called Manchester of India

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Ahmedabad

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14
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___ is called Manchester of South India

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Coimbatore

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First modern cotton mill was established in this city.

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Bombay [1854]

  • Bombay spinning and weaving company
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First factory of synthetic rubber was set up in ___.

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Bareilly [UP]

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_____ is the leading sugarcane and sugar producing state in the country.

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Uttar Pradesh

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First electricity supply was set up here in India.

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Darjeeling [1897]

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19
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These states are largely dependent on hydroelectricity.

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Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Nagaland

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20
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First heavy water plant was set up in ____.

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Nangal [Punjab]

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21
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India has the ___ largest railway network in Asia and ___ largest in the world.

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2nd, 4th

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First electric train in India was called ____.

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Deccan Queen

  • between Bombay and Pune
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____ is Indian Railways’ fastest train, attaining speeds of 160 kmph between Delhi and Agra.

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Gatimaan Express

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India has the second biggest electrified system after ___.

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Russia

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The first metro rail was introduced in ____, between ___ and ___ stations.

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Calcutta

Dumdum & Belgachhla

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26
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Oldest steam engine still running on rails.

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Fairy Queen

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27
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____ has the longest train route in India.

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Vivek Express

  • connecting Dibrugarh [Assam] & Kanyakumari [TN]
  • 8th longest in the world
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28
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Longest national highway in India

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NH44

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29
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___ & ___ highways run along the east and west coast

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NH15 & NH17

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30
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First person to take a solo flight from Mumbai to Karachi

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JRD Tata

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31
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Oldest port in India

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Kolkata port

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Largest container port of India.

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Jawaharlal Nehru port, Mumbai

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33
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New Mangalore port is also known as _____.

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Gateway of Karnataka

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34
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____ is also known as the ‘city of buildings’.

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Kolkata

  • also called ‘city of castles’
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35
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____ is the Garden City of India

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Bangalore

  • also called the Silicon Valley of India
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36
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Switzerland of India

37
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Queen of Arabian Sea

38
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City of Festivals in India

39
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____ state is also called the Rice bowl & Egg Bowl of India

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Andhra Pradesh

40
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Eastern most state of India

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Arunachal Pradesh

  • aka land of the rising sun
41
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Smallest state in India by area

42
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____ has the longest coastline

43
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How many states in India have a forest cover more than the 75% of their geographical lands area?

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7

  • Mizoram, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur
44
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The non-living component of ecosystems are called ___.

45
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____ consume dead organisms.

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Detritivores

46
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Feeding positions in a food chain are called ____ levels.

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Trophic levels

47
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Ecological pyramids are also known as _____ pyramids.

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Eltonian pyramids

  • after Charles Elton
48
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Gas responsible for greenhouse effect.

49
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____ is an air pollutant used in refrigeration and air-conditioning.

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Chlorofluorocarbon

50
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___ & ___ are main air pollutants that contribute to smog and acid rain.

51
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____ represents the amount of oxygen consumed by bacteria while they decompose organic matter under aerobic conditions at a specified temperature.

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Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)

  • indicator of organic pollution
52
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The concept of biodiversity hotspots was created by ___.

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Norman Myers

53
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Biodiversity hotspots in India

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4

  • Western Ghats, Eastern Himalayas
54
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_____ is a protocol in the UNFCCC focussing on global warming.

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Kyoto Protocol

55
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted an average change in climate from 1.4°C to ___ by 2100.

56
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Headquarters of WWF is in ____.

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Switzerland

57
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Headquarters of Green Peace is in ____.

58
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____ aims to achieve climate change mitigation by incentivising forest conservation.

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REDD+

  • reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries
59
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___ is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.

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Montreal Protocol

  • first meeting was in Helsinki
60
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___ are certificates awarded to countries that successfully reduce emissions that cause global warming.

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Carbon credit

61
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Atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere & hydrosphere are collectively called ___.

62
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Largest salt lake in India

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Sambhar lake, Rajasthan

63
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Largest delta in the world

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Ganga-Brahmaputra delta [Sundarbans]

64
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Traditional name for the western ghats

65
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Wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka

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Bandhipur, Banerghatta, Bhadra, Dandeli, Tungabhadra, Nagarhole

66
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Ghana bird sanctuary is in ___.

67
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Gir forests are in ____.

68
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Mountain ranges between Indus and Sutlej are called ___.

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Punjab Himalayas

69
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Which landmass is known as the roof of the world?

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Pamir Granthi

70
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Largest drainage basin of the world

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Nile river, Egypt

71
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Where does Bhagirathi and Alakananda join?

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Deva Prayag [Uttarakhand]

72
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Yamuna meets Ganga in ____.

73
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When did the first census take place in India?

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1865 & 1872

  • first synchronous census in India was held in 1881
74
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Volcanic islands in India

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Narcondam & Barren

75
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Black cotton soil is also called ____.

76
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Chandigarh was designed by ____.

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Le Corbusier

77
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Plateau between Aravali and Vindyachal hills.

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Plateau of Malwa

78
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Duncan Pass is located in ____.

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Andaman Nicobar

79
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Most common types of forests in India are ____.

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Tropical deciduous

80
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India is the ____ largest fish producing nation in the world.

81
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Area wise, India is the ___ largest country in the world.

82
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Gangotri and Yamunotri belong to ____ parallel range.

83
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____ rivers don’t drain into any sea.

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Inland streams

  • found in Rajasthan
84
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India’s only active volcano is in ____.

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Barren Islands in Andamans

85
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Recognised scheduled languages in India

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22

  • Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Santhali, Sanskrit, Urdu, Manipuri, Sindhi, Konkani, Nepali, Odiya, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Dogri, Bodo, Maithili
86
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Classical languages in India

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Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odiya, Sanskrit, Kannada

87
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Earliest proto-dravidian language

88
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State with highest and lowest sex ratio

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Kerala, Haryana

89
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Country with most known species of animals

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