Indian Geography 2 Flashcards
Places with alluvial soil
Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand
Places with black soil
Deccan plateau, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Places with red soil
Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Goa, Meghalaya
Places with laterite soil
Summits of eastern and western ghats, Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal, Orissa
Crop in alluvial soil
Wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton, jute
Crop in black soil
Cotton, sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, rice
Crop in red soil
Wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane, pulses
Crop in laterite soil
Tea, coffee, rubber, cashew
Types of kharif crops
Rice, jowar, bajra, maize, cotton, jute
Types of rabi crops
Wheat, barley, peas, rapeseed, mustard
Types of zaid crops
Melon, watermelon, leafy veggies, cucumber
____ is called Cottonpolis of India.
Maharashtra
___ is called Manchester of India
Ahmedabad
___ is called Manchester of South India
Coimbatore
First modern cotton mill was established in this city.
Bombay [1854]
- Bombay spinning and weaving company
First factory of synthetic rubber was set up in ___.
Bareilly [UP]
_____ is the leading sugarcane and sugar producing state in the country.
Uttar Pradesh
First electricity supply was set up here in India.
Darjeeling [1897]
These states are largely dependent on hydroelectricity.
Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Nagaland
First heavy water plant was set up in ____.
Nangal [Punjab]
India has the ___ largest railway network in Asia and ___ largest in the world.
2nd, 4th
First electric train in India was called ____.
Deccan Queen
- between Bombay and Pune
____ is Indian Railways’ fastest train, attaining speeds of 160 kmph between Delhi and Agra.
Gatimaan Express
India has the second biggest electrified system after ___.
Russia
The first metro rail was introduced in ____, between ___ and ___ stations.
Calcutta
Dumdum & Belgachhla
Oldest steam engine still running on rails.
Fairy Queen
____ has the longest train route in India.
Vivek Express
- connecting Dibrugarh [Assam] & Kanyakumari [TN]
- 8th longest in the world
Longest national highway in India
NH44
___ & ___ highways run along the east and west coast
NH15 & NH17
First person to take a solo flight from Mumbai to Karachi
JRD Tata
Oldest port in India
Kolkata port
Largest container port of India.
Jawaharlal Nehru port, Mumbai
New Mangalore port is also known as _____.
Gateway of Karnataka
____ is also known as the ‘city of buildings’.
Kolkata
- also called ‘city of castles’
____ is the Garden City of India
Bangalore
- also called the Silicon Valley of India