The Indian island closest to the equator is
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The Great Nicobar
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India is separated from Sri Lanka by
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The Gulf of Mannar; The Palk Strait
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The smallest state in area is
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Goa
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The border country sharing the longest boundary with India is
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China
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The longitude recognised as the basis for standard meridian in our country
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82½° East
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Difference between Greenwich Mean Time and Indian Standard Time is
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5½ hours
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The boundary line between India and China is called as
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Mac Mohan line
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The biggest state in area is
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Rajasthan
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The state that has longest coast
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Gujarat
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Andhra Pradesh has the coastal line of
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972 kms
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The number of coastal states in India is
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9
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Greater Himalayas are also known as
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Himadri Ranges
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K2 mountain peak is in
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Karakoram Range
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The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas in India is
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K2
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The highest peak in peninsular India is
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Anaimudi
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The highest peak in the World is
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Mount Everest
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Great Indian Desert is
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Thar
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The Ganga river in Bangladesh is called as
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Padma
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India receives bulk of its rainfall from
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South West Monsoon
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The monsoon burst first takes place in coastal areas in
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Kerala
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The highest rainfall recorded place, Mawsynram is in
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Meghalaya
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The lowest average rainfall recorded in
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Jaisalmer
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Monsoon means
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Blowing of winds and reverse seasonally
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Drought is
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A condition when the rainfall is less than 75% of the normal
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The state is having the largest area under forest is
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Madhya Pradesh
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The soil which is most clayey and moisture retentive is
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Black
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Laterite soils are characterized by leaching away of
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Silica
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Highest account of the total soil cover in the country is
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Red soils
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The highest intensity of irrigation is found in
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Punjab
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Hydro-Electricity is known as
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White Coal
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The winter crop season is known as
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Rabi
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During south west monsoon the crop season is known as
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Kharif
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Jute cultivation is predominant in
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West Bengal
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Black soils are favorable for the cultivation of
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cotton
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Natural rubber cultivation is predominant in
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Kerala
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The maximum energy producing mineral in India is
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Coal
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To manufacture the pencils we use
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Graphite
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Silk industry is predominating in
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Karnataka
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Rourkela steel plant was set up with the assistance of
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Germany
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Limestone is the chief raw material for
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Cement
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The biggest oil refinery in India is located at
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Mathura
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The largest industry in our country
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Textile industry
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The important navigable canal in southern India is
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Buckingham Canal
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River based port in India is
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Kolkata
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The single largest item of import
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Petroleum
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Sunday, October 26, 2014
Geography Snippets
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GEOGRAPHY
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
State wise Ground Water Resources Availability
(AS ASSESED IN THE YEAR 2011)
States / Union Territories
|
Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resource
(In Billion Cubic Meter)
| ||
1
|
Andhra Pradesh (undivided)
|
35.89
| |
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
4.51
| |
3
|
Assam
|
28.52
| |
4
|
Bihar
|
29.34
| |
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
12.42
| |
6
|
Delhi
|
0.31
| |
7
|
Goa
|
0.24
| |
8
|
Gujarat
|
18.57
| |
9
|
Haryana
|
10.78
| |
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
0.56
| |
11
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
4.25
| |
12
|
Jharkhand
|
6.31
| |
13
|
Karnataka
|
17.03
| |
14
|
Kerala
|
6.69
| |
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
35.04
| |
16
|
Maharashtra
|
33.95
| |
17
|
Manipur
|
0.44
| |
18
|
Meghalaya
|
1.78
| |
19
|
Mizoram
|
0.03
| |
20
|
Nagaland
|
0.62
| |
21
|
Odisha
|
17.78
| |
22
|
Punjab
|
22.53
| |
23
|
Rajasthan
|
11.94
| |
24
|
Sikkim
|
-
| |
25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
21.53
| |
26
|
Tripura
|
2.59
| |
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
77.19
| |
28
|
Uttarakhand
|
2.04
| |
29
|
West Bengal
|
29.25
| |
30
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
0.31
| |
31
|
Chandigarh
|
0.02
| |
32
|
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
|
0.06
| |
33
|
Daman & Diu
|
0.02
| |
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
0.01
| |
35
|
Puducherry
|
0.19
| |
Grand Total
|
432.72
|
Annex-II
(Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No 3533 to be answered on 11.8.2014 in the Rajya Sabha regarding Availability of Water Resources)
WATER RESOURCES POTENTIAL OF RIVER BASINS OF INDIA
S.
No.
|
River Basin
|
Average Water Resources Potential
(In Billion Cubic Meter)
|
Utilisable surface water resources
(In Billion Cubic Meter)
|
1
|
Indus
|
73.3
|
46.0
|
2
|
Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna
| ||
(a) Ganga
|
525.0
|
250.0
| |
(b) Brahmaputra
|
537.2
|
24.0
| |
(c) Barak & others
|
48.4
|
-
| |
3
|
Godavari
|
110.5
|
76.3
|
4
|
Krishna
|
78.1
|
58.0
|
5
|
Cauvery
|
21.4
|
19.0
|
6
|
Subernarekha
|
12.4
|
6.8
|
7
|
Brahmani-Baitarni
|
28.5
|
18.3
|
8
|
Mahanadi
|
66.9
|
50.0
|
9
|
Pennar
|
6.3
|
6.9
|
10
|
Mahi
|
11.0
|
3.1
|
11
|
Sabarmati
|
3.8
|
1.9
|
12
|
Narmada
|
45.6
|
34.5
|
13
|
Tapi
|
14.9
|
14.5
|
14
|
West Flowing Rivers from Tapi to Tadri
|
87.4
|
11.9
|
15
|
West Flowing Rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari
|
113.5
|
24.3
|
16
|
East Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar
|
22.5
|
13.1
|
17
|
East Flowing Rivers between Pennar & Kanyakumari
|
16.5
|
16.5
|
18
|
West Flowing Rivers of Kutch and Saurashtra including Luni
|
15.1
|
15.0
|
19
|
Area of Inland Drainage in Rajasthan
|
Negligible
|
--
|
20
|
Minor Rivers draining into Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh
|
31.0
|
--
|
Total
|
1,869.4
|
690
|
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