Geography Snippets

The Indian island closest to the equator is	The Great Nicobar
India is separated from Sri Lanka by	The Gulf of Mannar; The Palk Strait
The smallest state in area is	Goa
The border country sharing the longest boundary with India is	China
The longitude recognised as the basis for standard meridian in our country	82½° East
Difference between Greenwich Mean Time and Indian Standard Time is	5½ hours
The boundary line between India and China is called as	Mac Mohan line
The biggest state in area is	Rajasthan
The state that has longest coast	Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh has the coastal line of	972 kms
The number of coastal states in India is	9
Greater Himalayas are also known as	Himadri Ranges
K2 mountain peak is in	Karakoram Range
The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas in India is	K2
The highest peak in peninsular India is	Anaimudi
The highest peak in the World is	Mount Everest
Great Indian Desert is	Thar
The Ganga river in Bangladesh is called as	Padma
India receives bulk of its rainfall from	South West Monsoon
The monsoon burst first takes place in coastal areas in	Kerala
The highest rainfall recorded place, Mawsynram is in	Meghalaya
The lowest average rainfall recorded in	Jaisalmer
Monsoon means	Blowing of winds and reverse seasonally
Drought is	A condition when the rainfall is less than 75% of the normal
The state is having the largest area under forest is	Madhya Pradesh
The soil which is most clayey and moisture retentive is	Black
Laterite soils are characterized by leaching away of	Silica
Highest account of the total soil cover in the country is	Red soils
The highest intensity of irrigation is found in	Punjab
Hydro-Electricity is known as	White Coal
The winter crop season is known as	Rabi
During south west monsoon the crop season is known as	Kharif
Jute cultivation is predominant in	West Bengal
Black soils are favorable for the cultivation of	cotton
Natural rubber cultivation is predominant in	Kerala
The maximum energy producing mineral in India is	Coal
To manufacture the pencils we use	Graphite
Silk industry is predominating in	Karnataka
Rourkela steel plant was set up with the assistance of	Germany
Limestone is the chief raw material for	Cement
The biggest oil refinery in India is located at	Mathura
The largest industry in our country	Textile industry
The important navigable canal in southern India is	Buckingham Canal
River based port in India is	Kolkata
The single largest item of import	Petroleum

Science and Technology Snippets

Green pigment is called	Chlorophyll
The carbohydrate produced in the photosynthesis	Glucose
Sweetest sugar is	Fructose
Respiration in Amoeba occurs by	Diffusion
Respiratory pigment is	Haemoglobin
The colour of the blood in Crabs and Snails is	Blue
In cockroach the blood is	White color
The normal blood pressure of man is	120 / 80 mmHg
Doctors measure blood pressure with the instrument called	Sphygmomanometer
The inter cellular fluid in blood is	Plasma
Nucleus is present in RBC of animals like	Camel
Hormone that controls Phototropism and Geotropism in plants is	Auxins
Early ripening of fruits is promoted by	Ethylene
The master gland of the body	Pituitary gland
Deficiency of iodine in food results in the enlargement of mixed gland	Pancreas
Deficiency of Insulin causes	Diabetes mellitus
The largest part of the brain is	Cerebrum
The 3 tests for detecting HIV are	ELISA, Western blot test, PCR tests
Deficiency of Iron causes	Anaemia
Deficiency of Iodine causes	Hypothyroidism
Excessive intake of fluorine results in	Fluorosis
The name vitamin was given by	Funk
The rainfall at a particular place is measured by	Rain gauge
Forests that grow near the sea shores are called	Mangroves
The gas responsible for global warming is	Carbon dioxide
Examples for non-renewable resources are	Coal, Petroleum
Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Chlorofluro carbons, and hydrocarbons are also called as	Green house gases
Ozone layer is damaged by	Chlorofluro Carbons
The big waves created in the sea because of the eruption of volcanoes are called	Tsunami
Environment friendly fuel is	CNG
Which lamps are used to minimize electricity consumption	Compact fluorescent
In human body fats are stored in	Adipose tissue
We feel thirsty when	Osmotic pressure of blood increases
Which organism is used in production of alcohol?	Yeast
Gasohol is a combination of gasoline and	Ethyl alcohol
Biochemical and histological examination of tissues is called	Biopsy
Oil spreads over the surface of water because	Oil has less surface tension than water
When an iron nail gets rusted, the weight of the iron nail is	Increased
The element common to all acids is	Hydrogen
Non-stick cooking utensils are coated with	Teflon
Monazite is an ore of	Thorium
The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is	Mixture of Nitrogen and Argon
Washing soda is the common name for	Sodium carbonate
The hardest substance available on the earth is	Diamond
The working principle of a Washing Machine is	Centrifugation
The audible sounds having a frequency of	20 to 20,000 hertz
The major component in the LPG is	Propane
Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because	It absorbs infrared radiation
Balloons are filled with	Helium
Bell metal is an alloy of	Tin and Copper
Heavy water is	Deuterium oxide
The gases used in different types of welding would include	Oxygen and Acetylene
Cooking oil can be converted into vegetable ghee by the process of	Hydrogenation
Milk is an example of	Emulsion
Coloured glasses for goggles contain	Ferrous Oxide
The bacterium responsible for causing plague is	Yersinia pestis
Who is known as the father of Indian Ecology?	R. Mishra
The chemical name of Aspirin is	Acetylsalicylic acid
Which vitamin has cobalt	Vitamin B12
Dry Ice is	Solid Carbon dioxide
The protein used in paper coating is	Casein
The largest group of plant kingdom is	Thallophyta
Bacteria was discovered by	Antonie Van Lecuwenhoek
The Universal Blood Recipient is	AB
Which acid is found in apples	Malic acid
The basic structural and functional unit of life is	Cell
The universal blood group donor for all group is	Blood Groop O
Which human gland does secret growth hormone?	Pituitary gland
Astronomical Distance is measured in	Light year
One byte equal to	8 bit
Steel is mainly alloy of	Iron and Carbon
What does air bag, used for safety of car driver, contain?	Sodium azide
Complete loss of memory is called	Amnesia
The stones formed in human kidney mainly consist of	Calcium oxalate
The oxide of which element is used as coolant?	Nitrogen
Sleeping Sickness happens due to	Trypanosoma
The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspati from Vegetable Oil is	Hydrogen
A device which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy is	Electric Motor
In which industry is mica used as a raw material?	Electrical Industry
The oxides of which gases cause acid rain?	Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulphar
The substance used for artificial rains is	Silver Iodide
Red light is used as danger signal because it	is scattered least
Chromosomes consist of	DNA and Proteins
Ozone layer in the outer atmosphere helps in	Absorbing UV radiations
Which of the following is known as graveyard of RBCs?	Spleen
The name of the white revolution is associated with	Kurien Verghese
Name the first Lunar Rover of China, which was carried by an unmanned remotely piloted spacecraft Chang'e-3 and was deployed successfully on moon on 14 December 2013?	Jade Rabbit (called Yutu in Chinese)
Which country scientists recently developed Li-Fi Tech, a new cheaper way of getting connected to internet by using signals sent through light bulbs ?	China
"Green House Effect" means -Trapping of Solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide 2, 4-d is a	herbicide
The nuclear reaction involved in a nuclear reactor is	Fusion
The scientist associated with the success of Green Revolution is	Norman Borlaug
Centre for DNA fingerprinting is located at	Hyderabad
Solar energy is due to	fusion reactions
A non-conventional source of power is	Solar Power
India's permanent Research Station 'Dakshin Gongotri' is located at	Antarctica
Penicillin, an antibiotic, is obtained from	Fungus
Where was India's first computer installed?	Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
Where the early Tsunami warning system was installed to predict a tsunami immediately after an earthquake?	Rangachang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
____ are used to supply Nitrogen to paddy.	Blue green algae
The fish released into ponds and wells to control the mosquitoes is	Gambusia
Stranger Gas is called as	Xenon
In the human body, the longest cell is	Liver Cell
_____ is used to make electric heater coil.	Nichrome
The formation of fruit without fertilisation is known as	Parthenicarpy
Root modules are commonly found in ____ plants.	Leguminous
Alzheimers disease is a disorder of the	Brain
Chromosomes of the ___ will determine the sex of a child.	Father
Hypermetropia or long sight can be corrected by using	Concave lenses
A plant product obtained from dried latex is	Opium
Cryogenic engines are used in	Rockets
Skin Cancer is caused due to presence of excess ____ in water.	Arsenic
The largest satellite in solar system is	Ganymede
German Silver is an alloy of	Copper, Zinc & Nickel
The tracking of people by trained dogs is based on the recognition of _____ from feet.	Carboxylic sweat
Boiling point of water depends on	atmospheric Pressure
An astronaut in outer space will observe sky in	Black colour
The polymer used in making plastic crockery is	Melamine
Food is cooked in a pressure cooker quickly because boiling point of water	Increases
Which vegetable's genome was sequenced completely in 2012?	Tomato

History Snippets

The policy of Blood and Iron was followed by	Bismark
What is the name given to the army commanded by Garibaldi?	Redshirts
Communist manifesto was written by	Karl Marx
'Das kapital' was written by	Karl Marx
Napoleon was defeated finally in which war?	Waterloo
Mazzini founded a revolutionary society called	Young Italy
Congo was discovered by	Cameroon
The highest stage of capitalism is	Imperialism
Which continent was regarded as 'Dark Continent'?	Africa
Which was the first country to fall prey to the Europeans	India
Who were the first to develop trade with India	Portuguese
Russian parliament is called as	Duma
"War is to a nation what maternity is to women" was the principle advocated by	Mussolini
The author of "Mein Kampf" was	Hitler
Robert Mugabe became the first president of	Zimbabwe
Who was the founder of Nazi Party	Hitler
The founder of Fascist Party was	Mussolini
Excavation work of Indus valley civilization was first carried out by	Sir John Marshall
Temples at Mahabalipuram were built by	Narasimhavarman / Pallavas
The immediate Cause of the sepoy mutiny was the use of	Enfield Rifles
The British who succeeded in abolishing the practice of Sati in India was	William Bentinck
The European country which held monopoly over India trade during 16th century was	Portugal
Ramakrishna mission was founded by	Swami Vivekananda
Red Fort located in Delhi was built by	Shahjahan
Great master of Indian medical science was	Charaka
The 1857 Revolt began at	Meerut
The sculpture that existed during Kanishka's period was called	Gandhara Sculpture / Greco-Buddhist Art
The construction of Qutub Minar was completed by	Iltutmish
Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim visited India during the reign of	Harsha
The earliest of the Vedas is	Rigveda
Ajanta caves are near	Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
Brihadeshwara Temple was built at	Tanjavur
The builder of Buland Darwaza was	Akbar
The great astronomer of Ancient India	Varahamihira / Aryabhatta
The philosophy advocated by Shankara-charya is known as	Advaita
Founder of Mughal Empire	Babur
What was a striking example of city culture at Mohenjo Daro?	Great Bath
Who produced Vedic literature	Aryans
Tanjavur Brihadeshwara temple built by	Raja Raja Chola
The biggest Nataraja image in the country is at	Chidambaram
Who laid foundation of Indo-Persian school of painting?	Akbar
Indo-Persian architecture was patronized by	Shahjahan
Who gave patronage to Mughul miniature painting?	Jahangir
Which is regarded as very ancient native Indian language?	Sanskrit
Ganapati festival, Shivaji festival were started by	Bala Gangadhar Tilak
The 1857 revolt was called as	First war of Indian Independence
In Chandragupta Vikramaditya's court there were the poets called	Navaratnas
Whose court was adorned by Ashtadiggajas?	Sri Krishna Devaraya
Who were responsible for the rise of Bakthi movement?	Sufi saints
Ramanuja was a worshipper of Vishnu and preached	Vaishnavism
Who popularized the Advaita philosophy?	Shankaracharya
Who founded the Dvaita philosophy?	Madhvacharya
Who founded the Sikh sect?	Guru Nanak
The slogan "Give me blood, I shall give you freedom given by	Subhash Chandra Bose
Who said "Satyameva Jayathe" (Truth alone will win)?	Madan Mohan Malaviya
Who said "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?	Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who said -Go back to the Vedas?	Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Who said -Inquilab Zindabad?	Bhagat Singh
Who said 'Do or die'?	Gandhi
The book 'Tughluq Namah' was written by?	Amir Khusrau
The book 'Akbar Namah' was written by?	Abul Fazl
The Rajaraja Temple at Thanjur was built by?	Rajendra Chola 1
Gopuram is an important feature of	Dravidian construction
Tripitakas are sacred books of	Buddhists
The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by	Jawaharlal Nehru
The Vijayanagara ruler, Sri Kirshnadeva Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in	Telugu
Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories are	Babur and Jahangir
To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?	Ashoka
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was	Pali
To whom of the Republic of Buddha belong?	Sakyas
Tipu sultan was the ruler of	Mysore
'The Vedas contain all the truth' was interpreted by	Swami Dayananda
To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the regin of	Iltutmish
The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of	Rain and Thunder
Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of	Chalukyas
Under whose leadership was the All India Muslim League set up?	Aga Khan
The Upanishads are	A source of Hindu Philosophy
Who was the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya	Fa-Hien
Who found the Servants of India Society?	Gopala Krishna Gokhale
Who wrote famous epic ‘Shahnama’?	Firdausi
The Salt Satyagraha was held at	Dandi, Gujarat
The leader of the Indian National Army was	Subash Chandra Bose
Minto-Marley reforms were introduced in	1905
Annie Besant belonged to	Ireland
The Home Rule Movement was started by	Annie Besant/Tilak
The leader of moderates was	Gopala Krishna Gokhale
First President of Indian National Congress	W.C. Bonerjee
Muslim league was formed in	1906
Indian National Congress first session was held at	Mumbai
The main objective of the extremist was the attainment of	Swaraj
The partition of Bengal was made in 1905 by	Lord Curzon
Which movement was launched in response to the Partition of Bengal?	Vande Mataram
The hymn of Vande Mataram was written by	Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Gandhi fought against ____ system at champaran	Tinkathia
Who was responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre?	General Dyer
Gandhi took very serious view of the ____ incident and called off the non-cooperation movement	Chauri Chaura
In 1930, the First Round Table Conference held at	London
Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in	1931
For which award Gandhiji protested against MacDonald	Communal
Gandhi and Ambedkar signed	Poona Pact
Atlee, the Prime Minister of England sent a Cabinet mission to India in	1946
According to ____ plan (1947) the partition of India was happened.	Mountbatten
Who were the first Europeans to come to India and last to leave India?	Portuguese

Indian National Movement Date Wise Snippets

1885	Indian National Congress was formed.
1905	Partition of Bengal by Curzon.
1906	All India Muslim league was formed.
1911	1911 - Annulment of the partition of Bengal.
1917	Champaran movement
1919	Rowlatt Act passed - The act curbed the fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and strengthened the police powers.
1919	Jallianwalabagh Massacre. In protest Tagore renounced his knighthood.
1920	Khilafat movement. Gandhi took it as an opportunity for Muslim-Hindu unity and supported the movement.
1920	Non Cooperation movement. British titles were surrendered. Import of foreign cloth fell drastically between 1920 and 1922.
1920	Gandhi called off the Non Cooperation movement.
1922	Chauri chaura incident - killing 22 policemen.
1927	Simon Commission: the Commission was to recommend further constitutional reforms. It was headed by Sir John Simon. It contained all white members. When the Simon came to Indian he was greeted with black flags as a mark of protest by the Indians with raised slogans stating - "Simon Go Back".
1928	Nehru Report: It demanded responsible government advocated dominion states. It was not for complete independence. It demanded universal suffrage. It rejected separated communal elections.
1929	Irwin Offer: It proposed a vague offer of 'dominion status' for India in an unspecified future and a Round Table Conference to discuss a future constitution after publication of the Simon Report.
1929	Lahore Session of Congress: The president was Jawahar Lal Nehru. It took the decision boycotting Round Table Conference. "Purna Swaraj" was adopted as the main aim of the Congress under the presidentship of J.L.Nehru. It launched a programme of civil disobedience. On Dec 31, 1929, Tricolor was hoisted at the Shore of Ravi.
1930	Civil Disobedience Movement started with the Dandi March on 12th March 1930 to break the salt law under the leadership of Gandhi. 26th January, 1930 - observed as "Independence day" all over the country.
1930	First Round Table Conference: It was the first ever conference arranged between British and Indians as equal. Congress boycotted it. However Motilal Nehru, Liberals and princes attended it.
1931	Second Round Table Conference: Gandhi attended only one round table conference and that is the second roundtable conference.
1931	Gandhi-Irwin pact: It offered that all political prisoners would be released except Bhagat singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. Right to make salt was accepted. Gandhi agreed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement and participate in the second session of Round Table Conference.
1932	Third Round Table Conference: Majority leaders of INC did not participate. The outcome of the conference was published on a "White paper" based on which the British government passed Government of India Act of 1935.
1932	Ramsay MacDonald proposed separate electorate for minority community including Dalits. The proposal was supported by B.R.Ambedkar but it was fully opposed by Gandhi.
1932	Poona Pact: Gandhi felt that separate electorate would disintegrate the society on caste lines and would lead to permanent division in the society. To avoid such a situation Gandhi went on for hunger strike for 21 days in Yerrawada central jail. The issue was finally resolved between B.R.Ambedkar and Gandhi by signing the historic Poona Pact. Gandhi devoted himself to the Harijan Cause, for which he started a newspaper called "Harijan".
1935	Government of India act 1935 prescribed provincial autonomy and the government announced elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937. Congress formed government in 6 out of 11 provinces.
1942	Cripps Missions: The British government wanted India to fully co-operate to it during World War-II and made few proposals to League and Congress and promised them of independence after the war. But the proposals were rejected by both the parties and hence the Cripps Mission was a failure.
1942	Gandhi called for Quit India movement DO or DIE to fight the British. Communication and symbols of the state authority were attacked all over the country.
1945	Wavell Plan: which suggested that all portfolios except Defence would be held by the Indian members. The Plan also suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy's Executive Council and the political parties have to nominate few candidates from their party out of whom the viceroy would select candidate of his choice for the Executive Council.
1945	Shimla Conference: To discuss these proposals and for a better future India, Wavell called all the political parties for their opinion to Shimla and this conference is popularly called as Shimla conference. Differences arose between Congress and League about the representation of Muslim community. The conference was a failure.
1946	Cabinet Mission: The mission consisted of Lord Pethick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade and A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty. The mission suggested that India should remain united and constitute itself as a loose federation with some autonomy for Muslim majority areas. Both Congress and League did not agree to specific details of the proposal.
1946	Direct Action Day - Muslim League announced 16th august 1946 as Direct action day. On this day riots broke in Calcutta lasting for several days. By March 1947 violence spread to different parts of northern India.
1947	Indian Independence Act 1947: It was the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and it received the royal assent on 18 July 1947. According to this act the British India was to be divided into two states namely India and Pakistan.
On 15th August 1947	India became independent.

Factfile OF Cyclones

The word cyclone has been derived from Greek word ‘cyclos’ which means ‘coiling of a snake’. The word cyclone was coined by Heary Piddington who worked as a Rapporteur in Kolkata during British rule. The terms “hurricane” and “typhoon” are region specific names for a strong “tropical cyclone”. Tropical cyclones are called “Hurricanes” over the Atlantic Ocean and “Typhoons” over the Pacific Ocean. 

A tropical cyclone is a rotational low pressure system in tropics when the central pressure falls by 5 to 6 hPa from the surrounding and maximum sustained wind speed reaches 34 knots (about 62 kmph). It is a vast violent whirl of 150 to 800 km, spiraling around a centre and progressing along the surface of the sea at a rate of 300 to 500 km a day.

Cyclone Prone Areas in IndiaIndia has a coastline of about 7,516 km of which 5,400 km is along the mainland. The entire coast is affected by cyclones with varying frequency and intensity. Although the North Indian Ocean (the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) generates only about 7% of the world's cyclones (5 to 6 Tropical Cyclones per year) their impact is comparatively high and devastating, especially when they strike the coasts bordering the North Bay of Bengal.

Thirteen coastal states and Union Territories (UTs) in the country are affected by tropical cyclones. Four states (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal) and one UT (Puducherry) on the east coast and one state (Gujarat) on the west coast are more vulnerable to cyclone hazards.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is the nodal government agency that provides weather services related to cyclones in India.

Classification of Cyclones in India: The criteria followed by Meteorological Department of India (IMD) to classify the low pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal and in the Arabian Sea as adopted by World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) are as under: 

Type of Disturbances	Associated Wind Speed in the Circulation
Low pressure Area	Less than17 knots (<31 kmph="" p="">
Depression	17 to 27 knots (31 to 49 kmph)
Deep Depression	28 to 33 knots (50 to 61 kmph)
Cyclonic Storm	34 to 47 knots (62 to 88 kmph)
Severe Cyclonic Storm	48 to 63 knots (89 to 118 kmph)
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm	64 to 119 knots (119 to 221 kmph)
Super Cyclonic Storm	120 knots and above (222 kmph and above)

Recent Cyclones of Andhra Pradesh

Name of the Cyclone	Year of Occurrence
Hudhud	12 October 2014
Lehar	25 November 2013
Helen	21 November 2013
Nilam	October 2012
Laila	May 2010
Khai-Muk	November 2008
Yemyin	June 2007

The recent deadly cyclones that hit Indian coastCyclone Phailin (2013) – The Cyclone Phailin is a category 5 storm that struck the Odisha and Andhra coast on 11 October 2013 causing massive destruction in the region- affecting 12 million people. Phailin is a Thai word which means Sapphire. This cyclone prompted India's biggest evacuation in 23 years with more than 5,50,000 people being moved from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer shelters. Phailin brought very heavy rain of over 600 mm at many stations of Odisha. It also damaged crops worth Rs 2,400 crore and claimed over 40 lives. Loses due to Cyclone Phailin were estimated to be around rupees 420 crore.

Cyclone Nilam (2012) - Cyclonic Storm Nilam was the deadliest tropical cyclone to directly affect south India that made landfall near Mahabalipuram on October 31 as a strong cyclonic storm with peak winds of 85 kmph. Nilam caused economic losses of around Rs 100 crore because of torrential rain. 

Cyclone Thane (2011) - Thane was the strongest tropical cyclone of 2011 that became a very severe cyclonic storm on December 28, as it approached the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and made landfall at north Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Puducherry on December 30. Thane left at least 46 people dead in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Cuddalore and Puducherry were the worst affected areas. 

Cyclone Laila (2010) - Severe cyclonic storm Laila made a landfall in Andhra Pradesh on the 20 May 2010 and caused major flooding and damage along its path. Ongole in Andhra Pradesh recorded heavy rainfall of about 460 mm in just two days. Another town Addanki received the highest rainfall of 522 mm. The state government faced a loss of over Rs 500 crore due to Cyclone Laila.

Cyclone Jal (2010) - Cyclone Jal killed at least 54 people in India alone. About 300 thousand hectares of cropland was devastated by the cyclone. The remnants of Jal continued to move northwest, brought light to moderate spells of rain in India's warmest state of Rajasthan and also in Gujarat.

Cyclone Phyan (2009) - Cyclonic Storm Phyan developed as a tropical disturbance in the Arabian Sea to the southwest of Colombo in Sri Lanka on November 4, 2009 and made landfall in south India on November 7. Massive damage to property was reported in coastal districts of Maharashtra, such as Ratnagiri, Raigad, Sindhudurg, Thane and Palghar.

Cyclone Nisha (2008) - Over 180 people were killed in Tamil Nadu alone due to heavy rain and floods caused by the cyclone. Orathanadu, in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu received over 990 mm of rain within 24 hours. The total amount of rainfall received from Nisha was about 1280 mm. The damage caused by the cyclone was estimated to be about 3789 crores.

The 30 Deadliest Tropical Cyclones in World History

Rank	Name / Areas of Largest Loss	Year	Ocean Area	Deaths
1.	Great Bhola Cyclone, Bangladesh	1970	Bay of Bengal	500,000
2.	Hooghly River Cyclone, India and Bangladesh	1737	Bay of Bengal	300,000
3.	Haiphong Typhoon, Vietnam	1881	West Pacific	300,000
3.	Coringa, India	1839	Bay of Bengal	300,000
5.	Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh	1584	Bay of Bengal	200,000
6.	Great Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh	1876	Bay of Bengal	200,000
7.	Chittagong, Bangladesh	1897	Bay of Bengal	175,000
8.	Super Typhoon Nina, China	1975	West Pacific	171,000
9.	Cyclone 02B, Bangladesh	1991	Bay of Bengal	140,000
9.	Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar	2008	Bay of Bengal	140,000
11.	Great Bombay Cyclone, India	1882	Arabian Sea	100,000
12.	Hakata Bay Typhoon, Japan	1281	West Pacific	65,000
13.	Calcutta, India	1864	Bay of Bengal	60,000
14.	Swatlow, China	1922	West Pacific	60,000
15.	Barisal, Bangladesh	1822	Bay of Bengal	50,000
15.	Sunderbans coast, Bangladesh	1699	Bay of Bengal	50,000
15.	India	1833	Bay of Bengal	50,000
15.	India	1854	Bay of Bengal	50,000
19.	Bengal Cyclone, Calcutta, India	1942	Bay of Bengal	40,000
19.	Bangladesh	1912	Bay of Bengal	40,000
19.	Bangladesh	1919	Bay of Bengal	40,000
22.	Canton, China	1862	West Pacific	37,000
23.	Backerganj (Barisal), Bangladesh	1767	Bay of Bengal	30,000
24.	Barisal, Bangladesh	1831	Bay of Bengal	22,000
25.	Great Hurricane, Lesser Antilles Islands	1780	Atlantic	22,000
26.	Devi Taluk, SE India	1977	Bay of Bengal	20,000
26.	Great Coringa Cyclone, India	1789	Bay of Bengal	20,000
28.	Bangladesh	1965 (11 May)	Bay of Bengal	19,279
29.	Nagasaki Typhoon, Japan	1828	Western Pacific	15,000
30.	Bangladesh	1965 (31 May)	Bay of Bengal	12,000