India
Zainul Abid*India Facts (Part 03)*
```ഇന്ത്യയുടെ തീരസമതലം, ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്, ആൻഡമാൻ നിക്കോബാർ ദ്വീപുകൾ, സിന്ധു നദി എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത് ```
1) Meeting place of Eastern coastal plain and Western coastal plain
Kanyakumari
2) Southern part of Eastern coastal plain
Coromandel coast
3) Northern of Eastern coastal plain
Northern circars
4) Southern part of western coastal plain
Malabar coast
5) Northern of western coastal plain
Konkan coast
6) Coastal plain in Orissa is known as
Utkal plains
7) Largest lake in the eastern coastal plain
Chilka
8) Lake that lies between Godavari and Krishna Delta
Kolleru Lake
9) Canal program that linking lagoons and backwaters of eastern coastal plain
Backingham canal
10) Pulicat lake separated from the Bay of Bengal by
Sriharikota Island
11) Salt marshy land separating Gijarat from Sind region of Pakistan
Rann of Kutch
(Largest salt desert in India)
12) First Marine eco sensitive zeone of India
Gulf of Kutch
13) Strip of water in the Raan of Kutch
Sir Creek
(Locally called as Baan Ganga)
14) Largest riverine island in the world\ India's first Island district
Majuli
(In Brahmaputhra, Assam)
15) India's group of islands located in Arabian sea
Lakshadweep
(Tropical paradise of India)
16) Smallest union territory in India\Coral Island of India
Lakshadweep
(Formed by Coral reefs)
17) No of islands in Lakshadweep
36
(10 of them are inhabited)
18) Channel which separate Lakshadweep from Maldives
Eight degree channel
19) Islands in Lakshadweep broadly divided by
Eleventh degree channel
20) Southern most island (Minicoy) is separated from the rest of Lakshadweep by
Nine degree channel
21) Largest island in Lakshadweep
Androth
(Smallest : Bitra)
22) Most populated island in Lakshadweep
Minicoy
23) India;s group of islands located in Bay of Bengal (Bay islands of India)
Andaman and Nicobar
(Largest island group of India)
24) Indian Island which was once named as New Denmark
Andaman and Nicobar
25) Who called Andaman and Nicobar islands as Shaheed and Swaraj Islands
Subhash Chandrabose
26) Capital of Andaman during British rule
Rose Islands
27) Smallest Island of Andaman
Rose Islands
(Smallest of Nicobar : Pilomillow)
28) Channel that separate Andaman and Nicobar islands
Ten degree channel
29) Northern most island of Andaman and Nicobar
Preparis island
(Southern most island : Great Nicobar)
30) Country which is closest to Andaman
Myanmar
(Coco islands of Myanmar located near to Andaman)
31) Country which is closest to Nicobar
Indonesia
32) Highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar
Saddle Peak
33) Volcanic islands of Andaman and Nicobar
Barren and Narcondam
(Barren is the only active volcano in India)
34) Capital of Andaman and Nicobar
Port Blair
35) Island which was called as Nakkawaram meaning land of naked people
Nicobar
36) Passage that separate Little Andaman from south Andaman
Duncan Passage
37) Ritchie's Atchipelago is lies in
Great Andaman
38) Disputed island between India and Bangladesh
New Moore Island
39) Group of seven islands which forms Mumbai
Salsette
40) Elephanta or Gharapuri islands located in
Maharashtra
41) Honeymoon and Breakfast islands located in
Chilka lake
(Odisha)
42) Island in Odisha which is famous for missile testing
Wheelar Islands
(Now renamed as Abdul Kalam Island)
43) Island which lies between Peninsular India and Srilanka
Rameswaram
44) Island in Mumbai which fortified and owned by the India Navy
Oyster Rock
45) Western most river system in Indian Subcontinent
Indus
46) Only west flowing Himalayan river
Indus
(Its an anticedent river meaning Older than Himalaya)
47) Rivers known as Sapta Sindu
Indus, Saraswathi, Jhelum, Chenab, Beas, Sutlej and Ravi
48) Source region of Indus river is
Bokharchu Glacier
(In Tiber it is called as Singi Khamban or Lion's Mouth)
49) River known as life line of Pakisthan\National river of Pakistan
Indus
50 River mostly mentioned in Rig Veda
Indus
51) Meaning of the Sanskrit word Indus
Ocean\River
52) Indus drains at Arabian sea at
Karachi
53) Only Indian state through which Indus flows
Jammu and kashmir
54) Main tributaries of Indus
Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej (Southern most Sutlej)
55) Which state known as Land of five rivers
Punjab
56) Indus river agreement signed between India and Pakistan on
19 September 1960
(Jawaharlal Nehru and Ayoob Khan)
57) Mediator for Indus river agreement
World bank
(India has rights on Sutlej, Beas and Ravi as per the agreement)
58) Longest tributary of Indus in India
Sutlej
(Only tributary originated from Tibet)
59) Bhakranangal Dam, Indira Gandhi canal are situated in the river
Sutlej
60) Canal which link Sutlej with Yamuna
Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (STL)
61) Tributary of Indus which flows into Wular lake in Kashmir
Jhelum
(Kishanganga is the largest tributary of Jhelum)
62) Uri power project, Kishanganga Hydro electric project etc are in
Jhelum
63) Srinagar is situated on the banks of
Jhelum
👉 Amarnath : Amaravathi
👉 Badarinath : Alakananda
👉 Kedarnath : Mandakini
👉 Harappa : Ravi
64) Largest tributary of Indus
Chenab
65) River which is known as Chandrabhaga in Himachal Pradesh
Chenab
66) Dulhasti power project, Buglihar dam etc are situated in the river
Chenab
67)Smallest tributary of Indus
Beas
(Only tributary which flows completely through India)
68) Which river was known as Arjikuja in Vedas
Beas
(Originated from Rohtang Pass)
69) Pong dam is built across
Beas
70) Smallest river in Punjab
Ravi (River of Lahore)
71) Thein dam (Ranjith Sagar Dam) is built across
Ravi
72) Tombs of Jahangir and Noorjahan are on the banks of
Ravi