Geography Our Earth 1-Universe : It is the totality of matter, energy and space including thesolar system, the galaxies nd contents of the space between the galaxies. 2-Standard Time -It is a uniform time for places in approximately the same longitude. 3-Time Zone- Any of the 24 regions of the globe throughout which the same … Read more
Geography Names of Indian places and their nick names * Mumbai City of Seven islands,Hollywood of India * Bangalore Garden City of India, Electronic City of India * Hyderabad City of Nizams, City of Pearls * Nagpur City of Orange * Cuttack (Orissa) Silver City * Nasik Grape City, Wine Capital … Read more
Geography -Bits 1- Indus is a Trans- Himalayan river 2-Myanmar is closest to Andaman Islands 3- Rajasthan state is having largest area under waste land 4-The two Volcanic islands in the Indian territory are Pamban and Barren 5-The state of Assam has five National Parks and eleven wildlife sanctuaries 6-Manipur has common boundaries with Nagaland, … Read more
Geography of India – Facts 1- Area wise, India stands seventh rank in the world and population wise it is the second most populous country of the world. 2-India is surrounded by China, Nepal, Bhutan in north, Sri Lanka in south, Myanmar, Bangladesh in east, Pakistan in west. 3-Three oceans protects India’s half of the … Read more
Geography 1-Latitude lines Imaginary lines running horizontally around the globe. Also called parallels, latitude lines are equidistant from each other. 2-Longitude lines Imaginary lines, also called meridians, running vertically around the globe. Unlike latitude lines, longitude lines are not parallel. 3-Hemisphere A hemisphere is half the Earth’s surface. The four hemispheres are the Northern and … Read more
Geography 1-Digboi is India’s first oil refinery 2-Road Transport is the most universal mode of transport 3- Red Sea and Mediterranean … Read more
Geography 1-The highest mountain peak in the America is Mt Aconcagua 2-‘Upper Volta’ is the earlier name of Burkna Faso 3-Panna , Madhya Pradesh – diamond mining done in India 4-The long-tailed macaque monkey is found in Silent Valley, Kerala 5-Ecuador derives its name from the prime latitude that passes through it 6- Bushmen tribes … Read more
Geography 1-The biggest oil refinery in Asia is at Jamnagar, Gujarat 2-The main crops grown under plantation agriculture in India are Tea, rubber, coconut, coffee 3-The largest shipyard of India is Vishakapatnam 4- 25 percent of the total vale of agricultural products is contributed by live stock in India 5- Yamunanagar of India produces the … Read more
Geography 1-Growth of Wool industry is mainly located in the states of Punjab, Maharashtra & Gujarat. 2-The main mineral based industry is Iron & Steel industry 3-Mysore Steel works or Visveswaraiah Iron & Steel works was established at Bhadravathi in 1923. 4-SAIL was set up in the year 1973. 5-Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited was set … Read more
Geography 1-The Country which ranks 1st in the production of Jute is India 2-Important centers of textile industry in India -Mumbai, Ahmadabad Sholapur, Nagpur, Coimbatore & Indore. 3-The State which ranks 1st in the production of Jute is West Bengal 4-The rank of India in the world Sugar cane production is -1st 5-The rank of … Read more