Geography,

Important Straits: 1. English Channel  –   Between England and France 2. Berring Strait  –  Russia and USA 3. Bass Strait  – Between Australia and Tasmania 4. Duncan Passage  – South Andaman and Little Andaman 5. Florida Strait  – Cuba and USA 6. Ten Degree Channel – Little Andaman and Nicobar 7. Drake Passage  – Separates … Read more

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Ports in India The length of Indian coastline is about 7516.6 kilometers. It is the biggest peninsulas in the world. 12 major ports, 200 notified minor and intermediate ports are there in India . The maximum number of non-major ports are there in Maharashtra (48) followed by Gujarat (42) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (23). … Read more

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 Establishment of  NHAI The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was constituted by an act of Parliament, the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988. It is responsible for the development, maintenance and management of National Highways entrusted to it and for matters connected or incidental thereto. The Authority was operationalized in February, 1995 with … Read more

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INDIA’s Longest,Largest,Highest…….. Longest Dam  –                                 Hirakud Dam at Odisha Longest Sea Beach-                          Marina Beach, Chennai Longest Canal –                   … Read more

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Important National Highways National Highway (NH) Connecting places NH 1 –    New Delhi – Ambala – Jalandhar – Amristar NH 2 –    Delhi – Mathura – Agra – Kanpur – Allahabad – Varanasi – Kolkata NH 3-      Agra – Gwalior – Nasik – Mumbai NH 4 –     Thane and … Read more

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GK On Indian Railways- 1-From Mumbai to Thane, first Indian train was started. 2- Research, Design and Standard Organisation situated at Lucknow 3-Vivek Express from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari travels a distance of 4273 km, making it the longest run in terms of total time and distance in  Indian Railways. 4-Slowest train in India : Metupalayam … Read more