Geography One-Liners for various competitive examinations
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Maximum questions come from Geography portion in different competitive exams.
Here are some important Geography one-liners for students competing for various exams
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1-Cherrapunji receives the highest rainfall in India.
2-India is the second largest country in Asia.
3-The Himalayas are also known as Abode of snow.
4-India is connected to European countries through the Suez canal.
5-The most populous city in the world in Tokyo.
Tokyo
5-Indian standard time is the local time of Allahabad.
6-The largest mountain range in the world is the Andes.
Andes
7-The New Zealanders are known as Kiwis.
8-The state which has the largest forest area in Madhya Pradesh.
9-Earth revolves around the sun every 365 1/4 days.
10-The country with the largest population of Muslims in Indonesia.
11-Security Printing Press is at Nasik.
12-Diamond mines in India are found in Madhya Pradesh.
13-The tiger sanctuary in Tamil Nadu is located at Kalakad(Tirunelveli).
14-Yellow river is HwangHo.
HwangHo.
15-The deepest lake in the world is Baikal Lake.
16-The capital city reputed to be the oldest in the world is Athens.
17-Day and night are equal at the Equator.
18-Kalahari desert is in South Africa.
Kalahari desert
19-Hydrogen and Helium are mainly present in the Sun.
20-The most abundant metal in earth’s crust is Aluminium.
21-Myanmar is closest to the Andaman Islands.
22-The state having largest area under wasteland is Rajasthan.
23-India lies in the hemisphere- Northern and eastern
24-Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It separates Rutland Island to the north and Little Andaman to the south. West of Duncan Passage is the Bay of Bengal, east is the Andaman Sea.
25-The deepest landlocked and protected port in India is Vishakhapatnam.
1- How many types of rocks are there – 3 (Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic)
2-The point of origin of earthquake is called Seismic focus
3-The earth is divided into 24 longitudinal zones, each being 15° or 1 hour apart in time (4 minutes/degree).
4-Lunar Eclipse occurs – When earth comes between sun and moon
5-The point on the earth’s surface vertically above the earth’s surface is called Epicentre.
6-The passage of earthquake waves is recorded by Seismograph.
seismograph
7-The distance between any two parallels of latitude is always equal.
8-How many latitudes are there – total 181 latitudes including the equator.
9- Earth’s average orbital velocity – 29.79 Kilometers/s.
10-The shortest day in South Hemisphere is – June 2
Note: Days and nights are almost equal at the equator.
11-The longest day in South Hemisphere is – 22 Dec
12- The shortest day in North Hemisphere is – 22 Dec
13- The longest day in North Hemisphere is – June 21
14- Aphelion : Farthest position of earth from sun.
Note: The earth reaches its aphelion on July 4, when the earth isat a distance of 152 million Kilometers.
15- Earth Perihelion: Nearest position of earth to sun.
Note: The earth reaches its perihelion on January3 every year at a distance of about 147 million Kilometers.
16-Earth Spins on its imaginary axis from west to east in 23 hrs, 56 min and 40.91 sec
17-The equator represents in 0° latitude
18-The North Pole represent in – 90° N and the South Pole 90° S.
Note: 23½° N represents – Tropic of Cancer, while 23½° S represents Tropic of Capricorn. 70. 66½° N represents – Arctic Circle while 66½° S
represents – Antarctic Circle.
19- Earth takes time, revolution around the sun is – 365 days, 5 hrs, 48 min and 45.51 sec.
20-The seven continents of the World – (i) Asia (ii) Africa (iii) North America (iv) South America (v) Europe (vi) Australia & (vii) Antarctica
These seven continents were believed to be part of Pangaea which was a single landmass around 250 million years ago.
21-The three Gulfs in the Indian Territory – Gulf of Kuchch (west of Gujarat), Gulf of Cambay or Gulf of Khambat (Gujarat) and Gulf of Mannar (south east of Tamil Nadu)
1-The Godavari River rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra about 80 km from the Arabian Sea at an elevation of 1,067 m.
2-It is the largest river system of the Peninsular India and is revered as Dakshina Ganga.
3-The total length of Godavari from its origin to outfall into the Bay of Bengal is 1,465 km
4-The Godavari basin extends over states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in addition to smaller parts in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Union territory of Puducherry (Yanam)
5-The Manjra (724 km) is the only important right bank tributary. It joins the Godavari after passing through the Nizam Sagar.
6-Right Bank Tributaries: Pravara, Mula, Manjra, Peddavagu, Maner etc.
7-Left Bank Tributaries: Dharna, Penganga, Wainganga, Wardha, Pranahita [conveying the combined waters of Penganga, the Wardha and Wainganga], Pench, Kanhan, Sabari, Indravati etc.
The left bank tributaries are more in number and larger in size than the right bank tributaries.
8-Important projects completed duing the plan period are Srirama Sagar, Upper Penganga, Godavari barrage, Jaikwadi, Upper Indravati, Upper Wardha, Upper Wainganga.
9-Among the on-going projects, the prominent ones are Prnahita-Chevala and Polavaram.
10-The major urban Centers in the Godavari basin are Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nashik, Rajhmundry.
