Indian Geography Quiz 2

The National Highway No. 2 (currently National Highway 19) of India is passing or connecting the state of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It was previously referred to as Delhi–Kolkata Road and is one of the busiest national highways in India.

The Indus is the western most River system in the subcontinent. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Satluj are its main tributaries of Indus. It originates from the Bokhar Chu (glacier) of Mt. Kailash (6714m). It drains the largest number of glaciers and mountain slopes of the Karakorum, Ladakh, Zaskarand Himalayan Ranges.

The coastal tract of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is Coromandel Coast on Bay of Bengal. Andhra Pradesh has the second-longest coastline in India after Gujarat with a length of 974 km, along with Coromandel Coast. Coastline of Tamil Nadu is part of Coromandel Coast and is the third-longest coastline (940 Km) in the country.

Arunachal Pradesh borders the Indian states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east, and a disputed border with China in the north at the McMahon Line.

Mizoram and Lakshadweep have the highest percentage of identified tribal population (~95 percent), while Punjab and Haryana have 0 percent.

Some 200 million years ago, Antarctica was joined to South America, Africa, India​, and Australia in a single large continent called Gondwanaland.

Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water. They are characterized by steep slopes, minimal vegetation, lack of a substantial regolith, and high drainage density. Badland topography is a major feature of the Chambal valley is characterized by an undulating floodplain, gullies and ravines.

The Idukki Hydroelectric Project is the biggest hydroelectric project in Kerala. It is built on the Periyar River.

The Konkan Railway was constructed to fill the missing gap between Roha (near Mumbai) and Mangalore.