Indian Geography Quiz 2

Visakhapatnam Port is the only major port of Andhra Pradesh. It is India's third largest state-owned port by volume of cargo handled and largest on the Eastern Coast.

The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapi River, is the second-largest reservoir in Gujarat after the Sardar Sarovar.

Cyclones form due to very low air pressure above the warm tropical waters of an ocean. The Bay of Bengal is prone to cyclones because a lot of typhoons that originate in the southwestern Pacific ocean get carried northwest towards India (Andhra Pradesh and Orissa).

Mawsynram is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in Northeastern India. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India.

Pench National Park, situated in Seoni and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh in India is one of the most popular national parks in India.

Silent Valley National Park is a national park in Kerala. It is located in the Nilgiri hills. This national park has some rare species of flora and fauna. The flora of the valley includes about 1000 species of flowering plants, 107 species of orchids, 100 ferns and fern allies, 200 liverworts, 75 lichens and about 200 algae.

Smallest Union Territory: Lakshadweep (32 Sq km). Largest Union Territory: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (8,249 Sq km).

The Pir Panjal Range is a group of mountains in the Lesser Himalayan region, running from east-southeast to west-northwest across the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India.

* Mahanadi dam is built across the Mahanadi River. It is the longest dam in Chhattisgarh.