Indian Geography Quiz 3

The Aravalli Range is a mountain range in Northwestern India, running approximately 670 km in a southwest direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana and Rajasthan, and ending in Gujarat.

The Saltoro Mountains are a subrange of the Karakoram Range. They are located in the southeast Karakoram on the southwest side of the Siachen Glacier, one of the two longest glaciers outside the polar regions.

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.

In Tamil Nadu Climatic conditions, temperature and soil are more flexible for paddy while comparing to wheat. So farmers in Tamil Nadu prefer paddy over wheat.

The Indira Gandhi Canal (Rajasthan Canal) is the longest (649km) canal in India and the largest irrigation project in the world.

The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank, to use the water available in the Indus River and its tributaries. It was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960 by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan. Treaty gives control over the waters of the three “eastern rivers” — the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej — to India, while control over the waters of the three “western rivers” — the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum — to Pakistan.

The Maikal Hills are range of hills in the state of eastern Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh India. The Maikal Hills are an eastern part of the Satpuras in Kawardha District of Chhattisgarh and Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh.

India has 15,106.7 Km of land border and a coastline of 7,516.6 Km including island territories. The length of our land borders with neighbouring countries (in Km) is: Bangladesh 4,096.7, China 3,488, Pakistan 3,323, Nepal 1,751, Myanmar 1,643, Bhutan 699 and Afghanistan 106.

Most of the iron and steel plants in India are located in the vicinity of coal mines.

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.