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ü Tropic of
cancer passes through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram. (8 States).
ü Among
parallels only Equator is a great circle.
ü Equator
passes through Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Gabon,
Congo, Congo Republic, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia and Indonesia.
ü The
atmosphere contains 5 layers.
·
Troposphere
·
Stratosphere
·
Mesosphere
·
Ionosphere
·
Exosphere
ü Maximum
concentration of Ozone is present in stratosphere
ü Corbett
National park is India’s 1st national park (1935). It is located in
Uttarakhand. This is the 1st sanctuary that is covered under project
Tiger.
ü Lunar eclipse
occurs when the earth is between Sun and Moon.
ü Solar eclipse
occurs when the Moon is in between the Sun and the Earth
ü 38th
parallel is the boundary between North Korea and
South Korea.
ü 49th
parallel is the boundary between USA and Canada.
ü Pipavav
(Gujarat) is the first private port in India.
ü In
India there are 12 major ports. 6 on east coast and 6 on west coast.
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§ Kandla-Gujarat
§ Mumbai-Maharashtra
§ Nhava Sheva-Maha
§ New Mangalore-Karnataka
§ Mormugao-Goa
§ Kochi-Kerala
§ Tuticorin-Tamil Nadu
§ Chennai-TN
§ Vishakhapatnam-AP,
§ Para dip-Orissa
§ Haldia – Kolkata
§ Kolkata in West Bengal.
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ü Kandla
is a free
port.
ü Mumbai is the biggest port.
ü Calcutta is riverine port.
ü Vishakhapatnam is the deepest port.
ü “Miss Kerala”
is India’s most popular fresh water fish. It is also called Red Line Torpedo
Barb.
ü 1st
census in India conducted in 1872 and the 15th census was conducted in 2011.
ü India’s
first commercial solar power plant is Azure powers located in Punjab.
Inaugurated in 2009.
ü Three Gorges
dam (China) is the largest Hydro Power plant in the
world. Capacity 22,500 MW.
ü Gir
forest in Sourastra region of Gujarat is the home for Asiatic lions.
ü Lowest
area-shore of dead sea(Jordan)
ü Deepest
area Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean
ü Mars
is called Red
planet.
ü Duncan
passage is present between South Andaman & Little Andaman.
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ü
Ancient names of rivers:
§ SUTLEJ – SATURDI.
§ RAVI – PARUSINI
§ CHENAB – ASKINI
§ JHELUM – VITASTA
§
BEAS – VIPAS
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ü Narmada,
Tapti, Mahi and Luni are the west flowing rivers.
ü Highest
waterfall is Angela. This is located in
Venezuela.
ü Victoria
Falls present between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
ü Jog falls-Highest
water falls in India present on river sharavati in Karnataka.
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GRASS LANDS:
ü East Africa- Savanna
ü Brazil- Campos
ü Venezuela- Llanos
ü Argentina- Pampas
ü N. America- Prairie
ü S. Africa- Veld
ü Asia- Steppe
ü Australia- Down
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ü Sahara
(Largest) desert touches 11 countries in Africa.
ü Ladakh
is the coldest desert present in Himalayas.
ü India
and Sri Lanka are separated by PALK Strait and Gulf of Mannar
ü June
5 World
Environment Day.
ü Longest
elevated national highway of 9.5 km inaugurated in Bangalore. This connects
silk board junction and electronic city in Bangalore.
ü Palakkad
district in
Kerala is the 1st district in the country which if fully
electrified.
ü LESOTHO
is a land locked country is South Africa.
ü Swaziland
is a land locked country in South Africa and towards east bordered by
Mozambique.
ü Apatani
is a tribe in Arunachal Pradesh.
ü Jarawa
tribe is in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
ü Munda
tribe is in Jharkhand and Bihar.
ü Santhal
tribe is in Jharkahnd and West Bengal.
ü The
Earth is divided into3 parts Crust (SIAL), Mantle (SIMA) and Core (NIFE)
ü Crust
and Mantle separated by Mohorivicic Discontinuity.
ü Mantle
and core separated by Gutenberg Discontinuity.
ü The
Himalayans are formed from the sea called Tethys sea
which is situated between the Gondwana in the south and
Angaraland(Laurasia)toNorth.
ü Khadar
is new Alluvium and Bangar is old alluvium.
ü The
Andamans and Nicobars are separated by the Ten degree channel.
ü The 8
degree channel passes thruogh south Minicoy Island.
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ü There
are four main Islands in Japan. Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.
ü
The coldest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth was
−89.2 °C/−128.6 °F at the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica on 21 July 1983.
ü
Alexander Cunningham, the first Director General of the
Archaeological Survey of India.
ü Rushikulya
is in Ganjam district of South Odisha. This is a place where the Olive Ridley
Turtles lay eggs. Thousands of expectant mother turtles gather
at one place during nights.
ü The term
Monsoon was first used in English in British India and the neighboring
countries to refer to the big seasonal winds blowing from the Indian Ocean over
the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
ü Exotica:
These are the rivers that flow in deserts. Sindh and Nile rivers are the
examples for Exotica rivers.
ü South
America is called ‘Bird Continent’.
ü Mexico
is the leading producer of sulpher in the World.
ü Chile is
the leading producer of Nitrates in the World.
ü Solar
Industry: In the year 2007 to put up 1 MW solar power plant, it cost Rs. 21
crore. Now it costs less than Rs. 10 crore.
There are 2 methods to produce power through solar system Panel way and Mirror
way. Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (one of the 8 mission
covered under the National Action Plan for Climate Change) the target is to
creation of a capacity of 20, 000 MW from the grid connected to solar plants
and addition 2,000 MW from non-grid.
ü Cyclones
are called ‘Willy-Willies’
by Australians.
ü ‘Andes’
is the World’s longest mountain chain.
ü Chennai
beach is the longest beach in the country.
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