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Tropic of cancer passes through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,

Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram. (8 States).

Among parallels only Equator is a great circle.

Equator passes through Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Gabon, Congo, Congo Republic,

Uganda, Kenya, Somalia and Indonesia.

The atmosphere contains 5 layers.

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Ionosphere



Exosphere

Maximum concentration of Ozone is present in stratosphere

Corbett National park is Indias 1st national park (1935). It is located in Uttarakhand. This

is the 1st sanctuary that is covered under project Tiger.

Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth is between Sun and Moon.

Solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is in between the Sun and the Earth

38th parallel is the boundary between North Korea and South Korea.

49th parallel is the boundary between USA and Canada.

Pipavav (Gujarat) is the first private port in India.

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.

Kandla is a free port.

Mumbai is the biggest port.

Calcutta is riverine port.

Vishakhapatnam is the deepest port.

Miss Kerala is Indias most popular fresh water fish. It is also called Red Line Torpedo

Barb.

1st census in India conducted in 1872 and the 15th census was conducted in 2011.

Indias first commercial solar power plant is Azure powers located in Punjab. Inaugurated

in 2009.

Three Gorges dam (China) is the largest Hydro Power plant in the world. Capacity

22,500 MW.

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Gir forest in Sourastra region of Gujarat is the home for Asiatic lions.

Lowest area-shore of dead sea(Jordan)

Deepest area Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean

Mars is called Red planet.

Duncan passage is present between South Andaman & Little Andaman.

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Ancient names of rivers:

SUTLEJ SATURDI.

RAVI PARUSINI

CHENAB ASKINI

JHELUM VITASTA

BEAS VIPAS

Narmada, Tapti, Mahi and Luni are the west flowing rivers.

Highest waterfall is Angela. This is located in Venezuela.



Victoria Falls present between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Jog falls-Highest water falls in India present on river sharavati in Karnataka.

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GRASS LANDS:

East Africa- Savanna

Brazil- Campos

Venezuela- Llanos

Argentina- Pampas

N. America- Prairie

S. Africa- Veld

Asia- Steppe

Australia- Down

Sahara (Largest) desert touches 11 countries in Africa.



Ladakh is the coldest desert present in Himalayas.

India and Sri Lanka are separated by PALK Strait and Gulf of Mannar

June 5 World Environment Day.

Longest elevated national highway of 9.5 km inaugurated in Bangalore. This connects silk

board junction and electronic city in Bangalore.

Palakkad district in Kerala is the 1st district in the country which if fully electrified.

LESOTHO is a land locked country is South Africa.

Swaziland is a land locked country in South Africa and towards east bordered by

Mozambique.

Apatani is a tribe in Arunachal Pradesh.

Jarawa tribe is in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Munda tribe is in Jharkhand and Bihar.

Santhal tribe is in Jharkahnd and West Bengal.

The Earth is divided into3 parts Crust (SIAL), Mantle (SIMA) and Core (NIFE)

Crust and Mantle separated by Mohorivicic Discontinuity.



Mantle and core separated by Gutenberg Discontinuity.

The Himalayans are formed from the sea called Tethys sea which is situated between the

Gondwana in the south and Angaraland(Laurasia)toNorth.

Khadar is new Alluvium and Bangar is old alluvium.

The Andamans and Nicobars are separated by the Ten degree channel.

The 8 degree channel passes thruogh south Minicoy Island.

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There are four main Islands in Japan. Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.

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.

Alexander Cunningham, the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India.

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.

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.



Exotica: These are the rivers that flow in deserts. Sindh and Nile rivers are the examples

for Exotica rivers.

South America is called Bird Continent.

Mexico is the leading producer of sulpher in the World.

Chile is the leading producer of Nitrates in the World.

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.

Cyclones are called Willy-Willies by Australians.

Andes is the Worlds longest mountain chain.

Chennai beach is the longest beach in the country.

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Gautam gauti a month ago

A new look at NASA satellite data revealed that Earth set a new record for coldest temperature recorded. It happened in August

2010 when it hit -135.8 degrees in antartica. Then on July 31 of this year, it came close again: -135.3 degrees. The old record

had been -128.6 degrees, which is -89.2 degrees Celsius

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A new look at NASA satellite data revealed that Earth set a new record for coldest temperature recorded. It happened in August

2010 when it hit -135.8 degrees. Then on July 31 of this year, it came close again: -135.3 degrees. The old record had been

-128.6 degrees, which is -89.2 degrees Celsius

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Gautam gauti a month ago

The equator passes through 13 countries: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo,

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati

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