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What is the name of the highest plateau in the world

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Pamir plateau - 7649 mtr

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What are the three Mountain ranges in Kashmir and Ladakh region

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  1. Karakoram range
  2. Ladakh range
  3. Zaskar range
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What are the trans Himalayan ranges

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  1. Karakoram range,
  2. Ladakh range
  3. Zaskar range
  4. Kailash range
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What is the highest mountain in pok

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Mt K2 (Godwin Austin) 8611 metres

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Where the siachin glacier is located

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Nubra valley

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Siachin Glacier was under control from

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1984

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What is the highest battle ground in the world

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Siachen glacier

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Operation Meghdoot

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Organised in the year 1984 , to take control of the Siachin glacier and it is the highest battle ground of the world

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What is the total length of land border that we share with 7 countries?

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15106.7 KM

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What are the total number of neighbouring countries around India?

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7 countries

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What are the total number of state and union territories in the border

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17 states and 2 union territories

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What are the total number of district in the Indian borders

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92 districts

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What are the names of the 7 bordering countries of the India ?

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  1. China - 3488km
  2. Bangladesh - 4097 km
  3. Pakistan - 3323km
  4. Nepal - 1751 km
  5. Myanmar - 1643km
  6. Bhutan - 699km
  7. Afghanistan - 106km
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What is the name of the border between India and China

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Mac mahan line (1914 by Henry Mcmahon)

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When was the line of actual control between India and China called

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1962(Aksai chin and Ladakh)

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What are the states and union territories bordering India and China

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Himachal pradesh- 200kms
Uttarakhand - 345 kms
Sikkim - 220kms
Arunachal pradesh- 1126 kms

Ladakh - 1597 kms

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What are the names states bordering Bangladesh

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  1. West Bengal -2217kms
  2. Assam-262kms
  3. Meghalaya- 443kms
  4. Tripura-856kms
  5. Mizoram - 318kms
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What is the name of the line between India and Bangladesh

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Radcliffe line(1947) by Cyril Radcliffe

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What are the names of states and union territories bordering with Pakistan

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  1. Rajasthan - 1170kms
  2. Gujarat - 506kms
  3. Punjab- 425kms
  4. Jammu and Kashmir-365kms
  5. Ladakh- 857kms
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What is the name of the Thar desert in Pakistan

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Cholisthan

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What is the name of the line between India and Pakistan

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Radcliffe line in 1947

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What is the name of the states bordering with Nepal

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Uttarakhand -263kms
Uttarpradesh - 560kms
West Bengal - 100kms
Bihar- 729kms
Sikkim- 99kms

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The only country India is having a friendship treaty

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Nepal

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What is the name of the border line between China mad Myanmar

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Mc Mahon line

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What are the Indian states bordering with Myanmar
1. Arunachal Pradesh -520kms 2. Nagaland - 215kms 3. Manipur- 398kms 4. Mizoram- 510kms
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What are the states bordering with Bhutan
1. West Bengal -183kms 2. Sikkim- 32 kms 3. Arunachal Pradesh -217kms 4. Assam- 267kms
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What is the U.T bordering with Afghanistan
Union territory Ladakh(106kms) Pakistan occupied Kashmir
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What is the name of the border between India and Afghanistan
Durand Line by Mortimer Durand in 1896
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What are the five physical divisions of India
1. The Great mountains of the North 2. The North Indian Plains 3. The peninsular plateau 4. The coastal plains 5. The Islands.
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What are three trans Himalayan Ranges in the India
Karakoram range Ladakh range Zaskar range
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What are the four trans Himalayan ranges
1. Karakoram range 2. Ladakh range 3. Zaskar range and 4. Kailash range
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What is the name of the valley in Trans Himalayan range
Nubra valley
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What is the highest mountain peak of India in PoK
Mount K2 Godwin Austin 8611metres
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What is the name of the operation to take control of Siachin glacier in the Nubra valley
Operation Meghdoot
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What are the three Himalayan ranges
1. Himadri- The great Himalayas 2. Himachal - The lesser Himalayas 3. Shivaliks- Outer Himalayas 4. Purvanchal hills
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What is the name of highest mountain peak in India
Mount kanjenjunga - 8586metres
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What is the width of highest range of Himalayas
Himadri or Greater Himalayas Width of 120-190 kms
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What is the name of highest peak in the world
Mount everest or Sagamatha(8848m)
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What are the names of the pass located in Himadri
Shipkila,Zojila,Nitila,Lipulekha,Thagla and Nathula pass
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What is the highest Mount peaks of Himadri
1. Mount Everest - 8848 2. Mt . Kanchenjunga-8568 3. Mt. Makalu- 8481 4. Mt. Dhaulagiri - 8172 5. Mt Nanga parbat-8126 6. Annapurna 7. Nandadevi
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What is the name of middle himalayas
Himachal Range
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What is the average height of middle himalayas
3700 -4500m
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What is the width of Middle himalayas or Himachal range
80 to 100 kms
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What is the name of the small grasslands found in the slope .
Marg - Gulmarg, Sonmarg in Kashmir Bugyal or pyar in Uttarakhand
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What are the important tourist destinations in the Himachal range
Shimla, Mussoorie, Nainital , Chakrata, Darjeeling and Rana
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What are the ranges in the Himachal range or midddle himalayas
Pirpanjal, Dhaola dhar,Nagatibba , Mahabharata etc.
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What are the important valleys in the Himachal ranges
Kashmir, Kathmandu, Kangra and Kullu valleys .
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What is the name of the outer Himalayas
Shivaliks
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What is the average height of Shivaliks
900 - 1200metres
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What is the width of the outer Himalayas or Shivaliks
10 to 15 kms
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Shivaliks are high plains are made up of
Clay and pebbles which are called Doon(Dehradun) in the west and Dwar (Haridwar) in the east.
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The lower part of the shivalik is called
Terai
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What is the name of the marshy forest areas present below the Shivaliks
Terai
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What is the name of the pass which connects Srinagar and Gilgit
Burjil pass
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What is the name of the pass connecting Srinagar to Leh
Zojila pass
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What is the pass connects Shimla and Tibet
Shipkila
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What is the name of the valley which connects Bomdilla(Arunachal pradesh) to Tibet
Tawang valley
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What is the name of the pass located in Manipur , passing through the route to Myanmar
Tuji pass
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What is the name of the belt where new alluvial soils are found
Khadar
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What are the four types of belts in the plains of outer Himalayas
Belt 1 - Bhabar( Made up of huge rocks) Belt 2 - Terai( Marshy dark forest) Belt 3 - Bangar(old alluvial soil) Belt 4 - Khadar(new alluvial soil)
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Glaciers are present
In the Trans Himalayan ranges
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What is the oldest part of India
Peninsular plateau. It is made up of hard igneous and metamorphic rocks
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What is the height of Peninsular Plateau
600 to 900 metres.
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Which valleys separate the malwa and Deccan plateau
River Narmada and Tapti
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What are the names of Three plateaus
1. Malwa 2. Chotta Nagpur 3. Deccan
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The name of the place where eastern ghats and western Ghats meet
Nilgiris mountain
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What are the two mountains present in between the Malwa and Deccan plateau
Vindhya and satpura mountains
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What is the area of North Indian plains
2500 kms
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The North Indian plain
Approximately starts from Satluj in the west to Bhrama Putra in the east
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The alluvium present in the North Indian plains are brought down by
Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra River and it's tributaries
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What are the passes present in the Greater Hiamalayan ranges
Shipkila, Zojila , Nitila, Lipulekha, Thagla and Nathula pass

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