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largest Airport in India

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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

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which state in India has largest number of Airports

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Maharashtra

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which State has the longest Coastline in INDIA

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Gujarat(1600km)

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which country has the longest Coastline in the World

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Canada

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largest Mangrove cover in India

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WB

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which State has the largest forest Cover in India

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MP

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Silent Valley NP

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Nilgiri Hills

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Omkareshwar

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MP

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Pushkar

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Diya Aur Bati Hum

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Which Beach in India is famous for its unique phenomena Where the sea precedes upto 5 Km during low tide exposing a wide flat seated

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Chandipur beach, Balasore, Odisha

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Tropical Evergreen and semi tropical forest

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(RAM Eats white Horlicks)Rosewood, mahogany, aini, ebony and white cedar, Hollock

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Moist deciduous tree

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Teak, sal, shisham, hurray, muhua,semul, kusum,sandalwood

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Dry Deciduous Forest

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Tendu, palas, amaltas, bel, Khair, axlewood

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Tropical Thron Forest

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Babool, ber, wild date palm, Khair, neem, khejris palas

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Tussocky grass

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Tropical Throne Forest

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Montane forest

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Oak, Pine, Deodar, Silver Fir, juniper, birch, rhododendrons

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Mangrove Forest

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PCS-Palm, Coconut,Sundari

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Gujjar Bakarwals

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Tribes of J&K

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Bhotiya Graddi tribes

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Pastoralists in Himalayas and Himachal Pradesh

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The longest national highway in India

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NH44 (4112km), srinagar to Kanyakumari

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which port handles the highest tonnage of import
cargo in India

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vishakhapatnam

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NH44 former name

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NH7

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which state has the highest density of surface road

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Kerala

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largest shipyard in India

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Cochin shipyard Ltd. in Kochin Kerala

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largest Ramsar Site of India
Sundarban
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First Ramsar Sites of India
Chlike Lake (Odisha), Keoladeo NP( Rajasthan)
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Smallest Ramsar Site of
Renuka Lake(Himachal Pradesh)
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highest Peak of Andaman & Nicobar island
Saddle Peak
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Saddle peak is located in
North Andaman
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Approximate age of Aravallis range
670 mya
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Markha Valley
Jammu and Kashmir
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Dzukou Valley
Nagaland
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Yumthang Valley
Sikkim
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Sangla Valley
Himachal Pradesh
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Nothu La
strategic Mt. passes that connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China
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Mahadeo Hills
Satpura
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Mikir Hills
Assam
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Kaimur Hills
extension of vindhy in UP- Bihar
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Cardamom Hills
extension of Western ghat in Kerala
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Nokrek Peak
Garo Hills
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Tabo monastery and temple complex
Spiti Valley
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Alchi temple complex
Ladakh
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Lhotsava Lhakhang temple, Nako
Himachal Pradesh
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Nako
Himachal Pradesh
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Manganiyars
Are a community of skilled folk musicians primarily found in thar desert region of Rajasthan
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Grand trunk
Originally known Shahi road built by Sher Shah suri from the Indus Valley to the Sonar Valley in Bengal Road was renamed during British period, connecting Calcutta and Peshawar. At present it extends from Amritsar to Kolkata
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Sher Shah Suri Marg
NH1 connecting Delhi to Amritsar Also known as Grand trunk
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Golden Quadrilateral
By NHAI 5,846 km Connecting Delhi Mumbai Chennai kolkata
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North South corridor
Connecting Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir with Kanyakumari 4,076km
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East West Corridor
Silchar in Assam with the port town of Porbander in Gujarat 3,640 km
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World's longest highway tunnel
Atal Tunnel Built by BRO connects Manali to Lahual-Spiti valley
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Harmattan
Wind in Savanna region
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Konkan Railway
One of the important Indian railways 760 km Connecting Roha in Maharashtra to Mangalore in Karnataka Asia's largest tunnel also lies on route The states of Maharashtra Goa and Karnataka are partners in this undertaking
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NW1
Prayagraj-Haldia Stretch
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NW2
Sadiya-Dhubri stretch
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NW 3
Kottampura-Kollam stretch
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NW4
Godavari and Krishna rivers along with Kakinada-Puducherry stretch of Canal
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Which layers of atmosphere is responsible for the deflected of radio waves
Inosphere
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The January isotherms taken as a basis for diving India into tropical and sub-tropical zones
15°C
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Laurentian/ st Lawrence Climate type
Found only in two region and only in northern hemisphere Cold dry winter below freezing point Summers are warm as tropic
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Fohn local wind
Alps region
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Samsung local wind
Kurdistan
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Santa Local wind
California
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Zonda local wind
Argentina region
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Weak Monsoon in India subcontinent
El Nino
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Which type of forest covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world
Temperate Caniferous Forest
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Horse Latitude
Are subtropical regions around 30°N and 30°S of the equator characterized by calm winds, high pressure and little precipitation and are known for the legend that sailors would sometimes throw horse overboard to conserve water
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El Nino Modaki
Central Pacific Increase hurricane
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Benguele cold current
West coast of Southetn Africa
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Falkand cold current
Northward along the pantagonia
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Hambolt/Peruvian Cold current
West coast of South America
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Guinea warm current
North West coast of africa
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Canary cold current
Part of North Atlantic gyre
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Dhuandhar Waterfall
Malwa region Narmada river
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Hundru Waterfall
Choto nagpur Subarnarekha
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Geosoppa fall/ jog fall
Highest in Karnataka Shravati river
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Highest Waterfall in India
Kuchikal falls(Karnataka) Shravati river
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Hokera Wetland
Punjab the Doodhganga from the east and the Sukhnag from the west.
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Renuka Wetland
Himachal Pradesh
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Rudrasagar Wetland
Tripura
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Sasthamokotta Wetland
Kerala Kallada river
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Why there is a eastward flow of Equatorial counter current
Convergence of the two Equatorial current
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In the South Atlantic and South Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudescyclone doesn't occurs
ITCZ rarely occurs

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