Indian Geography

The Kali River, also called Mahakali/Sharda in different stretches, forms a major part of the India–Nepal boundary.

The English Channel lies between France and the United Kingdom, connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the North Sea.

Indore became India’s first city recognised as Water Plus under the Swachh Survekshan framework for comprehensive wastewater treatment and reuse.

The Kushan dynasty is notable in numismatic history; its rulers issued extensive gold and copper coinage, and many details of Kushan chronology are reconstructed from coins and inscriptions.

According to the source tradition, the only gift Hiuen Tsang accepted from Bhaskarvarman was a cap. Hiuen Tsang visited Kamarupa during Bhaskarvarman’s reign in the 7th century.

Adam Smith is widely called the Father of Economics. His 1776 work The Wealth of Nations is foundational to classical economics.

Shipki La lies in Himachal Pradesh and provides a historic route toward Tibet through the Sutlej Valley.

Infrared rays are useful in long-distance photography because they can penetrate haze better than visible light and are used in specialised remote-sensing photography.

Mitra Shakti is a military exercise between India and Sri Lanka, aimed at strengthening interoperability between their armed forces.

Jahangir gave Captain William Hawkins the title “English Khan” in Mughal court tradition. Hawkins visited Jahangir’s court in the early 17th century.

James Wilson is known as the Father of the Indian Budget. He presented India’s first budget under British rule in 1860.

The Dard Aryan community is associated with Ladakh/Jammu and Kashmir in Indian ethnographic references.

The Indian Institute of Petroleum is located at Dehradun, Uttarakhand, and is associated with CSIR research in petroleum and fuels.

Operation Meghdoot was the Indian military operation to secure the Siachen Glacier, launched in 1984.

The famous Terrace Garden is in Chandigarh. It is a well-known landscaped public garden in the city.

The Maitree military exercise in the source refers to cooperation between India and Thailand. Bilateral exercises strengthen operational coordination.

Canada is strongly associated with ice hockey as its national winter sport; the National Sport Act recognises hockey as a national sport in Canada.

The Krishna is a major peninsular river of India, rising near Mahabaleshwar and flowing eastward to the Bay of Bengal.

Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan is India’s largest inland salt lake and is used extensively for salt production.

The Brahmaputra waterway from Sadiya to Dhubri is National Waterway 2, declared under the National Waterways Act framework.