Indian Geography

The Gobi Desert extends across northern China and southern Mongolia. It is a cold desert located in the rain shadow of the Himalaya–Tibetan region.

Bangladesh shares the longest international land boundary with India, about 4,096 km. India also borders Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar.

The famous Ninety Mile Beach is in Australia, although a beach of the same name also exists in New Zealand. The source options point to Australia.

Bengaluru lies mainly on the Vrishabhavathi River, a tributary within the Arkavathy–Cauvery drainage system.

The Sardar Sarovar Dam is on the Narmada River in Gujarat. It is a major multipurpose project under the Narmada Valley Development scheme.

Guru Shikhar, at about 1,722 m, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range and is located near Mount Abu in Rajasthan.

Keetham Lake is in Uttar Pradesh, near Agra, and forms part of the Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary.

Surat is popularly called the “Diamond City of India” because of its major diamond-cutting and polishing industry, one of the world’s largest.

The famous Khajuraho Group of Monuments is located in Madhya Pradesh. Most temples were built by the Chandela dynasty between the 10th and 12th centuries.

The Naga, Khasi and Garo Hills belong to the Eastern Hills/Purvanchal extension of the Himalayan system rather than the Karakoram or Zanskar ranges.

Kota is situated on the banks of the Chambal River, an important tributary of the Yamuna. The Chambal rises near Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.

Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country, covering more than 2.7 million square kilometres in Central Asia.

The Lakshadweep Islands lie in the Arabian Sea, off the southwestern coast of India. The archipelago consists mainly of coral islands and atolls.

The Strait of Gibraltar separates southern Europe from northern Africa and connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.

The source identifies Karnataka as the first state to implement the National Education Policy. The current NEP framework was approved nationally in 2020.

India and Pakistan signed the Kartarpur Corridor agreement in 2019 to facilitate pilgrimage by Indian devotees to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur.

Uttar Pradesh is popularly called the Sugar Bowl of India because of its large sugarcane cultivation and major sugar industry.

Coimbatore is called the Manchester of South India because of its major textile and cotton-spinning industry.

The Maikal Range lies mainly in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and forms an important eastern extension of the Satpura system.

Among Indian states, Sikkim is particularly noted for orchid diversity and production. The state is an important centre for Himalayan orchid conservation.