India
Bengaluru
"Silicon Valley of India" (or "IT capital of India")
29 States, 7 Union territories
Administrative Divisions
Adam's Bridge , Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu
Chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.
Coimbatore - nicknamed 'Manchester of the South', due to textiles industries, 3. Madurai 4. Tiruchirappalli 5. Salem
Cities in Tamil Nadu
Coromandel coast
Coast of Andhrapradesh is called ____________
Blue
Color of the Ashoka Chakra
Indian Rupee
Currency
Chennai
Detroit of Asia', 'Automobile capital of India'.
3000 feet
Elevation of Bangalore is ____________, making it the highest of the major cities in India
Aryan (North Indian), Dravidian (South Indian).
Ethnic / Racial groups
Krishna river
Fourth biggest river in India in terms of water inflow and river basin area after the Ganga, Godavari and the Brahmaputra.
Red Fort, India Gate, Rashtrapathi Bhavan - the official residence of the President of India
Important land marks in Delhi
Vembanad
Largest lake in Kerala and the longest lake in India
Mumbai
Maharashtra: Capital
Kochi, Kozhikode
Major cities in Kerala
Coimbatore
Manchester of the South
Satpura Range , Vindhya Range
Name the two east west coast ranges that divide the Indian Subcontinent into the Indo Gangetic plain in the north and the Deccan Plateau in the south
Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, Thumba in thiruvanthaapuram
Name the two satellite launching centers in India
24 spokes
Number of spokes of the wheel in the Ashoka Chakra
Hindi and English and 14 other official languages.
Official Languages:
Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Christianity, Parsi, Islam
Religion
Palar River Kollidam River - a distributary of the Cauvery River. Cauvery River - Reservoir on Cauvery River - Stanley Reservoir formed by the Mettur Dam.
Rivers in TN
Pulikat lake (at the border of TN and Andhra )
Second largest brackish lake in India
Godavari
Second longest river in India after the Ganges
Malabar coast
The coast of Kerala is also known as _____________
Konakan coast
The coast on which Mumbai lies is called
George V
The foundation stone of the city of New Delhi was laid by ________________, Emperor of India during the Delhi Durbar of 1911
Lord Irwin
The inaguration of New Delhi was done on 13 February 1931 by the then viceroy of India :
Chennai
This city was named by National Geographic as the second best food city in the world after Louisville KY.it is the only city in India to feature in this list.
Tungabhadra river
This is a major tributary of the Krishna river joins the Krishna river at the border between Andhra Pradesh and Telengana.
Chattisgarh:
This state was carved out of the indian state of Madhya Pradesh
Chennai
capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad
capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and de jure capital of Andhra Pradesh
Clive House at Fort St. George, Madras
first English settlement in India
Chennai
fourth-largest city in India
Bay of Bengal
largest bay in the world
Deccan
location of Bangalore is in the ______________plateau
Delhi
second most populous city after Mumbai and most populous urban agglomeration in India and 3rd largest urban area in the world.
Cape Comorin/ Kanyakumari
southernmost point of mainland India
Arama Konda
tallest peak of the Eastern Ghats
, Mahanadi,Godavari Krishna, and Kaveri.
4 major rivers cutting through the eastern ghats
Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker.
Architects who designed New Delhi
Puducherry
Aurobindo Ashram is found in this Union territory in India
Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Pakistan.
Bordering Countries:
New Delhi
Capital
Hyderabad
Capital of Andhraprasdesh
Port blair
Capital of Andman and Nicobar Islands
Raipur
Capital of Chattisgarh
Panagi
Capital of Goa
Hyderabad with Future capital of Amaravathi
Capital of Telengana
The Charminar, Golconda Fort, Hussain Saagar
Chief attractions in Hyderbad
Hyderabad
City of Pearls
Anaimudi
Highest Point
Kanchenjunga
Highest Point
Isle of Bombay, Colaba, Old Woman's Island (Little Colaba), Mahim, Mazagaon, Parel, Worli. The resulting island of Bombay was later merged with the nearby islands of Trombay and Salsette that lay to its North-east and North respectively to form Greater Bombay. These islands now constitute the southern part of the city of Mumbai
History of Mumbai
Musli
Hyderabad is located on the banks of the __________river
15th August, 1947, from UK.
Independence
28, 169 feet
Kanchenjunga height
Thiruvantapuram
Kerala state capital
Lake Chilka in Odisha
Largest brackish lake in India
Elephanta caves , Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Mumbai has two UNESCO World Heritage Sites,what are they
Hirakund dam
Name a major dam on the Mahanadi river
Godavari River in the north Tungabhadra river and Krishna river in the central area Southernmost part of the Plateau is being drained by the Kaveri river
Name the rivers that drain the Deccan Plateau
Hindi
National Language
Uhlas river
River on which Mumbai lies
Talacauvery in Kodagu District
Source of the Cauvery river
Indira Point in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Southernmost point of India
Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
States bordering Delhi
Mahanadi
The city of Raipur, the capital of the state of Chattisgarh is on this river
13 February 1931
The inaguration of New Delhi was done on _____________
Vasco da gama
The largest city in Goa
Khadi
The material of the Indian Flag should be by law be made of what material
Deccan Plateau
The plateau that makes up most of southern India and includes the states of Karnataka
Marmugoa
The port of goa
Yamuna river
The river on which New Delhi is on
Laccadive sea
The sea next to the state of Kerala is called
Jog falls
The second highest waterfalls in India is located in Karnataka
Nilgiri (Blue Mountains),
The__________ hills form part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India.
Goa
This state was a former Portuguese province
Puducherry
This union territory in India represents the former French exclaves , _______________, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe
Coromandel coast ;False Divi Point (in Andhra Pradesh), in the north to Kanyakumari in the south
What is the name given to the south eastern coast of India between the Eastern Ghats and the bay of Bengal. Where does it run from
Odisha
Which state is the Hirakind dam located
Palk Strait
______________Strait - connects the Bay of Bengal with the Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar.
Bengaluru
capital of the Indian state of Karnataka
Rajghat
the final resting place of Mahatma Gandhi
Mumbai
the most populous city in India and the ninth most populous agglomeration in the world,
Bengaluru
third most populous city in India
Rashtrapati Nilayam
winter office of the President of India
