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47 Cards in this Set
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What type of forests do mahogany live in |
Tropical evergreen forests |
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How long is day light seen in the NP on 21 June |
24 hours |
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Leading cotton producer of India |
Gujarat |
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Name of the position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the sun causing summer in the N. Hemisphere |
Apihelion |
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Cold dense ai blowing down the mountains at night |
Katabatic wind |
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Application of shale |
Possesses laminations |
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Which rocks transforms into marble |
Limestone |
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In which planet does the sun rise in the west and set in the east |
Venus |
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What is chinook |
Hot, dry wind |
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Why are the Zawar mines imp |
Zinc |
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When does the summer solstice in the S. Hemisphere occur |
22 Dec |
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Rivers that originate in the Mansarovar region |
Indus Sutlej Brahmaputra |
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Name of the first Indian research station in the arctic |
Himadri |
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Soft wood varieties |
Fern, pine, spruce |
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When were the western ghats added to the UNESCO world heritage sites |
2012 |
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Name of an environment planning org |
NEERI |
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World's leading producer of fertilisers |
USA |
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Hill forts in Rajasthan which had been added to the UN world heritage sites in 2013 |
Amber Gagarin Chittorgarh Jaisalmer |
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Outermost layer of the sun |
Coroma |
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Largest producer of rubber in India |
Assam |
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Which states does the ISM pass through |
Odisha, AndP |
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States that share the border with Myanmar |
Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, AP |
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Which states does the tropic of cancer pass through |
Guj, Jhar, Mizoram |
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Union territory with the highest literacy rate |
Lakshadweep |
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Himalayan mountain peaks in India |
Mt Kamet Nanda Devi Nanga parvat |
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Highest peak in S. India |
Anaimudi |
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Main diff btw the western and eastern ghats |
Continuity |
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Junction btw western and eastern ghats |
Nilgiris |
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Ruhr of India: river basin |
Damodar |
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Longest river in Peninsular India |
Godavari |
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Which major river system is the Teesta part of |
Brahmaputra |
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Name of Ganga in Bangladesh |
Padma |
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Where is Hussain Sagar lake |
Hyderabad |
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Through which mountains does the Brahmaputra enter India |
Namcha Barwa |
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Which country does the Indian woolen industry import raw wool from |
Australia |
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Which lake has the highest water salinity |
Sambhar |
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Well known synthetic fibres produced in India |
Rayon Nylon Terene |
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Where is Kilimanjaro |
Tanzania |
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Which tribe practises fraternal polyandry |
The Toda |
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Silk industry |
Salem |
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Software tech park |
Kolar |
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Woolen textile |
Panipat |
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Iron and steel plant |
Pune |
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How much power does kundankulam nuclear plant generate |
1000 MW |
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Which Indian Island did UNESCO declare a world's biosphere reserve |
Nicobar |
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Largest producer of jute in the world |
India |
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Jute is popularly called |
Golden fibre |
