Facts about India- GK TARGET- RIMC- CDSE-NDA-TA-ACC 2017

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Agriculture and related fields



TypeRelated to
AgricultureCultivation of the soil and rearing of animals
HorticultureCultivation of fruits, vegetables, flowers, nuts, ornamental plants
FloricultureCultivation of flowers
ArboricultureCultivation of trees and shrubs
ApicultureBee keeping
AquacultureCultivation or rearing of aquatic plants and animals
AvicultureRearing of birds
PiscicultureRearing of fish
PomicultureGrowing of fruits
SericultureBreeding of silkworms
Viniculture/ViticultureCultivation of grapevines


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Mountains and Hills of India
Important Facts
The study of mountains is called Orology
Feature
Mountain
Highest mountain in India
Kanchenjunga
Highest mountain in India (incl POK)
Mt K2 also known as Godwin Austin
Oldest mountain range in India
Aravallis
The highest peak in the Western Ghats and also South India is
Anamudi in Kerala
The highest peak in the Aravallis is
Guru Shikhar, near Mt. Abu in Rajasthan
Raisina Hill, the area in New Delhi where Rashtrapati Bhavan is located is an extension of
Aravalli Hills
The hill ranges which geographically divide northern India from the Deccan Plateau
Vindhyas
The Western Ghats are also known as
Sahyadri hills
The name of the hill on which the famous Vaishno Devi temple is located
Trikuta
Mt Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva of Hindu mythology is located in
Tibet
Hill Ranges of India


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Range
States
Eastern Ghats
Tamil nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal
Western Ghats
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra
Aravallis
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana
Cardamom Hills
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Anaimalai Hills
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Nilgiri Hills
Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
Palani Hills
Tamil Nadu
Satpura Range
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Vindhyas
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Garo Hills
Meghalaya
Khasi Hills
Meghalaya
Jaintia Hills
Meghalaya
Pir Panjal
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir
Karakoram
Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir


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Mountains of the World


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Feature
Name
Highest mountain
Mt Everest* (Nepal) 8,848 m
Highest mountain in Africa
Mt Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5895m
Highest mountain in Australia
Mt Kosciuszko 2234 m
Highest mountain in Europe
Mt Elbrus (Russia) 5642 m
Highest mountain in North America
Mt Denali** (Alaska, USA) 6187m
Highest mountain in South America
Mt Aconcagua (Argentina) 7021m
Highest mountain in Antarctica
Mt Vinson Massif
Highest mountain in Oceania (Australia and New Guinea)
Puncak Jaya (Mount Carstensz) 4884m
*Mt. Everest named after Sir George Everest, Surveyor General of India is known as Chomolungma in Tibet and Sagarmatha in Nepal.
**Mt Denali was earlier known as Mt McKinley and was renamed in 2015.
Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano in Hawaii is over 10,000 m tall from its base to peak (taller than Mt. Everest) but most of it lies under the ocean and is only 4,205 m above sea level.


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