Indian Geography Questions

In India, Andhra Pradesh & the Krishna-Godavari Delta region is called as "Rice Bowl of India".

Coming to the Indian State, Chhattisgarh is also known as Rice Bowl of India.

Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It is about 48 km wide.

It separates Rutland Island to the north, and Little Andaman to the south.

West of Duncan Passage is the Bay of Bengal, east is the Andaman Sea.

Arunachal Pradesh is the eastern most state of India.

Jaisalmer receives less than 12 km of rain because of its distance from Bay of Bengal, monsoon winds and its location in the sub - tropical high pressure belt.

In India, Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest occupies the largest area. The tropical monsoon deciduous forests are found in areas receiving annual rainfall of 100 to 200 cms in India, with a distinct dry and rainy seasons and a small range of temperature. They occur on the wetter western side of the Deccan Plateau, the north-eastern part of the Deccan Plateau and the lower slopes of the Himalayas, on the Siwalik Hills from Jammu in the west to West Bengal in the east.

They cover parts of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.