Indian Geography Questions

A ridge ine is a line formed along the highest points of a mountain ridge.

Irrigation canals are generally aligned along ridge lines.

Darjeeling is in West Bengal and other two are in Himachal Pradesh.

Contour bunding is a proven sustainable land management practice for mountainous areas, marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low.

It is widely adopted by the ethnic minorities of Nepal who practice the shifting cultivation system of farming.

Tropical grasslands, or savannas, are also the homes of primates in Africa and Asia; no savanna-living primates exist in South America. Tropical grasslands comprise a mixture of trees and grasses, the proportion of trees to grass varying directly with the rainfall.

The Jaduguda Mine also known as Jadugoda or Jadugora is a Uranium mine in Jaduguda village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of the Indian state of Jharkhand.

The Maharashtra Government has recently approved Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary in Chandrapur district as a new wildlife sanctuary in the state.

Bijapur is known for its Gol Gumbaz. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty.

What is Gol Gumbaz ::

1. It is the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah. This is the most famous monument in Bijapur. 

2. It is the largest dome ever built in India.

3. A particular attraction in this monument is the central chamber, where every sound is echoed seven times.

4. Another attraction at the Gol Gumbaz is the Whispering Gallery, where even minute sounds can be heard clearly 37 metres away.

• Statue of Gomateshwara - Shravanabelagola in Karnataka.

• Heavy Rainfall - Cherrapunji in Meghalaya.