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Geog. heart of India -- nagpur

Zero Mile marker -- Point on bagha(wagha) border on indo-Pak border line.

Bhitarkanika is not declared Tiger Reserve

National park - People are not allowed to collect and use the biomass.

Hotspots in India
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1. Eastern himalaya
2. Indo-Burma
3. Western Ghats and Srilanka
4. Sundaland(A&N Islands)

N.Myers in 1988 coined the term hot spot .

To qualify as hotspot the area must contain 0.5% ( i.e. 1500 ) of the world's 3
Lakh plant species and should have lost 70% or more of it's primary vegetation.

25 terrestrial hotspots , ahabitat of about 133149 endemic sp. of higher plants

representing about 44% of the world's total vascular plant species.

Wetlands of international importance under Ramsar Convention

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1. Kolleru lake (An.P)

2.Deepor Bel(Assam)

3. Pong Dam lake (H.P)

4. Renuka
5. Chandertal

6. Tosmoriri (J&K)
7. Wular Lake
8. Surinsar-Mansar
9. Hokersar

10 Ashtamudi Wetland (kerala)

11 Sasthamkotta
12 Vembanad-Kol

13 Bhoj (M.P)

14 Loktal Lake (Manipur)

15 Bhitarkanika Mangrove (orissa)

16 Chilka Lake
17 Harike lake (Pun)
18 Kanji
19 Ropar

20 Keoladeo NP (Raj)
21 Sambhal Lake

22 Point Calimere WS & BS (TN)

23 Rudrasagar (Tripura)

24 Upper ganga (UP)

25 E.Kolkata wetland( West Bengal)

National Centre for Cell Science -- Pune

National Institute of Immunology -- N.Delhi
Rajeev Gandhi Centre for Biotech -- Thirucananthapuram
National Centre for Plant Genome Research -- N.Delhi

Gully - produced by rain water action

madagaskar -- biggest island in Indian ocean.

Jhelum -- rises in a spring at Verinag

Tributaries in J&K : Lidar , Sind , pohru
At Muzaffarabad Kishanganga joins it on its right bank
Joins Chenab at Trimmu.

Rainfall in India is mainly Orographic.

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Zaire river crosses the Equator twice.

Country Capital
Brasil - Brasilia
Tunisia - Tunis
Algeria - Algiers
Morocco -

N-S sequence statesof India along Myanmar border

Ar.P , naga , Mani , Mizo

land of thousand lakes -- Finland

Livestock ranching in the world -- Argentina

India International boundary longest -- Bangladesh

Highest literacy rate - Mizo

Nanga parbat -- UK
World pop by 2030 -- 8.5 Billion

From the Mumbai coast average sea level is measured.

Godavari is the largest river in the S.India

Kosi River - Sorrow of Bihar
ganges originates for Gangotri
Brhamaputra is not an antecedential river.

Haryana - 1st Nov 1966.

Largest producer of pulses - MP

Largest reserve of bauxite in world - Australia.

Largest forest area -- MP

National Population Policy -2000

World Population Day -- 11th July

Mobility transition model of Migration -- Zelinsky

Tharu -- UP
Gaddi - HP
Konyak -
Toda - TN

Highest sex ratio -- Kerala

Heart of the city -- Central Business District

Functional classification of indian Cities -- Ashok Mitra.

National Award for child welfare -1979

Ecosystem - Tansley 1935

Env Education in school curiculum for first time -- UK

Ozone Depletion -CFC

Land degradation in Rajasthan - Indira Gandhi Canal

Biodiversity -- Totality of all species , all genes and all ecosystem

Acid rain -- Sulphordioxide , Nitrogen Oxide.

Megatherm -- Tropical Region

Mesotherm -- Temperate region
Microtherm -- Equatorial region
Hekistherm -- Tundra region

UK Review officer 2016

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Shifting Cultivation
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Ladang - Malaysia ,INDONESIA
Taungya - Myanmar
Tamrai - Thailand
Caingin/Chengin - Philippines
Humah - Indonesia
Chena - Sri lanka
Milpa - Africa and C.America(Mexico)
Roco - Brazil
Konuko/Conuco - Venezuela
Masole - Zaire Basin(Central Africa)
Ray - Vietnam

Jhoom - Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland

Pamlou - Manipur
Onam - Kerala
Podu/Penda - An.P & Orissa
Pama Dabi/Koman/Bringa- Orissa
Bewar , Masha , Penda , Bera ,Dahiya - MP
DIPA - BASTAR DISTRICT OF CHATTISHGARH , ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS.
Kumari - Western Ghats
Valre/Waltre - South-eastern Rajasthan
Khil- the Himalayan belt
Kuruwa - Jharkhand

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Agriculture
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The state which tops in the cultivation of flowers is- Tamil Nadu

The small and marginal farmers will get irrigation facilities through- Ganga Kalyan
Yojna

The Main Advantage of crop rotation is- Preservation of soil fertility

Tea is extensively grown in the Surma valley

The food strategy India is dominated by- Monsoon

The leading producer of opium in India is-Madhya Pradesh

The leading coffee producing state in India is- Karnataka

With reference to the soil conservation, consider the following practices- 1. Crop
rotation 2. Sand Fences 3. Terracing 4. Wind breaks
Which of the above are considered appropriate methods for soil conservation in
India ? - 1,3,4

Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference
between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following
statements- 1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas
whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas. 2.Coffee is
propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Answer:Both 1 and 2
 Tamil Nadu is a leading producers of mill-made cotton yarn in the country.
What could be the reason ?
1. Black cotton soil is the predominant type of soil in the state.
2. Rich pool of skilled labour is available
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Answer:Both 1 and 2

In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the
following crops has remained more or less stagnant - Pulses

The approximate representations of land use classification in India is- Net area
sown 47% forests 23% other area 30%

crop which can be cultivated for ethanol-Maize(Corn)

The Technology Mission on cotton was launched during Xth plan. The scheme was
designed to get increase in production of cotton by which of the following levels
by the end of the plan -200 lakh bales

Ideal NPK ratio for Indian soils is- 4:2:1

Which of the following is a bio diesel plant -Jatropha

Major producer of mulberry silk in India-Karnataka

The most important rabi pulse crop in India is-Chickpea

Which insect is known as farmers enemy No.1 -Aphids

Golden revolution refers to the development of-Horticulture

Which of the following areas of output is witnessing a new revolution - Oilseeds

Which one of the following States is the largest producer of black pepper in India
-Kerala

Which one of the following is categorized as millet -Sorghum

Silk is mostly obtained from-Varanasi

Rainbow revolution is related with- Green , White , Blue Revolutions

Second Green revolution will be related with- Rice

With which crop has Green Revolution been associated -Wheat

On the gross cropped area in India, the foodgrains occupy-60 to 70 per cent

In U.P. the Kharif crop is sown during- June - July

Sugar Industry
1.In the world, India' share in sugar production is over 17 per cent.
2. Sugar Industry is the second largest agro-based industry in India.
3.India is the largest consumer of sugar.
4. India is the second largest producer of Sugar (1.Brazil 2. India 3. China)
5. Maha > UP > Punjab
Jhum cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practiced in -Nagaland

Sugarcane is not a plantation crop.

Mustard is not a Kharif crop .

The highest wheat-producing State of India is-Uttar Pradesh

Which among the following mono culture crops provide(s) immediate cash to the
farmers?
1. Tea in Assam
2.Coffee in Brazil.

Among the following States, which one has the most suitable climatic conditions for
the cultivation of a large variety of orchids with minimum cost of production, and
can develop an export oriented industry in this field -Arunachal Pradesh

In rice production India's position in the world is-Second (1. China)

What is Viticulture-Production of grapes

Which of the following is not a merit of green revolution -Regional imbalance

Rice is a Kharif Crop

Which of the following is used to make bread soft -Yeast

Rabi crops are sown-From October to November

In Uttar Pradesh the contribution of agriculture in state domestic product in 2011-

12 was approximately -14.5%

A Growth in Food Production -Green revolution

B. Milk Production - White Revolution
C. Fisheries - Blue Revolution
D. Fertilizers - Grey revolution

Share of agriculture in National Income of India is around: 20%

main objective(s) of the Sharda Sahayak Command Development Project - To increase

agricultural production.

Which one of the following crop cycles is considered most suitable for Eastern U.
P.- Rice/Maize-Wheat

basis to divide agriculture into different types ?

1)Cropping system
2)Water supply and moisture
3)Availability of land

Following are the characteristics of an area in India:

1. Hot and humid climate
2. Annual rainfall 200 cm
3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres
4. Annual range of temperature 15 C to 30 C
Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area
described above?

Answer:Pepper

Consider the following crops of India :

1. Cowpea
2. Green gram
3. Pigeon pea
Which of the above is/are used as pulse, fodder and green manure?

Answer:1, 2 and 3

Which of the following crops in India was losing area under cultivation since 1980-
81 to 2011-12 -Pulses

Which crops of the following are covered under the National Food Security Mission -
Wheat, Rice and Pulses

During which five Year plan, India has achieved the maximum per capita growth rate
- Eleventh Plan

Tributaries of Indravati are:Bording, Naranji, Kotari, Gudra

In the year 2012 which of the following Indian crops has seen the largest price
rise in the international market - Tea

First dwarf rice variety developed in India was :Jaya

Pink Revolution is related to:Onion

most valuable item in the agricultural export of India -Rice

Minimum Support Price is decided by - CACP

In a strong breeze, the speed of wind is :30 mph

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Irrigation in India
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Minor irrigation scheme comprises several types of works with capacities to

irrigate upto - 1000 ha

The Kishenganga Power Project is in- Jammu and Kashmir

Multipurpose River Project) (Hydel Power Station)

a. Rihand - Pipri
b. Gandak - Balmikinagar
c. Chambal - Kota
d.Mahanadi - Hirakund

Which dam of India is the highest - Tehri Dam

Tehri dam is built on which of the following rivers - Bhagirathi

Which dam of India is the Largest - Bhakra ,Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam
the Satluj River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam, located
at a gorge near the upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal
Pradesh of height 226 m.Gobind Sagar .

With reference to micro-irrigation, which of the following statements is/are

correct ? 1. Fertilizer/nutrient loss can be reduced 2.It is the only means of
irrigation in dry land farming. 3. In some areas of farming, receding of ground
water table can be checked:
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer:1 and 3 only

Hirakund project is located in- Orissa

The Krishna water dispute is between - Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Highest Gravity dam in the world is-Bhakra

The Damodar valley project covers the states of- West Bengal and Jharkhand

Rana Pratap Sagar is located in - Rajasthan

Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of- Punjab, Haryana and
Rajasthan only

States, which one has the largest net irrigated area - Andhra Pradesh

On which one of the following rivers are Tikarpara and Jaraj dams constructed under
a multipurpose project - Mahanadi

Kurnool-Cuddapah canal is taken off from which one of the following rivers -
Tungabhadra

Tube well irrigation is predominant in Deccan India is in - U.P.

The most important means of irrigation in Deccan India is- Tank

Bhakaara dam is on the river- Sutlej

Which state has the maximum area under irrigation - Uttar Pradesh

The Nagarjun Sagar project is on the river-Krishna

The Rihand valley project is in-U.P

Inundation canals are- Connected with the rivers

Upper Bari Doab canal was constructed in the year- 1859

Bhakara canal was constructed in the year-1964

Eastern Yamuna canal was constructed in -1831

Mahanadi canal was constructed in -1927

Rajasthan canal project is-Under completion

Nagarjun Sagar project is in-An.P

Periyar project is in-Kerala

total target of irrigated land in the country -118 million hectares

At present the total irrigated land in India is-62.12 million hectares

1)Bargi Project--------Jabalpur
2)Kadana Project------ Panchmahals
3)Pochampad Project---- Nizamabad
4)Malaprabha Project---- Belgaum
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Industry in India
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In the context of India's Five Year Plan, a shift in the pattern of

industrialization, with lower emphasis on heavy Industries and more on
infrastructure begins in- Eighth Plan

MMTC Limited is India,s largest International Trading organization

Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing
oil -Digboi

sequences of the oil refineries of India as they occur from south to north is
correct -Kochi-Mangalore-Mumbai-Koyali

Coir industry in India s chiefly located in-Kerala

newsprint producing centre in India - Nepanagar

In India the first unit of cement Industry was established in 1904 at- Chennai

Most of Indian's oil refineries are located near sea port because- India needs much
crude oil which is imported.

Colour wise

Black Revolution - Petroleum

Blue Revolution - Fish [Remember the colour of Sea]
Brown Revolution - Leather / Cocoa
Golden Revolution - Horticulture / Honey
Golden Fiber Revolution - Jute
Green Revolution - Food Grains
Grey Revolution - Fertilizer
Pink Revolution - Onion / Prawn
Red Revolution - Meat / Tomato
Silver Revolution - Egg / Poultry
White Revolution - Milk / Diary
Yellow Revolution - Oil Seeds
PM Modi's Tricolour Revolution
Second Green Revolution - Protein Rich Pulses
White Revolution - Cattle Welfare
Blue Revolution - for fishermen's Welfare and Clean water
Saffron Revolution - Solar Energy
Shapewise

Round Revolution - Potato

Other Important Revolutions

Fibre Revolution - Cotton

Tamil Nadu has the largest number of small scale units of- Cotton Textile

The cotton textile industry is based on the raw material which is a- Weight
Constant industry

The head quarters of western railway is located at- Church Gate

The first railway in India ran between- Mumbai and Thane

Which is the largest railway zone in India?

The Northern Railways is one of the 16 zones (17 if Kolkata Metro zone is included)
and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways. Its headquarter is New Delhi
Railway Station. Northern Railways is one of nine old zones of Indian Railways and
also the biggest in terms of network having 6807 kilometre route.

Indian Railways is divided into- 17 zones

Which of the following states stands to benefits most from the Konkan railway -
Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala

Total Road - 5,472,144 km

NH in India - 97,991 km(1.79% share of network length) , 0.069 per 1000 persons

Longest length of NH in which state - 1.UP(6774 km)(0.032 per 1000 person )

2. Raj
3. TN

longest highway in India -NH 44 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is
officially listed as running over 3,745 km (2,327 mi)
from Srinagar to Kanyakumari.
It cross 6 Indian states and connects major Indian cities like Varanasi,Nagpur,
Hyderabad,Bangalore and Madurai .

Max type of roads - Rural roads -3,337,255 km(61%)

The world's highest road connects- Leh and Manali.Khardung La (Khardung Pass, la
means pass in Tibetan) is a mountain pass located in the Ladakh region of the
Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The local pronunciation is "Khardong La" or
"Khardzong La," but, as with most names in Ladakh, the romanised spelling
varies.The pass on the Ladakh Range lies north of Leh and is the gateway to the
Shyok and Nubra valleys.The elevation of Khardung La is 5,359 m (17,582
ft).Khardung La is at times incorrectly cited as the highest vehicle-accessible
pass in the world. A well-graded Indian military road (visible on 2011 imagery on
visual globe systems such as Google Earth) reaches 5,610 metres (18,406 ft) 250
meters west of the 5,545 metres (18,192 ft) Mana Pass on the India - Tibet border.

Frigates for Indian Navy are produced at- Cochin

Motorcycles are produced at - Faridabad

Automobiles are produced at- Kolkata

Bangalore is famous for- Aircraft Industry

Punjab stands -------in the production of diesel engines- First

Steam locomotives are produced in- Chitatranjan and Jamshedpur

Electric locomotives are manufactured at- Varanasi

Which of the following is the export leading from India in the terms of value -
Gems and Jewellery

Antibiotics are produced in - Rishikesh

Heavy engineering industries are located in- Bangalore-----Chennai

silk wearing industry - Kanchepuram

Uranium mines being developed by UCIL at Lambapur and Domiasiat are located in
which of the following states - Andhara Pradesh and Meghalaya

leather industry in Uttar Pradesh are- Agra, Kanpur

In cement production at global level (2010), India stands- Second

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The major ports of India moving from east to west are: Haldia,
Paradip, Vishakhapatnam, Ennore (private), Chennai, Tuticorin,
Enayam, Kochi, Panambur Port (Mangalore), Marmagoa, Nhava
Sheva- Maharashtra, Mumbai Port, Kandla Port- Gujarat. Also Port
Blair- Andaman.

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Indian Population
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Shompen tribe Found- Nicobar Islands

In terms of billionnaire population. Mumbai ranks at world level - Seventh

Assertion (A): Physiological density is preferable to arithmetic density as an

index of population density.
Reason (R) : Physiological density is based on arableland while arithmetic density
is based on total area.

Answer:A is false but R is true

 Consider the following statements-
1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has
increased more than three times.
2. Between Census 1951 and Census, 2001 the annual growth rate (exponential) of the
population of India has doubled
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Answer:Neither 1 nor 2

What percentage of India Population is below the official poverty line - Below 30%

The infant moratality rate of Bihar State is- :Less than Jharkhand

State Where density of population is the lowest- Arunachal Pradesh

Which State of India has recorded the highest rate of population growth in the last
census (2001) - Nagaland

What is the correct rank order of towns on the basis of population (2001) size -
Greater Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai; Bangalore

Identify the Indian State which has the lowest sex ratio:-Haryana

In India according to 2001 census, the general literacy rate is- 65.38%

About one third of India's cattle population is found in three states. They
are------- Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh

The largest tribal group of India is - Gonds

Which of the following tribes of India practice polyandry ?

1. Gonds 2. Nagas 3. Jaunsaris 4. Todas
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer:3 and 4

Which one of the following years is known as the Year of the Great Divide with
regard to population, after which there has been a
continuous and rapid growth in India's population - 1921

Which of the following conditions determine an area as urban as given in the Census
report of 2001?
1. Its minimum population will have to be 5,000.
2. The minimum percentage of its working male population, engaged in non-
agricultural work, will have to be 75.
3. The density of its population will have to be at least 400 persons for sq. km.

The percentage of urban population in India according to Census 2001, is- 27.8

Which one of the following Union Territories in India has the Sex ratio (number of
females per 1000 males) above 1000 - Puducherry
Which State has the largest population of Scheduled Tribes - Madhya Pradesh

Onge tribe live in - Andaman and Nicobar Islands

What is the minimum age of a person whose photographing fingerprinting and iris
mapping will be done for the Census of 2011 - 12 years

Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to
Scheduled Caste - Uttar Pradesh

The term demographic gap signifies the difference- Between the birth and the death
rate

On the basis of provisional figures of Census 2011, arrange the following four
states in descending order of their child ratio:
1. Mizoram
2.Meghalaya
3. Pujab
4. Haryana

Census 2001, which of the following States has the lowest density of population -
Mizoram

The percentage increase in total population during the year 2001-2011 was lowest in
the State of- :Nagaland

Which district in Uttar Pradesh has highest density of population according to 2011
Census - Ghaziabad

As per the provisional figures of Census 2011 female literacy in the country is
about- 65.5%

largest (in terms of population) district of Uttar Pradesh - Allahabad

According to the provisional figures of 2011 Census male-female ratio in India is:-
1000:940

The literacy rate in Uttar Pradesh as per 2001 census was- higher than Rajasthan

Which city of Madhya Pradesh, as per census of 2001, is most populated - Indore

In which of the following Census years sex ratio of India was 946 - 1951

The Scheduled Tribe of U.P. having maximum population is- Tharu

Which one of the following is not a criterion to determine prosperity of cities

according to U.N.Habitat Report on the State of world cities- Equality

As per Census of India (2011) which of the following States has the lowest
percentage share of child population in rural areas - Jammu and Kashmir

Under the National Population Policy, 2000, the goal to attain population
stagnation has been raised from 2045 to - 2070

Which one of the following is the most populous State in India as per Census of
2011 -Uttar Pradesh
Population growth in India during the decade 2001-2011, was - 17.6 %

Based on the provisional figures of Census 2011 the correct descending order of the
four States having the largest population is: Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar,
West Bengal

According to the provisional figures of Census 2011 the district having the highest
sex-ratio in India is :Mahe (Puducherry)

As per 2011 Census data, the child sex ratio has come down from 927 to : 914

Who advocated the adoption of 'PURA' model to eradicate rural poverty - Dr.APJ
Abdul Kalam

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Transport
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India's first Jan Shatabdi Express between Mumbai-Goa was commenced on - April 16,
2002

In which one of the following States has India,s largest private sector sea port
been commissioned recently - Andhra Pradesh(Ennore)

Which one of the following is the longest National Highway in India - NH 44 (3,745
km) from Srinagar to Kanyakumari.

The Varanasi Kanyakumari National Highway is called - NH-7

There are 12 major ports in India and Port Trust Boards have been setup for the
administration control and management of 11 of these 12 ports.
Which one of the following major ports has been incorporated as a company under the
Indian Companies Act 1956 and not administered by a port Trust Board ?
- Ennore

Which one of the following numbered Rajdhani trains covers the longest distance -
12431 Trivandrum Centra ,
It runs from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin. It is the longest
running Rajdhani Express train, which covers about 3,131 km
It has a record for the highest section speed, reaching 104 km/h (65 mph) between
Ratnagiri and Sawantwadi Road.

The East Central Railway zone Headquarters is located at- Hajipur

S/No. Name of the Railway Zone Zonal Headquarter Division

1 Central Railway Mumbai 1) Mumbai 2) Nagpur 3)

Bhusawal 4) Pune 5) Sholapur

2 Eastern Railway Kolkata 1) Howrah-I 2) Howrah-II 3)

Sealdah 4) Malda 5) Asansol 6) Chitaranjan 7) Kolkata Metro

3 East Central Railway Hajipur 1) Danapur 2)

Mugalsarai 3) Dhanbad 4) Sonpur 5) Samastipur
4 East Coast Railway Bhubaneshwar 1) Khurda Road 2) Waltair
3) Sambhalpur

5 Northern Railway Baroda House, New Delhi 1) Delhi-I 2) Delhi-II 3)

Ambala 4) Moradabad 5) Lucknow 6) Firozpur

6 North Central Railway Allahabad 1) Allahabad 2) Jhansi 3) Agra

7 North Eastern Railway Gorakhpur 1) Izzatnagar 2) Lucknow 3)

Varanasi 4) DLW

8 North Frontier Railway Maligaon, Guwahati 1) Katihar 2) Alipurduar

3) Rangiya 4) Lumding 5) Tinsukhia

9 North Western Railway Jaipur 1) Jaipur 2) Jodhpur 3)

Bikaner 4) Ajmer

10 Southern Railway Chennai 1) Chennai 2) Madurai

3) Palghat 4) Trichy 5) Trivendrum

11 South Central Railway Secunderabad 1) Secunderabad 2)

Hyderabad 3) Guntakal 4) Vijaywada 5) Nanded

12 South Eastern Railway Garden Reach, Kolkata 1) Kharagpur 2) Adra 3)

Chakradharpur 4) Ranchi 5) Shalimar

13 South East Central Railway Bilaspur 1) Bilaspur 2) Nagpur 3) Raipur

14 South Western Railway Hubli 1) Bangalore 2) Mysore

3) Hubli 4) RWF/YNK

15 Western Railway Mumbai CST 1) BCT 2) Vadodara 3)

Ahemdabad 4) Ratlam 5) Rajkot 6) Bhavnagar

16 West Central Railway Jabalpur 1) Jabalpur 2) Bhopal

3) Kota

Which is the largest railway zone in India?

The Northern Railways is one of the 16 zones (17 if Kolkata Metro zone is included)
and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways. Its headquarter is New Delhi
Railway Station. Northern Railways is one of nine old zones of Indian Railways and
also the biggest in terms of network having 6807 kilometre route.

How many divisions are there in Indian Railways?

The Indian Railways is divided into zones, which are further sub-divided into
divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. There are a total of 70
divisions. Each of the divisions, is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM)
who reports to the General Manager (GM) of the zone.

How many railway stations are there in India?

Indian Railways (reporting mark IR) is an Indian state-owned enterprise, owned and
operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of
the world's largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km (71,000 mi) of track
over a route of 67,312 km (41,826 mi) and 7,112 stations.

Which is the fastest train in India?

The train touches a top speed of 150 km/h on the 195 km Delhi-Agra stretch, which
is the fastest for any train in India. The first Shatabdi Express was flagged off
between Gwalior and Delhi on 14th November 1988, which was later extended to Jhansi
and later on extended to Bhopal.

Papaya Port is located in which of the following states -An.P.

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India spans longitudes of 68.7� to 97.25� east and as there is a difference of one
hour for every 15� of longitude, the two extremes differ by two hours.