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4. India – Agriculture

1. Agriculture plays a vital role in socio-economic development of India.

2. Agriculture constitutes large share of country’s national income.
3. In India different agricultural patterns are practiced due to varied geographical factors.
4. The plains are more suitable for agriculture due to rich alluvial soil.
5. Most part of India Lies within the tropic and enjoys tropical monsoon climate.
6. The abundant solar energy, favours the growth of crops throughout the year.
7. Wheat is cultivated in Punjab, and rice is cultivated in Tamil Nadu.
8. The block soil favours the growth of cotton.
9. India is a monsoon country with uneven distribution of rainfall.
10. The growing population in the areas of Low rainfall dry crops are grown.
11. Primitive agriculture is practiced in the forest areas where heavy rainfall occurs.
12. Primitive agriculture is known by different names at different places.
1. Jhum - Assam
2. Podu - Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
3. Mashan - Madhya Pradesh
4. Ponam - Kerala
13. The predominant type of Indian agriculture is subsistence farming.
14. The farmers concentrate on staple food crops are rice and wheat.
15. Intensive agriculture is practiced in alluvial plains.
16. Crops in great demand are grown in commercial agriculture.
17. Commercial crops are raised on a large scale.
18. Commercial agriculture is otherwise called as Extensive agriculture.
19. Extensive agriculture is practiced in Gujarat, Punjab, Hariyana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
20. Commercial agricultural products are used as raw materials in the agro based industry.
21. Plantation crops are grown an the hilly areas of North Eastern states of India, West Bengal.
22. Tea, Coffee, and Rubber are grown in Nilgris, Anamalai hills and cardamom hills of South India.
23. Rice, the staple food of South India, occupies 44 million hactares.
24. India achieved self sufficiency in rice in 1977.
25. The pattern of agriculture in which two crops are grown on a single agricultural field at a time is termed as dual cropping.
26. The pattern of agriculture in which only one crops is grown on the entire agricultural fields at a time is termed as mono-
cropping.
27. The pattern of agriculture in which more than one crop is grown on the same field at a time is termed as multiple
cropping.
28. Uni-cropping is also called monoculture.
29. Tea and Coffee are mono cropping.
30. Wheat and Mustard are double cropping.
31. Barely, mustard, Jowar, and Bojara are multiple cropping.
32. The agricultural activites begin with the onset monsoon in the month of June.
33. India has three major cropping seasons in a year.
34. The cropping season that begins just before the monsoon and ends after autumn is kharif season.
35. The cropping season that begins with the beginning of winter and ends with beginning of summer if Rabi season.
36. The cropping season that has only three months, (April, May & June) is Zaid season.
37. the most important crops cultivated during Rabi seasons are wheat, and oil seeds.
38. the most important crops cultivated during kharif season are rice and cotton.
39. The most important crops cultivated during zaid season are water melons and cucumber.
40. The duration of the Kharif season is June to October.
41. The duration of the Rabi season is November to march.
42. The duration of the zaid season is March to June.
43. Diversity of food crops is ascertained according to the factors of temperature, rainfall and soil, type.
44. Paddy is the most important food crops of India.
45. India stands in second place in the production of paddy.
46. India and China together produce about 90% of the total world production of paddy.
47. Punjab and Haryana rice is grown with the help of irrigation.
48. Cheap labour is required for sowing, weeding harvesting and other processes.
49. Sugandh 5, Sukaradhara 1 are the hybrid variety seeds recommended for the cultivation in the areas of Haryana, Delhi,
Jammu and Kashmir.
50. The variety of seed recommended for cultivation of paddy in the uplands of Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal are
Syugantha 5 and Sukaradhara 1.
51. The other rice producing states are West Bengal, Punjab, Uttarpradesh, Bihar and Orissa in North India.
52. The other rice producing states are Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh in South India.
53. Rice is cultivated two to three times in a year, intensively in the deltas of Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery.
54. The Indian council of Agricultural Research was established in 1929.
55. Thanjavur District, the ‘rice bowl’ of Tamil Nadu.
56. The paddy crops grown in Tamil Nadu; region are classified as Samba, Kurvai and Thaladi.
57. Samba is a long term crop. It is grown for about five to six months.
58. Kuruvai is a crop grown within three or four months.
59. The paddy grown in the field ploughed with the stumps of the previous harvest is known colloquially as the Thaladi.
60. Wheat is the staple food for the northen and north western part of india.
61. Wheat is cultivated both in winter and spring.
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63. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Maharastra, Gujarat and Andharapradesh are the wheat producing states.
64. The production of wheat has been increased in Punjab and Haryana due to the impact of Green Revolution.
65. Green Revolution associated with the production of Agricultural crops
66. White Revolution associated with the production of milk and milk products.
67. Grey Revolution associated with the production of Eggs and poultry.
68. Golden Revolution associated with the production of Horticulture.
69. Yellow Revolution associated with the production of oil seeds.
70. Blue Revolution associated with the production of marine products.
71. Millets grow well even in the infertile soil.
72. Millets are intermediate crops between rice and wheat.
73. Jower, bajra, and ragi are drought resistant crops.
74. Millets are coarse grain, and dry crops.
75. Millets are rich in nutritional content higher than wheat or rice.
76. The important producer of millets are Madhya Pradesh, Andharapradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa,
Bihar, Maharastra and Gujarat.
77. Pulse crops include a large number of crops which are mostly leguminous and rich in proteins.
78. Pulses are black gram, green gram, Lentile horse gram, peas etc.
79. Pulses are grown in drier areas with or without irrigation facilities.
80. Pulses require a mild cool weather and a low to moderate rainfall.
81. The most important pulses producers are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra
Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
82. Sugarcane, cotton, Jute, Tea, coffee, oil seeds Tobacco and Rubber are cash crops in India.
83. Sugar cane is a tropical crop; it grows in well in the hot climate.
84. India is the birth place of sugar cane.
85. India is second ranks in production of sugarcane next to Brazil.
86. The major sugar cane producing states are Uttarpradesh Tamil nadu, Andhrapradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and
Maharashtra, Bihar, Punjab, and Hariyana.
87. Cotton is a major fibre crop of india.
88. Cotton grows well in tropical and subtropical climate.
89. Black Soil is the most suitable soil for cotton.
90. India has fourth position in the world cotton production.
91. The main cotton growing states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh,
Punjab, and Hariyana.
92. Jute is the most important fibre crop next to cotton.
93. The fibre is the cheapest and has a commercial demand.
94. The fibre is demanded for the manufacture of gunny bags, hessian, carpets, ropes, strings, rugs and cloth, tarpaulin,
uphoistry.
95. Jute cultivation is restricted mainly to the Ganga Brahmaputra, delta in West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Assam, and Meghalaya.
96. Jute crop require hot and damp climate.
97. The soil should be well drained fertile soil in the flood plains, soil are renewed every year.
98. Tobacco is said to have been brought to India by the Portuguese in 1508.
99. India is the third largest producer followed by china, and U.S.A.
100. The major tobacco producing states are Tamil Nadu, Andhrapradesh and Karnataka.
101. India is one of the oil seed producing countries of the world.
102. India grows all types of oil seeds except olive and palm oil.
103. Oil seeds are grown mainly in the tropical and subtropical regions.
104. Indian oil seeds are groundnut, sesamum, rape seed, mustard, Linseed, sunflower seed, castro seed, coconut, soybean
etc.
105. Oil is an important item of Indian food.
106. The oil seeds are used as raw materials for manufacturing a large number of products and form cattle feed and manure.
107. The major oil seeds producing states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhrapradesh, Madhyapradesh, Orissa
and Karnataka.
108. Tea is an important beverage crop.
109. The tea plant grows well in tropical and sub tropical climates endowed with deep and fertile soil.
110. The tea plant grows well drained hill slopes between 3000-4000 feet height.
111. Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are the major tea producers.
112. Coffee is the most important beverage crop.
113. Karnataka produces 60% of Indian coffee.
114. Kerala and Tamil Nadu are other coffee producing states in India.
115. Rubber is obtained from latex of rubber free.
116. India occupies sixth position in the world in once of cultivation.
117. India is fifth Position in production of Natural rubber in the world.
118. Rubber plantations cover large areas in southern part of India.
119. Rubber plantation cover about 95% of the areas in Kerala state.
120. Rubber plantation cover about 5% of the areas in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andaman Nicobar Islands.
121. Fruits and Vegetables are provide essential minerals vitamins and Fibres required for maintaining health.
122. India has the second position in the production of fruits and vegetables.
123. Apple is mostly produced in Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir and Uttaranchal.
124. Banana is produced in Tamil Nadu and Maharastra.
125. Orange is cultivated in Maharashtra, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
126. Grape is cultivated mainly in Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharastra, Andhara, Tamil Nadu and
Karnataka.
127. India contributes about 13% of the world production of vegetables.

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128. Animal husbandry plays an important role in overall economy and in supplementing family income.
129. Production of suitable cross breeds and their wider adoptions has contributed to increase in country’s milk production.
130. Poultry and eggs are increasing through genetic improvement.
131. Poultry is contributing about 25 percent of the total value of output agriculture sector.
132. The overall contribution of fisheries is small, multilayer fish culture has resulted in a very high annual growth during the
past decade.
133. The National Research centre on plant Biotechnology was established in 1985.
134. Indian agriculture is a gamble of monsoon.
135. Monsoons are irregular and unevenly distributed and uncertain.
136. Heavy floods are affected in the large scale kharif crop.
137. In future India’s population might increase to 1300 million approximately by the year 2020.

Lesson 1 National Income Economics

1. National Income is otherwise called as Gross National Product.

2. National Income of a country can be calculated by 3 methods.
3. Net National Product is GNP (-) Depreciation.
4. India’s per capita Income is 950 dollars.
5. Primary sector consists of Agriculture.
6. National Income is a measure of Total value of goods and services.
7. Expenditure method estimates national income from the Expenditure side.
8. Income method sums all forms of Income.
9. Per capita Income is an indicator of Living standard of people.
10. Primary sector Contribution to national Income in India is 15.8%
11. People of our society is classified in to rich, poor and middle class.
12. Countries are classified into developed countries and developing countries.
13. Commonly National Income is called as Gross National Product.
14. National Dividend is also called as National Income.
15. The total income of the economy as a whole is termed as National Income.
16. National income measures the volume of Commodities and services produced during a given period counted without
duplication.
17. The money value of final goods and services produced in an accounting year in the domestic territory of a country is called
GDP.
18. Net National Product at a factor cost is also known as National Income.
19. The NNP is equal to GNP-Depreciation.
20. Decline in the value of capital assets due to tear and wear is measured as Depreciation.
21. NDP is the sum total of money value of final goods and services produced in the country excluding Depreciation cost.
22. Output per person is also known as Per capita income.
23. Per capita income is an indicator to show the Living standard of people in a country.
24. Per capita income is obtained by dividing the national income by the population of a country.
25. The nation which gets the highest per capita income is Japan.
26. The country which gets lowest per capita income is Bangladesh.
27. One of the factors of production is Land.
28. The total value of all goods and services produces in a country is taken into account in the Product method.
29. The Income and Payments received by all the people in the country are calculated in Income method.
30. The method in which the expenditure of all people on consumer goods, investment and saving are calculated is
Expenditure method.
31. In India the product method and income methods are used to arrive at National income.
32. The unaccounted money is otherwise called as Black money.
33. The money earned by illegal activities, illegal business and corruption is called Black money.
34. The money that underestimates the national income is black money.
35. The transaction that occurs informally in the rural economy is called as non-monetized economy.
36. The presence of this economy keeps the national income estimates at lower level than the actural Non-Monetary.
37. The difficulty associated in the calculation of National income is in Double counting.
38. The error of double counting may occur in calculating raw materials first and then the finished products.
39. The data collected in the agriculture sector is unreliable and the estimates are unscientific too.
40. The analysis that ignores domestic work, housekeeping and social services is National Income analysis.
41. Most of the valuable work rendered by them at home does not enter our national income Women.
42. The services rendered by Mother Teresa to destitute orphans and the diseased are not included in our National Income.
43. The study of this is needed to measure the size of the economy and level of country’s economic performance National
Income.
44. There is a need for the study of National income to measure the production of goods and Services.
45. National income study is done to know the contribution of primary, secondary and Tertiary sector in the National Income.

46. The study of National income helps this to formulate development plans and policies to increase economic growth
Government.
47. The economic activities of the nation is classified in to Three sectors.
48. Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying come under Primary sector.
49. Secondary sector consists of manufacturing goods.
50. Manufacturing industries, electricity, gas, water supply and construction come under Secondary sector.
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52. Trade, hotel industry, transport, storage, communication, finance, insurance, real estates and social services come under
Tertiary sector.
53. The Secondary sector contribution of National Income in India is 25.8%
51. The Tertiary sector contribution of National income is 58.4%
55. The growth rate of National income in India in 2009 is 7.4%
56. In olden days the doctrine that was prevalent in India was Laissez-faire
57. Laissez-faire means Non-intervention by the government.
58. In recent times the government functions as a welfare state.
59. One of the functions of the modern welfare state is Protective function.
60. The primary function of the government is to maintain Law and order.
61. The administrative function of the state has Three important wings.
62. Legislature, Executive and Judiciary of the state come under Administrative function.
63. The function that undertakes relief to the poor, sick and the unemployed is called Social security function.
64. The function that improves agriculture and develops trade and industry is Economic function.
65. National income means total income of the economy as a whole.
66. The state income refers to the total money, value of goods and services produced in the state during a year.
67. National Domestic Product is the sum total of money value of final goods and services produced in the country excluding
depreciation cost.
68. Net National Product is also known as National Income.
69. National Income and Per capita income are the indicators of economic growth and development of the country.
70. Primary sector consists of Agriculture and allied activities.
71. Secondary sector is also called manufacturing sector.
72. Tertiary sector is also called service sector.
73. Economic activities such as mining and fishing are classified under Primary sector.
74. Economic activities such as irrigation and electricity are classified under Secondary sector.
75. Secondary sector consists of Manufacturing and allied activities.
76. Economic activities such as banking and insurance are classified under Tertiary sector.
77. Transport and communication are economic activities classified under Tertiary sector.
78. Per capita income is computed by dividing National Income by population.
79. Economic development can be achieved only if there is peace in the state.
80. Laissez-faire means non-intervention by the government.
81. Government functions as a welfare state catering the needs and aspirations of the people.
82. Executive function of the state classified under Administrative function.
83. Relief works of the state is classified under Social Security function.
84. Improving agriculture, trade and industry is classified under Economic function.

Lesson 1 India Location and Physiographic

1. The Bay of Bengal is located to the South-east of India.

2. Palk Strait separates India from SriLanka.
3. The most centrally located meridian of India passes through Allahabad.
4. The highest peak in India is Mt. Godwin Austin.
5. The source of River Ganga is Gangotri.
6. The Himalayas are known as Abode of snow.
7. India is often described as the Sub continent.
8. The extent of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is 3214 kms.
9. The Arabian Sea is located to the west of India.
10. The Thar desert is located to the west of India.
11. The Islands of Andaman and Nicobar are situated in the Bay of Bengal.
12. The extent of India from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh is 2933 kms.
13. India has a total land area of about 3.2 million square kilometer.
14. Geographically, India is located in the Northern Hemisphere.
15. The latitude that divides India into almost equal parts is the Tropic of Cancer.
16. India is the seventh largest country in terms of area.
17. Geographically the size of India is four times bigger than that of Pakistan.
18. India extends to the east up to intricate maze of Indo-Myanmar Hills.
19. India’s coast line is the longest in the world.
20. Indi’s international trade with Europe is carried on mainly through the canal the Suez Canal.
21. The country in the north that has a common border with India is Nepal.
22. The country in the northwest that has a common border with India is Afghanistan.
23. The Lakshadweep Islands that belong to the Indian Union is found in the Arabian Sea.
24. The Central Meridian of India is 82½°
25. The local time that is considered as the Indian Standard Time is that of Allahabad.
26. The Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 5.5 hours.
27. For every one-degree difference in longitude, the difference in time is four minutes.
28. For administrative convenience India is geographically divided into States 28 and 7 Union Territories.
29. Indian Union is divided into several political divisions on the basis of Language.
30. In terms of size the largest state in India is Rajasthan.
31. In terms of population the largest state in India is Uttar Pradesh.
32. The state in India that has highest density of population is Kerala.
33. The Capital of Assam is Dispur.

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34. The highest populated state in India is Uttar Pradesh.

35. The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is Itanagar.
36. Ranchi is the Capital of Jharkhand.
37. The capital of Mizoram is Aizawl.
38. Kohima is the state capital of Nagaland.
39. Dehradun is the state capital of Uttaranchal.
40. The Capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is Port Blair.
41. Kavarati is the capital of Lakshadweep.
42. In terms of size the lowest state in India is Goa.
43. The state that has the lowest density of population in India is Sikkim.
44. One of the recently formed states in India is Jharkhand.
45. An important pilgrimage centre situated in Himachal Pradesh is Kedarnath.
46. In India, wet dense tropical forests are found in the Western Ghats.
47. Pondicherry is a Union Territory of India.
48. The Mangrove forests are found in Sunderbans.
49. The Cherrapunji is better known for its highest rainfall.
50. The land of India is well-known for her Unity in diversity.
51. The pass located in Himachal Pradesh is Shipkila.
52. Malwa plateau is drained by Chambal.
53. Peninsular plateau lies to the south of Great Plains.
54. The description of the physical relief of a country is known as Physiography.
55. According to the geologists earth that we live in today was surrounded by a water body called panthalasa.
56. According to the geologists, Angara and Gondwana landmasses were separated by an elongated shallow sea called
tethys.
57. According to geologists, Northern Gangetic Plains was a result of silt deposition in the Tethys Sea.
58. The Western Himalayas is also known as Trans Himalayas.
59. World’s second highest peak is Godwin Austin.
60. Godwin Austin (K2) lie in the Western Himalayas.
61. The Siachin glacier is found in Western Himalayas.
62. The highest plateau in India in the north-west of Kashmir is Ladakh plateau.
63. The Central Himalayas stretches from Kashmir in the north-west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east.
64. The Central Himalayas stretches from Kashmir in the north-west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east for about 2500
kms.
65. The northern most range of the Himalayas is the Himadri range.
66. The average height of the Himadri range is 6000 mts.
67. The highest peak of the Himalayas is found at the altitude of 8848 mts.
68. Kanchan Junga is an important peak that lies in the Central Himalayas.
69. An important peak that lies in the Himadri is Nanda Devi.
70. A longitudinal Valley found in the Siwalik is Dehradun.
71. The average height of the Siwalik range is 1000 mts.
72. The middle region of the Central Himalayas is Himachal.
73. The longest range in the Himachal is Pirpanjal.
74. One of the popular hill resorts in the Himachal Pradesh is Gulmarg.
75. A longitudinal Valley found in the Siwalik is Dehradun.
76. The plains found in the lower Himalayas that supports growth of forests and marshy land is Tarai Plains.
77. The Tamiraparani river rises in the Agasthiar hills and drains in Tirunelveli district.
78. The river Manimutharu is a tributary of the Tamiraparani.
79. The west coastal plain extends from Rann of Kutch in the north to the Kanyakumari in the south.
80. In Karnataka, the west coastal plain is also called Canara coast.
81. The Narmada river flows into the Gulf of Khambhat.
82. The largest lagoon found in the Malabar coast is Vembanad.
83. The east coastal plain runs from West Bengal in the north to the Kanyakumari in the south.
84. The southern part of the east coastal line is called Coromandal coast.
85. Peninsular plateau lies to the south of Great Plains.
86. The description of the physical relief of a country is known as physiography.
87. According to the geologists earth that we live in today was surrounded by a water body called panthalasa.
88. According to the geologists, Angara and Gondwana landmasses were separated by an elongated shallow sea called
Tethys.
89. According to geologists, Northern Gangetic Plains was a result of silt deposition in the Tethya Sea.
90. The Western Himalayas is also known as Trans Himalayas.
91. World’s second highest peak is Godwin Austin.
92. Godwin Austin (K2) lies in the Western Himalayas.
93. The Siachin glacier is found in Western Himalayas.
94. The highest plateau in India in the north-west of Kashmir is Ladakh plateau.
95. The Central Himalayas stretches from Kashmir in the north-west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east.
96. The Central Himalayas stretches from Kashmir in the north-west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east for about 2500
kms.
97. The northern most range of the Himalayas is the Himadri range.
98. The average height of the Himadri range is 6000 mts.
99. The highest peak of the Himalayas is found at the altitude of 8848 mts.
100. Kanchan Junga is an important peak that lies in the Central Himalayas.
101. An important peak that lies in the Himadri is Nanda Devi.
102. An important pass found across Himachal Pradesh is Shipkila.

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103. The most important passes across Himadr Sikkim.

104. The middle region of the Central Himalayas is Himachal.
105. The longest range in the Himachal is Pirpanjal.
106. One of the popular hill resorts in the Himachal Pradesh is Gulmarg.
107. An important pilgrimage centre situated in Himachal Pradesh is Kedarnath.
108. The average height of the Siwalik range is 1000 mts.
109. A longitudinal Valley found in the Siwalik is Dehradun.
110. The plains found in the lower Himalayas that support growth of forests and marshy land is Tarai Plains.
111. The Eastern geographical limit of the Himalayas is Brahmaputra.
112. Patkai Bum hills are part of the Purvachal range.
113. The hills that are part of Purvachal are Khasi and Jaintia.
114. The Garo Hills lie in the Eastern Himalayas.
115. The Northern Great plains of India lie between the mountains of the north and the Pininsular Plateau of the south.
116. The part of the northern plains that lies all along the foothills of the Siwaliks is Bhabar.
117. The oldest allumivum of the Great Plains is called Bhangar.
118. The pebble sudded zone of porous beds in Bhabar.
119. The continues belt of new alluvium of the Northern Great Plains is Khadar.
120. The river Indus has its source in Kailash range.
121. The Kailash range lies to the north of Manasarovar lake.
122. The river Jhelum is an important tributary of the river Indus.
123. The river Sutlej originates in Manasarovar regions in Tibet.
124. The Indus River empties into the Arabian Sea.
125. The river Ganga enters the northern plains at Haridwar.
126. The river Yamuna joins the river Ganga at Allahabad.
127. Most of the Ganga delta lies in Bangladesh.
128. The river that rises in the Malwa plateau and joins the Ganga on her right bank is Chambal.
129. The largest distributary of the river Ganga is the Hoogly.
130. The river Ganga slopes gently in Haryana and drains into the Bay of Bengal.
131. The river Brahmaputra joins the river Ganga in its lower course and flows into the Bay of Bengal.
132. The Great Plains are also called Granaries of India.
133. The shape of the peninsular plateau is Triangular.
134. The northern part of the peninsular plateau is called Central Highlands.
135. The north-west region of the Central highlands is flanked by Aravalli hills.
136. The highest peak on the Aravalli hills is Gurushikar.
137. The Malwa Plateau and the Chotanagpur plateau are located to the north of Vindhya Mountains.
138. An important river that drains in the Malwa Plateau is the Chambal river.
139. The Chotanagpur plateau continues upto Rajmahal hills in the east.
140. The north-west part of the Deccan plateau is make up of igneous rocks called basalt.
141. The south-eastern part of the Deccan plateau is known as Telangana.
142. The plateau that lies in the south-western part of the Deccan plateau is Karnataka plateau.
143. In Maharashtra and Karnataka the Western Ghats are called Sahyadri hills.
144. The highest peak in the Western Ghats is Anai Mudi.
145. The pass that lies in the Nilgiris is a well known pass in the Western Ghats Palghat.
146. The Eastern Ghats are also known as Nallamalai hills in Andhra Pradesh.
147. The Eastern Ghats are also known as Biligiri Rangan hills in Coimbatore districts in Tamil Nadu.
148. The Eastern Ghats are also known as Sherveroy hills in Salem district in Tamil Nadu.
149. The rivers Narmada and Tapti have their source in Amrakantak hills.
150. The river that forms a waterfall at Jog in the Karnataka is Sharavati.
151. The longest and the largest among the peninsular river is Godavari.
152. The Vaigai River has its source in the Cardamom hills.
153. The river that has a source in Western Ghats and flows towards west and finally drains into the Arabian Sea is
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