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Coastal Plains and Islands of India Coastal Plains and Islands of India The western coastal plains are along पश्चिमी तटीय मैदान अरब सागर के the Arabian Sea whereas the eastern श्चकनारे हℂ जबश्चक पूर्वी तटीय मैदान coastal plains are located along the बंगाल की खाडी के साथ स्थथत हℂ। Bay of Bengal. देश की कुल तट रेखा 7516.6 श्चकमी The total coastline of the country is है। 7516.6 km. भारत का पूर्वी तटीय मैदान Eastern Coastal Plains of India महानदी, कृष्णा, गोदार्वरी और कार्वेरी Deltas of the rivers Mahanadi, Krishna, नश्चदयों के डेल्टा पूर्वी तटीय मैदान मᴂ Godavari and Cauveri are present in मौजूद हℂ। the eastern coastal plain. 3 The delta of the River Krishna is called कृष्णा नदी के डेल्टा को 'दश्चिण भारत the ‘Granary of South India’. का अन्न भंडार' कहा जाता है। Western Coastal Plains of India भारत के पश्चिमी तटीय मैदान The western coast is further divided पश्चिमी तट को तीन खंडों मᴂ श्चर्वभाश्चजत into three sections – the northern part श्चकया गया है - उत्तरी भाग को कोंकण is called Konkan, the middle portion is कहा जाता है, मध्य भाग का नाम named Kanara while the southern कनारा जबश्चक दश्चिणी भाग को section is called the Malabar Coast. मालाबार तट कहा जाता है। The Islands of India भारत का द्वीप The Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in बंगाल की खाडी मᴂ स्थथत अंडमान the Bay of Bengal और श्चनकोबार द्वीप समूह The Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands located अरब सागर (केरल तट से सटे) मᴂ in the Arabian Sea (adjacent to Kerala coast). स्थथत लिद्वीप और श्चमश्चनकॉय द्वीप The main islands under the Andaman and अंडमान और श्चनकोबार द्वीप समूह Nicobar Islands group are: समूह के अंतगगत मुख्य द्वीप हℂ: • North Andaman उत्तर अंडमान • Middle Andaman मध्य अंडमान • South Andaman दश्चिण अंडमान • Little Andaman छोटा अंडमान • Car Nicobar कार श्चनकोबार • Little Nicobar छोटा श्चनकोबार • Great Nicobar महान श्चनकोबार • Andamans are separated from Nicobar by अंडमान को श्चनकोबार से 10-श्चडग्री चैनल 10-degree channel (10-degree latitude). (10-श्चडग्री अिांश) द्वारा अलग श्चकया • South Andaman and Little Andaman are जाता है। separated by Duncan Passage. दश्चिण अंडमान और श्चलश्चटल अंडमान को • The Grand Channel is between Great डंकन मागग से अलग श्चकया गया है। Nicobar islands and Sumatra islands of ग्रℂड चैनल ग्रेट श्चनकोबार द्वीप समूह और Indonesia. इंडोनेश्चशया के सुमात्रा द्वीपों के बीच है। • The Coco Strait is between North Andaman कोको स्ट्रेट उत्तर अंडमान द्वीप समूह islands and Coco Islands of Myanmar. और 륍ांमार के कोको द्वीप समूह के बीच • Andaman and Nicobar Islands group is a है। Union Territory administered by the अंडमान और श्चनकोबार द्वीप समूह एक President through a Lt. Governor. कᴂद्र शाश्चसत प्रदेश है जो एक उपराज्यपाल के माध्यम से राष्ट्पश्चत द्वारा • Port Blair, located in South Andaman is the र प्रशाश्चसत है। administrative capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. पोटग ब्लेयर, दश्चिण अंडमान मᴂ स्थथत अंडमान और श्चनकोबार द्वीप समूह की प्रशासश्चनक राजधानी है। 8 10 The southernmost point of India is The भारत का सबसे दश्चिणी श्चबंदु Indira Point, (formerly known as इंश्चदरा पॉइंट है, (पहले श्चजसे Pygmalion Point and Parsons Point) पैग्मश्चलयन पॉइंट और पासगन्स which is the southern point of Great पॉइंट के 셂प मᴂ जाना जाता था) Nicobar Islands. जो ग्रेट श्चनकोबार द्वीप समूह का The highest peak of the Andaman and दश्चिणी श्चबंदु है। Nicobar Islands is Saddle Peak, located in the North Andaman. अंडमान और श्चनकोबार द्वीप समूह की सबसे ऊंची चोटी उत्तर अंडमान मᴂ स्थथत सैडल पीक है। The Barren Island, located in the east of मध्य अंडमान के पूर्वग मᴂ स्थथत बैरेन Middle Andaman is India s only active volcano. द्वीप, भारत का एकमात्र सश्चिय The Narcondam Island, located in the north- ज्वालामुखी है। east of North Andaman is also a volcanic उत्तर अंडमान के उत्तर-पूर्वग मᴂ स्थथत island. नारकंडम द्वीप भी एक ज्वालामुखी द्वीप है। 13 14 The main islands under the Lakshadweep Islands group are: लिद्वीप द्वीप समूह के अंतगगत मुख्य द्वीप हℂ: Kavaratti कर्वरत्ती Agatti अगाती Minicoy श्चमनीकॉय Amini अमीनी These islands were earlier known as Laccadive, इन द्वीपों को पहले लाकाश्चदर्व, श्चमश्चनकोय Minicoy and Amindivi Islands. और अश्चमंदीर्व द्वीप के 셂प मᴂ जाना जाता था। It is the smallest Union Territory of India. यह भारत का सबसे छोटा कᴂद्र शाश्चसत 8 Degree Channel ( 8 degrees north latitude) प्रदेश है। separates islands of Minicoy and Maldives. 8 श्चडग्री चैनल (8 श्चडग्री उत्तरी अिांश) 9 Degree Channel ( 9 degrees north latitude) श्चमश्चनकॉय और मालदीर्व के द्वीपों को separates the island of Minicoy from the main अलग करता है। Lakshadweep archipelago. 9 श्चडग्री चैनल (9 श्चडग्री उत्तर अिांश) मुख्य लिद्वीप द्वीपसमूह से श्चमश्चनकॉय द्वीप को अलग करता है। 16 What line of latitude separates the Andaman कौन सी अिांश रेखा अंडमान द्वीप समूह को Islands from the Nicobar Islands? श्चनकोबार द्वीप से अलग करती है? 30° N 30 ° उत्तरी 50° N 50 ° उत्त्तरी 10° N 10 ° उत्तरी 0 N 0 उत्तरी With a height of 732 meters above sea level, समुद्र तल से 732 मीटर की ऊंचाई के this mountain is the highest point of the साथ, श्चनम्न मᴂ से कौन सा पर्वगत Andaman and Nicobar Islands. अंडमान और श्चनकोबार द्वीप समूह का Narcondam उच्चतम थथल है? Saddle Peak नाकⴂदम Mount Thullier Indira Point सैडल पीक माउंट थुश्चलयर इंश्चदरा पॉइंट Total number of Island in Andaman and अंडमान और श्चनकोबार द्वीप समूह मᴂ Nicobar islands are- कुल द्वीप हℂ- 572 572 504 504 345 736 345 736 Which island contains the only active volcano कौण सा द्वीप भारत का एकमात्र of India? सश्चिय ज्वालामुखी द्वीप है? Narcondam island नरकोंडम द्वीप Barren Island बैरेन द्वीप Neil Island Smith Island नील द्वीप स्िथ द्वीप Which high court serve as the judiciary of the अंडमान और श्चनकोबार की Andaman and Nicobar? न्यायपाश्चलका के 셂प मᴂ कौन सा उच्च Madras High Court न्यायालय कायग करता है? Calcutta High Court मद्रास उच्च न्यायालय Karnataka High Court कलकत्ता उच्च न्यायालय Bombay High Court कनागटक उच्च न्यायालय बंबई उच्च न्यायालय Which of the following is the largest Island of श्चनम्नश्चलस्खत मᴂ से कौन श्चहंद महासागर the Indian Ocean? का सबसे बडा द्वीप है? Borneo बोश्चनगयो Madagascar मेडागास्कर Andaman Islands Ashmore and Cartier Islands अंडमान द्वीप समूह एशमोर और काश्चटगयर द्वीप समूह Which of the following tribes are found at अंडमान श्चनकोबार द्वीप मᴂ श्चनम्न मᴂ से Andaman Nicobar island? कौन सी जनजाश्चत पाई जाती हℂ? Onge ओंग Jarawa जरार्वा Sentinalese All सᴂतेनलीज़ सभी Deltas of which river are present in the पूर्वी तटीय मैदान मᴂ श्चकस नदी के eastern coastal plain? डेल्टा मौजूद हℂ? Mahanadi महानदी Krishna कृष्णा Godavari All गोदार्वरी सभी Port Blair, the administrative capital of the पोटग ब्लेयर, अंडमान और श्चनकोबार Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in द्वीप समूह की प्रशासश्चनक राजधानी which Islands? श्चकस द्वीप मᴂ स्थथत है? South Andaman दक्षिण अंडमान Little Andaman Car Nicobar छोटा अंडमान Great Andaman कार श्चनकोबार महान अंडमान How many islands are there in the group of लिद्वीप समूह मᴂ श्चकतने द्वीप हℂ? Lakshadweep? 36 36 30 30 45 45 50 50 .
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