KERALA PSC / KERALA GEOGRAPHY / LIST OF BEACHES & ISLAND OF KERALA / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

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·      Kovalam Beach, Trivandrum

·      Sanghumukham Beach, Trivandrum

·      Veli Lagoon, Trivandrum

·      Somatheeram, Trivandrum

·      Varkala Beach

·      Thirumullavaram Beach, Kollam

·      Thankasseri Beach, Kollam

·      Alappuzha Beach

·      Marari Beach, Alappuzha

·      Arthunkal Beach, Cherthala

·      Pathiramanal in Vembanadu Lake

·      Cherai Beach, Ernakulam

·      Willington Island, Ernakulam

·      Bolgatty Island, Ernakulam

·      Fort Kochi Beach, Ernakulam

·      Nattika Beach & Chavakkad Beaches in Trissur

·      Tanur, Vallikkunnu, Padinjarekara beaches in Malappuram

·      Beypore Beach and Kappad Beach in Kozhikode

·      Dharmadam Island, Kannur

·      Ezhimala Beach, Kannur

·      Muzhuppilangadi, Moppila Bay, Payyambalam Beach in Kannur

·      Bakel Beach and Kappil Beach in Kasargode

·      Kuruva Island, Wayanadu

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Trivandrum Observatory was established by Maharaja Swathi Tirunal in 1837. It is one of the oldest observatory in India. In 1927, the work of the observatory was divided into two sections Astronomical and Meterological. In 1951 the meterology section of the observatory was taken over by government of India and Astronomical section by the State Government. In 1973 it was raised to the meterological centre and climatic predictions are made from here.

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KERALA PSC / KERALA GEOGRAPHY / PALAKKAD GAP / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

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KERALA PSC / KERALA GEOGRAPHY / PALAKKAD GAP / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

With a width of about 30km, Palakkad Gap is a major break in Western Ghats within Kerala with the elevation dropping below 300 meter, separating the Nilgiri hills from the Anamalai Plateau.

It acts as a corridor between the two states by linking Palakkad district of Kerala with Kovai (Coimbatore) district of Tamil Nadu.

The Gap is important to the climate of Southern India in that it allows the moisture laden South West monsoon winds into the Kovai region, which moderates Kovai’s Summer temperatures and generates rainfall in the region relative to the rest of low land Tamil Nadu.

In summer, Palakkad is warmer than the rest of the state because hot winds from Tamil Nadu blow in.

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Physiography: Kerala is divided into three geographical regions:

·      Highlands

·      Midlands

·      Lowlands

 

HIGHLANDS

·      The Highlands slope down from the Western Ghats (also known as the Sahyadri) which rise to an average height of 900m, with a number of peaks well over 1800m in height. It is 18650 sq.km in area and accounts for 48 percent of the total land area of Kerala.

·      This is the area of major plantations like tea, coffee, rubber and various spices. This area is often known as the Cardamom Hills.

·      Anaimudi (2695 meters-8130ft), the highest peak in Kerala after the Himalayas, is in the Munnar division of the Western Ghats.

·      The unbroken chain of the Western Ghats only breaks at Palakkad where a natural rocky pass called Palakkad Gap is located

·      Most of the rivers of Kerala originate from the Western Ghats.

·      Eastern Kerala consists of high mountains, gorges and deep-cut valleys. Immediately West of the Western Ghats’ is the rain shadow region.

·      Forty-one of Kerala’s west-flowing rivers, and three of its east-flowing ones originate in this region.

 

MIDLANDS

·      The Midlands, lying between the mountains and the valley, is made up of undulating hills and valleys. It is 16200 sq.km in area ie, about 40 percent of the total land area.

·      Valleys in this region are broad and are utilized for growing paddy and the Hill slopes are used for growing cash crops like pepper, tapioca and plantation trees like rubber, banana etc…

·      This region ranges between altitudes of 250-100m and form the part of Nilgiri and Palani hills including Anamalai and Agastyamalai.

 

LOWLAND

·      Lowlands are also known as the Coastal Area. It covers an area of almost 4000 sq.km.

·      It is made up of numerous shallow lagoons known locally as kayels, river deltas, backwaters and shores of the Arabian Sea and is essentially a land of coconuts and rice.

·      This area is very fertile and most of the paddy cultivation is along this area. Kuttanad region of Kerala is one of the very few places in India where cultivation is done below sea level. Water is the main mode of transportation in these areas.

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KERALA PSC / KERALA GEOGRAPHY / LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES OF KERALA / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

·      Kerala is located at the South-Western region of the Indian subcontinent

·      Kerala lies between north latitudes 8º18’ and 12º48’ and east longitudes 74º52’ and 72º22’.

·      The state has an area of 38,863 km2. The total area of Kerala accounts for 1.18% of total landmass of India.

·      Kerala is bordered by land on three sides and by the Arabian sea at the West. Kerala is bordered by Karnataka to the North, Tamil Nadu to the South and the East and the Arabian Sea towards the West. Kerala’s coast runs some 580km in length, while the state itself varies between 35-120km in width.

·      Fourteen districts make up the state of Kerala.

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·      The Indian sub-continent was originally part of a huge landmass called

Gondwana continent

 

·      Which time of the day is generally the hottest period all over India?

3pm

 

·      The southernmost limit of India is

8º4’N latitude

 

·      The rocks in the Himalayan system are mainly

Sedimentary

 

·      Which Himalayan peaks is known as Sagarmatha?

Mt. Everest

 

·      The Jog waterfalls situated on the river

Sharavathi

 

·      Nathu La pass is in

Sikkim

 

·      Laskshadweep island is of

Coral origin

 

·      The Mansarovar lake lies in

Kailas Range

 

·      In Maharashtra and Karnataka, the Western Ghats are known as

Sahyadri

 

·      Bundelkhand is situated in

Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

 

·      The highest point in Eastern Ghats is

Mahendragiri

 

·      Which river in Bihar is known as the ‘sorrow of Bihar’?

Koshi

 

·      When the Ganga and the Brahmaputra meet the joint stream is called

Padma

 

·      The Andaman groups of island is separated from the Nicobar groups of island by

10 degree channels

 

·      Indira Gandhi canal has its source at

Harike Barrage

 

·      Hirakud Dam has been constructed across the river

Mahanadi

 

·      Which reservoir is constructed on the Chambal

Gandhi Sagar

 

·      Marble falls is found in the course of river

Narmada

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·      Soil formed by the deposition of fine sediments and silts by the rivers

Alluvial soil

 

·      The phenomenon of the monsoon is confined to tropical lands lying between

20ºS to 20ºN latitudes

 

·      The tropical depressions originating from the Bay of Bengal is known as

Monsoon trough

 

·      The Nokrek biosphere is situated in

Meghalaya

 

·      Tungabhadra Project is located in

Karnataka

 

·      The major dolomite producing district in Orissa

Biramitrapur

 

·      Manchester of Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur

 

·      The highest peak of Nilgiri Hills

Doda Betta

 

·      In which state is the Guru Shikhar peak located?

Rajasthan

 

·      Jozila pass is in

Kashmir

 

·      The largest island of Lakshadweep

Minicoy

 

·      Naptha Jhaksari is a big hydro power project located in

The Jhelum river

 

·      The Sivasamudram waterfalls lies in

Kavery

 

·      West flowing rivers of the Peninsula

Narmada and Tapti

 

·      First Green Revolution was launched in

1967-68

 

·      Granary of India

Punjab

 

·      The leading producer of Silk in India

Karnataka

 

·      The oldest oil well in India

Digboi in Assam

 

·      Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History is located in

Coimbatore

 

·      The driest place in India which receives the lower rainfall.

Jaisalmer in Rajasthan

 

·      Capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Port Blair

 

·      The oldest mountain range in India

Aravallis

 

·      The first cement manufacturing Unit of India was started in

Chennai in 1904

 

·      The state in which Bhilai steel plant is located

Chhattisgarh

 

·      Red river of India

Brahmaputra

 

·      Govind Sagar, the man made lake is situated on the

Sutlej

 

·      Majuli, the largest river island of India lies in the

Brahmaputra

 

·      The river Koyna is a tributary of

Krishna

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