Indian Geography Questions

There are 8 different types of Soils present in India. They are primarily differentiated on the basis of composition and structure. They are ::

1.  Alluvial soils, 

2.  Black soils,

3.  Red soils,

4.  Laterite and Lateritic soils,

5.  Forest and Mountain soils,

6.  Arid and Desert soils,

7.  Saline and Alkaline soils and

8.  Peaty and Marshy soils.

Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of 55770 fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking water in the country followed by Odisha and Jharkhand.

Fertile alluvial soil sufficient water supply  and optimum temperatures are the reasons behind the high output of paddy here. Also known as the 'Granary of the South', it is located in Tamil Nadu.

The famous hill-station Kodaikanal lies in Palani hills.

The Periyar Sanctuary covers an area of 777sq km. It was established in 1949. Elephants , Gaurs, leopards, solth bear, sambhars, barking deer, wild dogs, wild boars, black Nilgiri langur and water birds can be seen in this sanctuary.

The Union Territories get representation in Both the houses of Parliament i.e, The Lok Sabha and The Rajya Sabha.

Hyderabad (Telangana) is situated on the banks of river Musi.Musi Riveris a tributary of the Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau flowing throughTelanganastate in India.Hyderabadstands on thebanks of Musi river, which divides the historic old city and the new city. HimayatSagar and Osman Sagar are dams built on it which used to act as a source of water for Hyderabad.