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GEOGRAPHY ONE LINERS FOR UPSC CSE PRELIMS 2019 -By Rahul Agrawal R. AGRAWAL
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01 Mahanadi does not flow through a rift valley Explanation: A rift valley is a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart The rivers which flow through rift valley include Damodar River in Chota Nagpur Plateau and Tapti. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between different ranges. Narmada flows in a rift valley flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. R. AGRAWAL
02 Sambhar Lake is India's largest inland salt lake. Additional points:- vIt has been designated as a Ramsar site. It is geographically a land locked river basin. R. AGRAWAL
03 Sunspots are temporary phenomena on the Sun's photosphere that appear as spots darker than the surrounding areas They are regions of reduced surface temperature caused by concentrations of magnetic field flux that inhibit convection. R. AGRAWAL
04 Dew point, the temperature at which the atmosphere is saturated with water apour, when it is cooled without changing its pressure or vapour content. Additional points:- The dew point gives an indication of the humidity. R. AGRAWAL
05 Siachen Glacier, one of the world's longest mountain glaciers,is part of Karakoram Range R. AGRAWAL
07 Manama Hawar islands BAHRAIN Zubarah QATAR Doha SAUDI ARABIA Qatar has one land border Additional point: VThe country borders Saudi Arabia to the south R. AGRAWAL
08 R. AGRAWAL Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep and Shaheed Dweep are present in South Andaman Additional information:- PM has announced new names for 3 islands in Andaman & Nicobar honouring Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army. Ross Island is now Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, Neil Island is Shaheed Dweep, Havelock Island is Swarai Dweep. All 3 are in South Andaman district.
R. AGRAWAL Sharda River or Mahakali River is also called Kali Gad or Kali Ganga in Uttarakhand where the river demarcates Nepal's western border with India. The 09