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UPSC Map Questions Geography 2013| UPSC Map-Based question discussion | Indian Geography| paper 2

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 On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of all the following. Write in your QCA Booklet the significance of three locations whether physical/commercial/economic/ecological/environmental/cultural in not more than 30 words for each entry:

(i) Mishmi Hills ( मिश्मी पहाड़ियाँ )

(ii) Lipulekh Pass (लिपुलेख दर्रा)

(iii) Beas River (व्यास नदी )

(iv) Rihand Dam (रिहन्द बांध )

(v) Amarnath (अमरनाथ)

UPSC Map Questions Geography 2013


Mishmi Hills ( मिश्मी पहाड़ियाँ ):

  • Mishmi hills are located in the North-Eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh. 
  • It is named after the Mishmi tribes.
  • It is the junction of the Northeastern Himalaya and Purvanchal range. 
  • The major area of the Dihang Dibang biosphere reserve is located in the Mishmi hills. 


Lipulekh Pass (लिपुलेख दर्रा):

  • Lipulekh is a Himalayan pass located between India and China. 
  • It is located near the Trijunction of India, Nepal, and China ( in Uttarakhand).


Beas River (व्यास नदी ):

  • Beas river rises at Rohtang la ( Beas Kund) from central Himachal Pradesh. 
  • Beas river is known as Vipasa in ancient India. 
  • Manali has situated on the bank Beas river. 
  • Beas river completely lies in India and the mouth of the river is Satluj.


Rihand Dam (रिहन्द बांध ):

  • Rihand dam is also known as Govind Vallabh pant Sagar. The Rihand dam is on the Rihand River, a tributary of the Son river. 
  • It is at Pipri ( near Renukoot) in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. 
  • Singrauli and Sonbhdra region has transformed from an agricultural-based society to an industrial-based society due to the construction of the Rihand Dam in the region.

Amarnath (अमरनाथ):

  • Amarnath is one of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimages and it is famous for the natural formation of Shiva linga from snow in winter. 
  • It is located at Pahalgam in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. 


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