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lying beyond may and the Western Ghats meet. The CardamC
be regarded as
Geological Structure as a continuation of the
Western
The Indian
Peninsular regions (the
sub-continent can be divided in three
can
regions.
fegions
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vatleys, are fertile, extensive and of great scenic beauty. Some of the highe
peaks in the world are found in these ranges. The high altitudes allow
only through a few passes, notably the fetep ta and Nathu à on the traVe
indo-Tibet trade route through the.Chumbi valley, north-east of Darjeeling
.
Shipki ta in the Satluj valles, north-east ofkalpa (Kinnaur). The mountai
extends over a distance of about 2,400 km with a varying depth of 240 to 32
km. In the east. between India and Myanmar and India and Bangladesh, h
In the
Khasi, Jaintia and Naga Hills, runningto so
ranges are much lower. Garo, almog
east to west, ioin the chain to Mizoand Rakhine Hills running north
The plains of the Ganga and the Indus, about 2,400 km long and 2
to 320 km broad, are formed by basins of three distinct river systems- tb
Indus,the Ganga and the Brahmaputra. They are one of the world's greateg
stretches of flat alluvium and also one of the most densely populated areas os
earth. Between the Yamuna at Delhi and the Bay of Bengal, nearly 1,600 n
away, there is a drop of only 200 metres in elevation.
The desert region can be divided into two partsthe 'great desert and
the ite desert. The 'great desert extends from the edge of the Rann of Kutch
beyond the Luni river northward. The whole of the Rajasthan-Sind fronte
runs through this.The 'little desert extends from the Luni between Jaisalamer
and jodhpu up to the northern west. Between the great and the little deserts
lies a barren zone, consisting of rocky land, cut up by limestone ridges.
The Peninsular Plateau is marked off from the plains of the Ganga an
the Indus by a mass of mountains and hill ranges varying from 460to 1,220
metres in height. Prominent among these are the Aravali, Vindhya, Satpura,
Maikala and Ajanta. The Peninsula is flanked on the one side by the Easterm
Ghats where average elevation is about 610 metres and on the other by tne
Western Ghats where it is generally from 915 to 1,220 metres, rising in places
to over 2,440 metres. Between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea lies d
narrowcoastal strip, while between Eastern Ghats and the Bayof Bengal, tnere
is a broader coastal area. The southern point of the plateau is formed
by
Nilgiri Hills where the Eastern and the Western Ghats meet. The Cardamo
Hills lying beyond may be regarded as a continuation of the Western le
s e d l
River Systems
The
are formed by melting
and therefore, continuously flow
ipland
The eight composite river basins combining suitably together all the
other remaining raedium (drainage area of 2,000 to 20,000 sq. km) and smal
river systens (drainage area less than 2000 sq. km) for the purpose of planning
and management are: () Subarnarekha--combining Subarnarekha and other
small rivers between Subarnarektha and Baitarani; i) e st flowing rivers
between Mahanadi and-Pennar; (i) east flowing rivers betw
Kanyakumaci; (iv) area of Inland drainage in Rajasthan desert;\(/ west flowing
rivers of Kutch and Saurashtra including Luni; \vi) west flowing rivers from
Japito-Fadrt; (vi) West flowing rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari; and (viil
minor rivers draining into Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Pre-monsOon or Summer
.ntApart from
cvclonic storms that form over the Indian sea
sther phenomenon during this season is the convective areas, the other
type of weather
nderstorms,dust-storms, hailstorms and their associated features. For the north
nct
east, north-west and central parts of the country, April to June are the hottest
months with variables. Ihe mean tempratures in these areas vary between 19°C
to439C. Even in the Peninsular region, there is not much change in the overall
climaticconditions. The change in the climatic conditions in summers results in
the formation of many natural hazards. Thunderstorm associated with rain and
sometimes hail is the predominant phenomenon of this season.
Over the dry and-hotplains of north-west India, duststorms tknowrtocally
as "andhis"),accompanied with strong dust-laden winds,occur frequently.Violent
thunderstorms with strong winds and rain lasting for short duration also occur
over the eastern and north-eastern regions in the states of Bihar, Odisha, West
Bengal, and Assam. They are catted Norwesters because they generally approaeh
alocation ftom the north-westdirection (locally they are known as "Kal-Baisakhis"
in the context of their season of occurrence).
Monsoon
The Southwest Monsoon season is the main rainy season of the country
dnd varies from June to September.Although thesouth-west monsoan (also known
On varies
peninsutar
duration ofthe essouth-western regions ofthe
monsoon
India. The
more than120 days
dominated
OVerthe
bythe
humid
south--west summer
in late May or
monsoon, which
early June. Winds are slowly
is
beginning
Season
across the
cOuntry
Arabtan Sea in juty compared Ito northeasterly
Sweeps Bayandthe
Southwesterly
overthe
The Indian
blows months
monsoon
systems,
which
from northeast during cooler months.
direction to
blow
of the year
and
amounts of rainfall to
reverses
the region during Junetto September
brings large Overall, there is a large inter.
This process principal rainy season.
as the different parts of the
and is regarded in its onset and withdrawal dates over
annual
variability
and intensity have asignificantimpact over different
Rainfall distribution beside thei
cOuntry.
especially the agriculture and hydrology
socio-economic sectors, India receives about
ecosystems. Based on data of 1971-2020,
impact on other southwWest monsoon
season.:
rainfallduring the
868.6 mm
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Prevalence of Cyclones
average cumulative rainfall (cm) India
The spatial distribution of long term
hydro-meteorological hazards. Among these,
experiences various types of natural
Ocean pose a potential threat to coastal
the cyclones over the north Indian
region. Tropical cyctones ate
population as well as marine community of the
originate over the warm oceans of
Jarge synoptic scale weather systems which swirling winds, intense
the world and dewelapinto massive vortices composed of oceans. While moving
clouds and torrentia rains by drawing energy írom the coastal
propertyover the
over land, they cause large-scale destruetion to life and
areas of the world. The east and west coasts of India are prone to
the destructive
comprising
features of Tropical cyclone activity over the North Indian Ocean
the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
Development of tropical cyclones is, in general, seasonal in nature, wi
most tropical ocean basins having maximum frequency of formation during the
late summer-to-early autumn period. However, unlike other ocean basins, tne
tropical cyclones írequency over the North Indiaa Oeean shows bimodal
character with primary peak during the post-monseon seasen followed by
Secondary peak during-the pre-monsoon-seasen. The tropical cyclones
une) and
monsoon season tsually oecur during the-onsettphase month of
climate, altitudes and unique geographic features. The country has been divided
1phytogeogaphicat zones which exhibit floristic components unique to
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into
respective
zones. These zones are1North-West Himalayas; 2 tndo-Gangetic
the
3.EEastern Himalayas; 4,ASsam, 5.Central India;6Arid Zone, 2/Northern
Plains;
Ghats and Northern West Coast; 8.Southern Western Ghats, Southern
Western
the
sub-alpine
forests whereas
the temperate zone is rich in Pines, Boreal and other
with Sal Further upside, there are forest ofDeodar, Blue pine, Silver-
species.
plains of Punjab,
eQuercus spp. The Indo-Gangeticplain compriseand West Bengal. It
bread-teaveds
fir andsome
portion of Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and some area is rich
Haryana,
the Vindhya and Raajmahal hills towards the South. The
also includes cultivation of wheat, sugarcane
and paddy. The
soil and known tor
in alluvial mixed forests, swamp-forests and wetlands.
Saltorests,
natural vegetation covers Phyllanthusemblica, Acacia sp.,
Butea
parviflora,
Shorearebusta, Lagerstroemia includes
commonly sighted trees. The mangrove swamp
S. Cassia sp. arethe Sonneratiasp., Avicenniasp. etc.
Rhizophorasp.,Xylocarpusp, embraces
extends from Sikkim eastwards and
region North-West Himalayas, the
The Eastern Himalayan As like the
Arunachal Pradesh.
Darjeeling, Duars and ofoaks, laurels, maples, thododendrons, alder
forests
floristic composition include lower as comparedto the West. The
snowíalland
treeline is the
and birch.Herethe Himalayas. The Assam region comprises The
Eastern East states.
glaciers are lesser in distributed in the North
Brahmaputra and the
Suruma VatBeys
forests, occasional
thick clump of
evergreen range
characterized with
vegetation is epiphytes including wide
trees are laden with
Bamboos andtatt grasses. Thecovering the states of Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh,
India and plains, is mostly
of orchids. TheCentral
surroundings, largely
mixed with plateaus
dominant tree species
Jharkhand and thorn forests. The
characterised bytropical deciduous and Grewia, Sterculiaetc.
Gardenia,
Anogeissus, Gujarat
region are Acacia, Albizia, and Kutchh region of
n this Western Rajasthan desert type
zone covers the dry part of The vegetation is of
Arid Punjab and Haryana.
Ghats and Northern
and includes South West Northern Western the
composition.
and Tapti Basin and
with more thorny species region between
Goa
This area is
covered
West Coast represent the coastal
Maharashtra, Konkan
and Gujarat.
portion of Western Ghats in
halophytic species.
The Southern Western Ghats, Southern west coast and Lakshadweep
towards
coastalswamps
the eoast and Imontane tropical, ,subtopicalare
temperate and shota forests at the Western Ghats region at Karnataka, Kerala and
COVered with
Tamil Nadu. The regionsupports many endemic species due to the peninsular
nature of the Terrain. The DecCcan peninsula is the inverted triangular shapes
Eastern Ghats. This region COvers
between the
Western and
the deciduous floristic mostly the
plateau
rain shadow
belt and is
characterised by
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saffron
panel-tndia green. The middleshall be India
bearing at its centre the desiga of
be
white,
Ashoka Chakra in navy blue panel shall
with 24 eequatly spaced spokes. The Ashoka Chakra shall colour
or otherwise printed or stenciled or preferably be screen
visible on both sides of the Flag insuitably embroidered and shall be
printed
completely
shall be rectangular in
the centre of the
National Flag shape. The ratio of the white panel. The
(width) offthe Flag
shall be 3:2 The design of the length to the height
the Constitutent Assembly of India on July 22, 1947. National Flag was adopted by
Apart from non-statutory instructions issued by the
totime, display of
the National Flag is government from time
governed by the provisions
Names Prevention of Improper Use) Act, of the Emblems
and 1950(No. 12 of
Prevention offAnsults to National Honour
Act, 1971 (No. 69 of 1950) and the
Code of India, 2002 is an attempt to bring 1971). The Flag
practices and instructions for the guidance together
of all
all such laws, conventions,
The Flag Code of India, 2002 concerned.
Ak IElagCode-India' as it existed effective from January 26, 2002 superseded
iodia2002, there is no restriction then. As per the provisions of the Flag
on the display of the National Elag by Code of
of peneral publie private members
he extentorovided in theorganizations,
Emblems
educational institutions, etc., except to
Act. 1950 and the Prevention of Insults and Names (Prevention of Improper
to National Honour Act 1974- Use) and any
other law enacted en the subject.
State Emblem
The State Emblem of India is an adaptation
Sarnath. In the original, the Lion Capital has of the tion Capital of Asoka at
a circular abacus. The frieze of the fourlions mounted backto back, on
abacus is adorned with sculptures in high
relief of anelephant, a gatBoping horse,
Dharma Chakras. The abacus rests on-aabell bull and alion separated by intervening
shaped lotus.
The profile of the Lion Capitat showing three
with a Dharma Chakra in the centre, a lions mounted on the abacus
bull on
the left, and outlines.of Dharma Chakrason the right and a galloping horse on
as the State Emblem of lndia on the extreme right and leftwas adopted
omitted. The motto January 26, 1950. The bell-shapedBotus was
Devanagari "Satyameva-fayatelTruthaBene
script below Triumphswritten in
the profile of the Lion Capital is part
of India. of the State Emblem
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Inthe State- EnmbBem lies the official sealofthe-Goverament of India. Its use
by the State Emblem.oflndia (Prehibition of
is
regulated
lmproperJse)Act, 2005
State Emblem of nia (Regulatien of Use) Rules, 2007 (read
andThe
with State
tndiatReguBationnofUse) Amendment Rules, 2010].
National Anthem
The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bangla by Rabindranath
Tagore, w a s adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the
Anthem of India onJanuary 24, 1950.4t was first sung on
National December 27
1944etthe
aSessionof the Indian National Congress. The complete song
Cateutta
Consists of five stanzas. The first stanza contains the full version of the National
Anthem:
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata
Panjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
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National Song
Sanskrit by Bankimehandra
The song Vande Mataram, composed in
Was asource of inspiration to the people in their struggie ror treedom, It bn, ehatterj,
The first political occasion when it was
equal
was thestatus with
1896-s
session ofthe tndianNattonatCongress. 7The following is the text
ana-gana-mana.
sungo
its first stanza :
Vande Mataram!
shitalam,.
Sujalam, suphalam, malayaja
Shasyashyamalam, Mataram!
Shubhrajyotsna pulakitayaminim,
Phullakusumita drumadala shobhinim,
Suhasinim sumadhura bhashinim,
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Vande Mataram,
Vande Mataram!
SriAurobindo in prosel i
The English translation of the stanza renderedby
Ibowto thee, Mother,
richly-watered, richly-fruited,
cool with the winds of the south,
dark with the crops of the harvests,
The Mother!
Her nights rejoicing in the glory of the moonlight,
herlands clothed beautifully with her trees in flowering bloom,
sweet of laughter, sweet of speech,
the Mother, giver of boons, giver of bliss.
National Calendar
The National Calendar based on the Saka Era, withChaitra as its first month
and a normal year of 365 days was adopted from March 22, 1957 along with
the Gregortan-calendar for the following official purposes :i) Gazette of India,
(ijnews broadcast by All India Radio, (ii)calendars issued by the Government of
India and (iv) Government communications addressed to the public.
Dates of the National Calendar have a permanent
dates of the Gregorian Calendar, 1 Chaitra falling on correspondence with
March 21 in leap March 22 normally and on
year.
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