Geography (Part-2) (CDS-Solved Paper)

According to the data of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes of India population of Schedule Tribe in India is 8.2% of the total population. The state with highest percentage of Schedule Tribe population is Mizoram with 94.5% and the state with lowest percentage of Schedule Tribe population is Goa (0.04%). UT with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes is Lakshadweep (94.5%) and UT with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes is Andaman and Nicobar Islands (8.3%).

When volcanic activity takes place above ground, and hot molten magma is released onto the landscape, the volcanic activity is extrusive, meaning it is on the exterior, or outside of the Earth. Magma that comes out is known as lava. This type of volcano is found in the region of subduction i.e.

when there is a collision between a heavy and light plate like oceanic and continental plates. In the above options, extrusive volcanoes are not found in Himalayas because they are formed due to the collision of two continental plates i.e. Eurasian and Indo-Australian plates, the other mentioned mountains are formed with the collision or subduction of oceanic and continental plates.

Saffron, almond, walnut crops are cultivated in Karewas. Ling nut is not cultivated in Karewas.
Indians often translate this nut as Singhara or water chestnut. Ling nut grows throughout the East India, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar. Ling nut is a food crop.

The correct order of the tributaries of river Ganga from East to West is Kosi, Gandak, Ghaghara and Gomti. This order can be understood from the places where these tributaries meet river Ganga, Kosi joins Ganga near Katihar (Bihar), Gandak near Hajipur (Patna), Ghaghara near Revelganj (Bihar) and Gomti near Varanasi (UP). These cities are from East to West location.

The Hambantota Port is a maritime port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. It is built inland and operated by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It has been funded by the EXIM Bank of the People’s Republic of China. This port is regarded as one of the port of the string of pearls theory of China which was developed to encircle India in its own backyard.

The Coastal Berth Scheme aims to provide financial support to ports or state governments for creation of infrastructure for movement of cargo and passengers by sea or national waterways.

The admissible financial assistance under the scheme from Central Government is 50% of total cost of project. The projects under Coastal Berth Scheme are distributed over eight states with highest number of projects in Maharashtra.

The other states are Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and West Bengal.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as of special cultural or physical significance.
Natural World Heritage Sites in India
(As on July, 2016)

Names of the railway zones are listed below

Nilgiri in English are called as ‘Blue Mountains’. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the ‘Western Ghats’. Toda Tribe is the most ancient tribe of Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu in Southern India.

Geographer Mark Jefferson developed the law of the primate city to explain the phenomenon of huge cities in 1939. According to him ‘‘A country’s leading city is always disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national capacity and feeling.’’ The primate city in commonly at least twice as large as the next largest city and more than twice as significant.