India Physical & Political Features Test - 2

Siachen Glacier is located in Ladakh. The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about35.421226°N 77.109540°E, just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends. The glacier's melting waters are the main source of the Nubra River in the Indian region of Ladakh, which drains into the Shyok River. The Shyok in turn joins the 3000 kilometre-long Indus River which flows through Pakistan. Thus, the glacier is a major source of the Indus and feeds the largest irrigation system in the world.

Sambhar lake in India has the highest water salinity. The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, is located 80 km southwest of the city of Jaipur (Northwest India) and 64 km northeast of Ajmer , Rajasthan. It surrounds the historical Sambhar Lake Town.

Artificial lake `Govind Sagar` is in Himachal Pradesh. Gobind Sagar lake is a man made reservoir built in 1976, its source is the hydel dam at Bhakra. Its reservoir - the Gobind Sagar - is 90 kms long and encompasses an area of approximately 170 sq kms. The dam was dedicated to nation by late Pt. Jwahar Lal Nehru on November 20th, 1963.

Tungabhadra is a tributary of Krishna. The Tungabhadra River is a river in India that starts and flows through the state of Karnataka during most of its course, before flowing along the border between Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and ultimately joining the Krishna River near Alampur village in Mehaboobnagar District of Telangana. In the epic Ramayana, the Tungabhadra River was known by the name of Pampa.

The longest river of peninsular India is Godavari. Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India. Godavari, also known as 'Dakshin Ganga' – the South Ganges, the second longest river of India after the Ganges, is the longest river of peninsular India. During its course the river covers approximately 1400 kilometers journey.

The boundary line between India and China is called Mc Mohan line. It is currently the effective boundary between China and India, although its legal status is disputed by the Chinese government. The line is named after Henry McMahon, foreign secretary of British India and the chief negotiator of the convention at Simla.

Kanchipuram is in the state of Tamil Nadu. Kanchipuram, a also known as Kānchi or Kancheepuram, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in Tondaimandalam region, 72 km (45 mi) from Chennai – the capital of Tamil Nadu.

Bangladesh has the longest international boundary with India. Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometer (2,545-mile) long international border, the fifth-longest land border in the world. West Bengal with 2,217 km share longest border with Bangladesh. Other states include 262 km in Assam, 856 km inTripura, 180 km in Mizoram, 443 km in Meghalaya, and 2,217 km in West Bengal.

The confluence of Alakhananda and Bhagirathi takes place at Devaprayag. Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat (municipality) in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers meet and take the name Ganga.

In year 2004, the southernmost point of the Indian Union, 'Indira Point' got submerged under the seawater. To the southeast of the mainland, the Andaman and Nicobar islands are present in the Bay of Bengal and to the southwest of the mainland, the Lakshadweep islands are in the Arabian Sea. Indira Point, the southernmost point of the Indian Union got submerged under the sea water in 2004 during the Tsunami.