General agriculture for uppsc pre-exam (Part-1)
General agriculture for uppsc pre-exam (Part-1) India's geographical area—32, 87,263 km2; only 2•4% of World surface area of 135•79 million sq. km; provides shelter to nearly 16•7% of human & 14% of cattle of World population. ● India is the ‘7th’ largest country in the world. ● India lies entirely in the northern hemisphere. ● India's mainland extends between latitudes 8°4′ and 37°6′ north; longitudes 68° 7′ and 97°25′ east. ● India's length—about 3,214 km (North to South) between extreme latitudes; breadth— about 2,933 km (East to West) between extreme longitudes. ● India's land frontier—about 15,200 km. ● India's total length of coastline of mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman & Nicobar Islands—7,516•6 km. ● The Plains of the Ganga & the Indus—about 2,400 km long and 240 to 320 km broad; formed by basins of 3 rivers—Indus, Ganga & Brahmaputra. ● North-Eastern (NE) Region is called ‘ 7 Sisters’ of India, including the NE-States— Assam, Arunac...