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Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →India location bingoRead the answer and worked solution →On 1 January 2015 the Planning Commission was replaced by which body?Read the answer and worked solution →Planning that draws schemes for agriculture, power or transport as separate sectors is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Planning that reduces imbalance in development between areas is termed:Read the answer and worked solution →Special area programmes for hill, north-eastern, tribal and backward areas were designed in which Five Year Plan?Read the answer and worked solution →The Hill Area Development Programme began in which Five Year Plan?Read the answer and worked solution →The 1981 National Committee on Development of Backward Areas defined backward hill areas as those above what height?Read the answer and worked solution →The Drought Prone Area Programme was initiated during which Five Year Plan?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1967 the Planning Commission identified how many drought-prone districts?Read the answer and worked solution →The Irrigation Commission of 1972 used what criterion to demarcate drought-prone areas?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bharmaur tribal area lies in which district of Himachal Pradesh?Read the answer and worked solution →Which tribal community, speaking the Gaddiali dialect, inhabits Bharmaur?Read the answer and worked solution →The tribal sub-plan under which Bharmaur became an Integrated Tribal Development Project was introduced in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Female literacy in Bharmaur rose from 1.88 per cent in 1971 to what level in 2011?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1968 book by Ehrlich raised fears about environmental limits?Read the answer and worked solution →The World Commission on Environment and Development was headed by which Norwegian Prime Minister?Read the answer and worked solution →The Brundtland Report, titled Our Common Future, was published in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indira Gandhi Canal was earlier known by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indira Gandhi Canal originates at which barrage in Punjab?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the total planned length of the Indira Gandhi Canal system?Read the answer and worked solution →Intensive canal irrigation in the Indira Gandhi command area has caused which twin environmental problems?Read the answer and worked solution →Warabandi, part of Command Area Development, means what?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the area programmesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the canal districtsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the plan yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the new cropsRead the answer and worked solution →Which Five Year PlanRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →

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Questions
  1. Answer
    12
    Question
    Nautical miles of India's territorial limit
  2. Answer
    3214
    Question
    North-south length of India in km
  3. Answer
    2933
    Question
    East-west width of India in km
  4. Answer
    6100
    Question
    Mainland coastline in km
  5. Answer
    7517
    Question
    Total coastline with islands in km
  6. Answer
    7
    Question
    Time zones in the USA
Instructions
Type the number only.
_Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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India location bingo

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Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    India's standard meridian.
    Item
    82 deg 30 E
  2. Clue
    Sandy expanse of the west.
    Item
    Marusthali
  3. Clue
    Water between India and Sri Lanka.
    Item
    Palk Strait
  4. Clue
    India's rank by area.
    Item
    Seventh
  5. Clue
    A Himalayan pass.
    Item
    Nathula
  6. Clue
    Coastline with the islands.
    Item
    7,517 km
  7. Clue
    Sunrise gap east to west.
    Item
    Two hours
  8. Clue
    Island neighbour with Sri Lanka.
    Item
    Maldives
  9. Clue
    ISRO's school map portal.
    Item
    Bhuvan
Instructions
Read each clue and tap the term it describes.
_Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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On 1 January 2015 the Planning Commission was replaced by which body?

  1. NITI Aayog
  2. Niti Board
  3. Yojana Sabha
  4. Vikas Ayog
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Correct answer: A. NITI Aayog

1. India moved from centralised to multi-level planning. 2. NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in 2015. 3. It involves States in economic policy making. _Source: syllabus India People and Economy, Chapter 9, Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context._

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