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Great Himalaya Range Rising more than 22,000 feet above sea level and with the stretch of over 1,200 miles along India’s northern border. It has Kanchenjunga, the third-highest peak in the world. Middle Himalaya Range An elevation of about 5,000 to 20,000 feet above sea level. There are two major mountain ranges in the Middle Himalaya—the Pir Panjal Range and Dhauladhar Range. Outer Himalaya/Shivalik Range Consists of valleys and hills that rise no more than about 5,000 feet above sea level. A large part of the range is located in Himachal Pradesh. Trans-Himalaya/Karakoram Range Has eight peaks over 24,600 feet in height and its elevation rarely falls below 18,045 feet. The tallest peak, K2 lies here. Trans-Himalaya Ladakh Range The peaks in this range are about 16,400 to 19,700 feet above sea level. The most famous of these is Khardung La lies here. Trans-Himalaya/Zanskar Range It has many rising more than 19,500 feet above sea level. The tallest are the twin peaks of Nun and Kun. Gar

Name of the Waterfall Height District State Nohkalikai Falls 340 metres (1,120 ft) East Khasi Hills Meghalaya Nohsngithiang Falls   315 metres (1,033 ft) East Khasi Hills Meghalaya Dudhsagar Falls   310 metres (1,020 ft) Sanguem Goa Kynrem Falls   305 metres (1,001 ft) East Khasi Hills Meghalaya Meenmutty Falls   300 metres (980 ft) Wayanad Kerala Thalaiyar Falls   297 metres (974 ft) Dindigul Tamil Nadu Barkana Falls   259 metres (850 ft) Shimoga Karnataka Jog Falls   253 metres (830 ft) Shimoga Karnataka Khandadhar Falls   244 metres (801 ft) Sundargarh Odisha Vantawng Falls   229 metres (751 ft) Serchhip Mizoram Barehipani Falls   217 metres (712 ft) Mayurbhanj Odisha Kune Falls   200 metres (660 ft) Pune Maharashtra Soochipara Falls   200 metres (660 ft) Wayanad Kerala Magod Falls   198 metres (650 ft) Uttara Kannada Karnataka Kunchikal Falls   450 metres ( 1490ft) Udupi Karnataka Joranda Falls   181 metres (594 ft) Mayurbhanj Odisha Hebbe Falls   168 metres (551 ft) Chikkamagaluru

The present NDA government has stopped the formation of five-year plans. So the 12th five-year plan would be called the last five-year plan of India. The  decades-old Five-Year Plans will make way for a three-year action plan , which will be part of a seven-year strategy paper and a 15-year vision document.  The Niti Aayog,  which has replaced the Planning Commission, is launching  a three-year action plan from April 1, 2017 . 1. First Five Year Plan: I. It was made for the  duration of 1951 to 1956. II. It was based on the Harrod-Domar model. III. Its main focus was on the agricultural development of the country. IV. This plan was successful and achieved  growth rate of 3.6% (more than its target)   2. Second Five Year Plan: I. It was made for the duration of 1956 to 1961. II. It was  based on the P.C. Mahalanobis Model. III. Its main focus was on the industrial development of the country. IV. This plan was successful and achieved a growth rate of 4.1%   3. Third Five Year Plan: I. It

Revolution Field / Product Father of Revolutions Period Green Revolution Agriculture M.S.Swaminathan 1966 - 1967 White Revolution or Operation flood Milk/Dairy products Verghese Kurien 1970-1996 Blue Revolution Fish & Aqua Dr.Arun Krishnan 1973-2002 Golden Revolution Fruits, Honey, Horticulture Nirpakh Tutej 1991- 2003 Silver Revolution Eggs Indira Gandhi 2000's Yellow Revolution Oil Seeds Sam Pitroda 1986 - 1990 Pink Revolution Pharmaceuticals, Prawns, Onion Durgesh Patel 1970's Brown Revolution Leather, Coco Hirlal Chaudri ---------- Red Revolution Meat, Tomato Vishal Tewari 1980's Golden Fibre Revolution Jute         _________ 1990's Evergreen Revolution Overall Production of Agriculture. M.S.Swaminathan 2017-2022 Black Revolution Petroleum       _________   ____ Silver Fiber Revolution Cotton        _________ 2000's Round Revolution Potato         _________ 1965- 2005 Protein Revolution Agriculture (Higher Production) Coined by Narendira Modi 2014-2020 Grey

Alluvial soils Black (or Regur soil) Red and Yellow soils Laterite soils Arid and desert soils Saline and alkaline soils Peaty and marshy soils Forest and mountain soils Types of Soils States where found Rich in: Lacks in: Crops grown Alluvial Mainly found in the plains of Gujarat,  Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand etc. Potash and Lime Nitrogen and Phosphorous Large variety of rabi and kharif crops such as wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton, jute etc. Black (Regur soil) Deccan plateau- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh,Tamil Nadu, Valleys of Krishna and Godavari. Lime, Iron, Magnesia and Alumina, Potash Phosphorous, Nitrogen and organic matter Cotton, sugarcane, jowar, tobacco, wheat, rice etc. Red Eastern and southern part of the deccan plateau, Orissa, Chattisgarh and southern parts of the middle Ganga plain. Iron and Potash Nitrogen, Phosphorous and humus. Wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane and pulses Laterite Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and O

Sr.No. Invention Inventor Country Year 1 Adding Machine Pascal France 1642 2 Aeroplane Wright brothers USA 1903 3 Balloon Jacques and Joseph  Montgolfier France 1783 4 Ball –Point pen C. Biro Hungary 1938 5 Barometer E. Torricelli Italy 1644 6 Bicycle K. Macmillan Scotland 1839 7 Bicycle Tyre J.B. Dunlop Scotland 1888 8 Calculating Machine Pascal France 1642 9 Centrigrade Scale A.Celsius France 1742 10 Cinematograph Thomas Alva Edison USA 1891 11 Computer Charles Babbage Britain 1834 12 Cine Camera Friese-Greene Britain 1889 13 Cinema A.L. and J.L. Lumiere France 1895 14 Clock (Machanical) Hsing and Ling –Tsan China 1725 15 Clock (Pendulum) C. Hugyens Netherlands 1657 16 Diesel engine Rudolf diesel Germany 1892 17 Dynamite Alfred Nobel Sweden 1867 18 Dynamo Michael Faraday England 1831 19 Electric Iron H.W. Seeley USA 1882 20 Electric lamp Thomas Alva Edison USA 1879 21 Electromagnet W. sturgeon England 1824 22 Evolution (theory) Charles Darwin England 1858 23 Film (with sound) Dr. Lee