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A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually fresh water flowing towards sea, ocean, lake or another river. Rivers are part of hydrological cycle. Here, we can learn about imporatnt cities situated on river banks. Questions related to rivers and riverside cities are always asked in exams like SSC CGL,SSC CPO,SSC CHSL, SSC GD Constable, MTS, RRB NTPC, CDS, NDA etc.
What is a Biosphere reserve ?
A larger protected area meant for conservation of biodiversity and culture of that area is called Biosphere Reserve. A biosphere may consists of other protected areas such as National Parks and Sanctuaries. For example, Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve consists of one National Park i.e Satpura and two Wildlife Sanctuaries known as Bori and Ault marhi.
Here you can learn about all 18 Biosphere reserves in India.
National parks are always asked in competitive exams. List of important parks are as :-
Kaziranga National Park :- Assam
Gir National Park :- Gujarat
Jim Corbett National Park :- Uttarakhand (First national park of India)
Kanha National Park :- Madhya Pradesh
Bhitarkanika National Park :- Odisha
Major Ports in India :-
All ports in India are situated in the 9 coastal states of India namely Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal.
1) Mumbai Port Trust : –
a) It is the largest natural Port in
India.
b) Also the busiest port in India.
2) Chennai :-
a) It is second busiest port.
b) It is an artificial Port.