Bhopal State

Bhopal State The state was established in 1724 by the Afghan Sardar Dost Mohammed Khan, who was a commander in the Mughal army posted at Mangalgarh, which lies to the north of the modern city of Bhopal. Taking advantage of the disintegration of the Mughal Empire, he usurped Mangalgarh and Berasia (now a tehsil of … Read more

Geography Free Mock Quiz 1

Specially designed mock Quiz for Geography for the systematic coverage of PSC Exam prelims syllabus and practice. History Free Mock Quiz has 30 questions. If any issue is observed with answer students may comment below , Geography is the study of the Earth and its people. It is a broad field that encompasses many different … Read more

Mains Booster-Urban environment

Biodiversity, Climate, water and flood management. They are also important for individual Health and wellbeing and for local communities, providing opportunities for exercise, leisure, Education and EMPLOYMENT, as well as creating a sense of place. Urban areas face an evolving set of environmental pressures including Climate Change. At the same time, the existing

Urban environment

Urban Environment An urban environment is the region surrounding a city. Most inhabitants of urban areas have nonagricultural jobs. Urban areas are very developed, meaning there is a density of human structures such as houses, commercial buildings, roads, bridges, and railways. Natural urban environment The natural urban environment incorporates not only parks and gardens but … Read more

Urbanisation

Introduction Urban areas have been recognized as “engines of inclusive economic Growth”. Of the 121 crore Indians, 83.3 crore live in rural areas while 37.7 crore stay in urban areas, i.e approx 32 % of the Population. The Census Of India, 2011 defines urban settlement as :- All the places which have Municipality, corporation, Cantonment Board … Read more

Urbanization

 Demographically it’s the increase in Population of cities and towns ,while sociologically it’s the spread of urban way of life to the country side . Urbanization in India has occurred more slowly than in other developing countries and the proportion of the population in urban areas has been only 28 per cent based on the … Read more

Relief and structure of Rajasthan

Rajasthan- Relief and Structure   The main geographic feature of Rajasthan is the Aravalli Range, which runs across the state from southwest Guru Peak (Mount Abu), which is 1,722 m in height to Khetri in the northeast, for more than 850 km. This divides Rajasthan into 60% in the North West of the lines and … Read more

Major Cities and Tourist places of Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Major Cities and Tourist places of Rajasthan   Rajasthan is the largest state of India in terms of area covered. Covering most of the Great Indian Desert, Rajasthan has emerged to be one of the leading international tourist destinations of the world. Tourists and travellers form various parts of India and from different parts … Read more

FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF TOWN AND PROBLEM OF HUMAN SETTLEMENT

FUNCTIONAL Classification OF TOWN AND PROBLEM OF HUMAN SETTLEMENT The definition of function varies across the disciplines. In political science it refers to duties, in mathematics it means the relationship between two variables and in geography it is synonymous to occupation. Geographers have classified towns on the basis of their site, situation, size, rank, location … Read more

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