Major Rivers of Nepal- Saptakoshi

1. What is the length of river Saptakoshi ?- 702 K.M
2. Area covered by Saptakoshi? Kanchanjunga of East to Langtang of West
3. Annual Flow Capacity :-1564 Cubic Meter Per Sec
4. Assisting Rivers of Saptakoshi : Sunkoshi,Dudhkoshi,Indrawati,Tamakoshi,Arun,Tamor and Likhu.
5. Smallest and Biggest assisting rivers of Saptakoshi are  Likhu  and Arun respectively. 
6. Origin of Indrawati,Likhu,Dudhkoshi and Tamor : Jugal Mountain, Rolwaling Mountain,Mahalangur Mountain and Kumbhakarna Mountain respetively. 
7. Saptakoshi in India is called ? -Damodar
8. Damodar in India is also known as "Sorrow of Bihar".
9. Total electricity generating capacity : 
10. How many doors are there in Koshi Barrage to control water flow ? 56
11. When was Koshi Barrage build ? 1962 A.D

Other two major rivers of Nepal are  SAPTAGANDAKI AND KARNALI. Click on the link to know about them. 

Water Resources of Nepal | GK about Nepal | Gk question for Nepal | Nepal Gk in English.

Nepal is second richest country in water resources after Brazil in the world and number one in Asia. 7.06 percent of Nepal's land is covered by water. Mountains are the main source of water in Nepal. 

1. Rivers in Nepal:- More than 1000 of more than 11 km
2. Three biggest rivers of Nepal: Koshi,Gandaki and Karnali
3. How much water storage capacity is calculated in all rivers of Nepal? :-202000 Million Cubic Meter
4. Koshi,Gandaki and Karnali almost cover how much water storage ? 74% ie 148000 Million Cubic Meter
5. How much electricity is supposed to be generated from the rivers of Nepal theoretically ?83000 MW
6. How much electricity  is estimated to generate both technically and financially ? 42000 MW
7. It is estimated that there are around 6000 rivers in territory of Nepal.

Nepal rivers are divided into three categories based on their storage,velocity and importance. They are as follows: 

• First Class River
• Second Class River
• Third Class River

1. Which rivers falls under First Class River :Saptakoshi,Saptagandaki and Karnali
2. What are the rivers under Second class: Mechi,Kankai,Triyuga,Kamala,Bagmati,Banganga,Tinau,Rapti,Babai,Mohana etc 
3. Rivers under Third Class River :Tilave,Jamuni,Hardinath,Sunsaari,Arjun etc
4. First class rivers flow with big amount of water throughout the year and originated from snowy mountains. 
5. Second class rivers are originated from Mahabharat range  and flow continuously though water volume is high during rainy season and gradually decrease during winter. 
6. Third class rivers originates from Shivalik Range which volume rises high in monsoon and very lessor almost dry during winter.

There are 3 main rivers of Nepal : Saptakoshi, Saptagandaki and Karnali.

Quiz about water and River Resources of Nepal

1. Which river is also known as the name of Uttarbahini ? Karmanasaha
2. Longest Glacier of  Nepal?-Khumbu 32 k.m
3. From where Saptakoshi mixes with river Ganges ? Karselama,Bihar
4. Where do we find Shaligram in Nepal ?-River bank of Kaligandaki
5. Origin place of river Budigandaki ? -Ganesh Himal
6. Origin of river Bagmati ?Bagdwar
7. What is the altitude of Tilico Lake ?4919 m from MSL
8. Sanskrit name of river Arun ?Mahaprabha
9. Origin of river Bhisnumati ?-Sapan Tirtha
10. Origin of river Kankai ? Mahabharat Parbat

Branches of Geography

The branch of Geography is vague and vast. So it can be divided into many parts for simplifications. The main branch of geography are:

1. Human Geography
2. Physical Geography
3. Regional Geography
4. Applied Geography
5. Cartography
6. Historical Geography.  

Further more Human geography are further classified in many parts as:

• Economic Geography
• Population Geography
• Religion Geography
• Medical Geography
• Political Geography
• Agricultural Geography
• Transportation Geography
• Urban Geography

General Knowledge of World Geography

Geography is the study of Earth’s landscapes, peoples, places and environments. It is, quite simply, about the world in which we live.Geography is made from word Geo+Graphy. Geo means Earth and Graphy means Descriptions. So the description of the world is called geography. So I have try to gather the information about world geography researching different sources books as  well as Internets. Please click the link for desired topics. 

1. OCEANS OF EARTH
2. Earth's Compositions

Nepal Earthquake 2072(April 2015)

1. Second biggest Earthquake in Nepal : -2072 Baisakh 12 Saturday(25 April 2015)
2. Biggest Earthquake of Nepal ;- Earthquake of 1990
3. How much rector scale Earthquake was felt in Baisakh 2072:-7.6  
4. Time of 2072 earthquake :-1156 AM
5. Epicenter of 2072 earthquake :-Barpak, Gorkha
6. How much rector scale did American Geological Survey announced in 2072 earthquake ? 7.8
7. Total death: 8790 (Male )/ 4851 (Female)
8. Injured: 22300
9. Fully destroyed houses:5 Lakh 7 Thousand and seventeen(507017)
10. Total population effected by earthquake - 80 lakhs
11. Most effected district: Sindhupalchowk

Nobel Prizes 2016

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016
David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz
"for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa
"for the design and synthesis of molecular machines"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016
Yoshinori Ohsumi
"for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy"

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016
Bob Dylan
"for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"

The Nobel Peace Prize 2016
Juan Manuel Santos
"for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end"

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2016
Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström
"for their contributions to contract theory"

Sources:https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/year/

Quiz Related to Nepal Geography (50 questions -Set 1)|Nepal geography gk

1. Total Land Area of Nepal-147181 sq km (56827 sq.mile)
2. Average east-west length of Nepal-885 K.M
3. Average South-North Length -193 K.M
4. How much area of Asia do Nepal occupy?-0.3%
5. What is the percent of Nepal area compared to the World area ? 0.03%
6. How much percent of South Asia land do Nepal cover? 2.379
7. Longitude and Latitude of Nepal ?-80 Degree 4 minute East Longitude to 88 Degree 12 Min East Longitude,26 Degree 22 Min North Latitude to 30 Degree 27 Min North Latitude
8. Total District:77
9. Total Zones:14
10. Total Development Regions : 5
11. Total Geographical Areas:3 (Terai,/Hills and Mountains)
12. Districts in Terai,Hills and Mountains respectively:16,20,39
13. International Boundaries:2 (South,East and West India,North is China)
14. Biggest zone: Karnali (7889 sq.km)
15. Smallest District: Bhaktapur(319 sq.Km)
16. Biggest District: Dolpa
17. New Local Body System in Nepal :744
18. Zones which both touches India and China:6 (Mechi,Koshi,Sagarmatha,Janakpur,Seti,Mahakali)
19. Zones boundary only to China;4 and only to India 4
20. District boundary touching both India and China; 2 (Taplejung and Darchula)
21. How much fast is Nepal time than International Greenwich Mean Time ? 5 Hours 45 Minutes
22. Which Longitude refers to Nepal Mean Time(Pramanik Samay): 86 Degree 15 Min Longitude
23. Which Mountain is based for Nepal Mean Time : Gaurishanka Himal
24. When was Nepal divided into 14 zones and 75 Districts: Baisakh 1 ,2018 B.S
25. When was Nepal divided into 4 and 5 Developmental regions ? 2029/3/13 and 2037/6/26
26. Bhimsen Thapa divided Nepal into 39 Districts ,similarly how many districts were made during Rana Regime ? 35
27. Who divided Nepal into 35 district ? Bir Sumsher
28. Zones with 8 districts ? Bagmati
29. Districts with no borders with its own zones ? 3 (Bhaktapur,Lamjung,Nuwakot)
30. How many zones are named on the name of the river ?10
31. How many zones are name based on name of Mountains and religious places ? 2 and 2 respectively
32. VDC beyond Mahakali River ? Chadani and Dodhara
33. District headquarter situated on highest altitude in Nepal? Simikot (2946 m) District is Humla
34. District headquarter on lowest altitude in Nepal ? Jaleswor , Mohattari
35.  District which has highest number of boundaries with other districts? Sindhuli (10)
36. Which districts receive highest rainfall ? Kaski
37. Northern point of Nepal lies in which districts? Humla (Point is Changla Bhanjyang)
38. Southern point of Nepal? Lodawari, Jhapa
39. Easter Point of Nepal ? Taplejung
40. Least rainfall  is recorded in which districts ? Mustang
41. How many mountains taller than 8000m are there in Nepal ?8
42. Hottest place of Nepal ? Nepalgunj
43. How many K.M of Nepal boundary in linked with India and China ? 1185 with India and 850 with China
44. Which is the nearest sea from Nepal ? 1127 k.m ,Bay o Bengal,Indian Ocean
45. City of Temple: Kathmandu
46. Gateway of Mount Everest: Namche Bazzar(Solukhumbu)
47. Gateway of Nepal is : Birgunj (Parsa Districts)
48. Kashmir of Nepal : Jumla
49. Deepest valley of the World ? Arun Valley
50. Desert of Nepal :Mustang

GK Questions from Exams

1. When is Dhan Divas (Rice Day) celebrated in Nepal ? Asar 15
2. How much rector scale Earthquake was felt in Baisakh 12 ,2072 in Nepal?-7.6
3. Who is the present UN president ?António Guterres and he belongs from Portugal
4. Full form of RADAR ?- Radio Detecting and Ranging
5. Head Office of ADB is located in which city ? Manila,Philippines

GK Related to 18 SAARC summit

1. What was the theme of 18  SAARC summit? "Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity"
2. When and where was 18 SAARC summit held ? Nov 26-27, 2014, Kathmandu
3. How many observer where there in 18 SAARC Summit ? 9 (European Union,China,Australia,Iran,South Korea,Mauritius,Myanmar,America and Japan)
4. Only female head of the state among the eight member state was from which country? Sheikh Hasina Wazed from Bangladesh
5. Who was the president of 18 SAARC summit? Primeminister Mr. Sushil Koirala
6. Who will host 19 SAARC summit ? Pakistan
7. How many declaration was made in the summit ? -36
8. 2016 was declared to celebrate SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage.
9. When was 17 SAARC held? 2011 , Maldives 
10. Following are the participants of 18 SAARC summit? 

•  NarendraModi- Prime Minister of India.
•  SushilKoirala- Prime Minister of Nepal. (Host)
•  MahindaRajapaksa- President of Sri Lankan.
•  Nawaz Sharif- Prime Minister of Pakistan.
•  Mohammad Ashraf Ghani- President of Afghanistan. 
• Sheikh Hasina- Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
• Abdulla Yameen Abdul- President of Maldives.
•  LyonchhenTsheringTobgay- Prime Minister of Bhutan.