SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
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Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
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Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
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Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Dras. Dras in Jammu and Kashmir ranks second among the coldest places in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dras, the first village after Zoji La Pass, is located 10, 990 feet above sea level. The temperatures in Dras can drop to as low as-45 degrees Celsius in the freezing winter. During the winter of 1995, when the thermal reading decreased to-60 degrees Celsius, the lowest temperature drop observed in Dras.
Detailed explanation-3: -A lonely town in the infamous Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, Dras is popularly known as ‘the gateway to Ladakh’. It is known to be the coldest place in India and is recognized as the second coldest inhabited place in the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -Part of the Southern Pole of Cold, an area in the southern hemisphere with the lowest-recorded surface temperatures, the Vostok research station was created by the Soviet Union in 1957.
Detailed explanation-5: -Coldest Place in India: Dras Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Dras is situated in Kargil town in Ladakh and is both the coldest and second-coldest inhabited area in all of India. The “Gateway to Ladakh” refers to its elevation of 3280 metres above sea level.