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2022-05-02 17:30:05 Important Boundary lines of India

Line Of Control (LOC)- the border between India and Pakistan which touches the State Jammu and Kashmir is known as the line of control. This border is under military control and it was originally known as the ceasefire line. The crease fire line was renamed as a line of control or LOC after the agreement of Shimla in 1972. #GKbyMilitaryChoice 14000+ Objective General Studies MCQs with Explanatory Notes for UPSC CDS NDA AFCAT SSC Exams

Line Of Actual Control (LAC)- the border between India and China is known as the line of actual control. It was originally a ceasefire line which after the war was turned into a line of actual control or LAC. LAC separates India and China.

Durand line- Durand line separates India and Afghanistan and it was demarcated by Sir Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat. It was established in the year 1896 and it is known by the name of the British diplomat Sir Mortimer Durand.
Durand line touch is the State Jammu and Kashmir in India. The international borderline between India and Afghanistan is mostly captured by Pakistan, but some parts of it still touch India and the borderline between Afghanistan and India is 106 km.

Radcliffe line- Brett Lee flying divides India and Pakistan and it is named after the architect, Sir Cyril Radcliffe. He was the chairman of the boundary commission and The Radcliffe line was established in August 1947. the Radcliffe of the line was drawn between India Pakistan on the Western side and India Bangladesh on the eastern side.

McMahon line- the McMahon line separates China from Shimla, India. The McMahon line was named after the British Indian army officer lieutenant colonel Sir Arthur Henry McMahon.

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2022-05-02 15:44:09 States in India that share International Borders

India Pakistan Borders is of 3233 km. The border touches Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat #GKbyMilitaryChoice

India and China border is 3488 km. The border touches Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Sikkim.

India Nepal border is 1770 km. The border touches Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Sikkim.

India and Bhutan border is 699 km. The border touches Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, and West Bengal

India and Myanmar’s border is 1643 km. The border touches Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Manipur.

India and Bangladesh border is 1576 km. The border touches Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.

India and Afghanistan border is 106 km. The border touches Jammu and Kashmir. ओपन / कमेंट

2022-05-02 05:43:34 Key points about UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India: #GKbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-30 09:27:49 Vice Chief of Army Staff

Lieutenant General Baggavalli Somashekar Raju has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff and he will take over on May 1, 2022. The General officer is a qualified helicopter pilot having carried out operational flying in Somalia, as part of UNOSOM II. He is also the Colonel of the JAT Regiment. Best Book for Current Affairs & General Knowledge Preparation

Prior to appointment as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, the General Officer was tenanting the appointment of Director General Military Operations during the standoff on the LAC. #CAbyMilitaryChoice

An alumnus of Sainik School Bijapur and National Defence Academy, he was commissioned in the JAT Regiment on December 15, 1984.

He commanded his Battalion during Operation Parakram in the Western Theatre and in Jammu and Kashmir. He also holds the distinction of commanding the Uri brigade along the Line of Control, a Counter Insurgency Force and the Chinar Corps in the Kashmir Valley.

The General Officer also served as the Commandant, Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan.

Lt Gen Raju has attended all important career courses in India and has had the privilege of doing his NDC at Royal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom. He also holds a distinguished Master’s programme degree in Counter Terrorism at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, United States.

For his contribution to the service, he has been awarded Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Yudh Seva Medal.

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2022-04-30 06:32:42 Heatwave: #GKbyMilitaryChoice

◦ A region is considered to be under the grip of a heatwave if the maximum temperature reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius or more in the plains and at least 30 degrees Celsius or more in hilly regions.

◦ When the maximum temperature departure ranges between 4.5 and 6 degrees, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) declares a heatwave.

◦ A severe heatwave is declared when the recorded maximum temperature of a locality departure from normal is over 6.4 degrees Celsius.

◦ Also, if an area records over 45 degrees and 47 degrees Celsius on any given day, then the IMD declares heatwave and severe heatwave conditions, respectively. ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-30 06:02:29 Perumbakkam Wetland

The Perumbakkam wetland is a feeding habitat for birds in Chennai, India. #GKbyMilitaryChoice

It is an extension of the Pallikaranai freshwater marsh wetland.

Also, this wetland provides a peaceful environment for these birds.

Perambakkam wetland is home to 132 species including the white-spotted garden skink, Russell’s viper, dwarf gourami, chromide, windowpane oyster, mud crab and mullet. ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-30 06:02:23 The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indo-China War, or in Vietnam, is known as the Resistance War against America. It came to an end on 30 April 1975 with the Fall of Saigon, capital of South Vietnam. It was a war that raged on in 3 different countries; Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia. #GKbyMilitaryChoice ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-29 06:21:27 According to IMD, here’s the meaning behind the colour coded alerts: #GKbyMilitaryChoice

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued an orange alert for five states of northwestern India including Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha.

Green- Least severe, no action needed

Yellow- Watch the situation and stay updated

Orange- Be prepared for severe circumstances

Red- Most severe, take action ओपन / कमेंट

2022-04-28 10:16:39 Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghats in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu, spread across 1.409 square kilometres and declared a tiger reserve in 2013, is home to about 80 tigers.

It was awarded the prestigious TX2 Awards after its tiger number doubled since 2010.

Apart from India’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, the Bardia National Park in Nepal has won this year’s TX2 Award for doubling the population of wild tigers since 2010. #GKbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog ओपन / कमेंट