Correct Answer :   Kolkata

Hugli River, Hugli also spelled Hooghly, river in West Bengal state, northeastern India. An arm of the Ganges (Ganga) River, it provides access to Kolkata (Calcutta) from the Bay of Bengal.

Correct Answer :   Madhya Pradesh

Bandhavgarh is located in Vindhya hills of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.

Correct Answer :   Bihar

The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE.

Correct Answer :   Equator

The tropical region is generally hot because it is near to the equator the insolation (incoming solar radiation) is maximum. An area's climate is affected by three main factors - its latitude, its height above sea level, and its distance from the sea.

Correct Answer :   Kerala

Vallam Kali, a place here is renowned for the traditional boat race in Kerala. This boat race is conducted during the festival of Onam, the Annual Harvest Festival of Kerala. The best time to visit Kerala to enjoy this Snake Boat Race is from August to October.

Correct Answer :   Northeastern states

India's Northeast region is all set to get the country's first-ever “air dispensary” based in a helicopter, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr Jitendra Singh has said.

Correct Answer :   Brahmaputra Valley

Crude oil was first discovered in the Brahmaputra Valley. The extent of the oil field is from Dehang Basin to the Surma Valley.

Correct Answer :   Palakkad gap

The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called the Palghat gap.

Correct Answer :   Laterite

Lateritic soil Which is formed by the process of leaching is predominant on the Eastern and Western coast of India. This soil is found in the regions having high temperature and high rainfall.

Correct Answer :   Maharashtra

Melghat Tiger Reserve is located on southern offshoot of the Satpura Hill Range in Central India, called Gavilgarh hill in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The high ridge running east-west which has its highest point at Vairat (1178 m. above msl.), forms the southwestern boundary of the Reserve.