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During which period of orogeny were the Himalayas formed ? Name the three ranges that form a part of the Himalayan chain.
Himalayas were formed in Oligocene times but its second and third upliftments started in Miocene and post-Pliocene times respectively.
Ranges:
a. Inner Himalayas or the Great Himalayas.
b. The Lesser or the Middle Himalayas.
c. The outer or the Shiwalik Range.
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Name two states/areas in India that receive rainfall from tropical cyclones and two states/areas that receives rain from temperature depressions.
Orissa and West Bengal receives rainfall from the tropical cyclones.
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu receive rainfall from temperate depression.
On what basis are races differentiated from each other ? Which racial group is found in the North - Eastern states in India ? Where did they originate from ?
Races are differentiated on the basis of Stature, colour of Skin, forehead, hair, nose and jaws. Mongoloids racial group is found in North - Eastern States of India. They originated from China.
State four ways in which the Bhakra Nangal project has benefited the regions around it.
Four ways:
a. Flood control b. Power Generation c. Irrigation d.Year - around navigation.
For the cultivation of tobacco, state two climatic conditions and two features of soil that are required by the crop.
Climatic:
a. 15 to 40 
C temperature b. Rainfall of over 50 cm
Soil:
a. Light sandy fertile soil b. Sandy loam fertile soil is also ideal.
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