1. The number of females per 1000 males in the population is called sex ratio.

2. According to the 2011 census, the sex ratio of India is 943. That means there are 943 women for every 1000 men.

Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur nearly exactly on the reference longitude of IST at 82°30'E, within four angular minutes. In 1905, the meridian passing east of Allahabad was declared as a standard time zone for British India and was declared as IST in 1947 for the Dominion of India.

1. Ghaghra River is the largest tributary of the River Ganga.

2. It flows through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The origin area of the Ghaghra River is in the Himalayan Mountains of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.

3. Ghaghra River joins Ganga River in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

4. Sabarmati river flows in Gujarat.

5. Mahi river flows in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

6. The Bhima River flows in Maharashtra.

1. Indian black soil is commonly known as black cotton soil or "Regur".

2. Black soil is known as black cotton soil because cotton is an important crop which is grown in this type of soil.

3..Black soil is good for the production of cotton, oilseeds, wheat, linseed, millet and tobacco. This soil is rich in calcium carbonate, potash, lime but has low phosphorus content. Black soils can hold a lot of moisture.

4. It is mostly found in the peninsular plateau of India.