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Unit- 1 1.        When was Mt. Everest climbed?                 => 1953 AD/2010 BS 2.        Where is Dana Gorge located?                   => Myagadi 3.        Where is Tilicho lake located?                     => Manang 4.        Which is the largest district of EDR?         => Taplujung 5.        What is the height of Kanchanjungha?   => 8589m 6.        Which is the smallest tributary of Saptakoshi?    => Likhu 7.        Where is Maipokhari located?    => Ilam 8.        When was Biratnagar Jute industry established?               => 1993 BS 9.        When was Purbanchal University established?   => 2051 BS 10.    Where is Haleshi Mahadev?        => Khotang 11.    Which is the smallest district of CDR?      Bhaktapur 12.    How high is Ganeshmal?               => 7163m 13.    Which place is origin of Bagmati river?    => Bagdwar 14.    Where is Bhimsensthan located?              => Dolkha 15.    When was Kathmandu

LESSON – FIVE MID-WESTERN DEVELOPMENT REGION Headquarters:              Birendanagar Zones:                          Rapti-5, Bheri-5 & Karnali-5 No. of Districts:                       15 Largest District:                        Dolpa Smallest District:          Pyuthan Area:                            42,378 sq.  km. (Biggest DR) -28.8% Population:                  13.38% Major mountains:         Kanjirowa-6612m, Sisne-, Patrasi, Dafeshal (6103m) Major Rivers:               Karnali, bheri, Rapti, Babai National Parks/            Rara (Smallest), Shey-Phoksundo (Biggest), Bardiya Wild Life Reserve:       Highways:                    East-west (Mahendra Highway), Ratna Highway, The Baglung-Libang Highway, The Nepalgunj- Birendranagar Highway, Dang-Rukum Highway Airports:                      Talcha (Mugu), Juphal (Dolpa), Simikot (Jumla), Rajha (Nepalgunj) Religious Places:          Swargdwari (Pyuthan), Kakrebihar (Surkhet), Bageswari (Nepalgunj)

WE, OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION             LESSON- 1 THE CONCEPT OF REGIONAL AND FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT NEPAL Ø   Location:              South Asia; North temperate zone Latitude- 26 o 22’N to 30 o 27’ N Longitude- 80 o 4’ E to 88 o 12’ E Altitude- 59 m- 8848m Ø   Boundaries :       North- China, South, East & West- India Ø   Area:                      1,47,181 sq. km. (0.3 % 0f Asia & 0.03% of world) Ø   Length:                  885km east- west Ø   Breadth:               193 km ( 145- 241) Ø   Time:                     5 hrs 45 min ahead of GMT Ø   Division of Nepal 1.        Terai Region : India border to Hill, 25-30 km width, sloping from the north to south, plain land, hot climate, 59/60 m- 600m altitude, 17% land, 20 districts, bread basket, 50.26% population 2.        Hilly Region : Between Terai & Himalayan, 76- 125 km width, not even land, temperate climate, 601m- 3000m altitude, 68% land, 39 districts, 43.01% of total population, headqu

LESSON – FOUR WESTERN DEVELOPMENT REGION Headquarters:                   Pokahara Zones:                                  Gandaki-6, Lumbini-6 & Dhaulagiri-4 No. of Districts:                 16 Largest District:                 Gorkha Smallest District:               Parwat District beyond Himalaya: Manang, Mustang (rain Shadow area, dry valley) Deepest Gorge:                                Dana Gorge (5500m deep-by Kaligandaki River between Annapurna & Dhaulagiri) Area:                                     29,398 sq.  km. Population:                         18.59% Major mountains:            Annapurna-8091m, Dhaulagiri-8167m, Machhapuchchhre-6993m, Manaslu-8163m (Killer mt), himchuli-7893m Major Rivers:                     Kali Gandaki, Budhi Gandaki, Seti, Marsyangdi, Tinau Deepest Valley of World:    Kaligandaki Valley National Parks/                 Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Annapurna Conservation Area (Biggest) Wild Life Reserve: