Indian Geography

Kanpur Central railway station uses the station code CNB, which stands for 'Cawnpore North Bank' - the colonial name for Kanpur. KC, KNC, and KNB are not the correct station codes for Kanpur Central.

Nagpur railway station uses the station code NGP, which is the standard abbreviation for Nagpur. NGU, NRP, and NAG are not the correct station codes for Nagpur.

Vadodara railway station uses the station code BRC, which stands for 'Baroda' - the former name of Vadodara. VDD, VDA, and VDR are not the correct station codes for Vadodara.

Hazaribagh Sanctuary is located in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. It is one of the oldest wildlife sanctuaries in India and is known for its tiger population and scenic landscapes.

Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. Indore, Gwalior, and Jabalpur are major cities in the state but not the capital. The capital was established in 1956 when Madhya Pradesh was formed.

Jammu serves as the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar is the summer capital. The region has two capitals due to geographical and administrative reasons, with Jammu being the primary administrative headquarters.

Dispur is the capital of Assam, a state in northeast India. It is a suburb of Guwahati, which is the largest city in Assam but not the capital. Imphal is the capital of Manipur and Cherapunji is a town in Meghalaya known for rainfall.

Raipur is the capital of Chhattisgarh, which became a separate state in 2000. Bhilai, Durg, and Raigarh are important cities in Chhattisgarh but none serve as the state capital.

Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand, which became a state in 2000 after being carved out of Bihar. Bokaro is an industrial city in Jharkhand, Indore is in Madhya Pradesh, and Patna is the capital of Bihar.

Dehradun (misspelled as Dheradun in options) is the capital of Uttarakhand (spelled as Uttranchal in question, which is an older spelling). Haridwar and Nainital are major cities but not the capital. Kullu is in Himachal Pradesh.

Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya. Guwahati is the largest city in neighboring Assam, Dibrugarh is also in Assam, and Darjeeling (misspelled as Dargling) is in West Bengal.

Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan, known as the 'Pink City'. Jodhpur, Ajmer, and Udaipur are major cities in Rajasthan but none serve as the state capital.

Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. The other options are incorrect: Tatanagar is in Jharkhand, Ahmednagar is in Maharashtra, and 'Nagar and dadra haveli' is a union territory, not a state capital. Note the correct spelling is 'Itanagar' (not 'Ittanagar').

The early Aryans inhabited the Sapta Sindhu region - the land of seven rivers covering Punjab, eastern Afghanistan, and fringes of western Uttar Pradesh. Baluchistan is arid, west of the Indus, and was not part of the early Aryan settlements described in Vedic literature.

Jabalpur is considered the geographical center of the Indian subcontinent. This calculation is based on the coordinates of India's extreme points - north to south and east to west - with Jabalpur being approximately at the midpoint.