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*The rain - shadow region of Kerala - Chinnar
*The winter season or cold weather season experiences in Kerala from December to January.
*Name the district of Kerala which receives maximum rainfall
Ans : Kozhikode
*The district of Kerala which receives minimum rainfall
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram
*The summer season or hot weather season experiences from March to May.
*The atmospheric temperature in Palakkad and Punalur rises to more than 40°C during summer.
*The hottest district of Kerala
Ans : Palakkad
*The hottest region of Kerala
Ans : Punalur (Kollam)
MINERALS
*The Heavy Mineral sand deposits in Kerala contain an assemblage of Ilmenite, Rutile, Leucoxene, Monazite, Zircon and Sillimanite.
*The Kerala processes one of the world class deposits of mineral sands in the coastal tracts between Neendakara and Kayamkulam. This, commonly known as the Chavara deposit.
*The region where Ilmenite and Monozite are found in Kerala
Ans : Chavara - Neendakara region
*The nuclear mineral found on Kerala coast -
Ans : Thorium
*India’s first titanium Sponge Plant (TSP) is at
Ans : KMML (Chavara)
*TSP is a joint venture of KMML, VSSC and Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory
*The seventh country in the world producing Titanium Sponge commercially
Ans : India
*Gold occurs in Kerala both as primary and placer deposits. The known occurrences are mainly in Wayanad-Nilambur regions.
*In Kerala Gold deposits have been reported from
Ans : Meppadi, Vythiri, Mananthavadi, Nilambur and Attapady.
*Bauxite occurs in close association with laterite all along the west coast Kerala.
*Large scale bauxite deposits are found at
Ans : Neeleswaram, Kanjhangad and Kumbala.
*Limestone deposits are found in parts of
Ans : Palakkad and Kannur districts.
*Iron deposits are found at Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.
*Two major China clay zones of Kerala are the southern China clay zone between Thiruvananthapuram and Kundara (Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts) and the northern china clay zone between Kannapuram Madayi - Cheruthazham (Kannur district) to Nileswaram - Manjeswaram (Kasargod).
*Kerala China clay is one of the finest quality clay and is world class.
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*The region known as the ‘Cherrapunji of Kerala'
Ans : Lakkidi (Wayanad)
*The region which receives maximum rainfall in Kerala
Ans : Neriamangalam (Ernakulam)
