As of recent data, Kerala has the highest literacy rate among Indian states, while Bihar has one of the lowest literacy rates. The literacy rates can vary slightly over time due to ongoing educational efforts and demographic changes.
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2. Which of the following comes under the Tertiary sector?
Among the options given, Tea is considered a cash crop. It is cultivated primarily for sale rather than for subsistence, and it has significant economic value in various regions where it is grown.
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4. As per Koppen`s classification of India climate, J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are the part of which of the following climate region?
The greenhouse effect in the atmosphere is primarily produced due to the absorption and re-emission of infrared radiation by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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6. The Black Galaxy or Invisible galaxy was recently discovered in which county?
The Golden Revolution is related to the development and increase in the production of horticulture products, particularly fruits, vegetables, honey, and other high-value crops. It aimed at boosting the production and productivity of horticultural crops to improve the agricultural economy.
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8. Where is Sasthamkotta Lake also called as Queen of Lakes located in India?
The period referred to as the period of population explosion is the mid-20th century, particularly from the 1950s to the 1980s. During this time, the world experienced rapid population growth due to advances in medicine, agriculture, and sanitation, which led to a significant decline in mortality rates.
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10. Which is the longest National HIghway in India?
The longest National Highway in India is NH7. Now known as NH44, it runs from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the south, covering a distance of approximately 3,745 kilometers.
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11. Who was inspired by Albrecht Penck`s pioneering ideas to study world climate and develop climate classifications?
Wladimir Koppen was inspired by Albrecht Penck`s pioneering ideas to study world climate and develop climate classifications. Koppen is renowned for creating the Koppen climate classification system, which is widely used to describe and categorize the world`s climates.
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12. The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in
The National Park located in Jammu and Kashmir known for its population of endangered Hangul (Kashmiri stag) is Dachigam National Park. This park is situated near Srinagar and is renowned for its diverse flora and fauna, with the Hangul being a critically endangered species found there.
The decennial census of India has been conducted 15 times, as of 2011. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881.
Nandankanan is the first zoo in the World to breed White tiger and Melanistic tiger. Nandankanan is the only conservation breeding centre of Indian Pangolins in the world. Nandankanan is the only zoological park in India to become an institutional member of World Association of Zoos and Aquarium (WAZA).
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20. Silk, the natural form of fiber is obtained from
Mawsynram is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in Northeastern India, 69 kilometres from Shillong, the state capital. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres (467.4 in).
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22.
Arrange the following states according to their Lok Sabha seat in ascending order.
Among the
largest sacred groves of India are the ones in Hariyali, near Gauchar in
Chamoli District of Uttarakhand, and the Deodar grove in Shipin near
Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.
The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the Circum-Pacific Belt,
is a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and
frequent earthquakes. Its length is approximately 40,000 kilometers
(24,900 miles).
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30. In which region of Indian subcontinent, Dykes are most commonly found?
In January 2022, Brazil
exported the highest volume of coffee worldwide. The volume stood at
about 3.2 million 60-kilo sacks of coffee. Coffee is the second largest
traded commodity (after oil) in the world. All coffee is grown in the
global south of the world and is mostly consumed in the global north.
Kalahari Desert, large basinlike plain of the interior plateau of Southern Africa. It occupies almost all of Botswana, the eastern third of Namibia, and the northernmost part of Northern Cape province in South Africa. In the southwest it merges with the Namib, the coastal desert of Namibia.
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34. In terms of exports, the agricultural commodity of India that gave largest value in 2020-2021 is ____
Huge
growth has been seen in export of cereals with export of non-basmati
rice growing by 136.04% to USD 4794.54 million; wheat by 774.17% to USD
549.16 million; and other cereals (Millets, Maize and other coarse gains) by 238.28% to USD 694.14 million.
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35. The tallest known living tree is which of the following?
Hail is associated with high, vertical cumulonimbus clouds,
the kind of clouds that produce severe thunderstorms. Within a
cumulonimbus cloud, ice particles develop from supercooled water.
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38. Match the following Climate type with location
Gulf of Mannar
Biosphere Reserve (GoMBR), extends between Toothukudi &
Ramanathapuram districts; joint declaration of Government of India &
Government of Tamil Nadu.
Tsomgo Lake, also known as Tsongmo Lake or Changu Lake, is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim,
some 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the capital Gangtok. Located at an
elevation of 3,753 m (12,313 ft), the lake remains frozen during the
winter season.
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41. The flying fox is a ____ in the context of India`s wild life
The Arabian Desert
is the largest desert in Asia and the fourth largest in the world. It
encompasses most of the Arabian Peninsula and is found within nine
individual countries, which is the second most out of any desert on this
list.
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43. Which of the following soil is most suitable for tree crops like cashewnut?
Red sandy loam, lateritic soils and coastal sands with slightly acidic pH are best for cashew. Cashew is a tropical plant and can thrive even at high temperatures.
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44. Endangered species are listed in which of the following?
Red Data Book or Red List Book
contains the details of the endangered and threatened species of flora
and fauna. It was published by I.U.W.C (International Union for Wildlife
Conservation).
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45. Which of the following factors does not cause variations in insolation at the surface of the Earth?
Kerala`s lagoon lakes
are known as kayals. A lagoon is a body of water separated from bigger
bodies of water by the natural barrier. Lagoons are separated from
bigger bodies of water by barrier reefs, sandbars, coral reefs, and
other natural barriers.
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47. The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) has issued the Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) for which African animal?
The World Bank
has announced that it has launched the world`s first wildlife
conservation bond (WCB), generating 150 million dollars to boost
initiatives to raise the endangered black rhino species in South Africa.
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48. Deccan Trap formations are caused by which type of volcanic eruptions?
The Deccan Traps from India, presently covering most of the Maharashtra plateau, are a much larger flood basalt province. Flood Basalt volcanoes out-pour highly fluid lava that flows for long distances.
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49. Which of the following is true for Indian rhinoceros?
1. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
2. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has the highest density of Indian rhinos in the world.
The Benioff Zone, sometimes referred to as the seismic zone or seismic plane, is a dipping planar concentration of earthquake hypocenters that extends up to 700 km into the earth. It is named after H. Benioff, who first described it in detail (Benioff, 1949).
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51. What does POP stand for with respect to crop management?
Black soils
are derivatives of trapped lava. These are found mostly across Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh on the Deccan plateau and
the Malwa Plateau, where there is both moderate rainfall and underlying
basaltic rock. This soil is best suitable for growing cotton.
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56. What is the correct order of structure of Atmosphere?
Earth`s atmosphere has five major and several secondary layers. From lowest to highest, the major layers are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere.
Ninety Mile Beach is a long beach (actually 58 miles or 93 km long) in the Far Far North of New Zealand. Legally a road, it is used for sightseeing trips to Cape Reinga, and the high dunes at Te Paki are used for sandboarding.
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58. World`s first comprehensive study repot Net Zero by 2050 aims at limiting the global temperature rise to
Climate
pledges by governments to date – even if fully achieved – would fall
well short of what is required to bring global energy-related carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions to net zero by 2050 and give the world an even
chance of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 °C, according to the new report, Net Zero by 2050
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59. Which of the following country has the largest Freshwater withdrawal out of the countries in the world?
Afloat
on the waters of the Loktak Lake in Manipur, the Keibul Lamjao National
Park is the world`s only floating wildlife sanctuary. Known for the
patches and rings of biomass called phumdis, the park is a wetland
ecosystem.
Soil formation, also known as pedogenesis, is the process of soil
genesis as regulated by the effects of place, environment, and history.
Biogeochemical processes act to both create and destroy order within
soils.
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63. Which of the following landform is not associated with glaciation?
The Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere, and the eighth-largest terminal lake in the world.
Kuno National Park is national park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, India. It derives its name from Kuno River. It established in 1981 as a wildlife sanctuary with an initial area of 344.686 km² in the Sheopur and Morena districts. In 2018, it was given the status of a national park.
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67. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) labels rainfall over ____ cm per hour as
The Ladakh Harvest Festival is celebrated every year between 1st and 15th September. The festival takes off in Leh with a procession of cultural troupes through Leh Market. People wear bright traditional clothes and there is an array of musical and dance performances.
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71. Which one of the following mountains do not form the knot of Pamir mountain?
Dehing Patkai National Park is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam and covers an area of 231.65 km² rainforest. It was declared a wildlife sanctuary on 13 June 2004. On 13 December 2020 Government of Assam upgraded it into a national park.
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74. Which of the following is the largest producer of coffee in India?
71% of India`s coffee is produced in Karnataka. The largest coffee-producing region of Karnataka is Kodagu (Coorg) district. Kodagu district of Karnataka produces 33% of the total coffee produced in India.
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75. In which of the following state of India, Golden Langur can be seen?
Gee`s golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), also known as simply the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in a small region of Western Assam, India and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan.
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76. Which of the following tree is not eco-friendly?
Plants like Eucalyptus are allelopathic and deplete nutrient from soil faster than other slow growing plants. Hence, it can be said that Eucalyptus are not eco-friendly.
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77. Egypt is famous for growing which of the following ?
Egyptian cotton, clover, berseem, is the major winter forage crop cultivated in the Nile Valley and Delta. Various fiber crops, cereals, sugar, legumes, fruits, and vegetables are grown in Egypt.
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78. What is true regarding the two types of Earthquakes waves?
The two main types of waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves can travel through the Earth`s inner layers, but surface waves can only move along the surface of the planet like ripples on water.
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79. Which of the following is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and use of wetlands and their resources?
The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. The Convention was adopted in 1971 in the city of Ramsar, Iran and came into force in 1975.
The Kori Creek is a tidal creek in the Kutch region of the Indian state of Gujarat. It lies just to the west of the Great Rann of Kutch area of India. This region belonging to India is a part of the Indus River Delta, which lies across Gujarat state in India and Sindh in Pakistan.
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81. The Nilgiri Mountains span through which of the states?
Ladakh was one of the most sparsely populated regions in erstwhile state Jammu and Kashmir (Now Separate UT). It is mainly inhabited by Buddhists and Muslims.
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88. In which of the following stages of landform development, downward cutting is dominated?
Downward cutting is dominated in the youth stage / Early Stage of landform development.
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89. Which of the following are correctly matched?
1. Epeirogeny -- Continental building process.
2. Orogeny -- Mountain building process.
3. Triastrophism -- orogenic and Epeirogenic process
Orogeny and Epeirogeny are the process through which Diastrophism happens. All the processes that move, elevate or build up portions of the earth’s crust come under diastrophism. Earthquakes and plate tectonics involving horizontal movement of crustal plates also come under diastrophism.
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90. Which of the following is known as "Dakshin Gangotri"?
Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Programme. It is located at a distance of 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) from the South Pole. It is currently being used as a supply base and transit camp. The base is named after Dakshin Gangotri Glacier.
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91. Which of the following is correctly matched for colour coding system for warning and information regarding cyclones?
92. Chose the CORRECT option for the given statements.
i) Bara lacha Pass is a high mountain pass in the Western Ghats mountain range.
ii) Bara lacha Pass connects Lahual district of HP to Leh district of Ladakh
Bara-lacha la also known as Bara-lacha Pass is a high mountain pass in Zanskar range, connecting Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh to Leh district in Ladakh. The Leh–Manali Highway traverses the pass. The two headwaters of the Chenab River, Chandra and Bhaga, originate near the Baralacha Pass.
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93. If you go to Northern part of Karnataka and Maharashtra, you will see lots of cotton plants. What is the reason for that?
A
cotton grow well in black soil of the Deccan Plateau
B
The Deccan Plateau receives a lot of rainfall and requires a lot of labour
C
Maharashtra and Karnataka experience hot climate throughout the year, so most of the people need cotton clothes
D
Deccan plateau has more number of cotton factories
Mount Everest Snowdrift. Mount Everest is the highest of the Himalayan mountains, and—at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet)—is considered the highest point on Earth. Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.
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97. River Godavari originates from which of the following states in India?
The Godavari River rises in northwestern Maharashtra state in the Western Ghats range, only about 50 miles (80 km) from the Arabian Sea, and flows for most of its course generally eastward across the broad plateau of the Deccan (peninsular India).
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98. Which of the following states is bisected by the Tropic of Cancer?
The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India: Gujarat (Jasdan), Rajasthan (Kalinjarh), Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur), Chhattisgarh (Sonhat), Jharkhand (Lohardaga), West Bengal (Krishnanagar), Tripura (Udaipur) and Mizoram (Champhai).
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99. Imagine your parents are planning to build a house. They ask you about the different landforms. In which landform, you would suggest them a house and why?
A
Mountain, because it is thinly populated and cold climate.
B
Plateau, because it is rich in minerals and at high altitudes
C
Desert, because it is very hot during the day and cold during the night
D
Plain, because of its pleasant climate throughout the year
Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar crater, is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument, saline, soda lake, located at Lonar in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. Lonar Lake was created by a meteorite collision impact during the Pleistocene Epoch.
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106. Golden Quadrilateral connects which of the following cities in India?
The Narmada, the largest west flowing river of the Peninsula, rises near Amarkantak range of mountains in Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth largest river in the country and the largest one in Gujarat. It traverses Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat and meets the Gulf of Cambay. The total length of the river from source to sea is 1312 kilometers (815 miles) while the length up to dam site is 1163 kilometers. (723 miles). The width of the river channel at dam site during high floods is 488 meter (1600 feet) and that during summer is 45.70 meter. (150 feet). The maximum recorded flood on 7th September 1994 was 70,847 cumecs (2.5 million cusecs) while minimum recorded flow in summer was 8.5 cumecs (300 cusecs). The dam is designed for 87,000 cumecs (3.07 million cusecs) flood.
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111. India`s First Cryptogamic garden is inaugurated in which district of Uttarakhand?
Yusmarg or Yousmarg (meaning Meadow of Jesus) is a hill station in the western part of Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated 47 km (29 mi) south of Srinagar the capital of the state. Yousmarg provides space for beautiful landscapes, young pine nurseries, green pastures and heart touching lotic and lentic water bodies. Nilnag, Doodhganga and a nascently created artificial dam adds more to the beauty of the meadows. Nature has bestowed Yoususmarg with pleasant flora and fauna. Among fauna, locals claim that they often sight wolves, bears, apes, cats, aves of various types (flight as well as flightless). Among aquatic fauna, Schizothoraxic is abundant one in catch.
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119. Which among the following is the longest right bank tributary of river Ganga?
129. As per the Jammu and Kashmir Digest of statistics 2018-2019, Which of the following
districts in the Jammu and Kashmir has largest area under forest Cover?
The Zarkul Canal takes its water from the Nallah Sind at Prang and irrigates about 20000 acres of land. It is an old canal and was constructcd during the reign of Zain-ul-Abdin, Badshah. It irrigates upperland karewa on the Mansbal Lake, Manasbal, Lar, Asham and Ganderbal.
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135. When huge amount of sewage is dumped into a river, its B.O.D. will?
Degree of impurities of water due to organic matter is measured in terms of Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD). BOD is the oxygen required by microorganisms to metabolise organic wastes. When sewage is dumped into river the BOD increases.
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136. Which of the following is known as "slash and burn agriculture"?
156. As per the Champion & Seth classification of forests(1968), Forest type Group 16 in UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (combined) is represented by the:
GROUP 16 DRY ALPINE SCRUB
more details on given link , page number 11
http://jkenvis.org/pdf/newsletters/Forests_JK_Newsletter.pdf
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157. As per the Champion & Seth classification of forests(1968), Dry broadleaved coniferous forest comes under which of the following forest type groups in Jammu and Kashmir?
Himalayan Dry Temperate Forests
For more details please click on the given link and open page number 10
http://jkenvis.org/pdf/newsletters/Forests_JK_Newsletter.pdf
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158. As per the scheme of classification by Forest Survey of India, the forest land with canopy density less than 10% comes under which of the following categories?
1. Very dense Forest ---> All Lands with tree cover (Including mangrove cover) of canopy density of 70% and above
2. Mod Dense forest ---> All lands with tree cover (Including mangrove cover) of canopy density between 40% and 70% above
3. Open forest ---> All lands with tree cover (Including mangrove cover) of canopy density between 10% and 40%
4. Scurb ---> All forest lands with poor tree growth mainly of small or stunted trees having canopy density less than 10 percent
5. Non Forest ---> Any area not included in the above classes
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159. Which of the following is the most abundant Green House Gas (GHG) in the earth’s atmosphere?
Alluvial soils are by far the largest and the most important soil group of Ind ia. Covering about 15 lakh sq km or about 45.6 per cent of the total land ar ea of the country. These soils contribute the largest share of our agricultu ral wealth and support the bulk of India`s population.
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186. Which among the following lakes was formed by a collision of an asteroid?
Lonar Lake was created by a meteorite collision impact during the Pleistocene Epoch. It is one of the four known, hyper-velocity, impact craters in basaltic rock anywhere on Earth.
Wheat, barley, mustard, and green peas are some of the major rabi crops that grow in India. These crops are prone to unseasonal raining in the month of November and December because this can ruin the crop easily.
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188. Which of the following is called the “ecological hot spot of India”?
A biodiversity hotspot is a region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans. More like rolling hills than snow-covered mountains, the Western Ghats - stretching some 1,600 km from the north of Mumbai to the southern tip of India - are a biodiversity hotspot that contains a large proportion of the country`s plant and animal species; many of which are only found here and nowhere else in the world. In the northern part of the range, about one-third of the plants, almost half the reptiles, and more than three-fourths of the amphibians known in India are found in this narrow strip of rainforest just off the west coast. The forests in the southwestern Ghats are even richer, hosting the country`s largest population of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) as well as Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris), lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus), sloth bears (Ursus ursinus), nilgiri tahrs (Hemitragus hylocrius) and much more.
Silent Valley National Park, is located in the Nilgiri Hills, Palakkad District in Kerala. The park is one of the last undisturbed tracts of South Western Ghats montane rain forests and tropical moist evergreen forest in India. Plans for a hydroelectric project that threatened the parks high diversity of wildlife stimulated an environmentalist Social Movement in the 1970s called Save Silent Valley which resulted in cancellation of the project and creation of the park in 1980.
The main areas of tropical forest are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; the Western Ghats, which fringe the Arabian Sea coastline of peninsular India; and the greater Assam region in the north-east along the Eastern Himalayas. Small remnants of rain forest are found in Orissa state. Tropical rainforests are located in a band around the equator (Zero degrees latitude) in the area between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° North latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° South latitude).This 3,000 mile (4800 kilometres) wide band is known as the `tropics`.
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191. Mudumalai Wild-life Sanctuary is located in the State of
The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, now also declared a Tiger Reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District, about 150 km (93 mi) north-west of Coimbatore in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu, on the interstate boundaries with Karnataka and Kerala states in South India. Mudumalai, which means `first hills`, is one of the first wildlife sanctuaries established in India.
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192. In terms of area, which one of the following Indian States has the largest coverage of forests ?
The forest cover includes all lands which have a tree canopy density of more than ten percent when projected vertically on the horizontal ground, with a minimum areal extent of one hectare. Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest area in the country. Forest area of the state constitutes 31 per cent of the total area of the state. The forest area in the state constitutes about 12.44 per cent of the total forest area of India.
Gir Forest National Park or Sasan Gir is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat. It is the sole home of the pure Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species. The eco- system of Gir, with its diverse flora and fauna, is protected as a result of the efforts of the government forest department, wildlife activists and NGOs. The forest area of Gir and its lions were declared as “pro- tected” in the early 1900s by the then Nawab of the princely state of Junagadh.
Newspapers are made from a type of paper called newsprint. Coniferous softwoods such as spruce, pine, and cedar provide long (average 3mm), strong fibres. Newsprint needs strength enough to withstand the demands of fast printing presses, the ability to accept high quality colour printing and enough opac- ity to prevent the printing showing through the pag- es. In most temperate coniferous forests, evergreen conifers predominate, while some are a mix of coni- fers and broadleaf evergreen trees and/or broadleaf deciduous trees. Temperate evergreen forests are com- mon in the coastal areas of regions that have mild winters and heavy rainfall, or inland in drier climates or mountain areas
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195. The Sundarbans or the `Man- grove` forests are found in
Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halo- phytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sunder- bans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering parts of Bangladesh and India. This region is densely cov- ered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger. The Sundarbans is in- tersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. The mangrove-dominated Ganges Delta – the Sundarbans – is a complex ecosystem comprising one of the three largest single tracts of mangrove forests of the world. Situated mostly in Bangladesh, a small portion of it lies in India.
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196. Which is the first national park established in India?
Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. The park—named for the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park. Situated in Nainital district of Uttarakhand the park acts as a protected area for the endangered Bengal tiger of India, the secure survival of which is the main objective of Project Tiger, an Indian wildlife protection initiative.
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197. Where is the Forest Research Institute located?
The Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in India. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, and is one of the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission. It was found ed in 1878, as the British Imperial Forest School, by Dietrich Brandis. In 1906, it was re-established as the `Imperial Forest Research Institute`, under the British Imperial Forestry Service.
Bandipur National Park, established in 1973 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the south Indian state of Karnataka. It was once a private hunting reserve for the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. Bandipur is located in Gun- dlupet taluq of Chamarajanagar district. Together with the adjoining Nagarhole National Park, Mudumalai National Park and Wynad Wildlife Sanctuary, it is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve totaling 2,183 km2 making it the largest protected area in southern In- dia.
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199. What should be the proportion of forest cover for India to maintain her ecological balance?
The minimum area of forests to maintain a good ecological balance has been regarded to be 33%. In- dia lags on this front. The Green India campaign has been announced by the Prime Minister for the affor- estation of 6 million hectares. The current area un- der forests is 23%.
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200. The Daily Weather Map of India is prepared and printed at
Daily Weather Map of India is prepared and print- ed at the National Data Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Pune. Daily weather reports and daily weather maps for India in printed form are avail- able since 1878.
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201. Which of the following causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India ?
A Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent during the winter season. It is a non- monsoonal precipitation pattern driven by the westerlies. Western Disturbances are important for the development of the Rabi crop (wheat).
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202. Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from southwest monsoon than the east coast?
A
Unlike the east coast this coast is straight
B
The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
C
The east coast is broader than the west coast
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The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction
The western side of the Western Ghats rise ma- jestically to over 2500 meters above mean sea level to capture the Arabian sea branch of moisture laden southwest monsoon winds. The location of these mountain ranges is such that the South-West Mon- soon that break over the southernmost tip of the pen- insula during the last week of May, block the winds and they steadily rise against the mountain to con- dense rapidly and give copious rains on the western side. Consequently, the eastern side is typically known as the rain shadow region.
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203. What is the major cause of `October Heat`?
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Hot and dry weather
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Very low velocity winds
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Low pressure systems over the Indo–Gangetic plains
The months of October-November mark a period of transition from hot rainy season to cold dry winter conditions. This period is known as Retreating Monsoon or Transition season because the southwest monsoons weaken and withdraw or retreat from In- dia. The retreat of monsoon is marked by clear skies and rise in temperature. While days are warm, nights are cool and pleasant. Owing to high temperature and high humidity, weather becomes oppressive. This phenomenon is known as October heat.
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204. If 20% or more area of the country suffers from rain deficits during monsoon season, it is termed as
According to Indian Meteorological Department, when the rainfall deficiency for the country as a whole is more than 10% of normal and more than 20% of the country`s area is affected by drought conditions (rainfall deficit), the situation is defined as an all-India drought year.
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205. Which of the following is the area of lowest pressure over Indian subcontinent during the hot dry weather season ?
The southwestern summer monsoons occur from June through September. The Thar Desert and ad- joining areas of the northern and central Indian sub- continent heats up considerably during the hot sum- mers. This causes a low pressure area over the north- ern and central Indian subcontinent. To fill this void, the moisture-laden winds from the Indian Ocean rush in to the subcontinent.
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206. Which of the following two States are prone to cyclones during retreating Monsoon season?
The retreat of the Monsoon which generally oc- curs between September and November brings with it another peak in cyclone origination, noted for its predilection toward violent cyclone strikes. The cy- clones develop in the Bay of Bengal and move from the northeast to the southwest, causing heavy rain- fall and loss of life and property in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Tamil Nadu receives heavy rainfall from these winds as the retreating monsoon winds are moisture laden.
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207. Which one of the following is the driest region in India?
Marwar is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert which is the driest region of India. It includes the present-day districts of Barmer, Jalore, Lakshman Nagar, Jodhpur, Nagaur, and Pali. This desert tract, nicknamed Marwar or Marusthali – the Land of Death, lives up to its name with its scorching heat, thorny cactus and scrub, and scanty water.
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208. The South West monsoon engulfs the entire India by
Derived from the Arabic word `mausam`, monsoon implies a seasonal reversal in wind direction. These changes lead to changes in the seasonal distribution of rainfall and temperature. Although the Andaman & Nicobar Islands receive monsoon as early as mid-May, the southwest monsoon enters the subcontinent’s mainland through the Kerala coast. The monsoon then gets divided into two parts: the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch. It normally reaches Mangalore on the west coast and Vishakhapatnam on the east coast within four days. Both the branches move to reach Mumbai and Kolkata on average between June 10 and 13. The monsoon crosses Varanasi, Ahmedabad and Bhopal by June 15. Agra has to wait for another five days and Delhi by June 29. The two branches merge over Punjab and Himachal. By mid-July the southwest monsoon engulfs the entire subcontinent.
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209. Which one of the following is the wettest place in India?
Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 65 kilometers from Shillong. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of 11,872 mil- limetres. According to the Guinness Book of World Records Mawsynram received 26,000 millimetres (1,000 in) of rainfall in 1985. Mawsynram is located about 16 km west of Cherrapunji, on the Khasi Hills.
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210. The area with annual rainfall less than 50 cm in a year is
Rainfall distribution in India is uneven. Areas of Inadequate Rainfall (it implies rainfall less than 50 cm a year): There are basically two belts that receive inadequate rainfall. These belts are of small extent and some parts of these belts receive exceptionally very low rainfall. Like for instance, the Karakoram Mountains and area lying to the north of the Zanskar Himalaya range. This region is situated in the north of the Himalayas. It, therefore, receives little rainfall during the summer monsoon rainy season. Further, a little rainfall is also caused in the months of January, February and March by the westerly depressions.
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211. Which of the following does not have an influence over the climate in India ?
India’s geography and geology are climatically piv- otal: the Thar Desert in the northwest and the Hima- layas in the north work in tandem to effect a cultur- ally and economically break-all monsoonal regime. As Earth’s highest and most massive mountain range, the Himalayan system bars the influx of frigid ka- tabatic winds from the icy Tibetan Plateau and northerly Central Asia. Most of North India is thus kept warm or is only mildly chilly or cold during winter; the same thermal dam keeps most regions in India hot in summer. Ocean current do not any role in the climate of India.
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212. Rajasthan reveives very little rain because—
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it is too hot
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there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
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the monsoon fails to reach this area
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the winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind
Rainfall decreases as winds move westwards up the Ganga Plains. Rajasthan receives very little rain as it lies in the rain-shadow of the Aravali Hills. The climate of Rajasthan varies greatly throughout the state. It is very hot and dry in summer in the desert areas, where dust storms also occur, while it is very cold during the winters. To the west of the Aravali range, the weather is characterized by low rainfall with erratic distribution, extremes of diurnal and an- nual temperatures, low humidity and high wind ve- locity. While in the east of the Aravali range, the weath- er is characterized by relatively low wind velocity and high humidity with better rainfall.
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213. Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
After the Ganga river basin, the Godavari River Basin has the second largest river basin with a drain- age area of 312,812 km2. In terms of length, catch- ment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India and had been dubbed as the `Dakshina Ganga` - the South Ganges river.
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214. The region which is a water divide between the Ganga and Indus river systems is
Any elevated area, such as a mountain or upland, that separates two drainage basins is known as water divide; for example, the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river systems. Ambala is located on this water divide.Similarly, the Western Ghats form the main water divide in Peninsular India.
Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base sta- tion of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Program. Established during the third In- dian expedition to Antarctica in 1983–84, it was an unmanned station, set up using indigenous Indian equipment, powered by Solar energy. The station was entirely computerized to record all data that was re- searched.
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216. Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from
Punjab has large number of the Sutlej inundation canals, which are taken out from the rivers without any regulating system like weirs etc. at their head. Such canals provide irrigation mainly in the rainy sea- son when the river is in flood and there is excess water. Some of such inundation canals are Sirhind, Bhakra, etc.
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217. The sideways erosion which widens the river valley called?
Sideways form of erosion is called lateral erosion. In lateral erosion, the river erodes away at its banks and widens the river channel. Together, vertical and lateral erosion create the distinctive V-shaped valley that is found in rivers in their upper course. As the river gets closer to the sea, there is more lateral ero- sion than vertical erosion and the V flattens out into a much wider shape.
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218. Which of the following is the largest irrigation plant in India?
The Indira Gandhi Canal is the longest canal in India and the largest irrigation project in the world. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Firozpur, a few ki- lometers below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in the Indian state of Punjab and terminates in irrigation facilities in the Thar Desert in the north west of Rajasthan. It was previously known as the Rajasthan Canal.
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219. What is Damodar Valley Corporation ?
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Statutory body
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Municipal Corporation looking after Damodar Valley
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), having its head- quarters at Kolkata, is a statutory body created un- der the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948. It op- erates several power stations in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand. The corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel pow- er stations under the Union Ministry of Power.
Vembanad Lake of Kerala is the longest lake in India with a length of 95.6 km. Besides, with a sur- face area of 2033 km², it is the largest lake in Kerala and spans several districts of the state. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is conducted in a portion of the lake.
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221. The Siachin Glacier`s melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers :
The Nubra River is a tributary of the River Shyok that originates from the Rimo Glacier, one of the tongues of Siachen Glacier. It flows through the Nu- bra valley in the northern part of Ladakh and then joins the Indus River in Skardu, Pakistan.
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222. Which state of India has made rain water harvesting compulsory for all houses ?
Rainwater harvesting has been made compulsory for every building in Tamil Nadu to avoid ground water depletion. Since its implementation, Chennai saw a 50 percent rise in water level in five years and the water quality significantly improved. Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for re- use on-site, rather than allowing it to run off.
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223. Which of the following states in known as the traditional region for Tank Irrigation?
Given the seasonal and erratic nature of rainfall throughout the year, South India is known to known to use tank irrigation as time-tested technology for storing rainfall and runoff for a number of uses: crop irrigation, groundwater recharge, domestic use, cattle watering, etc. Tank irrigation currently accounts for more than 30 percent of all irrigated cropland in the state of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. There exist approximately 39,000 irrigation tanks of various sizes in Tamil Nadu alone.
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224. Who among the following are involved with Cauvery River dispute ?
The sharing of waters of the Kaveri river has been the source of a serious conflict between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The genesis of this conflict rests in two agreements in 1892 and 1924 between the erst- while Madras Presidency and Princely State of Mysore. Karnataka contends that it does not receive its due share of water from the river.
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225. Rajasthan canal receives water from which of the following rivers ?
The Indira Gandhi Canal, earlier known as Rajasthan Canal, begins at the Harike Barrage—at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab. One of the largest canal projects in India, it utilizes the surplus water from these rivers for irrigating vast areas in Rajasthan.
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226. Which was the first hydel power project in India ?
The 4.5 megawatt hydroelectric power station near Sivasamudram falls of the Cauvery in Karnataka was the first major power station in India. Owned by a few British companies, it was set up by General Electric of the US. It was commissioned in 1902. The first small hydro power plant, a 130 kilowatt plant, started functioning in 1897 at Darjeeling.
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227. Which of the following river does not originate in Indian territory ?
The Brahmaputra also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a transboundary river. It originates in Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, from where it flows across southern Tibet to Arunachal Pradesh (India), where it is known as Dihang or Siang. It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna.
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228. Which river serves the largest cultivable area ?
Fresh water is a renewable resource. River Ganges, Yamuna River and Jaisamand Lake come under this category. However, Chilka Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha.
The Godavari (1450 km) is the longest river of peninsular India, followed by Krishna (about 1300 km). It has the second largest river basin in India after the Ganges. It is often referred to as the Vridha (Old) Ganga or the Dakshina (South) Ganga.
Narmada is the only river in India that flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between different ranges.
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232. The River in India known as the open sewer is
The river in India known as the open sewer is River Yamuna. It is the second largest tributary of river Ganges, Yamuna is called as the sewer because it is contaminated with biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) values ranging from 14 to 28 mg/l and high coliform content.
There are three main sources of pollution in the river, which are household and municipal disposal sites, soil erosion resulting from deforestation and chemical wash-off of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides from the industrial sites..
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233. The world’s highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers ?
The Chenab Bridge is an arch bridge under construction in India. It spans the Chenab River between Bakkal and Kauri, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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234. Which one of the following rivers in India has been declared as the National River ?
The Ganges is the longest river of India and is the second greatest river in the world by water discharge. In November 2008, it was declared a “National River”.
The Luni is a river of western Rajasthan state, India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 530 km. It is first known as Sagarmati, then after passing Govindgarh, it meets its tributary Sarsuti, which originates from Pushkar Lake, and from then on it gets its name Luni.
Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India. It is India`s second tallest dam at 225.55 m high next to the 261m Tehri Dam. In terms of storage of water, it withholds the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh.
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237. Which river is under dispute involving Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat?
Narmada River flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra, then along the border between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and the border between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and in Gujarat. These states have been at loggerhead over the sharing of waters of the river
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238. The first multi-purpose project of independent India is
Damodar Valley Corporation came into existence on 7 July, 1948 as the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. It emerged as a culmination of attempts made over a whole century to control the wild and erratic Damodar River. The river spans over an area of 25,000 km2 covering the states of Bihar (now Jharkhand) & West Bengal.
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239. The first Hydroelectric Power Plant in India was set up at
Shivasamudram holds the distinction of being the site of India`s first hydro-electric power station built in 1902. It was set up mainly to supply power to the Kolar goldmines 147 km away, making the 78 kv transmission line the longest in the world at the time. In fact, when the Mettur dam in Tamil Nadu was being constructed in the 1930`s, the power was supplied from Shivasamudram.
The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is a gravity masonry dam of 53.8 metres height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan in India. It was officially declared open on 9 February 1970 by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India.
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241. ‘‘Meghna’’ is the combined stream of which two rivers ?
Meghna River is the combined stream of the Ganges and Brahmaputra. It is an important river in Bangladesh, one of the three that forms the Ganges Delta, the largest on earth fanning out to the Bay of Bengal.
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242. The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is
Immediately after independence, policy planners sought a solution to the recurring flood menace faced by people of North Bihar from the Kosi and other rivers flowing from Nepal to India. The Kosi project was thus conceptualized (based on investigations between 1946 to 1955), in three continuous interlinked stages. The third part envisaged a high multipurpose dam within Nepal at Barakshetra to provide substantial flood cushion along with large irrigation and power benefits to both countries.
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243. Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river
Guwahati — formerly known as Pragjyotishpura and Durjoya in ancient Assam, and Gauhati in the modern era — is an ancient urban area, the largest city of Assam, the largest metropolitan area in north- eastern , one of the fastest developing cities in India and often referred as “gateway” of the North East Region. It is also the third largest city in Eastern India after Kolkata and Patna respectively. The city is between the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river and the foothills of the Shillong plateau.
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244. Which of the following rivers has its source outside India?
Brahmaputra River, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a transboundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia. With its origin from Talung Tso Lake in southwestern Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges (including the Yarlung Tsang- po Grand Canyon) and into Arunachal Pradesh (India) where it is known as Dihang or Siang. It flows south- west through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna (not to be mistaken with Yamuna of India). In the vast Ganges Delta it merges with the Padma, the main distributary of the Ganges, then the Meghna, before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
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245. Which one of the following rivers of India does not make a delta ?
Indus is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through western Tibet (in China) and Northern India. Originating in the Tibetan plateau in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar, the river runs a course through the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit, Baltistan and flows through Pakistan in a southerly direction along the entire length of Pakistan to merge into the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi in Sindh. The traditional source of the river is the Senge Khabab or `Lion’s Mouth`, a perennial spring, not far from the sacred Mount Kailash, and is marked by a long low line of Tibetan chortens.
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247. Shivasamudram Falls is found in the course of river
Shivanasamudra Falls is on the Kaveri River after the river has wound its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls. The island town of Shivanasamudra divides the river into twin waterfalls. This creates the fourth largest island in the rivers course. Asia`s second hydro-electric power station after Sidrapong is located at the waterfall and is still functional. This station was commissioned by the Diwan of Mysore, Sir K. Seshadri Iyer.
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248. On the tributary of which river has Rihand Dam been constructed ?
Rihand Dam is a concrete gravity dam located at Pipri in Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is on the border of Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. It is on the Rihand River which is the tributary of the Son River. The Rihand River flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. The Rihand rises from Matiranga hills, in the region south west of the Mainpat plateau, which is about 2,100 meters above mean sea level. The river flows north roughly through the central part of Surguja district for 160 kilometres. The Rihand and its tributaries form a fertile plain in the central part of the district stretching from around Ambikapur to Lakhanpur and Pratappur. Thereafter, it flows north into Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh via Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, where it is called Rhed and finally joins the Son.
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249. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin?
The Narmada basin, hemmed between Vindhya and Satpura ranges, extends over an area of 98,796 km2 and lies between east longitudes 72 degrees 32` to 81 degrees 45` and north latitudes 21 degrees 20` to 23 degrees 45` lying on the northern extremity of the Deccan Plateau. The basin covers large areas in the states of Madhya Pradesh (86%), Gujarat (14%) and a comparatively smaller area (2%) in Maharashtra.
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth- fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. Tehri Dam withholds a reservoir for irrigation, municipal water supply and the generation of 1,000 MW of hydroelectricity. The Tehri Dam has been the object of protests by environmental organizations and local people of the region.
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251. The river which is not West-flowing towards the Arabian Sea is
The Kaveri, also spelled Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths.
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252. The Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is situated in the State of
Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in north- east India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis on it, is located near Moirang in Manipur state. The Keibul Lamjao National Park, which is the last natural refuge of the endangered sangai or Manipur browantlered deer, one of three subspecies of Eld`s Deer, covering an area of 40 km2, is situated in the southeastern shores of this lake and is the largest of all the phumdis in the lake. It serves as a source of water for hydropower generation, irrigation and drinking water supply.
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253. Which one of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join Arabian Sea ?
The Kaveri, also spelled Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths. Rising in southwestern Karnataka, it flows southeast some 800 km to enter the Bay of Bengal.
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254. Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga ?
The Godavari (Vridha Ganga or Dakshina Ganga) is the largest river system of the peninsular India and rises near Nasik in Maharashtra. Godavari is considered the Dhakshin (Southern) Ganga and Draksharama Dhakshin Kasi.
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255. Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
Most of the west flowing rivers of Indian peninsula do not form delta. They form estuary. Narmada is one of them. It is so because rocky terrain of the Western Ghats does not allow the rivers to spread out much, and there is not sufficient plain stretch of land between the Arabian sea and Western Ghats for Narmada to slowdown and bifurcate into distributaries. Narmada forms an estuary of 21 km at the Gulf of Khambat. The river is presently partially navigable in the estuary reach around Bharuch but the river has never been a transport artery.
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256. In India, the irrigation of agricultural land is carried out maximum by :
Canal is the second largest source of irrigation providing water to 29.24 percent of the net area under irrigation. The country has one of the world’s largest canal systems stretching over more than one lakh kilometres. Well Irrigation is a principal method of irrigation used in India. Underground water is tapped for drinking purposes and at the same time it is also tapped for irrigating the cultivated land. For implementation of this procedure, a hole is dug in the ground for providing perennial supply of soft water. Well irrigation is definitely more popular in those regions where ground water is in plenty and where there are very few canals.
Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, is India’s second tallest at 225.55 m high next to the 261m Tehri Dam. In terms of storage of water, it withholds the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu. m.
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258. The river also known as Tsangpo in Tibet is :
Yarlung Tsangpo is a watercourse that originates at Tamlung Tso lake in western Tibet, southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar. It later forms the South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, before passing through the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India, where it is known as the Dihang. Downstream from Arunachal Pradesh the river be- comes wider and at this point is called the Brahmaputra River. From Assam (India) the river enters Bangladesh at Ramnabazar.
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259. Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not belong to Tamil Nadu ?
The Idukki Hydroelectric Project is the biggest hydroelectric Project in Kerala (India). It comprises of three dams at Idukki, Cheruthony and Kulamavu and related systems. The power house at Moolamattom is the longest underground power station in India and the pressure shaft is the largest in the country. The Idukki dam is one of the highest dams in the world and the first arch dam in India. Cheruthony is the largest and highest gravity dam in Kerala.
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260. Which State has the largest proportion of its net irrigation area under well irrigation ?
Gujarat has the largest proportion of its net irrigated area under well irrigation. Uttar Pradesh has the largest area under irrigation in terms of total acreage.
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261. Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part ?
The Sutlej River, is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej is sometimes known as the Red River. It is the eastern- most tributary of the Indus River. Its source is from Lowangko Co, Tibet near Lake Rakshastal in Tibet, China, near Mount Kailas, and it flows generally west and southwest entering India through the Shipki La pass in Himachal Pradesh. In Pakistan, it waters the ancient and historical former Bahawalpur state. The region to its south and east is arid, and is known as Cholistan a part of Bahawalpur Division.
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262. Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers ?
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth- fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. The Tehri Dam has been the object of protests by environmental organizations and local people of the region. In addition to the human rights concerns, the project has spurred concerns about the environmental consequences of locating a large dam in the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayan foothills.
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263. Sardar Sarovar dam is being built on the river :
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada River near Navagam, Gujarat, India. It is the largest dam and part of the Narmada Valley Project, a large hydraulic engineering project involving the construction of a series of large irrigation and hydroelectric multi-purpose dams on the Narmada River. The project took form in 1979 as part of a development scheme to increase irrigation and produce hydroelectricity. It is the 30th largest dams planned on river Narmada, Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) is the largest structure to be built.
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264. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched ?
The Sabaraigiri project is located in 48 kms from Pathanamthitta district, through tea estates and thick forest is the famous Hydro Electric Project called Sabaraigiri. This is constructed across the many mountains rivers and the water collected in reservoir passed through huge tunnels to a main reservoir at place Anamudi and from through large pipes to the Muziyoor power house.
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265. Where is Tala Hydroelectric project, which is expected to generate 1020 MW power, located ?
Tala Hydroelectricity project is the biggest hydroelectric joint project between India and Bhutan so far, generating 4865 GWh/yr. Tala is located in Chukha Dzongkhag in western Bhutan, a small con- stitutional monarchy in the Himalayas. It is located on the Wangchhu River and, and is at a height of 860 metres. Tala is located in Chukha Dzongkhag in western Bhutan, a small kingdom in the Himalayas. The run-of-the-river project is being managed by Tala Hydroelectric Project Authority (THPA). It is located on the Wangchu River and, at 860m, is the region’s largest high head project. Commissioning of the plant was planned for June 2005, but because of geological problems this was delayed until March 2007.
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266. Which of the following canals is located in West Bengal ?
Durgapur Barrage is across the Damodar River at Durgapur in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Damodar River Valley Project on the Damodar River and its principal tributary, the Barakar River, is located in eastern India. The four main multipurpose dams located at Tilaiya, Konar, Maithon and Panchet were commissioned during 1953-1959. In addition, a single purpose reservoir on the main stream, the Damodar, at Tenughat was constructed later in 1974. In 1932, the Anderson weir was constructed at Randiha. As a result, irrigation facility has been available in the lower Damodar basin before the advent of dams by means of the diversion weir on the Damodar River and Eden canal. It is about 19 kilometres downstream of Durgapur Barrage.
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267. Which from the following rivers does NOT originate in Indian territory?
Karnali or Ghaghara River is a perennial transboundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Mansarovar. It cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sarda River at Brahmaghat in India. Together they form the Ghaghra River, a major left bank tributary of the Ganges. With a length of 507 kilometres (315 mi) it is the largest river in Nepal.
The Godavari is a river in the south-central India. It starts in the western state of Maharashtra and flows through the modern state of Andhra Pradesh before reaching the Bay of Bengal. It forms one of the largest river basins in India. With a length of 1465 km, it is the second longest river in India, second to The Ganges, and the longest in southern India. It origi- nates near Trimbak in Nashik District of Maharashtra state and flows east across the Deccan Plateau into the Bay of Bengal near Yanam and Antarvedi in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
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269. On which river has the Hirakud Dam been built ?
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Orissa in India. Built in 1957, the dam is one of the world`s longest earthen dam. Behind the dam extends a lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km long. Hirakud Dam is the longest man-made dam in the world, about 26 km in length. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley project started after India`s independence. The name of the dam is mostly mispronounced in North India as Hirakund which is actually Hirakud.
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270. River Damodar is called `Sorrow of Bengal` because it
Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large scale mining and industrial activity. Earlier known as the “River of Sorrows” because of its ravaging floods in the plains of West Bengal, the Damodar and its tributaries have somewhat been tamed with the construction of several dams.
Nandgaon is a city and a municipal council in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.There are two important dams in Nandgaon taluka. One is Girana Dam under major project and another is Nagyasakya under medium project.
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272. Which of the following is a river flowing from Central India and joining Yamuna/ Ganga?
The Betwa is a river in Northern India, and a tributary of the Yamuna. Also known as the Vetravati, the Betwa rises in the Vindhya Range just north of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh and flows north- east through Madhya Pradesh and flow through Orchha to Uttar Pradesh. Nearly one-half of its course, which is not navigable, runs over the Malwa Plateau before it breaks into the upland. A tributary of the Yamuna River, the confluence of the Betwa and the Yamuna Rivers takes place in the Hamirpur town in Uttar Pradesh, in the vicinity of Orchha.
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273. Asia`s first underground Hydel Project is located in which of the following States in India?
The 1,500-MW Nathpa-Jhakri hydel project, one of Asia`s first mega project having an underground power station commissioned in 2003, is an hydel project in Himachal Pradesh. It supplies power to nine states, including Rajasthan, UP, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh. Bulit on Sutlej River, the project is being executed by Sutlej Jal Nigam (formerly Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation). The 1500 MW hydro electric power project is situated in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
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274. The largest irrigation canal in India is called the :
The Indira Gandhi Canal is the largest canal project in India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Sultanpur, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab state. it provides irrigation facilities to the north-western region of Rajasthan, a part of the Thar Desert. It consists of the Rajasthan feeder canal (with the first 167 km in Punjab and Haryana and the remaining 37 km in Rajasthan) and 445 km of the Rajasthan main canal which is entirely within Rajasthan. This canal enters into Haryana from Punjab near Lohgarh village of Haryana, then running in western part of district Sirsa it enters into Rajasthan near Kharakhera village.
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275. Mount Abu is a hill station located in ____ ranges.
Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan near the border with Gujarat. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m above sea level. It is referred to as `an oasis in the desert` as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests.
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276. The mountain range which divides the North and the South India is :
The Vindhya Range is considered as the traditional boundary between North India and South India. It is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, and plateau escarpments in west- central India. It runs north of and roughly parallel to the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh and extends up to Gujarat in the west, and Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the east.
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277. The northern part of the west coast in India is known as :
Konkan, also known as the Konkan Coast or Kokan, is the northern section of the western coast of India. It is a 720-km long coastline. It consists of the coastal districts of western Indian states of Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra. The Southern part of the western coast from Goa to Kanyakumari is called Malabar Coast.
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278. The range that acts as watershed between India and Turkistan is :
The Great Karakoram range, also known as Krishnagiri, forms India’s frontiers with Afghanistan and China and acts as watershed between India and Turkestan. It extends eastwards from the Pamir for about 800 km. It is the northern most range of the Trans Himalayan ranges in India.
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279. The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body?
The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The channel is so named as it lies on the 10- degree line of latitude, north of the equator.
Marina Beach, a natural urban beach in Chennai, is the longest beach of India with a length of 6.5 km. The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Foreshore Estate in the south. It is the second longest beach in the world after Praia do Cassino beach of Brazil.
The Nilgiri Hills or the Blue mountains form the meeting point of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. These hills are part of the Western Ghats. They are separated from the Karnataka Plateau (north) by the Noyar River and from the Anaimalai and Palni hills (south) by the Palghat Gap.
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282. India shares longest international boundary with which country?
Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometer-long international border, the longest border that India shares with any country. It is fifth-longest land border in the world, including 262 km in Assam, 856 km in Tripu- ra, 180 km in Mizoram, 443 km in Meghalaya, and 2,217 km in Bengal. The border demarcates the six divisions of Bangladesh and the Indian states.
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283. Continuous chain of mountains that rise abruptly more or less parallel to the coastline of India is :
Western Ghats (also known as Sahyadri) is a continuous mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula. It abruptly rises as a sheer wall to an average elevation of 1,000 m from the Western Coastal Plain. But, they slope gently on their eastern flank and hardly appear to be a mountain when viewed from the Deccan tableland. They are steep-sided, terraced, hills presenting a stepped topography facing the Arabian Sea coast.
The Sivalik Hills is the outermost range of the Himalayas. Also known as Manak Parbat, it located in between the Great Plains and Lesser or Middle Himalayas. This range is about 2,400 km long en- closing an area that starts almost from the Indus and ends close to the Brahmaputra, with a gap of about 90 kilometres between the Teesta and Raidak rivers in Assam.
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285. Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau?
The source of the Narmada is a small bowl, known as the Narmada Kund, located at Amarkantak on the Amarkantak hill in the Anuppur District zone of eastern Madhya Pradesh.The river moves down from the Ama- rkantak range at the Kapildhara waterfalls and then flows in a rift valley between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges.
The Himalayas are examples of fold mountains that are created where two or more of Earth`s tectonic plates are pushed together. The Himalayan mountain ranges were formed as result of a continental collision or orogeny along the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The Arakan Yoma highlands in Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal were also formed as a result of this collision.
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287. If in the east it is Guhar Moti, in north it is Siachen Glacier, then in south it is:
Guhar Moti is the western most inhabited village in India, in Kutch district in Gujarat. Siachen Glacier, located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains, marks the northern extremity of India. Similarly, Indira Point located in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Island, marks the southernmost point of India`s territory.
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288. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is :
Teak, Sal, Sandalwood, Shisham and Mahua are some of the tropical deciduous trees that extend from the Shiwalik ranges in the north to the eastern flanks of the Western Ghats in the peninsular India. Among them, sandalwood is native to the Deccan plateau. The total extent of its distribution is approximately 9000 km2 of which 8200 km2 is located in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows particularly in Mysore and Coimbatore where it prefers hard rock, ferruginous soil—the conditions that produce a richer scent in the tree.
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289. Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following Indian states ?
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Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
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Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram
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Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram
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Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal
The Tropic of Cancer passes through the following eight states in India: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.
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290. The plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is :
The Malwa Plateau roughly forms a triangle based on the Vindhyan Hills, bounded by the Aravalli Range in the west and Madhya Bharat Pathar to the north and Bundelkhand to the east. It has two systems of drainage; one towards the Arabian sea (The Narmada, the Tapi and the Mahi), and the other towards the Bay of Bengal (Chambal and Betwa, joining the Yamuna).
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291. Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India?
The Deccan Plateau is made up of lava flows or igneous rocks known as the Deccan Traps. The rocks are spread over the whole of Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, thereby making it one of the largest volcanic provinces in the world. The Deccan traps formed between 60 and 68 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period.
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292. To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park :
The government of India, in 1982, declared a core area of 110 km2 in the Gulf of Kutch as Marine Na- tional Park for the conservation of coral reefs. It is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kachchh in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat. There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park, most of them surrounded by reefs. The coral formations of the Gulf of Kutch represent one of the extreme northern limits of corals in the Indian Ocean.
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293. Which hill station’s name means `place of the thunderbolt` ?
The name Darjeeling comes from the Tibetan word `dorje,` meaning the thunderbolt scepter of the Hindu deity Indra, and ling, a place or land. So it means `place of the thunderbolt.` Located in the Mahabharata Range or Lesser Himalaya, Darjeeling is situated in West Bengal.
The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is a non-use conservation area and biosphere reserve in the Sat- pura Range of Madhya Pradesh. It is located within Hoshangabad, Betul, and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh. UNESCO designated it as a bio- sphere reserve in 2009.
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295. Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district ?
The Niyamgiri is a hill range situated in the dis- tricts of Kalahandi and Rayagada in Odisha. These hills are home to Dongria Kondh indigenous people. In recent times these hills are in media discussions due to the conflict of inhabitant tribals and Bauxite Mining Project by Vedanta Aluminium Company.
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296. Which ot the following statements is correct ?
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Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
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Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.
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Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotahagpur Plateau
The Mahadeo Hills are a range of hills in Madhya Pradesh which form the central part of the Satpura Range. As evident from the map given below, they are situated to the west of Maikal Hills.
Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km. an Union Territory, it is comprised of 12 atolls, three reefs, five submerged banks and ten inhabited islands The name Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit means `a hundred thousand islands`.
The Himalayas and,the Western Ghats are known for rich biodiversity they support. Several species of eiidemic plant and animal are found in these zones. After Africa, Indian peninsula has the richest diversity of life forms on the face of the Earth.
The total geographical area of India is 3,287,590 km² which makes her the seventh-largest country in the world. India measures 3,214 km from north to south and 2,933 km from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15,200 km and a coastline of 7,517 km.
Namcha Barwa, a mountain in the Tibetan Himalaya, is the eastern anchor of the entire Himalayan mountain chain. It is the highest peak of its own section as well as Earth`s easternmost peak over 7,600 metres. It stands inside the Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River as the river enters its notable gorge across the Himalaya, emerging as the Dihang and becoming the Brahmaputra.
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301. The highest waterfall of India is in the state of :
Kunchikal Falls are the highest waterfalls in India and second highest waterfalls in Asia. They are located near Agumbe in Shimoga district of state of Karnataka. Kumchikal falls are formed by Varahi River.
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302. The Greater Himalayas is otherwise called as :
The Himalayas is divided into three major geographical entities, the Himadri (greater Himalaya), Himanchal (lesser Himalaya) and the Siwaliks (outer Himalaya). These divisions extend almost uninterrupted throughout its length and are separated by major geological fault lines.
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303. The highest mountain peak in Peninsular India is :
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups.
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305. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called :
Sabarimala isa famous pilgrim centre situated on a hilltop amid sylvan surroundings in Kerala. About 50 million devotees visit this shrine, the abode of Lord Dharmasastha during November-January every year.
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307. India`s area is about ___ times larger than Pakistan.
India`s area of 3,287,263 square kilometers is 4.12 times larger than Pakistan`s 796,095 square kilometres. India is 6.5 times bigger than Pakistan by population
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308. In which State is the Guru Shikhar peak located ?
The northern part of the west caost is known as Konkan Coast The Western Coastal Plain lies between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. The southern part of the west coast is known as Malabar Coast.
Kanchenjunga is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory. Although highest peak in India is K2 i.e. Godwin Austin but it lies in the disputed region. After K2 it is Kanchenjunga with an elevation of about 8598m which is the highest peak in India.
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313. Who prepares the topographical maps of India ?
For most part of India, topographic maps are available which are prepared by the Survey of India. To identify a map of a particular area, a map numbering system has been adopted by Survey of India.