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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .
| 551. |
Which of the following is called the "ecological hot spot of India"? |
| A. | Western Ghats |
| B. | Eastern Ghats |
| C. | Western Himalayas |
| D. | Eastern Himalayas |
| Answer» A. Western Ghats | |
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Explanation: 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. |
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| 552. |
Manas Sanctuary in Assam is known for – |
| A. | elephants |
| B. | bears |
| C. | tigers |
| D. | wild ass |
| Answer» A. elephants | |
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Explanation: Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve in Assam, India, orated in the Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan. The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wild-life such as the Assam Roofed Turtle, Hispid Hare, Golden Langur and Pygmy Hog. Manas is famous for its population of the Wild water buffalo. |
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| 553. |
When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India? |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1940 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1999 |
| Answer» A. 1952 | |
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Explanation: India is one of the very few countries of the world where forest policy is in operation since 1894: in 1952 and 1988 revisions were made in this forest policy. The National Forest Polity of 1952 recommended that the country should aim at coverage of one-third of the total land area under forests (60% in mountainous area and 25% in the plains). It has suggested the extension of tree lands onriver/canal banks and in such areas which are not suitable for cultivation. |
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| 554. |
Namdhapa National Park is in – |
| A. | Mizoram |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Arunachal Pradesh | |
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Explanation: Namdhapa National Park is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot and is located in Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. It is also the largest national park in India in terms of area. It is located in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region and is recognized as one of the richest areas in biodiversity in India. The park harbours the north-ernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude. |
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| 555. |
Approximately what is the length of the rail-route open to traffic in India? |
| A. | 25,000 kms |
| B. | 48,000 kms |
| C. | 63,000 kms |
| D. | 78,000 kms |
| Answer» C. 63,000 kms | |
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Explanation: It is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km (71,000 mi) of track over a route of 65,000 km (40,000 mi) and 7,500 stations. IR carries about 7,500 million passengers annually or more than 20 million passengers daily (more than a half of which are suburban passengers) and 2.8 million tons of freight daily. |
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| 556. |
The most important of the non-tariff trade barriers are : |
| A. | Quotas |
| B. | Health regulations |
| C. | Pollution standards |
| D. | Labelling and packaging regulations |
| Answer» A. Quotas | |
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Explanation: Non-tariff barriers to trade (NT13s) are trade barriers that restrict imports but are not in the usual form of a tariff. Somecommon examples of NT13's are anti-dumping measures and countervailing duties. Which, although they are called "non-tariff' harriers, have the effect of tariffs once they are enacted. Their use has risen sharply after the WTO rules led to a very significant reduction in tariff use. Some non-tariff trade barriers are expressly permitted in very limited circumstances, when they are deemed necessary to protect health, safety, or sanitation, or to protect depletable natural resources. |
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| 557. |
Which from the following territories does not have a border with Arunachal Pradesh? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | Bhutan |
| D. | Manipur |
| Answer» D. Manipur | |
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Explanation: Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Irnphal as its capital. Manipur consist of Naga, Kuki and Meitei arid is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. The Meiteis (Meeteis), who live primarily in the state's valley region, form the primary ethnic group (60% of the total population) but occupy only 10% of the total land area. |
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| 558. |
As per 2001 Census, what is the percentage of India's population to the world population? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 26 |
| D. | 28 |
| Answer» B. 16 | |
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Explanation: According to the provisional results compiled quickly for the Census of India 2001, the population of India at 0:00 hours of 1st March, 2001, stood at 1,027,015,247 comprising of 531,277,078 males and 495,738,169 females. Thus, as widely believed and expected, India became only the second country in the world after China to officially cross the one billion mark. India's population comprised about 16 percent of the global total. According to 2011 census, India's population consists of 17.5% of the world population. |
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| 559. |
The Konkan Railway connects : |
| A. | Goa Mangalore |
| B. | Roha - Mangalore |
| C. | Kanyakumari - Mangalore |
| D. | Kanyakumari - Mumbai |
| Answer» B. Roha - Mangalore | |
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Explanation: Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation. It runs from Mangalore in Karnataka to Roha in Maharashtra through Goa, along the west coast of India and Western. Ghats. |
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| 560. |
It forms the bed-rock of all industrial activities and is considered "mother industry". |
| A. | Petro-chemical industry |
| B. | Cement industry |
| C. | Iron and Steel industry |
| D. | Fertilizer industry |
| Answer» C. Iron and Steel industry | |
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Explanation: Industrialization, in its crudest meaning, entails iron and steel industry. This industry formed the foundation of the Industrial Revolution in England and the later dissemination to other countries. It is one of the most essential industries which propel industrial development. |
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| 561. |
Which is a port in India having a free trade zone? |
| A. | Kochi |
| B. | Paradip |
| C. | Kandla |
| D. | Tuticorin |
| Answer» C. Kandla | |
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Explanation: Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) earlier known, as the Kandla Free Trade Zone is located at the port town Gandhidham in the state of Gujarat. One of the most significant features of this specialeconomic zone at Kandla is that it is strictly a union government zone amidst others with more of private participation. The Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ) is the first in Asia and largest multiproduct Special Economic Zone in India. |
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| 562. |
The Himalayas are also known by the name – |
| A. | ancient mountains |
| B. | fold mountains |
| C. | valley mountains |
| D. | Indus mountains |
| Answer» B. fold mountains | |
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Explanation: 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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| 563. |
Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau? |
| A. | Narmada river |
| B. | Son river |
| C. | Betwa river |
| D. | Godthe avari river |
| Answer» A. Narmada river | |
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Explanation: 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 Amarkantak range at the Kapildhara waterfalls and then flows in a rift valley between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. |
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| 564. |
Chilka lake is located in : |
| A. | Orissa |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» A. Orissa | |
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Explanation: Chilka lake is located in Odisha. It is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing in to the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over 1,100 sq.km. |
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| 565. |
The highest peak in India is – |
| A. | Kamet |
| B. | Nandakot |
| C. | Nanda Devi |
| D. | K2 |
| Answer» D. K2 | |
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Explanation: The highest peak in India is K2 (Godwin Austen). It is 8,611 metre high. |
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| 566. |
Mansarovar Lake is situated in – |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | India |
| C. | Tibet |
| D. | Bhutan |
| Answer» C. Tibet | |
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Explanation: Lake Manasarovar is a freshwater lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China 940 kilometres from Lhasa. To the west of Lake Manasarovar is Lake Rakshastal; toward the north is Mount Kailash. |
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| 567. |
Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges? |
| A. | Sahyadri |
| B. | Purvanchal |
| C. | Anamalai |
| D. | Aravallis |
| Answer» D. Aravallis | |
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Explanation: Gurushikhar holds the honor of being not only the highest peak of Mount Abu but the whole of Aravali mountain range. This peak is the home to the temple of Dattatreya, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. |
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| 568. |
Which of the following will never get the vertical rays of the sun? |
| A. | Mumbal |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Thiruvanthapuram |
| D. | Srinagar |
| Answer» D. Srinagar | |
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Explanation: All latitudes from 22.5 degrees North to 22.5 degrees South of the equator receive vertical or direct rays twice every year as the tilted earth circles the sun. Tropic of Cancer is the determining line for finding out whether a city in India will get vertical rays of the Sun or not. Since Srinagar lies to the north of the Tropic of Cancer, it never gets the vertical rays of the Sun. |
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| 569. |
The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by – |
| A. | Ten Degree Channel |
| B. | Great. Channel |
| C. | Bay of Bengal |
| D. | Andaman Sea |
| Answer» A. Ten Degree Channel | |
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Explanation: The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Channel is approximately 150 km wide, running essentially along an east-west orientation. It is so named as it lies on the 10- degree line of latitude, north of the equator |
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| 570. |
Which of the following industries most closely approximates the perfectly competitive model? |
| A. | Automobile |
| B. | Cigarette |
| C. | Newspaper |
| D. | Wheat farming |
| Answer» D. Wheat farming | |
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Explanation: In economic theory, perfect competition describes markets such that noparticipants are large enough to have the market power to set the price of a homo-geneous product. The agricultural products are the most commonly used example of perfect competition. First of all, they are homogenous products and neither consumer nor producer has influence over prices, they are simply price takers. |
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| 571. |
The famous Lagoon lake of India is – |
| A. | Dal Lake |
| B. | Chilka Lake |
| C. | Pulicat Lake |
| D. | Mansarover |
| Answer» B. Chilka Lake | |
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Explanation: Chilke is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over 1,100 sq. km. It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest lagoon in the World. It is the largest wintering ground for migratory birds on the Indian sub-continent. |
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| 572. |
Which State possesses biggest coal reserve? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Jharkhand |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Orissa |
| Answer» B. Jharkhand | |
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Explanation: The state of Jharkhand in northeast India has been the epicenter of India's coal mining industry for the past 100 years. The state accounts for 29 percent of India's coal reserves. It has reserves of over 72.000 million tons of coal and approximately 80 mil-lion tons are extracted each year. |
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| 573. |
In the world, India tops in the production of – |
| A. | Nickel |
| B. | Uranium |
| C. | Mica |
| D. | Manganese |
| Answer» C. Mica | |
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Explanation: Mica is produced in huge proportion in India. In fact, India is one of the leading suppliers of mica to the world. India alone accounts fora major portion of the world's export of block mica and mica splitting. India produces approximate 90% of the world's mica. It is an indispensable component of the electrical industry. India accounts for 60 % of mica embarking in international trade. |
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| 574. |
Which State called the 'Rice-Bowl' of India? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh | |
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Explanation: Andhra Pradesh is called the 'Rice Bowl of India'. |
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| 575. |
Endosulfan spray on cashew crop resulted in the pollution to the tune of tragedy in : |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» A. Kerala | |
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Explanation: Kasargod, a northern district of Kerala, has recently been ill-famous for Endosulfan spray on cashew crop. The spray of this banned chemical was reported to have led congenital abnormalities, mental retardness and cancer in the local population. |
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| 576. |
The world's highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of J & K will be on which of the following rivers? |
| A. | Jhelum |
| B. | Chenab |
| C. | Indus |
| D. | Ravi |
| Answer» B. Chenab | |
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Explanation: The Chenab Bridge is an arch bridge under construction is in India. It spans the Chenab River between Bakkal and Kauri, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. |
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| 577. |
Which of the following is the largest irrigation plant in India? |
| A. | Buckingham Canal |
| B. | Indira Gandhi Canal |
| C. | Upper Ganges Canal |
| D. | Tajewala Canal |
| Answer» B. Indira Gandhi Canal | |
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Explanation: 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 kilometers below the confluence of the Sutlej and Bess 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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| 578. |
The sideways erosion which widens the river valley called? |
| A. | Lateral Corrosion |
| B. | Vertical Corrosion |
| C. | Side Corrosion |
| D. | Mean Corrosion |
| Answer» A. Lateral Corrosion | |
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Explanation: 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. |
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| 579. |
Which one of the following is the origin of the Brahmaputra river? |
| A. | Milam |
| B. | Gangotri |
| C. | Yamunotri |
| D. | Chemayungdung |
| Answer» D. Chemayungdung | |
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Explanation: The Brahmaputra, one of the largest rivers of the world, has its origin in theChemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar lake. |
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| 580. |
Salal is the hydro power project in: |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» B. Jammu and Kashmir | |
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Explanation: Salal Hydroelectric Power Station is constructed on river Chenab in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The project was conceived in 1920. The project is located near Reasi about 100 km from Jammu. |
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| 581. |
Which of the following rivers flows from East to West and makes an estuary? |
| A. | Yamuna |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Narmada |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» C. Narmada | |
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Explanation: The Narmada is the largest of all west flowing peninsular rivers. It forms estuary in the Gulf of Khambat. There are several islands in the estuary of the Narmada of which Aliabet is the largest. |
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| 582. |
The Brahmaputra originates from which of the following glaciers? |
| A. | Angsi |
| B. | Gangotri |
| C. | Yamunotri |
| D. | Chemayungdung |
| Answer» A. Angsi | |
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Explanation: The Brahmaputra river (also called as "Burlung-Buthur" by the Bodo people of Assam), called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan language, originates on the Angsi Glacier located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet and not Chema- Yungdung glacier, which was previously identified by geographer Swami Pranavananda in the 1930s. |
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| 583. |
Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Narmada |
| D. | Ganga |
| Answer» C. Narmada | |
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Explanation: 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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| 584. |
Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga? |
| A. | Krishna |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Kaveri |
| D. | Narmada |
| Answer» B. Godavari | |
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Explanation: 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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| 585. |
Name the food crop which gives highest output in India. |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Jowar |
| C. | Maize |
| D. | Rice |
| Answer» A. Wheat | |
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Explanation: The Green Revolution benefited wheat the most. Though the area under rice is considerably larger than land under wheat, the latter has been marked by higher productivitydue to the introduction of high yielding variety of seeds, well irrigated lands and sub-stantial use of pesticides. The acreage yield has been higher in the case of wheat. |
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| 586. |
The crop which occupies maxi-mum cultivated area in India is – |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Gram |
| D. | Linseed |
| Answer» A. Rice | |
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Explanation: India has the biggest area under rice cultivation, as it is one of the principal food crops. India is also one of the world's largest producers of white rice, accounting for 20% of all world rice production. |
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| 587. |
Where was the first Cotton Mill in India established? |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | Bombay (now Mumbai) |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Coimbatore |
| Answer» B. Bombay (now Mumbai) | |
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Explanation: The first Indian cotton mill, "The Bombay Spinning Mill", was founded in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar - to offset the unfavourable balance of trade with England. India was exporting raw cotton to England and importing textiles from the Lancashire mills at an escalating cost. |
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| 588. |
Which is the smallest (in area) of the following Union Territories? |
| A. | Chandigarh |
| B. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| C. | Daman and Diu |
| D. | Lakshadweep |
| Answer» D. Lakshadweep | |
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Explanation: Lakshadweep is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km off the South Western coast of India. The islands form the smallest Union Territory of India: their total surface area is just 11 sq mi or 32 km2. The lagoon area covers about 4,200 square kilometres, the territorial waters area 20,000 square kilometres and the exclusive economic zone area 400,000 square kilometres. The region forms a single Indian district with ten Sub divisions. Kavaratti serves as the capital of the Union Territory and the region comes under the jurisdiction of Kerala High Court. |
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| 589. |
Which among the following States has lowest rate of literacy according to 2001 census? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» D. Bihar | |
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Explanation: According to the provisional population totals in 2001 Census, the literacy rate for Bihar was 47.53% as against 37.49% in 1991 Census as against 37.49%, in 1991 Census. Although the literacy rate in the state increased by roughly 10 percentage points during 1991- 2001, it was still low as compared to the all India average of 65.38 percent. According to 2011 census, Bihar has lowest rate of literacy (61.8%). |
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| 590. |
Tar roads get easily damaged during – |
| A. | summer |
| B. | winter |
| C. | rainy season |
| D. | peak traffic hours |
| Answer» C. rainy season | |
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Explanation: Tar & chip have been used for over 100 years, all over the world, with great success, to pave and resurface roads. However, they are easily spoiled in rains and natural calamity. Concrete roads are less affected. |
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| 591. |
Which one of the following ports is located on eastern coast of India? |
| A. | Kandla |
| B. | Kochi |
| C. | Mormugao |
| D. | Paradeep |
| Answer» D. Paradeep | |
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Explanation: Paradeep, is a major seaport town and a designated notified area in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. The Port of Paradeep is the primary port in Orissa, and one of the largest on India's east coast. The port handled over 57 million tonnes of cargo in 2009-2010. Thermal coal and iron ore are major commodities that transit the port. |
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| 592. |
In Indian agriculture, the period from July to October November is called - |
| A. | Rabi season |
| B. | Kharif season |
| C. | Pre-kharif season |
| D. | Slack season |
| Answer» B. Kharif season | |
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Explanation: Ratna is a resistant variety of rice. This paddy variety takes about 130-135 days to grow. The main states growing this variety are Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Terai region of UP, Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu. |
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| 593. |
Monoculture is a typical characteristic of |
| A. | shifting cultivation |
| B. | subsistence farming |
| C. | specialized horticulture |
| D. | commercial grain farming |
| Answer» D. commercial grain farming | |
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Explanation: Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop or plant species over a wide area and for a large number of consecutive years. It is widely used in modern industrial agriculture and its implementation has allowed for large harvests from minimal labor. However, this ratio remains true only if the accounting for labor required is limited to the number of workers employed on the farm. If the indirect work of employees involved in producing chemicals and machinery are taken into account, the ratio of labor to output is higher. |
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| 594. |
Green Revolution was most successful in |
| A. | Punjab and Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Punjab, Haryana and UP |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | UP and Maharashtra |
| Answer» B. Punjab, Haryana and UP | |
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Explanation: In regional terms, only the states of Punjab and Haryana showed the best results of the Green Revolution. The eastern plains ofthe River Ganges in West Bengal also showed reasonably good results. But results were less impressive in other parts of India. |
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| 595. |
Movement of people from a village to a small town and later to a city is known as : |
| A. | infra-state migration |
| B. | step-wise migration |
| C. | inter-state migration |
| D. | forced migration |
| Answer» B. step-wise migration | |
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Explanation: Step wise migration refers to a type of migration which occurs in a series of movements, for example, moving to a town larger than the home town, but not directly to one of the city regions. It is an important subcomponent of the urbanward drift of people. |
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| 596. |
Project Tiger was introduced in: |
| A. | 2001 |
| B. | 1973 |
| C. | 1984 |
| D. | 1995 |
| Answer» B. 1973 | |
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Explanation: Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in 1973 by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure. The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction, and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage forever represented as close as possible the diversity of ecosystems across the tiger's distribution in the country. |
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| 597. |
Which of the following is correctly matched? Wildlife Sancturay - State |
| A. | Bandipur — Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Manas — Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Ranthambhore — Rajasthan |
| D. | Simlipal — Bihar |
| Answer» C. Ranthambhore — Rajasthan | |
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Explanation: Bandipur: Karnataka; Manas. Assam; Ranthambhore: Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan; and Simlipal: in the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. |
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| 598. |
Lion is conserved at – |
| A. | Kaziranga Sanctuary |
| B. | Gir Sanctuary |
| C. | Corbett National Park |
| D. | Manas Sanctum |
| Answer» B. Gir Sanctuary | |
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Explanation: The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, is the sole home of the pure Asiatic Lions and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species. Established in 1965, the park is located to the south-east of Junagadh and to south west of Amreli. |
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| 599. |
Which of the following does not have an influence over the climate in India? |
| A. | Monsoons |
| B. | Ocean currents |
| C. | Nearness to equator |
| D. | Presence of Indian ocean |
| Answer» B. Ocean currents | |
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Explanation: India's geography and geology are climatically pivotal: the Thar Desert in the northwest and the Himalayas in the north work in tandem to effect a culturally and economically break-all monsoonal regime. As Earth's highest and most massive mountain range, the Himalayan system bars the influx of frigid katabatic 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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| 600. |
The area with annual rainfall less than 50 cm in a year is – |
| A. | Meghalaya |
| B. | Leh in Kashmir |
| C. | Coromandel coast |
| D. | Konkan coast |
| Answer» B. Leh in Kashmir | |
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Explanation: 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, bike 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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