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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) .
| 151. |
The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world is in– |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| Answer» A. Manipur | |
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Explanation: The Keibul Lamjao National Park is a national park in the Bishnupur district of Manipur. It is an integral part of Loktak Lake. |
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| 152. |
Jim Corbett National Park is situated in – |
| A. | Uttarakhand |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Himachal Pradesh |
| Answer» A. Uttarakhand | |
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Explanation: Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Halley National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was named after JimCorbett who played a key role in its establishment. |
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| 153. |
Which is the home of "Alphonso mango"? |
| A. | Ratnagiri |
| B. | Benares |
| C. | Malda |
| D. | Vijayawada |
| Answer» A. Ratnagiri | |
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Explanation: Alphonso is a mango cultivar that is considered as one of the best in terms of sweetness, richness and flavor It has considerable shelf life of a week after it is ripe making it exportable. It is also one of the most expensive kinds of mango and is grown mainly in largest region of western India. |
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| 154. |
Which one of the following is not a plantation crop? |
| A. | Tea |
| B. | Coffee |
| C. | Rubber |
| D. | Sugarcane |
| Answer» D. Sugarcane | |
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Explanation: A plantation is a large artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local onsite consumption. Plantation Crops constitute a large group of crops. The major plantation crops include coconut, arecanut, oil palm, cashew, tea, coffee and rubber; the minor plantation crops include cocoa |
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| 155. |
Jhum Cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practised in – |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Central Highland |
| C. | Coastal Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» B. Central Highland | |
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Explanation: A plantation is a large artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops |
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| 156. |
Name the crop-season in India that opens in May-June with major crops like rice and millets. |
| A. | Rainy season |
| B. | Rabi |
| C. | Kharif |
| D. | Winter season |
| Answer» A. Rainy season | |
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Explanation: Kharif/Rainy/Monsoon crops are the crops grown in monsoon months from June to October/November. They require warm, wet weather at major period of crop growth, and also required short day length for flowering. Examples: Cotton, Rice, Jowar, bajara. |
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| 157. |
Which one of the following hydroelectric projects does not be-long to Tamil Nadu? |
| A. | Idukki |
| B. | Aliyar |
| C. | Periyar |
| D. | Kundah |
| Answer» A. Idukki | |
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Explanation: 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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| 158. |
Where is Nathpa Jhakri Power Project located? |
| A. | Uttarakhand |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Himachal Pradesh | |
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Explanation: The Nathpa Jhalcri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh, India. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supplies a 1,500 MW underground power station with water. Construction on the project began in 1993 and it was complete in 2004. It is owned by SJVN Ltd. |
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| 159. |
The Nagarjuna Sagar Project is constructed on the river – |
| A. | Kaveri |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Godavari |
| D. | Indus |
| Answer» B. Krishna | |
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Explanation: The Nagarjunasagar Dam is the world's largest masonry dam at the time of its construction, which is built across Krishna River at Nagarjunasagar in Guntur and Nalgonda districts of Andhra Pradesh. It was the earliest in the series of large infrastructure projects initiated for the Green Revolution in India; it also is one of the earliest multi-purpose irrigation and hydro-electric projects in India. |
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| 160. |
The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river – |
| A. | Hooghly |
| B. | Bhagirathi |
| C. | Godavari |
| D. | Krishna |
| Answer» A. Hooghly | |
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Explanation: An estuary is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean. One of the major estuaries of the Ganges, the largest as well as longest river of Indian subcontinent, is the Hooghly estuary. It has a width of 3 to 12 kms and is a live estuary supporting biodiversity and better known for its Hilsa fishery and the famous Sunderban mangroves. |
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| 161. |
Which of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga? |
| A. | Indrawati |
| B. | Son |
| C. | Gomati |
| D. | Yamuna |
| Answer» A. Indrawati | |
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Explanation: Indravati is a tributary of the Godavari River, located in central India. |
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| 162. |
India's first Railway University will come up at – |
| A. | Vadodara, Gujarat |
| B. | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| C. | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» A. Vadodara, Gujarat | |
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Explanation: The government, in January 2016, announced that Vadodara in Gujarat will be home to the country's first railway university. The present campus for National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR), Vadodara, (at Pratap Vilas Palace) will be initially used to start the railway university. After land acquisition, a fullfledged university will be started there. |
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| 163. |
In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product? |
| A. | Charcoal |
| B. | Crude petroleum |
| C. | Diamond |
| D. | Black gram |
| Answer» B. Crude petroleum | |
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Explanation: In India, the expression 'Black Revolution' is related to the production of crude petroleum. It refers to the attempts made by the government to radically boost crude oil production in the country during the 1970s. |
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| 164. |
Male literacy rate in India according to 2001 census is - |
| A. | 45.96 per cent |
| B. | 56.38 per cent |
| C. | 75.85 per cent |
| D. | 64.13 per cent |
| Answer» C. 75.85 per cent | |
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Explanation: As per the 2001 Census, the literacy rate of India increased from 18.33% in 1951 to 64.84% in 2001. The male literacy rate increased to 75.26%, which showed an increase of 11.13%.0n the other hand, the female literacy of 53.67% increased at a much faster rate of 14.38%. According to 2011 census, male literacy rate in India is 80.9%. |
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| 165. |
Which from the following territories does NOT have a border with Mizoram? |
| A. | Nagaland |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» A. Nagaland | |
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Explanation: Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. Nagaland, the 16th state of the Indian Union, was established on December 1, 1963. It is divided into eleven districts: Kohima, Phek, Mokokchung, Wokha, Zunheboto, Tuensang, Mon, Dimapur, Kiphire, Longleng and Peren. It is a largely mountainous state. |
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| 166. |
Which among the following means of transport in India carries maximum number of passengers during a year? |
| A. | International water transport |
| B. | Indian Railways |
| C. | Ashok Leyland buses |
| D. | Telco buses |
| Answer» B. Indian Railways | |
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Explanation: Indian Railways (reporting mark IR) is an Indian state-owned enterprise, owned and operated by the government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising 115,000km (71,000 mi) of track over a route of 65,000 km (40,000 mi) and 7,500 stations. |
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| 167. |
The proposed sea-route "Sethu Samudram" is a canal through which of the sea-lanes? |
| A. | Gulf of Mannar |
| B. | Malacca Strait |
| C. | Guff of Kutch |
| D. | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| Answer» A. Gulf of Mannar | |
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Explanation: Sethusamudram is the sea that separates Tamil Nadu, India, from Sri Lanka. It encompasses the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait, and a shoal of islands and bays that separate them called Ram Setu ("Rama Bridge", also known as Adam's Bridge). Sethusamudram was the site of the proposed Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project by the Government of India for dredging the entire straits to make it navigable by large ships and create fishing and shipping harbours in the coastal areas. Advantages of this project derive from obtaining a navigable sea route close to the coast, reducing in travel distance between the western and eastern coasts of peninsular India by about 350 nautical miles (due to having to circle about the island of Sri Lanka). |
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| 168. |
The ‘Chipko Movement' is related to – |
| A. | Wildlife preservation |
| B. | Forest conservation |
| C. | Scientific agriculture |
| D. | Deforestation |
| Answer» B. Forest conservation | |
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Explanation: The Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan is a movement that practised the Gandhian methods of satyagraha and non- violent resistance, through the act of hugging trees to protect them from being felled. The modern Chipko movement started in the early 1970s in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, then in Uttar Pradesh with growing awareness towards rapid deforestation. The Chipko movement though primarily a livelihood movement rather than a forest conservation movement went on to become a rallying pointfor many future environmentalists, environmental protests and movements the world over and created a precedent for non- violent protest. |
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| 169. |
Which one of the following rivers In India has been declared as the National River? |
| A. | Godavari |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Ganga |
| D. | Narmada |
| Answer» C. Ganga | |
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Explanation: Indravati is a tributary of the Godavari River, located in central India. |
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| 170. |
If Hwang Ho is the sorrow of China which river is sorrow of Bihar? |
| A. | Damodar river |
| B. | Koshi River |
| C. | Yamuna river |
| D. | Ravi river |
| Answer» B. Koshi River | |
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Explanation: Koshi River is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar". It leads to annual floods that affect about 21.000 km2 of fertile agricultural lands and impact heavily upon the state's rural economy. During floods, the average discharge of Koshi increases to 18 times the average, inundating large areas in its spate. |
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| 171. |
In North-East India, is known to be the largest fresh-water lake. |
| A. | Dal Lake |
| B. | Chilika Lake |
| C. | Loktak Lake |
| D. | Tsomoriri Lake |
| Answer» C. Loktak Lake | |
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Explanation: Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India. It is located near Moirang in Manipur. It is famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matter at various stages of decomposition) floating over it. |
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| 172. |
A crop grown in zaid season is – |
| A. | Watermelon |
| B. | Soyabean |
| C. | Maize |
| D. | Jute |
| Answer» A. Watermelon | |
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Explanation: In Indian sub-continent, the crops grown on irrigated lands which do not have to wait for monsoons, in the short duration between Rabi and Khalif crop season, mainly from March to June, are called Zaid crops. Examples: water melon, musk melon, gourds and cucumber. |
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| 173. |
Bailing, mustering and shearing are some activities connected with- |
| A. | Rearing of Lama |
| B. | Cotton cultivation |
| C. | Sheep rearing |
| D. | Poultry farming |
| Answer» C. Sheep rearing | |
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Explanation: The three terms are related to sheep rearing. Shearing: act of cutting wool; Bailing up: to corner the sheep physically; and Mustering: the round up of livestock for inspection or other purposes. |
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| 174. |
Which one of the following States produces the maximum manganese in India? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Orissa |
| Answer» D. Orissa | |
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Explanation: The metallic manganese on earth is rated as the 12th most abundant element in the lithosphere, estimated around 28.46 x tonnes or so i.e., 0.1087% by proportion of weight. Thus it almost becomes a scarce one, so far as its deposits are concerned. Industrially manganese metal is a vital component of steel and its major use is for metallurgical purpose. The 96% of global production of manganese today is from barely 7 countries viz. CIS, RSA, Brazil, Gabon,Australia, China and India in decreasing order of tonnages raised annually. |
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| 175. |
Which of the following is the most important raw material for generation of power in India? |
| A. | Mineral Oil |
| B. | Natural Gas |
| C. | Uranium |
| D. | Coal |
| Answer» D. Coal | |
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Explanation: Coal is the most important source of power in India. More than 65% of India's electricity generation capacity comes from thermal power plants, with about 85% of the country's thermal power generation being coal- based. India's electricity sector consumes about 72% of the coal produced in the country. |
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| 176. |
The number of oil refineries working in the State of Assam is- |
| A. | one |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four |
| Answer» D. four | |
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Explanation: There are four our Oil Refineries of Assam: Digboi Reftnery in 1901; Noonmati in Guwahati in 1962; Dhaligoan near Bongaigaon in 1962; and Numaligarh of Golaghat district in 1999. Guwahati Refinery was the country's first Public Sector Refinery. Assam was the first state in the country where in 1889 oil was struck at Digboi in Tinsukia district. |
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| 177. |
The only ape of India found in hill forests of Assam and Nagaland is– |
| A. | Orangutan |
| B. | Gibbon |
| C. | Chimpanzee |
| D. | Gorilla |
| Answer» B. Gibbon | |
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Explanation: The Hoolock Gibbon, the only ape species in India, is found in Assam, Arunachla Pradesh and Bhutan only. The Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, formerly known as the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary or Hollongapar Reserve Forest, is an isolated protected area of evergreen forest located in Assam. India. The sanctuary was officially constituted and renamed in 1997. On 30 July 1997, in notification, the sanctuary was constituted under the civil district of Jorhat and named it the "Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary" after the only apes found in India: the hoolock gibbons (genus Hoolock). It is the only sanctuary in India named after a gibbon due to its distinction for containing the densest gibbon populations in Assam. |
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| 178. |
In terms of area, India is the largest country of the world. |
| A. | second |
| B. | fourth |
| C. | sixth |
| D. | seventh |
| Answer» D. seventh | |
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Explanation: India is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,166,414 square kilometres. 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. |
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| 179. |
The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of – |
| A. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» C. Orissa | |
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Explanation: Separated from the Bay of Bengal by a narrow spit, Chilika is one of India's largest brackish water coastal lakes. Located south of the mouth of the Mahanadi River in unspoilt Odisha, this lake was once a bay of the ocean until it was silted up by monsoon tides. The lake is an important habitat and breeding ground forboth resident and migratory and aquatic birds, most notably flamingoes. |
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| 180. |
Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in – |
| A. | Baluchistan |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Kashmir |
| Answer» B. Myanmar | |
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Explanation: The Arakan Mountains is a mountain range in western Burma, between the coast of Rakhine State and the Central Burma Basin, in which flows the Irrawaddy River. It runs from Cape Negrais in the south into the Manipur State of India in the north. They include the Naga Hills, the Chin Hills, and the Patkai range which includes the Lushai Hills. |
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| 181. |
The southernmost point of India is – |
| A. | Kanyalcurnari |
| B. | Rameswaram |
| C. | Dhanushkodi |
| D. | Indira Point |
| Answer» D. Indira Point | |
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Explanation: The southernmost point of India is Indira Point. |
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| 182. |
The northern part of the west coast is known as – |
| A. | Coromandal coast |
| B. | Malabar coast |
| C. | Konkan coast |
| D. | Northern circars |
| Answer» C. Konkan coast | |
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Explanation: 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. |
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| 183. |
Which of the following is formed out of volcanic eruptions in India? |
| A. | Deccan Plateau |
| B. | Lakshadweep Islands |
| C. | Western Ghats |
| D. | Himalayas |
| Answer» A. Deccan Plateau | |
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Explanation: 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 mil-lion years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period. |
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| 184. |
The plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is– |
| A. | Malwa |
| B. | Chota Nagpur |
| C. | Ranchi |
| D. | Hazaribagh |
| Answer» A. Malwa | |
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Explanation: 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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| 185. |
India leads the world in the export of – |
| A. | coffee |
| B. | cotton |
| C. | manganese |
| D. | mica |
| Answer» D. mica | |
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Explanation: India is one of the leading suppliers of mica to the world. India alone accounts fora major portion of the world's exportof block mica and mica splitting. India produces approximate 90 % of the world's mica. |
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| 186. |
In India, Dhariwal and Ludhiana towns are famous for – |
| A. | silk textiles |
| B. | woollen textiles |
| C. | cotton textiles |
| D. | synthetic textiles |
| Answer» B. woollen textiles | |
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Explanation: In India. Punjab is the leader in woolen textile industry. There are over 250 small woolen mills in Purijab. Dhariwal in Gurdaspur district, which is an old centre of the industry, is well known. Amritsar and Ludhiana are other centres. The industry depends upon wool from H.P, J 8c K and Australia. The industry gets power from Bhalcra Dam. |
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| 187. |
The largest solar power plant in India is located at – |
| A. | Nagercoil |
| B. | Jaisalmer |
| C. | Madhapur |
| D. | Rann of Kutch |
| Answer» C. Madhapur | |
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Explanation: The solar plant located at Madhapur, near Bhuj in Gujarat, was till recently the largest solar power plant in India. It was used to sterilise milk cans. However, at present, the solar power plant in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu, is not only India's but also the world's largest solar plant. With a capacity to produce 648 MW of electricity, the plant comprises 2.5 million individual solar modules. It supplanted the 130- MW solar power plant at Bhagwanpur in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, for the tag of the largest solar power plant in India (Sources: India's largest solar plant in MP. Modi calls it 'saffron revolution', The Hindu, 26 February, 2014; |
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| 188. |
SIDO is related to the development of – |
| A. | Small industries |
| B. | Steel Industry |
| C. | Soap Industry |
| D. | Sugar Industry |
| Answer» A. Small industries | |
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Explanation: SIDO stands for Small Industries Development Organization. It is an apex body and nodal agency for formulating, coordinating and monitoring the policies and programmes for promotion and development of small-scale industries. It was set up in 1954 on the basis of the recommendations of the Ford Foundation. |
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| 189. |
Where is the Indian National Rail Museum situated? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Himachal Pradesh |
| Answer» A. Delhi | |
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Explanation: The National Rail Museum is a museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi which focuses on the rail heritage of India. It opened on 1 February 1977. The rail museum is an amalgamation of rare steam locomotives, historical pictures, railway artifacts that are displayed along with some static and working models of a wide variety of trains in India. |
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| 190. |
Golden Quadrilateral Project for the development of National Highways was initiated by – |
| A. | P V Narasimha Rao |
| B. | I K Gujral |
| C. | Manmohan Singh |
| D. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Answer» D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
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Explanation: The Golden Quadrilateral project was launched by the then Prinie Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2001. The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting many of the major industrial, agricultural andcultural centres of India. It is the largest highway project in India and the fifth longest in the world. |
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| 191. |
Which of the following States in India does not share boundary with Myanmar? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Manipur |
| C. | Nagaland |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» A. Assam | |
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Explanation: Assam shares international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh |
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| 192. |
The largest tribal community in India is – |
| A. | Bhils |
| B. | Gonds |
| C. | Santhals |
| D. | Tharus |
| Answer» C. Santhals | |
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Explanation: Santhals are the largest tribal community in India, who live mainly in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Assam. There is also a significant Santhal minority in neighboring Bangladesh, and a small population in Nepal. Bhils come second. |
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| 193. |
As per the provisional result of the 2011 Census, the density of population in India is – |
| A. | 325 |
| B. | 352 |
| C. | 372 |
| D. | 382 |
| Answer» D. 382 | |
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Explanation: Population Density of India is 382 per sq km as per census 2011. Bihar is the densest state of India with a population density of 1,106. |
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| 194. |
The largest Union Territory of India is |
| A. | Chandigarh |
| B. | Puducherry |
| C. | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| D. | Lakshadweep |
| Answer» C. Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
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Explanation: Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the largest Union Territory among the given options with an area of 8,249 km2. Chandigarh: 114 km2; Puducherry: 490 km2; and Lakshadweep: 30 km2. |
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| 195. |
At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in – |
| A. | Andaman Islands |
| B. | Nicobar Islands |
| C. | Lakshadweep |
| D. | Minicoy |
| Answer» A. Andaman Islands | |
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Explanation: Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia. It is one of the most easterly of Andaman Islands. Along with the rest of the Andaman Islands, it is a part of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
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| 196. |
The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh | |
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Explanation: Kovvada Atomic Power Project is a proposed 6,600 MW nuclear power station in Andhra Pradesh. U.Sbased Westinghouse Electric Corporation will supply AP-1000 nuclear reactors to Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) for this prestigious project. Andhra Pradesh will get 50 per cent of the power to be produced at the atomic power plant |
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| 197. |
Which one of the following is the first National Park of India? |
| A. | Corbett National Park |
| B. | Bandipur National Park |
| C. | Kanha National Park |
| D. | Sariska |
| Answer» A. Corbett National Park | |
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Explanation: 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 Haney National Park. |
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| 198. |
The common tree species in Nilgiri hills is – |
| A. | Sal |
| B. | Pine |
| C. | Eucalyptus |
| D. | Teak |
| Answer» C. Eucalyptus | |
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Explanation: Nilgiri mountains are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu state at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India. They are part of the larger Western Ghats mountain chain making up the southwestern edge of the Deccan Plateau. Eucalyptus is common. |
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| 199. |
How much of India's total geographical area is forest land? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 23% |
| C. | 26% |
| D. | 28% |
| Answer» B. 23% | |
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Explanation: Forest area (% of land area) in India was last measured at 23.07% in 2011, according to the World Bank. Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, andexcludes tree stands in agricultural production systems. |
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| 200. |
Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserves of India? |
| A. | Nilgiri |
| B. | Nandadevi |
| C. | Sundarbans |
| D. | Gulf of Mannar |
| Answer» D. Gulf of Mannar | |
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Explanation: The Gulf of Mannar located in Tamil Nadu is one of South Asia's largest biosphere reserves. It extends from Rameswaram Island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It is spread over an area of 10,500 km2. |
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