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Q1. Which among the following dams has been built over Chambal River?
(a) Gandhi Sagar Dam
(b) JawaharSagar Dam
(c) Kota barrage
(d) All of the Above
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol.Gandhi Sagar dam, Rana PratapSagar dam and JawaharSagar Dam and Kota barrage are the four dams built on the Chambal River.
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River.
Q2. Which of the following pair (National Park: State) is incorrect?
(a) Simlipal : Orissa
(b) Nokrek: Meghalaya
(c) Tadoba: Maharashtra
(d) Guindy: Karnataka
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol.Guindy National Park is a protected area of Tamil Nadu.
It is located in Chennai.
It is the 8th smallest National parks of India and one of the very few national parks located inside a city.
Q3. What is the name of position in which Earth and Sun are nearest?
(a) Perihelion
(b) Aphelion
(c) Apogee
(d) Perige
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Perihelion is the position in which Earth is located closet to the sun.
Earth comes closest to the sun every year around January 3.
It is farthest from the sun every year around July 4.
Q4. Mayurbhanj mines are known for which of the following metals?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Iron-ore
(c) Bauxite
(d) Copper
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol.Mayurbhanj mines are known for it’s iron -ore.
It was the first iron ore mines developed in India in 1910, by Maharaja Sriram Chandra BhanjDeo ruler of Princely State of Mayurbhanj.
Q5. Which is the longest mountain chain on Earth?
(a) Himalayan Range
(b) Andes Mountain
(c) Mid-Atlantic Ridge
(d) Western Cordillera
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Mid-AtlanticRidge is a mid-ocean ridge located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
It is part of the longest mountain range in the world.
Q6. Which of the following is India’s only floating national park?
(a) Kanha National Park
(b) Hemis National Park
(c) KeibulLamjao National Park
(d) Sunderbans National Park
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The KeibulLamjao National Park is located in the state of Manipur.
It is the only floating park in the world, located in North East India.
It is an integral part of Loktak Lake.
Q7. In which State, the koynahydro power project is located?
(a)Maharashtra.
(b)Bihar.
(c)Tamilnadu.
(d)Andhra Pradesh.
S7. (a)
Sol. Koynahydro power project is a complex hydropower project with 4 dams.
One of the dams is built across the river koyna in Satara district in Maharashtra.
Hence, gaining is it’s name.
Q8. Which of the following countries does nothave Coastline?
(a) Cambodia
(b) North Korea
(c) Finland
(d) Zimbabwe
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. From the given options, Zimbabwe does not have it’s coastline. It is a landlocked country in Africa.
Capital of Zimbabwe is Harare.
Q9. Kali Sindh and Parbati are the tributaries of River__________
(a) Chambal
(b) Yamuna
(c) Bhramaputra
(d) Ganga
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. The River Chambal and its tributaries Kali Sindh and Parbati.
The other tributaries of the Chambal include Shipra, ChotiKalisindh, Sivanna, Retam, Ansar, Kalisindh, Banas etc.
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in Central and Northen India.
Q10. The highest peak in Indian territory is Nanda Devi, is located in?
(a) Trans-Himalayas
(b) Central Himalayas
(c) Karakoram Range
(d) Kumaun Himalayas
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol.Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal).
Nanda Devi is located in Kumaun Himalayas.
Q11.In which State is the kangerghati national park?
(a)Himachal Pradesh.
(b) Bihar.
(c) Uttar Pradesh.
(d) Chattisgarh.
S11. (d)
Sol. Kangerghati national park is situated injagdalpur, chattisgarh in Bastar region.
It became a national park in 1982.
It has Bastar hill myna as one of the prominent species.
Q12. Name the river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chhotanagpur Plateau of Bihar and known as “The River of Sorrow”
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Damodar
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhaand and West Bengal.
Damodar River was earlier known as the “River of Sorrows” as it used to flood many areas of Bardhaman, Hooghly,Howrah and Medinipur districts.
Q13. The famous festival of ‘TsokumSamai’ is celebrated by the people of which state to invoke blessings for a rich harvest?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Assam
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Nagaland
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. The famous festival of ‘TsokumSamai’ is celebrated by the people of Nagaland to invoke blessings for a rich harvest.
It is a festival of the Khiamniungan tribe and is celebrated in the month of October.
Q14. Which one of the following mountain peaks is known as ‘Everest of South’
(a) Nilgiris
(b) Anamudi
(c) Meesapulimala
(d) Illikkalkallu
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Anamudi is a mountain located in Ernakulam district and Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala.
It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and in South India, at an elevation of 2,695 metres (8,842 ft).
Anamudi peak is one of only three ultra prominent peaks in South India.
It is the highest point in India south of Himalayas. Thus it is known as “Everest of South India”.
Q15. ‘Pulikkali’ is a recreational folk art form from which of the following states of India?
- Kerala
- Sikkim
- Karnataka
- Punjab
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Pulikkali’ is a recreational folk art form from the state of Kerala.
It is performed by trained artists to entertain people on the occasion of Onam, an annual harvest festival.
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