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Q1. In which state is the Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary located?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Karnataka
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol.
- Bankapura Peacock Sanctuaryis a wildlife sanctuary inside the Bankapura Fort, located in Haveri District of Karnataka.
- According to a rough estimate, there are more than 1,000 peacocks and peahen in the sanctuary.
Q2. Which of the following hills connect eastern and western ghats?
(a) Satpura
(b) Vindhya
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Aravalli
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol.
- The NilgiriMountains/Hills is is located at the trijunction of three states: Northwestern Tamil Nadu, Southern Karnataka, and eastern Kerala.
- It connects the Western Ghatswith the Eastern Ghats.
Doddabetta is the highest peak of Nilgiri Hills.
Q3. Which of the following is the wildlife sanctuary?
(a)Jaldapara.
(b)Garumala.
(c)Corbett.
(d)Chapramari.
S3. (C)
Sol.
- Jim Corbett National park is a forested wildlife sanctuary in northern India’s ,uttrakhand state , rich in flora and fauna.
- It is known for its bengal tigers.
Q4.When did india adopt the international tsunami warning system?
(a)2004.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2007.
S4. (C)
Sol.
- India agreed to Ocean tsunami warning system in a united nations conference held in january 2005 in kobe , japan.
- As an initiation towards an international early warning programme after the disastrous tsunami of 2004 due to Indian Ocean earthquake.
Q5. Which hill stations name means place of the thunderbolt?
(a) Gangtok.
(b)ootacamand.
(c) Shillong.
(d)Darjeeling.
S5. (d)
Sol.
- Darjeeling is derived from the word Dorje meaning thunderbolt and ling meaning place or land.
- Both Dorje and ling are Tibetan words.
Q6.Palghar joint which of the following state’s?
(a)Sikkim and west bengal.
(b)Tamilnadu and Kerala.
(c)Maharashtra and Gujarat.
(d)Chennai and Puducherry.
S6.(b)
Sol.
- Palakkad , also known as palghat, is a city , and municipality in the State of Kerala in southern India.
- It spread over 26.60km square.
Q7. The flash food is related with which of the following?
(a) Incessant storm.
(b)Cyclonic storm.
(c)Tsunami.
(d) Tornado.
S7.(b)
Sol.
- Torrential downpours associated with cyclonic storm brings heavy rainfall in a particular short span of time and causes flood like situation often termed as the flash flood.
Q8. Which of the following regions in India is the richest in iron and coal deposits?
(a) The Southern region
(b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(c) Himalayan region
(d) Thar desert
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol.
- The Chhota Nagpur Plateau, which lies in eastern India covers much of Jharkhand state and some adjacent parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh, is the richest in iron and coal deposits.
Q9. The smallest Mountain Peak in the world is located in
(a) Australia
(b) Antarctica
(c) South America
(d) Africa
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol.
- The smallest Mountain Peak in the world is located in Australia.
- Mount Wycheproof is the smallest Mountain Peak in the world.
Q10. Indravati, Pranhita and Sabari are important tributaries of which of these rivers?
(a) Krishna
(b) Cauvery
(c) Sabarmati
(d) Godavari
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol.
- Downstream of the SriramSagar dam, Godavari is joined by many major tributaries, namely, Pranhita, Indravati and Sabari which carry large volumes of flood water during monsoon.
Q11.Baltoro glacier is located in?
(a) Karakoram mountain range.
(b)Pamir mountains.
(c) Shivalik.
(d) Alps.
S11. (a)
Sol.
- If polar regions are not counted, Baltoro glacier is the longest glacier.
- It lies in Gilgit- balitistan region of Karakoram mountain range.
Q12. Dandeli wildlife sanctuary is in which state?
(a)Orissa.
(b) Maharashtra.
(c) Gujarat.
(d)Karnataka.
S12. (d)
Sol.
- Dandeli wildlife sanctuary is located in Karnataka.
- Under the project tigeranshi national park and dandeli wildlife sanctuary were collectively declared as the Dandeli national park.
Q13.The state which tops in production of mustard seed is?
(a) Maharashtra.
(b) Rajasthan.
(c) uttarpradesh.
(d)Gujarat.
S13. (b)
Sol.
- According to the figures of 2013-14, Rajasthan ranks first in mustard production followed by Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.
Q14. Where is the deepest part of the world Ocean located?
(a) Arctic Ocean.
(b) Atlantic Ocean.
(c) Indian Ocean.
(d)Pacific Ocean.
S14. (d)
Sol.
- The Pacific Ocean is the largest Ocean.
- The Pacific Ocean spreads over one -third of the Earth.
- Mariana trench is considered as the deepest part of the Earth ,lies in the Pacific Ocean.
Q15. Which is the best suited soil for the cultivation of rice?
(a)Laterite soil.
(b) Red soil.
(c) Alluvial soil.
(d)Black soil.
S15. (C)
Sol.
- Rice is a Kharif crop which requires Highly alluvial soil and a great amount of water.
- Major rice producing states are Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and uttarpradesh.
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