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Q1.Which of the following rivers is referred to as “Dakshin Ganga”?

(a) Tapti

(b) Narmada

(d) Godavari

Q2. Name one of the oldest cities of India that has recently gone ‘wireless’.

(a) Varanasi

(b) Nasik

(d) Gaya

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Q3. Which state does not share a common border with Chhattisgarh?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Odisha

(d) Maharashtra

Q4. Name the longest river in India.

(a) Brahmaputra

(b) Ganga

(d) Krishna

Q5. 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

(d) Godavari

Q6. Which one of the following countries is the second largest producer of sugarcane in the world?

(a) Brazil

(b) Cuba

(d) China

Q7. The Andamans and Nicobars are separated by the

(a) Ten Degree Channel

(b) Nicobar Channel

(d) Nine Degree Channel

Q8. Which of the following ocean currents does not belong to Indian Ocean?

(a) Agulhas Current

(b) Mozambique Current

(d) Benguela Current

Q9. What is approx. the percentage of forest cover in India

(a) 8.5%

(b) 10%

(d) 19.5%

Q10. Which of the following food crops is produced maximum in India?

(a) Maize

(b) Rice

(d) Jowar

Q11. Which of the following states has the largest reserve of copper?

(a) Bihar

(b) Jharkhand

(d) Rajasthan

Q12. Which one of the following islands does NOT belong to Lakshadweep?

(a) Kavaratti

(b) Amini

(d) Neil

Q13. Which of the following dance forms belongs to the state of Jammu and Kashmir? (a) Bidesia

(b) Karma

(d) Swang

Q14. ‘Pusa Sindhu Ganga’ is a variety of

(a) Wheat

(b) Paddy

(d) Gram

Q15. The river island Majuli which became “India’s first and only island district” is located in

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Assam

ANSWER

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. Godavari River is known as the southern Ganges (Dakshina Ganga) because it originates from the river Ganga (underground water) near Trimbak in Nashik. With a length of 1465 km, it is the second longest river in India, after the Ganges.

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. Eighty-six years after the city got electricity, overhead power cables in world’s oldest city ‘Varanasi ‘ is being dismantled after a project to lay underground lines over 16 sq-km has been finally complete

S3. Ans.(a)

Sol.

Chhattisgarh shares its borders with the states of Uttar Pradesh in north, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in west, Telangana in southwest, Odisha in east and Jharkhand in northeast.

S4. Ans.(b)

Sol.

The Ganges, also known as Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh.

S5. 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.

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol.India is the second-largest producer of sugarcane in the world.

India is known as the homeland of Sugar.

Brazil is the largest sugarcane producing country in the world followed by India, China and Thailand.

S7. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal.

The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

This channel is 150 kilometres (93 mi) wide from north to south and approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long from east to west.

S8. Ans.(d)

Sol.The Benguela Current does not belong to Indian Ocean.

It is part of Atlantic Ocean.

It is the broad, northward flowing ocean current that forms the eastern portion of the South Atlantic Ocean gyre.

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) conducted in 2019 estimates a total of 807,276 square kilometres of forest and tree cover, which makes up 24.56% of the land area.

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. Rice is the dominant crop of India; wheat comes second both in terms of total production and the area under cultivation. Rice occupies 23.3 percent of gross cropped area of the country and contributes 43 per cent of total food grain production. It is the staple food of the people of the eastern and southern parts of the country. Besides, India accounts for 20% of all world rice production.

S11. Ans.(d)

Sol.Rajasthan has the largest copper reserves in India and is 2^nd in terms of production, after MP. It accounts for 40% of the country’s copper production.

S12. Ans.(d)

Sol. Minicoy, Kavaratti, and Amini islands belong Lakshadweep group of Islands. Neil Island belongs to the Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands.

S13. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Rouf is a folk dance which originated in the Muslim community of the state of Kashmir in India.

S14. Ans.(a)

Sol. ‘Pusa Sindhu Ganga’ is a variety of Wheat.

This variety is mainly shown in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, some parts of Rajsthan, East UP, Bihar etc.

S15. Ans.(d)

Sol. Majuli is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam.

In 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India.

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