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1. Which state will celebrate ‘Chapchar Ans. B Kut’, the biggest and most important Sol. festival of the state, on March 6, 2020? * The 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 A. Arunachal Pradesh started from 12-16 January at Lucknow, B. Nagaland C. Manipur Uttar Pradesh. D. Mizoram E. Meghalaya * This festival is celebrated on the birth Ans. D anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The Sol. NYF 2020 is organized by the Ministry of • The Mizoram government and Youth Affairs and Sports and State organizing committee under the Government of Uttar Pradesh. chairmanship of Chief Minister * The theme of the 23rd National Youth Zoramthanga decided to celebrate Festival 2020 is “FIT YOUTH FIT ”. Chapchar Kut, the biggest and most The theme is in line with Prime Minister important festival of the Mizos, on March Narendra Modi’s vision for New India to 6, 2020. be a fit India and Ek Bharat Shrestha • While March 5 will be celebrated as pre- Bharat. The event aims to promote the festival, which would be graced by Art knowledge and ideas of the Youth. and Culture Minister R Lalzirliana as "Kut Pa" or the "father of the festival". 4. 31st International Kite Festival 2020 • Theme: "Promotion of Mizos' culture inaugurated in which state of India? and moral code" A. Maharashtra B. Bihar C. Gujarat D. Uttar Pradesh 2. The 5th edition of Science Film Festival E. of India (SCI-FFI 2020) has begun in Ans. C which city of India? Sol. A. Panaji, Goa • The 31st International Kite Festival was B. New Delhi, Delhi inaugurated by Gujarat governor Acharya C. , Devvrat and CM Vijay Rupani at D. Kolkata, West Bengal Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad. E. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Ans. A 5. Who was the head of the International Sol. Jury of the International Film Festivals of • The 5th edition of Science Film India? Festival of India (SCI-FFI 2020) has A. Robin Campillo B. John Bailey begun in Goa’s capital city Panaji. C. Zhang Yang D. Lynne Ramsay • The four-day festival was inaugurated E. Ramesh Sippy by the CM of Goa, Pramod Sawant. Ans. B • Films that have been selected to be Sol. screened at the event are ‘Mission ● Mr. John Bailey, Cinematographer and Mangal’, Antariskaham 9000 KMPH’, Ex. President of the Academy of Motion ‘Everest’, ‘Aamorie’, ‘Terminator: Dark Pictures Arts and Sciences will chair the Fate’, ‘Geostorm’ and ‘Virus’. International Jury of 50th International • A special workshop titled ‘Million Film Festival of India (IFFI). SoUL’ will also be conducted by IIT ● French filmmaker Mr. Robin Campillo Bombay on training about making solar who was also a member of the Cannes lamps. International Jury 2019, renowned Chinese filmmaker Mr. Zhang Yang and 3. 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 is Ms. Lynne Ramsay, who is one of the being celebrated in which city of India leading lights of young British cinema will from 12th to 16th January 2020? be the co-jurors. A. New Delhi B. Lucknow ● Eminent Filmmaker, Mr. Ramesh Sippy C. Kolkata D. Ahmedabad is the Indian member in the International E. Pune Jury.

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6. is the capital of which • These 40 days are when the chances of country? snowfall are the highest and the A. Vietnam B. Thailand maximum temperature drops C. Malaysia D. Singapore considerably. E. Indonesia Ans. B 10. Which among the following temples Sol. believed to be the first among the twelve ● Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, is a large shrines of ? city known for ornate shrines and vibrant A. Mallikarjuna Swam street life. The boat-filled Chao Phraya B. Mahakaleshwar C. Omkareshwar River feeds its network of canals, flowing D. Somnath E. past the Rattanakosin royal district, home Ans. D to opulent Grand Palace and its sacred Sol. Wat Phra Kaew Temple. • The located in PrabhasPatan near Veraval in Saurashtra 7. What is the Capital and Currency of on the western coast of Gujarat. Portugal? • It is believed to be the first among the A. Madrid And Euro twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. B. Athens And Euro • It is an important pilgrimage and tourist C. Sicily And Peso spot of Gujarat. D. Lisbon And Euro • Reconstructed several times in the past E. Bucharest And Leu after repeated destruction by several Ans. D Muslim invaders and rulers and Sol. Portuguese, the present temple was • Capital of Portugal is Lisbon and reconstructed in Chaulukya style of Hindu Currency is Euro. temple architecture and completed in • Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa May 1951. arrived. 11. Which among the following is the 8. What is the Capital and Currency of largest temple of Bhubaneswar? Ethiopia? A. B. Nageshwar A. Cairo And Pound C. Kashi Vishwanath D. Trimbakeshwar B. Addis Ababa And Birr E. Grishneshwar C. Asmara And Nakfa Ans. A D. Gitega And Franc Sol. E. Kigali And Franc • Lingaraja Temple is a Ans. B dedicated to Shiva and is one of the Sol. oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, the * The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa capital of the East Indian state of Odisha. and currency is Ethiopian birr. • The temple is the most prominent landmark of Bhubaneswar city and one of 9. What is Chillai-Kalan? the major tourist attractions of the state. A. A Buddhist festival in Leh monastery • The Lingaraja temple is the largest B. Folk Dance of Tamil Nadu temple in Bhubaneswar. C. Local Dialect of Manipur • The central tower of the temple is 180 D. Folk Song of Kerala ft (55 m) tall. E. 40-day harshest winter period in • The temple represents the quintessence Kashmir of the and Ans. E culminating the medieval stages of the Sol. architectural tradition at Bhubaneswar. • The 40-day harshest winter period in Kashmir (known as 'Chillai-Kalan') 12. Kamakhya Temple situated in which has begun with the upper reaches of the hill of Guwahati city in Assam? valley receiving snowfall. A. Nilachal Hill B. Khasi hills

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C. Jaintia hills D. Garo hills • It is located in the state of Gujarat, E. Lushai hills India. It is the world's tallest statue with Ans. A a height of 182 metres (597 ft). Sol. • It is located on a river island facing the • The Kamakhya Temple is also known as Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada in Kamrup-Kamakhya temple is a Hindu Kevadiya colony, 100 kilometres (62 mi) temple dedicated to the mother goddess southeast of the city of Vadodara. Kamakhya. • It was designed by Indian sculptor Ram • It is one of the oldest of the 51 V. Sutar and was inaugurated by Indian Pithas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 • Situated on the Nilachal Hill in western October 2018, the 143rd anniversary of part of Guwahati city in Assam, India. Patel's birth. • It is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten 15.Which among the following brackish Mahavidyas of Saktism : , Tara, water lagoon is the second largest lagoon Sodashi, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, after Chilika Lake in India? Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, A. Pangong Tso Matangi and Kamalatmika. B. Pulicat Lake C. Kerala Backwaters 13. In which city Mahakaleshwar D. Jyotirlinga temple is located? E. Kutch Salt Marsh A. Delhi B. Ahmadabad Ans. B C. D. Sol. E. Nagpur Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish Ans. D water lagoon in India, after Chilika Lake. Sol. It covers islands Irrukam, Venadu and • Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu several smaller ones. It is located in the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and one Coromandel Coast in the southeastern of the twelve Jyotirlingams, shrines which coast region of the Indian subcontinent. are said to be the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva. 16. is situated in which • It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain city? in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. A. Fatehpur B. Lucknow • The temple is situated on the side of the C. Kolkata D. Sagar lake. E. Jaipur • The presiding , Lord Shiva in the Ans. D form is believed to be Sol. Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in the Swayambhu, deriving currents of power city of Udaipur in the Indian state of (Shakti) from within itself as against the Rajasthan. It is an artificial lake named other images and that are ritually after Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur established and invested with - and , constructed north-west of shakti. Udaipur, to the north of in the 1680s. 14. On which river bank Statue of Unity is It is one of the four lakes of the Udaipur built? city; the other three being: A. Kosi B. Narmada • the Lake Pichola (within the Udaipur C. D. Yamuna town), E. None of these • Udai Sagar Lake, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) Ans. B to the east of Udaipur, and Dhebar Lake Sol. • The Statue of Unity is a colossal or Jaisamand Lake, 52 km (32 mi) south statue of Indian statesman and east of Udaipur. independence activist Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950) who was the first 17. Namdapha national park is situated in Home Minister of independent India. ______.

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A. Meghalaya B. Manipur • On 6 December 2018, the central C. Sikkim government approved the project. D. Arunachal Pradesh E. Assam 20.Ujh multipurpose dam project is being Ans. D built on Ujh river which is tributary of: Sol. A. Tapti River B. Beas River Namdapha national park is situated in C. Ravi River D. Yamuna River Arunachal Pradesh at Changlang E. Sutlej River district which is famous for Red giant Ans. C flying squirrel, big cat species like- Sol. Snow Leopard, Clouded Leopard, • Ravi River is a transboundary river Leopard and Tiger. crossing northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. 18. Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is • It is one of six rivers of the Indus located in which state? System. A. Bihar B. Uttar Pradesh • It originates in Kullu hills near the C. Haryana D. Maharastra Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh. E. Madhya Pradesh • It drains in the area between the Pir Ans. A Panjal and the Dhaola Dhar ranges. Sol. • Ujh river is tributary of Ravi river. • Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in state of Bihar in the south west 21. Armed Forces Veterans Day is of Munger district. celebrated every year on which date? • According to epic Mahabharata, A. 12th January B. 13th January Bheema, one of the pandavas, C. 14th January D. 15th January constructed a dam or bandh here, E. 16th January therefore it is called Bhimbandh. Ans. C • It is also known for warm water source. Sol. It is located in south of the Ganges River • Armed Forces Veterans Day is and northern edge of Chota Nagpur celebrated every year on January 14. Plateau. • The day is being celebrated since 2017 • It has rich floura and fauna but mainly and the day was initially called Armistice famous for its bird life. Day. • Every year, January 14 is marked as 19. Shahpurkandi project is dam project Armed Forces Veteran Day as the Field on ______river. Marshal KM Cariappa, the first A. Indus River B. Ravi River Commander-in-chief of Indian Armed C. Beas River D. Chenab River Forces retired on the day. E. Sutlej River • The fourth Army Forces Veteran Day, Ans. B 2020 is to be celebrated at National War Sol. Memorial. The Shahpurkandi Dam project is dam project located on the Ravi River in 22. 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 is Pathankot district of Punjab. being celebrated in which city of India • The project is under construction on the from 12th to 16th January 2020? canal from Shahpurkandi Barrage to A. New Delhi B. Lucknow Madhopur headworks, downstream of the C. Kolkata D. Ahmedabad existing Ranjit Sagar Dam. . The water E. Pune released by Ranjit Sagar Dam will be Ans. B utilised for generating power from this Sol. project. * The 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 • This project will generate electricity of started from 12-16 January at Lucknow, up to 206MW and also provide irrigation Uttar Pradesh. to Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

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* This festival is celebrated on the birth • These 40 days are when the chances of anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The snowfall are the highest and the NYF 2020 is organized by the Ministry of maximum temperature drops Youth Affairs and Sports and State considerably. Government of Uttar Pradesh. * The theme of the 23rd National Youth 26. Where is Galapagos Islands located? Festival 2020 is “FIT YOUTH FIT INDIA”. A. Mauritius B. Morocco The theme is in line with Prime Minister C. Fiji D. Ecuador Narendra Modi’s vision for New India to E. Indonesia be a fit India and Ek Bharat Shrestha Ans. D Bharat. The event aims to promote the Sol. knowledge and ideas of the Youth. • Ecuador has declared an emergency to contain the environmental impact of a 23. 31st International Kite Festival 2020 fuel spill in the Galapagos Islands, after a inaugurated in which state of India? barge carrying 600 gallons of diesel fuel A. Maharashtra B. Bihar sank. C. Gujarat D. Uttar Pradesh • The Islands are located 1,000 E. Rajasthan kilometers east of mainland Ecuador. Ans. C Sol. 27. Who was the head of the • The 31st International Kite Festival was International Jury of the International inaugurated by Gujarat governor Acharya Film Festivals of India? Devvrat and CM Vijay Rupani at A. Robin Campillo B. John Bailey Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad. C. Zhang Yang D. Lynne Ramsay E. Ramesh Sippy 24. Bangkok is the capital of which Ans. B country? Sol. A. Vietnam B. Thailand ● Mr. John Bailey, Cinematographer and C. Malaysia D. Singapore Ex. President of the Academy of Motion E. Indonesia Pictures Arts and Sciences will chair the Ans. B International Jury of 50th International Sol. Film Festival of India (IFFI). ● Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, is a large ● French filmmaker Mr. Robin Campillo city known for ornate shrines and vibrant who was also a member of the Cannes street life. The boat-filled Chao Phraya International Jury 2019, renowned River feeds its network of canals, flowing Chinese filmmaker Mr. Zhang Yang and past the Rattanakosin royal district, home Ms. Lynne Ramsay, who is one of the to opulent Grand Palace and its sacred leading lights of young British cinema will Wat Phra Kaew Temple. be the co-jurors. ● Eminent Filmmaker, Mr. Ramesh Sippy 25.What is Chillai-Kalan? is the Indian member in the International A. A Buddhist festival in Leh monastery Jury. B. Folk Dance of Tamil Nadu C. Local Dialect of Manipur 28. The World Students' Day is celebrated D. Folk Song of Kerala on the birth anniversary of ______. E. 40-day harshest winter period in A. Jawaharlal Nehru Kashmir B. Atal Bihari Bajpai Ans. E C. APJ Abdul Kalam Sol. D. Abul Kalam Azad • The 40-day harshest winter period E. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in Kashmir (known as 'Chillai-Kalan') Ans. C has begun with the upper reaches of the Sol. valley receiving snowfall.

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● World Students’ Day is celebrated on 15 E. None of these October which is the birth anniversary of Ans. D the Missile Man of India Dr. Abdul Kalam. Sol. ● The United Nations had declared in • Rashtriya Ekta Diwas 2019 (National 2010 as World Students' Day on 15 Unity Day) was celebrated all across the October. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's role in country on 31st October to commemorate teaching and his dedication can't be the 144th birth anniversary of Sardar explained in words. Vallabhbhai Patel. ● He always identified himself as a • Sardar Patel played an instrumental role teacher. While teaching only in Shillong in India’s struggle for independence, and IIM College, he had a cardiac arrest. later during the integration of the country. 29. What is the Capital and Currency of • At the time of independence, Sardar Portugal? Vallabhbhai Patel played a key role in A. Madrid And Euro convincing several princely states to align B. Athens And Euro with the Indian Union. The day of his C. Sicily And Peso birth, therefore, celebrates his efforts and D. Lisbon And Euro contributions. E. Bucharest And Leu Ans. D 32. During which period, the Chaukhandi Sol. Stupa was originally built as a terraced • Capital of Portugal is Lisbon and temple? Currency is Euro. A. Gupta period B. Harsh’s dynasty • Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa C. Chola dynasty D. Kushan dynasty arrived. E. Maurya dynasty Ans. A Sol. 30.Chandaka Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary • Chaukhandi Stupa is an important is located in which state? Buddhist stupa in Sarnath, located 8 A. Arunachal Pradesh kilometres from Cantt Railway Station B. Meghalaya C. Assam , Uttar Pradesh, India. D. Odisha E. Chhattisgarh • Stupas have evolved from burial Ans. D mounds and serve as a shrine for a relic Sol. of the Buddha. * Chandka Dampara Elephant Sanctuary • The Chaukhandi Stupa is thought is a wildlife reserve located in the south originally to have been built as a terraced fringe of cuttack in the Indian state of temple during the Gupta period between Odisha. the 4th and 6th centuries to mark the site * Nestled on Khurdha uplands of the where Lord Buddha and his first disciples Eastern Ghats biotic region, Chandaka met traveling from Bodh Gaya to Sarnath. forest is spread over 175.79 square kilometres (67.87 sq mi) of rolling table 33. Which among the following forts in land and small sprawling hillocks of Delhi is known as Bada Darwaza? Khurdha and Cuttack Districts. A. Siri fort B. Red fort * It was designated as an elephant C. Tughlaqabadfort D. Purana Qila reserve in December 1982. E. Salimagarh fort Ans. D 31.Rashtriya Ekta Diwas 2019 (National Sol. Unity Day) was celebrated all across the • Bada Darwaza as it looks at the entry country on which date to commemorate point of the Fort. - Picture of Purana Qila, the 144th birth anniversary of Sardar New Delhi. Vallabhbhai Patel? • Purana Qila under Sher Shah Suri. A. 28th October B. 29th October • Sher Shah Suri ruled for five years and C. 30th October D. 31st October in his reign he constructed many

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structures inside the fort and named the Pavagadh, and extending into the city of fort as Shergarh. Champaner. • The transition between Hindu and 34. According to the UNESCO, which Muslim culture and architecture in the caves are masterpieces of Buddhist late 15th to early 16th century is religious art that influenced Indian art? documented in the park, particularly the A. Elephanta Island Caves early Islamic and pre-Mughal city that has B. Badami Caves remained without any change. C. Ajanta caves • It was inscribed by UNESCO as a World D. Dungeshwari Cave Heritage Site in 2004. E. Khandagiri Caves Ans. C 36.Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a Sol. The Ajanta Caves are 30 popular tourist monument located in (approximately) rock-cut Buddhist cave which state? monuments which date from the 2nd A. Tamil Nadu B. Andhra Pradesh century BCE to about 480 CE in C. Karnataka D. Gujarat Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state E. West Bengal of India. Ans. A • According to UNESCO, these are Sol. masterpieces of Buddhist religious art • Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a popular that influenced the Indian art that tourist monumentin Vavathurai, followed. , Tamil Nadu India. • The site is a protected monument in the • It was built in 1970 in honour of Swami care of the Archaeological Survey of Vivekananda who is said to have attained India. enlightenment on the rock. • In 1983 the Ajanta Caves have been a • A meditation hall known as Dhyana UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mandapam is also attached to the • The caves also present paintings memorial for visitors to meditate. depicting the past lives and rebirths of the • The design of the mandapa incorporates Buddha, pictorial tales from Aryasura's different styles of temple architecture Jatakamala, and rock-cut sculptures of from all over India. Buddhist . • The rocks are surrounded by the Laccadive Sea. 35.Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological • The memorial consists of two main Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site structures, the Vivekananda Mandapam located in which state? and the Shripada Mandapam. A. Kerala B. Rajasthan 37. Which material is used to build Jamali C. Gujarat Kamali Mosque? D. West Bengal A. Red Sandstone B. Marble E. Uttar Pradesh C. Brown rock D. Both A&B E. None of these Ans. C Ans. D Sol. Sol. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological • Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb, Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in the Archaeological Village located in Panchmahal district in Gujarat, complex in Mehrauli, Delhi, India, India. comprise two monuments adjacent to • It is located around the historical city of each other; one is the mosque and the Champaner, a city which was built by other is the tomb of two persons with the Sultan Mahmud Begada of Gujarat. names Jamali and Kamali. • The heritage site is studded with forts • Red Sandstone with Marble facing with bastions starting from the hills of material used in Jamali Kamali Mosque to built.

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• The name "Jamali" is Urdu, though E. None of these originates from "Jamal" which means "beauty". "Jamali" was the alias given to Ans. D Shaikh Fazlu'llah, also known as Shaikh Sol. Jamali Kamboh or Jalal Khan, a renowned Mount Agung on Indonesia's resort island Sufi saint who lived during the pre- of Bali has erupted again (last eruption in Mughal dynasty rule of the Lodi's, a 1963). period from the rule of Sikander Lodi to The volcano's status remains on alert, or the Mughal Dynasty rule of Babur and level three of four possible levels and Humayun. authorities continue to impose a 4- • Kamali was an unknown person but kilometre exclusion zone. associated with Jamali and his Mount Agung is situated in Karangasem antecedents have not been established. district and about 70 km from tourist hub • Their names are tagged together as Kuta. "Jamali Kamali" for the mosque as well as the tomb since they are buried adjacent 40.India's second-largest artificial lake, to each other. Dhebar Lake, was created on which river? • The mosque and the tomb were A. Ganga river B. Sutlej river constructed in 1528-1529, and Jamali C. Gomati river D. Kaveri river was buried in the tomb after his death in E. Krishna river 1535. Ans. C Sol. Dhebar Lake is also known as 38. Which among the following rulers Jaisamand Lake which is India's second- built the Chowmahalla Palace? largest artificial lake after Govind Ballabh A. Osman Ali Khan Pant Sagar. It is located in the Udaipur B. Nizam Salabat Jung. District of Rajasthan State in western C. Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi India. It was created in the 17th century, D. Qamaruddin Khan when Rana Jai Singh of Udaipur built a E. None of these marble dam across the Gomati River. Ans. B Sol. 41.Which among the following is the • Chowmahalla Palace or largest temple of Bhubaneswar? Chowmahallatuu (4 Palaces), is a palace A. Lingaraja temple B. Nageshwar of the Nizams of Hyderabad state. C. Kashi Vishwanath D. Trimbakeshwar • It was the seat of the Asaf Jahi dynasty E. Grishneshwar and was the official residence of the Ans. A Nizams of Hyderabad while they ruled Sol. their state. • Lingaraja Temple is a Hindu temple • The palace was built by Nizam Salabat dedicated to Shiva and is one of the Jung. oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, the • The palace remains the property of capital of the East Indian state of Odisha. Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah, heir of the • The temple is the most prominent Nizams. landmark of Bhubaneswar city and one of • The palace is located in the old city in the major tourist attractions of the state. Hyderabad near the Charminar. • The Lingaraja temple is the largest • The UNESCO Asia Pacific Merit award for temple in Bhubaneswar. cultural heritage conservation was • The central tower of the temple is 180 presented to Chowmahalla Palace on 15 ft (55 m) tall. March 2010. • The temple represents the quintessence of the Kalinga architecture and 39.What is the name of the deadly culminating the medieval stages of the volcano in Indonesia that erupted again? architectural tradition at Bhubaneswar. A. Mount Singabung B. Mount Merapi C. Mount Rinjani D. Mount Agung

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42. Kamakhya Temple situated in which independence activist Sardar Vallabhbhai hill of Guwahati city in Assam? Patel (1875–1950) who was the first A. Nilachal Hill B. Khasi hills Home Minister of independent India. C. Jaintia hills D. Garo hills • It is located in the state of Gujarat, E. Lushai hills India. It is the world's tallest statue with Ans. A a height of 182 metres (597 ft). Sol. • It is located on a river island facing the • The Kamakhya Temple is also known as Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada in Kamrup-Kamakhya temple is a Hindu Kevadiya colony, 100 kilometres (62 mi) temple dedicated to the mother goddess southeast of the city of Vadodara. Kamakhya. • It was designed by Indian sculptor Ram • It is one of the oldest of the 51 Shakti V. Sutar and was inaugurated by Indian Pithas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 • Situated on the Nilachal Hill in western October 2018, the 143rd anniversary of part of Guwahati city in Assam, India. Patel's birth. • It is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten 45. Which among the following brackish Mahavidyas of Saktism : Kali, Tara, water lagoon is the second largest lagoon Sodashi, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, after Chilika Lake in India? Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, A. Pangong Tso Matangi and Kamalatmika. B. Pulicat Lake C. Kerala Backwaters 43. In which city Mahakaleshwar D. Sambhar Salt Lake Jyotirlinga temple is located? E. Kutch Salt Marsh A. Delhi B. Ahmadabad Ans. B C. Allahabad D. Ujjain Sol. E. Nagpur Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish Ans. D water lagoon in India, after Chilika Lake. Sol. It covers islands Irrukam, Venadu and • Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu several smaller ones. It is located in the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and one Coromandel Coast in the southeastern of the twelve Jyotirlingams, shrines which coast region of the Indian subcontinent. are said to be the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva. 46.Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in which • It is located in the ancient city of Ujjain city? in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. A. Fatehpur B. Lucknow • The temple is situated on the side of the C. Kolkata D. Udaipur Rudra Sagar lake. E. Jaipur • The presiding deity, Lord Shiva in the Ans. D lingam form is believed to be Sol. Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in the Swayambhu, deriving currents of power city of Udaipur in the Indian state of (Shakti) from within itself as against the Rajasthan. It is an artificial lake named other images and lingams that are ritually after Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur established and invested with mantra- and Mewar, constructed north-west of shakti. Udaipur, to the north of Lake Pichola in the 1680s. 44.On which river bank Statue of Unity is It is one of the four lakes of the Udaipur built? city; the other three being: A. Kosi B. Narmada • the Lake Pichola (within the Udaipur C. Krishna D. Yamuna town), E. None of these • Udai Sagar Lake, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) Ans. B to the east of Udaipur, and Dhebar Lake Sol. • The Statue of Unity is a colossal or Jaisamand Lake, 52 km (32 mi) south statue of Indian statesman and east of Udaipur.

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49. Shahpurkandi project is dam project 47. Namdapha national park is situated in on ______river. ______. A. Indus River B. Ravi River A. Meghalaya B. Manipur C. Beas River D. Chenab River C. Sikkim D. Arunachal Pradesh E. Sutlej River E. Assam Ans. B Ans. D Sol. Sol. The Shahpurkandi Dam project is dam Namdapha national park is situated in project located on the Ravi River in Arunachal Pradesh at Changlang Pathankot district of Punjab. district which is famous for Red giant • The project is under construction on the flying squirrel, big cat species like- canal from Shahpurkandi Barrage to Snow Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Madhopur headworks, downstream of the Leopard and Tiger. existing Ranjit Sagar Dam. . The water released by Ranjit Sagar Dam will be 48.Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is utilised for generating power from this located in which state? project. A. Bihar • This project will generate electricity of B. Uttar Pradesh up to 206MW and also provide irrigation C. Haryana to Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. D. Maharastra • On 6 December 2018, the central E. Madhya Pradesh government approved the project.

Ans. A 50.Ujh multipurpose dam project is being Sol. built on Ujh river which is tributary of: • Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is A. Tapti River B. Beas River located in state of Bihar in the south west C. Ravi River D. Yamuna River of Munger district. E. Sutlej River • According to epic Mahabharata, Ans. C Bheema, one of the pandavas, Sol. constructed a dam or bandh here, • Ravi River is a transboundary river therefore it is called Bhimbandh. crossing northwestern India and eastern • It is also known for warm water source. Pakistan. It is located in south of the Ganges River • It is one of six rivers of the Indus and northern edge of Chota Nagpur System. Plateau. • It originates in Kullu hills near the • It has rich floura and fauna but mainly Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh. famous for its bird life. • It drains in the area between the Pir Panjal and the Dhaola Dhar ranges. • Ujh river is tributary of Ravi river.

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