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1. The Hill station of Matheran is located a) Kalumar Peak is the highest point in in _____. the Vindhyas. A. Maharashtra B. Manipur b) This peak is also named as Sad- C. Madhya Pradesh D. bhawna Shikhar or Goodwill Peak. Ans. A c) The height of the Kalumar peak is Sol. 2,467 feet or 752 metre. a) The Hill station of Matheran is located in Maharashtra. 5. ______a large mass of snow and b) It is located at a height of 800 metres ice at a high altitude that slides down from sea level on Western ghats. mountain slopes. c) Matheran is the smallest and Asia's A. Volcano B. Hurricane only automobile-free hill station. C. Avalanche D. Cyclone d) Matheran, which means "forest on the Ans. C forehead” is an eco-sensitive region. Sol. • Avalanche is a sudden movement of a 2. As per the Census of 2011 which huge mass of snow down a slope or cliff district of India is the most populous? at a speed more than 160 km per hour. A. Theni, Tamil Nadu • They are most common on slopes B. Thane, Maharashtra exceeding 30 degrees, frequently very C. Churu, Rajasthan deep snow falls suddenly and does not D. Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh give any chance to cohere. Ans. B Sol. 6. The ______is the longest river in Sri • As per the Census of 2011, Thane Lanka. district of Maharashtra is the most A. Kelani B. Maha populated district of India. C. Mahaweli D. Kalu • Thane with population of 1.1 Crore is Ans. C the most populated district of India. Sol. • North Twenty Fourth Pargana in a) The Mahaweli is the longest river in West Bengal is the second most Sri Lanka. populous district of India with a b) It originates from Samanala Kande and population of 1.08 Crore. ends by flowing into the Trincomalee sea. c) Its total length is approximately 108 3. Which of the following is NOT a miles or 174kms. Peninsular river? d) Its tributaries are Amban Ganga and A. Alaknanda B. Krishna Kotmale Oya. C. Narmada D. Mahanadi Ans. A 7. What is the solid crust or the hard top Sol. layer of the earth called? * Alaknanda is not a Peninsular river. It A. Mantle B. Lithosphere is a Himalayan River in the state of C. Biosphere D. Hydrosphere Uttarakhand. The length of this river is Ans. B 195 km long. Sol. * Narmada, Mahanadi, Krishana, Tapi, a) Lithosphere is the solid crust or hard Godavari, etc., are peninsular rivers. top layer of the Earth. b) The temperature of the lithosphere 4. Kalumar Peak is the highest point in varies from 300 to 500 degrees celsius. ______range. C) It was described as the Earth's strong A. Karakoram B. Satpura outer layer by A.E.H. Love. C. Vindhya D. Aravalli d) Lithosphere plays a very important role Ans. C for living organisms as it contains Sol. deposits of fresh water ,energy resources

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and also a reservoir of nutrients that are 11. Which of the following is the smallest essential for life. neighbouring country of India in terms of population? 8. In India, the Ursa Major Constellation A. Afghanistan B. Maldives is also known as ______. C. Bangladesh D. Nepal A. Devarshi B. Maharshi Ans. B C. Saptarshi D. Swadeshi Sol. Ans. C • Maldives is the smallest Sol. neighbouring country of India in • The Indian name of Ursa Major terms of population with the area of constellation is 'Saptarishi'. 298 km square. • The constellation 'Ursa Major' contains • It is also the smallest country in Asia. the group of stars commonly called the • It ranks 187th in the World by area. Big Dipper. • Maldives is a small island nation in • It is the third largest among the 88 South Asia. modern constellations. • It is located in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. 9. What is the name of the second layer • It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India. of the Earth's three concentric layers? A. SIAL B. SIMA 12. Which among the following is the C. NIFE largest coalfield in India? D. None of the above A. Talcher B. Rampur Ans. B C. Yellandu D. Jharia Sol. Ans. D • In geology, SIMA is the name for the Sol. lower layer of the Earth's crust. • Jharia Coalfield is the largest coal • This layer is made of rocks rich in field in India. magnesium silicate minerals. • It is located in Jharkhand. • The sima layer is also called the 'basal • The coal field lies in the Damodar River crust' or 'basal layer' because it is the Valley. lowest layer of the crust. Since the ocean • Jharia represents the largest coal floors are mainly sima, the layer is also reserves in India having estimated sometimes called the 'oceanic crust'. reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal. 10. Name the sea that separates Asia and Africa with countries such as Egypt and 13. Which one of the following caves is Sudan on the African side and Saudi situated in Maharashtra? Arabia on the Asian side. A. Badami B. Amaranth A. Caspian Sea B. Black Sea C. Ellora D. Borra C. Red Sea Ans. C D. Mediterranean Sea Sol. Ans. C • Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Sol. Site located in the Aurangabad • Red Sea separates Asia and Africa district of Maharashtra. with countries such as Egypt and Sudan • The Badami cave temples are a complex on the African side and Saudi Arabia on of Hindu and Jain cave temples. These the Asian side. caves are located in Badami, Karnataka. • The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the • Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located Indian Ocean. in Jammu and Kashmir. • It is the world's northernmost tropical • The Borra Caves are located on the East sea. Coast of India, in the Ananthagiri hills of the Araku Valley of the Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

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14. The hill station of Chail is located in Dadra and Nagar Haveli into a single ______union territory to be known as Dadra and A. Himachal Pradesh Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. B. Uttar Pradesh C. Arunachal Pradesh 17. According to Indian Bureau of Mines D. Madhya Pradesh Report 2018, which among the following Ans. A is the largest mica producing state in Sol. India? • Chail is a hill station in Himachal A. Bihar B. Odisha Pradesh. C. Punjab D. Andhra Pradesh • It is situated at an altitude of 2,250 m. Ans. D • Kali ka Tibba, which is the an Sol. important part of this hill station. It is • According to Indian Bureau of situated at the top of a hill its also known Mines Report 2018, Andhra Pradesh as Kali Devi Temple. is the largest mica producing state in India. 15. Which of the following is the capital of • Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh is the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar famous for its mica (crude) production. Haveli? • Mica is largely produced by the states A. Port Blair B. Kavaratti of Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and C. Daman D. Silvassa Jharkhand. Ans. D Sol. 18. Which of the following mountain • Silvassa is the capital of Dadra and ranges is home to the second highest Nagar Haveli. peak of the world, K2? • Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a union A. Pir Panjal Range territory in western India. B. East Karakoram Range • In December 2019, the Parliament of C. Ladakh Range India passed legislation to merge Dadra D. Zanskar Range and Nagar Haveli with the nearby union Ans. B territory of Daman and Diu to create a Sol. single union territory to be known as • K2 is the highest point of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Karakoram range. Diu. • It is also the highest point in both Pakistan and Xinjiang. 16. India is a federal republic with 28 • The Karakoram is a large mountain states and ______union territories. range spanning the borders of Pakistan, A. Six B. Four China and India with the northwest C. Five D. Eight extremity of the range extending to Ans. D Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Sol. • Karakoram is the second highest • India is a federal union comprising mountain range in the world and part of 28 states and 8 union territories. the complex of ranges including the • In August 2019, the Parliament of India Pamir Mountains, the Hindu Kush and passed the Jammu and Kashmir the Himalayan Mountains. Reorganisation Act, 2019, which contains provisions to reorganize the state of 19. Which one of the following is a Jammu and Kashmir into two union Japanese word that means ‘harbor wave’? territories (effective from 31 October A. Gneiss B. Jishin 2019). C. Tide D. Tsunami • In November 2019, the Government of Ans. D India introduced legislation to merge the Sol. union territories of Daman and Diu and

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• Tsunami means “harbor wave” in * The Chamera Hydro Electric Project Japanese. is located in Himachal Pradesh. • In the past, tsunamis were sometimes * The Chamera Dam impounds the River called “tidal waves”. Ravi and supports the hydroelectricity • Tsunamis are giant waves or rapid rises project in the region. in sea level. * It is located near the town of Dalhousie, • The main cause of tsunamis are in the Chamba district. earthquakes that trigger sharp movements of the seafloor. 23. The scientific discipline concerned • In some cases, landslides can also with the description of rock successions cause tsunamis. and their interpretation in terms of a general time scale is called: 20. Which mountains are on India’s A. Paleontology B. Stratigraphy eastern border with Myanmar? C. Mineralogy D. Geodesy A. Satpura B. Vindhya Ans. B C. Karakoram D. Purvanchal Sol. Ans. D * The scientific discipline concerned with Sol. the description of rock successions and • The Purvanchal mountain ranges their interpretation in terms of a general are located at India's eastern border with time scale is called Stratigraphy. Myanmar. * Paleontology is the study of the • They are a sub-mountain range of the history of life on Earth as based on fossils. Himalayas in northeast India. * Mineralogy is the systematic study • They lie south of the Brahmaputra that deals with the characteristics of valley. minerals. * Geodesy is the branch of mathematics 21. Indira Sagar Dam which is a concrete dealing with the shape and area of the gravity dam is located in which of the earth or large portions of it. following states of India? A. Uttar Pradesh B. Maharashtra 24. In which state is Sambhar, the largest C. Chattisgarh D. Madhya Pradesh inland salt water lake of India located? Ans. D A. Maharashtra B. Odisha Sol. C. Andhra Pradesh D. Rajasthan Indira Sagar Dam which is a concrete Ans. D gravity dam is located in Madhya Sol. Pradesh. • The Sambhar Salt Lake is the India's * Indira Sagar Dam is situated on largest inland salt lake. Narmada River. • It is located in Ajmer, Rajasthan. * Indira Gandhi laid its foundational stone • The lake receives water from five rivers: in 1984 and it’s construction started in Medtha, Samaod, Mantha, Rupangarh, 192. Khari, and Khandela. * Indira-Sagar Dam is a multi-purpose concrete gravity dam with 92 meters 25. Which of the following states height and 653 meters long dam to separates Nepal from Bhutan? generate 1,000 MW. A. Bihar B. Sikkim C. Odisha D. Assam 22. In which state is the Chamera Hydro Ans. B Electric Project located? Sol. A. Maharashtra B. Gujarat • Indian state Sikkim separates Nepal C. Himachal Pradesh D. Punjab from Bhutan. E. Uttarakhand • Sikkim is a state in north-eastern Ans. C India. Sol.

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• It borders Tibet in the north and Sol. northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in a) The outer shell of the earth, the the west, and West Bengal in the south. lithosphere, is broken up into tectonic • Sikkim is also located close to India's plates. Siliguri Corridor near Bangladesh. b) The seven major plates are the African plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, 26. The Sunauli border is a famous transit Indo-Australian plate, North American point between India and ______. plate, Pacific plate and South American A. Myanmar B. Nepal plate. C. Pakistan D. Bhutan c) It is the theory that Earth's outer shell Ans. B is divided into several plates that glide Sol. over the mantle, the rocky inner layer * The Sunauli border is a famous above the core. The plates act like hard transit point between India and and rigid shells, compared to Earth's Nepal. mantle. * Sunauli is a town area in Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh. 29. Which of the following statements * Sunauli is the traditional name given to about the Himalayan Mountains is NOT both countries. correct? * The Indian side is officially called A. The range lying to the immediate south "Sunauli" and Nepal side is Belahiya. of the Himadri is called the Shiwaliks. B. The Shiwalik ranges are composed of 27. The Khurja pottery is associated with unconsolidated sediments brought down which state of India? by rivers. A. Andhra Pradesh C. The core of the Himadri is made of B. Uttar Pradesh granite. C. Madhya Pradesh D. Its northernmost part is called the D. Himachal Pradesh Himadri. Ans. B Ans. A Sol. Sol. a) The khurja pottery is associated with a) The range lying to the immediate south Uttar Pradesh. of the Himadri is called Shiwaliks is the b) It also has a GI tag and it contains wrong statement about the Himalayan items made of clay mainly crockery Mountains. items. b) The range lying to the immediate south c) The process involves a range of labour- of the Himadri is Himachal and to the intensive tasks such as clay churning, immediate south of Himachal is moulding, colouring, followed by Shiwaliks. glazing. c) Dalfa, Miri, Mishmi, Abor and Patkai are in Arunachal Pradesh, Dhang range, 28. In the context of plate tectonics, Dundwa range, Churian and Muria Ghats which of the following statements is NOT are in Nepal, and Jammu hills are in correct? Jammu and Kashmir. A. Eurasian plate is largely an oceanic plate. 30. Sri Lanka is situated off the southeast B. The major tectonic plates are coast of India across the Palk Strait and surrounded by young fold mountain Gulf of ______. ridges, trenches, and/or faults. A. Kutch B. Mannar C. Tectonic plates move horizontally over C. Khambhat D. Cambay the asthenosphere. Ans. B D. Earth's surface is divided into seven Sol. major plates. • Sri Lanka is an island country in South Ans. A Asia.

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• It is located in the Indian Ocean to the • Jawaharlal Nehru Port also known as southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the Nhava Sheva. It is the largest container southeast of the Arabian Sea. port in India. • It is situated off the southeast coast of • It is Located east of Mumbai in Navi India across the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mumbai, Maharashtra and accessed via Mannar. Thane Creek (Arabian Sea). • Its common name derives from the 31. In which of the following states is names of Nhava and Sheva villages that situated? were situated here. A. Tamil Nadu B. Odisha C. Kerala D. Andhra Pradesh 35. In 1973, the Project Tiger was started Ans. C in ______National Park. Sol. A. Bhitarkanika * Ashtamudi Lake is situated in the B. Sanjay Gandhi Kollam District of Kerala. C. Jim Corbett * It is a large palm-shaped water body. It D. Sundarbans is also famous for its houseboat and Ans. C backwater resorts. Sol. • Project Tiger was launched by the 32. Which of the following rivers Indira Gandhi government in 1973 originates from Mahabaleshwar? from the Jim Corbett National Park in A. Cauvery B. Krishna Uttarakhand. C. Tapi D. Sabarmati • The tiger is an endangered species in Ans. B the world. Sol. • Project Tiger was administered by the * Mahabaleshwar is the source of National Tiger Conservation Authority. Krishna river. • Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest * Its height is 1,353 m and is situated in national park in India. the Sahyadri mountain range. • It was established in 1936 as Hailey * This area is famous and also suitable for National Park to protect the endangered cultivation of strawberries. Bengal tiger.

33. The Hirakud Dam is built across the 36. A chain of islands closely scattered in river ______. a body of water is called ______. A. Damodar B. Tungabhadra A. Canyon C. Mahanadi D. Koyna B. Archipelago Ans. C C. Strait Sol. D. Reef * The Hirakud dam is built on the Ans. B Mahanadi river. Sol. * It is India's largest dam and also the • An archipelago is an area that fourth largest dam in the world. contains a chain or group of islands * It is one of the major multipurpose river scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean. valley projects. • A canyon is a deep cleft between * It was constructed in 1947 and opened escarpments or cliffs resulting from in 1957. weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales. 34. Jawaharlal Nehru port is located in • A strait is a narrow body of water that which of the following state? connects two larger bodies of water. A. Kerala B. Maharashtra • The reef is a line of rocks or sand just C. Andra Pradesh D. West Bengal above or just below the surface of the Ans. B sea, often dangerous to ships. Sol.

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37. As of June 2019, which Indian state 40. The centre of a cyclone is a calm area has the lowest number of districts? is called the ______of the storm. A. Goa A. point B. Telangana B. needle C. Sikkim C. eye D. Arunachal Pradesh D. limit Ans. A Ans. C Sol. Sol. • Goa has minimum number of districts • The eye is a region of mostly calm among the states of India. weather at the center of strong tropical • It has only 2 districts. cyclones. • The state of Goa is divided into two • The eye of a storm is a roughly circular administrative units North Goa, with its area, typically 30–65 km (20–40 miles) in headquarters at Panaji and South Goa diameter. It is surrounded by the eyewall, with its headquarters at Margao. a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather and highest 38. A/an______is the wide end of a winds occur. river that meets the sea. • The cyclone's lowest barometric A. Creek pressure occurs in the eye and can be B. Estuary as much as 15 per cent lower than the C. Gorge pressure outside the storm. D. Meander Ans. B 41. Which of the following is waterfall is Sol. created by river Sharavathi the highest • An estuary is an area where a waterfall in India? freshwater river or stream meets the A. Dhuandhar Falls ocean. B. • A creek is a narrow place where the sea C. Jog Falls comes a long way into the land. D. Dudhsagar Falls • A gorge is a narrow valley with steep, Ans. C rocky walls located between hills or Sol. mountains. • Jog Falls is located in Sagara, Karnataka. It is also known as 39. How did the Lakshadweep islands Gerusoppe falls, Joga jalapatha and originate? Jogada gundi in the regional Kannada A. Volcanic origin language. B. Soil Deposition • Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi C. Coral origin River. Sharavathi river originates and D. None of the above flows entirely within the state of Ans. C Karnataka. Sol. • It is one of the few westward flowing • Lakshadweep islands of group is coral rivers of India and a major part of the originated. A coral island is a type of river basin lies in the Western Ghats. island formed from coral detritus and associated organic material. 42. Which of the following lakes is the • Lakshadweep is an archipelago of largest man-made lake in India? twelve atolls, three reefs and five A. Maharana Pratap Sagar submerged banks, with a total of about B. Govind Vallabh Pant Segar thirty-nine islands and islets. The reefs C. Rajsamand Lake are in fact also atolls, although mostly D. Dhebar Lake submerged with only small unvegetated Ans. B sand cays above the high-water mark. Sol.

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• Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar and is • It is in Andhra Pradesh. India's largest artificial lake. It is also • It forms the largest shallow known as Rihand Dam. freshwater lake in Asia. • It is the largest dam of India by volume. • It is located between Krishna and It is located at Pipri in Sonbhadra District Godavari deltas. in Uttar Pradesh. • The lake was declared as a wildlife • It was constructed during period from sanctuary in November 1999 under 1954-62. India's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. 43. Which of the following is the Floating • It was designated a wetland of National Park of India? international importance in November A. Namdapha 2002 under the international Ramsar B. Similipal Convention. C. Eravikulam D. Keibul Lamjao 46. With how many states/Union Ans. D Territories does Uttar Pradesh share its Sol. borders? • The Keibul Lamjao National Park is a A. 7 national park in the Bishnupur, Manipur. B. 8 • It is the only floating park in the world. C. 9 It is an integral part of Loktak Lake. D. 6 • The national park is characterized by Ans. C many floating decomposed plant Sol. materials locally called phumdis. • Uttar Pradesh shares its boundaries with maximum states. 44. Which of the following rivers • Uttar Pradesh shares its borders originates in Amarkantak Hill in Madhya with 9 states/Union Territories. Pradesh? • The state is bordered by Rajasthan to A. the west, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and B. Ravi Delhi to the northwest, Uttrakhand and C. Narmada Nepal to the north, Bihar to the east, D. Gomti Madhya Pradesh to the south, and Ans. C touches the states of Jharkhand and Sol. Chhattisgarh to the southeast. • Amarkantak is the place from • Uttar Pradesh shares an international where the Narmada river originates. boundary with Nepal. • Amarkantak is located in the Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh in India. 47. Marmagao Port is in which of the • The Narmada is one of the most famous following states? Rivers of India . A. Odisha • It creates the conventional border B. West Bengal between and North India. C. Gujarat D. Goa 45. In which of the following states is the Ans. D Kolleru Lake located? Sol. A. Kerala • Marmagao Port Trust (MPT) is a port on B. Karnataka the western coast of India. C. Tamil Nadu • It is located in the coastal state of Goa. D. Andhra Pradesh • It was commissioned in 1885. Ans. D • It is one of India's oldest ports. Sol. • The port was recognised as a major port • The Kolleru Lake is one of the largest in 1963 under the Major Port Trusts Act, freshwater lakes in India. 1963, shortly after the liberation of Goa.

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48. Which of the following at 23o30’N Sol. divided India into almost two halves? is located in A. Equator Kerala. B. Tropic of Capricorn * Sasthamcotta Lake is also categorized C. Prime Meridian as a Wetland Site under Ramsar D. Tropic of Cancer Convention. Ans. D * Sasthamcotta Lake is located near Sol. Quilon city in Kerala. • The Tropic of Cancer (23o30’N) divides * It is the largest fresh water lake in India into two equal parts- Sub Tropical Kerala. Zone and Tropical Zone. * Other Important lakes of Kerala are 1) Sub Tropical Zone- The Northern part Vembanand, Periyar, Asthamudi, of India is known as the Sub-Tropical Vellayani, Pookode, etc. Zone. This part experiences cold in winters and hot in summers. 51. Dolomite is an ore of which of the 2) Tropical Zone- The Southern part falls following metals? in this zone and it experiences hot and A. Strontium humid climate around the year. B. Potassium • The Tropic of Cancer passes through C. Aluminium Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, D. Calcium Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Ans. D Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram. Sol. Dolomite is an ore of Calcium. 49. All the four rivers mentioned below * It is a calcium magnesium carbonate are rivers of Kerala. Which of these is the with a chemical composition of southern most river of the state? CaMg(CO3)2. A. River * It is the primary component of the B. Periyar River sedimentary rock known as Dolostone C. Kuppam River and the metamorphic rock known as D. River Dolomitic marble. Ans. A Sol. 52. The distributory of which river takes • The Neyyar River is a river of south- the name 'Padma' in Bangladesh? western India in the Western Ghats. A. Jhelum • Neyyar River flows through B. Ganga Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. C. Brahmaputra • It originates from Agastyarkoodam D. Indus hills and then passes through Ans. B Neyyattinkkara. Sol. • It then finally empties into the Arabian Padma is a distributary of Ganga Sea. River. • The river has a length of 56 kms. * After entering Bangladesh, the main • Some of the main tributaries of this branch of the Ganges River is known as river are Kallar, , Karavaliyar the Padma. It confluences with Megna River etc. River near Bay of Benga. * Tributaries are small rivers joins larger 50. In which state is Sasthamcotta Lake river while distributaries are rivers which located? breaks from large river. A. Tamil Nadu * The Right Bank Tributaries of Ganga B. Telangana are- Yamuna, Chambal, Banas, Son, Ken C. Kerala Betwa, Sind and Damodar. D. Karnataka Ans. C

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* The Left Bank Tributaries of Ganga are- 56. The Bhupen Hazarika Setu, also Ramganga, Ghagra, Kali, Gandhak, Burhi called Dhola-Sadiya Bridge connects and Kosi. Assam and ______. A. Sikkim 53. Which river is known as the B. Meghalaya 'handmaid' of the Narmada? C. West Bengal A. Mahi D. Arunachal Pradesh B. Sabarmati Ans. D C. Luni Sol. D. Tapti • The Bhupen Hazarika Setu is also called Ans. D Dhola-Sadiya Bridge. Sol. • It connects Assam and Arunachal * The Tapti river is the second largest Pradesh. west flowing river of the Peninsular India. • In January 2009 the bridge was * It is known as 'the twin' or 'the approved for construction with funding handmaid' of the Narmada. from the Government of India as part of * It originates near Multai reserve forest the Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads in Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of 752 and Highways. m. • Its construction was began in November 2011. 54. lake, one of the largest lakes of India, is in which state? 57. Which state got GI tag for Kasuti A. Tamil Nadu Embroidery? B. Karnataka A. Telangana C. Kerala B. Karnataka D. Andhra Pradesh C. Rajasthan Ans. C D. Bihar Sol. Ans. B * Vembanad lake is the longest lake in Sol. India. a) The Karnataka Handicrafts * It is the largest lake in the state of Development Corporation (KHDC) holds a Kerala. Geographical Indications (GI) protection * It is also known as Vembanadu lake in for Kasuti embroidery. Alappuzha, Punnamada Lake in Kuttanad b) Kasuti work has grown beyond its and Lake in Kochi. traditional boundaries to be used in other dress materials like the Mysore silk saree. 55. In which state is the Mundra Power c) A Kasuti centre was set up in Hubli, Plant located? Karnataka by the Department of A. Gujarat Social Welfare. B. Madhya Pradesh C. Chhattisgarh 58. Which of the following is the largest D. Odisha river Island in India? Ans. A A. Divar Island Sol. B. Diu Island • Mundra Thermal Power Station is C. Majuli Island located at Mundra in Kutch, Gujarat. D. Gundu Island • The power plant is one of the coal-based Ans. C power plants of Adani Power. Sol. • The coal for the power plant is imported • In September 2016, the Guinness Book primarily from Bunyu, Indonesia. of World Records has declared Majuli in • It is the world's 11th-largest single Assam as the largest river island in the location coal-based thermal power plant. world.

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• It has toppled Marajo in Brazil to clinch Sol. the record. • Bugyals are alpine pasture lands, or • It is formed by Brahmaputra river. meadows, in higher elevation range • It covers an area of around 880 sq. km. between 3,300 metres and 4,000 metres • It has been included in the tentative list of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand. of World Heritage Site by UNESCO. • The surface of these bugyals is covered with natural green grass and seasonal 59. The border between India and Bhutan flowers. adjoins _____ Indian states. • During the winter season, the alpine A. Four meadows remain snow-covered. B. Three C. Five 62. ______is a metamorphic rock D. Two form characterized by banding caused by Ans. A segregation of different types of rock, Sol. typically light and dark silicates. • The Bhutan–India border is the A. Gneiss international border separating Bhutan B. Quartzite and India. C. Slate • The border is 699 km long. D. Marble • It adjoins the Indian states of Assam Ans. A (267 km), Arunachal Pradesh (217 Sol. km), West Bengal (183 km), and Gneiss is a metamorphic rock form Sikkim (32 km). characterized by banding caused by segregation of different types of 60. The valley of Flowers National Park is rock, typically light and dark located in ______. silicates. A. Uttrakhand * Gneiss forms at higher temperatures B. Jammu and Kashmir and pressures than Schist, which is also C. Himachal Pradesh an important metamorphic rock. D. Meghalaya * Gneiss appears to be striped in bands Ans. A like parallel lines in shape, called Sol. gneissic banding. The Valley of Flowers National Park * Regional metamorphism can transform is located in Uttrakhand. shale into slate, then phyllite, then schist, * The inland of the region comprises and finally into gneiss. Nanda Devi Biosphere reserve along with the flower valley. The Valley of Flowers 63. The city of Belagavi is located in the was declared as a National Park of India state of ______. in 1982. A. Tamil Nadu * At present, the valley is also recognized B. Gujarat as a UNESCO world heritage site. C. Kerala * Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, musk D. Karnataka deer and blue sheep are major fauna Ans. D found here. Sol. The city of Belagavi is located in the 61. Bugyals are high altitude meadows state of Karnataka. and pastures in the Himalayan slopes. In • Belagavi is a significant site of cultural which state would you find them most? and historical evidences in the Western A. Assam Ghats. B. Tamil nadu • It is also called as the second capital for C. Sikkim the state of Kar-nataka. D. Uttarakhand Ans. D

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• It was capital of ancient Kadamba most-massive planet, and the densest Kings, Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas also giant planet. ruled here. • Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth. • Belagavi is selected in first phase out of • This planet was discovered by Johann 20 cities, as one of the 100 Indian cities Galle and Urbain Le Verrier on 23 to be developed as a smart city un-der PM September 1846. Narendra Modi’s flagship Smart Cities Mission. 67. Which of the following states share the longest boundary with China? 64. The is in which district A. Sikkim of Kerala? B. Arunachal Pradesh A. Kasaragod C. Himachal Pradesh B. Palakkad D. Uttrakhand C. Thrissur Ans. B D. Idukki Sol. Ans. B • Arunachal Pradesh shares the longest Sol. boundary with China. * Walayar Dam is a dam in Palakkad • China and Arunachal Pradesh share a district of Kerala. border, which is called McMahon Line. * This dam is constructed across the • The state also borders Bhutan, Walayar River which is a tributary of Myanmar, Assam and Nagaland. Kalpathipuzha River. * It was completed and opened in 1964. 68. Chhattisgarh does NOT share its boundary with which of the following 65. Gahirmatha Sanctuary is the only states? Sanctuary for______in Odisha. A. West Bengal A. Elephants B. Uttar Pradesh B. Turtles C. Madhya Pradesh C. Crocodiles D. Telangana D. Deer Ans. A Ans. B Sol. Sol. * Chhattisgarh was formed on 1 * Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is a November 2000. marine wildlife sanctuary located in * It is the 10th largest state in India. Odisha. * Chhattisgarh borders the states of * It is the world's largest nesting beach Madhya Pradesh in the northwest, Uttar for Olive Ridley Turtles. Pradesh in the north, Jharkhand in * It was established in 1997. northeast, Maharashtra in the southwest, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the 66. In the solar system, among the planet south, and Odisha in the southeast. listed below, which planet is farthest from the Sun? 69. Kolleru Lake which is one of the A. Mars largest freshwater lakes in India is B. Jupiter located in which state? C. Neptune A. Jammu & Kashmir D. Venus B. Andhra Pradesh Ans. C C. Manipur Sol. D. Rajasthan • Neptune is the eighth and farthest Ans. B known planet from the Sun in the Solar Sol. System. Kolleru lake is located in Andhra • In the Solar System, it is the fourth- Pradesh. largest planet by diameter, the third-

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* Kolleru Lake is located between Sol. Earth is the third planet from the Sun Krishna and Godavari deltas. The lake is and is the largest of the terrestrial fed directly by water from the seasonal planets. Density of Earth is 5.51 g/cm³, Budameru and Tammileru streams. which is higher than any other planet * It was declared as wildlife sanctuary in (Mars = 3.93 g/cm ³, Venus = 5.24 g/cm November 1999 under Wildlife Protection ³, Jupiter = 1.33 g/cm ³). Act of 1972. Planets in our Solar system from Largest * It is house to many resident and to smallest: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, migratory birds like grey or spot-billed Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury. pelican (Pelecanus philippensis), Thus, all the three options except C are Siberian crane, ibis, and painted true about Earth. storks. 73. ______in Chandrapur district is the 70. Which of the following countries oldest and largest National Park in border does not touch China? Maharasthra. A. Cambodia A. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project B. Laos B. Bandipur National Park C. Vietnam C. Bandhavgarh National Park D. Myanmar D. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary Ans. A Ans. A Sol. • China does not touch Cambodia. Sol. • China has the maximum number of • Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is neighbours touching its border. The 14 located in Chandrapur district of countries touching its border are: India, Maharashtra state in India. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, • It is Maharashtra's oldest and largest Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, national park. Created in 1995, the Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Reserve includes the Tadoba National Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal. Park and the Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary. 71. What is the mean temperature of • Bandipur National Park - Karnataka Earth? • Bandhavgarh National Park - A. 6 degree Celsius Madhya Pradesh B. 16 degree Celsius • Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary - C. 26 degree Celsius Karnataka D. 36 degree Celsius Ans. B 74. Corbett National Park was established Sol. The average temperature on Earth is to protect which animal? about 61 degrees F (16 degree C). But A. Bengal Tigers temperature vary greatly around the B. Snow Leopards world depending on the time of year, C. Asiatic Lions ocean and wind currents and weather D. One-Horned Rhinos conditions. Also, temperature tend to be Ans. A higher near the equator and lower near Sol. the poles. • Jim Corbett national park, the oldest national park of India is located in 72. Which among the following is false Uttrakhand was established to protect the about Earth? endangered Bengal tigers in 1936. A. It is the densest planet. • It was the first park to be established B. It is the fifth largest planet. under project tiger. The park C. It is also known as red planet. encompasses the Patli Dun valley formed D. It is the third planet from the Sun. by the Ramganga River, protecting parts Ans. C of the Upper Gangetic Plains, moist deciduous forests and Himalayan

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subtropical pine forests and wide flora 76. Which of the following is commonly and fauna. used in preparing custard powder? A. Raagi 75. Which state does not share a common B. Maize border with Chhattisgarh? C. Wheat A. Bihar D. Rice B. Odisha Ans. B C. Jharkhand Sol. D. Maharashtra Maize is commonly used in preparing Ans. A custard powder. Maize is the most widely Sol. distributed crops of the world. It is • Bihar does not share a common cultivated in tropics, sub-tropics and border with Chhattisgarh. temperate regions unto 500 and from sea • Chhattisgarh shares its borders with the level to 4000 m. Maize is an important states of Uttar Pradesh in north, Madhya cereal in many developed and developing Pradesh and Maharashtra in west, countries of the world. It is widely used Telangana in southwest, Odisha in east for animal feed and industrial raw and Jharkhand in northeast material in the developed countries where as the developing countries use it in general for feed.

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