GEOGRAPHY Flashcards
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ANAK KRAKATAU VOLCANO ERUPTED RECENTLY. WHERE IS IT LOCATED?
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JAKARTA- INDONESIA
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EL-NINO IN SPANISH MEANS?
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LITTLE BOY
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EL-NINO OCCURS AFTER A TIME INTERVAL RANGING BETWEEN?
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2 to 7 YEARS
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WHEN ENSO IS IN NEUTRAL PHASE IN WHICH DIRECTION DOES THE TRADE WIND BLOWS?
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WEST ALONG EQUATOR AND TAKE WARM WATER FROM SOUTH AMERICA TOWARDS ASIA.
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DURING EL-NINO WHAT HAPPENS TO TRADE WINDS AND HOW DOES THESE WINDS EFFECT WATER?
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TRADE WINDS WEAKEN OR REVERSE AND INSTEAD OF BLOWING FROM E TO W THEY COULD TURN INTO WESTERLIES. IT CAUSES WARM WATER TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN AND REACH THE COAST OF WESTERN AMERICA.
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HOW MANY EL-NINO OCCURRED BETWEEN 1900 AND 1950?
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SEVEN
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HOW MANY EL-NINO OCCURED BETWEEN 1951-2021?
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FIFTEEN
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IMPACTS OF EL NINO’S
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HEAVY RAINFALL, HEATWAVES AND DROUGHTS.
SUPPRESSED RAINFALL DURING MONSOON SEASON IN INDIA.
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GULF OF OMAN CONNECTS?
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ARABIAN SEA WITH STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
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GULF OF OMAN BORDERING COUNTRIES?
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ONLINE UPI
OMAN (SOUTH)
IRAN AND PAKISTAN (NORTH)
UAE (WEST)
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_________OFFERS THE ONLY ENTRANCE FROM THE ARABIAN SEA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN INTO THE PERSIAN GULF.
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GULF OF OMAN.
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DEAD ZONES IN GULF OF OMAN?
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IT HAS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST DEAD ZONES AND THESE DEAD ZONES ARE INCAPABLE OF SUPPORTING AQUATIC FLORA DUE TO LITTLE OR NO OXYGEN.
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PORT CHABAHAR IS LOCATED IN?
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IRAN.
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PORT SULTAN QABOOS, MUTTRAH IS LOCATED IN?
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OMAN.
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PORT OF FUJAIRAH IS LOCATED IN?
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UAE.
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KHOR FAKKAN CONTAINER TERMINAL IS LOCATED IN?
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UAE.
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MAYON VOLCANO ERUPTED RECENTLY- ITS LOCATION?
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PHILLIPINES.
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CYCLONE BIPARJOY ENTERED INDIAN LANDMASS NEAR WHICH PORT?
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JAKHAU PORT GUJARAT.
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LANDFALL AND DIRECT HIT?
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TROPICAL CYCLONE IS SAID TO HAVE MADE A LANDFALL WHEN THE CENTRE OF THE STORM OR ITS EYE MOVES OVER THE COAST.
DIRECT HIT REFERS TO A SITUATION WHERE THE CORE OF HIGH WINDS (OR EYE WALL) COMES ONSHORE BUT THE CENTRE OF THE STORM MAY REMAIN OFFSHORE.
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WHAT IS FISH KILL?
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PHENOMENON IN WHICH SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED DEATH OF MANY FISH OR OTHER AQUATIC ANIMALS OVER A SHORT TIME AND MOSTLY WITHIN A PARTICULAR AREA
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FACTORS THAT LED TO TEXAS FISH KILL?
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1 WARM WATERS- OXYGEN DISSOLVES LEES EASILY.
2 CALM SEAS- OXYGEN ENTERS WATER BY MIXING WITH WIND AND WAVES.
3 WEATHER- OVERCAST SKIES (CLOUDINESS) DECREASE SUNLIGHT- DECREASE PHOTOSYNTHESIS BY PHYTOPLANKTONS.
NOTE- ANY RELATION BETWEEN THE TEXAS FISH KILL AND CLIMATE CHANGE HASN’T BEEN FOUND.
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WHAT IS HEAT STROKE?
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A HEAT STROKE HAPPENS WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS SO HIGH THAT THE BODY IS UNABLE TO REGULATE THE CORE TEMPERATURE, WHICH SHOOTS UP TO 40 DEGREE C (OR 104 DEGREE F).
IN THESE CASES THERE IS A SEVERE IMBALANCE OF SALTS SUCH AS SODIUM AND POTASSIUM IN THE BODY.
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HOW TO TREAT HEAT STROKE?
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BRING DOWN THE CORE TEMPERATURE OF THE BODY FAST
1 BY POURING COLD WATER OVER THE PERSON.
2 MAKING THEM DRINK COLD DRINKS.
3 GIVING THEM ELECTROLYTES TO BALANCE SALT LEVELS.
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SHANAN POWER PROJECT IS LOCATED ON WHICH RIVER?
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UHL RIVER (TRIBUTARY OF BEAS).
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ORIGIN OF UHL RIVER?
THAMSAR GLACIER IN DHAULADHAR RANGE OF THE HIMALAYAS.
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KALAKKAD MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE IS LOCATED IN?
SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS IN TIRUNELVELI AND KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU.
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KALAKKAD MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE WAS ESTABLISHED IN____ YEAR BY COMBINING___________ THAT WERE ESTABLISHED IN________?
1988 BY COMBINING KALAKKAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND MUNDANTHURAI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY THAT WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1962.
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WHICH IS THE 2ND LARGEST PROTECTED AREA IN TAMIL NADU STATE?
KALAKKAD MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE.
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1ST TIGER RESERVE OF TAMIL NADU?
KALAKKAD MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE.
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KALAKKAD MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE IS PART OF WHICH BIOSPHERE RESERVE?
AGASTHYAMALA BIOSPHERE RESERVE.
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TYPE OF VEGETATION IN KALAKKAD MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE?
DRY THORN FOREST TO DRY DECIDUOUS, MOIST DECIDUOUS AND A PATCH OF WEST COAST WET EVERGREEN FORESTS ON THE HIGHER REACHES OF THE RESERVE.
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WHICH TIGER RESERVE IS CALLED POPULARLY AS RIVER SANCTUARY AND WHY?
KALAKKAD MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE.
RIVER THAMIRABARANI AND 13 OTHER RIVERS ORIGINATE FROM KALAKKAD MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE.
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FAUNA OF KALAKKAD MUNDANTHURAI TIGER RESERVE?
LEOPARD, ELEPHANTS, NILGIRI TAHR, NILGIRI LANGUR, WILD BOAR etc.
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WHAT IS POLAR MOTION?
EARTH SPINS AROUND AN IMAGINARY AXIS PASSING THROUGH THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES VIA ITS CENTRE OF MASS. POLES AND THE AXIS KEEP SHIFTING NATURALLY AS THE MASS DISTRIBUTION IN AND ON THE PLANET CHANGES. THIS PHENOMENON IS KNOWN AS POLAR MOTION.
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WHAT CAUSES POLAR MOTION?
1 ROCKS CIRCULATING INSIDE MANTLE.
2 OCEAN CURRENTS AND HURRICANES
3 HUMAN ACTIVITIES=>GLOBAL WARMING=>MELTING OF ICE AND GLACIERS IN GREENLAND=>DRIFT IN EARTH'S AXIS. GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION IS ALSO A CAUSE.
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LOCATION OF AMARNATH CAVE?
SRINAGAR- SOUTH KASHMIR HIMALAYAS.
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PANGONG TSO LAKE IS LOCATED IN?
● PANGONG PSO IS AN ENDORHEIC LAKE (LANDLOCKED) THAT IS PARTLY IN INDIA’S LADAKH REGION AND PARTLY IN TIBET.
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WHAT'S ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF PANGONG TSO LAKE?
● KARAKORAM MOUNTAIN RANGE INCLUDING K2 ENDS AT THE NORTH BANK OF PANGONG TSO.
● IT'S SOUTHERN BANK TOO HAS HIGH BROKEN MOUNTAINS SLOPING TOWARDS SPANGUR LAKE IN THE SOUTH.
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PANGONG TSO WATER?
○ CRYSTAL CLEAR
○ BRACKISH
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WHO CONTROLS PANGONG TSO LAKE?
● 2/3 BY CHINA WITH JUST ABOUT 45 KM UNDER INDIAN CONTROL.
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WHICH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY RECENTLY HAS BEEN MADE COMPLETELY FREE OF ANY HUMAN SETTLEMENT FOLLOWING ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST PEACEFUL RELOCATIONS OF FOREST DWELLERS?
DEBRIGARH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.
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LOCATION OF DEBRIGARH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
LOCATED IN BARGARH DISTRICT IN ODISHA.
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DEBRIGARH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IS NESTLED BETWEEN THE ___________ DAM AND RESERVOIR?
HIRAKUD DAM AND RESERVOIR.
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WHICH FREEDOM FIGHTER IS ASSOCIATED WITH DEBRIGARH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
VEER SURENDRA SAI. DURING HIS REBELLION AGAINST THE BRITISH VEER SURENDRA SAI MADE HIS BASE AT BARAPATHARA LOCATED WITHIN THE SANCTUARY.
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WHICH SANCTUARY IN ODISHA WITNESSES THE MAXIMUM DIVING DUCKS DURING THE WINTER SEASON AS COMPARED TO ALL OTHER SANCTUARIES OF ODISHA?
DEBRIGARH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.
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THE SPACECRAFT THAT HAS LANDED THE FARTHEST FROM THE EQUATOR ON MOON SO FAR IS?
NASA's SURVEYOR 7 WHICH MADE LANDING IN 1968.
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FIRST SPACECRAFT TO LAND ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON- (THE SIDE THAT DOES NOT FACE THE EARTH)?
CHINA's CHANG'E 4 MISSION 2019.
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WHY LUNAR EQUATOR IS MORE TARGETED FOR SPACECRAFT LANDINGS?
● TERRAIN AND TEMPERATURE ARE MORE HOSPITABLE AND CONDUCIVE FOR LONG AND SUSTAINED OPERATION OF THE INSTRUMENTS ON BOARD.
● SURFACE IS EVEN AND SMOOTH, STEEP SLOPES ALMOST ABSENT, FEWER HILLS OR CRATERS.
● ABUNDANT SUNLIGHT- OFFER STEADY SUPPLY OF ENERGY FOR SOLAR POWERED INSTRUMENTS.
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WHY HAS NO SPACECRAFT EVER TARGETED A LANDING NEAR THE LUNAR SOUTH POLE?
● DIFFICULT TERRAIN AS MANY AREAS LIE IN A COMPLETELY DARK REGION WHERE SUNLIGHT NEVER REACHES. DIFFICULT TO OPERATE INSTRUMENTS.
● TEMPERATURE CAN FALL BELOW MINUS 230 DEGREES CELSIUS. (COLDEST PLACES ON EARTH CAN GO DOWN TO MINUS 92 DEGREES CELSIUS).
● LUNAR SURFACE IS HERE LITTERED WITH DEEP CRATERS.
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WHY DID INDIA WANTS TO EXPLORE THE LUNAR SOUTH POLE?
● UNEXPLORED REGIONS.
● CHANDRAYAAN-1 MISSION IN 2008 DETECTED THE PRESENCE OF WATER ON THE LUNAR SURFACE.
● ANYTHING TRAPPED HERE IS LIKELY TO REMAIN FROZEN IN TIME, WITHOUT UNDERGOING MUCH CHANGE.
● ROCK AND SOIL AT NORTH AND SOUTH POLE COULD PROVIDE CLUES TO THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM.
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WHAT ARE PERMANENTLY SHADOWED REGIONS (PSRs) ON MOON?
UNLIKE THE EARTH, WHOSE SPIN AXIS IS TILTED WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF THE EARTH'S SOLAR ORBIT BY 23.5 DEGREES, THE MOON'S AXIS TILTS ONLY 1.5 DEGREES. BECAUSE OF THIS UNIQUE GEOMETRY, SUNLIGHT NEVER SHINES ON THE FLOORS OF A NUMBER OF CRATERS NEAR THE LUNAR NORTH AND SOUTH POLES. THESE AREAS ARE KNOWN AS PERMANENTLY SHADOWED REGIONS, OR PSRs.
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DEFINITION OF EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL AS PER IMD?
IMD DEFINES EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL AS ONE IN WHICH MORE THAN 205 MM OF RAINFALL HAPPENS AT ANY PLACE WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD.
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REASONS FOR CHANGES IN THE RIVER COURSE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY?
● INDIAN TECTONIC PLATE MOVING NORTHWARD.
● ALLUVIAL PLAINS OF NORTH INDIA ARE SOFT AND MORE AMENABLE TO CHANGING RIVER COURSES.
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SUDAN IS A COUNTRY IN NORTHEAST AFRICA WITH THE CAPITAL CITY?
KHARTOUM.
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KHARTOUM IS LOCATED ROUGHLY IN THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY, AT THE JUNCTION OF THE WHICH TWO RIVERS?
BLUE NILE AND WHITE NILE RIVERS.
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SUDAN BORDERING COUNTRIES?
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TO SOUTHWEST.
CHAD TO WEST.
LIBYA TO NORTHWEST.
EGYPT TO NORTH.
ERITREA TO NORTHEAST.
RED SEA TO EAST.
ETHIOPIA TO SOUTHEAST.
SOUTH SUDAN TO THE SOUTH.
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WHAT IS DARFUR REGION AND ITS BOUNDARIES?
IT IS A WESTERN REGION OF SUDAN.
BORDERED BY
SOUTH SUDAN TO SOUTH.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TO SOUTHWEST.
CHAD TO WEST.
LIBYA TO NORTHWEST.
NILE RIVER TO THE EAST.
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HEAT WAVES ARE ALSO KNOWN AS?
SILENT KILLERS.
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GLOBAL FOREST WATCH IS ESTABLISHED IN AND BY?
IT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A PART OF_________?
ESTABLISHED IN 1997 BY WORLD RESOURCE INSTITUTE.
ESTABLISHED AS A PART OF THE FOREST FRONTIERS INITIATIVE.
IT STARTED AS A NETWORK OF NGOs PRODUCING UP-TO- DATE REPORTS ABOUT THE STATE OF FORESTS IN 4 PILOT COUNTRIES: CAMEROON, CANADA, INDONESIA, GABON.
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TYPHOON DOKSURI APPEARED IN WHICH COUNTRY?
PHILIPPINES AND CHINA.
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THE KERCH BRIDGE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CRIMEA BRIDGE, IS THE ONLY DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE TRANSPORT NETWORK OF _________ AND __________?
RUSSIA AND THE CRIMEAN PENINSULA.
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KERCH STRAIT IS LOCATED IN?
EASTERN EUROPE.
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KERCH STRAIT CONNECTS WHICH TWO WATER BODIES?
BLACK SEA WITH THE SEA OF AZOV.
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KERCH STRAIT ACTS AS A NATURAL BOUNDARY, SEPARATING THE ________ PENINSULA IN CRIMEA FROM THE _______ PENINSULA IN RUSSIA.
KERCH PENINSULA IN CRIMEA
TAMAN PENINSULA IN RUSSIA.
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INTERNATIONAL NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR WAS INITIATED IN AND BY?
IN 2000 AND BY RUSSIA, INDIA AND IRAN.
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INTERNATIONAL NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR LINKS?
LINKS THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE PERSIAN GULF TO THE CASPIAN SEA VIA IRAN AND ONWARD TO NORTHERN EUROPE VIA ST PETERSBURG IN RUSSIA.
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INTERNATIONAL NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR MEMBER COUNTRIES?
RATIFIED BY 13 COUNTRIES- KIARA KI BOT TUB
● KAZAKHSTAN 🇰🇿
● INDIA 🇮🇳
● AZERBAIJAN 🇦🇿
● RUSSIA 🇷🇺
● ARMENIA 🇦🇲
● KYRGYZSTAN 🇰🇬
● IRAN 🇮🇷
● BELARUS 🇧🇾
● OMAN 🇴🇲
● TAJIKISTAN 🇹🇯
● TURKEY 🇹🇷
● UKRAINE 🇺🇦
● BULGARIA 🇧🇬
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MHADEI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WHY IN NEWS?
BOMBAY HIGH COURT DIRECTED THE GOA GOVERNMENT TO NOTIFY THE MHADEI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AS A TIGER RESERVE UNDER THE WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT.
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MHADEI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY LOCATION?
NORTH GOA DISTRICT, NEAR VALPOI.
IT IS HOME TO BENGAL TIGERS AND VARIOUS BIRD SPECIES, EARNING IT AN INTERNATIONAL BIRD AREA STATUS.
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FAUNA IN MHADEI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
NILGIRI WOOD-PIGEON AND CRIMSON- BACKED SUNBIRD.
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FLORA IN MHADEI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
SACRED GROOVES, CREEPERS, EVERGREEN SPECIES OF ASHOKA AND COLORFUL FLOWERS.
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RIVERS IN MHADEI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
MHADEI RIVER ORIGINATES IN KARNATAKA AND FLOWS THROUGH THE SANCTUARY BEFORE REACHING THE ARABIAN SEA.
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WHY ARE HERPETOLOGISTS ATTRACTED TO THE MHADEI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
FOR ITS VARIETY OF SNAKES, INCLUDING THE BIG FOUR VENOMOUS ONES.
BIG FOUR:
○ INDIAN KRAIT
○ RUSSELL'S VIPER
○ SAW SCALED VIPER
○ SPECTACLED COBRA
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WHAT ARE THE THREE ETHNOGRAPHIC GROUPINGS OF PACIFIC ISLANDS?
1 MELANESIA
2 MICRONESIA
3 POLYNESIA (LARGEST)
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CHARACTERISTIC OF NON- COKING/ THERMAL/ STEAM COAL?
○ USES- POWER GENERATION AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES.
○ ASH CONTENT- HIGHER
○ CALORIFIC VALUE- HIGH.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF COKING/METALLURGICAL COAL?
○ USES- STEAL MAKING
○ ASH CONTENT- LOWER
○ CALORIFIC VALUE- MODERATE TO LOW
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BOUNDARIES OF NIGER?
○ LIBYA 🇱🇾
○ CHAD 🇹🇩
○ NIGERIA 🇳🇬
○ BENIN 🇧🇯
○ BURKINA FASO 🇧🇫
○ MALI 🇲🇱
○ ALGERIA 🇩🇿
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STATES THAT TOUCH BORDER WITH MYANMAR?
○ MIZORAM
○ MANIPUR
○ NAGALAND
○ ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BORDERING COUNTRIES?
IT IS A LANDLOCKED NATION THAT IS BORDERED BY
○ CHAD
○ SUDAN
○ SOUTH SUDAN
○ DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
○ REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
○ CAMEROON
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COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS LOCATION?
IT IS AN EXTERNAL TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA LOCATED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
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NOVA KAKHOVKA DAM IS LOCATED ON WHICH RIVER?
DNIPRO RIVER.
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LARGEST MACROALGAE BLOOM IN THE WORLD IS?
GREAT ATLANTIC SARGASSUM BELT.
ATLANTIC OCEAN'S SARGASSO SEA IS NAMED AFTER THE ALGAE.
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IN WHICH CONTINENTS ARE ORCHIDS FOUND?
THEY ARE FOUND AMONG ALL CONTINENTS, EXCEPT FOR ANTARCTICA.
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WHAT IS MAGMA OCEAN HYPOTHESIS?
THE MOON IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FORMED AFTER AN EARLY PIECE OF THE EARTH SEPARATED DUE TO AN IMPACT. THE ENERGY GENERATED BY THE IMPACT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE LED TO THE MELTING OF THE MOON'S SURFACE. THIS IS CALLED THE MAGMA OCEAN HYPOTHESIS.
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WHICH IS THE SECOND LARGEST REEF SYSTEM IN THE WORLD?
BELIZE'S BARRIER REEF, PART OF THE MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF.
IT IS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
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ORIGIN OF GANGA RIVER IS LOCATED INSIDE WHICH NATIONAL PARK?
ORIGIN OF GANGA KNOWN AS GAUMUKH, IS LOCATED INSIDE GANGOTRI NATIONAL PARK AND IT DRIVES ITS NAME FROM A SACRED HINDU SHRINE GANGOTRI.
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MAJOR PEAKS INSIDE GANGOTRI NATIONAL PARK?
○ CHAUKHAMBA 1
○ CHAUKHAMBA 2
○ CHAUKHAMBA 3
○ SATOPANTH
○ KEDARNATH MAIN.
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FAUNA AND LOCATION OF GANGOTRI NATIONAL PARK?
UTTARAKHAND.
FAUNA- HIMALAYAN MUSK DEER, SAMBAR, HIMALAYAN TAHR, SNOW LEOPARD ETC.
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WHERE IS JOHA RICE CULTIVATED?
WIDELY CULTIVATED IN GARO HILLS AND KNOWN AS JAHA RICE OR LOCALLY KNOWN AS MI JAHA.
ASSAM IS THE LARGEST CULTIVATOR OF THIS RICE.
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MANAS NATIONAL PARK GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND RIVERS PASSING THROUGH?
ASSAM
INTERSECTED BY MANAS AND BEKI RIVERS.
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LOCATION OF TAMPARA LAKE?
TAMPARA LAKE IS A FRESHWATER LAKE SITUATED ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE RUSHIKULYA RIVER, ODISHA.
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STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR CONNECTS?
MEDITERRANEAN SEA WITH ATLANTIC OCEAN.
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DARDANELLES STRAIT CONNECTS?
AEGIAN SEA AND SEA OF MARMARA.
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BOSPORUS STRAIT CONNECTS?
SEA OF MARMARA AND BLACK SEA.
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BORDERING COUNTRIES OF MEDITERRANEAN SEA?
EUROPE (FROM WEST TO EAST): SPAIN, FRANCE, MONACO, ITALY, THE ISLAND STATE OF MALTA, SLOVENIA, CROATIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO, ALBANIA, GREECE, TURKEY, AND THE ISLAND REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
○ ASIA (FROM NORTH TO SOUTH): TURKEY, SYRIA, LEBANON AND ISRAEL.
○ AFRICA (FROM EAST TO WEST): EGYPT, LIBYA, TUNISIA, ALGERIA AND MOROCCO.
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KOTHARI RIVER ORIGIN?
KOTHARI RIVER RISES FROM THE ARAVALLI HILLS.
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PANAMA CANAL CONNECTS?
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS.
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WHAT IS AGRI-IKIGAI?
AGRI-IKIGAI IS A ROADMAP FOR SMALLER FARMERS TO THRIVE ECONOMICALLY, WHILE FOSTERING A HEALTHIER PLANET AND SATISFYING CONSUMER DEMANDS.
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RIVERS PASSING THROUGH BANDIPUR TIGER RESERVE?
KABINI RIVER IN NORTH
MOYA RIVER IN SOUTH
NUGU RIVER ALSO RUNS THROUGH THE RESERVE.
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HIGHEST PEAK OF BANDIPUR TIGER RESERVE?
HIMAVAD GOPALASWAMY BETTA IS THE HIGHEST PEAK OF THE RESERVE.
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WHAT ARE MEDICANES?
THEY ARE TROPICAL-LIKE CYCLONE THAT OCCASIONALLY FORMS OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
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DOES VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ALWAYS LEAD TO A COOLING EFFECT?
NO HUNGA TONGA-HUNGA HA'APAI IN PACIFIC OCEAN THAT ERUPTED IN JANUARY 2022 BLEW A LOT OF WATER INTO THE STRATOSPHERE AND WATER VAPOUR IS A NATURAL GHG DUE TO WHICH 2023 IS SO HOT.
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LEFT BANK TRIBUTARIES OF NARMADA RIVER?
○ BURHNER
○ BANJAR
○ SHER
○ SHAKKAR
○ DUDHI
○ TAWA
○ GANJAL
○ KUNDI
○ GOI
○ KARJAN
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RIGHT BANK TRIBUTARIES OF NARMADA RIVER?
○ HIRAN
○ TENDONI
○ BARNA
○ KOLAR
○ MAN
○ URI
○ HATNI
○ ORSANG
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WHAT IS NAGORNO-KARABAKH REGION?
NAGORNO-KARABAKH ALSO KNOWN AS ARTSAKH IS A MOUNTAINOUS REGION AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE KARABAKH MOUNTAIN RANGE, WITHIN AZERBAIJAN.
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WHAT IS SCARBOROUGH SHOAL?
SCARBOROUGH SHOAL IS THE LARGEST ATOLL IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA LOCATED INSIDE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF PHILIPPINES BUT CLAIMED BY CHINA.
CLAIMED BY CHINA, AND TAIWAN IT IS CALLED HUANGYAN ISLAND BY CHINA AND PANATAG SHOAL BY THE PHILIPPINES.
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WHAT IS KARMAN LINE?
AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT DEMARCATES THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE FROM SPACE.
CROSSING THE KARMAN LINE DESIGNATES AN INDIVIDUAL AS AN ASTRONAUT.
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BORDERING COUNTRIES OF ISRAEL?
○ NORTH BY LEBANON
○ NORTHEAST BY SYRIA
○ EAST AND SOUTHEAST BY JORDAN
○ SOUTHWEST BY EGYPT
WEST BY THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
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MEDARAM IS LOCATED IN?
ETURNAGARAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, A PART OF DANDAKARANYA, THE LARGEST SURVIVING FOREST BELT IN THE MULUGU. IN TELANGANA.
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WHERE IS NALABANA ISLAND?
IN ODISHA NEAR CHILIKA LAKE.
THIS WAS DECLARED A BIRD SANCTUARY IN 1973.
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LONGEST RIVER OF SRI LANKA?
MAHAWELI GANGA.
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EQUADOR BORDERING AREAS?
○ COLOMBIA TO NORTH
○ PERU TO EAST AND SOUTH
○ PACIFIC OCEAN TO THE WEST.
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LARGEST PRODUCER OF MILLETS IN INDIA?
RAJASTHAN (35.5%)
MAHARASHTRA (20%)
KARNATAKA (13.3%)
UTTAR PRADESH (8.8%).
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HIGHEST MILLET PRODUCTIVITY IN INDIA AS PER 2022?
ANDHRA PRADESH HAS THE HIGHEST MILLET PRODUCTIVITY IN INDIA.
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LARGEST MILLET PRODUCER IN THE WORLD?
INDIA.
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IS INDIA THE LARGEST EXPORTER OF MILLETS IN WORLD?
NO INDIA IS THE SECOND LARGEST EXPORTER.
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CYCLONE TEJ ORIGIN?
IN ARABIAN SEA.
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WHICH COUNTRIES ARE NOT PART OF EUROPEAN UNION BUT ARE PART OF SHENGEN AREA?
○ ICELAND
○ NORWAY
○ SWITZERLAND
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WHICH COUNTRIES ARE PART OF EUROPEAN UNION BUT NOT PART OF SHENGEN AREA?
○ IRELAND
○ ROMANIA
○ BULGARIA
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CYCLONE HAMOON ORIGIN?
BAY OF BENGAL.
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LARGEST NATIONAL PARK OF INDIA?
HEMIS NATIONAL PARK, LADAKH.
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SNOW LEOPARD CAPITAL OF THE WORLD?
HEMIS NATIONAL PARK LADAKH.
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WHICH INDIAN STATE SHARES THE LARGEST BOUNDARY WITH BANGLADESH?
WEST BENGAL SHARES THE LARGEST BOUNDARY.
TRIPURA SECOND LARGEST.
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WHAT IS CANDOLLEOMYCES ALBOSQUAMOSUS RECENTLY SEEN IN NEWS?
IT IS A MUSHROOM (NEW SPECIES) FOUND ON THE CAMPUS OF THE JAWAHARLAL NEHRU BOTANICAL GARDEN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT PALODE IN THIRUVANTHAPURAM
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MAITREE SUPER THERMAL POWER PLANT LOCATION?
RAMPAL, BANGLADESH DEVELOPED ON THE BANK OF PASSUR RIVER.
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WATERFALLS IN MHADEI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
VAZRA SAKLA FALLS
VIRDI FALLS.
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ORIGIN OF MHADEI RIVER?
IT ORIGINATES IN BHIMGAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN KARNATAKA AND DRAINS INTO THE ARABIAN SEA.
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PROMINENT PEAKS IN MHADEI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
SONSOGOD (1027 m)
TALVCHE SADA (812 m)
VAGHERI (725 m).
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FINLAND BORDERING COUNTRIES?
SHARES BORDER WITH RUSSIA TO THE EAST.
GULF OF BOTHNIA AND SWEDEN TO WEST.
NORWAY TO ITS NORTHWEST.
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CYCLONE MICHAUNG?
FOURTH TROPICAL CYCLONE OF THE YEAR OVER THE BAY OF BENGAL.
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WHAT IS GALE FORCE?
THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION USES THE TERM TROPICAL CYCLONE TO COVER WEATHER SYSTEMS WHERE WIND EXCEED GALE FORCE (MINIMUM OF 34 KNOTS OR 63 KPH).
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X-RAY POLARIMETER SATELLITE (XPOSAT) WILL BE LAUNCHED BY?
PSLV FROM THE SATISH DHAWAN SPACE CENTER IN SRIHARIKOTA.
IT IS ONLY THE WORLD'S SECOND POLARIMETRY MISSION USING X-RAY AFTER NASA'S IMAGING X-RAY POLARIMETRY EXPLORER (IXPE) THAT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2021.
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X-RAY POLARIMETER SATELLITE (XPOSAT) IS DEVELOPED BY?
RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE (RRI) IN COLLABORATION WITH UR RAO SATELLITE CENTRE (URSC).
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X-RAY POLARIMETER SATELLITE (XPOSAT) OBJECTIVE?
IT IS DESIGNED FOR OBSERVATION FROM LOW EARTH ORBIT (NON-SUN SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT OF ~650 KM ALTITUDE), CARRYING TWO SCIENTIFIC PAYLOADS.
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PRIMARY PAYLOAD OF X-RAY POLARIMETER SATELLITE (XPOSAT)?
POLIX (POLARIMETER INSTRUMENT IN X-RAYS) WHICH WAS DEVELOPED BY THE RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE BENGALURU WITH SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS ISRO CENTRES.
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SECONDARY PAYLOAD OF X-RAY POLARIMETER SATELLITE (XPOSAT)?
XPECT (X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY AND TIMING) PAYLOAD, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED BY THE U.R RAO SATELLITE CENTRE (URSC), ISRO.
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MISSION LIFE OF X-RAY POLARIMETER SATELLITE (XPOSAT)?
APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS.
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COMPOSITE WATER MANAGEMENT INDEX (CWMI) IS RELEASED BY?
NITI AAYOG IN 2018.
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RED SANDERS ARE FOUND IN?
ONLY IN SOUTHERN PARTS OF EASTERN GHATS.
IT IS ENDEMIC TO FORESTS OF SESHACHALAM, VELIGONDA, LANKAMALA AND PALKONA HILLS OF ANDHRA PRADESH.
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CONSERVATION STATUS OF RED SANDERS?
IUCN: ENDANGERED
WPA: SCHEDULE 4
CITES: APPENDIX 2
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KEY BARRAGES IN KALESHWARAM LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECTS?
◇ MEDIGADDA
◇ ANNARAM
◇ SUNDILLA
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KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO IS SITUATED IN?
RUSSIA'S NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
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LOCATION OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA?
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LIES BETWEEN THE BERING SEA AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND THE SEA OF OKHOTSK.
IT IS PART OF KAMCHATKA KRAI. KAMCHATKA ALSO KNOWN AS A LAND OF FIRE AND ICE, SITS IN PACIFIC RING OF FIRE.
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HORN OF AFRICA COMPRISES OF?
SUSK SEED
1 SOMALIA
2 UGANDA
3 SUDAN
4 KENYA
5 SOUTH SUDAN
6 ETHIOPIA
7 ERITREA
8 DJIBOUTI
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HORN OF AFRICA IS SEPARATED FROM THE ARABIAN PENINSULA BY___?
BAB-EL-MANDEB STRAIT (THE STRAIT CONNECTING THE RED SEA AND GULF OF ADEN).
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GREATER HORN REGION COUNTRIES?
HORN OF AFRICA COUNTRIES (SUSK SEED) ➕️ TBR
1 TANZANIA
2 BURUNDI
3 RWANDA
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GREATER HORN REGION (GHR) LIES ALONG BOUNDARY OF WHICH SEA?
LIES ALONG SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE RED SEA.
IT EXTENDS HUNDREDS OF KILOMETERS INTO THE GUARDAFUI CHANNEL, GULF OF ADEN AND INDIAN OCEAN AND SHARES A MARITIME BORDER WITH ARABIAN PENINSULA REGION OF WESTERN ASIA.
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WHAT IS AN ICE SHEET?
AN ICE SHEET IS ESSENTIALLY A MASS OF GLACIAL ICE THAT COVERS MORE THAN 50,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS OF LAND. EXAMPLE THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET AND THE ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET.
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WHAT IS CLOUD SEEDING?
CLOUD SEEDING IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH A CLOUD IS INFECTED WITH SALTS SUCH AS SILVER IODIDE OR POTASSIUM IODIDE WHICH IS THE SEED. THE SALTS ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE ADDITION NUCLEI AROUND WHICH MORE CLOUD DROPLETS CAN FORM.
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WORLD'S HIGHEST NAVIGABLE LAKE?
LAKE TITICACA.
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LOCATION OF LAKE TITICACA?
LOCATED BETWEEN PERU AND BOLIVIA IN ANDES MOUNTAIN.
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LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE IN SOUTH AMERICA?
LAKE TITICACA.
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DOKLAM AREA IS SPREAD OVER AT THE TRIJUNCTION BETWEEN WHICH COUNTRIES?
INDIA, BHUTAN AND CHINA.
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CYCLONE MIDHILI?
IN BAY OF BENGAL.
NAME GIVEN BY MALDIVES 🇲🇻.
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BOUNDARIES OF LIBYA?
NORTH- MEDITERRANEAN SEA
EAST- EGYPT
SOUTH- NIGER AND CHAD
WEST- TUNISIA AND ALGERIA.
SOUTHEAST- SUDAN
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WHAT IS CRYOSPHERE?
IT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO EARTH'S SNOW AND ICE REGIONS AND RANGES FROM ICE SHEETS, GLACIERS, SNOW AND PERMAFROST TO SEA ICE AND THE POLAR OCEANS.
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WHAT ARE COLOR CODE WEATHER WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE INDIAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT?
1 GREEN (ALL IS WELL)
2 YELLOW (BE AWARE)
3 ORANGE/AMBER (BE PREPARED)
4 RED (TAKE ACTION)
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NODAL MINISTRY FOR INDIAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT (IMD) AND ITS ESTABLISHMENT?
MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES.
IMD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1875.
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FAGRADALSFJALL VOLCANO IS LOCATED IN?
ICELAND.
ERUPTED RECENTLY.
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LOCATION OF VALMIKI TIGER RESERVE?
VALMIKI TIGER RESERVE IS A PART OF THE VALMIKI CHITWAN-PARSA TERAI ARCH TIGER CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE.
LOCATED IN WEST CHAMPARAN, BIHAR.
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MAJOR FLOWING RIVERS IN VALMIKI TIGER RESERVE?
1 GANDAK
2 PANDAI
3 MANOR
4 HARHA
5 MASAN
6 BHAPSA
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COUNTRIES OF ARCTIC REGION?
1 CANADA 🇨🇦
2 DENMARK 🇩🇰
3 FINLAND 🇫🇮
4 ICELAND 🇮🇸
5 NORWAY 🇳🇴
6 RUSSIA 🇷🇺
7 SWEDEN 🇸🇪
8 USA 🇺🇸
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ONLY PARK IN THE WORLD TO HAVE FOUR FELINE SPECIES OF BIG CAT?
NAMDAPHA NATIONAL PARK.
TIGER, LEOPARD, SNOW LEOPARD AND CLOUDED LEOPARD.
