op ind geo 2 Flashcards

Question

The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil water is called ________ (A) Percolation (B) Conduction (C) Leaching (D) Transpiration

Answer 1

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Leaching is the process by which the loss (or) extraction of essential material (like micro & macro nutrients) of soil occurs. It may be done through water, wind (or) other agents.

Answer 2

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Taungya is a system where by villagers and sometimes forest plantation workers are given the right to cultivate agricultural crops during the early stages of forest plantation establishment.

Answer 3

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Red soil is found in Indian states such that Tamil Nadu, southern Karnataka, noth-eastern Andhra and some parts of M.P., Chhatisgarh and Odisha. Hence, option C is correct.

Answer 4

"(A) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Pedology (pedon+logos)which means scientific study of soil. Pedology (derived from a Greek word ""pedon"" which means ""soil"" and ""logos"" means ""study"")."

Answer 5

(A) (SSC CPO S.I Pre 2003) Exp: Assam accounts for over 51% of total production of tea in India. Firstly, tea plantation was imported to Assam from China and then it spread to Darjeeling and then to South India.

Answer 6

(A) (SSC CGL Pre 2003) Exp: Alphonso mango is the best variety of mangoes in India. It is mainly found in Ratnagiri of Karnataka. These mangoes ripe very well due to moisture provided by pre monsoon showers in Southern India.

Answer 7

(B) (SSC 2000) Exp: Costing around Rs. 1 lakh per kg Mokaibari Tea has become one of the most expensive tea. It is grown by Makaibari Tea Estate in Darjeeling.

Answer 8

(b) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 2005) Exp: Malabar coast is the main spice producer comprising Kerala and Southern Tamil Nadu. As it lies in tropical conditions with ample rainfall. It is best suited for spice production.

Answer 9

(B) (SSC CPO S.I 2006) Exp: Rubber is a tropical crop grown primarily in Kerala. Kerala accounts for 90% of total rubber production in India. Along with Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu also grows rubber on commercial scale.

Answer 10

(A)Exp: The practice of growing different crops in successive seasons to maintain soil fertility is termed as crop rotation. As soil contains many types of nutrients and one type of crop will exhaust a particular type of nutrient that is why crop rotation is necessary.

Answer 11

(A) (SSC CGl Pre 2015) Exp: Various crops grown in Kerala are coconut rubber, tea, coffee and black pepper. Although rice is also grown here but the famous crops are coconut, rubber and black pepper.

Answer 12

"(B) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 2008) Exp: Jaya and Ratna were the rice varieties that were spread over the rice growing regions during ""Green Revolution"". Other given options are HYV varieties of wheat."

Answer 13

"(A) (Fci Assistant Grade 2012) Exp: Jute is also called ""brown paper"" as the colour of the jute fibres is brown. It is used in various fields such as making brown paper covers, sacks, jute bags etc."

Answer 14

(C) (SSC MTS 2011) Exp: AGMARK is a certification given to agricultural commodities in order to comply with Agricultural Products Act 1986. It is given for the assurance of quality.

Answer 15

(A) (SSC (10+2) DEO & LDC 2011) Exp: Deccan plateau is a rain deficient region having rainfall less them 100cm. Dry land farming is farming technique in which we conserve water through proper cropping, irrigation and soil management techniques.

Answer 16

(B) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Lateritic soil which is formed by the process of leaching is predominant on the Eastern and Western coast of India. This soil is found in the regions having high temperature and high rainfall.

Answer 17

(B) (SSC CGL 2012) Exp: NEERI stands for National Environmental Engineering Research Institute which is run by Government of India It is situated in Nagpur and was established in 1958. It has 5 laboratories at Kolkata, Hyderabad, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai.

Answer 18

(B) (SSC CPO 2010) Exp: Silent valley is a National Park in Nilgiri Hills in Kerala's Palakkad District. It consists of tropical rain forests & moist deciduous forests. Alongwith Karimpuzha & Mukurthi National Park, it forms the part of Nilgiri International Biosphere Reserve.

Answer 19

(C) (SSC MTS 2011) Exp: Silent valley is a National Park in Nilgiri Hills in Kerala's Palakkad District. It consists of tropical rain forests & moist deciduous forests. Alongwith Karimpuzha & Mukurthi National Park, it forms the part of Nilgiri International Biosphere Reserve.

Answer 20

(A) (SSC Steno 2012) Exp: 'Valley of Flowers' is a National Park in state of Uttarakhand in Western Himalayas. eg. Asiatic black bear, snow leopard etc. are found. Valley of Flowers alongwith Nanda Devi National Park makes up Nanda Devi Biospher Reserve.

Answer 21

(A) (CISF SI, 2011, SSC (10+2) 2015) Exp: Earlier known as Hailey National Park, Jim Corbett National Park got established in 1936. in Nainital to protect Bengal tiger.

Answer 22

(A) (SSC CHSL 2014) Exp: India has 20% of its land under forest. In recent times forest area has depleted.

Answer 23

(C) (SSC Tax Asst. 2006) Exp: Forest cover of M.P is 77,522 km2 area of Arunachal Pradesh comes next with 67,321 km2 area.

Answer 24

(D) (SSC Steno 2005) Exp: Due to moist & humid climatic conditions towards the North-East India, almost all states are rich in flora & fauna.

Answer 25

(C) (SSC LDC 2005) Exp: Mizoram has 90% (approx) of its area under forest which is the highest percentage wise. It is nearly followed by Lakshadweep.

Answer 26

(B) (SSC CHSL 2015) Exp: With 90% (approx) Mizoram has highest percentage of forest as per available options.

Answer 27

(D) (SSC FCI 2012, Steno 2015) Exp: Bharatpur bird sanctuary is located in Rajasthan state & bordering with the state of Uttar Pradesh. Also known as Koeladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary or Koeladeo National Park. Being a World Heritage Site it is famous for migratory Siberian Cranes.

Answer 28

(A) (SSC CHSL 2011) Exp: Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary lies between Gurugram and Delhi in the Northern state of Haryana. It is named after Rajput king Sultan Chauhan.

Answer 29

(D) (SSC CPO 2009) Exp: Namdapha National Park is third largest in India. It is also a biodiversity hot spot in Eastern Himalayas. It is located in Arunachal Pradesh. It has tropical rain forests. It is a tiger reserve.

Answer 30

(B) (SSC CPO 2007) Exp: Dachigam National Park is located near Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir. It has area of 141km2 Dachigam is 'Das gaam' meaning '10 villages'. It is famous for Kashmir Stag also known as hangul.

Answer 31

(D) (SSC MTS 2006) Exp: Gir forests are natural habitat of Asiatic lions. Its known as Gir Forest National Park & Wildlife Santuary. It is located in Kathiawar region of Gujarat.

Answer 32

(C) (SSC MTS 2000, CPO 2008) Exp: Same as above

Answer 33

(D) (SSC CHSL 2014) Exp: This Biosphere Reserve is also known as Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. It is largest of biosphere reserves in India. It is located between India & Sri Lanka in Indian Ocean as shallow water body. A rare species dugong (Sea cow) is found here.

Answer 34

(B) (SSC CGl 2012) Exp: As the mangroves act as buffer between sea & land, being found in coastal regions they are considered most vulnerable to rising sea water level.

Answer 35

(D) (SSC CPO 2007) Exp: 'Silent Valley' has tropical rain forests and temperate forests in higher reaches which are rare in this region. Most plant species are endemic to Western Ghats. Similarly, Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiri Langur, lion tailed macaque are all endangered fauna species which are rare to be found.

Answer 36

(A) (SSC MTS 2006) Exp: Heritiera Fomes (sundari tree) is a type of mangrove tree mostly found in the Sundarban delta of Ganga Brahmaputra rivers. It constitutes over 70% of forest in this area.

Answer 37

(B) (SSC Steno 2011) Exp: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Assam, It is also a National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Project Tiger & elephant reserve.

Answer 38

(B) (SSC Steno 2011) Exp: 'Biosphere Reserve Areas' are the regions established by Indian government as ' Biosphere Reserve' in accordance with IUCN Category-V Protected areas. These are larger areas of natural habitat including one or more National Parks accompanied by buffer zones. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was first of this kind.

Answer 39

(D) (SSC FCI 2012) Exp: All the above given options are correct in terms of

Answer 40

(C) (SSC CGL 2012) Exp: Sundarbans lie in Ganga Brahmaputra delta. They are one of the largest mangrove forests in the world. It was designated as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.

Answer 41

(A) (SSC CHSL 2014) Exp: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve comprises of Nanda Devi & Valley of Flowers National Park. It is drained by Rishi Ganga river.

Answer 42

(C) (SSC MTS 2002,CML 2006) Exp: Kaziranga National Park has about 2/3rd of world's great one horned rhinoceroses. It is situated in Assam as a renowned 'World Heritage Site'

Answer 43

(A) (SSC MTS 2002, Steno 2014, 2007) Exp: Same as above

Answer 44

(B) (SSC CHSL 2015) Exp: Gulf of Mannar is situated between Coromandal Coast of India & Sri Lanka. It is a shallow water zone. It has many endangered species which are native to this region. One such specie is dugong dugong, a herbivorous marine mammal.

Answer 45

(C) (SSC CHSL 2014) Exp: Kanchenjunga National Park, also known as Khangchendzonga National Park. It is also a biosphere reserve. It became the World Heritage Site on 17 July 2016. It has musk deer, snow leopard as an important species.

Answer 46

(D) (SSC MTS 2011) Exp: Shivpuri National Park of M.P. is also known as Madhav National Park named after Madho Rao Scindia, Raja of Gwalior. Set up in 1958, it is composed of dry decidous & flat grasslands.

Answer 47

(C) (SSC CPO 2015) Exp: Panchmari Biosphere Reserve is located in midst of Satpura Ranges in Madhya Pradesh. It was designated as biosphere reserve in 2009 by UNESCO. It act as transition zone between forest species of western & eastern ghats. eg. wild boar gaur, cheetal deer.

Answer 48

(D) (SSC MTS 2008) Exp: Kanha National Park is in Madhya Pradesh. Also known as Tiger Reserve, it has wild pigs, jackals & tigers.

Answer 49

(A) (SSC CGL 2011, CHSL 2015) Exp: Keibul Lamjao National Park is situated on Lake Loktak in Bishnupur district of Manipur state in NE India and is the only floating park in the world.

Answer 50

(B) (SSC CGL 2009) Exp: Nagarhole National Park is also called Rajiv Gandhi National Park. It is situated in Kogadu and Mysore districts of Karnataka. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It has many tigers, Indian bison and elephants.

Answer 51

(C) (SSC Steno off. 2006) Exp: Rain forests found in North East Himalaya & Western Ghats are also called as Tropical Rain forests. These are evergreen as well as semi ever green. Ever green forests are found in the region with 200 to 250 cm of rain where as semi ever green has a mixture of Rain forests, creepers & deciduous forest with rain of 150 cm & above.

Answer 52

(A) (SSC CHSL 2011) Exp: Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for its tiger reserve, it lies in North west of Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), Tamil Nadu sharing its boudaries with Kerala & Karnataka.

Answer 53

(D) (SSC FCI 2012) Exp: There are 18 biosphere reserves in India. Of these only 4 are UNESCO acclaimed International Biosphere Reserves. These are Nanda Devi, Sundarban Nilgiri & Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserves.

Answer 54

(A) (SSC CHSL 2015) Exp: Nilgiri is one of the International Biosphere Reserve in India. In the year 1987, it became the first biosphere reserve of India. Lying at juncture of 3 states it has endemic flora & fauna of Western Ghats.

Answer 55

(A) (SSC CGL 2010) Exp: Western Ghats have around 1800 endemic species. Most of them are endangered due to human activities in the region. Hence, it is made the biodiversity hot spot so as to save the receding species of this region.

Answer 56

(C) (SSC MTS 2006) Exp: In Chamba city of Himachal Pradesh Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary is located at altitude of about 2195m to 5040m. It is IInd largest sanctuary of Himachal Pradesh. It has snow leopard, musk marten brown langur etc.

Answer 57

(D) (SSC Steno 2014) Exp: Periyar National Park is in Kerala in Western Ghats. It is also called Periyar Tiger Reserve. Apart tigers it has lion tailed macaques, leopards, Indian bison etc. To its North, it has 'Periyar lake'.

Answer 58

(D) (SSC LDC 2005) Exp: Periyar - Kerala, explained in previous que.

Answer 59

(C) (SSC CPO 2012) Exp: Destruction of habitat of wild animals. As the forests are shrinking due to deforestation, the wild animals are loosing on their natural habitats risking survival.

Answer 60

(B) (SSC Sec. Off. 2007) Exp: Chipko Andolan is also termed as Chipko Movement. It was a forest conservation movement in Garhwal Himalayas which started in 1973.

Answer 61

(B) (SSC CHSL 2011) Exp: Afforestation is the planting of trees in the area where there was no forest cover earlier. It can also be termed as establishment of forests.

Answer 62

(D) (SSC CGL (Tier-1) 2014) Exp: Being heavy the concentration of arsenic in the lower levels of underground water keeps on increasing. As the water table shrinks the concentration of Arsenic increases automatically which is hazardous to health. eg. in Ganga Brahmaputra basin

Answer 63

(A) (SSC (10+2) 2015) Exp: Gulf of Kutch is located near Gujarat state of India. It has fringing reefs which are a bit less developed due to high sea temperatures & high salinity. It has been declared as the Marine Park by Indian goverment for conservation of corals.

Answer 64

(A) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Water Hyacinth grows rapidly & scavenges organic in organic water pollutants. This plant help purifying upto 40% polluted water.

Answer 65

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Khaziranga National Park with 2/3rd of one horned rhinoceros of the world is the natural habitat of rhinoceros in India.

Answer 66

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Sariska Tiger Reserve is in Alwar & Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan.

Answer 67

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Western Ghats have around 1800 endemic species. Most of them are endangered due to human activities in the region. Hence, it is made the biodiversity hot spot so as to save the receding species of this region.

Answer 68

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Hailey National Park which is also called as Jim Corbett National Park is in Nainital in Uttarakhand. It was established in 1936. It has tigers, elephants & hundreds of bird speies.

Answer 69

"(A) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: It is Greek word made up of two words ""Eco"" & ""Logy"". 'Eco' mean 'environment' & 'logy' means 'study'. Ecology term was coined by Ernst Heckel. It studies the interaction of living beings with their environment."

Answer 70

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Green houses are transparent glass made houses built in elevated mountainous regions to grow plants & crops by trapping solar light. Similar phenomenon is occuring throughout the globe due to increased level of pollution by release of harmful industrial gases especially CO2 raising temperatures all across globe.

Answer 71

(B) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Already explained in Q. No. 51.

Answer 72

(B) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Red Data Book released by International Union for Conservation of Nature is regarding endangered & vulnerable biotic species (plants and animals). It was started in 1964.

Answer 73

(A) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Symbiotic Bacteria which is responsible for atmospheric nitrogen fixation is found in root nodules of pulses. The word 'symbiotic' is derived from 'symbiosis' which means 'living together'. Here, host (pea) & parasite 'bacteria' lives together. Bacteria fixes atmospheric N2 as NH3.

Answer 74

(C)Exp: Dampha Tiger Reserve is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Mizoram. It is situated on the border of India with Bangladesh in western Mizoram.

Answer 75

(D) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Largest number of orchids are produced by Sikkim in India, Arunachal Pradesh has the capability to surpass Sikkim in this aspect

Answer 76

"(A) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Swamp deer is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh is a home for this specie. Swamp deer is also known as ""Barasingha""."

Answer 77

(B) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Madhya Pradesh with a forest cover of about 77,462 square kilometers ranks first in the list of forest cover. It is followed by Arunachal Pradesh with a forest cover of about 67,248 sq. km.

Answer 78

(A) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: To protect the endangered Bengal Tiger, Jim Corbett National Park was established in 1936 in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand. It is the oldest national park of India.

Answer 79

(C) (SSC, SO 2005, CHSL 2016) Exp: Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Rajasthan was formerly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. This National Park is home to diverse bird species including the Siberian Crane.

Answer 80

(C) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Bandipur National Park is situated in Chamara janagar district of Karnataka.This National Park is famous for its small population of tigers.

Answer 81

(A) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Declared as 17th tiger reserve of India, Kalkad Mundathurai tigar reserve (KMTR) is the 2nd larjest reserve area of Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1988.

Answer 82

(C) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Great Himalayan national Park is located in Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh. It is a UNESCO world Heritage site conserving some globally threatened species such as Musk deer and western Horned tragopan.

Answer 83

(D) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Karnataka. Under the project tiger Anshi National Park and Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary were collectively declared as Dandeli National Park.

Answer 84

(A) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Melghat tiger reserve which is located in the Amravati district of Maharashtra was among the nine tiger reserves which were declared under the first phase of project tiger in 1973-74.

Answer 85

(B) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers both National Parks are located in Uttarakhand state of India. Apart from a wide variety of flora these include fauna like Snow leopard & Asiatic black bear.

Answer 86

(C) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Indravati Tiger Reserve is located in Dantewada district of Chattisgarh. This National Park is the best potential habitat for the wild buffalo.

Answer 87

(D) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Simlipal tiger reserve (also a National Park) is situated in Mayurbhaj district of Odisha. This tiger reserve derived its name 'Similipal' form 'Simul' tree i.e Silk Cotton tree.

Answer 88

(D) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Anamalai Tiger reserve is a 950 sq. km reserve spread over Western Ghats in Keral. It was declared a tiger reserve in 2007.

Answer 89

(C) (SSC Sec Offic 2001) Exp: Bandipur National Park is situated in Karnataka. It was established in 1974. It was private hunting ground for Maharaja of Mysore.

Answer 90

(A) (SSC CGL Pre 2011) Exp:Forest Research Institute is located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. It is operated by Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.

Answer 91

(C) (SSC Sec Offic 2006) Exp:Mudumalai National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Nilgiri District in Tamil Nadu. It shares boundaries with neighboring states of Kerala & Karnataka.

Answer 92

(B) (SSC 2006) Exp: Dachigam National Park located 22 km north of Srinagar in J & K has musk deer (Kasturi Mrig). Dachigam is made up of 10 Villages (Das Gaam).

Answer 93

(A) (SSC CPO S.I 2007) Exp: Gir Forest is located in Kathiarwar Peninsular region. These are famous for Asiatic lions. It lies in state of Gujarat.

Answer 94

(D) (SSC CPO S.I 2009) Exp: Namdhapa National Park is situated in Arunachal Pradesh in North East India. It is the third largest National Park of India in terms of area.

Answer 95

(A) (SSC SAS Pre C & D 2011) Exp: Manas Sanctuary is famous for elephants. It is situated in Assam. It is also famous for Project Tiger.

Answer 96

(C) (SSC CML Pre 2002) Exp: It became biosphere reserve in 1986. It is the southern part of Western Ghats. It is at the tri-junction of Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu.

Answer 97

(D) (SSC CML Pre 2006) Exp: Kanger Ghati National Park is situated in Jagdalpur, Chhatisgarh in Bastar region. It became a National Park in 1982. It has Bastar hill myna as one of the prominent species.

Answer 98

(A) (SSC CPO 2006) Exp: Chennai Port is an artificial deep seaport as it has been prepared artificially by cutting crust of continental shelf lying under shallow sea zone. Natural deep sea ports are found on Western Ghats of India due to thin coast line where as due to wide continental shelf on eastern side, ports here are artificially built.

Answer 99

(A) (SSC CGL 2008, Sec. off. 2007) Exp: Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir was named after Ist P.M. Jawahar Lal Nehru. It is also known as Banihal Tunnel as it links Qazigund with Banihal. It lies on NH44.

Answer 100

(B) (SSC CGL 2008 Exp: Lake Loktak is situated in Manipur. Loktak Hydroelectric Power Plant constructed on it is owned by NHPC Ltd.

Answer 101

(C) (SSC Tax Asst. 2006, 2007, CGL 1999) Exp: Jadugoda is the village in Purbi Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state. It was first uranium mine of India operationalised in 1967.

Answer 102

(A) (SSC CHSL 2010) Exp: Tummalapalle of Andhra Pradesh has one of the largest uranium reserves of the world. This report was concluded by Atomic Energy Commission of India after conducting the research in 2011.

Answer 103

(B) (SSC MTS 2001, 2008) Exp: Biggest reserve of mica is in India. It is in Koderma District of Jharkhand. About 95% of mica reserves in India are located in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan state.

Answer 104

(C) (SSC MTS 2006) Exp: Main mineral found in upper Brahmaputra valley is petroleum. British in 1901 started extracting petroleum in Digboi district of Assam. It is oldest petroleum refinery in India.

Answer 105

(A) (SSC MTS 1991, 2000, Steno Exam, 2010) Exp: Raniganj coal field is located in Durgapur & Asansol sub divisions of Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal. This coal belt stretches to neighbouring state of Jharkhand.

Answer 106

(C) (SSC CHSL 2015) Exp: Lignite coal is obtained from Gujarat & Tamil Nadu in India. Neyveli which is located in South Arcol district of Tamil Nadu is largest mine of lignite coal. It supplies fuel to thermal power stations in Tamil Nadu.

Answer 107

(C) (SSC Steno 2010) Exp: 'Panna' district of Madhya Pradesh is famous for diamond mining. It also has tiger reserve known as 'Panna National Park' Diamond Mining Project of National Mineral Development Corporation manages diamond mines in Panna.

Answer 108

(A) (SSC MTS 2008) Exp: Explained above

Answer 109

(C) (SSC CHSL 2012) Exp: Iron ore is mined from the hills of Kudremukh in Chikmagaluru District of Karnataka in Western Ghats. From here it is transported to the port of Mangalore in the form of slurry through pipeline for exports.

Answer 110

(C) (SSC MTS 2000, LDC 2005) Exp: Same as above

Answer 111

(A) (SSC Sec. off. 2006) Exp: India has large reserves of iron ore while Japan is highly industrialised with big automobile industry which requires iron ore. So, India has been exporting iron to Japan since end of second world war. From eastern port of Vizag most of the iron is exported to Japan & other East Asian economies.

Answer 112

(C) (SSC DEO 2009, MTS 2001, 2002) Exp: Khetri in Rajasthan is very well known for copper. It is the town in Jhunjhunu district.

Answer 113

(C) (SSC CPO 2005, SSC MTS Exam, 2002) Exp: Oldest working petroleum refinery is in Digboi, Assam. It was started in the year 1901 by British. It was infact first oil well drilled in Asia. It is also known as 'Oil city'.

Answer 114

(C) (SSC CHSL 2014) Exp: Answered above

Answer 115

(D) (SSC FCI 2012) Exp: Digboi Refinery in 1901, Noonmati in Guwahati in 1962, Dhaligaon near Bongaigaon, 1962 Numaligarh, Golaghat district, 1999.

Answer 116

(B) (SSC CHSL 2014) Exp: Mumbai High also known as Bombay High is an off shore region beyond Mumbai coast from where petroleum is drilled.

Answer 117

(A) (SSC CHSL 2012) Exp: In an off shore region of the coast of Mumbai. The petroleum reserves are available under sea on the continental shelf of Arabian Sea.

Answer 118

(D) (SSC Steno 2012) Exp: Kandla was developed as an off spring port. As due to partition India lost important Karachi port to Pakistan so Mumbai port was over burdened with excess work. This effect was neutralised by diverting trade to Kandla port which is situated in Kutch district of Gujarat.

Answer 119

(C) (SSC,CGL 2016, Steno 2007) Exp: Tehri Dam built across river Bhagirathi in Tehri, Uttarakhand is a 1000 megawatt power project. It also holds a water reservoir for irrigation & municipal water supply.

Answer 120

(D) (SSC Tax Asst. 2009) Exp: Bhagirathi originates from Gangotri glacier in Uttar Kashi district of Garhwal region. Tehri Power Project is built on this river.

Answer 121

(D) (SSC MTS Exam, 2006) Exp: In India most of the electricity is produced through thermal power stations where mostly coal is used as raw material. Although, India has a great potential to produce hydroelectricty but still it has not harnessed it properly & only 1/5 of it contributes to total energy consumption.

Answer 122

"(B) (SSC CGL 2000, 2005, 2011, SSC CPO 2005) Exp: Indira Gandhi Canal starts from Harike Barrage south of confluence zone of Sutlej & Beas. It is the biggest irrigation canal in India which passes through the states of Punjab, Haryana into Rajasthan, providing much needed water to deserts of Rajasthan for irrigation. Earlier it was termed ""Rajasthan Canal""."

Answer 123

(A) (SSC MTS 2006) Exp: Same as above.

Answer 124

(D) (SSC CGL 2004, MTS 2013) Exp: Thermal power station in Kawas, Gujarat is gasbased power plant. Its total installed capacity is 645MW. It is one out of 7 gas-based power station of NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation).

Answer 125

(B) (SSC MTS 2001, DEO 2009, CGL 2012) Exp: Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on Krishna river forming boundary between Nalgonda of Telangana & Guntur of Andhra pradesh. It is a multi purpose project.

Answer 126

(A) (SSC Steno 2014) Exp: Koyna Power Project is a complex hydropower project with 4 dams. One of the dams is built across river Koyna in Satara district in Maharashtra. Hence, gaining its name.

Answer 127

(C) (SSC CHSL 2011) Exp: Hirakund - Mahanadi (15 km from Sambalpur in Odisha) Pong dam - Beas (Also called Maharana Pratap Sagar, Kangra, H.P.) Tehri Dam - Bhagirathi (Tehri, Uttarakhand) Thein Dam - Ravi (Ranjit Sagar Dam, near Pathankot, Punjab)

Answer 128

(B) (SSC MTS 2006, 2008) Exp: Once known as 'Sorrow of West Bengal' because of its devastating floods, the Damodar river was curtailed (tamed) by building of Multi Purpose River Valley Project, a series of dams and canals. Idea was taken from Tennesses River Valley Project, U.S.A.

Answer 129

(B) (SSC MTS 2008) Exp: First nuclear power station in India is Tarapur nuclear power plant located in Swayam, Maharastra. It is largest nuclear plant of India. It was constructed under 123 Agreecment between India, USA & IAEA in 1963.

Answer 130

(B) (SSC CGL 2012) Exp: India's first nuclear research facility was setup at Trombay (Trambe) namely BARC, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, whereas Tarapur, Narora & Kalpakkam are nuclear power stations.

Answer 131

(A) (SSC Tax Asst. 2006) Exp: Iddukki is a place in Kerala. It lies is Western Ghats. It is the biggest hydropower project in Kerala. All the other 3 options are of Tamil Nadu.

Answer 132

(D)Exp: In Neyveli, Annore & Tuticorin electricity is generated through thermal power plants, whereas, in Mettur it is generated through hydroelectric as well as thermal power plant.

Answer 133

(B) (SSC CGL 2013) Exp: Salal Hydro Power Project is located in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir on river Chenab.

Answer 134

(D) Exp: Umiam hydro Power Project is on Umiam lake which is located about 15 kms north of Shillong in Meghalaya state. A dam was created across Umiam river in early 1960s, to create this lake.

Answer 135

(B) (SSC MTS 2000 CHSL 2012) Exp: Mullaperiyar Dam is also called Mullaiperiyar Dam. It lies on Periyar river in Idukki district, Kerala. Periyar National Park in Thekkady is located around dam's reservoir. The location of dam is in Kerala but it is operated & maintained by Tamil Nadu.

Answer 136

(C) (SSC CGL Exam, 2011) Exp: Rihand Dam also called as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar is built across river Rihand. It is located in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. Its reservoir lies on boundary between Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh. Rihand is the tributary of Son river.

Answer 137

(B) (SSC MTS 2006) Exp: As the population increases, the demand for almost all commodities & energy sources increases, same is the case in India, even rapid industrialisation requires power supply. But till date energy produced in terms of electricity is less than what is required to be consumed.

Answer 138

(C) (SSC CPO Exam, 2012) Exp: Damodar Valley Project is the Multipurpose River Valley Project which is based on Tennessec (River) Valley Authority of U.S.A. This project serves multi dimensional aspects such as hydroelectricty, irrigation, flood control, recreational reservoir etc.

Answer 139

(C) (SSC Tax Asst. Exam, 2007) Exp: Energy generated by the use of coal, oil, gas is called thermal energy. In this process, the water is heated by use of coal, oil & gas (as fuel) which then turns the turbine to generate electricity known as thermal electricity.

Answer 140

(D) (SSC MTS 2001,2006) Exp: Coal, petroleum & forest fuel such as wood has been used by humans since ages. They are the direct source of energy hence they were more exploited, whereas biogas is a concept of clean energy. The gas produced from animal & human waste is used in various manners as fuel. Conventional sources were direct fuels whereas biogas is first produced from organic waste & then utilised as fuel.

Answer 141

(A) (SSC LDC 2005) Exp: Renewable sources of energy are the ones which can be renewed or recycled. In the given options, water is the energy source which can be used again after recycling.

Answer 142

(C)Exp: NTPC stands for National Thermal Power Corporation. It generates electricity mainly by utilisation of fossil fuels. But, as the reserves of fossil fuels are limited the organisation is building hydroelectric power plants also. On the other hand, Power Grid Corporation is involved in Telecom industry as similar infrastructure can be used there also.

Answer 143

(C) Exp: Pimpari is the suburban metropolis region in Pune Maharashtra. Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL) is set up there by Government of India to produce Pencillin.

Answer 144

(D) Exp: Hindustan Machine & Tool Industry is located in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was founded in 1953 and comes under Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.

Answer 145

(D) Exp: Heavy water (D2O) is used as moderator & coolant in nuclear reactors. Department of Atomic Energy of Government of India has the responsibility to produce D2O for nuclear reactors. One such production plant is in Talcher, Odisha.

Answer 146

"(D) Exp: Fertilizer complex ""Paradip Phosphate Ltd."" is located in Paradip, Odisha. It was founded in year 1981. It imports raw material from Jordan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco & CIS countries."

Answer 147

(D) Exp: Basic industry - Petroleum Strategic Industry - Arms & Ammunition Critical Industry - Automobile Goods based Industry- Fertilizers Basic industry is the one which acts as base for other industries such as iron ore industry in which iron is produced from which machines are made later. Strategic industry is the one which is concerned with the security of the nation & considered important for economic development.

Answer 148

(C) Exp: Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu)-Heavy Electrical Industry Vishakhapatnam (Andhra pradesh) - Ship building Avadi (Tamil Nadu) - Tank Factory Chittaranjan (West Bengal) - Locomotive

Answer 149

(D) Exp: Rourkela Steel Plant is located in Rourkela, Odisha. It is closer to Paradip port when compared with other ports. As iron is heavy and weighty, it is exported from nearby Paradip port, Odisha.

Answer 150

(B) (SSC MTS 2006) Exp: HBJ pipeline also known as HVJ pipeline was started in 1986 by GAIL (India) Limited to transport gas to fertilizer plants in U.P. HBJ stands for Hazira - Vijaipur - Jagdishpur. Vijaypur is also termed as Bijeypur.

Answer 151

(D) (SSC Steno 2010) Exp: Kandla & Kochi are located on the west coast of India. Kandla in Gujarat, Kochi in Kerala whereas Paradip is in Odisha & Haldia is in West Bengal on Eastern Coast

Answer 152

(B) (SSC CPO Exam, 2011) Exp: Vishakkapatnam (Vizag) is used for bulk transportation of iron to East Asian countries such as Japan & South Korea.

Answer 153

(A) (SSC CHSL 2004) Exp: Kandla port is located in Kutch,, Gujarat near Gandhidham city on Gulf of Kutch. It was built to compensate the loss of Karachi port to Pakistan.

Answer 154

(C) (SSC CHSL 2014) Exp: Jawahar Lal Nehru port is also knows as Nhava Sheva port. It is located to the east of Mumbai, Maharashtra on Arabian Sea.

Answer 155

(C) (SSC CPO 2015) Exp: Riverine ports are the one's which are further inside from the sea coasts along the stream of a river. Such as Kolkata port is riverine port on river Hooghly.

Answer 156

(B) (SSC, CHSL 2014, CGL 2013) Exp: National Highway (NH2) connects 6 states of North India i.e. Delhi, Haryana, U.P. Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal constituting a portion of Grand Trunk Road.

Answer 157

(B) (SSC MTS 2011) Exp: Kapurthala in Punjab has Rail Coach Factory located on Jalandhar - Firozpur line. Perambur is a suburban zone in Chennai, Tamil Nadu has Integral Coach Factory.

Answer 158

(A) (SSC CGL 2012, Tax Asst. 2008) Exp: Integral Coach Factory is located in Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Answer 159

(B) Exp: Rail Wheel Factory was setup in the year 2008 in Saran district of Bihar. It was inaugrated by the then Railway Minister Sh. Lalu Prasad Yadav. It is first indigenously developed sophisticated factory of its type in India. It is developed by Larsen & Tourbo.

Answer 160

(C) Exp: Due to rapid urbanisation the number of registered vehicles in Delhi is the largest. This data is the outcome of Barclays report titled 'Megatrends Accelerating urbanisation in India'. 64. Which city is the headquarter of two Railway zones in India? (A) Hubli (B) New Delhi (C) Mumbai (D) Jabalpur (C) (SSC CHSL 2011) Exp: There are overall 18 zones & 69 divisions of Indian Railways. Of these Mumbai is the headquarter of two zones. They are Central Railway & Western Railway.

Answer 161

(D) (SSC CHSL 2011) Exp: 'Rail Bandhu' is a monthly magazine from railway. Its target audience is passengers who travel by Rajdhani Express, Shatabdi express & Duranto Express.

Answer 162

(B) (SSC CGL 2011) Exp: Roha lies in Maharashtra & Mangalore lies in Karnataka. These two are end points of Konkan Railway. Konkan Railway passes through Maharashtra, Goa & Karnataka.

Answer 163

(C) Exp: Water is abiotic i.e. non-living & renewable that is recyclable & reusable.

Answer 164

(D) (SSC CPO 2007) Exp: Anthracite is the best quality coal available. It has got the highest carbon content (about 90%). It is mostly used in metallurgical processes of metals.

Answer 165

(C) Exp: The first integrated steel plant of India of public sector was setup in Rourkela, Odisha with German collaboration. Steel Authority of India operates it.

Answer 166

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated in Rawatbhata. It is also known as Rajasthan Atomic Power Station. It was commissioned on 16December 1973 & is operated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.

Answer 167

(D) Exp: It is the cleanest source of energy since it creates no pollution while moving the turbine to produce electricity whereas all other given sources produce some percentage of pollution.

Answer 168

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: There is a proposal to set up Kowada Nuclear Park in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. It would be jointly developed under Indo-U.S.A. Nuclear agreement.

Answer 169

(B) Exp: Damodar Valley lies in the Chhota Nagpur region. It has massive blocks of coal fields in its central basin. It is also termed as 'Ruhr of India'.

Answer 170

(C)Exp: Sunrise industries are those new industries which have seen rise in their growth and will become important industries of future. One such industry is IT industry.

Answer 171

(B) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Ghatampur Thermal Power Plant will be set up in Ghatampur, Kanpur district, U.P. Fuel used will be coal. It is co owned (joint venture) by Neyveli Lignite Corporation (51%) & Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (49%).

Answer 172

(A) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Coimbatore is 'Manchester of South India'. As it has thousands of small, medium, large industries & textile mills.

Answer 173

(D) Exp: Most of the power generation in India happens through thermal power stations in which coal is used majorly as fuel. As most of the coal available in India is of poor quality with low carbon content and therefor it's useless for metallurgical processes of metals.

Answer 174

(A) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: About 90% of carbon content is available in anthracite due to which it has low ash & smoke formations. It is best coal available for metallurgical process.

Answer 175

(D)Exp: Natural gas occurs alongwith the belt of other fossil fuels in sedimentary rocks. It is also a good source of clean energy as due to good carbon content it has high calorific value with low residue.

Answer 176

(D) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Golden Quadrilateral Project was initiated by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Its main objective is to connect major industrial areas (regions) of the country to assist smooth transportation and communication. It connects Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.

Answer 177

(B) Exp: Most of the electricity produced in India is thermal electricity. It is about 67% (approx). In thermal power stations coal, gas & oil (petroleum) are used as fuels.

Answer 178

"(B) Exp: Crude petroleum is originally found in black colour. It is also known as 'Black Gold'. In order to increase the production of crude oil, the term ""Black Revolution"" was coined in India."

Answer 179

(A) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Explanation is given above.

Answer 180

(D) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Golden Quadrilateral Road network connects 4 major metropolis cities of India i.e. Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai & Mumbai to enhance communication & transportation.

Answer 181

(A) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Geothermal energy is the heat energy produced within Earth's surface. Sometimes magma from inside come near to Earth surface heating up the rocks at shallow depth. The rocks instead heat the water body which comes in their contact. Similar tendencies prevail in Himachal Pradesh. Here, hot spring is situated near Parbati river spreading to a distance of 1.3 km.

Answer 182

(B) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Recently, Tamil Nadu surpassed Rajasthan to become number one producer of solar energy. A 648 MW plant of solar energy is set up in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu by Adani Power. It is world's second largest solar park.

Answer 183

(B) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: The angular distances between two visible objects is measured with the help of sextant. Later on this measurement is used for purpose of navigation & surveying. It is primarily used to measure angle between earth's horizon & astronomical objects.

Answer 184

(D) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Commercial source of energy such as coal, petroleum & natural gas are obtained commercially whereas fire wood is obtained non-commercially by people from wastelands, forestlands in terms of twigs, sticks etc.

Answer 185

(B) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Lac is resinous secretion of wide range of lac insects. Most common species is Kerria lacca utilized for lac production. In india Jharkhand is the leading producer of lac followed by Chattisgarh, West Bengal & Maharashtra. It is used to make dyes & bangles, filling of hollow silver and gold ornaments.

Answer 186

(*) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Presently, Kamuthy in Tamil Nadu has the largest solar power plant of India with power generating capacity of 648 MW.

Answer 187

"(B) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: NH44 with a length of about 3,745 km is the longest national highway in India. Although NH7 running over 2,369 km is longest ""Single"" national highway in India. NH44 is a merger of different national highways and runs from Srinagar to Kanyakumari."

Answer 188

(B) (SSC CGL Pre 2002) Exp: Nathpa Jhakri Dam on river Sutlej is the mega underground dam in Himachal Pradesh with 27.4 km long tunnel. It produces 1500 MW hydro-electricity.

Answer 189

(D) (SSC CGL Pre 1999) Exp: Jadugoda Mines of uranium lies in Purbi Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. It started functioning in 1967 as first uranium mine of India.

Answer 190

(A) (SSC CPO S.I 2003) Exp: The southern state of Kerala has largest reserves of monazite in coastal regions with high thorium content. Thorium 232 is most stable isotope of thorium.

Answer 191

(B) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Singhbhum is famous for iron ore deposits. It is situated in state of Jharkhand.

Answer 192

(A) (SSC CGL 2014) Exp: Madhya Pradesh produces maximum manganese in India. M.P. along with Maharashtra produces more than half of manganese in India.

Answer 193

(A) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 2005) Exp: Gujarat lies in sub tropical high pressure zone towards west India. It is characterized by semi - arid & arid conditions. The coastal zone of the state remains dry during most part of the year. Hence, salt production is high.

Answer 194

(B) (SSC Tas Assistant (C.E) 2005) Exp: Koderma is a mineral rich district. It's located in Southern Jharkhand and termed as Great Mica Belt of Jharkhand.

Answer 195

(B) (SSC CGL Pre 2002, Tax Assistant 2008) Exp: Biggest coal reserve lies in Jharkhand. As most of the Chhota Nagpur Region lies in this state. It comprises of big coal fields in Damodar Valley.

Answer 196

(B) (SSC CHSL 2011, FCI Assistant 2012) Exp: Tumallapalle lies in Andhra Pradesh. The Atomic Energy Commission confirmed that it might have world's largest uranium reserves.

Answer 197

(C) (SSC Steno Grf.C&D)2010) Exp: Panna in an important Diamond mining place in Madhya Pradesh. It lies to the North East of Vindhya Ranges extended to about 240 km known as Panna group

Answer 198

(A) (SSC CGL Pre 2002) Exp: In India most of chromate deposits (about 93%) are located in Sukinda Valley of Cuttack district in Odisha.

Answer 199

(D) (SSC CML Pre 2002) Exp: The oldest oil field in India is in Digboi Assam. In the year 1901, Britishers had set the oil refinery in this region naming it as Assam Oil Company Limited.

Answer 200

(D) (SSC CGl Pre 2014) Exp: Damodar river flows through Chhota Nagpur Plateau which has many reserves of coal and most of the coal fields lie in Damodar Valley from Jharkhand to West Bengal.

Answer 201

"(B) (SSC CGl Pre 2014) Exp: Also known as Sher Shah Suri Marg and Grand Trunk road, NH2 connects Delhi with Kolkata. It is currently upgraded as the part of ""Golden Quadrilateral Project""."

Answer 202

(A) (SSC CGl Pre 2013) Exp:The North South Corridor & East West Corridor are being developed to enhance the transportation & communication throughout the country. The North South Corridor runs from Srinagar to Kanyakumari.

Answer 203

(C) (SSC CGl Pre 2017) Exp: Potential resources are those resources which at present can't be exploited due to lack of technology, capital, manpower etc. but with advancement of technology these can be harnesed in future.

Answer 204

(B) (SSC CGl Pre 2017) Exp: Afghanistan is largest opium producer of word and is part of Golden crescent which includes Pakistan and Afghanistan both.

Answer 205

(D) (SSC CGL Tier -I 2014) Exp: Population can be said to be growing when no of individuals increase in it. It can be best calculated by calculating difference between birth rate and death rate.

Answer 206

(B) (SSC CGL Exam, 2008) Exp: A birth rate can be best described as number of live births per thousand of population per year.

Answer 207

(A) (SSC MTS 2013) Exp: With 46 recognized scheduled tribes, Madhya Pradesh has maximum no. of tribes from the given options. 21.1% of state's population is shared by tribal's.

Answer 208

(B) Exp: Sex ratio is used to describe the number of females per 1000 of males. As per census of 2011 sex ratio in India is 940.

Answer 209

(D) (SSC Sec. off 2006) Exp: No.of persons in an area of one Km square population density can be defined as the number of persons in an area of one Km square. In 2011 population density has gone up to 382 persons per square km.

Answer 210

(B) (SSC FCI 2012) Exp: Bihar with a population density of 1,102/km2 is most densly populated state of india (2017).

Answer 211

(D) (SSC (10+2) 2011, CGL 2016) Exp: The population density of India of India has risen to 382 persons square km. In 2001 the figure was 325.

Answer 212

(C) (SSC CGL 2006) Exp: Arunachal Pradesh with a population density of about 12-15 persons square per square km has the minimum population density.

Answer 213

(D) (SSC CGL 2006) Exp: According to census 2001 Delhi: was most densly Populated State. In 2011 also Delhi has the density of 11,297 persons per square Kilometre.

Answer 214

(A) (SSC (10+2) DEO & LDC 2011) Exp: Delhi with an average increase of 20% of population every year and presently holding 11,297 persons per square km is most densly populated.

Answer 215

(D) Exp: 1961-1971 is termed as the decade of population explosion or big leap forward as population went up drastically high.

Answer 216

(A) (SSC (10+2) 2011, CGL 2012) Exp: As per the census 2011, child sex ratio has shown a decline from last census with 927 females per 1000 males.

Answer 217

(A) (SSC CHSL 2010) Exp: According to census 2011 the sex ratio in Haryana is 879. Although government has claimed to touch 950 mark.

Answer 218

(C) (SSC Tax Asst., 2009) Exp: As per the Census of 2011. Uttar Pradesh is demographically largest state of India with a population of about 20 Crores.

Answer 219

(B) (SSC CPO 2007, CGL 2016) Exp: As per RBI estimates Chhatisgarh has highest poverty level with 39% people living Below poverty line.

Answer 220

(A) (SSC CPO 2007) Exp: According to official release of government of India in 2012. 22% of its population was below the poverty line. World Bank in 2011 estimated it to be 23.6%.

Answer 221

(B) (SSC MTS Exam, 2008) Exp: According to Census 2011, the average annual growth rate during 2001-2011 is almost 2%.

Answer 222

(C) (SSC (10+2) 2010) Exp: According to Census 2011, Maharashtra has highest number of slum blocks in the Country. According to ministry reports out of l lakh slum blocks 21,000 lies in Maharashtra.

Answer 223

(D) (SSC CPO 2008) Exp: New Delhi which is Indian capital is a territory inside Delhi. It is a part of big territory i.e. Delhi.

Answer 224

(B) (SSC Section off 2007) Exp: As per the Census of 2011 the literacy rate in Lakshadweep is 91.85 percent. Male literacy rate is 95.56% while for females it is 87.95%.

Answer 225

(*) (SSC CGL, 2006, off, 2007) Exp: According of census 2011, effective literacy rate has risen to 74.01% from 64.8% in 2001.

Answer 226

(B) (SSC CPO 2006, CHSL (10+2) 2012) Exp: Due to increased health facilities along with the development the mortality rates have gone down but still proper family planning has not been able to evolve leading to high birth rates.

Answer 227

(C) (SSC FCI 2012) Exp: Social factors such as dowry and patriarchal mindset along with other prejudices are responsible for lack of population of females.

Answer 228

(C) (SSC FCI 2012) Exp: According to Census 2011, approximately 83.3 crore people out of 121 crore population lives in villages which is nearly 70%.

Answer 229

(B) (SSC FCI 2012) Exp: According to Census 2011. Female sex ratio in rural India is 947 but in urban areas it falls to 926.

Answer 230

(D) (SSC (10+2) DEO & LDC 2011, FCI (10+2) 2011) Exp: As per the Census of 2011 the population of Sikkim is 619,000 which is lowest in India. Sikkim is located at trijunction of India with China(Tibet), Nepal and Bhutan.

Answer 231

(C) (SSC CPO 2012) Exp: Union territory Child sex ratio Dadar and Nagar Haveli 924 Daman and Div 909 Chandigarh 867 Andaman and Nicobar 966 Delhi 866 Lakshadweep 908

Answer 232

(A) (SSC MTS 2014) Exp: State Female literacy rate (%) Kerala 91.98 Maharashtra 75.48 Tamil Nadu 73.86 West Bengal 71.16

Answer 233

(A) (SSC CPO 2012) Exp: State Female literacy Male literacy rate(%) rate(%) Rajasthan 52.66 80.51 Kerala 91.98 96.02 U.P 59.26 79.24 M.P 60.02 78.73

Answer 234

(A) (SSC (10+2) 2011) Exp: Malwa - Bhil Terai - Tharu Bastar - Gond Nilgir - Toda

Answer 235

(C) (SSC FCI 2012) Exp: Kukitribe is an ethnic group spread over North eastern regions like Manipur and foothills of Chittagong hills. This tribe is mainly a follower of Christanity.

Answer 236

(A) (SSC CGL 1999, CHSL 2016) Exp: Garo and Khasi tribes are mainly found in hilly regions of Meghalaya. The dominance of these tribes is so profound that hills like Garo, Khasi and Jaintia are named after them.

Answer 237

(A) (SSC (10+2) 2010) Exp: According to 2011 Census, Bhil is the most populous tribe having a population of 4,618,068 which is 37% of ST population. It is mainly found in Malwa region.

Answer 238

(D) (SSC FCI, 2012) Exp: Mangolabs migrated from China and Mangolia to Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland; Manipur has a racial division including people of Central and eastern Asia.

Answer 239

(D) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: In the given options the literacy of the following states are:- 1. Odisha 72.87% 2. Punjab 75.84% 3. Maharastra 82.34% 4. Mizoram 91.33

Answer 240

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: India's population growth is characterised by decadal (on every10 year basis) growth of population on every census basis, which is based on an increase in the birth rate and decrease in death rate.

Answer 241

(A) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: According to the census 2011, Kerala has the lowest birth rate in India and recent survey also shows that there is decline in the crude birth rate (CBR) in Kerala (14.7) according to 2013 survey.

Answer 242

(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India. It is about 61.80% according to census 2011 report.

Answer 243

(C) (SSC CGL Pre 2006) Exp: Late expanding stage is the 3rd stage of Demographic Transition. In this, both, the birth rate & the death rate fall, though population still rises but at much lower rate.

Answer 244

(C) (FCI Assistant 2012) Exp: As per census 2011, Maharashtra has 13.48% of urban population. About 70% of population of India lives in rural areas. Goa & Mizoram are Ist in terms of being urban whereas Himachal Pradesh has 90% rural population, the most in India.

Answer 245

(C) (SSC CML Pre 2008) Exp: 'A great leap forward' in context of Indian population census in considered the decadal growth from 1951 to 1961.

Answer 246

(D) (SSC (10+2) 2012) Exp: Dakshin Gangotri is the name of India's permanent research station in Southern Hemisphere Antarctica.

Answer 247

"(C) (SSC CPO 2011) Exp: India agreed to ""Ocean Tsunami Warning System"" in a United Nations Conference held in January 2005 in Kobe, Japan. As an initiation towards an International Early Warning Programme after the disastrous tsunami of 2004 due to Indian Ocean earthquake."

Answer 248

"(A) (SSC CGL 2012) Exp: National Flood Commission also called as ""Rashtriya Barh Ayog"" was established in 1976 to evolve a coordinative, integral and scientific approach to the problems arising in controlling floods in the country and to strategise a national plan to fix priorities so as to implement them in the future."

Answer 249

(D) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: The Jain temples were built by Vastapul Tejpal, a Jain laymen between the 11th and 13th centuries A.D. and are world-famous for thier stunning use of marble. These temples are situated over Mount Abu hills. Mount Abu is the only hill station in Rajasthan.

Answer 250

"(C) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: The Indian military operation against Pakistan in the Kargil war was ""Operation Vijay"" to clear the Kargil sector. The Kargil sector was reoccupied by Indian military on July 1999."

Answer 251

(B) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the popular National Parks in India located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. The density of the tiger population at Bandhavgarh is one of the highest known in India. It has a large breeding population of leopards and various species of deer.

Answer 252

"(A) (SSC CGL 2016) Exp: Nainital Lake is called the ""Lake district of India"". Nainital Lake is one of the four lakes of Kumaon Hills, the other three lakes are Sattal Lake, the Bhimtal Lake and Naukuchiyatal Lake, these lakes are of ""tactonic origin"". The district of Nainital is in the Kumaon region of India's Uttarakhand state. Nainital is named after the Hindu diety ""Naina Devi"", whose temple is situated on the northern shore of ""Nainital Lake""."

Answer 253

(B) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Gorakhpur Junction's railway platform is the longest railway platform in India. Length of this platform is 1.3 km. Before this Khadagpur was the longest platform with a length of about 1074 m.

Answer 254

(D) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Kerala has the Ist Synanogue built in India. Paradesi Synanogue is the oldest of the 7 Synanogue built by Jewish communities in Kerala.

Answer 255

(A) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Jawahar Tunnel also known as Banihal Tunnel is on NH 44 facilitating commutation from Jammu to Srinagar.

Answer 256

(D) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Darjeeling is derived from the word 'Dorje' meaning 'thunderbolt' & 'ling' meaning 'place or land'. Both 'Dorje' & 'ling' are Tibetan words.

Answer 257

(C) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: National waterway is a national waterway between Allahabad and Haldia. This has been developed on Ganga - Bhagirathi - Hooghly river system. It became operative in 1986.

Answer 258

(A) (SSC CHSL 2016) Exp: Human Development Index is published by United Nations development programme (UNDP). It was developed by combined effort of Amartya Sen and Mehboob-ul-Haq in 1990. India in 2016 was placed at 131 rank.

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