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- Question
The Andaman group of islands and the Nicobar group of islands are separated by which one of the following latitudes?
Options- A. 8°N latitude
- B. 10°N latitude
- C. 12°N latitude
- D. 13°N latitude
- Correct Answer
- 10°N latitude
ExplanationThe Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal
- 1. Which one of the following methods is not suitable for urban rainwater harvesting?
Options- A. Rooftop recharge pit
- B. Recharge wells
- C. Gully plug
- D. Recharge trench Discuss
- 2. Which one of the following is not correct about Sargasso Sea?
Options- A. It is characterized with anticyclonic circulation of ocean currents
- B. It records the highest salinity in Atlantic Ocean
- C. It is located west ofGulf Stream and east of Canary Current
- D. It confined in gyre of calm and motionless water Discuss
- 3. Which among the following countries of South America does the Tropic of Capricorn not pass through?
Options- A. Chile
- B. Bolivia
- C. Paraguay
- D. Brazil Discuss
- 4. Which Asian country has opened 'Duge Bridge' (world's highest road bridge) for use in year 2016?
Options- A. China
- B. Russia
- C. Japan
- D. India Discuss
- 5. With which country India celebrated its 25th year of diplomatic ties in 2017?
Options- A. France
- B. Russia
- C. Israel
- D. China Discuss
- 6. Damanganga Reservoir Project with about 115 km of minor canals and distributaries is located in
Options- A. NCT
- B. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- C. Puducherry
- D. Goa Discuss
- 7. Which one of the following statements with regard to India's surgical strike mission inside Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is correct?
Options- A. It is conducted in the year 2018
- B. It was led by the Indian Air Force
- C. It was not given any name
- D. It was sanctioned by the United Nations Discuss
- 8. Which one of the following statements about the National Green Tribunal is not correct?
Options- A. It was set up in the year 2010
- B. It is involved in effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests.
- C. It may consider giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property
- D. It is bound by the procedures laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure,1908. Discuss
- 9. Consider the following statements about a scheme launched by the Government of India: It was launched to provide social security during old age and to protect elderly persons aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions. The scheme enables old age income security for senior citizens through provision of assured pension / return linked to the subscription amount based on government guarantee to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI).Identify the scheme.
Options- A. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
- B. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
- C. Liveability Index Programme
- D. Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana Discuss
- 10. The 2018, which of thefollowing countries have legalizedthe possession and use of recreational cannabis?1, America2. Canada3. Nigeria4. UruguaySelect the correct answer using the code given below:
Options- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1 and 4 only
- D. 1,2 and 4 Discuss
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Correct Answer: Gully plug
Explanation:
In urban areas, rain water available from roof tops of buildings, paved and unpaved areas goes waste. This water can be recharged to aquifer and can be utilized gainfully at the time of need. In areas where the surface soil is impervious and large quantities of roof water or surface runoff is available within a very short period of heavy rainfall, the use of trench/ pits is made to store the water in a filter media and subsequently recharge to ground water through specially constructed recharge wells.
Gully plugs are built using local stones, clay and bushes across small gullies and streams running down the hill slopes carrying drainage to tiny catchments during rainy season.It is applicable only in rural areas.
Correct Answer: It is characterized with anticyclonic circulation of ocean currents
Explanation:
The calm centre of the anticyclonic gyre in the North Atlantic, comprising a large eddy of surface water, the boundaries of which are demarcated by major current systems such as the Gulf Stream, Canaries Current, and North Atlantic Drift. The Sargasso Sea is a large, warm (18°C), saline, which is characterized by an abundance of floating brown seaweed (Sargassum).
Correct Answer: Bolivia
Explanation:
The South American countries that lie within the Tropic of Capricorn are Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. Brazil is the only country in the world that crosses both the Equator and either tropic.
Correct Answer: China
Correct Answer: Israel
Correct Answer: Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Explanation:
The Daman Ganga also called DawanRiver is a river in western India. The river's headwaters are on the western slope of the Western Ghats range, and it flows west into the Arabian SeaThere is an existing major irrigation project on the river called the Damanganga Reservoir Project, whichis located near Madhuban village in Dharampur taluka of Valsad district of Gujarat.It is an inter-state multipurpose project of the Govt. of Gujarat and Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli (D&NH) and Daman. The storage of this project is shared by the riparian states of Gujarat, Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu as beneficiary States.
Correct Answer: It was not given any name
Explanation:
On 29 September 2016, India announced that it conducted "surgical strikes" against militant launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistani-administered Kashmir andinflicted "significant casualties".The Indian Army conducted surgical strikes against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
However,the operation was not given any name.
Correct Answer: It is bound by the procedures laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure,1908.
Explanation:
The legislate Act of Parliament defines the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 as follows,"An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Green Tribunal for the effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto".The Tribunal shall not be bound by the procedure laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but shall be guided by principles of natural justice.
Correct Answer: Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
Explanation:
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) is a Pension Scheme announced by the Government of India exclusively for the senior citizens aged 60 years and above which is available from 4th May, 2017 to 31st March, 2020.
This is a simplified version of the VPBY and will be implemented by the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India.
Correct Answer: 2 and 4 only
Explanation:
Five countries and three states in United States legalized cannabis in some form. Canada set the tone when it legalized recreational marijuana, becoming the first G-7 country to do it. United State -not the country-but some states have legalised the use of cannabis.
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