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With regard to water transportation in India, which of the following statements are correct? 1.Headquarters of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation is located at Delhi. 2.Headquarters of Inland Waterways Authority of India is located at Noida. 3.National Inland Navigation Institute is located at Kolkata. 4.First National Inland Waterway was between Haldia and Allahabad. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2and 4
- Correct Answer
- 2 and 4 only
ExplanationCentral Inland Water Transport Corporation - Kolkata
Inland Waterways Authority of India - Noida
National Inland Navigation Institute - Patna
First National Inland Waterway - Between Haldia and Allahabad
- 1. Which of the following pairs of Indian State and tribal population are correct? A. Madhya Pradesh : Largest tribal population B. Mizoram : Highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State C. Chhattisgarh : Second largest tribal population after Madhya Pradesh D. Arunachal Pradesh : Second highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State after Mizoram Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 2 and 3
- D. 2, 3 and 4 Discuss
- 2. Among the following states, the literacy rate is highest in
Options- A. Orissa
- B. Punjab
- C. Maharashtra
- D. Mizoram Discuss
- 3. Which Indian state has the longest Coastline?
Options- A. Kerala
- B. Gujarat
- C. Andhra Pradesh
- D. Tamil Nadu Discuss
- 4. Which Indian state is the largest in terms of the total area covered ?
Options- A. Maharashtra
- B. Madhya Pradesh
- C. Rajasthan
- D. Tamil Nadu Discuss
- 5. Where are the Garo Hills located?
Options- A. Assam
- B. Nagaland
- C. Meghalaya
- D. Mizoram Discuss
- 6. If the latitude and longitudinal extent of an Indian State/UT is 15o48?00??N to 14o53?15??N and 74o20?13??E to 74o40?33??E, then which one of the following is that State/UT ?
Options- A. Puducherry
- B. Chandigarh
- C. Goa
- D. Delhi Discuss
- 7. Which of the following statements regarding soil is/are correct? 1.Alluvial soils are rich in nitrogen content. 2.Black soils are rich in iron and lime but deficient in nitrogen. 3.Laterite soils are rich in iron and aluminium but deficient in nitrogen and potassium. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3 Discuss
- 8. Which one of the following is correct?
Options- A. Guindy National park is known for tiger reserve.
- B. Namdapha National Park is meant for lion conservation.
- C. Jaldapara is a biosphere reserve.
- D. Rann of Kutch is a Wild Ass Sanctuary. Discuss
- 9. Which one of the following statements concerning research centres in India is not correct?
Options- A. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is located at Kolkata.
- B. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located at Jodhpur.
- C. Centre for social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation is located at Allahabad.
- D. Institute of forest Productivity is located at Ranchi. Discuss
- 10. Pakyong Airport is located in
Options- A. Sikkim
- B. Jammu and Kashmir
- C. Arunachal Pradesh
- D. Mizoram Discuss
Indian Geography problems
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Correct Answer: 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh has the largest Tribal population. It has more than 1.6 crore Schedule Tribe population who are 21% of state population according to 2011 census.Second highest is Odisha by numbers.The population of Mizoram in 2001 Census has been 888,573. Of them, 839,310 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 94.5 per cent of the total population of the state.The population of Nagaland in 2001 Census has been 1,990,036. Of these, 1,774,026 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 89.1 per cent of the total population of the state.The total population of Arunachal Pradesh in 2001 Census has been 1,097,968. Of these 705,158 persons are Scheduled Tribes (STs), constituting 64.2 per cent of the total population
Correct Answer: Mizoram
Correct Answer: Gujarat
Correct Answer: Rajasthan
Correct Answer: Meghalaya
Correct Answer: Goa
Explanation:
Delhi: Latitude-28.38 N, Longitude-77.12 E
Chandigarh: Latitude-30.44 N, Longitude-76.47 E
Puducherry: Latitude-11° 54' N, Longitude-79° 48' E
Goa: Latitude-15°29'N. N, Longitude-73°48'E.
Correct Answer: 2 and 3 only
Explanation:
Alluvial Soils
The proportion of nitrogen is generally low, but potash, phosphoric acid and alkalis are adequate, while iron oxide and lime vary within a wide range.
Black Soils
Chemically, the black soils are rich in lime, iron, magnesia and alumina. They also contain potash. But they lack in phosphorus, nitrogen and organic matter.
Laterite Soils
With rain, lime and silica are leached away, and soils rich in iron oxide and aluminium compound are left behind.
Correct Answer: Rann of Kutch is a Wild Ass Sanctuary.
Explanation:
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary also known as the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Little Rann of Kutch in the Gujarat state of India.
Correct Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology is located at Kolkata.
Explanation:
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology - Thiruvananthapuram
Central Arid Zone Research Institute - Jodhpur
Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation - Allahabad
Institute of Forest Productivity - Ranchi
Correct Answer: Sikkim
Explanation:
Pakyong Airport is a greenfield airport near Gangtok, the state capital of Sikkim, India. The airport, spread over 400 ha (990 acres), is located at Pakyong town
The airport was inaugurated by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24th September 2018.
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