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  • Question

  • The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?


  • Options
  • A. Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
  • B. Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
  • C. Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
  • D. Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka

  • Correct Answer
  • Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar 

    Explanation
    India's copper ore reserves have been estimated at 400 million tonnes, with a metal content of 5 million tones. The principal copper belt of India lies in Singhbhum and Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. The mining centres are located at Mosabani, Ghatsila, Thobani and Badia of Singbhbum, Hazaribagh of Bihar, the Khetri and Dariba areas of Rajasthan, and Agnigundala of Andhra Pradesh. Total production is 2.6 million tones.

    • Indian Geography problems

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    • 1. The south-west monsoon contributes ____ of the total rain in India.

    • Options
    • A. 86%
    • B. 50%
    • C. 22%
    • D. 100%
      • Discuss
    • 2. The number of major ports in India is

    • Options
    • A. 5
    • B. 8
    • C. 13
    • D. 15
      • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following is a peninsular river of India?

    • Options
    • A. Gandak
    • B. Kosi
    • C. Krishna
    • D. Sutlej
      • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following factors are responsible for India's failure to fully exploit the inland fisheries during the last five decades?

      1. Silting and pollution of the inland water bodies
      2. Deforestation in the catchment areas of the rivers
      3. Lack of marketing facilities
      Select the correct answer from the codes given below

    • Options
    • A. I, II and III
    • B. I and II
    • C. I and III
    • D. II and III
      • Discuss
    • 5. The Salal Project is on the river

    • Options
    • A. Chenab
    • B. Jhelum
    • C. Ravi
    • D. Sutlej
      • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?

    • Options
    • A. Pondicherry
    • B. Lakshadweep
    • C. Delhi
    • D. Chandigarh
      • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?

    • Options
    • A. Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
    • B. Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
    • C. Splitting of India from Antarctic
    • D. Breaking up of Pangaea
      • Discuss
    • 8. The originating in the Himalayan mountain complex consists of how many distinct drainage systems of the Indian Subcontinent?

    • Options
    • A. Two
    • B. Three
    • C. Four
    • D. Five
      • Discuss
    • 9. When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be

    • Options
    • A. midnight ,GMT
    • B. 1730 hours
    • C. 0630 hours
    • D. None of the above
      • Discuss
    • 10. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets

    • Options
    • A. Shimla as a tourist spot
    • B. Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh
    • C. boundary between India and Tibet
    • D. None of the above
      • Discuss

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