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Question 1620

Which of the following are youngest folded mountains of India ?

AAravallis

BVindhayas

CHimalayas

DSatpuras

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C. HimalayasFold mountains are created where two of Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together.

Question 1619

Baba Budan hills pertaining to iron-ore are located in:

AGoa

BBihar

COrissa (Odisha)

DKarnataka

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D. KarnatakaBaba Budan hill is situated in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka.

Question 1618

Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India ?

ASino-Tibetan

BIndo-Aryan

CAustric

DDravadian

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B. Indo-AryanIndo-Aryan languages occupy the largest geographical area in the sub-continent. It stretches from Pakistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east, from Nepal in the north to Sri Lanka in the south.

Question 1617

Mango showers are most prevalent in which of the following areas ?

AEastern Ghats

BCoastal Karnataka

COrrisa Coast

DWest Bengal

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B. Coastal KarnatakaMango showers is a popular term to describe the occurrence of pre-monsoon rainfall. Sometimes, these rains are referred as "April rains" or "Summer showers".

Question 1616

Krewas are found in which part of India ?

AKashmir Himalaya

BEastem Himalaya

CNorth-Eastem Himalaya

DGreater Himalaya

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A. Kashmir HimalayaThe word Karewa in Kashmiri dialect means, "elevated table-land." Karewas are the thick deposits of glacial clay and other materials embedded with moraines.

Question 1615

Ankleswar, one of the major sources of petroleum in India, is in the State of:

AAssam

BGujarat

CMaharashtra

DOdisha

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B. GujaratAnkleshwar is a city in the Bharuch district of Gujarat famous for petrochemical industry.

Question 1614

Which one of the following project is a joint venture of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh ?

Athe Hirakud project

BRajghat Dam project

CTilaiya project

DRihand project

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B. Rajghat Dam projectThe Rajghat Dam is a large water reservoir and inter-state dam project of the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on the Betwa River.

Question 1613

The Siachen glacier is located in:

ANubra valley

BShyok valley

CKashmir valley

DHunza valley

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A. Nubra valleyThe 75-kilometer-long Siachen Glacier located in Nubra Valley (eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas.)

Question 1612

Mormugao port is located on:

AMalabar coast

BKathiwar coast

CKonkan coast

DKakinada coast

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C. Konkan coastExplanation not yet available.

Question 1611

Tungabhadra and Musi are the most important tributaries of:

AKrishna

BCauvery

CMahanadi

DGodavari

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A. KrishnaExplanation not yet available.

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Which of the following are youngest folded mountains of India ?

Baba Budan hills pertaining to iron-ore are located in:

Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India ?

Mango showers are most prevalent in which of the following areas ?

Krewas are found in which part of India ?

Ankleswar, one of the major sources of petroleum in India, is in the State of:

Which one of the following project is a joint venture of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh ?

The Siachen glacier is located in:

Mormugao port is located on:

Tungabhadra and Musi are the most important tributaries of:

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