31. Which among the following state of India is best known for Saffron Cultivation?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Assam
[C] Jammu & Kashmir
[D] Meghalaya
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Correct Answer: C [Jammu & Kashmir]
Notes:
Kashmir saffron is a high value, low volume crop and the quality of saffron is among the best in the world particularly because of its rich color and flavour. A small area in the valley, Pampore has the virtual monopoly of saffron cultivation in the country.
32. Large deposits of natural uranium, which promises to be one of the top 20 of the world’s reserves, have been found in the Tummalapalle belt in which among the following states of India?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The Tummalapalle Mine is a uranium mine in Tumalapalli village located in Kadapa of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Results from a research conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission of India in 2011 made the analysts conclude that this mine might have one of the largest reserves of uranium in the world. This finding substantially increased India’s capability of producing energy from nuclear plants
33. Which among the following soil is predominantly found in Rarh Region of West Bengal ?
[A] Alluvial Soil
[B] Red Soil
[C] Black soil
[D] Acid sulfate soil
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Correct Answer: B [Red Soil]
34. In which city of India, 90% of world’s small diamonds processed?
[A] Baroda
[B] Mumbai
[C] Surat
[D] Jaipur
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Correct Answer: C [Surat]
35. In which among the following Petroleum in India is found chiefly?
[A] Basalt
[B] Metamorphic Rocks
[C] Sedimentary Rocks
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Sedimentary Rocks]
Notes:
Sedimentary rocks are made from layers, or strata, of mineral particles found in other rocks that have been weathered and from newly formed organic matter. Sedimentary rocks are important because they preserve a record of ancient landscapes, climates, and mountain ranges, as well as the history of the erosion of Earth. In addition, fossils are found in abundance in sedimentary rocks younger than 600 million years and provide evidence of the evolution of life through time. Earth’s geologic time scale was worked out using this record of sedimentary rocks and fossils.
36. Port Blair is located on which of the following Islands?
[A] North Andaman
[B] South Andaman
[C] Middle Andaman
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [South Andaman]
37. Which among the following cities of India does not fall in Torrid Zone?
[A] Chennai
[B] Mumbai
[C] Jodhpur
[D] Jaipur
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Correct Answer: D [Jaipur]
38. Which among the following ports of India is also known as “child of partition”?
[A] Paradip
[B] Kolkata
[C] Kandla
[D] Haldia
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Correct Answer: C [Kandla]
39. The Rangpo-Sivok Railway line, connects which among the following two states of India?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh ↔ Tripura
[B] Sikkim ↔ West Bengal
[C] West Bengal ↔ Tripura
[D] Arunachal Pradesh ↔ Assam
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Correct Answer: B [Sikkim ↔ West Bengal]
40. The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in which state of North east India ?
[A] Mizoram
[B] Megahalya
[C] Nagaland
[D] Assam
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Correct Answer: B [Megahalya]
