Indian Geography MCQs
41. ‘Gir Kesar’ , which has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, is a famous variety of which among the following?
[A] Saffron
[B] Pepper
[C] Mango
[D] Sweat
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Correct Answer: C [Mango]
42. The Jhamarkotra mines of Rajasthan are best known for which among the following minerals?
[A] Mica
[B] Zinc
[C] Rock Phosphate
[D] Lime Stone
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Correct Answer: C [Rock Phosphate]
43. India became the first pioneer investor to have been allotted a site of 1,50,000 sq km in the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) by International Sea Bed Authority (ISBA) of United Nations for harnessing the Polymetallic Modules (PMN) lying on the seabed. The Polymetallic Modules (PMN) predominantly contain which among the following metals?
[A] Nickel
[B] Chromium
[C] Cobalt
[D] Manganese
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Correct Answer: D [Manganese]
44. Which among the following states is building the Bharat Bangladesh Moitree Udyan?
[A] Nagaland
[B] Tripura
[C] Meghalaya
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: B [Tripura]
45. In collaboration with an organization in which among the following countries, the Ministry of Earth Science has launched ‘Project Varsamana’ as a cornerstone of the Indian meteorological department modernization programme?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] France
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: C [France]
Notes:
Project Varsamana’ was launched in 2008 under the umbrella of the strategic partnership signed in July 2006 between Ministry of Earth Science and Meteo France International (MFI) France. Varsamana project is the cornerstone of the IMD Modernization Program, since it will help demonstrating the ultimate outcome in the form of improved services to the user community. It contributes to integration of all its individual components, hence it guarantees cost effectiveness of overall investment. It is delivering a modern, integrated Meteorological Information System, in order to guarantee improved warning and services at district level. It also brings the integration with existing systems and mainly new observation and computing systems coming to IMD in the context of the modernization program
46. In which of the following seasons, brief squalls and thunderstorms known as Kalbaisakhi, or Nor’westers, often occur in West Bengal?
[A] Early winter
[B] Late winter
[C] Early summer
[D] Rainy Season
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Correct Answer: C [Early summer]
Notes:
In early summer brief squalls and thunderstorms known as Kalbaisakhi, or Nor`westers, often occur in West Bengal.
47. At which among the following places, India’s fertilizer industry made a very humble beginning in 1906, when the first manufacturing unit of Single Super Phosphate (SSP) was set up there?
[A] Sindri
[B] Kochin
[C] Ranipet
[D] Sikandarabad
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Correct Answer: C [Ranipet]
48. The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh?
[A] Narmada
[B] Chambal
[C] Son
[D] Tapti
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Correct Answer: B [Chambal]
Notes:
The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on Chambal river and is located in the Mandsaur & Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh. It is a masonry gravity dam, standing 62.17 metres (204.0 ft) high, with a gross storage capacity of 7.322 billion cubic metres from a catchment area of 22,584 km2. The dam sports a 115-MW hydroelectric power station at its toe, with five 23-MW generating units each providing a total energy generation of about 564 GWh. The dam’s reservoir area is the second-largest in India (after the Hirakud Reservoir), and attracts a large number of migratory and non-migratory birds throughout the year.
49. Apart from Karnataka, which among the following state has reported production of Gold in India?
[A] Orissa
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Jharkhand]
50. All most all of Iron Ore Production of India (96%) is confined to which among the following five states of India?
[A] Orissa, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Jharkhand
[B] Orissa, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
[C] Orissa, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Bihar & Jharkhand
[D] Orissa, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Orissa, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Jharkhand]
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