Indian Geography Quiz: Day 107

March 7, 2023

Consider the following statements regarding the Mandovi river:
1. It originates in the Western Ghats in Karnataka.
2. It is a tributary of the Malaprabha River.
3. The famous Dudhsagar waterfall is located on the river.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 2 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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Answer : C

Consider the following statements regarding coal industry in India:
1. India is the world's second-largest producer and consumer of coal.
2. Coal India Limited (CIL) contributes more than 80% of the indigenous production/supply of coal.
3. Coal production has a weightage of nearly 10.33% in the Index of Core Industries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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Answer : D

The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 percent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

Electricity – Electricity generation (weight: 19.85 per cent)
Cement – Cement production (weight: 5.37 per cent)
Steel – Steel production (weight: 17.92 per cent)
Fertilizers – Fertilizers production (weight: 2.63 per cent)
Petroleum Refinery Products – (weight: 28.04 per cent)
Natural Gas – Natural Gas production (weight: 6.88 per cent)
Crude Oil – Crude Oil production (weight: 8.98 per cent)
Coal – Coal production (weight: 10.33 per cent)

Consider the following statements regarding the Arctic Council:
1. It was set up as per the Ottawa Declaration of 1996.
2. It works for promoting cooperation, coordination, and interaction among the Arctic States and Arctic Indigenous people.
3. There are total 8 Nations which are a part of Arctic Council and India is not a member of the Arctic Council.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3

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Answer : D

Consider the following statements regarding oil palm:
1. It can tolerate two to four months of dry spells.
2. It has a short gestation period that starts yielding from the first year of its planting.
3. India is the largest importer of palm oil and accounts for 20% of Global Trade.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2 and 3 only

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Answer : B

Consider the following pairs:
Places in the news - Country
1. Sharm el-sheikh : Egypt
2. Samarkand : Uzbekistan
3. Kherson : Iran
4. Panjsheer : Afghanistan
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 4 only
(C) 1, 2 and 4 only
(D) 2, 3 and 4 only

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Answer : C

Sharm El Sheikh is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, located on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Sharm el-sheikh is a city in Egypt, the host of UNFCCC COP 27. It is a major tourist centre in Egypt.
Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. The 2022 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit was held in September 2022 in Samarkand. Uzbekistan is the current chair of the organisation. It is also one of the most important sites on the Silk Route, an ancient trade route that links China to the Mediterranean traversing Central Asia.
Kherson is a city in southern Ukraine. It lies on the right west bank of the lower Dnieper River. Kherson was the scene of heavy fighting during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and it was the first major city to fall to Russian forces. Kherson region borders Crimea and provides Moscow with a land bridge to the Black Sea peninsula that it seized from Kyiv in 2014.
The Panjshir Valley s a valley in northeastern Afghanistan near the Hindu Kush mountain range. In 2021, the valley again witnessed stiff resistance against the Taliban regime.

In the context of astronomy, which of the following statements best describes the term “Oort Cloud”?

(A) It is the region of icy bodies between Mars and Jupiter.
(B) It is the vivid clouds in Neptune’s atmosphere.
(C) It is the most distant region of our solar system consisting of icy pieces of space debris.
(D) It is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space which can cause the birth of stars.

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Answer : C

Which of the following best describes the word 'Chillai Kalan’?

(A) Diurnal temperature variation in the region of Thar desert.
(B) Spell of cold wave in the region of Kashmir.
(C) Sharp decrease in humidity in the region of Jharkhand.
(D) Local name of winter rainfall in Punjab plains.

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Answer : B

Which of the following trenches is not located in the Pacific Ocean?

(A) Tonga Trench
(B) Mariana Trench
(C) Puerto Rico Trench
(D) Kamchatka Trench

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Answer : C

Novaya Island belongs to which of the following Ocean ?

(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Arctic Ocean
(C) Pacific Ocean
(D) Indian Ocean

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Answer : B

Consider the following statements :
1. Yangtze is the longest river in Asia.
2. The Three gorges dam has been constructed across the river Yangtze and is the largest power station dam in the world.
3. Philippines is the largest archipelago.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 3 only
(C) All of the above
(D) 1 and 3 Only

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Answer : A

Rub’al Khali desert is the largest, continuous sandy desert in the world. It is located in which of the following country?

(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Algeria
(C) Egypt
(D) Libya

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Answer : A

Consider the following pairs:
Indian Ocean Island - Country
1) Diego Garcia - Australia
2) Mannar - India
3) Coco Island - Myanmar
4) Reunion Island - France
Which of the above given pairs is/are correctly matched?

(A) 1, 2 and 3 only
(B) 3 and 4 only
(C) 4 only
(D) 2, 3 and 4 only

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Answer : B

Arrange the following island countries of the Indian Ocean in the increasing order of their distance from the Malabar coast.
1. Madagascar
2. Seychelles
3. Mauritius
4. Maldives
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 2-3-4-1
(B) 4-2-3-1
(C) 4-3-2-1
(D) 2-1-3-4

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Answer : B

Which of the following countries is a double land locked country?

(A) Uzbekistan
(B) Austria
(C) Turkmenistan
(D) South Sudan

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Answer : A

Which of the following deserts is not located on the western coasts of continents?

(A) Mojave Desert
(B) Great Australian Desert
(C) Atacama Desert
(D) Patagonian Desert

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Answer : D