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August 29, 2023

Consider the following statements about Sone river.
1. The drainage area of Sone river lies in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.
2. The Son River is the 2nd largest southern (right bank) tributary of the Ganga after Yamuna with a total length of 784 Km.
3. Rihand and North Koel are its important tributaries.
Consider the following options:

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

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ANSWER : A

Recently Kondh tribe was in news, belongs to which of the following state of India ?

(A) Odisha
(B) Manipur
(C) Nagaland
(D) Madhya Pradesh

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ANSWER : A

Channapatna Town of Karnataka was recently in news, is famous for

(A) Wooden Toy
(B) Ultra Mega power project
(C) Sandalwood forests
(D) Kari Isaad Mango

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ANSWER : A

Which of the following is the highest Shiva Temple of the world ?

(A) Amarnath Temple of Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Kalpeshwar Temple of Chamoli
(C) Tungnath Temple of Rudra Prayag
(D) Kedarnath Temple of Uttarakhand

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ANSWER : C

Which of the following Protected Site is correctly matched with the state ?
Protected Site - State
1. Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary - Arunachal Pradesh
2. Kishtwar National Park - Uttarakhand
3. Nawegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve - Karnataka
Select the correct code

(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) All of the above
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) None of the above

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Answer : D

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

These are produced when Coriolis force is balanced by the pressure gradient. They flow parallel to the isobars in the middle latitudes aloft in the troposphere. They do not occur near the surface of the earth due to the presence of frictional force. Which of the following winds best described by the passage given above?

(A) Katabatic winds
(B) Trade winds
(C) Geostrophic winds
(D) Westerlies

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ANSWER : C

Which of the following are the features of the low pressure region along the equator?
1. High temperature
2. High humidity
3. High Coriolis force
4. Air Convergence
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

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ANSWER : C

Consider the following statements:
1. Glaciers are not found in tropical regions.
2. The Siberian climate is not found in the southern hemisphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2 only
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER : B

In the context of climatology, which of the following best describes the Fujiwhara effect?

(A) A situation of cold weather and precipitation after the volcanic eruption
(B) It is a situation of sudden copious rainfall in the mountainous regions.
(C) It is an interaction between tropical storms formed around the same time.
(D) A situation of unusually hot weather that typically lasts two or more days.

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ANSWER : C