Revision Series | Geography | June Current Affairs | 86

August 5, 2023

Consider the statements about Santhal Tribe.
1 Santhals are the largest tribal group of Madhya Pradesh
2. They are also found in Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER : D

Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar and Assam.=
They are the largest ethnic minority in northern Bangladesh’s. They have a sizeable population in Nepal.
They speak Santhali languages and 7.03 million speakers of Santhali are there in India.

Consider the following statements about National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC).
1. Its an initiative under Sagarmala program (under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW)).
2. Recently Lothal has been identified as the site for the development of National Maritime Heritage Complex.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER : C

Consider the following statements about Atomic power plants of India.
1 Kakrapar Atomic Plant (KAPP-3) has become India’s first indigenously developed 700 MW nuclear power reactor.
2. India’s nuclear installations were mostly confined to South Indian States or in the west in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
3. The world’s first thorium based nuclear plant “Bhavni” using Uranium-233 is being set up at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER : A

Which among the following statement(s) about "Urea Gold“ is/are correct ?
1. It is a new variety of urea that is coated with Sulphur and is expected to address sulphur deficiencies in the soil.
2. It is more economical and efficient than neem-coated urea but will increase the fertilizer consumption.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER : A

Recently Shelf cloud has been seen in which of the following Indian City?

(A) Shimla
(B) Leh
(C) Haridwar
(D) Kashmir

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ANSWER : C

Recently Kaas Plateau was seen in news, belongs to which of the following Country?

(A) Afghanistan
(B) Tanzania
(C) Ukraine
(D) India

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ANSWER : D

Recently a term ‘Cerberus’ was seen in news. It is a

(A) Amino acid recently found in a variety of wheat.
(B) Anticyclone which has produced heat waves in Europe.
(C) Lowest geoid anomaly on Earth found in Indian Ocean.
(D) Shelf Cloud recently seen in Haridwar.

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ANSWER : B

Batagaika, the world’s largest permafrost crater belongs to which of the following nation ?

(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) Canada
(D) Alaska, USA

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ANSWER : B

Markarian 421 is recently seen in news, it is a

(A) Black Hole
(B) Rocket of Chandrayaan 3
(C) Meteoritic crater found in Madhya Pradesh
(D) Permafrost Super Crater found in Russia

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ANSWER : D