Question 1

World's first thermal battery power plant is started in which state?

Accepted Answer

World's first-ever thermal battery plant was unveiled in Andhra Pradesh by the state's Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday in Amaravati.

Question 2

Which of the following pairs of Indian State and tribal population are correct? A. Madhya Pradesh : Largest tribal population B. Mizoram : Highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State C. Chhattisgarh : Second larg…

Accepted Answer

Madhya Pradesh has the largest Tribal population. It has more than 1.6 crore Schedule Tribe population who are 21% of state population according to 2011 census.Second highest is Odisha by numbers.The population of Mizoram in 2001 Census has been 888,573. Of them, 839,310 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 94.5 per cent of the total population of the state.The population of Nagaland in 2001 Census has been 1,990,036. Of these, 1,774,026 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 89.1 per cent of the total population of the state.The total population of Arunachal Pradesh in 2001 Census has been 1,097,968. Of these 705,158 persons are Scheduled Tribes (STs), constituting 64.2 per cent of the total population

Question 3

With regard to water transportation in India, which of the following statements are correct? 1.Headquarters of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation is located at Delhi. 2.Headquarters of Inland Waterways Authority of India is located at Noida.…

Accepted Answer

Central Inland Water Transport Corporation - Kolkata Inland Waterways Authority of India - Noida National Inland Navigation Institute - Patna First National Inland Waterway - Between Haldia and Allahabad

Question 4

If the latitude and longitudinal extent of an Indian State/UT is 15o48’00’’N to 14o53’15’’N and 74o20’13’’E to 74o40’33’’E, then which one of the following is that State/UT ?

Accepted Answer

Delhi: Latitude-28.38 N, Longitude-77.12 E Chandigarh: Latitude-30.44 N, Longitude-76.47 E Puducherry: Latitude-11° 54' N, Longitude-79° 48' E Goa: Latitude-15°29'N. N, Longitude-73°48'E.

Question 5

Which of the following statements regarding soil is/are correct? 1.Alluvial soils are rich in nitrogen content. 2.Black soils are rich in iron and lime but deficient in nitrogen. 3.Laterite soils are rich in iron and aluminium but deficient in nitro…

Accepted Answer

Alluvial Soils The proportion of nitrogen is generally low, but potash, phosphoric acid and alkalis are adequate, while iron oxide and lime vary within a wide range. Black Soils Chemically, the black soils are rich in lime, iron, magnesia and alumina. They also contain potash. But they lack in phosphorus, nitrogen and organic matter. Laterite Soils With rain, lime and silica are leached away, and soils rich in iron oxide and aluminium compound are left behind.

Question 6

Which one of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary also known as the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Little Rann of Kutch in the Gujarat state of India.

Question 7

Which one of the following statements concerning research centres in India is not correct?

Accepted Answer

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology - Thiruvananthapuram Central Arid Zone Research Institute - Jodhpur Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation - Allahabad Institute of Forest Productivity - Ranchi

Question 8

Pakyong Airport is located in

Accepted Answer

Pakyong Airport is a greenfield airport near Gangtok, the state capital of Sikkim, India. The airport, spread over 400 ha (990 acres), is located at Pakyong town The airport was inaugurated by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24th September 2018.

Question 9

Which one of the following is the most populated State in India as per Census 2011?

Accepted Answer

Goa 1,458,545 Mizoram 1,097,206 Meghalaya 2,966,889 Sikkim 610,577

Question 10

The Shompens are the vulnerable tribal group of

Accepted Answer

The Shompen or ShomPen are the indigenous people of the interior of Great Nicobar Island, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Question 11

Which one of the following cities was not included in the list of smart cities in India?

Accepted Answer

Silvassa is in Dadra and Nagar Haveli.Kavarati is capital of Lakshadweep. Itanagar is capital of Arunachal PradeshThese three were originally included in smart city list.Assam government has sent a proposal for Jorhat to be included in smart city list. But it has not yet been included.

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