Mettur dam is built on _______ river

• Mahanadi
• Godavari
• Krishna
• Cauvery
Correct Option: D  [ Cauvery ]

Remark: Mettur Dam, which forms Stanley Reservoir, is constructed across the Cauvery River in Tamil Nadu.

Silent Valley is in:

• Uttarakhand
• Kerala
• Tamil Nadu
• Andra Pradesh
Correct Option: B  [ Kerala ]

Remark: Silent Valley National Park is located in the Nilgiri hills.

The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet at:

• Nilgiri hills
• Cardamom hills
• Annamalai hills
• Palghat
Correct Option: A  [ Nilgiri hills ]

Remark:

Rouf is a folk dance of Muslim Communities in:

• Himachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Kashmir
• Uttarakhand
Correct Option: C  [ Kashmir ]

Remark:

The Kasai and Keleghai rivers join to form:

• the Rupnarayan river
• the Haldi river
• the Subarnarekha river
• the Damodar river
Correct Option: B  [ the Haldi river ]

Remark: The river Keleghai joins the river Kansai at Tangrakhali in Tamluk subdivision. The combined stream is called Haldi River.

kakrapar Atomic Centre is located near which city in India?

• Kota
• Kalpakkam
• Surat
• Mumbai
Correct Option: C  [ Surat ]

Remark:

The Nanda Devi Peak is located in ____________ .

• Sikkim
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Uttarakhand
• Assam
Correct Option: C  [ Uttarakhand ]

Remark:

Who is known as the Father of Green Revolution in India ?

• M S Swaminathan
• Lal Bahadur Shastri
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Sunder Lal Bahuguna
Correct Option: A  [ M S Swaminathan ]

Remark:

Number of countries sharing common boundary with India is:

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
Correct Option: C  [ 7 ]

Remark: Countries are Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Indira Gandhi Canal originates from:

• Nangal Dam
• Rihand Dam
• Hathnikund Barrage
• Harike Barrage
Correct Option: D  [ Harike Barrage ]

Remark: The Indira Gandhi Canal (originally, Rajasthan Canal) is the longest canal in India. It originates at the Harike Barrage near Harike, a few kilometers downriver from the confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers in Punjab.