Which among the following rock systems in India is also known as storehouse of minerals?

• The Cudappah system
• Archaean Rock system
• Dharwar system
• The Vindhyan System
Correct Option: C  [ Dharwar system ]

Remark:

Consider the following:
1. Trees grow under saline water.
2. Trees bear stilt roots and pneumatophores.
3. Hental, Bani and Sundari are some of the important species of this forest.
Identify the forest.

• Casuarina Forest
• Sclerophyl Forest
• Mangrove Forest
• Temperate Forest
Correct Option: C  [ Mangrove Forest ]

Remark:

Rouf is a folk dance of Muslim Communities in:

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

Remark:

Arrange the following rivers of Peninsular India as per the descending order of their lengths:
I. Narmada
II. Krishna
III. Godavari
IV. Mahanadi

• III, I, U and IV
• III, II, I and IV
• II, III, I and, IV
• IV, III, II and I
Correct Option: B  [ III, II, I and IV ]

Remark:

Tungabhadra Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Tungabhadra is a tributary river of:

• Krishna
• Cauvery
• Godavari
• Sabarmati
Correct Option: A  [ Krishna ]

Remark: The Tungabhadra dam in Karnataka is built across the Tungabhadra River, which is a tributary of the Krishna River.

Which period is referred to as the period of population explosion ?

• Pre 1921 period
• 1921 - 1951 period
• 1951 - 1981 period
• Post 1981 period
Correct Option: C  [ 1951 - 1981 period ]

Remark: The decades 1951-1981 are referred to as the period of population explosion, which was caused by a rapid fall in the mortality rate but a high fertility rate of population in the country.

A large area of inland drainage is present in India at :

• The Rajasthan Plain
• The Ganga Plain
• The Brahmaputra Plain
• The Utkal Plain
Correct Option: A  [ The Rajasthan Plain ]

Remark: A significant area of inland drainage is present in the state of Rajasthan. This region is primarily part of the Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert.

When drenched clouds are not able to cause rain because of the rising movement of extremely hot current of air, it leads to

• cloudbursts
• thunderstorm
• creation of rain shadow area
• cyclone
Correct Option: A  [ cloudbursts ]

Remark:

The Radcliffe line is a boundary between:

• India and China
• India and Afghanistan
• India and Pakistan
• India and Bangladesh
Correct Option: C  [ India and Pakistan ]

Remark:

National Water Way - 1 connects:

• Allahabad (Prayagraj) - Haldia
• Sadia - Dhubri
• Kollam - Kottapuram
• Kakinada - Puducherry
Correct Option: A  [ Allahabad (Prayagraj) - Haldia ]

Remark: Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia - Allahabad)
States through it passes are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal.