The percentage of earth surface covered by India is:

• 3.4
• 2.4
• 4.4
• 1.4
Correct Option: B  [ 2.4 ]

Remark:

Alakananda and Bhagirathi rivers make confluence at:

• Dev Prayag
• Karna Prayag
• Rudra Prayag
• Vishnu Prayag
Correct Option: A  [ Dev Prayag ]

Remark: Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers merge to form the holy River Ganga at Devprayag. The small town is situated on the route from Rishikesh to Badrinath.

Which one among the following Indian rivers originates in Maharashtra and flows through Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to meet the Bay of Bengal in Andhra coast?

• Cauvery
• Narmada
• Krishna
• Godavari
Correct Option: C  [ Krishna ]

Remark:

kodarma is famous for its production of :

• Iron ore
• Manganese
• limestone
• Mica
Correct Option: D  [ Mica ]

Remark: Koderma is a district in Jharkhand.

Which of the following factors does not affect the distribution and density of population ?

• Transport system
• Climate
• Soil
• Age-sex
Correct Option: D  [ Age-sex ]

Remark:

The vegetation of Sundarban is of :

• Monsoon type
• Tropical evergreen type
• Estuary type
• Mangrove type
Correct Option: D  [ Mangrove type ]

Remark: The Sundarbans mangrove forest is the world's largest mangrove ecosystem lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers.

Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) is a popular nitrogen fertilizer because it is:

• slow supplier of nitrogen
• having more percentage of nitrogen in it
• fixing the nitrogen in the soil
• capable of making the soil acidic
Correct Option: A  [ slow supplier of nitrogen ]

Remark:

Concider the following pairs:
1. Garba : Gujarat
2. Mohiniattam : Odisha
3. Kathakali : Kerala
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

• 1 only
• 1 and 3 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 1, 2 and 3
Correct Option: B  [ 1 and 3 only ]

Remark:

The water of the Luni river is

• Fresh
• Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches
• Salty
• Fresh in rainy season and salty in other seasons
Correct Option: B  [ Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches ]

Remark:

Which of the following regions receives rainfall throughout the year?

• Tundra
• Monsoon
• Mediterranean
• Equatorial
Correct Option: D  [ Equatorial ]

Remark: