Indian Geography Miscellaneous

The Government launched its Green Highway (Plantation, transplantation, Beautification and Maintainance) Policy 2015. Its aim is to help the environment, help local communities and generate employment by planting trees along all the highways in the country.

Forest resources are not available in the Kutch region. This region has abundant water resources. All other options are correctly matched.

Moradabad is famous worldwide for Brassworks and Glassware. Moradabad is also famous by the name of Peetal Nagri. Thus Moradabad is not related to sarees. Chanderi is a town of historical importance in Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh. Chanderi is famous for its hand-woven sarees. Banarasi silk saree is worldwide famous. These sarees are known for their gold and silver brocade or zari, fine silk and opulent embroidery. The Kanjivaram silk sarees are made in Kanchipuram of Tamil Nadu, so Kanchipuram is also known as Varanasi of South.

Jangal Mahal is situated in West Bengal. It was in the news due to Naxalite activities. The 'Revolt of the Jungle Mahal', was a series of movements between 1766 and 1809. In this uprising, the Chuar tribal inhabitants of Jungle Mahal of Midnapore, Manbhum, and Bankura (in Bengal) revolted against the rule of the British East India Company. The enhanced land revenue demands, famine and economic distress initiated these tribesmen to rose in response to the oppressive land revenue policy of the British.

India's first nuclear reactor is 'Apsara' which started its operation in August 1956 at Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) Trombay, Mumbai. Apsara was also Asia's first nuclear research reactor. The reactor was designed and built by Indian scientists and engineers.It helped lay the foundation for nuclear research in India. It supported research and education in basic and applied sciences. It helped produce isotopes. It played a role in basic science studies like neutron scattering, neutron activation analysis, and neutron and gamma-ray emission studies. It was dedicated to the nation on January 20, 1957 by then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

In 1850, experimental Electric Telegraph started for the first time in India between Calcutta (Kolkata) and Diamond Harbor. In early 1881, Oriental Telephone Company Limited of England opened telephone exchange at Calcutta (Kolkata), Bombay (Mumbai), Madras (Chennai) and Ahmedabad. On 28th January 1882, the first formal telephone service was established. So, none of the options seems to be correct.

Himalayan nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) is a plant found in the Himalayas. Hindukush region, whose fiber is becoming increasingly popular for use in the textile industry. This plant along with Nepal. It is found in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and several north - eastern states of India, where efforts are being made by local weavers to increase its use in textile manufacturing.

The origin of convective currents at some places is responsible for the dust storms that occur in the months of May-June in Rajasthan.

Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, known as the 'Father of Green Revolution' is related to agriculture not to geology, other options are correctly matched.

Lasundra hot water spring is in Gujarat. All other options are matched..