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Geography Of India (Part-II) (Railway)

📆 March 26, 2025

Total Questions: 50

11. Which method of soil conservation helps in formation of sand dunes and stablization of desert? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 11.01.2019 Shift-III]

Correct Answer: (1) Shelter farming
Solution:Forests and trees make an essential contribution to food security by helping to maintain the environmental conditions needed for agricultural production. They stabilize the soil, prevent erosion, enhance the land's capacity to store water, and moderate air and soll temperatures. Trees are also being used as windbreaks to shelter crops, prevent erosion and protect the soil. Trees reduce wind speeds, thus protecting crops. water sources, soils and settlements, and enhancing agricultural yields. In arid and semiarid parts of the world trees are used to slow down the expansion of the deserts and stabilize sand dunes so that crops can be grown.

12. 'HVJ gas pipeline' passes through which of the following states? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam. 11.01.2019 Shift--III]

Correct Answer: (3) Madhya Pradesh
Solution:HVJ an abbreviation for Hazira - Vijalpur - Jagdishpur is India's first cross country gas pipeline. The project was started in 1986 after the incorpo ration of GAIL (India) Limited to supply gas to the fertilizer plants located in the state of Uttar Pradesh The pipeline runs from Hazira. Gujarat through Vijaipur, Madhya Pradesh to Jagdishpur, Uttar Pradesh.

13. Recently Nilambur teak has been given the tag of Geographical Indication (GI). This tree is found in which of the following state? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam. 11.01.2019 Shift-III]

Correct Answer: (1) Kerala
Solution:Nilambur teak, internationally known for its superior quality and elegant appea rance, has been added to the list of Kerala Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Gl registration of Pokkali rice, one of the first from Kerala to get the GI tag, meanwhile, has been renewed. Other Kerala products with Gl registration include Vazhakulam Pineapple, Wayanadan rice varieties Jeerakasala and Gandhakasala, Tirur Betel vine, Central Travancore Jaggery and Chengalikodan Nendran, a banana variety.

14. Which of the following state does not have a border with China? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-II]

Correct Answer: (2) West Bengal
Solution:In India, the states of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh share their borders with China. The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is a line that separates the Indian administrative areas of Jammu and Kashmir from Aksai Chin, which is one of the disputed border areas between India and China. The McMahon Line is a borderline that was agreed by Britain and Tibet as a part of the Shimla Accord treaty in 1914. After the treaty, it was made the effective boundary between India and China: however, at present, its legal status is disputed by the Chinese government.

15. The National Highway 3 is from Agra to which place? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-II]

Correct Answer: (3) Mumbai
Solution:National Highway 3 (old number) was a major Indian National Highway that ran through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra connecting Agra and Mumbai. National Highway 3 starts from Atari adjacent to India-Pakistan border and near Amritsar and terminates at Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, via Manali in Himachal Pradesh

16. Which of the following port is situated at Juwari mouth? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-II]

Correct Answer: (2) Mormugao
Solution:Mormugao Port is located in the town of Mormugao, Goa, India. It has a naturally protected open type harbour that lies on the southern part of the mouth of the river Zuari. The port was recognised a major port in 1963 under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, shortly after the Liberation of Goa.

17. Which district of India is famous for diamonds? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-II]

Correct Answer: (2) Panna District
Solution:Panna is famous for its diamond mines in India. A large group of diamond deposits extends NorthEast on a branch of the Vindhya Range and is known as the Panna group. Majhgawan Diamond Mines in Panna, is Asia's only diamond mine.

18. In which state is the Idukki Hydroelectric Project located? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam. 12.01.2019 Shift-II]

Correct Answer: (2) Kerala
Solution:The Idukki Dam is a double curvature Arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in a narrow gorge between two granite hills locally known as Kuravan and Kurathi in Kerala. At 168.91 metres, it is one of the highest arch dams in Asia. It comprises of three dams at Idukki, Cheruthony and Kulamavu and related systems.

19. What is called 'Jhooming farming in North East India? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

Correct Answer: (1) Shifting Agriculture
Solution:Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. This practice is considered as an important mainstay of food production for a considerable population in northeast India in States like Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur.

20. Digboi and Naharkatiya oil fields are located in which state of India? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 12.01.2019 Shift-III]

Correct Answer: (2) Assam
Solution:Located in the northeast of Tipam hills in Dibrugarh district of Upper Assam, Digbol is the oldest oil field of india Naharkatia located in Dibrugarh district in Assam is well known for petroleum and gas reserves.
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