Indian Geography Miscellaneous

Total Questions: 29

11. Consider the following pairs: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]

	Tradition	State
1	Chapchar Kut festival	Mizoram
2	Khongjom Parba ballad	Manipur
3	Thang-Ta dance	Sikkim

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Among the popular festivals of Mizoram, Mim kut, Pawi Kut and Chapchar Kut, the 'Chapchar Kut festival' is cele brated in the month of March. It is celebrated after 'Jhoom' i.e. cleaning the forest. Khongjom Praba ballad and Thang- Ta dance (Martial art) are tradition of Manipur, Hence pair 1 and 2 are correctly matched.

12. Consider the following pairs: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]

	Craft	Heritage of
1	Puthukuli shawls	Tamil Nadu
2	Sujni embroidery	Maharashtra
3	Uppada Jamdani saris	Karnataka

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Puthukkuli shawls are made by Todas of Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu. Locally called Pugur meaning flower. Sujani is a form of embroidery originating from the Bhusura village of Bihar. Uppada Jamdani Sari is a silk style woven in Uppada of East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

13. Which one of the following can provide both power and manure? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Nuclear plants
(b) Thermal plants
(c) Biogas plants
(d) Hydroelectric plants

Correct Answer: (c) Biogas plants

Solution:

Biogas refers to a mixture of different gases produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. 10 Biogas can be produced from raw material such as agriculture waste, manure, sewage, green waste, etc. It provides both power and manures.

14. When was 'Speed Post Service' launched by the Indian Postal Department in competition to the 'Courier service'? [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

(a) 1988
(b) 1987
(c) 1989
(d) 1986

Correct Answer: (d) 1986

Solution:

The Indian Postal Department started the Speed post Service in August 1986. This Service provides time-bound and express delivery of letters and parcels between specified stations in India. If the speed post is not delivered within the time then the postal department refunds postal charges to the customers.

15. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) India is the second largest producer of nitrogenous fertilizers in the world
(b) India is the ninth largest steel producing country in do the world
(c) India is the second largest producer of silk in the world
(d) India ranks third in the world in coal production

Correct Answer: (a) India is the second largest producer of nitrogenous fertilizers in the world

Solution:India was the third largest producer of nitrogenous fertilizers and ninth largest steel producing country in the world when this question was asked. According to IMYB, 2021 India is the 2nd largest producer of coal after China. India is presently the second largest producer of crude steel.

16. Which of the following countries is the third largest producer and consumer of fertilizer in the world? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) U.S.A.
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Germany

Correct Answer: (c) India

Solution:

India was the third largest producer of nitrogenous fertilizers and ninth largest steel producing country in the world when this question was asked. According to IMYB, 2021 India is the 2nd largest producer of coal after China. India is presently the second largest producer of crude steel.

17. Locusts enter India from - [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

(a) Bangladesh
(b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sri Lanka

Correct Answer: (c) Pakistan

Solution:Locusts enter India from Pakistan. Swarms of desert locusts entered western India from Pakistan and destroyed crops in many states such as Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh. India has not witnessed full-blown locust cycles since 1993. Heavy rains and an increasing number of cyclones, both are a result of the climate crisis, enabled unprecedented breeding and the rapid growth of locust populations on the Arabian Peninsula, last year. The high magnitude of insects attack and their early arrival highlights a critical aspect of global warming i.e. it may link disparate disasters - floods, pandemics and pestilence - amplifying the potency of each.

18. Which one is not correctly matched? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

List-I (Research Centre/Location)	List-II (State)
(a) Sriharikota	Andhra Pradesh
(b) Thumba	Kerala
(c) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre	Maharashtra
(d) Pokhran	Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correct match is as follows:

Research Centre	State
Sriharikota	Andhra Pradesh
Thumba	Kerala
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre	Maharashtra
Pokhran	Rajasthan

19. In the vicinity of Mumbai, a number of specialised towns have been developed. Match the lists of specialisation with towns and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1998]

List-I (Town)	List-II (Specialisation)
A. Alibag	1. Fishing Centre
B. Balapur	2. Holiday Resort
C. Nhava Sheva	3. Petro-chemical complex
D. Ratnagiri	4. Port

Code :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	3	2	4
(b)	2	3	4	1
(c)	3	4	2	1
(d)	2	1	4	3

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The places given above are in Maharashtra and famous for- Alibag-is famous for Holiday resort.

List-I	List-II
Alibag	is famous for Holiday resort
Balapur	Petro-Chemical complex
Nhava Sheva	Fully mechanized port
Ratnagiri	Fishing Centre

20. At one of the places in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the sea water recedes from the shoreline a few kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the sea floor when the water recedes. This unique phenomenon is seen at [I.A.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Bhavnagar
(b) Bheemunipatnam
(c) Chandipur
(d) Nagapattinam

Correct Answer: (c) Chandipur

Solution:The above-mentioned phenomenon is seen at the seashore of Chandipur in the state of Odisha. One can walk into the beach as the sea water recedes away from the shoreline during the ebb tide (time period between the high tide and low tide).

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Indian Geography Miscellaneous

11. Consider the following pairs: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]

12. Consider the following pairs: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]

13. Which one of the following can provide both power and manure? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

14. When was 'Speed Post Service' launched by the Indian Postal Department in competition to the 'Courier service'? [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

15. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

16. Which of the following countries is the third largest producer and consumer of fertilizer in the world? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

17. Locusts enter India from - [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

18. Which one is not correctly matched? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]

19. In the vicinity of Mumbai, a number of specialised towns have been developed. Match the lists of specialisation with towns and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1998]

Code :

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