Indian Geography Miscellaneous

21. Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

(a) The sea is near to the place in the east, west and south direction
(b) It is a place near to city in India which is nearest to the geographic equator
(c) It is situated on the geomagnetic equator
(d) Outer space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena

Correct Answer: (c) It is situated on the geomagnetic equator

Solution:Thumba is a suburb of Thiruvananthapuram city, capital of Kerala. Under the leadership of Dr. Vikram A Sarabhai, the Indian National Committee on Space Research (INCOSPAR) decided to establish Thumba Equatorial Rocket launch station (TERLS) at Thumba in 1963. Thumba was a unique choice because of its proximity to the geomagnetic equator.

22. "The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute" is located at- [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2008]

(a) Uttarkashi
(b) Dehradun
(c) Darjeeling
(d) Shillong

Correct Answer: (c) Darjeeling

Solution:The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) is located at Darjeeling (West Bengal).

23. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.RO/A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]

	List-I	List-II
(a)	Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya	Madhya Pradesh
(b)	Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology	Uttar Pradesh
(c)	) Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya	Rajasthan
(d)	Acharya NG Ranga Agriculture University	Telangana

Correct Answer: (e) Both C & D

Solution:Indira Gandhi Agriculture University (IGAU) is an agriculture University located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, not in Rajasthan. Acharya NG Ranga Agriculture University located in Andhra Pradesh, not in Telangana. Option (c) & (d), both are not correctly matched.

24. The headquarters of Cairn Energy is in: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Scotland
(b) South Korea
(c) Brazil
(d) USA

Correct Answer: (a) Scotland

Solution:Cairn (Currently Capricorn Energy) is one of the world's leading oil and gas exploration and development company. CAIRN has its headquarters in Edinburgh (Scotland)

25. Match the following: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

List-I (Temple/Place)	List-II (State)
A. Rameshwaram	1. Uttar Pradesh
B. Dwarika	2. Tamil Nadu
C. Sarnath	3. Gujarat
D. Mahakal Temple	4. Madhya Pradesh

Code :

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Rameshwaram is situated in Tamil Nadu, Dwarka is situated in Gujarat, Sarnath is situated in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh; Mahakal Temple is situated in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh.

26. Match the following: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

List-I (Stadium)	List-II (City)
A. Aish Bagh Stadium	1. Mumbai
B. Brabourne Stadium	2. Bhopal
C. Green Park	3. Calcutta
D. Eden Gardens	4. Kanpur

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match is as follows-

Stadium	City
Aish Bagh Stadium	Bhopal
Brabourne Stadium	Mumbai
Green Park	Kanpur
Eden Gardens	Kolkata

27. Match the following: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

List-I	List-II
A. Underground Railway	1. Ratnagiri
B. Mangoes	2. Calcutta
C. Locks	3. Dehradun
D. Rice	4. Aligarh

Code :

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Kolkata Metro is the first underground metro railway in India. Ratnagiri is famous for mangoes, Aligarh is famous for locks and Dehradun is famous for rice.

28. Diamond Harbour and Salt Lake city are situated in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]

(a) California
(b) Florida
(c) Hong kong
(d) Kolkata

Correct Answer: (d) Kolkata

Solution:Diamond Harbour and Salt Lake City are situated in Kolkata (West Bengal).

29. Dindigul is the name of- [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Bird Sanctuary in Kerala
(b) City in Tamil Nadu
(c) Festival in Karnataka
(d) A coastal city in Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: (b) City in Tamil Nadu

Solution:Dindigul is a city (district) of Tamil Nadu. Haider Ali established a modern arsenal in Dindigul with the help of France.

Indian Geography Miscellaneous

21. Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

22. "The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute" is located at- [U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2008]

23. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.RO/A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]

24. The headquarters of Cairn Energy is in: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2010]

25. Match the following: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Code :

26. Match the following: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

27. Match the following: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Code :

28. Diamond Harbour and Salt Lake city are situated in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]

29. Dindigul is the name of- [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993]

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