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A)
Arunachal Pradesh
B)
Uttar Pradesh
C)
Uttarakhand
D)
Telangana

Correct Answer :   Uttar Pradesh

Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Rihand Dam is a concrete gravity dam located at Pipri in Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh, India. Its reservoir area is on the border of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Rihand River, a tributary of the Son River.

A)
Chotanagpur
B)
Odisha
C)
Bijapur
D)
Golconda

Correct Answer :   Golconda

The Golconda fort used to have a vault where once the famous Kohinoor and Hopediamonds were stored along with other diamonds. Golconda was once renowned for the diamonds found on the south-east at Kollur Mine near Kollur (modern day Guntur district), Paritala (modern day krishna district) and cut in the city during the Kakatiya reign. At that time, India had the only Known diamond mines in the world.

A)
Manipur
B)
Sikkim
C)
Andhra Pradesh
D)
Mizoram

Correct Answer :   Andhra Pradesh

The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in Vishakapatnam (Vizag) in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

A)
Nahargarh Biological Park
B)
Ranthambore National Park
C)
Keoladeo National Park
D)
Sariska Tiger Reserve

Correct Answer :   Nahargarh Biological Park

The Rajasthan government has recently inaugurated the first lion safari of the state at Nahargarh Biological Park (NBP), which is located about 12 km from Jaipur on the Jaipur-Delhi highway. The visitors will be able to see lions in their natural habitat in the park spanning 38 hectares and enclosed by a fence. They will be taken on a nearly 4 km safari in a closed bus. Though, the Safari will be thrown open for the tourists from October 2018.

A)
1613
B)
1681
C)
1767
D)
1857

Correct Answer :   1767

The National Survey and Mapping Organization of the country under the Department of Science & Technology is The Survey of India. It was founded by The East India Company in the year 1767, head quartered in Dehradun.
 
The East India Company appointed James Rennell to survey the Bengal Presidency in 1767.

A)
Rajasthan
B)
Kashmir
C)
Punjab
D)
Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer :   Kashmir

Charaka has been identified as a native of Kashmir.

A)
Mumbai to Pune
B)
Chennai to Bengaluru
C)
Lucknow to Allahabad
D)
Delhi to Gurugram

Correct Answer :   Delhi to Gurugram

The 29-km expressway, which connects Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram, has been constructed under the Bharatmala Project. On Thursday, Gadkari made an inspectional visit to Dwarka Expressway. "He reviewed the progress of India's First Grade Separated Urban Expressway, Dwarka Expressway," an official statement said.

A)
Sikkim
B)
Gujarat
C)
Telangana
D)
Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Gujarat

The Dantiwada Dam is a mud and masonry dam on the West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha district of northern Gujarat in India. The dam was constructed in 1965 mainly for irrigation and flood control. 111 total villages are under command of the Dantiwada Dam, of which 12 villages are partially submerged.

A)
Varanasi
B)
Gorakhpur
C)
Allahabad
D)
Agra

Correct Answer :   Varanasi

The Train 18 will run from Delhi to Varanasi. He said that the run-time of Train 18 between Delhi and Varanasi will be eight hours, "one-and-a-half-times" faster than the fastest train on the route.

A)
Odisha
B)
Telangana
C)
Bihar
D)
Maharastra

Correct Answer :   Bihar

The famous Shahi litchi of North Bihar has got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. It is the 4th product from the state after Jardalu mango, Katarni rice and Magahi paan to have got the GI tag. GI is a name or sign used on products to certify that they possess certain qualities for being made or produced as per traditional methods or enjoy a certain reputation due to its geographical origin. Shahi Litchi is mainly cultivated in Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Vaishali, East Champaran and Begusarai and some parts of adjoining areas in agro-climatic areas of the state. According to agriculture scientists, due to high calcium content in the soil, litchi is better in these areas. A total of 3 lakh metric tonnes of different varieties of litchi were produced in Bihar in 2017-18, out of which 60 per cent were Shahi litchis.