Latest Indian Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which one of the following is not a biosphere reserve of India?

A)

Nokrek

B)

Great Nicobar

C)

Great Himalayan

D)

Agasthyamalai

Correct Answer : Great Himalayan

Biosphere Reserves are established for the conservation of biodiversity for economic and social development and maintenance of associated cultural values.There are 18 Biosphere Reserves in the country. Agasthyamala Biosphere reserve is located at the southern-most part of the Western Ghats and spread over two states,Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It was established in 2001;Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is a national park situated in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. UNESCO made it the Biosphere Reserves in May 2009;The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve has such ecosystems that include tropical wet evergreen forests, mountain ranges and coastal plains. The region is well known for its rich biodiversity. It was made a biosphere reserve in January 1989; while The Great Himalayan is a National Park situated in Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh.

2 .

Mettur Dam situated in which state?

A)

Andhra Pradesh

B)

Telangana

C)

Tamilnadu

D)

Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : Tamil Nadu

Mettur is an industrial and tourism town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam and it is the largest dam in south Indian.

3 .

Where are the Garo Hills located?

A)

Nagaland

B)

Meghalaya

C)

Mizoram

D)

Assam

Correct Answer : Meghalaya

The Garo Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in Meghalaya, India. They are inhabited mainly by tribal dwellers, the majority of whom are Garo people. It is one of the wettest places in the world. The range is part of the Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion.

4 .

Cooler, older, oceanic lithosphere sink into the mantle at

A)

subduction zones along convergent plate boundaries

B)

sites of long-lived, hot spot volcanism in the ocean basins

C)

transform fault zones along divergent plate boundaries

D)

rift zones along mid-ocean ridges

Correct Answer : subduction zones along convergent plate boundaries

Subduction zones are where the cold oceanic lithosphere sinks back into the mantle and is recycled. They are found at convergent plate boundaries, where the oceanic lithosphere of one plate converges with the less dense lithosphere of another plate.

5 .

Who was the town-planner of Chandigarh?

A)

Le Corbusier

B)

Edward Lutyens

C)

Charles Correa

D)

Christopher Wren

Correct Answer : Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier was the town-planner of Chandigarh.

He was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture.

6 .

The caves of Ajanta are famous for

A)

Terra-cotta

B)

Sculpture

C)

Paintings

D)

Temples

Correct Answer : Paintings

A set of 29 caves, Ajanta is among the finest examples of some of the earliest Buddhist architecture, cave paintings and sculptures. These caves comprise Chaitya halls or shrines, dedicated to Lord Buddha and Viharas or monasteries, used by Buddhist monks for meditation and the study of Buddhist teachings.

7 .

Which state introduces a new Open Online Learning Programme 'KOOL'?

A)

Tamil Nadu

B)

Uttar Pradesh

C)

Telangana

D)

Kerala

Correct Answer : Kerala

The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) is the platform that can be used to train teachers, students and the general public. KOOL is a major step by the State of Kerala to become Indias first complete digital state in Education.

KOOL has been designed in a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course model), which is becoming popular worldwide.

8 .

What kind of weather would an occluded front likely bring?

A)

Warm air

B)

Precipitation

C)

Cool air

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : precipitation

An occluded front is a type of weather front formed in the process of cyclogenesis when a cold front is overtaken a warm front. When this happens, the warm air is separated from the cyclone center at the Earth's surface.

An occluded front likely bring much precipitation kind of weather.

9 .

The Mosque with "shaking minarets" is situated in which Indian city?

A)

Ranchi

B)

Kanpur

C)

Ahmedabad

D)

Jaipur

Correct Answer : Ahmedabad

Jhulta Minara Sidi Bashir Mosque Ahmedabad

There are two well-known pairs of Shaking Minarets in Ahmedabad, one located opposite the Sarangpur Darwaja and the other near the Kalupur Railway Station Area.

10 .

Okhla Bird Sanctuary is located in

A)

Uttar Pradesh

B)

Maharashtra

C)

Rajasthan

D)

West Bengal

Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh

Okhla Bird Sanctuary is located in Uttar Pradesh.

Okhla Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary at the Okhla barrage over Yamuna River. It is situated in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, on Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border and known as a haven for over 300 bird species.