Correct Answer : Chattisgarh
Chattisgarh State government has granted permission for the installation of a Geothermal Power Plant at Tattapani area of the Balrampur district to the NTPC and it is the first geothermal power plant in India.
Correct Answer : It contains one large cave.
The Elephanta Caves are located in Western India on Elephanta Island (otherwise known as the Island of Gharapuri), which features two hillocks separated by a narrow valley. The name Ardhanarishvara (famous statue of Elephanta) means the Lord Who is half woman, Ardhanarishvara is also known by other names. The Gupta-era writer Pushpadanta in his Mahimnastava refers to form as dehardhaghatana. Utpala, commenting on the Brihat Samhita, calls this form Ardha-gaurishvara, the Vishnudharmottara Purana simply calls this form Gaurishvara.Buddhist caves in Elephants and the caves built by the followers of Pashupata cult (a Shaivite Hinduschool).The island and its resident caves received the name 'Elephanta' from Portuguese invaders after the discovery of a black stone sculpture of an elephant on the island.
Correct Answer : Afforestation
The process of extensive planting of trees or seeds in barren lands to increase forest cover is called as Afforestation.
Correct Answer : Gujarat
Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat state, India. In 1980, an area of 270 km² from Okha to Jodiya was declared Marine Sanctuary.
Correct Answer : Assam
The Hollong Modular Gas Processing Plant (HMGPP) of Hindustan Oil Exploration Co. Ltd. (HOEC) at Dirok Field in Assam has gone on stream.
Correct Answer : NH - 44
National Highway (NH) - 44 : It is the longest national highway in India with a length of 3,745 kilometres running from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the South.
Correct Answer : Kolkata
The Tea Board of India is a state agency of the Government of India (GoI) established to promote the cultivation, processing, and domestic trade as well as export of tea from India. It was established by the enactment of the Tea Act in 1953 with its headquarters in Kolkata. The Tea Board India is responsible for the assignment of certification numbers to exports of certain tea merchants. Recently, it is in news because the Union Ministry of Commerce has reappointed P K Bezbaruah as the chairman of Tea Board for a period of three years. Bezbaruah, the owner of Bokahola Tea Company in Assam, was earlier appointed as chairman of Tea Board as its first non-IAS officer. He was also instrumental in initiating a revamp of the old electronic auctioning system.
Correct Answer : 23 hrs 56 min 4.09 sec
Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 sec. seconds with respect to other, distant, stars (see below).
Correct Answer : Trade
Correct Answer : Dehradun, Uttarakhand
