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Indian Geography - General Knowledge Questions
A)
Clean air
B)
Fertile soil
C)
Salt
D)
Fresh water

Correct Answer :   Salt

Salt, or sodium chloride, is considered a non-renewable resource as the timescale for self-replenishing is too long.

A)
Varanasi
B)
Noida
C)
Lucknow
D)
Vadodara

Correct Answer :   Noida

The head office of the Authority is at Noida. The Authority also has its regional offices at Patna, Kolkata, Guwahati and Kochi and sub-offices at Allahabad, Varanasi, Bhaglapur, Farakka, Hemnagar, Dibrugarh (Assam), Kollam, Bhubaneswar (Odisa) and Vijayawada(A.P.).

A)
Gomati
B)
Gandak
C)
Kosi
D)
Padma

Correct Answer :   Padma

Padma River, main channel of the greater Ganges (Ganga) River in Bangladesh. For some 90 miles (145 km) the Ganges River forms the western boundary between India and Bangladesh before it enters Bangladesh at the northern edge of the Kushtia district as the upper segment of the Padma River.

A)
Johads
B)
Khaliya
C)
Pithora
D)
Tobas

Correct Answer :   Johads

The man-made pond-like water source found in the Thar desert are known as Johads. The pond like natural water sources are known as Tobas.

A)
Chennai
B)
Mumbai
C)
Bangalore
D)
Pune

Correct Answer :   Pune

The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) has recently acquired 1,790 songbooklets of hindi films belonging to every decade of the India’s cinematic heritage. The song booklets (from 1934 to 2012) are a visual and textual journey through our cinematic history and heritage. They are also an indicator of the changing printing technology and art-work down the ages. It is notable that these songbooks contain not only the full lyrics of songs in multiple languages, but are also a treasure trove of information about the film itself, including the cast, credits and storyline. The headquarters of NFAI is at Pune, Maharashtra.

A)
Uttar Pradesh and Tibet
B)
Nepal and Tibet
C)
Uttarakhand and Tibet
D)
Tibet and Sikkim

Correct Answer :   Uttarakhand and Tibet

The river Ganga originates from Devprayag in Uttarakhand at the confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi. The river Brahmaputra originates from the Angsi Glacier in Burang County, Tibet.

A)
India and Nepal
B)
India and Pakistan
C)
India and Afghanistan
D)
India and China

Correct Answer :   India and Pakistan

The Siachen conflict, sometimes referred to as the Siachen War, was a military conflict between India and Pakistan over the disputed Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir. A cease-fire went into effect in 2003.

A)
Marmagao Port
B)
Kandla Port
C)
Jawahar Lal Nehru Port
D)
Vishakhapatnam Port

Correct Answer :   Jawahar Lal Nehru Port

Jawahar Lal Nehru Port or the Nhova Shiva Port is the largest container port of India. It is located 14km south of Mumbai. In the year 1989, it was inaugurated.

A)
Mawsynrum
B)
Agumbe
C)
Mahabaleshwar
D)
Cherrapunji

Correct Answer :   Mawsynrum

The top 7 places that experience the highest rainfall in India are :
 
1. Mawsynram
2. Cherrapunji
3. Agumbe
4. Mahabaleshwar
5. Pasighat
6. Amboli
7. Gangtok

A)
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
B)
Keoladeo National Park
C)
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
D)
Sundarbans Reserve Forest

Correct Answer :   Sundarbans Reserve Forest

The Sundarbans Reserve Forest (SRF), located in the south-west of Bangladesh between the river Baleswar in the East and the Harinbanga in the West, adjoining to the Bay of Bengal, is the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world.