General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

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1 .

The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It originates from which state?

West Bengal

Odisha

Jharkand

Chhattisgarh

Correct Answer : Chhattisgarh

The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around 141,600 square kilometres and has a total course of 858 kilometres Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Mahanadi river in central India, rising in the hills of southeastern Chhattisgarh state.

Published On : June 24, 2021

2 .

Ghoomar is a folk dance of

Rajasthan

Puducherry

Mizoram

Gujarat

Correct Answer : Rajasthan

Dance of Rajasthan is the ghoomar, which is performed on festive occasions by only women.

Published On : June 24, 2021

3 .

Madhubani artwork started in which state of India?

Gujrat

Bihar

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Bihar

Madhubani painting, also referred to as Mithila Art (as it flourishes in the Mithila region of Bihar), is characterized by line drawings filled in by bright colours and contrasts or patterns.

Published On : June 24, 2021

4 .

What is called the line that combines the places of same amount of rainfall?

Isohyet

Isoneph

Isobath

Isoryme

Correct Answer : Isohyet

An isohyet or isohyetal line is a line that in a given time joins points of equal rainfall on a map. An isohyetal map is considered a map with isohyets.

Published On : June 24, 2021

5 .

Name the Cyclonic storm which likely to hit coastal AndhraPradesh by April 30 2019?

Sunny

Tuni

Fani

Pani

Correct Answer : Fani

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6 .

India's only Naval Aviation Museum is located in which state?

Tamil Nadu

Karnataka

Kerala

Goa

Correct Answer : Goa

The Naval Aviation Museum is a military museum located in Bogmalo, 6 km from Vasco da Gama, Goa, India.

Published On : June 24, 2021

7 .

Atal Nagar would be the new name of which of these cities of Chhattisgarh?

Rajgarh

Bilaspur

Bhilai

Naya Raipur

Correct Answer : Naya Raipur

The government of Chhattisgarh decided to name Naya Raiur, the ucoming capital city of Chhattisgarh, as Atal Nagar in memory of Ex Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Published On : June 24, 2021

8 .

Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?

West Bengal

Punjab

Gujarat

Kerala

Correct Answer : Punjab

Punjab receives rainfall due to western disturbances. Western disturbances are extra tropical storms that originate over Mediterranean and flows toward east. In India western disturbances bring winter rainfall in states like Punjab, Haryanana and western Uttar Pradesh

Published On : June 24, 2021

9 .

The outermost range of Himalayas is called

Shiwaliks

Kali

Kumaon

Dehradun

Correct Answer : Shiwaliks

Outer Himalayas are called Siwalik likewise spelt as Shiwalik, they are the sub-Himalayan range of the northern Indian subcontinent. It expands west-northwestward for an extra 1,000 miles from the Tisza River in Sikkim state through Nepal, across northwestern India, and into northern Pakistan.

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10 .

Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?

Southern Region only

Eastern Region only

Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau

None of the above

Correct Answer : Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau

Approximately 10.6% of the total geographical area of India is covered by red soil, including Tamil Nadu, parts of Karnataka, southeastern Maharashtra, eastern Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Chota Nagpur (Jharkhand), south Bihar, West Bengal (Birbhum and Bankura), Uttar Pradesh (Mirzapur, Jhansi, Banda, and Hamirpur), Aravallis, eastern Rajasthan, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya etc,. So Option (C) is correct.

Published On : June 24, 2021