Daily Quiz #8 UPSC Prelims Marathon – October 11, 2019

Explanation: A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
India’s only active volcanoes is located in Barren island of Andaman, which is also the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia.
Narcondam Island is classified as a dormant volcano by the Geological Survey of India. The Mountain house second tallest point in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Explanation: The Nubra River originates from the Siachin glacier. The Nubra River is a tributary of the River Shyok that flows through the Nubra valley in the northern part of Ladakh and then joins the Indus River in Skardu, Pakistan.

Explanation: The Satpura range extends from narmada valley in the north to the tapi valley in south. In the west it comprises of Rajpipila hills of the Gujarat and Pachmarhi, ranchi upland, Hazaribagh hills and the maikala range in the east. Its northern and southern borders are composed of sandstones. Its eastern section is called as maikala plateau.

Explanation: Tropical deciduous are the monsoon forests that are mostly found in the large part of India, northern Australia and in central America. A deciduous forest is a biome dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally. The Earth has temperate deciduous forests, and tropical and subtropical deciduous forests, also known as dry forests. Another name for these forests is broad-leaf forests because of the wide, flat leaves on the trees. Trees in tropical deciduous forests lose their leaves in the dry season and re-grow them in the rainy season. In temperate deciduous forests, trees lose their leaves in the fall and re-grow them in the spring.

Explanation: Groundnut grows best in deep, well-drained soils with a sandy or very loose surface layer. If the moist soil is rubbed between the index finger and the thumb should not form a ribbon but should fall apart easily. Such soil is best for groundnut crop. In addition to soil fertility, soil – texture is vitally important aspect of groundnut production. Well – drained, light – textured, loose, friable sandy – loam or sandy clay loam soils, well – supplied with calcium and a moderate amount of organic matter are ideal for groundnut cultivation.
Gujarat tops with 27.87 percent of total production followed by Andhra Pradesh 24.19 percent, Tamil Nadu 14.84 Percent and Karnataka 1095 percent. Though other states like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are the important groundnut producing states.