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1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following Indian States:
1. Punjab
2. Uttarakhand
3. Mizoram
Which of the above given state/states share border with four or more states?Correct
Explanation: Punjab shares border with 4 states while uttarakhand and mizoram shares border with only 3 states.
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Explanation: Punjab shares border with 4 states while uttarakhand and mizoram shares border with only 3 states.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsConsider the following pairs of rock system and their corresponding period on earth’s geological timescale:
Rock systemGeological timescale
1. Archaean rock systemPre-Cambrian
2. Cuddapah rock systemMezozoic
3. Dravidian rock systemPalaeozoic
Which of the above pair is/are correctly matched?Correct
Explanation: Based on this complex and varied geological history, the Geological Survey of India has classified rock systems of the country into 4 major divisions:
The Indian ClassificationCorresponding period on the Earth’s Geological timescale
1ArchaeanEarly Precambrian Eon
2DharwarLate Precambrian (or Proterozoic Eon)
3DravidianPalaeozoic era
4AryanMesozoic-presentIncorrect
Explanation: Based on this complex and varied geological history, the Geological Survey of India has classified rock systems of the country into 4 major divisions:
The Indian ClassificationCorresponding period on the Earth’s Geological timescale
1ArchaeanEarly Precambrian Eon
2DharwarLate Precambrian (or Proterozoic Eon)
3DravidianPalaeozoic era
4AryanMesozoic-present - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following states has the longest coastline after Gujarat?
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Explanation: India has a total coastline of 7516.6 km, out of which mainland coastline consists of 6100 km and islands’ coastline consists of 1197 km.
Indian coastline touches nine states and four union territories. The nine states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Union Territories include Daman & Diu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands.
•Gujarat has the longest sea coastline in India of 1,600 km.
•Andhra Pradesh state the second longest coastline in India with a length of 974 km, along with Coromandel Coast on Bay of Bengal.
•Coastline of Tamil Nadu is part of Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal and
is the Third longest coastline (940 km) in the country after Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.Incorrect
Explanation: India has a total coastline of 7516.6 km, out of which mainland coastline consists of 6100 km and islands’ coastline consists of 1197 km.
Indian coastline touches nine states and four union territories. The nine states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Union Territories include Daman & Diu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands.
•Gujarat has the longest sea coastline in India of 1,600 km.
•Andhra Pradesh state the second longest coastline in India with a length of 974 km, along with Coromandel Coast on Bay of Bengal.
•Coastline of Tamil Nadu is part of Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal and
is the Third longest coastline (940 km) in the country after Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsCrimean Peninsula thrusts into which of the followung?
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Explanation: Crimean peninsula thrusts into black sea.
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Explanation: Crimean peninsula thrusts into black sea.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsConsider the folloiwng pairs:
BoardLocation
1. Coffee BoardBengaluru
2. Tea BoardGuwahati
3. Tobacco BoardHyderabad
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?Correct
Explanation: Tea is one of the industries, which by an Act of Parliament comes under the control of the Union Govt. The genesis of the Tea Board India dates back to 1903 when the Indian Tea Cess Bill was passed. The Bill provided for levying a cess on tea exports – the proceeds of which were to be used for the promotion of Indian tea both within and outside India. The present Tea Board set up under section 4 of the Tea Act 1953 was constituted on 1st April 1954. It has succeeded the Central Tea Board and the Indian Tea Licencing Committee which functioned respectively under the Central Tea Board Act,1949 and the Indian Tea Control Act, 1938 which were repealed. The activities of the two previous bodies had been confined largely to regulation of tea cultivation and export of tea as required by the International Tea Agreement then in force, and promotion of tea Consumption. It is headquatered in Kolkata.
Recognizing the need to regulate production, promote overseas marketing and control recurring instances of imbalances in supply and demand, which lead to market problems, the Government of India under the Tobacco Board Act of 1975, established the Tobacco Board, in place of the Tobacco Export Promotion Council. The Board came into existence from 1-1-1976 and opened its head quarters at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Coffee board is headquatered in Bengluru.Incorrect
Explanation: Tea is one of the industries, which by an Act of Parliament comes under the control of the Union Govt. The genesis of the Tea Board India dates back to 1903 when the Indian Tea Cess Bill was passed. The Bill provided for levying a cess on tea exports – the proceeds of which were to be used for the promotion of Indian tea both within and outside India. The present Tea Board set up under section 4 of the Tea Act 1953 was constituted on 1st April 1954. It has succeeded the Central Tea Board and the Indian Tea Licencing Committee which functioned respectively under the Central Tea Board Act,1949 and the Indian Tea Control Act, 1938 which were repealed. The activities of the two previous bodies had been confined largely to regulation of tea cultivation and export of tea as required by the International Tea Agreement then in force, and promotion of tea Consumption. It is headquatered in Kolkata.
Recognizing the need to regulate production, promote overseas marketing and control recurring instances of imbalances in supply and demand, which lead to market problems, the Government of India under the Tobacco Board Act of 1975, established the Tobacco Board, in place of the Tobacco Export Promotion Council. The Board came into existence from 1-1-1976 and opened its head quarters at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Coffee board is headquatered in Bengluru.
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