General Knowledge Questions

Orographic precipitation or Rain produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.

Some also falls a short distance downwind of the ridge and is sometimes called spillover. On the lee side of the mountain range, rainfall is usually low, and the area is said to be in a Rain Shadow. 

The Largest Mint in India is Kolkata Mint.

Government of India operates 4 Mints in the country for the production of Coins. They are at

• Hyderabad, Telangana

• Mumbai, Maharashtra

• Kolkata, West Bengal

• Noida, Uttar Pradesh. 

To exit the PowerPoint application, you should Double click the application control menu icon or you can go to file menu and click exit button or you can close the window button.

India’s first and longest ropeway to connect Mumbai with the famous Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea is planned to be constructed by the Mumbai Port Trust, according to the official report.

 The 8-km ropeway will begin from Sewri in Mumbai’s east coast and end at Raigad district’s Elephanta Island, globally renowned for Elephanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Stupa represents the symbol of death of Gautama Buddha. On the other hand, Bodhi Tree is the symbol of nirvana of Gautama Buddha.