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AtalSetu is built across which river in Goa?

A) Ganges B) Mandovi
C) Mahanadi D) Narmada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mandovi

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Which Indian state has the largest share of the Wastelands in India?

A) Gujarat B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rajasthan

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Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?

A) It is a rain shadow area B) It is located parallel to wind direction
C) It is away from the coast D) Rain bearing clouds are absent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is a rain shadow area

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Buland Darwaza is located in?

A) West Bengal B) Gujarat
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh

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Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari represent which constituency?

A) Nagpur B) Kolhapur
C) Pune D) Satara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nagpur

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Minister of Road transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River development and Ganga rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari represents Nagpur constituency from Maharashtra in Lok Sabha.

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Which city is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra?

A) Kanpur B) Srinagar
C) Dibrugarh D) Lucknow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dibrugarh

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If one plots the tank irrigation in India and superimposes it with map of well irrigation,one may find that the two are negatively related. Which of the following statements explain the phenomenon?1. Tank irrigation predates well irrigation.2. Tank irrigation is in the areas with impervioussurface layers.3. Well irrigation requires sufficientground water reserves.4. Other forms of irrigation are not available.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2 and 3 only
C) 3 and 4 D) 1 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 and 3 only

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The Tank irrigation is more in the rocky plateau area of the county, where the rainfall is uneven and highly seasonal. The Eastern Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Interiors of Tamil Nadu and some parts of Andhra Pradesh have more land under tank irrigation.Well Irrigation is common in alluvial plains of the country except the deserts of Rajasthan. Plains of UP, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu are the states which are more prominently under the well irrigation.These areas have huge groundwater reserves.

Well irrigation is much older than tank irrigation in India.

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Deen Dayal Rasoi Yojana to provide food at only Rs. 5 has been launched on 6th April, 2017 by which state?

A) Chattisgarh B) Haryana
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh

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