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The deepest land locked and protected port in india is 

A) Marmugoa B) Vishakhapatnam
C) Mumbai D) Cohin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vishakhapatnam

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In India, Which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?

A) Montane Wet Temporate Forest B) Sub - tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
C) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest D) Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest

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In India, Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest occupies the largest area. The tropical monsoon deciduous forests are found in areas receiving annual rainfall of 100 to 200 cms in India, with a distinct dry and rainy seasons and a small range of temperature. They occur on the wetter western side of the Deccan Plateau, the north-eastern part of the Deccan Plateau and the lower slopes of the Himalayas, on the Siwalik Hills from Jammu in the west to West Bengal in the east.

 

They cover parts of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

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The largest southern most single Island in India is

A) Rameswaram Island B) Minicoy Island
C) Car Nicobar Island D) Great Nicobar Island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Great Nicobar Island

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Which one of the following causes rainfall in the north-western parts of india during winter season ? 

A) Cyclonic depression B) Retreating monsoon
C) Western disturbances D) South West monsoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Western disturbances

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Mudumalai Sanctuary is famous for

A) Tigers B) Birds
C) Elephants D) Bisons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tigers

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The Kulu Valley is situated between

A) Ladakh and Pirpanjal B) Ranjoti and Nag Tibba
C) Lesser Himalayas Siwalik D) Dhauladar and Pirpanjal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dhauladar and Pirpanjal

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Which one of the following is the longest National Highway in India?

A) NH2 B) NH5
C) NH7 D) NH8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) NH7

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As per the results of the 2011 Populatiom Census, which of the following groups occupies the three top places in respect of literacy?

A) Kerala, Goa, West Bengal B) Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala
C) Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram D) Mizoram, Kerala, Tripura
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mizoram, Kerala, Tripura

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