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 Which one of the following steel plant waqs started in 1965 in India with West German Collaboration ?

A) Jamshedpur - Tata steel Plant B) Bokaro Steel Plant
C) Durgapur Steel Plant D) Rourkela Steel Plant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rourkela Steel Plant

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Which Crop is Sown on the Largest Area in India?

A) Wheat B) Barley
C) Rice D) Maize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rice

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India is the second largest producer of Rice in the World. Rice is the most cultivated crop in India.

According to 2002-2003 census, about 33 million hectares of area in India was cultivated with Rice.

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The climate of India is mainly tropical because

A) of the location of the Himalayas in the north B) major part of India lies within the tropics
C) of the overpowering influence of India Ocean D) of the seasonal influence of jet streams
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) of the location of the Himalayas in the north

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River _______ is called 'The Sorrow of the Bengal'

A) Sone B) Damodar
C) Hooghly D) Kosi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Damodar

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It rises in the hills of the Chhota Nagpur plateau and joins Hooghly after covering 22000 sq km. Its fury has been brought under control by DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation).

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Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?

A) Srinagar B) Thiruvananthapuram
C) Kolkata D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Srinagar

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The approximate length of the coast line of India is

A) 5,500km B) 6,000km
C) 6,500km D) 7,000km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7,000km

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Rajasthan receives very little rain because

A) It is too hot B) there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
C) the mansoons fail to reach this area D) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

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Eastern ghats and Western ghats meet at the

A) Annamalai hills B) Palani hills
C) Nilgiri hills D) Cardamom hills
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nilgiri hills

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The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast whereas Western Ghats also known as Sahyadri is a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula.

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Eastern ghats and Western ghats meet at the Nilgiri hills in Tamilnadu.

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