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The 'Todas' are one of the major tribes found in

A) Sikkim	B) Assam
C) Nilgiris	D) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nilgiris

Explanation:

There are 5 other primitive tribes. They are the Andamanese, the Onges, Jarawas, Nicobarese and Shompens

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Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of

A) Cotton	B) Sugarcane
C) Saffron	D) Jute

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cotton

Explanation:

Black soil coupled with favorable climatic conditions (Temperature of $21 - 32^{0} C$ and 30 -100 cm of rainfall) are responsible for cotton cultivation in Gujarat.

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Railway passenger coaches are manufactured at

A) Varanasi	B) Chittaranjan
C) Perambur	D) Kolkata

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Perambur

Explanation:

The Integral Coach Factory at Perambur has become a leading rail coach manufacturing factory in the world. Chittaranjan Loco Works now produce diesel engines. Diesel engines are also being assembled at varanasi and Jamshedpur (Tata Elecrtic company of TELCO), BEML also manufactures railway wagons.

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India's forest sponge iron plant is at

A) Kothagudam	B) Kurnool
C) Kadapa	D) Kavaratti

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kothagudam

Explanation:

Kothagudam is in Andhra Pradesh. The sponge iron will act as a substitute for steel scrap and be used as feed stock of electric arc steel making.

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Gondwana coalfields are found in

A) Assam	B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Meghalaya	D) Jammu & Kashmir

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh

Explanation:

Nearly 95% of india's coal is from the Gondwana formation (which is in the Satpuras) and is found in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Tertiary variety is found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Jammu and Kashmir, Lingite reserves occur in Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Tamilnadu.

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Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Survey of India?

A) Agucha in Rajasthan	B) Thar Desert in Rajasthan
C) Tuensang in Nagaland	D) Sirohi in Rajasthan

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sirohi in Rajasthan

Explanation:

A big bed of rock salt with the top portion of the bed containing potash (though not the variety used as ferilizer) has been discovered in Thar Desert at a depth of 100 metres. A massive belt of lead and zinc has been found in the Agucha area, while gold bearing rocks have been discovered in the Tuensang district of Nagaland.

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Economically, the most important forests of India are

A) Tidal forest	B) Thorn forest
C) Everngreen forest	D) Tropical deciduous forest

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tropical deciduous forest

Explanation:

Tropical deciduous forest contain valuable teak, rosewood, sal and sandalwood trees

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Which sanctuary has been selected as an alternative home for the Indian lion?

A) Bandipur Sanctuary (Karnataka)	B) Ghana Sanctuary (Bihar)
C) Periyar Sanctuary (Kerala)	D) Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)

Explanation:

Bandipur Sanctuary is noted for the spotted deer, and the Ghana Sanctuary is for birds.

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