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21. Diego Garcia is situated in:
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Diego Garcia is an island in the Indian Ocean and part of the Chagos Archipelago, located south of the equator.
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22. Which one of the following Indian States has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population to its total population?
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Mizoram has the highest proportion of Scheduled Tribe population among Indian states, about 94.4% according to Census 2011.
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23. The term ‘demographic gap’ signifies the difference:
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The demographic gap refers to the difference between the birth rate and death rate. A positive difference produces natural population increase.
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24. In terms of its size, the rank of Earth among the planet is:
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Earth is the fifth-largest planet in the Solar System by size. It is also the third planet from the Sun.
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25. Through how many Indian states does the Tropic of Cancer pass?
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The Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 Indian states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
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26. The Southernmost point of India is Indira Point located in:
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Indira Point is located on Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, at about 6°45′ N.
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27. Soil water available to plants is maximum in:
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For this source MCQ, the keyed answer is clay soil. Clay has very high water-holding capacity because of its fine particles, although agronomic plant-available water can differ from total water-holding capacity.
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28. Equinox, the two periods in the year when day and night are equal, occurs on:
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An equinox occurs when the plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun. It takes place twice in a year-March 21 and September 23
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29. Which country is also known as the ‘Land of Rising Sun’?
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Japan is called the "Land of the Rising Sun" because the country is considered to lie close to where the sun rises
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30. The Bum-La Pass is located in:
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[63] The Bum La Pass is a border pass between China's Cona County in Tibet and India's Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh
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31. The leading producer of petroleum in India is
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The leading petroleum-producing state of India is Rajasthan which produces 23.29% crude oil
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32. The total length of Earth’s Equator is about:
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The distance around the Earth at the Equator, its circumference, is 40,075 kilometers (24,901 miles) Earth's equatorial circumference is about 40,075 km.
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33. The biggest river of Asia is:
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The Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country The Yangtze is the longest river in Asia, at roughly 6,300 km.
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34. In which one of the following states Namchik-Namphuk coal field is located?
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Arunachal Pradesh Namchik-Namphuk coalfield is in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
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35. Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India?
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[69] Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) is the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India Cochin Shipyard is located at Kochi, Kerala, and was incorporated in 1972.
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36. Which one of the following is an example of ‘Footloose’ industry?
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[74] Footloose industries are not strongly tied to raw-material sources; software is a standard example
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37. The Ten Degree Channel separates:
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The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal The channel lies between Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal
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38. In which of the following countries are the Pampas grasslands situated?
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The Pampas is a grassland region in Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil The Pampas are temperate grasslands centred in Argentina and extending into Uruguay and southern Brazil
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39. Which one of the following pairs of states of India indicates the Eastern most and Western most state?
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Arunachal Pradesh contains India’s easternmost point, while Gujarat is the westernmost state
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40. One astronomical unit is the average distance:
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Astronomical unit is the average distance between the Earth and the sun during an ear. It is useful to measure and report large distances One astronomical unit is approximately 149.6 million kilometres
