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Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in

A) Scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth B) Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas
C) Low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding D) Desert margins, liable to strong wind action
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas

Explanation:

Contour bunding is a proven sustainable land management practice for mountainous areas, marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low.

 

It is widely adopted by the ethnic minorities of Nepal who practice the shifting cultivation system of farming.

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Q:

One who dies for a noble cause

A) Martyr B) Pilgrim
C) Astronomer D) Pantomath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Martyr

Explanation:

One who dies for a noble cause is called a martyr. He is a person who dies fighting for what they believe in like advocating religious or other beliefs, refusing to renounce, etc...

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Q:

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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Q:

Bhagavata Mela is a folk dance of

Answer

Andhra Pradesh

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Q:

HTML is a subset of

 

A) SGMH B) SGMD
C) SGML D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) SGML

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Q:

Tohra is the sacred book of

A) Judaism B) Confucianism
C) Zoroastrianism D) Taoism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Judaism

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What is the longest irrigation canal India called

A) Yamuna Canal B) Sirhind canal
C) Indira Gandhi canal D) Upper Bari Doab Canal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indira Gandhi canal

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Q:

The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh?

A) Tapti B) Chambal
C) Narmada D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chambal

Explanation:

The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on Chambal river and is located in the Mandsaur & Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh.

 

The dam’s reservoir area is the second-largest in India (after the Hirakud Reservoir), and attracts a large number of migratory and non-migratory birds throughout the year.

 

It is a masonry gravity dam, standing 62.17 metres (204.0 ft) high.

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