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Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of emerging ?

A) Tapi and Beas B) Brahmaputra and Ganga
C) Indus and Ganga D) Brahmaputra and Indus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Brahmaputra and Indus

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Oldest Oil Field in India

A) Mumbai High, Maharashtra B) Anleshwar, Gujarat
C) Digboi, Assam D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Digboi, Assam

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Digboi has the distinction of being India's oldest continuously producing oilfield. Digboi refinery, now a division of Indian Oil Corporation, had a capacity of about 0.65 MMTPA as of 2003. Digboi is now Headquarter of Assam Oil Division of Indian Oil Corporation Limited, though the crude production is not high today.

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India's first solar ponds Bhuj Solar Pond project is being constructed in the state of ____

A) Rajasthan B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh

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Which of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set up so far

A) Nilgiris B) Sundarbans
C) Nanda devi D) Reuna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Reuna

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The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow it through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these riviers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into india. This "U" turn is due to 

A) Uplift of folded Himalayan series B) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
C) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains D) Both A and B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A and B

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Red Soil is commonly found in the States of :

A) Punjab and Rajasthan B) Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
C) Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

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Which of the following is the leading sediment transporting river in India

A) Brahmaputra B) yamuna
C) Ganges D) Indus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ganges

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Which 'Water Body' separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?

A) Eleventh Degree Channel B) Andaman Sea
C) Bay of Bengal D) Ten Degree Channel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ten Degree Channel

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