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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

Explanation:

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 smallest Union Territory of India is

A) Lakshadweep	B) Pondicherry
C) Daman and Diu	D) Dadar and Nagar Haveli

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lakshadweep

Explanation:

Lakshadweep has an area of only about 32 sq km.

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The area of Pondicherry, Daman and Diu and Dadar and Nagar Haveli are about 492 sq km and 491 sq km respectively.

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Which of the following pairs of Indian State and tribal population are correct?

A. Madhya Pradesh : Largest tribal population

B. Mizoram : Highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State

C. Chhattisgarh : Second largest tribal population after Madhya Pradesh

D. Arunachal Pradesh : Second highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State after Mizoram

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only	B) 2 and 4 only
C) 1, 2 and 3	D) 2, 3 and 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh has the largest Tribal population. It has more than 1.6 crore Schedule Tribe population who are 21% of state population according to 2011 census.Second highest is Odisha by numbers.The population of Mizoram in 2001 Census has been 888,573. Of them, 839,310 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 94.5 per cent of the total population of the state.The population of Nagaland in 2001 Census has been 1,990,036. Of these, 1,774,026 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 89.1 per cent of the total population of the state.The total population of Arunachal Pradesh in 2001 Census has been 1,097,968. Of these 705,158 persons are Scheduled Tribes (STs), constituting 64.2 per cent of the total population

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Which of the following mountains are the oldest according to geological history?

A) Nilgiris	B) Satpura Range
C) Vindhyas	D) Aravalli

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aravalli

Explanation:

According to geological history, the important mountains of india arranged in the order of age starting from the oldest are the Aravallis , the westerm Ghats, Vindhya and Satpura, the Nilgiris , and the Himalayas.

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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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Majerhat Bridge which has been renamed as 'Jai Hind' Bridge and is newly-built is located in

A) Bihar	B) Chhattisgarh
C) West Bengal	D) Uttarakhand

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) West Bengal

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With regard to water transportation in India, which of the following statements are correct?

1.Headquarters of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation is located at Delhi.

2.Headquarters of Inland Waterways Authority of India is located at Noida.

3.National Inland Navigation Institute is located at Kolkata.

4.First National Inland Waterway was between Haldia and Allahabad.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only	B) 2 and 3
C) 2 and 4 only	D) 1, 2and 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2 and 4 only

Explanation:

Central Inland Water Transport Corporation - Kolkata

Inland Waterways Authority of India - Noida

National Inland Navigation Institute - Patna

First National Inland Waterway - Between Haldia and Allahabad

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Which of the following statements about the National Water Academy (NWA) is/are correct?

1. The primary objective of the NWA is to function as Centre of Excellence in training for in-service engineers from Central and State organizations on various aspects of water resource planning.

2. The NWA is located in New Delhi.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only	B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2	D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 only

Explanation:

National Water Academy (formerly known as Central Training Unit) was set up in Central Water Commission Opens in a new window by the Ministry of Water Resources, RD and GR, opens in a new window Govt. of India in the year 1988, to impart training to the in-service engineers of various Central/State organizations involved in the Development & Management of Water Resources. It was established under USAID assistance and strengthened with the subsequent assistance received from the World Bank.

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