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2227331. Diego Garcia' is an island in the Ocean ---

A

Pacific

B

Indian

C

Atlantic

D

Arctic

B

Correct Answer: B. Indian

3730332. Which of the following states as per-census, has the highest and lowest sex ratio respectively?

A

Kerala and Haryana

B

Himachal Pradesh Punjab

C

Meghalaya and Bihar

D

Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh

A

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2010

Correct Answer: A. Kerala and Haryana

2783333. Which of the following cities/ towns lies to the northern-most latitude ?

A

Patna

B

Allahabad

C

Pachmarhi

D

Ahmedabad

A

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2008

Correct Answer: A. Patna

2237334. Nepanagar is related to which of the following industries?

A

Fertilizer

B

Newsprint paper

C

Sugar

D

Woolen textile

B

Correct Answer: B. Newsprint paper

3900335. Arrange the following rivers from South to North.
a. Cauvery
b. Krishna
c. Godavari
d. Mahanadi

A

a, c, b, d

B

c, d, a, b

C

b, d, c, a

D

a, b, c, d

D

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2003

Correct Answer: D. a, b, c, d

3717336. The Idukki hydroelectric plant is on river

A

Godavari

B

Krishna

C

Periyar

D

Tungabhadra

C

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2012

Correct Answer: C. Periyar

2111337. The term Regur refers to

A

Black Cotton Soils

B

Red and yellow soils

C

Deltaic alluvial soils

D

Lateritic soils

A

Correct Answer: A. Black Cotton Soils
Explanation: Black soils are also called regur soils. The soil is suitable for growing cotton, due to which it is also known as black Cotton Soil. This type of soil is typical of the Deccan trap region spread over the Northwest Deccan plateau and is made from lava flows. They cover the plateaus of Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and extend in the South-East direction along Godavari and Krishna valleys. These soils contain essential clay minerals as montmorillonite.

2092338. Which state in India has the largest proportion of its net irrigated area under irrigation well

A

Gujarat

B

West Bengal

C

Hariyana

D

Bihar

A

Correct Answer: A. Gujarat

2112339. In which year the first Forest Policy of independent India was declared?

A

1952

B

1956

C

1950

D

1951

A

Correct Answer: A. 1952

3104340. Jadugoda mines are famous for

A

iron ore

B

mica deposits

C

gold deposits

D

uranium deposits

D

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2008

Correct Answer: D. uranium deposits

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