1
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KAMARAJAR PORT IS LOCATED IN?
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AKA ENNORE PORT LOCATED NORTH OF CHENNAI IN TAMIL NADU.
2
Q
12th MAJOR PORT OF INDIA AND THE FIRST PORT IN INDIA ESTABLISHED AS A PUBLIC COMPANY?
A
KAMARAJAR PORT.
3
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THE ONLY CORPORATIZED MAJOR PORT IN INDIA AND IS REGISTERED AS A COMPANY?
A
KAMARAJAR PORT.
4
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HOW MANY MAJOR PORTS ARE THERE IN INDIA?
A
INDIA CURRENTLY HAS 12 MAJOR PORTS, WITH VADHVAN PORT (13th) AND GALATHEA PORT (14th) BEING THE LATEST ADDITIONS.
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COMPARISON OF MAJOR AND MINOR PORTS?
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- ADMINISTRATION:– MAJOR ADMINISTERED BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND MINOR BY STATE GOVERNMENTS.
- LEGISLATION:– MAJOR REGULATED BY MAJOR PORT AUTHORITIES ACT, 2021 AND MINOR GOVERNED UNDER THE INDIAN PORTS ACT, 1908.
- JURISDICTION:– MAJOR UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT’S JURISDICTION AND MINOR UNDER STATE GOVERNMENT’S JURISDICTION.
- EXAMPLE:– JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT IS A MAJOR PORT (100% LANDLORD MODEL), HAZIRA, MUNDRA ARE MINOR PORTS.
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BRIEF ABOUT UPCOMING VADHVAN PORT?
A
- LOCATED IN MAHARASHTRA.
- 13th MAJOR PORT.
- EXPECTED TO BECOME THE LARGEST CONTAINER PORT IN INDIA.
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BRIEF ABOUT UPCOMING GALATHEA PORT?
A
- LOCATED ON GREAT NICOBAR ISLAND.
- BEING DEVELOPED AS AN INTERNATIONAL TRANSSHIPMENT PORT (ICTP).
- 14th MJAOR PORT IN INDIA.
8
Q
DIVISION OF CONTROL OF PANGONG LAKE?
A
INDIA CONTROLS ONE THIRD AND CHINA CONTROLS ABOUT TWO THIRDS.
9
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LINE OF CONTROL PASSES THROUGH WHICH INDIAN LAKE?
A
PANGONG PSO LAKE.
10
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WHAT IS AN ENDORHEIC LAKE?
A
LAKE RETAINS ITS WATER AND DOES NOT ALLOW OUTFLOW TO EXTERNAL WATER BODIES SUCH AS OCEANS OR RIVERS. EXAMPLE, PANGONG PSO LAKE.
11
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KARAKORAM MOUNTAIN RANGE TERMINATES AT THE NORTH BANK OF __________ LAKE?
A
PANGONG PSO LAKE.
12
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ALASKA’S COMMON MURRE SEABIRDS (FLYING PENGUINS) DIED DUE TO IMPACT OF THE 2014-16 PACIFIC MARINE HEATWAVE CALLED?
A
THE BLOB.
13
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IUCN STATUS OF COMMON MURRE SEABIRD?
A
LEAST CONCERN.
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CLIMATIC CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR COFFEE PRODUCTION?
A
- HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE.
- TEMPERATURE RANGE– BETWEEN 15°C AND 28°C.
- ANNUAL RAINFALL– BETWEEN 150 CM AND 250 CM.
- WELL DRAINED, LOAMY SOILS ENRICHED WITH HUMUS AND MINERALS.
- SHADY TREES.
- DRY WEATHER DURING RIPENING.
- HILL SLOPES ELEVATION RANGING FROM 600 TO 1,600 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
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GLOBAL POSITION OF INDIA REGARDING COFFEE?
A
- 7th LARGEST COFFEE PRODUCER.
- 5th LARGEST COFFEE EXPORTER.
16
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VARIETIES OF COFFEE GROWN IN INDIA?
A
- ARABICA– SUPERIOR AROMA, HIGH MARKET PRICE.
- ROBUSTA– 72% OF INDIA’S TOTAL COFFEE PRODUCTION.
17
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STATEWISE COFFEE PRODUCTION IN INDIA?
A
- KARNATAKA– 70%
- KERELA– 23%
- TAMIL NADU– 5%.
18
Q
ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD TO HOST MELANISTIC (BLACK) TIGERS?
A
SIMILIPAL TIGER RESERVE (ODISHA).
19
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ERENGA KHARIAS & MANKIRDIAS TRIBE ARE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF?
A
SIMILIPAL TIGER RESERVE.
20
Q
CAPITAL OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR IS NOW CALLED?
A
SRI VIJAYA PURAM (EARLIER PORT BLAIR).
21
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WHAT IS AN ARTESIAN ACQUIFER?
A
- RECENTLY FOUND IN RAJASTHAN’S JAISALMER.
- AN ARTESIAN ACQUIFER REFERS TO WATER STORED UNDER PRESSURE BETWEEN LAYERS OF SEDIMENTS AND SOIL BELOW THE EARTH’S SURFACE.
- IT IS ALSO DESCRIBED AS CONFINED WATER BECAUSE OF THE HARDY MATERIALS THAT LIE ABOVE AND BELOW THE SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR.
- UNLIKE TUBE WELLS OR WELLS, ARTESIAN WATER CAN SPOUT ON ITS OWN.
22
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WHEN IS THE YARLUNG TSANGPO RIVER CALLED BRAHMAPUTRA?
A
- FROM TIBET, THE YARLUNG TSANGPO ENTERS ARUNACHAL PRADESH, WHERE IT IS KNOWN AS THE SIANG.
- IN ASSAM, IT IS JOINED BY TRIBUTARIES SUCH AS DIBANG AND LOHIT, AND IS CALLED BRAHMAPUTRA.
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WHAT IS POLAR VORTEX?
A
- THE POLAR VORTEX IS A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND COLD AIR SURROUNDING BOTH OF EARTH’S POLES.
- THE TERM VORTEX REFERS TO THE COUNTERCLOCKWISE FLOW OF AIR THAT HELPS KEEP THE COLDER AIR NEAR THE POLES.
24
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LOCATION OF BHAKRA NANGAL DAM?
A
HIMACHAL PRADESH, SUTLEJ RIVER.
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LOCATION OF HIRAKUD DAM?
ODISHA, MAHANADI RIVER.
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LOCATION OF TEHRI DAM?
UTTARAKHAND, BHAGIRATHI RIVER.
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LOCATION OF SARDAR SAROVAR DAM?
GUJARAT, NARMADA RIVER.
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LOCATION OF NAGARJUNA SAGAR DAM?
MADHYA PRADESH, NARMADA RIVER.
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LOCATION OF MULLAPERIYAR DAM?
KERALA, MULLAYAR AND PERIYAR RIVERS.
30
LOCATION OF DEENDAYAL PORT?
KANDLA PORT, OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS DEENDAYAL PORT, IS SITUATED ON THE GULF OF KUTCH IN GUJARAT, INDIA.
31
_______ WAS THE FIRST PORT IN INDIA TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (SEZ).
KANDLA PORT.
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NELAPATTU BIRD SANCTUARY IS IN WHICH STATE?
ANDHRA PRADESH.
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THE FARMERS OF NELAPATTU AND THEIR BIRD VISITORS HAVE A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP. HOW?
THE BIRD 'GUANO' (WASTE MATTER) ACTS AS A NATURAL FERTILIZER TO THE CROPS AND THE VILLAGERS IN TURN PROTECT THE BIRDS.
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SANTA ANA WINDS?
- CAUSED RECENT WILDFIRES IN LOS ANGELES.
- THESE WINDS BLOW WHEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN— THE AREA BETWEEN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND SIERRA NEVADA— AND PRESSURE IS LOW OVER CALIFORNIA'S COAST.
- THE DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE TRIGGERS POWERFUL WINDS THAT MOVE FROM THE BASIN'S INLAND DESERTS EAST AND NORTH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOWARDS THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
- AS THE WIND COMES DOWN THE MOUNTAINS, IT COMPRESSES AND HEATS UP, AND ITS HUMIDITY FALLS— SOMETIMES TO LESS THAN 10%. THE HOT, DRY WIND DRIES OUT FIRSTS, AND FUELS WILDFIRES.
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BOUNDARIES OF SYRIA?
- TURKEY
- IRAQ
- JORDAN
- ISRAEL AND LEBANON.
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FORMATION OF GULF OF MEXICO?
FORMED AS A RESULT OF SEAFLOOR SUBSIDENCE, DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE TECTONIC PLATES OVER 300 MILLION YEARS AGO.
37
DEEPEST REGION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO?
SIGSBEE DEEP (MEXICO BASIN) IS THE DEEPEST REGION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
38
WHICH PLACE IS KNOWN AS THE THIRD COAST?
THE SOUTHERN U.S. STATES OF TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, AND FLORIDA, BORDERING THE GULF, ARE KNOWN AS THE "THIRD COAST" OF THE U.S., ALONGSIDE THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS.
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GULF OF MEXICO IS LINKED TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN THROUGH THE STRAITS OF _______.
FLORIDA.
40
STRAIT OF FLORIDA IS BETWEEN WHICH TWO STATES?
CUBA AND U.S.
41
GULF OF MEXICO IS CONNECTED TO THE CARIBBEAN SEA VIA THE _________.
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
42
YUCATAN PENINSULA IS BETWEEN WHICH TWO STATES?
MEXICO AND CUBA.
43
RING OF FIRE PASSES THROUGH WHICH COUNTRIES?
- UNITED STATES
- CANADA
- MEXICO
- INDONESIA
- JAPAN
- PHILIPPINES
- NEW ZEALAND
- CHILE
- PERU
- RUSSIA
- GUATEMALA
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA
44
TRIBAL PRESENCE IN NAGARHOLE TIGER RESERVE?
JENU KURUBAS (HONEY COLLECTING TRIBE) INHABIT THE RESERVE.
45
TYPE OF SIACHEN GLACIER?
PIEDMONT GLACIER.
46
LENGTH OF SIACHEN GLACIER?
THE SECOND LONGEST GLACIER IN THE WORLD'S NON POLAR REGIONS, AFTER THE FEDCHENKO GLACIER IN TAJIKISTAN.
47
LOCATION OF SIACHEN GLACIER?
- SITUATED IN THE EASTERN KARAKORAM RANGE OF THE HIMALAYAS.
- LIES NORTHEAST OF POINT NJ9842, WHERE THE LINE OF CONTROL (LOC) BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN ENDS.
- IT LIES NORTH OF LEH AND EAST OF AKSAI CHIN.
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HYDROLOGY OF SIACHEN GLACIER?
- THE NUBRA RIVER, A TRIBUTARY OF THE SHYOK RIVER, ORIGINATES FROM THE GLACIER.
- THE SHYOK RIVER IS PART OF THE INDUS RIVER SYSTEM.
49
MALACCA STRAIT CONNECTS WHICH WATER BODIES?
INDIAN OCEAN WITH THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
50
SUNDA STRAIT IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE ISLANDS OF?
INDONESIAN ISLANDS OF SUMATRA AND JAVA.
51
LOMBOK STRAIT LIES BETWEEN THE ISLANDS OF?
BALI AND LOMBOK IN INDONESIA.
52
LOCATION OF KANHA TIGER RESERVE (KANHA KISLI NATIONAL PARK)?
MAIKAL RANGE OF THE SATPURA MOUNTAINS (MADHYA PRADESH).
53
LOCATION OF BANDHAVGARH TIGER RESERVE?
BETWEEN VINDHYAN AND SATPURA RANGES IN UMARIA DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH.
54
LOCATION OF PENCH TIGER RESERVE?
SPANS THE SEONI AND CHHINDWARA DISTRICTS IN MADHYA PRADESH AND EXTENDS INTO THE NAGPUR DISTRICT IN MAHARASHTRA.
55
FIRST TIGER RESERVE IN INDIA WITH AN OFFICIAL MASCOT?
KANHA TIGER RESERVE IS THE FIRST TIGER RESERVE IN INDIA WITH AN OFFICIAL MASCOT, BHOORSINGH THE BARASINGHA (IUCN: VULNERABLE).
56
WHICH TIGER RESERVE IS AN INSPIRATION FOR THE RUDYARD KIPLING'S "THE JUNGLE BOOK"?
PENCH TIGER RESERVE.
57
LOCATION OF CLARION CLIPPERTON ZONE?
A VAST PLAIN IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN SITUATED BETWEEN HAWAII AND MEXICO. (RICH IN POLYMETALLUC NODULES).
58
LOCATION OF LAKE NAIVASHA?
FRESHWATER LAKE IN THE SOUTHERN RIFT VALLEY OF KENYA.
IT IS A RAMSAR SITE.
59
HYDROLOGY OF LAKE NAIVASHA?
THE LAKE IS FED BY TWO PERENNIAL RIVERS, THE MALEWA AND THE GILGIL RIVERS.
60
WHY LAKE NAIVASHA IS IN NEWS?
INVASIVE WATER HYACINTH THREATENS FISHERS LIVELIHOODS.
61
LOCATION OF PARASNATH HILLS?
- LOCATED IN THE CHOTA NAGPUR PLATEAU OF JHARKHAND.
- NAMED AFTER 23th TIRTHANKARA PARSVANATH.
- SAMMED SHIKHARAJI IS ALSO LOCATED HERE.
62
LOCATION OF CAMPI FLEGREI?
SUPER VOLCANO IN ITALY.
63
LOCATION OF YALA GLACIER?
LANGTANG VALLEY, NEPAL.
64
ONLY GLACIER IN THE HIMALAYAS ON THE GLOBAL GLACIER CASUALTY LIST?
YALA GLACIER.
65
RETREAT OF YALA GLACIER?
IT HAS LOST 36% OF ITS TOTAL AREA DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1974 AND 2021.
66
PICO HUMBOLDT GLACIER?
DISAPPEARED IN VENEZUELA IN 2024.
67
SARENNE GLACIER?
DISAPPEARED IN FRANCE IN 2023.
68
DAGU GLACIER?
IN CHINA, EXPECTED TO DISAPPEAR BY 2030.
69
MOLDOVA IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY BETWEEN?
UKRAINE AND ROMANIA.
70
THE BALTIC SEA CONTAINS THREE MAJOR GULFS THAT ARE?
1. GULF OF BOTHNIA
2. GULF OF FINLAND
3. GULF OF RIGA.
71
WORLD'S LARGEST BRACKISH INLAND WATER BODY?
BALTIC SEA.
72
WHAT DOES KaWaCHaM STANDS FOR?
- KERELA WARNINGS CRISIS AND HAZARDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
- KaWaCHaM IS AN ADVANCED DISASTER WARNING SYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES ALERTS, SIRENS, AND GLOBAL WEATHER MODELS TO IMPROVE THE STATE'S EARLY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
73
KaWaCHaM was funded by?
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND THE WORLD BANK AS PART OF THE NATIONAL CYCLONE RISK MITIGATION PROJECT.
74
LOCATION OF LAKE PITCH?
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
75
RECENTLY, THE ____________ ZOOLOGICAL PARK RECIEVED TWO RED PANDAS FROM THE NETHERLANDS.
PADMAJA NAIDU ZOOLOGICAL PARK (DARJEELING) WEST BENGAL.
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- PADMAJA NAIDU ZOOLOGICAL PARK PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN RED PANDA CONSERVATION AND BREEDING EFFORTS IN INDIA.
IT INITIATED A PROGRAM TO RELEASE 20 RED PANDAS INTO THE WILD WITHIN 5 YEARS.
- THE RELEASES ARE SET TO OCCUR IN __________ PARK.
SINGALILA NATIONAL PARK, THE HIGHEST NATIONAL PARK IN WEST BENGAL LOCATED ON SINGALILA RIDGE IN DARJEELING.
77
LOCATION OF DARIEN GAP?
THE DARIEN GAP IS A REMOTE AND INHOSPITABLE REGION OF JUNGLE AND SWAMP THAT FORMS THE ONLY LAND BORDER BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. IT COVERS APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES ACROSS THE BORDER BETWEEN PANAMA AND COLOMBIA.
78
SIRPUR LAKE LOCATION?
RAMSAR SITE IN INDORE (MADHYA PRADESH).
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UDAIPUR IS SURROUNDED BY 5 MAJOR WETLANDS THAT ARE?
1. PICHOLA
2. FATEH SAGAR
3. RANG SAGAR
4. SWAROOP SAGAR
5. DOODH TALAI.
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WHICH STATE ACCOUNTS FOR MAJORITY OF MAKHANA PRODUCTION IN INDIA?
BIHAR ACCOUNTS FOR 90% OF INDIA'S TOTAL MAKHANA PRODUCTION.
81
WHICH STATE LEAD IN MAKHANA EXPORT?
PUNJAB DOES NOT EVEN CULTIVATE MAKHANA, YET LEADS IN EXPORTS DUE TO BETTER PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE. BIHAR LACKS FOOD PROCESSING UNITS, EXPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CARGO FACILITIES AT AIRPORTS.
82
FARMERS HAVE NOT WIDELY ADOPTED HIGH YIELD VARIETIES OF MAKHANA LIKE?
SWARNA VAIDEHI & SABOUR MAKHANA-1.
83
BOUNDARIES OF KURDISTAN REGION?
1. EASTERN TURKEY
2. NORTHERN IRAQ
3. WESTERN IRAN
4. SMALLER PARTS OF NORTHERN SYRIA AND ARMENIA.
84
COURSE OF GHAGGAR RIVER?
ORIGINATES IN THE SHIVALIK HILLS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND FLOWS THROUGH HARYANA AND RAJASTHAN BEFORE DRYING UP IN THE THAR DESERT.
85
MAIN TRIBUTARIES OF GHAGGAR RIVER?
- KAUSHALYA RIVER
- MARKANDA
- SARSUTI
- TANGRI
- CHAUTANG.
86
MOST REMOTE LOCATION ON EARTH ?
- POINT NEMO, LOCATED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN, IS CONSIDERED THE MOST REMOTE PLACE ON EARTH. IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS THE "OCEANIC POLE OF INACCESSIBILITY".
- ALSO KNOWN AS SPACECRAFT GRAVEYARD.
87
RIVER THAT CROSSES EQUATOR TWICE?
CONGO RIVER.
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ALBERTINE RIFT REGION LOCATION?
RWANDA.
89
LAKE KANWAR LOCATION?
BIHAR. WAS THE 1ST RAMSAR SITE FROM BIHAR.
90
BORDOIBAM-BILMUKH BIRD SANCTUARY (BBBS) IS LOCATED IN?
IT IS A SMALL WETLAND LOCATED ON THE BOUNDARY OF DHEMAJI AND LAKHIMPUR DISTRICTS, ASSAM.
91
BORDERING COUNTRIES OF MOLDOVA?
MOLDOVA IS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY BORDERED BY UKRAINE AND ROMANIA.
92
WHAT ARE MARINE HEATWAVES?
A MARINE HEATWAVE OCCURS WHEN THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF A PARTICULAR REGION OF THE SEA RISES TO 3 OR 4 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ATLEAST 5 DAYS.
93
TRIBUTARIES OF BEAS?
- LEFT BANK TRIBUTARIES: BAIN, BANGANGA, CHAKKI.
- RIGHT BANK TRIBUTARIES: UHL, LUNI, GAJ, SUKETI.
94
PONG DAM ON WHICH RIVER?
BEAS RIVER.
95
PONG DAM IS ALSO KNOWN AS?
MAHARANA PRATAP SAGAR.
96
SARANDI STREAM IS LOCATED IN?
ARGENTINA. RECENTLY TURNED BLOOD RED DUE TO ANILINE, A TOXIC CHEMICAL USED IN DYES AND MEDICINES, IS SUSPECTED TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
97
HOW MANY INLAND WATERWAYS ARE THERE?
THE NATIONAL WATERWAYS ACT, 2016 DECLARED A TOTAL OF 111 INLAND WATERWAYS AS NATIONAL WATERWAYS, WHICH INCLUDE FIVE WATERWAYS THE WERE PREVIOUSLY DECLARED AS NATIONAL WATERWAYS.
98
THE INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (IWAI) WAS ESTABLISHED BY?
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA IN 1986 TO REGULATE AND DEVELOP INLAND WATERWAYS FOR SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION.
99
HIGHEST PVTGs GROUP ARE FOUND IN WHICH STATE?
ODISHA (13).
100
LOCATION OF BRAHMAGIRI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
WESTERN GHATS IN KODAGU DISTRICT (KARNATAKA).
101
RIVERS IN BRAHMAGIRI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
LAKSHMANA TIRTHA RIVER ORIGINATES IN THE SANCTUARY AND IS A TRIBUTARY OF THE CAUVERY RIVER.
102
WHAT IS MSK OR MEDVEDEV SPONHEUER-KARNIK SCALE?
- IT IS A MEASURE OF INTENSITY, RATHER THAN STRENGTH, OR ENERGY RELEASED, WHICH IS DESCRIBED BY MAGNITUDE.
- MSK SCALE MEASURES THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF AN AREA TO AN EARTHQUAKE.
103
MEANING OF ICE FREE DAY IN THE ARCTIC?
IT REFERS TO A DAY WHEN ITS WATERS HAVE LESS THAN ONE MILLION SQUARE KILOMETERS OF SEA ICE, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE REGION'S ICE COVER.
104
ARAVALLI HILL RANGE COVERS STATE OF?
- HARYANA
- RAJASTHAN
- GUJARAT
- DELHI.
105
HIGHEST POINT IN ARAVALLI RANGE?
GURU SHIKHAR IN RAJASTHAN IS THE HIGHEST PEAK.
106
PULICAT LAKE IS FED BY?
1. ARANI RIVER:- AT ITS SOUTHERN TIP
2. KALINGI RIVER:- FROM THE NORTHWEST
3. SWARNAMUKHI RIVER:- AT THE NORTHERN END.
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LOCATION OF PULICAT LAKE?
PULICAT LAKE LIES ON THE BORDER OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND TAMIL NADU, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE LAKE SITUATED IN ANDHRA PRADESH.
108
SUAKIN TROUGH IS FOUND IN WHICH SEA?
IT IS THE DEEPEST POINT IN RED SEA.
109
STRAIT OF TIRAN?
SITUATED AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE RED SEA, SEPARATING THE SINAI PENINSULA FROM THE SAUDI ARABIAN COASTLINE AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE GULF OF AQABA.
110
TWO NEW TIGER RESERVES IN MADHYA PRADESH?
THE RATAPANI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN MADHYA PRADESH HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN NOTIFIED AS A TIGER RESERVE AND NTCA HAS RECENTLY GRANTED IN PRINCIPLE APPROVAL FOR DECLARING MADHAV NATIONAL PARK AS A TIGER RESERVE.
111
THE RECENT FLASH FLOODS IN SPAIN WERE PRIMARILY CAUSED BY A WEATHER PHENOMENON KNOWN AS _________.
DANA (DEPRESIÓN AISLADA EN NIVELES ALTOS) OR THE COLD CROP.
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WHAT IS DANA?
- DEPRESSIÓN AISLADA EN NIVELES ALTOS (DANA), ALSO KNOWN AS "COLD CROP" IN SPANISH, STANDS FOR ISOLATED DEPRESSION AT HIGH ALTITUDES.
- IT IS A WEATHER PHENOMENON THAT OCCURS WHEN A POCKET OF COLD AIR DESCENDS OVER THE WARMER WATERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. THIS COLLISION OF COLD AND WARM AIR CREATES ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY, CAUSING RAPID FORMATION OF DENSE CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS.
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INFLUENCE OF POLAR JET STREAM ON DEPRESSIÓN AISLADA EN NIVELES ALTOS (DANA)?
THE POLAR JET STREAM, A FAST MOVING WIND AT THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN POLAR AND TROPICAL AIR MASSES, CAN BREAK OFF POCKETS OF COLD AIR THAT LATER COLLIDE WITH WARM MEDITERRANEAN AIR, TRIGGERING DANA.
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SEASONAL OCCURRENCE OF DEPRESSIÓN AISLADA EN NIVELES ALTOS (DANA)?
COMMON IN AUTUMN AND SPRING, PARTICULARLY IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS.
115
HIGH POWER COMMITTEE SET UP IN AUGUST 1999 DURING ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE'S TERM AS PRIME MINISTER HAD MADE CLASSIFICATION OF DISASTERS. WHAT ARE THEY?
1. L0:- DENOTES NORMAL TIMES WHICH ARE EXPOSED TO BE UTILISED FOR CLOSE MONITORING, DOCUMENTATION, PREVENTION, MITIGATION AND PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES.
2. L1:- SPECIFIES DISASTERS THAT CAN BE MANAGED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, HOWEVER, THE STATE AND CENTRE WILL REMAIN IN READINESS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.
3. L2:- SPECIFIES DISASTER SITUATIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE ASSISTANCE AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE STATE, AND THE MOBILISATION OF RESOURCES AT THE STATE LEVEL.
4. L3:- DISASTER SITUATIONS ARISE FROM LARGE SCALE DISASTERS WHERE DISTRICTS AND THE STATE MAY NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO RESPOND ADEQUATELY AND REQUIRE ASSISTANCE FROM THE CENTRAL GOVERMENT FOR REINSTATING THE STATE AND DISTRICT MACHINERY.
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CATEGORIZATION OF DISASTERS IS MENTIONED IN WHICH ACT?
- CATEGORIZATION DOESN'T FIND PLACE IN THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2005.
- MENTIONED IN THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES OF JULY 2007 AND THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN OF MAY 2016.
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MADHAV GADGIL COMMITTEE AND DR. K KASTURIRANGAN COMMITTEE ARE RELATED TO WHAT?
- MADHAV GADGIL COMMITTEE (2011):- ENTIRE WESTERN GHATS REGION WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE DESIGNATED AS AN ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREA. CLASSIFYING 64% OF THE WESTERN GHATS, SPREAD OVER 6 STATES, INTO THREE CATEGORIES- ESZ 1, ESZ 2, ESZ 3.
- DR. K KASTURIRANGAN COMMITTEE (2013):- DESIGNATED ONLY 37% OF THE WESTERN GHATS (AGAINST 64% BY GADGIL COMMISSION) AS ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE.
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LOCATION OF LAKE ERIE?
- FOURTH LARGEST OF THE GREAT LAKES, FORMING A BOUNDARY BETWEEN CANADA (ONTARIO) AND THE U.S. (MICHIGAN, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND NEW YORK).
- SHALLOWEST AMONG GREAT LAKES.
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WHICH GREAT LAKE DOESN'T SHARE BORDER WITH CANADA?
- LAKE MICHIGAN IS COMPLETELY INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
- LAKE SUPERIOR, LAKE HURON, LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO ARE ON THE BORDERS BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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INDIA'S MOST COMMONLY FARMED SEAWEED?
- KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII.
- IT IS A SPECIES OF RED SEAWEED CULTIVATED FOR ITS HIGH CONTENT OF CARRAGEENAN, A NATURAL THICKENER AND STABILISER USED IN THE FOOD, COSMETIC, AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES.
- LOCALLY, IT IS REFERRED TO AS "PEPSI PASI," WITH "PASI" MEANING SEAWEED IN TAMIL.
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KNOWN FOR THE ROYAL BENGAL TIGERS- THE DENSITY OF THE TIGER POPULATION AT _______ IS THE HIGHEST KNOWN IN INDIA AS WELL AS IN THE WORLD.
BANDHAVGARH.
122
BRAZIL BORDERS EVERY SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY EXCEPT?
CHILE AND ECUADOR.
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BORDERING COUNTRIES OF BRAZIL?
- URUGUAY
- ARGENTINA
- PARAGUAY
- BOLIVIA
- PERU
- COLOMBIA
- VENEZUELA
- GUYANA
- SURINAME
- FRENCH GUIANA.
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NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES OF ZAMBIA?
1. NORTH:- DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND TANZANIA
2. EAST:- MALAWI AND MOZAMBIQUE
3. SOUTH:- ZIMBABWE AND BOTSWANA
4. WEST:- NAMIBIA AND ANGOLA.
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LARGEST PRODUCER OF COPPER IN THE WORLD?
1. CHILE
2. PERU IS SECOND LARGEST.
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VICTORIA FALLS IS A WATERFALL ON THE _________ RIVER.
ZAMBEZI.
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_________, SECOND DEEPEST FRESHWATER LAKE, ALONG ZAMBIA'S NORTHERN BORDER WITH TANZANIA.
LAKE TANGANYIKA.
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SPREAD OF AMAZON RAINFOREST?
1. BRAZIL
2. PERU
3. COLOMBIA
4. VENEZUELA
5. ECUADOR
6. BOLIVIA
7. GUYANA
8. SURINAME
9. FRENCH GUIANA.
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MANAS NATIONAL PARK FORMS A PART OF A LARGE TIGER CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE WHICH INCLUDES?
BUXA NAMERI PAKKE NAMDAPHA TIGER RESERVES AND PROTECTED AREAS OF BHUTAN AND MYANMAR.
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TELINEELAPURAM BIRD SANCTUARY IS SITUATED IN?
SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA.
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DOUBLY LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES?
UZBEKISTAN AND LIECHTENSTEIN.
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NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES OF UZBEKISTAN?
1. KAZAKHSTAN
2. KYRGYZSTAN
3. TAJIKISTAN
4. AFGHANISTAN
5. TURKMENISTAN
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NIGERIA SHARES BORDERS WITH?
- NIGER
- CHAD AND CAMEROON
- BENIN
- MARITIME BOUNDARY ALONG GULF OF GUINEA (ATLANTIC OCEAN).
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THE CHENNAI-VLADIVOSTOK MARITIME CORRIDOR (VCMC) WILL PASS THROUGH?
1. THE SEA OF JAPAN
2. THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
3. THE STRAIT OF MALACCA
4. THE BAY OF BENGAL
5. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ARCHIPELAGO.
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LOCATION OF GURU GHASIDAS TAMOR PINGLA TIGER RESERVE?
NORTHERN CHHATTISGARH; BORDERS MADHYA PRADESH AND JHARKHAND.
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BELADAKUPPE SRI MAHADESHWARASWAMY TEMPLE IS LOCATED IN THE CORE AREA OF?
BANDIPUR TIGER RESERVE.
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LOCATION OF BANDIPUR TIGER RESERVE?
TRIJUNCTION OF KARNATAKA, TAMIL NADU AND KERALA.
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ADJACENT RESERVES OF BANDIPUR TIGER RESERVES?
1. NAGARJOLE TIGER RESERVE (KARNATAKA) TO THE NORTHWEST
2. MUDUMALAI TIGER RESERVE (TAMIL NADU) TO THE SOUTH
3. WAYANAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (KERALA) TO THE SOUTHWEST.
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MOUNT FENTALE LOCATION?
MOUNT FENTALE (ETHIOPIA), HAS RELEASED MASSIVE METHANE PLUMES, AN EXTREMELY RARE VOLCANIC EVENT.
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LOCATION OF ASHTAMUDI LAKE?
- KOLLAM, KERALA.
- RECOGNIZED AS A WETLAND OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE UNDER THE RAMSAR CONVENTION (2002).
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________ LOCATED IN KERALA, IS RENOWED AS THE GATEWAY TO THE BACKWATERS OF KERALA.
ASHTAMUDI LAKE.
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HEADQUARTERS OF ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA?
BALLABHGARH, HARYANA.
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CYCLONE NAMING SYSTEM IN NORTH INDIAN OCEAN?
- CYCLONES IN THE NORTH INDIAN OCEAN ARE NAMED BY A PANEL OF 13 COUNTRIES UNDER THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO) AND UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (UNESCAP).
- EACH MEMBER SUBMITS A LIST OF 13 NAMES, CREATING A ROTATIONAL NAMING SYSTEM. NAMES ARE ASSIGNED SEQUENTIALLY AS CYCLONES FORM. ONCE USED, A NAME IS RETIRED AND NOT REUSED.
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MEMBER COUNTRIES FOR CYCLONE NAMING SYSTEM IN NORTH INDIAN OCEAN?
- BANGLADESH
- INDIA
- IRAN
- MALDIVES
- MYANMAR
- OMAN
- PAKISTAN
- QATAR
- SAUDI ARABIA
- SRI LANKA
- THAILAND
- THE UAE
- YEMEN.
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CYCLONES IN THE ARABIAN SEA VS BAY OF BENGAL?
- CYCLONES IN THE ARABIAN SEA ARE LESS FREQUENT THAN IN THE BAY OF BENGAL DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE, WIND PATTERNS, AND GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS.
- THE BAY OF BENGAL EXPERIENCES MORE FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR CYCLONE FORMATION, INCLUDING WARM WATERS AND LOWER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR.
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THE PENNAIYAR RIVER IS ALSO KNOWN AS?
DAKSHINA PINAKINI IN KANNADA AND THENPENNAI, PONNAIYAR, OR PENNAIYAR IN TAMIL.
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ORIGIN OF PENNAIYAR RIVER?
THE RIVER ORIGINATES FROM THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE NANDIDURG MOUNTAIN, LOCATED IN THE CHENNAKESAVA HILLS OF KARNATAKA.
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COURSE & BASIN DISTRIBUTION OF PENNAIYAR RIVER?
- THE PENNAIYAR RIVER FLOWS THROUGH KARNATAKA AND ENTERS TAMIL NADU BEFORE FINALLY EMPTYING INTO THE BAY OF BENGAL.
- APPROXIMATELY 77% OF THE PENNAIYAR RIVER'S DRAINAGE BASIN LIES WITHIN TAMIL NADU.
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TRIBUTARIES OF PENNAIYAR RIVER?
- MARKANDEYANADHI
- KAMBAINALLUR
- PAMBAR.
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WHAT IS A PEATLAND?
PEATLANDS ARE UNIQUE WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS WHERE WATERLOGGED CONDITIONS SLOW DOWN PLANT DECOMPOSITION, LEADING TO THE FORMATION OF PEAT SOILS.
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WHICH BASIN HOLDS THE LARGEST KNOWN TROPICAL PEATLAND?
THE CONGO BASIN HOLDS THE LARGEST KNOWN TROPICAL PEATLAND.
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TYPE OF PEATLANDS?
- MIRES
- BOGS (OMBROGENOUS MIRES)
- FENS (GEOGENOUS MIRES)
- SOLIGENOUS FENS
- LITHOGENOUS FENS
- HISTOSOLS.
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DESCRIBE MIRES PEATLAND?
ACTIVELY ACCUMULATING PEAT, TYPICALLY IN WETLANDS.
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DESCRIBE BOGS (OMBROGENOUS MIRES) PEATLAND?
RAISED PEATLANDS RECEIVING WATER ONLY FROM PRECIPITATION, NUTRIENT POOR AND ACIDIC.
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DESCRIBE FENS (GEOGENOUS MIRES)?
PEATLANDS IN DEPRESSIONS, FED BY MINERAL RICH WATER, LESS ACIDIC THAN BOGS.
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DESCRIBE SOLIGENOUS FENS?
RECIEVE WATER FROM BOTH PRECIPITATION AND SURFACE RUNOFF, OFTEN RICH IN NUTRIENTS.
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DESCRIBE LITHOGENOUS FENS?
RECIEVE WATER FROM PRECIPITATION AND DEEP GROUNDWATER, FORMING IN VALLEYS OR BASINS.
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DESCRIBE HISTOSOLS?
PEATLAND SOILS WITH HIGH ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT (12-18%) AND A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 40 CM.
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LOCATION OF SRI LANKAMALLESWARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
- ANDHRA PRADESH.
- IT FORMS THE CATCHMENT AREA FOR THE PENNAR RIVER.
- IT IS HOME TO JERDON'S COURSER.
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LOCATION OF HURRICANE HELENE?
HURRICANE HELENE (CATEGORY 4 STORM) HAS LEFT A TRAIL OF DEVASTATION ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.
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BORDERS OF IRAN?
- ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, CASPIAN SEA, TURKMENISTAN ON NORTH
- AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN ON EAST
- PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN
- TURKEY AND IRAQ ON WEST
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LOCATION OF TSANGYANG GYATSO PEAK?
ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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THE MALDHARIS, A PASTORAL COMMUNITY RESIDING IN GIR, SHARE A HISTORICAL AND SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ASIATIC LIONS. THEIR SETTLEMENTS ARE KNOWN AS ________.
NESSES.
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WILD ASS SANCTUARY LOCATION?
- LOCATED IN THE LITTLE RANN OF KUTCH, GUJARAT.
- THE ONLY PLACE WHERE THE INDIAN WILD ASS, LOCALLY CALLED KHACCHAR, IS FOUND.
- THE SANCTUARY IS HOME TO RABARI AND BHARWAD TRIBES.
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NORTHERN SEA ROUTE (NSR) DETAILS?
- THE NSR IS THE SHORTEST SHIPPING ROUTE CONNECTING EUROPE AND THE ASIA PACIFIC, SPANNING APPROXIMATELY 5,600 KM THROUGH FOUR ARCTIC SEAS.
- ROUTE DETAILS: IT BEGINS AT THE KARA STRAIT, BETWEEN THE BARENTS AND KARA SEAS, AND ENDS AT THE BERING STRAIT.
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BORDERING COUNTRIES OF ALGERIA?
- MOROCCO
- MEDITERRANEAN SEA
- TUNISIA
- LIBYA
- NIGER
- MALI
- MAURITANIA
- WESTERN SAHARA.
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WHAT IS WALLACE LINE?
- BIO GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARY- IT SERVES AS A NATURAL BOUNDARY SEPARATING THE ECO ZONES OF ASIA AND AUSTRALIA.
- THE WALLACE LINE INTERSECTS THE LOMBOK STRAIT BETWEEN THE INDONESIAN ISLANDS OF BALI AND LOMBOK.
- IT EXTENDS NORTHWARD BETWEEN BORNEO AND SULAWESI.
- THE LINE IS PART OF THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
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WHAT IS CORAL TRIANGLE?
THE AREA BETWEEN THE WALLACE LINE AND THE SAHUL SHELF (NEAR AUSTRALIA) IS KNOWN AS THE CORAL TRIANGLE, ONE OF THE MOST BIODIVERSE MARINE ENVIRONMENTS ON EARTH.
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UNIQUE ASPECT ABOUT SHENDURNEY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
UNLIKE MOST FOREST IN KERALA, SHENDURNEY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY HAS NO SANDALWOOD TREES, MAKING IT ECOLOGICALLY DISTINCT.
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RICE VARIETIES GROWN IN MAJULI RIVER ISLAND?
- KOMAL SAUL (SOFT RICE) AND BAO DHAN (DEEPWATER RICE).
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FORMATION OF MAJULI RIVER ISLAND?
- MAJULI TRANSLATED TO THE LAND BETWEEN TWO PARALLEL RIVERS.
- CREATED BY THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER IN THE SOUTH AND THE KHERKUTIA XUTI (A DISTRIBUTARY OF THE BRAHMAPUTRA) JOINED BY THE SUBANSIRI RIVER IN THE NORTH.
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THE NILE IS FORMED BY THREE PRINCIPAL STREAMS THAT ARE?
1. THE BLUE NILE
2. THE ATBARA
3. THE WHITE NILE.
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BASIN OF NILE RIVER?
INCLUDES PARTS OF 11 AFRICAN COUNTRIES, INCLUDING EGYPT, SUDAN, ETHIOPIA, ERITREA, UGANDA, KENYA, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA, BURUNDI, TANZANIA, AND SOUTH SUDAN.
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LINE OF ACTUAL CONTROL (LAC) AND ITS SECTORS?
- THE LAC IS THE DEMARCATION THAT SEPARATES INDIAN CONTROLLED TERRITORY FROM CHINESE CONTROLLED TERRITORY.
- IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTORS: THE EASTERN SECTOR, ENCOMPASSING ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND SIKKIM; THE MIDDLE SECTOR, COVERING UTTARAKHAND AND HIMACHAL PRADESH; AND THE WESTERN SECTOR, LOCATED IN LADAKH.
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LOCATION OF RATAPANI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND TIGER RESERVE?
- THE RATAPANI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, LOCATED ON THE VINDHYA HILLS, MADHYA PRADESH.
- THIS SANCTUARY ALSO INCLUDES BHIMBETKA, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
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_______ RIVER FORMS THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE RATAPANI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND TIGER RESERVE.
KOLAR.
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FAUNA OF RATAPANI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND TIGER RESERVE?
CHINKARA, SLOTH BEARS, AND THE PARADISE FLYCATCHER (STATE BIRD OF MADHYA PRADESH).
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LOCATION OF AZORES ISLANDS?
- IT IS A GROUP OF NINE ISLANDS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC REGION.
- VOLCANIC IN ORIGIN.
- IT LIES ABOVE THE AZORES TRIPLE JUNCTION.
- MOUNT PICO IS THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE ARCHIPELAGO.
- SÃO MIGUEL IS THE LARGEST ISLAND.
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WHAT IS AZORES TRIPLE JUNCTION?
A JUNCTION WHERE THREE OF THE WORLD'S MAIN TECTONIC PLATES (EURASIAN, NORTH AMERICAN, AND AFRICAN) MEET.
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CYCLONE DANA?
SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM DANA WAS A STRONG TROPICAL CYCLONE WHICH AFFECTED THE STATES OF WEST BENGAL AND ODISHA IN INDIA.
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PROJECT MAUSAM?
- MISSION MAUSAM FOCUSES ON STUDYING CLOUD PARTICLES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE INDIAN MONSOON.
- UNDER PROJECT MAUSAM, A CLOUD CHAMBER IS BEING ESTABLISHED AT THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY (IITM), PUNE.
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NODAL MINISTRY OF MISSION MAUSAM?
- MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (MoES).
- IT IS A 2,000 CRORE INITIATIVE BY THE UNION CABINET TO UPGRADE INDIA'S WEATHER FORECASTING SYSTEM.
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WHAT IS CLOUD AEROSOL INTERACTION AND PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT EXPERIMENT (CAIPEEX)?
- CAIPEEX IS A TWO YEAR STUDY CONDUCTED DURING THE 2018 AND 2019 SUMMER MONSOONS IN SOLAPUR, MAHARASHTRA.
- THE REGION FACES LOW RAINFALL DUE TO ITS POSITION ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF MOUNTAINS, AWAY FROM MOISTURE LADEN WINDS.
- OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A CLOUD SEEDING PROTOCOL, POTENTIALLY INCREASING RAINFALL IN RAIN DEFICIENT REGIONS.
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BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT LOCATION?
SOUTH AFRICA.
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JAYAMANGALI RIVER IS A TRIBUTARY OF?
PENNAR RIVER.
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DHAMRA RIVER IS FORMED BY THE CONFLUENCE OF THE _______ & _________ RIVERS.
BRAHMANI & BAITARNI RIVERS.
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LOCATION OF TADOBA ANDHARI TIGER RESERVE?
CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA.
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RECENTLY, BIHAR'S FIRST DRY PORT WAS INAUGURATED AT BIHTA. WHAT IS A DRY PORT?
- A DRY PORT, ALSO KNOWN AS AN INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT (ICD), IS AN INLAND INTERMODAL TERMINAL DIRECTLY CONNECTED BY ROAD OR RAIL TO A SEAPORT.
- IT ACTS AS A TRANSHIPMENT OF SEA CARGO TO INLAND DESTINATIONS.
- IT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE CUSTOMS AND PORT AUTHORITIES AS AN EXTENDED PART OF THE SEA PORT.
- EXAMPLE: ICD TUGHLAKABAD, DELHI (INDIA'S LARGEST DRY PORT), DADRI (UTTAR PRADESH), ETC.
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CYCLONE ASNA?
- CYCLONE ASNA RECENTLY MOVED PAST GUJARAT.
- THIS IS THE FIRST CYCLONIC STORM IN THE ARABIAN SEA IN AUGUST SINCE 1976.
- BETWEEN 1891 AND 2023: ONLY THREE CYCLONIC STORMS FORMED IN THE ARABIAN SEA DURING AUGUST (IN 1976, 1964, AND 1944), ACCORDING TO THE IMD.
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IN THE YEAR 1983, RAJAJI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WAS MERGED WITH ______ & ______ AND MADE INTO RAJAJI NATIONAL PARK.
MOTICHUR AND CHILLA WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES.
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MADEIRA RIVER IS A TRIBUTARY OF?
AMAZON.
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BORDERING COUNTRIES OF BOLIVIA?
- PERU
- BRAZIL
- PARAGUAY
- ARGENTINA
- CHILE.
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MOLLEM NATIONAL PARK LOCATION?
IT IS LOCATED IN GOA AND IS A 107 sq Km AREA WITHIN THE BHAGWAN MAHAVIR SANCTUARY.
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AFRICAN COUNTRIES THROUGH WHICH EQUATOR PASSES?
- GABON
- REPUBLIC OF CONGO
- DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
- UGANDA
- KENYA
- SOMALIA.
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KENYA IS BORDERED BY?
- SOUTH SUDAN
- ETHIOPIA
- SOMALIA
- UGANDA
- TANZANIA
- INDIAN OCEAN
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TOP 5 STATES IN TERMS OF TOTAL COAL RESERVES IN INDIA ARE?
JHARKHAND > ODISHA > CHHATTISGARH > WEST BENGAL > MADHYA PRADESH.
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1ST COUNTRY THAT WILL BE TOTALLY SUBMERGED, DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE?
TUVALU (POLYNESIAN COUNTRY IN THE WEST CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN).
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BORDERING COUNTRIES OF TUVALU?
- SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
- VANUATU
- NAURU
- KIRIBATI
- TOKELAU
- WALLIS & FUTUNA
- FIJI.
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SOURCE OF VEMBANAD LAKE (KERALA)?
THE LAKE IS FED BY FOUR RIVERS: MEENACHIL, ACHANKOVIL, PAMPA AND MANIMALA.
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LOCATION OF MADHAV NATIONAL PARK?
- SITUATED IN THE SHIVPURI DISTRICT IN CHAMBAL REGION IN MADHYA PRADESH, ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF INDIA.
- 58th TIGER RESERVE OF INDIA.
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LAKES IN MADHAV NATIONAL PARK?
- SAKHYA SAGAR (DECLARED A RAMSAR SITE IN JULY 2022).
- MADHAV SAGAR.
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DISPUTED ISLANDS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ?
- ABU MUSA
- LESSER TUNB
- GREATER TUNB
BETWEEN IRAN AND UAE.
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EXTENT OF KARAKORAM MOUNTAIN RANGE?
- TAJIKISTAN
- AFGHANISTAN
- PAKISTAN
- CHINA
- INDIA.
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WAINGANGA RIVER IS ONE OF THE KEY TRIBUTARIES OF?
RIVER GODAVARI.
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SOURCE OF RIVER WAINGANGA?
THE RIVER RISES IN THE MAHADEO HILLS IN THE SEONI DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH.
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THE RIVER WAINGANGA AFTER ITS CONFLUENCE WITH RIVER WARDHA IS CALLED?
PRANHITA.
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NALGANGA RIVER IS THE MAIN LEFT BANK TRIBUTARY OF RIVER ______ AND A SUBTRIBUTARY OF ______ RIVER.
PURNA & TAPI RIVER.
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LOCATION OF KHAN YUNIS?
PALESTINIAN CITY.
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BELARUS BORDERING COUNTRIES?
- ESTONIA
- LATVIA
- LITHUANIA
- POLAND
- UKRAINE
- RUSSIA.
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LOCATION OF LAKE TURKANA?
- LOCATED IN NORTHWESTERN KENYA, AND SOUTH WESTERN ETHIOPIA.
- IT IS AFRICA'S FOURTH LARGEST LAKE AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST PERMANENT DESERT LAKE.
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LOCATION OF ST MARTIN'S ISLAND?
- ST MARTIN'S ISLAND, LOCATED IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE BAY OF BENGAL, IS A SMALL CORAL ISLAND APPROXIMATELY NINE KILOMETERS SOUTH OF THE TIP OF BANGLADESH'S SOUTHERNMOST PENINSULA, COX'S BAZAR-TEKNAF, NEAR MYANMAR.
- IT IS BANGLADESH'S SOLE CORAL ISLAND.
- ALSO KNOWN AS 'NARIKHEL JINJIRA' OR COCONUT ISLAND IN BENGALI, DUE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF COCONUT TREES THERE. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS 'DARUCHINI DWIP' OR CAMPAIGN CINNAMON ISLAND.
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BRIEF ABOUT SHENDURNEY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
- IT IS A PROTECTED AREA LOCATED IN THE WESTERN GHATS OF INDIA, IN THE KOLLAM DISTRICT OF KERALA.
- IT COMES UNDER THE CONTROL OF AGASTHYAMALAI BIOSPHERE RESERVE.
- IRRIGATION IN KOLLAM AND PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICTS IS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE PARAPPAR DAM THAT WAS BUILT ACROSS THE SHENDURNEY RIVER.
- RARE TREE SPECIES CALLED CHENKURUNJI (GLUTATRAVANCORICA) FOUND HERE.
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SOIL IN KURSK REGION?
- IT IS LOCATED IN THE AREA KNOWN AS THE BLACK EARTH TERRITORY DUE TO ITS FERTILE SOIL.
- THE MAIN TYPE OF THE SOIL IS CHERNOZEM WHICH CONTAIN HIGH PERCENTAGE OF HUMUS AND HIGH PERCENTAGES OF PHOSPHOROUS AND AMMONIA COMPOUNDS.
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TAWA RIVER IS A TRIBUTARY OF?
- A LEFT BANK TRIBUTARY ORIGINATES FROM MAHADEO HILLS IN CHHINDWARA DISTRICT, FLOWS THROUGH BETUL DISTRICT AND JOINS RIVER NARMADA IN NARMADAPURAM DISTRICT.
- IT IS THE LONGEST TRIBUTARY OF RIVER NARMADA.
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LOCATION OF BANNI GRASSLANDS?
IT IS SITUATED ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER OF KACHCHH DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT.
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LOCATION OF MOUNT ETNA?
MOUNT ETNA IS AN ACTIVE STRATOVOLCANO ON THE EAST COAST OF SICILY, ITALY.
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LOCATION OF VEERANGANA DURGAVATI TIGER RESERVE?
MADHYA PRADESH.
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LOCATION OF ALMATTI DAM?
- THE LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI DAM, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE ALMATTI DAM, IS A HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT SITUATED ON THE KRISHNA RIVER.
- THE DAM IS SITUATED ON THE BORDER BETWEEN BIJAPUR AND BAGALKOT DISTRICTS.
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SEINE RIVER WHY IN NEWS?
- PARIS MAYOR WILL SWIM IN SEINE RIVER TO PROVE CLEANLINESS AHEAD OF OLYMPICS.
- IT IS FRANCE'S SECOND LONGEST RIVER AFTER THE LOIRE.
- AS IT NEARS PARIS, THE SEINE IS JOINED ON THE RIGHT BANK BY ONE OF ITS LARGEST TRIBUTARIES, THE MARNE.
- IT EMPTIES INTO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, THE ARM OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN THAT SEPARATES NORTHERN FRANCE FROM SOUTHERN ENGLAND.
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LOCATION OF TIZU ZUNKI RIVER?
NAGALAND.
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RIVER SYSTEM IN NAGALAND?
- DOYANG
- DHANSIRI
- DHIKU
- TIZU.
THE FIRST THREE FLOW WESTWARD THROUGH THE ASSAM PLAINS TO JOIN THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER, WHILE THE TIZU RIVER SYSTEM FLOWS EAST AND SOUTHEAST, EVENTUALLY EMPTYING INTO THE IRRAWADY IN MYANMAR.
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TRIBUTARIES OF TIZU ZUNKI RIVER?
- ZUNGKI
- LANYE
- LIKIMRO RIVER.
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BORDERING COUNTRIES OF COLOMBIA?
- BRAZIL
- PERU
- ECUADOR
- PANAMA
- VENEZUELA
- PACIFIC OCEAN AND CARIBBEAN SEA.
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UNCONNECTED TRIBE IN INDIA?
1. SENTINELESE TRIBE (THE MOST ISOLATED TRIBE IN THE WORLD.
- THEY LIVE ON NORTH SENTINEL ISLAND.
- IT IS LOCATED OFF THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF SOUTH ANDAMAN, INDIA.
2. SHOMPEN TRIBE: IT IS ANOTHER ISOLATED TRIBE IN INDIA.
- THESE ARE THE NATIVE OF THE INTERIOR REGIONS OF GREAT NICOBAR ISLAND.
- THIS TRIBAL GROUP HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS THE PVTG WITHIN THE LIST OF SCHEDULED TRIBES.
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MASHKO PIRO TRIBE IS FOUND IN?
- THEY LIVE DEEP IN THE AMAZON JUNGLES OF THE MADRE DE DIOS REGION.
- THIS REGION IS CLOSE TO PERU'S BORDER WITH BRAZIL AND BOLIVIA.
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BORDERING COUNTRIES OF PERU?
- ECUADOR
- COLOMBIA
- BRAZIL
- BOLIVIA
- CHILE
- PACIFIC OCEAN.
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ORIGIN OF BAGMATI RIVER?
THE BAGMATI RIVER ORIGINATES IN THE SHIVAPURI MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH OF KATHMANDU VALLEY.
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EARLIEST REFERENCE OF BAGMATI RIVER?
THE RIVER HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN VINAYA PITAKA AND NANDABAGGA.
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CHARACTERISTICS CLASSIFICATION OF TYPHOONS?
- TROPICAL DEPRESSION: THE WEAKEST TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE KNOWN AS TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS.
- TROPICAL STORM: IF A DEPRESSION INTENSIFIES TO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 mph, IT BECOMES A TROPICAL STORM.
- HURRICANE/TYPHOON: A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 74 mph OR MORE IS CLASSIFIED AS A HURRICANE, TYPHOON, OR TROPICAL CYCLONE, DEPENDING ON ITS REGION OF ORIGIN.
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ORIGIN OF CAUVERY RIVER?
THE RIVER CAUVERY ORIGINATES AT TALAKVERI IN THE COORG DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA, WITHIN THE BRAHMAGIRI RANGE OF THE WESTERN GHATS, AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,341 METERS.
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LEFT BANK TRIBUTARIES OF CAUVERY RIVER?
- HARANGI
- HEMAVATI
- SHIMSHA
- ARKAVATI.
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RIGHT BANK TRIBUTARIES OF CAUVERY RIVER?
- LAKSHMANTIRTHA
- KABBANI
- SUVARNAVATI
- BHAVANI
- NOYIL
- AMARAVATI.
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LOCATION OF GOLAN HEIGHTS?
THE GOLAN HEIGHTS IS A ROCKY PLATEAU COVERING 1,800 KM², SITUATED ON THE BORDER BETWEEN ISRAEL AND SOUTHWESTERN SYRIA.
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GEOGRAPHY OF GOLAN HEIGHTS?
IT IS BORDERED BY THE JORDAN RIVER AND THE SEA OF GALILEE TO THE WEST, MOUNT HERMON TO THE NORTH, THE SEASONAL WADI AL-RUQQAD RIVER TO THE EAST, AND THE YARMUK RIVER TO THE SOUTH.
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LITHIUM DEPOSITS IN INDIA?
- FOUND IN KARNATAKA'S MANDYA AND YADGIRI DISTRICTS.
- THE SALAL HAIMA BLOCK IN THE REASI REGION OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR CONTAINS THE FIRST KNOWN LITHIUM DISCOVERY IN INDIA, WHICH WAS PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- LITHIUM AND RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REEs) FROM THE KATGHORA BLOCK IN CHHATTISGARH ARE ALSO UP FOR AUCTION.
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LOCATION OF NAMERI NATIONAL PARK AND TIGER RESERVE?
IT IS SITUATED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SONITPUR DISTRICT OF ASSAM, ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
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THE SEA OF JAPAN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE EAST SEA, IS BORDERED BY?
- RUSSIA AND SAKHALIN ISLAND IN THE NORTH
- NORTH KOREA IN THE WEST
- SOUTH KOREA IN THE SOUTHWEST
- JAPANESE ARCHIPELAGO IN THE EAST AND SOUTH.
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DEEPEST POINT OF SEA OF JAPAN?
THE SEA OF JAPAN'S DEEPEST POINT IS DOHOKU SEA MOUNT, AN UNDERWATER VOLCANO.
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STRAITS CONNECTING SEA OF JAPAN?
SEA OF JAPAN IS CONNECTED WITH THE EAST CHINA SEA IN THE SOUTH VIA THE TSUSHIMA AND KOREA STRAITS AND WITH THE OKHOTSK SEA IN THE NORTH BY THE LA PEROUSE AND TATAR STRAITS.
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LOCATION OF HOLLANGAPAR GIBBON SANCTUARY?
IN JORHAT DISTRICT OF ASSAM.
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LOCATION OF VIVEKANANDA ROCK MEMORIAL?
KANYAKUMARI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.
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COMPONENTS OF PENCH TIGER RESERVE?
- INDIRA PRIYADARSHINI PENCH NATIONAL PARK
- PENCH MOWGLI SANCTUARY
- A BUFFER ZONE.
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NEIGHBOURING AREAS OF MALAWI?
- LAKE MALAWI AND MOZAMBIQUE
- ZAMBIA
- TANZANIA.
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MOUNT KANLAON?
IT IS A STRATOVOLCANO IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF NEGROS ISLAND IN THE PHILLIPINES.
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BEN GURION CANAL?
THE IDEA IS TO CUT A CANAL THROUGH THE ISRAELI CONTROLLED NEGEV DESERT FROM THE TIP OF THE GULF OF AQABA– THE EASTERN ARM OF THE RED SEA THAT JUTS INTO ISRAEL'S SOUTHERN TIP AND SOUTHWESTERN JORDAN– TO THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN COAST.
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SOUTHERN BOUNDARIES OF INDIAN OCEAN?
- THE SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN CONNECTS TO THE PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN OCEANS THROUGH 2 OCEANIC TUNNELS.
- FIRST TUNNEL: THE INDONESIAN SEAS ALLOW THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO TRANSFER UP TO 20 MILLION CUBIC METERS OF WATER PER SECOND INTO THE EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
- THIS WATER, KNOWN AS THE INDONESIAN THROUGHFLOW, CARRIES HEAT AND AFFECTS CIRCULATION, TEMPERATURE, AND SALINITY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
- SECOND TUNNEL: CONNECTS THE INDIAN OCEAN TO THE SOUTHERN OCEAN WITH TWO WAY TRAFFIC. COLDER, SALTIER WATER FLOWS FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN INTO THE INDIAN OCEAN BELOW 1 KM DEPTH.
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VEERANGANA DURGAVATI TIGER RESERVE LOCATION?
SEVENTH TIGER RESERVE IN MADHYA PRADESH.
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GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF GANDHI SAGAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
- IT IS SITUATED IN MADHYA PRADESH.
- THIS SANCTUARY SHARES BORDER WITH THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN.
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LOCATION OF BARDA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY?
GUJARAT.
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SHARING PERIOD UNDER GANGA WATER SHARING TREATY?
DURING LEAN PERIOD, FROM 1st JANUARY TO 31st MAY EVERY YEAR, ON A 10 DAY PERIOD BASIS AS PER THE FORMULA PROVIDED IN THE TREATY.
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GANGA WATER SHARING FORMULA UNDER GANGA WATER SHARING TREATY?
- IF AVAILABILITY AT FARAKHA IS LESS THAN 70,000 CUSECS: 50:50 (35,000 CUSECS EACH).
- IF AVAILABILITY IS BETWEEN 70,000 AND 75,000 CUSECS: BANGLADESH RECIEVES 35,000 CUSECS, INDIA GETS THE REST.
- CRITICAL MONTH (APRIL): BANGLADESH IS GUARANTEED A FLOW OF 35,000 CUSECS IN THE FIRST AND LAST TEN DAYS OF APRIL.
- EMERGENCY ADJUSTMENTS: IF FLOW FALLS BELOW 50,000 CUSECS IN ANY TEN DAY PERIOD, THE TWO GOVERNMENTS WILL CONSULT FOR EMERGENCY ADJUSTMENTS.
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LOCATION OF BANNERGHATTA NATIONAL PARK?
KARNATAKA IN THE HILLS OF ANEKAL RANGE.
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WHAT IS MILLER UREY HYPOTHESIS?
IT ARGUES THAT LIFE ON THE PLANET EMERGED FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE.
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WHAT IS MICROLIGHTNING?
- WHEN THE WATER DROPLETS DIVIDE, THEY DEVELOP OPPOSING CHARGES.
- WHILE LARGER DROPLETS HAVE POSITIVE CHARGES, SMALLER ONES CARRY NEGATIVE ONES.
- WHEN THESE OPPOSITELY CHARGED DROPLETS MOVE CLOSE TOGETHER, TINY SPARKS LEAP BETWEEN THEM.
- THIS PROCESS, CALLED MICROLIGHTNING FORMS IN CLOUDS.
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SAFFRON BOWL OF INDIA?
THE PAMPORE REGION IN KASHMIR.
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LOCATION OF ANA SAGAR LAKE?
RAJASTHAN.
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FORMATION OF WULAR LAKE?
FORMED DUE TO TECTONIC ACTIVITY AND IS BELIEVED TO BE A REMNANT OF THE ANCIENT SATISAR LAKE.
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MAJOR TRIBUTARIES OF JHELUM RIVER?
- KISHENGANGA (NEELUM)
- KUNHAR.
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CHECHNYA REGION LOCATION?
- IT IS A PART OF RUSSIA AND ALSO TOUCHES GEORGIA.
- BLACK SEA ON WEST AND CASPIAN SEA ON ON EASTERN SIDE.
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A STUDY BY RESEARCHES AT THE CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA HAS FOUND A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN MONSOON RAINFALL IN THE WESTERN GHATS OVER THE PAST 800 YEARS. KEY FINDINGS OF THE STUDY?
- THE RESEARCHES ANALYZED LAKE SEDIMENTS FROM CHEPPANDIKERE LAKE IN KARNATAKA TO RECONSTRUCT INDIAN MONSOON PATTERNS OVER 1,600 YEARS.
- FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS LIKE LANDSLIDES AND FLOODS IN WAYANAD AND KODAGU (2018-2019) MAY BE PART OF A LONG TERM CLIMATIC TREND RATHER THAN ISOLATED INCIDENTS.
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FOUR LAKES OF KUMAON HILLS?
1. NAINI LAKE
2. NAUKUCHIA TAL LAKE
3. THE BHIMTAL LAKE
4. THE SATTAL LAKE.
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LOCATION OF HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS?
AN AUSTRALIAN EXTERNAL TERRITORY COMPRISING A VOLCANIC GROUP OF MOSTLY BARREN ANTARCTIC ISLANDS, REMOTE SUB ANTARCTIC VOLCANIC ISLANDS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.
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COCOS (KEELING) ISLAND LOCATION?
- REMOTE TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
- APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND SRI LANKA.
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LOCATION OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND?
- AN AUSTRALIAN TERRITORY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, LYING SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA.
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LOCATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND?
AN EXTERNAL TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA LOCATED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND NEW CALEDONIA.
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