Amongst the following rivers, which one does not originate from the Himalayas? [#1063]
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Q1. Amongst the following rivers, which one does not originate from the Himalayas?
Q1. Amongst the following rivers, which one does not originate from the Himalayas?
(A) Indus
(A) Indus
(A) Indus
(B) Ganga
(B) Ganga
(B) Ganga
(C) Yamuna
(C) Yamuna
(C) Yamuna
(D) Narmada
(D) Narmada
(D) Narmada
Answer: (D) Narmada
Answer: (D) Narmada
Answer: (D) Narmada
The Narmada River is the fifth largest river in India and the longest river that flows west in the country. It is 1,312 kilometers (815 miles) long and flows through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat before reaching the Gulf of Cambay in the Arabian Sea. The river originates near the Amarkantak range of mountains in Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of about 900 meters.
The Narmada River is the fifth largest river in India and the longest river that flows west in the country. It is 1,312 kilometers (815 miles) long and flows through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat before reaching the Gulf of Cambay in the Arabian Sea. The river originates near the Amarkantak range of mountains in Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of about 900 meters.
The Narmada River is the fifth largest river in India and the longest river that flows west in the country. It is 1,312 kilometers (815 miles) long and flows through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat before reaching the Gulf of Cambay in the Arabian Sea. The river originates near the Amarkantak range of mountains in Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of about 900 meters.
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Q1. Between which stations does India's longest train run?
Q1. Between which stations does India's longest train run?
(A) Kanyakumari-Baramulla
(A) Kanyakumari-Baramulla
(A) Kanyakumari-Baramulla
(B) Dibrugarh-Naliya
(B) Dibrugarh-Naliya
(B) Dibrugarh-Naliya
(C) Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari
(C) Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari
(C) Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari
(D) Thiruvanathapuram-New Delhi
(D) Thiruvanathapuram-New Delhi
(D) Thiruvanathapuram-New Delhi
Answer: (C) Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari
Answer: (C) Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari
Answer: (C) Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari
India's longest train route runs between Dibrugarh, Assam and Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The 4,154.1 km train has 58 stops and takes 75 hours and 30 minutes to complete.
India's longest train route runs between Dibrugarh, Assam and Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The 4,154.1 km train has 58 stops and takes 75 hours and 30 minutes to complete.
India's longest train route runs between Dibrugarh, Assam and Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The 4,154.1 km train has 58 stops and takes 75 hours and 30 minutes to complete.
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Q2. LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization) Reforms of Indian Economy took place in the year?
Q2. LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization) Reforms of Indian Economy took place in the year?
(A) 1987
(A) 1987
(A) 1987
(B) 1991
(B) 1991
(B) 1991
(C) 1993
(C) 1993
(C) 1993
(D) 1995
(D) 1995
(D) 1995
Answer: (B) 1991
Answer: (B) 1991
Answer: (B) 1991
The LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization) reforms were announced on July 24, 1991. The reforms were also known as the New Economic Policy.
The LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization) reforms were announced on July 24, 1991. The reforms were also known as the New Economic Policy.
The LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization) reforms were announced on July 24, 1991. The reforms were also known as the New Economic Policy.
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Q3. The Tripura Buranjis were authored by?
Q3. The Tripura Buranjis were authored by?
(A) Ratna Kandali and Arjun Das Bairagee
(A) Ratna Kandali and Arjun Das Bairagee
(A) Ratna Kandali and Arjun Das Bairagee
(B) Hem Saraswati and Ratna Kandali
(B) Hem Saraswati and Ratna Kandali
(B) Hem Saraswati and Ratna Kandali
(C) Devendranath Bezbaruah and Hem Saraswati
(C) Devendranath Bezbaruah and Hem Saraswati
(C) Devendranath Bezbaruah and Hem Saraswati
(D) Surya Kumar Bhuyan and Sukumar Barkaith
(D) Surya Kumar Bhuyan and Sukumar Barkaith
(D) Surya Kumar Bhuyan and Sukumar Barkaith
Answer: (A) Ratna Kandali and Arjun Das Bairagee
Answer: (A) Ratna Kandali and Arjun Das Bairagee
Answer: (A) Ratna Kandali and Arjun Das Bairagee
The Tripura Buranji is a historical account of the diplomatic relations between the Ahom and Tripura kingdoms. It was authored by Ratna Kandali Sarma Kataki and Arjun Das Bairagi Kataki, who were envoys of the Ahom kingdom.
The Tripura Buranji is a historical account of the diplomatic relations between the Ahom and Tripura kingdoms. It was authored by Ratna Kandali Sarma Kataki and Arjun Das Bairagi Kataki, who were envoys of the Ahom kingdom.
The Tripura Buranji is a historical account of the diplomatic relations between the Ahom and Tripura kingdoms. It was authored by Ratna Kandali Sarma Kataki and Arjun Das Bairagi Kataki, who were envoys of the Ahom kingdom.
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Q4. Hastividayarnava was composed by Sukumar Barkaith. He served in the court of which Ahom king?
Q4. Hastividayarnava was composed by Sukumar Barkaith. He served in the court of which Ahom king?
(A) Pramatta Singha
(A) Pramatta Singha
(A) Pramatta Singha
(B) Siva Singha
(B) Siva Singha
(B) Siva Singha
(C) Sukhampha
(C) Sukhampha
(C) Sukhampha
(D) Suklengmung
(D) Suklengmung
(D) Suklengmung
Answer: (B) Siva Singha
Answer: (B) Siva Singha
Answer: (B) Siva Singha
Sukumar Barkaith was a court poet during the reign of Ahom King Siva Singha. He is best known for composing the Hastividayarnava, a treatise on elephant management.
Sukumar Barkaith was a court poet during the reign of Ahom King Siva Singha. He is best known for composing the Hastividayarnava, a treatise on elephant management.
Sukumar Barkaith was a court poet during the reign of Ahom King Siva Singha. He is best known for composing the Hastividayarnava, a treatise on elephant management.
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Q5. British annexed the Brahmaputra Valley or the then Assam Province into the Indian British Empire in the year of?
Q5. British annexed the Brahmaputra Valley or the then Assam Province into the Indian British Empire in the year of?
(A) 1833
(A) 1833
(A) 1833
(B) 1832
(B) 1832
(B) 1832
(C) 1826
(C) 1826
(C) 1826
(D) 1824
(D) 1824
(D) 1824
Answer: (C) 1826
Answer: (C) 1826
Answer: (C) 1826
1826
1826
1826
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Q6. The range which separates Indo-Gangetic Plains of Northern India from the Deccan Plateau of Southern India is
Q6. The range which separates Indo-Gangetic Plains of Northern India from the Deccan Plateau of Southern India is
(A) Karakoram Range
(A) Karakoram Range
(A) Karakoram Range
(B) Satpura and Vindhya Range
(B) Satpura and Vindhya Range
(B) Satpura and Vindhya Range
(C) Aravalli Range
(C) Aravalli Range
(C) Aravalli Range
(D) Pir Panjal Range
(D) Pir Panjal Range
(D) Pir Panjal Range
Answer: (B) Satpura and Vindhya Range
Answer: (B) Satpura and Vindhya Range
Answer: (B) Satpura and Vindhya Range
The Vindhya Range separates the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Northern India from the Deccan Plateau of Southern India. The Vindhya Range is a complex chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands, and plateau escarpments in west-central India. The northern chain of the Vindhyas continues eastwards as Bhander Plateau and as the traditional boundary between Hindustan proper (North India) and Deccan (South India).
The Vindhya Range lies in the north of the Satpura Range and the east of the Aravali range. The Amarkantak region is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges, with the Maikal Hills being the fulcrum. This is where the Narmada River, the Son River and Johila River emerge.
The Vindhya Range separates the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Northern India from the Deccan Plateau of Southern India. The Vindhya Range is a complex chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands, and plateau escarpments in west-central India. The northern chain of the Vindhyas continues eastwards as Bhander Plateau and as the traditional boundary between Hindustan proper (North India) and Deccan (South India). The Vindhya Range lies in the north of the Satpura Range and the east of the Aravali range. The Amarkantak region is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges, with the Maikal Hills being the fulcrum. This is where the Narmada River, the Son River and Johila River emerge.
The Vindhya Range separates the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Northern India from the Deccan Plateau of Southern India. The Vindhya Range is a complex chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands, and plateau escarpments in west-central India. The northern chain of the Vindhyas continues eastwards as Bhander Plateau and as the traditional boundary between Hindustan proper (North India) and Deccan (South India). The Vindhya Range lies in the north of the Satpura Range and the east of the Aravali range. The Amarkantak region is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges, with the Maikal Hills being the fulcrum. This is where the Narmada River, the Son River and Johila River emerge.
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Q7. Who is famously known as the "Forest Man of India"?
Q7. Who is famously known as the "Forest Man of India"?
(A) Mike Pandey
(A) Mike Pandey
(A) Mike Pandey
(B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(C) Kallen Pakkudan
(C) Kallen Pakkudan
(C) Kallen Pakkudan
(D) Jadav Payeng
(D) Jadav Payeng
(D) Jadav Payeng
Answer: (D) Jadav Payeng
Answer: (D) Jadav Payeng
Answer: (D) Jadav Payeng
Jadav Payeng
Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the Forest Man of India. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He was born in the indigenous Mising tribe of Assam.
Jadav Payeng was honoured at a public function arranged by the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 22 April 2012 for his achievement. He shared his experience of creating a forest in an interactive session, where Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh and JNU vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory were present. Sopory named Jadav Payeng as the "Forest Man of India". In the month of October 2013, he was honoured at the Indian Institute of Forest Management during their annual event Coalescence. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He received honorary doctorate degree from Assam Agricultural University and Kaziranga University for his contributions.
Jadav Payeng Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the Forest Man of India. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He was born in the indigenous Mising tribe of Assam. Jadav Payeng was honoured at a public function arranged by the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 22 April 2012 for his achievement. He shared his experience of creating a forest in an interactive session, where Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh and JNU vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory were present. Sopory named Jadav Payeng as the "Forest Man of India". In the month of October 2013, he was honoured at the Indian Institute of Forest Management during their annual event Coalescence. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He received honorary doctorate degree from Assam Agricultural University and Kaziranga University for his contributions.
Jadav Payeng Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the Forest Man of India. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He was born in the indigenous Mising tribe of Assam. Jadav Payeng was honoured at a public function arranged by the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 22 April 2012 for his achievement. He shared his experience of creating a forest in an interactive session, where Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh and JNU vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory were present. Sopory named Jadav Payeng as the "Forest Man of India". In the month of October 2013, he was honoured at the Indian Institute of Forest Management during their annual event Coalescence. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He received honorary doctorate degree from Assam Agricultural University and Kaziranga University for his contributions.
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Q8. Which of the following articles of Indian constitution deals with the right to equality before law?
Q8. Which of the following articles of Indian constitution deals with the right to equality before law?
(A) Article 17
(A) Article 17
(A) Article 17
(B) Article 18
(B) Article 18
(B) Article 18
(C) Article 22
(C) Article 22
(C) Article 22
(D) Article 14
(D) Article 14
(D) Article 14
Answer: (D) Article 14
Answer: (D) Article 14
Answer: (D) Article 14
Article 14
Article 14
Article 14
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Q9. Harappan civilization, Lothal, is located in which Indian state?
Q9. Harappan civilization, Lothal, is located in which Indian state?
(A) Punjab
(A) Punjab
(A) Punjab
(B) Rajasthan
(B) Rajasthan
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Gujarat
(C) Gujarat
(C) Gujarat
(D) Haryana
(D) Haryana
(D) Haryana
Answer: (C) Gujarat
Answer: (C) Gujarat
Answer: (C) Gujarat
Lothal, a prominent site of the Harappan Civilization, is situated in the state of Gujarat, India
Lothal, a prominent site of the Harappan Civilization, is situated in the state of Gujarat, India
Lothal, a prominent site of the Harappan Civilization, is situated in the state of Gujarat, India
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Q10. Jatinga, famous for mass suicide of migratory birds is located in which the following district?
Q10. Jatinga, famous for mass suicide of migratory birds is located in which the following district?
(A) Cachar
(A) Cachar
(A) Cachar
(B) Golaghat
(B) Golaghat
(B) Golaghat
(C) Dima Hasao
(C) Dima Hasao
(C) Dima Hasao
(D) Karbi Anglong
(D) Karbi Anglong
(D) Karbi Anglong
Answer: (C) Dima Hasao
Answer: (C) Dima Hasao
Answer: (C) Dima Hasao
Jatinga is a small village in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India, known for a peculiar phenomenon where large numbers of migratory birds die mysteriously during the monsoon season.
Jatinga is a small village in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India, known for a peculiar phenomenon where large numbers of migratory birds die mysteriously during the monsoon season.
Jatinga is a small village in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India, known for a peculiar phenomenon where large numbers of migratory birds die mysteriously during the monsoon season.
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