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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(A) Mike Pandey
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Answer: (D) Jadav Payeng
Jadav Payeng
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(A) Kamakhya Temple
(B) Umananda Temple
(B) Umananda Temple
(B) Umananda Temple
(C) Majuli Island
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Answer: (B) Umananda Temple
Answer: (B) Umananda Temple
Answer: (B) Umananda Temple
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(A) Braided
(A) Braided
(A) Braided
(B) Meandering
(B) Meandering
(B) Meandering
(C) Rectangular
(C) Rectangular
(C) Rectangular
(D) All of these
(D) All of these
(D) All of these
Answer: (A) Braided
Answer: (A) Braided
Answer: (A) Braided
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(B) Allahabad
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Q8. As per traditional belief, the earliest king of Pragjyotisha, a non-Aryan Chief, was known as:
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(A) Mahiranga Danava
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(B) Bhaskarvarman
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(C) Tyao Khamti
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(D) Sukapha
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(D) Sukapha
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Answer: (A) Mahiranga Danava
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(A) Sir B.N.Rau
(A) Sir B.N.Rau
(A) Sir B.N.Rau
(B) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr Rajendra Prasad
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(C) Dr B.R.Ambedkar
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(D) Shri M.K.Munshi
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(D) Shri M.K.Munshi
Answer: (A) Sir B.N.Rau
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Answer: (A) Sir B.N.Rau
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B. N. Rau was appointed the Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly in formulating the Indian Constitution in 1946. He was responsible for the general structure of the democratic framework of the Constitution and prepared its initial draft in February 1948.
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Q10. Harappa is situated on the bank of which river?
Q10. Harappa is situated on the bank of which river?
(A) Indus
(A) Indus
(A) Indus
(B) Yamuna
(B) Yamuna
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ravi
(C) Ravi
(C) Ravi
(D) Ganga
(D) Ganga
(D) Ganga
Answer: (C) Ravi
Answer: (C) Ravi
Answer: (C) Ravi
Ravi
Ravi
Ravi
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