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3804201. Which of the following rivers flows from East to West and makes an estuary?

A

Yamuna

B

Krishna

C

Narmada

D

Godavari

C

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2002

Correct Answer: C. Narmada

3152202. Which one of the following states produces about 50 per cent of the total silk textiles in India?

A

Karnataka

B

West Bengal

C

Jammu and Kashmir

D

Assam

A

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2001

Correct Answer: A. Karnataka

3236203. Jhum Cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practiced in

A

Himachal Pradesh

B

Central Highland

C

Coastal Tamil Nadu

D

Nagaland

D

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2007

Correct Answer: D. Nagaland
Explanation:

Jhum or Jhoom cultivation is a local name for 'slash and burn' agriculture practiced by the tribal groups in the northeastern states of India like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland and also in the districts of Bangladesh like Khagrachari and Sylhet.

4129204. The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is

A

Mahanadi

B

Godavari

C

Krishna

D

Narmada

C

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2014

Correct Answer: C. Krishna

2943205. Ethnic group Mongoloids are found in India in:

A

Southern region

B

South-central region

C

North-western region

D

North-eastern region

D

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2012

Correct Answer: D. North-eastern region

2042206. The oldest oil well in India was dug at

A

Moran

B

Digboi

C

Naharkatia

D

Ankleshwar

B

Correct Answer: B. Digboi

2030207. Lakshadweep is a

A

fringing reef island

B

volcanic island.

C

barrier reef island

D

coral island

D

Correct Answer: D. coral island

4649208. Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India ?

A

hydro-electricity

B

thermal

C

nuclear

D

solar

B

SSC CGL/CHSL - 2008

Correct Answer: B. thermal

2235209. Intertropical Convergence Zone [ITCZ] a low-pressure zone is located

A

between trade winds and westerlies belt

B

between westerlies and polar winds belt

C

nearby the poles

D

at the equator

D

Correct Answer: D. at the equator

738210. The coastline of which of the following states is known as the Coromandel Coast?

A

Orissa

B

Tamil Nadu

C

Karnataka

D

Kerala

B

Correct Answer: B. Tamil Nadu

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