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1. Consider the following statements (d) Titanium
1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake.
7. About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a metal required
2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake.
for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor
3. Meandering of Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake.
vehicles, is produced by
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Argentina
(b) Botswana
(a) Only one
(c) the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(b) Only two
(d) Kazakhstan
(c) All three
(d) None
8. Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?
2. Consider the following pairs : (a) Cameroon
(b) Nigeria
Port Well known as (c) South Sudan
Kamarajar Port : First major port in India (d) Uganda
registered as a company
Mundra Port : Largest privately owned
port in India 9. Consider the following statements:
Visakhapatnam : Largest container port in Port 1. Amarkantak Hills are at the confluence of Vindhya
India and Sahyadri Ranges.
2. Biligirirangan Hills constitute the easternmost part
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched? of Satpura Range.
3. Seshachalam Hills constitute the southernmost part
(a) Only one pair of Western Ghats.
(b) Only two pairs
(c) (All three pairs How many of the statements given above are correct?
(d) (None of the pairs
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
3. Consider the following trees (c) All three
(d) None
1. Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
2. Mahua (Madhuca indica)
3. Teak (Tectona grandis) 10. With reference to India's projects on connectivity,
consider the following statements:
How many of the above are deciduous trees? 1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral
Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat.
(a) Only one 2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and
(b) Only two Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar.
(c) All three 3. Bangladesh China - India - Myanmar Economic
(d) None Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with
Kunming in China.
4. Consider the following statements: How many of the above statements are correct?
1. India has more arable area than China. (a) Only one
2. The proportion of irrigated area is more in India as (b) Only two
compared to China. (c) All three
3. The average productivity per hectare in Indian (d) None
agriculture is higher than that in China.
How many of the above statements are correct? 11. Consider the following statements:
(a) Only one Statement-I:
(b) Only two India, despite having uranium deposits, depends on
(c) All three coal for most of its electricity production.
(d) None
Statement-II:
Which one of the following is the best example of Uranium, enriched to the extent of at least 60%, is
5. required for the production of electricity.
repeated falls in sea level, giving rise to present-day
extensive marshland?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the
(a) Bhitarkanika Mangroves above statements?
(b) Marakkanam Salt Pans
(c) Naupada Swamp (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and
(d) Rann of Kutch Statement-II is the correct explanation for
Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement II are correct and
6. Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain Statement-II is not the correct explanation for
coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of Statement-I
the following? (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
(a) Aluminium
(b) Copper
(c) Iron
12. Consider the following statements :
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Statement-I:
Marsupials are not naturally found in India.
Statement-II:
Marsupials can thrive only in montane grasslands
with no predators.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the
above statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and
Statement-II is the correct explanation for
Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-H are correct and
Statement-II is not the correct explanation for
Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but statement-II is correct
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