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The river Brahmaputra is known as Jamuna in ______.

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  1. Tibet

  2. Bangladesh

  3. Nepal

  4. Bhutan

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Below the Tista, the Brahmaputra splits into two distributary branches. 
  • The western branch, which contains the majority of the river's flow, continues due south as the Jamuna (Jomuna) to merge with the lower Ganga, called the Padma River (Pôdda).
  • It is the main distributary channel of the Brahmaputra River as it flows from India to Bangladesh. The Jamuna flows south and joins the Padma River (Pôdda), near Goalundo Ghat, before meeting the Meghna River near Chandpur. It then flows into the Bay of Bengal as the Meghna River.

Which multipurpose project is situated in Punjab?

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  1. Pulkit Dam

  2. Ramtek Dam

  3. Bhakra Nangal Dam

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Bhakra Nangal Project:
This project was launched with the mutual co-operation among the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. Delhi in also another beneficiary of the project. In 1948, this project was launched with an expenditure of Rs 248 crore. The location of this project is at Bhakra Village under the district of Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh and Nangal in Punjab which is harnessing the water resources of river Sutlej.

Name the largest artificial lake that was built in the 11th century.

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  1. Salal Lake

  2. Bhopal Lake

  3. Tukmur Lake

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Bhopal Lake
Bhopal Lake was the largest artificial lake built in 11th century.
Bhojtal (Bhopal lake) , formerly known as Upper Lake, and Shah Ali shah talab is a large lake which lies on the western side of the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal. It is a major source of drinking water for the residents of the city, serving around 40% of the residents with nearly 30 million imperial gallons (140,000 m3) of water per day. Bada talaab, along with the nearby Chhota Talaab, meaning small lake in Hindi, constitute Bhoj Wetland, which is now a Ramsar site.

The 'Beej Bachao Andolan' was launched in _____.

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  1. Raipur region

  2. Bhuj region

  3. Tehri region

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tehri region,


The 'Beej Bachao Andolan' [BBA], begun in the late 1980s, is twenty five year old, led by farmer and social activist Vijay Jardhari. The Andolan started in the village Jardhargaon of district Tehri, Uttaranchal, famous for its unique movement to save the traditional seeds of the hills.

Khetri Mines in Rajasthan is famous for which mineral?

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  1. Uranium

  2. Iron

  3. Copper

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Khetri mines in Rajput are famous for copper mines.

Explanation:

Khetri Nagar, which is located 10 km far from Khetri, is known as 'Tamba Project'.
Khetri Nagar was built by Hindustan Copper Limited which is a public sector under the "Government of India" and under his jurisdiction.
Malanjkhand copper belt located at Madhya Pradesh and Singhbhum copper belt located at Jharkhand are the mines which are mined by Hindustan Copper Limited.
India contributes only 2 percent in the world's copper production.

The Punjab plain is alluvial plain in ____________.

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  1. north-west of India

  2. north-east of India

  3. north-south of India

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The Punjab Plain is an alluvial plain in Pakistan and the north-west of India. 
  • The plain includes the Pakistani province of Punjab and the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and is around 35,000 square miles (91,000 km2) in area.
  •  The plain is extensively farmed for cereals and cotton.
  •  It is bounded by the  Shiwalik Range  to the north, the  Yamuna River to the east, the arid zone of Rajasthan state to the south, and the  Ravi  and  Sutlej rivers to the northwest and southwest, respectively.

The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as ______________.

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  1. Bhabar

  2. Bhangar

  3. Khadar

  4. Teral

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Correct Option: C

Punjab and Haryana plains in India are irrigated with water from the rivers _______________________.

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  1. Jhelum, Beas, and Sutlej

  2. Ravi, Yamuna, and Sutlej

  3. Ravi, Beas, and Brahmputra

  4. Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Ravi River is a transboundary river crossing northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region. The waters of Ravi are allocated to India under Indus Water Treaty.


Beas is a riverfront town in the Amritsar district of the Majha region of the Eastern Punjab. Beas lies on the banks of the Beas River.

The Sutlej River, is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as Satadree. It is addressed as Shatarudra by the Gorkhalis. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River.

Which of the following district is not situated in the terai of Uttar Pradesh?

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  1. Bahraich

  2. Hardoi

  3. Pilibhit

  4. Lakhim Pur

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hardoi is a city and municipal board in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Hardoi district.

The _______ is agriculturally a very productive part of India.

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  1. The Peninsular Plateau

  2. The Coastal Plain

  3. The Himalayan Mountain

  4. The Northern Plain

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Northern Plain was formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra along with their tributaries. It is composed of alluvial soil which has been deposited over millions of years. It is about 2400 km long and about 240 to 320 km broad. With a rich soil cover combined with adequate water supply and favorable climate.  It is agriculturally a very productive part of India.