RRB NTPC Geography quiz for Stage I : 17/06/2019

RRB NTPC Geography quiz for Stage I : 17/06/2019

Q1. Farakka Barrage was commissioned to

рдлрд░рд╛рдХреНрдХрд╛ рдмреИрд░рд╛рдЬ рдХреЛ рдХрд┐рд╕рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХрдореАрд╢рди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдерд╛

(a) save Kolkata port / рдХреЛрд▓рдХрд╛рддрд╛ рдмрдВрджрд░рдЧрд╛рд╣ рдмрдЪрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП

(b) link North and South Bengal / рдЙрддреНрддрд░ рдФрд░ рджрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдг рдмрдВрдЧрд╛рд▓ рд▓рд┐рдВрдХ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП

(c) supply drinking water to Kolkata/ рдХреЛрд▓рдХрд╛рддрд╛ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдкреЗрдпрдЬрд▓ рдХреА рдЖрдкреВрд░реНрддрд┐

(d) divert water to Bangladesh/ рдмрд╛рдВрдЧреНрд▓рд╛рджреЗрд╢ рдореЗрдВ рдкрд╛рдиреА рдХреЛ рдореЛрдбрд╝рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП

Answer & Explanation
Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganges River, located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.The purpose of the barrage is to divert 1,100 cubic metres per second┬а of water from the Ganges to the Hooghly River for flushing out the sediment deposition from the Kolkata harbour without the need of regular mechanical dredging.

Q2. Which from the following rivers does NOT originate in Indian territory?

рдирд┐рдореНрдирд▓рд┐рдЦрд┐рдд рдирджрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реЗ рдХрд┐рд╕ рдирджреА рдХрд╛ рдЙрджреНрдЧрдо рд╕реНрдерд▓ рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░ рд╕реЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИ?

┬а(a) Godavari / рдЧреЛрджрд╛рд╡рд░реА

(b) Jhelum / рдЭреЗрд▓рдо

(c) Ravi / рд░рд╛рд╡реА

(d) Ghaghara / рдШрд╛рдШрд░рд╛

Answer & Explanation
Ans.2.(d)

Exp. It rises in the southern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet, in the glaciers of Mapchachungo on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar.It cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India. Together they form the Ghaghara River, a major left bank tributary of the Ganges.Ghaghara river also called Karnali.

Q3. Which one of the following is the wettest place in India?

рдирд┐рдореНрдирд▓рд┐рдЦрд┐рдд рдореЗрдВ рд╕реЗ рдХреМрди рд╕рд╛ рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рднрд╛рд░рдд рдореЗрдВ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХ рдирдореА рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рд╣реИ-

(a) Mahabaleshwar / рдорд╣рд╛рдмрд▓реЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░

(b) Cherrapunji / рдЪреЗрд░рд╛рдкреВрдВрдЬреА ┬а

(c) Udhagamandalam / рдЙрджрдЧрдордВрдбрд▓рдо

(d) Mawsynram / рдореМрд╕рд┐рдирд░рд╛рдо

Answer & Explanation
Ans.3.(d)

Exp. Mawsynram the scenic village Mawsynram which is situated in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state is reportedly the wettest place on Earth. It experiences an annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres.

Q4. Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?

рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреА рдирд┐рдореНрдирд▓рд┐рдЦрд┐рдд рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдирджрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд╕реЗ рдХреМрди рд╕реА рдкрд╢реНрдЪрд┐рдореА рдШрд╛рдЯреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдЙрддреНрдкрдиреНрди рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ?

(a) Cauvery / рдХрд╛рд╡реЗрд░реА

(b) Godavari / рдЧреЛрджрд╛рд╡рд░реА

(c) Krishna/ рдХреГрд╖реНрдгрд╛ ┬а

(d) Mahanadi / рдорд╣рд╛рдирджреА

Answer & Explanation
Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India.Mahanadi River, river in central India, rising in the hills of southeastern Madhya Pradesh state.

Q5. Where is the Forest Research Institute located?

рд╡рди рдЕрдиреБрд╕рдВрдзрд╛рди рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдХрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реИ?

(a) Dehradun / рджреЗрд╣рд░рд╛рджреВрди

(b) Bhopal / рднреЛрдкрд╛рд▓

(c) Lucknow / рд▓рдЦрдирдК

(d) Delhi / рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА

Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(a)

Exp.The Forest Research Institute (FRI) is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in India. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, and is one of the oldest institutions of its kind.

Q6. Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of _________.

рд░рд┐рд╣рдВрдж рдШрд╛рдЯреА рдкрд░рд┐рдпреЛрдЬрдирд╛ _________ рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рдореЗрдВ рд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рд╣реИ.

(a) Uttar Pradesh / рдЙрддреНрддрд░ рдкреНрд░рджреЗрд╢

(b) Bihar / рдмрд┐рд╣рд╛рд░

(c) Orissa / рдЙреЬреАрд╕рд╛

(d) Madhya Pradesh / рдордзреНрдп рдкреНрд░рджреЗрд╢

Answer & Explanation
Ans.6.(a)

Exp. The most important multipurpose project of Uttar Pradesh.The dam was constructed on the river Rihand (Tributary of the Son River) near village Pipri in Sonbhadra district of UP.The reservoir created by this dam has been named as Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar.

Q7. The neighouring country of India which has the smallest area is __________.

рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХрд╛ рдкреЬреЛрд╕реА рджреЗрд╢__________рд╣реИ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХрд╛ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдЫреЛрдЯрд╛ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░рдлрд▓ рд╣реИ.

(a) Bhutan / рднреВрдЯрд╛рди

(b) Nepal / рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓

(c) Sri Lanka / рд╢реНрд░реАрд▓рдВрдХрд╛┬а

(d) Bangladesh /рдмрд╛рдВрдЧреНрд▓рд╛рджреЗрд╢

Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(a)

Exp.Bhutan officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,is a landlocked country in South Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north, the Sikkim state of India and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet in the west, the Arunachal Pradesh state of India in the east, and the states of Assam and West Bengal in the south. Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region’s second least populous nation after the Maldives. Thimphu is its capital and largest city, while Phuntsholing is its financial center.

Q8. The highest point of the Nilgiri Hills is ________.

рдиреАрд▓рдЧрд┐рд░реА рдкрд╣рд╛рдбрд╝рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдЙрдЪреНрдЪрддрдо рдмрд┐рдВрджреБ ________ рд╣реИ.

(a) Kalsubai / рдХрд▓рд╕реБрдмрд╛рдИ

(b) Salher / рд╕рд╛рд▓реЗрд░

(c) Doddabetta / рдбреЛрдбреНрдбрд╛рдмреЗрдЯреНрдЯрд╛

(d) Push / рдкреБрд╢

Answer & Explanation
Ans.8.(c)

Exp.Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills, at 2637 metres (8650 feet). There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is 9 km from Ooty,on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, South India. It is a popular tourist attraction with road access to the summit.

Q9. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of ____________.

рдЧреБрдЬрд░рд╛рдд ____________ рдХреА рдЦреЗрддреА рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ.

(a) Cotton / рдХреЙрдЯрди

(b) Sugarcane /рдЧрдиреНрдирд╛

(c) Saffron / рдХреЗрд╕рд░

(d) Jute /рдЬреВрдЯ

Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(a)

Exp.Gujarat is the largest producer of cotton in India because its climatic and geographical conditions are ideal for cotton production. Black soil mixed with lime and potash, water retentive capacity, 50 cm rainfall, 26┬░C temperature etc. are suitable for cotton cultivation. Gujarat is providing with all these factors.

Q10. The oldest rocks in India are reported from

_______рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░ рд╕реЗ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдореЗрдВ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдкреБрд░рд╛рдиреЗ рдЪрдЯреНрдЯрд╛рдиреЛрдВ рдХреА рд╕реВрдЪрдирд╛ рдорд┐рд▓реА рд╣реИ.

(a) Dharwar region, Karnataka/ рдзрд╛рд░рд╡рд╛рд░ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░, рдХрд░реНрдирд╛рдЯрдХ

(b) Aravalli range, Rajasthan/ рдЕрд░рд╛рд╡рд▓реА рд░реЗрдВрдЬ, рд░рд╛рдЬрд╕реНрдерд╛рди

(c) Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh/ рд╡рд┐рдВрдзреНрдп рд░реЗрдВрдЬ, рдордзреНрдп рдкреНрд░рджреЗрд╢

(d) Siwalik range, Punjab / рд╢рд┐рд╡рд╛рд▓рд┐рдХ рд░реЗрдВрдЬ, рдкрдВрдЬрд╛рдм

Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Dharwar system is later than the Archean system but older than the other systems. The Dharwar period of rock formation has been largely fixed from 2500 million years ago to 1800 million years ago.┬а Dharwar Rock System is special because it is the first metamorphic sedimentary rocks in India.They are named Dharwar system because they were first studied in Dharwar region of Karnataka. But they are also found in Aravallis, Tamil Nadu, Chotanagpur plateau, Meghalaya, Delhi, and the Himalayas region. The Dharwar rocks are rich in iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, gold, silver etc.

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