Where is 'Raisina Hill' located?
(A) where Rashtrapati Bhavan is located
(B) The hill station of Srinagar which is also known as 'Shankaracharya Pahar'
(C) The place where the Dogra rulers of Jammu and Kashmir built their fort in Jammu
(D) The rock at Kanyakumari where the statue of Swami Vivekananda has been installed.
Which one of the following passes falls in the Satluj valley?
(A) Nathula
(B) Jelep La
(C) Shipkey Law
(D) Sherabathanga
Where is the 'Panjshir Valley' located?
(A) Lebanon
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Jammu and Kashmir, India
(D) Syria
Which is the first 'solar city' of India?
(A) Anandpur Saheb
(B) Mumbai
(C) Bangalore
(D) Delhi
Sanchi, the historic home of the Stupa, has become India's first 'solar city'. The project aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 14,324 tonnes annually and currently includes a 3 MW solar plant that caters to the city's energy needs. A 5 MW plant for agricultural requirements is also under construction.
In which of the following hemisphere is India located?
(A) Northern and Eastern
(B) Southern and Eastern
(C) Northern and Western
(D) Northern and Southern
Which of the following district is not located in the 'Tarai' region of Uttar Pradesh?
(A) Pilibhit
(B) Bahraich
(C) Lakhimpur
(D) Hardoi
1. The Indo-Gangetic plain, where the internal flow reemerges, is locally known as the Terai region. It is a low-lying area with fertile soils to the north of the Indo-Gangetic plain.
2. The Terai region has been formed from the sediments of the rivers originating from the Himalayas. These rivers enter the plains after emerging from the Himalayas and bring with them a huge amount of sediment. These sediments accumulate in the northern part of the plain and form the Terai region.
Which one of the following Indian states is almost as big as Poland in Europe?
(A) Bihar
(B) Orissa
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Madhya pradesh is broadly as large as the European nation Poland. Madhya Pradesh means middle province, and it is located in the geographic heart of India.
In which of the following cities is the 'Silicon Valley' of India located?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Bangalore
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Srinagar
Udham Singh Nagar district is in which of the following state?
(A) Punjab
(B) Uttaranchal
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
What is the meaning of NMD?
(A) New currency device
(B) National Meteorological Department
(C) US Space based antiballistic missile system being set up by
(D) New Monroe Doctrine
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