General knowledge questions and answers for competitive exams (Part: 2)

Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, came into being on July 7, 1948, by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India (Act No. XIV of 1948) as the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India.

Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter.

West Bengal and three international countries share borders. With Bangladesh in the east, Bhutan and Nepal in the north, the state has international boundaries.

The correct answer is Wind. The wind is an agent for erosion which is responsible for the formation of sand dunes.

Paradesi Synagogue | Oldest synagogue in India, Kochi | Britannica

The Saltoro Mountains are a subrange of the Karakoram Range. They are located in the southeast Karakoram on the southwest side of the Siachen Glacier, one of the two longest glaciers outside the polar regions.

The Aravalli range is not a part of the Telangana Plateau. It is situated in the northwestern part of India and it runs approximately 692 km in the south west direction.

Status of for waste to energy - The first waste-to-energy plant was set up in Timarpur in Delhi in 1987.

Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China. At 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth. In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.