Answer: Option B. -> Only 2, 3 & 4
KRISHI SAMMAN AWARD ARE GIVEN FOR TOTAL FOOD GRAINS PRODUCTION AND FOR INDIVIDUAL FOOD GRAINS PRODUCTION TO STATES FOR CROPS RICE, WHEAT, PULSES, COARSE CEREALS AND OILSEEDS. FOR 2014-15, IN TOTAL FOODGRAIN PRODUCTION, MADHYA PRADESH GETS THE AWARD IN LARGE CATEGORY (FOODGRAIN PRODUCTION MORE THAN 10 MILLION TONNES), ODISHA IN MEDIUM CATEGORY (FOODGRAIN PRODUCTION 1 TO 10 MILLION TONNES) AND MANIPUR IN SMALL CATEGORY (FOODGRAIN PRODUCTION LESS THAN 1 MILLION TONNES). IN INDIVIDUAL FOODGRAIN CROPS, CHHATTISGARH GETS THE AWARD FOR RICE, BIHAR FOR WHEAT, JHARKHAND FOR PULSES AND ANDHRA PRADESH FOR COARSE CEREALS. THE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT OF INDIA.

Answer: Option D. -> None of them
KINDLY NOTE THAT RAW SILK IS OF TWO KINDS, VIZ., MULBERRY AND NON-MULBERRY BASED UPON REARING OF SILK WORMS EITHER UPON MULBERRY LEAVES OR ON OTHER PLANTS. THE NON-MULBERRY SILK IS ALSO KNOWN AS “VANYA SILK”.
• MAJORITY OF THE SILK PRODUCED IN ENTIRE INDIA IS OF MULBERRY TYPE. HOWEVER, MAJORITY OF THE SILK PRODUCED IN ONLY NORTH EAST INDIA IS OF VANYA TYPE.
• MULBERRY SILK IS PRODUCED MAINLY IN KARNATAKA, WEST BENGAL, JAMMU & KASHMIR, TAMIL NADU AND ANDHRA PRADESH.
• VANYA SILK IS OF FURTHER THREE TYPES IN INDIA CALLED TASAR, ERI AND MUGA.
O TASAR SILK IS OBTAINED FROM THE COCOONS OF SILKWORMS WHICH ARE FED ON LEAVES OF OAK, ASAN AND ARJUNA TREES. THUS, OAK TASAR IS A SILK WHOSE SILK WORM IS REARED ON OAK TREE. IN OUR COUNTRY, THE TASAR SILK IS MAINLY PRODUCED IN JHARKHAND, BIHAR, CHHATTISGARH, MADHYA PRADESH, ODISHA AND WEST BENGAL & ANDHRA PRADESH.
O ERI SILK IS OBTAINED FROM THE COCOONS OF THE SILKWORMS THAT ARE REARED ON CASTOR LEAVES. IT IS PRODUCED IN ASSAM, BIHAR, MANIPUR, MEGHALAYA, NAGALAND AND WEST BENGAL. THE ERI SILK CAN BE IDENTIFIED WITH ITS NATURAL COPPERISH COLOR.
O MUGA SILK IS PRODUCED FROM THE SILKWORM COCOONS THAT ARE FED ON SOM AND SOALU PLANT LEAVES. SUCH SILK IS PRODUCED IN INDIA MAINLY IN ASSAM. IT CAN BE IDENTIFIED WITH ITS RICH GOLDEN COLOR.

Answer: Option A. -> Only 1 & 2
THERE ARE SOME ANIMAL REARING COMMUNITIES RESORTING TO A DEFINITE CYCLIC MOVEMENT ALONG WITH THEIR ANIMALS BETWEEN TWO AREAS. MOVEMENT OF ANIMAL GRAZERS IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS BETWEEN UPLAND PASTURES AND VALLEY AREAS SEASONALLY IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF SUCH REGULAR CYCLIC MOVEMENTS. THESE PEOPLE TAKE THEIR ANIMALS TO THE HIGHER REACHES OF THE MOUNTAINS DURING SUMMER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GRAZING FACILITIES THERE. HOWEVER, DURING THE WINTER THE UPLAND PASTURE AREAS BECOME TOO COLD AND OFTEN GET SNOW COVERED. THEREFORE, THESE PEOPLE BRING THEIR ANIMALS BACK TO THE LOWER VALLEY AREAS WHERE THEY HAVE THEIR PERMANENT RESIDENCES. THEY GENERALLY FOLLOW DEFINITE ROUTES AND THE MOUNTAIN PASTURES THEY VISIT DURING SUMMER ARE ALSO FIXED. SUCH REGULAR SEASONAL MIGRATION ALONG WITH ANIMALS, BETWEEN TWO FIXED AREAS IS CALLED TRANSHUMANCE. THE GADDIS AND BAKARWALS OF THE HIMALAYAS ARE KNOWN FOR SUCH MIGRATION BEHAVIOUR.

Answer: Option A. -> Only 1
SECOND STATEMENT IS INCORRECT BECAUSE DURING AN EL NINO YEAR, THE SOUTH WEST MONSOON WILL HAVE DEFICIT RAINS, WHILE NORTH EAST MONSOON SEES EXCESS RAINFALL.

Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 & 3
ALL STATEMENTS ARE CORRECT. REGARDING THIRD STATEMENT, WE NOTE THAT THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED TRIBES) (UNION TERRITORIES) ORDER (AMENDMENT) ACT PUTS ALL INHABITANTS OF LAKSHADWEEP TO BE TREATED AS SCHEDULED TRIBE IF THEY ARE BORN IN THE UNION TERRITORY AND BOTH THEIR PARENTS WERE ALSO BORN IN THE UNION TERRITORY. THIS BILL REMOVES THE ORIGINAL CONDITION THAT THE PERSON SHOULD BE BORN IN THE ISLANDS. ANY PERSON BORN IN THE INDIAN MAINLAND WHOSE PARENTS WERE INHABITANTS OF THE ISLANDS AND WHO SETTLES PERMANENTLY IN LAKSHADWEEP IS CONSIDERED TO BE A MEMBER OF A SCHEDULED TRIBE OF LAKSHADWEEP.

Answer: Option C. -> 2001 Census
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!

Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, 3 & 4
THE CAUVERY WATER ISSUE DATES BACK TO 1892 WHEN AN AGREEMENT WAS FILED BETWEEN MADRAS PRESIDENCY AND MYSORE FOR ARBITRATION BUT LED TO A FRESH SET OF DISPUTES. THE CAUVERY BASIN COVERS A LARGE EXPANSE OF LAND INCLUDING MAJOR CHUNKS IN KARNATAKA AND TAMIL NADU AND ALSO SMALLER AREAS IN KERALA AND PUDUCHERRY. INITIALLY, THE DISPUTE WAS BETWEEN KARNATAKA AND TN BUT LATER KERALA AND PUDUCHERRY ALSO ENTERED THE FRAY.

Answer: Option A. -> 1 & 2 Only
LONAR LAKE IS A SALINE SODA LAKE LOCATED AT LONAR IN BULDHANA DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA. CHILIKA LAKE IS A BRACKISH WATER LAGOON, SPREAD OVER THE PURI, KHURDA AND GANJAM DISTRICTS OF ODISHA. WULAR LAKE ONE OF THE LARGEST FRESH WATER LAKES IN ASIA. IT IS LOCATED IN BANDIPORA DISTRICT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR.

Answer: Option A. -> 1 & 2 Only
TYPHOON MERANTI ALSO KNOWN AS TYPHOON FERDIE WAS ONE OF THE MOST INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONES WHICH AFFECTED THE PHILIPPINES, TAIWAN, AS WELL AS FUJIAN, CHINA IN SEPTEMBER 2016. CYCLONES ROANU AND NADA AFFECTED THE SOUTHERN COAST OF INDIA. CYCLONE NADA WAS A DEPRESSION OVER THE BAY OF BENGAL. CYCLONE ROANU WAS A RELATIVELY WEAK TROPICAL CYCLONE THAT CAUSED SEVERE FLOODING IN SRI LANKA AND BANGLADESH DURING MAY 2016. ROANU ALSO BROUGHT TORRENTIAL RAINFALL TO THE INDIAN STATES OF TAMIL NADU, ANDHRA PRADESH, KERALA AND ODISHA.

Answer: Option D. -> Kaveri
BARACHUKKI AND GAGANACHUKKI WATERFALLS ARE SITUATED NEAR THE ISLAND TOWN OF SHIVANASAMUDRA IN THE MANDYA DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA. THE WATERFALLS ARE CREATED BY RIVER CAUVERY THAT RUNS DOWN A 75 METRE GORGE BEFORE IT DIVIDES INTO TWO BRANCHES THAT FLOWS AROUND THE ISLAND OF SHIVANASAMUDRA.