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STATE PCS AND SSC EXAMINATIONS MCQs

Total Questions : 100 | Page 8 of 10 pages
Question 71. Which of the following river feeds the Wular lake?
  1.    Chenab
  2.    Jhelum
  3.    Beas
  4.    Sutlej
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Jhelum
WULAR LAKE IS THE LARGEST FRESHWATER LAKE OF INDIA. IT IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR. IT IS FED BY THE RIVER JHELUM.
Question 72. The monsoon reaches to the Thar desert region in which of the following month?
  1.    June
  2.    July
  3.    September
  4.    November
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> July
THE MONSOON REACHES TO THE THAR DESERT REGION BY THE MIDDLE OF JULY. BUT IT DOES NOT SHOWER HEAVY RAINFALL DUE TO THE LOW MOISTURE CONTENT.
Question 73. What would be the influence on the weather conditions when in mid-winter a feeble high pressure develops over the North-Western part of India?
1. High and dry winds would blow outward from this high-pressure area.
2. The Northern plain would become cold.
3. Scorching winds (locally called loo) would blow during the day time.
4. There would be torrential rains brought by thunderstorms.
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
  1.    1 only
  2.    1 & 2
  3.    1, 3 & 4
  4.    1, 2, 3 & 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1 & 2
DURING THE TIME WHEN MID-WINTER A FEEBLE HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTH-WESTERN PART OF INDIA, HIGH AND DRY WINDS WOULD BLOW OUTWARDS FROM THIS HIGH-PRESSURE AREA.
Question 74. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is situated in which of the following states of India?
  1.    Tamil Nadu
  2.    Andhra Pradesh
  3.    Kerala
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Karnataka
RANGANATHITTU BIRD SANCTUARY IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA.
Question 75. In India, glacial terraces known as ‘Karewas’ are found in which of the following places?
  1.    Jhelum Valley
  2.    Sapt Kosi Valley
  3.    Alakananda Valley
  4.    Teesta Valley
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Jhelum Valley
KAREWAS ARE LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS (DEPOSITS IN THE LAKE) IN THE VALLEY OF KASHMIR AND FOUND IN THE BHADARWAH VALLEY OF THE JAMMU DIVISION WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS JHELUM VALLEY.
Question 76. The valley of flowers is located in which of the following places?
  1.    Kashmir Himalaya
  2.    Himachal Himalaya
  3.    Nepal Himalaya
  4.    Garhwal Himalaya
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Garhwal Himalaya
THE VALLEY OF FLOWERS IS SITUATED IN GARHWAL HIMALAYA.
Question 77. Farmers are requested to mix lime with soil while farming their fields. This is because of which of the following?
  1.    Lime decreases the basicity of soil
  2.    Lime decreases the acidity of soil
  3.    High concentration of lime helps the plant growth
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Lime decreases the acidity of soil
MIXING OF LIME WITH SOIL INCREASES THE PH AND DECREASES THE ACIDITY OF THE SOIL.
Question 78. As per the ISFR 2019, the increase of forest cover is highest in which of the following state of India?
  1.    Assam
  2.    Mizoram
  3.    Madhya Pradesh
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Karnataka
AS PER THE ISFR 2019, THE INCREASE OF FOREST COVER IS HIGHEST IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA (1,025 SQ. KM.).
Question 79. Who among the following was the leader of the ‘Chipko’ movement?
  1.    Arundhati Roy
  2.    Sunderlal Bahuguna
  3.    Medha Patkar
  4.    Ila Bhatt
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Sunderlal Bahuguna
SUNDERLAL BAHUGUNA WAS THE LEADER OF THE ‘CHIPKO’ MOVEMENT (1970).
Question 80. Arrange the following states of India as per the descending order of their total forest cover as per ISFR 2019
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Odisha
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
  1.    2, 3, 1, 4
  2.    1, 4, 3, 2
  3.    3, 2, 1, 4
  4.    3, 1, 2, 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 3, 1, 2, 4
THE CORRECT DESCENDING ORDER- MADHYA PRADESH, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, CHHATTISGARH, ODISHA.

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