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STATE PCS AND SSC EXAMINATIONS MCQs

Total Questions : 100 | Page 1 of 10 pages
Question 1. Which of the following states is India’s largest Bauxite producer?
  1.    Odisha
  2.    Jharkhand
  3.    Rajasthan
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Odisha
ORISSA IS THE LARGEST BAUXITE PRODUCING STATE ACCOUNTING FOR MORE THAN HALF OF THE TOTAL PRODUCTION OF INDIA.
Question 2. What is the approximate ratio of parts of Indian Coast belonging to Peninsular India to that belonging to Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep Islands?
  1.    2:1
  2.    2.5:1
  3.    3:1
  4.    3.5:1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2.5:1
TOTAL COAST – 7,517 KILOMETRES,
PENINSULAR INDIA – 5,423 KILOMETRES,
ANDAMAN, NICOBAR, AND LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS- 2,094 KILOMETRES.
5423÷2094 – 2.59
Question 3. Which among the following race of Indians is Oldest ?
  1.    Negritos
  2.    Proto Australoids
  3.    Mongoloids
  4.    Nordics
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Negritos
NEGRITOS , NOW ALMOST EXTINCT AND INHABITANTS OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS.
Question 4. Which among the following is India’s first Expressway?
  1.    Mumbai-Pune Expressway
  2.    Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway
  3.    Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway
  4.    Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mumbai-Pune Expressway
THE MUMBAI-PUNE EXPRESSWAY IS INDIA’S FIRST SIX-LANE, CONCRETE, HIGH-SPEED, TOLLED, ACCESS-CONTROLLED, 93 KM (58 MI) LONG EXPRESSWAY.
Question 5. Pangong Lake is located in which of the following states?
  1.    Sikkim
  2.    Assam
  3.    Bihar
  4.    Jammu & Kashmir
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Jammu & Kashmir
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 6. The Somasila Dam is located in which state?
  1.    Madhya Pradesh
  2.    Himachal Pradesh
  3.    Andhra Pradesh
  4.    Uttar Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Andhra Pradesh
THE SOMASILA DAM IS A DAM CONSTRUCTED ACROSS THE PENNA RIVER NEAR SOMASILA IN NELLORE DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. THE RESERVOIR IMPOUNDED BY THE DAM HAS A SURFACE AREA OF 212.28 KM2 WITH LIVE STORAGE CAPACITY OF 1.994 KM3. IT IS THE BIGGEST STORAGE RESERVOIR IN PENNA RIVER BASIN AND CAN STORE ALL THE INFLOWS FROM ITS CATCHMENT AREA IN A NORMAL YEAR.
Question 7. Tulbul project is located in which state?
  1.    Jammu & Kashmir
  2.    Himachal Pradesh
  3.    Uttarakhand
  4.    Haryana
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Jammu & Kashmir
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 8. Duncan Pass” is located in which of the following Union Territories / States?
  1.    Himachal Pradesh
  2.    Pondicherry
  3.    Andaman & Nicobar Islands
  4.    Mizoram
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Andaman & Nicobar Islands
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 9. Jawai Dam, which is built across Luni river, is located in which of the following states?
  1.    Gujarat
  2.    Rajasthan
  3.    Maharashtra
  4.    Uttar Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rajasthan
THE JAWAI BANDH IS A DAM BUILT ACROSS THE JAWAI RIVER, A TRIBUTARY OF LUNI RIVER NEAR SUMERPUR TOWN IN PALI DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN. THE DAM HAS CAPACITY OF 7887.5 MILLION CUBIC FEET AND COVERS AN AREA OF 102,315 ACRES OF CULTIVABLE COMMAND AREA. ITS HEIGHT IS ABOUT 61.25 FEET. SEI DAM AND KALIBOR DAM ARE THE FEEDER DAMS OF THE JAWAI DAM.
Question 10. Consider the following:
1: Alluvial Soil
2: Red Soil
3: Black Soil
4: Lateritic Soil
Which among the following represents the correct decreasing order of soil area in India?
  1.    1 2 3 4
  2.    2 1 3 4
  3.    3 1 2 4
  4.    4 1 3 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1 2 3 4
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!

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