Description : The most devastating famine occurred in India in 1943 in : (a) Assam (b) Bengal (c) Bihar (d) Orissa
Last Answer : (b) Bengal
Description : Which one of the following groups comprises of States sharing borders with Chhattisgarh ? [NDA 2002] (a) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Orissa (b) Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra ... Jharkhand and Orissa (d) Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal shop.ssbcrack.com
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to – (1) Gujarat and Maharashtra (2) Orissa and West Bengal (3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (4) Kerala and Karnataka
Last Answer : (3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Explanation: Rihand dam is the largest multipurpose project of Uttar Pradesh. The water collected in the Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir is diverted to the Son ... 2.5 Iakh hectares of the agricultural land in Champaran, Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur districts of Bihar.
Description : Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to (1) Gujarat and Maharashtra (2) Orissa and West Bengal (3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (4) Kerala and Karnataka
Last Answer : Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Description : Which Indian state is the largest producer of Sugarcane? a. West Bengal b. Bihar c. Uttar Pradesh d. Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : c. Uttar Pradesh
Description : Identify from the following states of India through which the Tropic of Cancer passes and arrange them from east to west: 1. Gujarat 2. West Bengal 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Jharkhand 5. Madhya Pradesh 6. Bihar 7. Chhattisgarh Select the correct answer ... -4-1 (b) 2-4-7-5-1 (c) 3-2-6-7-5 (d) 3-7-4-6-2
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Among the following States, ______ has the lowest birth rate in India. (1) Kerala (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Bihar (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : (1) Kerala Explanation: As per the 2013 data for the Sample Registration Survey (SRS), conducted by the Registrar General of India, India's birth rate has declined by 0.2 points with Kerala registering the lowest in 2013.
Last Answer : (1) Kerala Explanation: As per the 2011 Census, Kerala has the highest literacy rate of 93.11% in India. Among states, it is followed by Mizoram (91.58%) and Tripura (87.75%) at second and third positions respectively.
Description : The Tropic of Cancer passes through: [NDA 2004] (a) Bihar (b) Gujarat (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Orissa
Description : The Damodar Valley Project concerns two states (a) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (b) West Bengal and Bihar (c) Maharashtra and Karnataka (d) Haryana and Punjab
Description : Through which of the following States the Ganga does not pass? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Uttar Pradesh
Description : Which of the following States has the largest number of people belonging to Scheduled Caste? [BPSC 2011] (a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Gorakhpur which has the longest Railway platform in the world is located in which of the following states? A. Uttar Pradesh B. West Bengal C. Bihar D. Madhya Pradesh
Last Answer : A [Uttar Pradesh]
Description : Western disturbances cause rainfall in the following Indian states during winter – (1) Punjab and Haryana (2) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (3) Kerala and Karnataka (4) Bihar and West Bengal
Last Answer : (1) Punjab and Haryana Explanation: The term 'Western Disturbance' is used to describe an extra tropical storm, which brings winter rain and sometimes snow to the northwestern parts of the In- ... it passes across north India, it helps to increase monsoon activity over Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
Description : Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea? (1) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh (2) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan (3) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand (4) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka
Last Answer : (4) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka
Description : In which of the following states do we find the largest number of food insecure people? (a) Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa (b) Bihar, Jharkhand and Gujarat (c) Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Tamilnadu (d) Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka
Last Answer : (a) Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa
Description : Which of the following is incorrectly matched ? (a) Aandhi - Uttar Pradesh (b) Kalbaisakhi - West Bengal (c) Loo – North - west India (d) Mango-showers – Orissa
Description : The state having the largest density of population per square kilometre in India is – (1) Kerala (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) West Bengal (4) Bihar
Last Answer : (4) Bihar Explanation: Population Density of India is 382 per sq km as per census 2011. Bihar is the densest state of India with a population density of 1,106, followed by West Bengal with 1,028 persons per square kilometre; and Kerala: 860.
Description : The most densely populated State in India is – (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) West Bengal (4) Haryana
Last Answer : (2) Bihar Explanation: With an average density of 1,106, Bihar now ranks way ahead of West Bengal with 1,028, or Kerala which is at third place with 860. Uttar Pradesh occupies the fourth ... in India in 2001. A sharp increase in population density is a direct result of unabated population growth.
Description : Which is the largest state of India, population-wise, according to 2001 census? (1) Maharashtra (2) Bihar (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : (3) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: As per the 2001 Census, Uttar Pradesh continued to be the most populous state in the country with 16.17 percent of India's population followed by Maharashtra (9.42 percent) and Bihar ... 12,341 Maharashtra - 11,23,74,333 Bihar - 10,40,99,452 West Bengal - 9,12,76,115
Description : In India, highest percentage of damages causes by flood hazards – a) Uttar Pradesh b) Bihar c) West Bengal d) Tripura
Last Answer : b) Bihar
Description : Which of the following state/Union territories have a common High Court? (1) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (2) Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh (3) Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir (4) Assam and Bengal
Last Answer : (2) Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Explanation: Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh share a high court under the High Court (Punjab) Order, 1947.
Description : Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) West Bengal (4) Rajasthan
Last Answer : (1) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: The Ganges or Ganga Canal is a canal system that irrigates the Doab region between the Ganges River and the Yamuna River in India. The canal system ... the irrigation departments of these states actively maintain the canal against a fee system charged from users.
Description : Which state is irrigated by Ganga canal ? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) West Bengal (4) Rajasthan
Last Answer : Uttar Pradesh
Description : In which state more than 90% ration shops are run by cooperatives (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) TamilNadu (c) Orissa (d) Bihar
Last Answer : (b) TamilNadu
Description : In India highest wool producing state is — a. Rajasthan b. Maharashtra c. Bihar d. Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : a. Rajasthan
Description : Which of the following are true regarding Chhota Nagpur? [CDS 1994] 1. It is one of the former princely states. 2. It is a plateau area in Jharkhand inhabited mainly by the tribals. 3. It is a name given to the contiguous tribal areas in ... M.P. (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which one of the following states started the Panchayati Raj institution soon after the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act was passed? (1) Karnataka (2) Bihar (3) West Bengal (4) Orissa
Last Answer : (1) Karnataka Explanation: Some states like Kerala, Karnataka, Sikkim, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Madya Pradesh etc. have taken good steps in devolution of Power, authority and ... little in devolving Powers to the Panchayats as provided under Article 243-G of the Constitution.
Description : Which amidst the following States has a Legislative Council? (1) Bihar (2) Orissa (3) West Bengal (4) Punjab
Last Answer : (1) Bihar Explanation: The Vidhan Parishad (or Legislative Council) is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral legislature. As of 2011, six (out of twenty-eight) ... hold pending legal action; the state government has also expressed its opposition to the council's revival.
Description : Which one of the following States produces the maximum manganese in India? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Orissa
Last Answer : (4) Orissa Explanation: The metallic manganese on earth is rated as the 12th most abundant element in the lithosphere, estimated around 28.46 x tonnes or so i.e., 0.1087% by proportion of ... viz. CIS, RSA, Brazil, Gabon, Australia, China and India in decreasing order of tonnages raised annually.
Description : Which of the following Indian States is broadly as large as the European nation Poland? (1) Bihar (2) Orissa (3) Maharashtra (4) Madhya Pradesh
Last Answer : (4) Madhya Pradesh Explanation: The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres, making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Maharashtra covers an area of ... of Poland. But, since Madhya Pradesh is bigger than Maharashtra, it should be the correct answer.
Description : Which of the following two States are prone to cyclones during retreating Monsoon season? (1) Karnataka and Kerala (2) Punjab and Haryana (3) Bihar and Assam (4) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
Last Answer : (4) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa Explanation: The retreat of the Monsoon which generally occurs between September and November brings with it another peak in cyclone origination, noted for its ... Tamil Nadu receives heavy rainfall from these winds as the retreating monsoon winds are moisture laden.
Description : Which of the following Indian States has the largest concentration of Scheduled Tribes population? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Assam (3) Bihar (4) Orissa
Last Answer : (1) Madhya Pradesh Explanation: The proportion of the Scheduled Tribes to the total population of the States/Union Territories is highest in Mizoram (94.4%) and Lakshadweep (94.8%) followed by Nagaland (86.5%), ... Assam (38,84,371), Bihar (13,36,573), Odisha (95,90,756) as per 2011 census.
Description : Which amongst the following States/UTs has no identified tribal community? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Orissa (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Delhi
Last Answer : (4) Delhi Explanation: As per the 2001 Census, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, are predominantly tribal States/Union territories where ... population. No Scheduled Tribes is notified in Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, and Pondicherry
Description : Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country? [IAS 2008] (a) Assam (b) Bihar (c) Karnataka (d) Uttar Pradesh
Description : Kalahandi is situated in which of the following states? (a) Orissa (b) Punjab (c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar
Last Answer : (a) Orissa
Description : Name the refineries in the following states: • Uttar Pradesh • Bihar • Haryana -Geography
Last Answer : Refinery is a place where raw materials are converted into the valuable substance by removing all the impurities like crude oil is converted into gasoline or petroleum products at the oil ... Baholi village of Panipat, Haryana. It is South East Asia's largest integrated petrochemicals plants.
Description : Why Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states create problems in the sugar industry? -SST 10th
Last Answer : These states create problems of distribution and increase the ultimate price of sugar to the consumer.
Description : Panchayati Raj System was implemented first in the pair of states – (1) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan (2) Assam and Bihar (3) Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (4) Punjab and Chandigarh
Last Answer : (1) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the first generation of panchayat raj at Nagaur in Rajasthan on 2 October 1959. It was also implemented in Andhra Pradesh in the same year as per the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Description : Which among the following States did record the formation of maximum Coalitation Governments in between 1967 to 1971? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Haryana (3) Bihar (4) Punjab
Last Answer : (3) Bihar Explanation: The maximum number of coalition government between 1967 to 1971-72 was formed in Bihar. During this period 9 governments were formed in the state.
Description : Which one of the following States has granted Sanskrit language the status of the second official language of the state? (1) Bihar (2) Chhattisgarh (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Uttarakhand
Last Answer : (4) Uttarakhand Explanation: Uttarakhand has given to Sanskrit as the status of second official language of the state in January 2010.
Description : Which one of the following states does not have Vidhan Parishad? (1) Bihar (2) Maharashtra (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (3) Tamil Nadu Explanation: Up to 2014, seven (out of twentynine) states have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.Tamil Nadu does not have Legislative Council.
Description : Which of the following Indian States first adopted the 3-tier Panchayati Raj system? (1) Bihar (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Rajasthan (4) Madhya Pradesh
Last Answer : (3) Rajasthan Explanation: The Scheme of Panchayati raj which was first adopted in Rajasthan on the 2nd October, 1959 was the result, of the recommendations of the Balavantrai Mehta ... of defects therein. This Committee is sometimes known as the committee on the Democratic Decentralization.
Description : Which among the following States has lowest rate of literacy according to 2001 census? (1) Gujarat (2) Rajasthan (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Bihar
Last Answer : (4) Bihar Explanation: According to the provisional population totals in 2001 Census, the literacy rate for Bihar was 47.53% as against 37.49% in 1991 Census as against 37.49%, in 1991 Census. ... average of 65.38 percent. According to 2011 census, Bihar has lowest rate of literacy (61.8%).
Description : In which of the following States, is Child Sex Ratio as per the provisional results of the 2011 Census, the lowest? (1) Haryana (2) Punjab (3) Bihar (4) Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (1) Haryana Explanation: Notably, Punjab and Haryana, which have traditionally seen low sex ratio, have recorded an increasing trend but still remained at the bottom of the list. Haryana has 834 ... . Haryana's Jhajjar (774 females) and Mahendragarh (778 females) districts have the lowest sex ratio
Description : Which of the following states as percensus, has the highest and lowest sex ratio respectively? (1) Kerala and Haryana (2) Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (3) Meghalaya and Bihar (4) Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
Last Answer : (1) Kerala and Haryana Explanation: Like the 1991 Census, the highest sex ratio (1058) had been reported in Kerala. Haryana reported the lowest sex ratio of 861 among the major states. According to 2011 census, Highest sex ratio-Kerala (1084) Lowest sex-ratio-Haryana (879).
Description : D) MoneyGram Explanation: Global money transfer service provider, MoneyGram, has rolled out Receive & Win, a month-long a promotional campaign set to run throughout the Ramadan period, beginning 6 June ... set to run in the Indian states of Telangana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Kerala.
Last Answer : Name the newly appointed MD of State Bank of Mysore. A) NK Chari B) Romil Bhattacharya C) Surya Kumar D) CR Sasikumar E) DP Sardana
Description : Panchayati Raj System was implemented first in the pair of states (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) (a) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan (b) Assam and Bihar (c) Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab and Chandigarh
Last Answer : (a) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan
Description : In India, maximum area under jute is found in – (1) Assam (2) Bihar (3) Orissa (4) West Bengal
Last Answer : (4) West Bengal Explanation: West Bengal occupies foremost place both in respect of area (73.5%) and production (82.26%) of jute in the country. Here the crop is grown through- out the state except the hilly region of the north and the plateau area of the west.